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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

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

  }

  @media (min-width: 990px) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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








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


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 





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VOL. 101. 
(Part I.—22d January to 29th May 1846.) 















JOURNALS 


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OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 











From JANUARY the 22d, 1846, 


In the NintH Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA, 


To JANUARY the 12th, 1847, 


In the Tentu Year of the Reign of 
QUEEN VICTORIA. 


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SEss. 1846. 


i 


(Part I.— 22d January to 29th May 1846.) 








Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 








Vou. 101.——P arr I, 









































JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








VOL. 101. 








Message 
to attend 
Her Majesty. 


Writs issued 
in the Recess. 


Members take 
Oaths. 





J OUR 


OF 


HOUSE of 





NALS 


THE 


COMMONS. 








Sess. 


1846. 








Jovis, 22° die Januarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
A MESSAGE from Her Majesty, by Sir 
Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher of the 
Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

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

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


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That in pur- 
suance of the directions of the Act passed in the 
24th year of the reign of his Majesty King George 
the Third, he had issued his Warrants to the Clerk 
of the Crown to make out new Writs for the elec- 
tion of Members to serve in this present Parliament 
for the Borough of Southwark, in the room of 
Benjamin Wood, Esquire, deceased ; for the Borough 
of Wigan, in the room of Peter Greenall, Esquire, 
deceased ; for the Southern Division of the County 
of Warwick, in the room of Sir John Mordaunt, 
Baronet, deceased ; for the Borough of Windsor, 
in the room of John Ramsbottom, Esquire, deceased ; 
for the Borough of Woodstock, in the room of the 
Honourable John Henry Loftus, commonly called 
Viscount Loftus, now Marquis of Ely, called up to 
the House of Peers; for the County of Hertford, 
in the room of the Honourable James Walter 
Grimston, commonly called Viscount Grimston, 
now Earl of Verulam, called up to the House of 
Peers; and, for the Borough of Buckingham, in 
the room of Sir John Chetwode, Baronet, deceased ; 
and also his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown in 
Ireland, to make out a new Writ for the election 
of a Knight of the Shire to serve in this present 
Parliament for the County of Antrim, in the room 
of John Irving, Esquire, deceased. 


Several Members returned upon new Writs took 
the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, and took 
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, and deli- 
vered to the Clerk of the House an account of their 
qualification. 

Vor. 101. 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Selkirk, in the 
room of Alexander Pringle, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Shire, hath accepted the office 
of Steward of Her Majesty’s Manor of Hempholme, 
in the County of York. 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Newark, in the room 
of the Right honourable William Ewart Gladstone, 
who, since his Election for the said Borough, hath 
accepted the office of one of Her Majesty’s prin- 
cipal Secretaries of State. 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Bute, in the 
room of the Honourable James Stuart Wortley, who, 
since his Election for the said Shire, hath accepted 
the office of Her Majesty’s Judge Advocate General. 


for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the West Riding of the 
County of York, in the room of the Honourable John 
Stuart Wortley, now Lord Wharncliffe, called up to 
the House of Peers. 


a new Writ for the electing of a Citizen to serve in 
this present Parliament for the City of Cork, in the 
room of Francis Stack Murphy, Esquire, who, since 
his Election for the said City, hath accepted the 
office of Steward of Her Majesty’s Manor of 
Northstead. 


to the Clerk of the Crown in Zreland, to make out 
a new Writ for the electing of a Citizen to serve in 
this present Parliament for the City of Cashel, 
in the room of Joseph Stock, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 

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Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Selkirk Writ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant newark writ, 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Bute Writ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant York County 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 84 - Riding) 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Cork City 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out "™ 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Cashel Writ. 


Sussex 
(Eastern Di- 
vision) Writ. 


Votes and 
Proceedings. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 


4, 22° Januariz. 


office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonen- 
ham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Sussex, in the room of George Darby, 
Esquire, who, since his Election for the said County, 
hath accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of 
Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
Desborough and Bonenham, in the County of 
Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Midhurst, in the 
room of Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour, who, since 
his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonen- 
ham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of this 
House be printed, being first perused by Mr. 
Speaker; and that he do appoint the Printing 
thereof; and that no person but such as he shall 
appoint do presume to print the same. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Qua.tities of Wheat, Barley, Oats, 
Wheat Flour, and Oatmeal imported into Great 


A. 1846. 


into Port, and the Expense of making the Defects 
good. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Wine. 


Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign Wine 
imported, of the Quantities upon which Duty has 
been paid for Home Consumption, and the Quanti- 
ties exported; also, the Quantities retained for 
Home Consumption, after deducting the amount 
exported subsequently to the Payment of Duty, for 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1846; dis- 
tinguishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spanish, Ma- 
deira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian, and other 
sorts; together with the Quantities of each sort 
remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 1846, 
distinguishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Spirits. 


Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of Rum, 
distinguishing West India, East India and ini 
also, of Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, Co- 
lonial or Jersey Spirits imported ; of the Quantities 
upon which Duty has been paid for Home Con- 
sumption, the Quantities exported, and the Quantities 
shipped as Stores, and used by the Navy, for the 
year ended the 5th day of January 1846 ; together 
with the Quantities of each sort remaining in Bond 
on the 5th day of January 1846, distinguishing 
London from the Country. 


A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clan- Outlawries 
destine Outlawries, was read the first time; and Bill. 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Britain from Jreland, in the years 1842, 1843,] Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had this Mr. Speaker 


1844 and 1845; distinguishing the Quantities in day attended Her Majesty in the House of Peers, reports 
each year. Her Majesty’s 


Cattle. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour 
(Canada.) 


Steam Vessels. 


Experimental 
Squadron. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Cattle, Sheep and Swine imported 
into Great Britain from Ireland, from the 10th day 
of October 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour (stated in 
Quarters of Wheat) imported into the United King- 
dom, in the years ending the 5th day of January 
1842, the 5th day of January 1843, the 5th day of 
January 1844, the 5th day of January 1845, and the 
5th day of January 1846 :—Also, of the Quantity 
entered for Home Consumption in the same periods, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour (stated in 
Quarters of Wheat) imported into Great Britain 
and Ireland from Canada, in the years ending the 
5th day of January 1842, the 5th day of January 
1843, the 5th day of January 1844, the 5th day of 
January 1845, and the 5th day of January 1846 :— 
Also, of the Quantity entered for Home Consump- 
tion in the same periods. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of Steam Vessels (bearing Captains), showing 
their Length, Breadth and Depth of Hold, Tonnage, 
Number of Guns they mount on each Deck, and 
Weight of Metal, Number of Guns they can point 
forward and aft oneach Deck ; Quantity of Coals they 
stow, and the Number of Days the Coal will last at 
full steam ; the Height of Main Deck Ports when the 
Coal is on board, and the Depth under water of 
the upper part of the Lower Floats; the estimated 
Draft of Water with every thing on beard, and the 
actual Draft; likewise the Cost of each Vessel. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Weights, Draft of Water, &amp;c., of the 
Experimental Squadron, on the Second and Third 
Cruize, similar to the Return of the First Cruize ; 
the greatest Inclination of each Ship when carrying 
Sail, and the greatest Number of degrees each Ship 
rolled, and the Number of Spars sprung and carried 
away during the Cruizes; their Defects on returning 








where Her er was pleased to make a most gpeech. 


gracious Speech from the Throne, to both Houses 
of Parliament, of which Mr. Speaker said he had, 
for greater accuracy, obtained a Copy, which he read 
to the House, as followeth ; 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


It gives Me great satisfaction again to meet you 
in Parliament, and to have the opportunity of re- 
curring to your assistance and advice. 

I continue to receive from My Allies, and from 
other Foreign Powers, the strongest assurances 0 
their desire to cultivate the most friendly relations 
with this country. 

I rejoice that, in concert with the Emperor of 
Russia, and through the success of Our joint medi- 
ation, I have been enabled to adjust the differences 
which had long prevailed between the Ottoman 
Porte and the King of Persia, and had seriously 
endangered the tranquillity of the East. 

For several years a desolating and sanguinary 
Warfare has afflicted the States of the Rio de la 
Plata. The Commerce of all nations has been in- 
terrupted, and acts of barbarity have been com- 
mitted unknown to the practice of a civilized people. 
In conjunction with the King of the French, I am 
endeavouring to effect the Pacification of these 
States. 

The Convention concluded with France in the 
course of the last year, for the more effectual Sup- 
pression of the Slave Trade, is about to be carried 
into immediate execution by the active co-operation 
of the two Powers on the Coast of Africa. 

It is My desire that our present union, and the 
good understanding which so happily exists between 
us, may always be employed to promote the interests 
of humanity, and to secure the peace of the World. 

I regret that the conflicting claims of Great Bri- 


tain and the United States, in respect of the Terri- 


tory on the.North-western Coast of America, al- 
though they have been made the subject of repeated 
negotiation, still remain unsettled. You may be 
assured that no effort consistent with national ho- 
nour shall be wanting on My part to bring this 
Question to an early and peaceful termination. 


Gentlemen 





Resolution 
for Address, 


9 VicrorRIZ. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Estimates for the year will be laid before you 
at an early period. 

Although I am deeply sensible of the importance 
of enforcing economy in all branches of the Expen- 
diture, yet I have been compelled, by a due regard 
to the exigencies of the Public Service, and to the 
state of our Naval and Military Establishments, to 
propose some increase in the Estimates which pro- 
vide for their efficiency. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


I have observed with deep regret the very frequent 
instances in which the crime of deliberate Assassina- 
tion has been of late committed in Jreland. 


It will be your duty to consider whether any 
measures can be devised calculated to give increased 
Protection to Life and to bring to justice the perpe- 
trators of so dreadful a crime. 


I have to lament that in consequence of the failure 
of the potato crop in several parts of the United 
Kingdom, there will be a deficient supply of an ar- 
ticle of food which forms the chief subsistence of 
great numbers of My people. 

The disease by which the plant has been affected 
has prevailed to the greatest extent in Ireland. 

I have adopted all such precautions as it was in 
My power to adopt for the purpose of alleviating 
the sufferings which may be caused by this calamity ; 
and I shall confidently rely on your co-operation 
in devising such other means for effecting the same 
benevolent purpose as may require the sanction of 
the Legislature. 


I have had great satisfaction in giving My assent 
to the measures which you have presented to Me 
from time to time, calculated to extend Commerce, 
and to stimulate domestic skill and industry, by the 
repeal of prohibitory and the relaxation of protective 
Duties. 

The prosperous state of the Revenue, the increased 
demand for labour, and the general improvement 
which has taken place in the internal condition of 
the country, are strong testimonies in favour of the 
course you have pursued. 

I recommend you to take into your early consi- 
deration whether the principles on which you have 
acted may not with advantage be yet more exten- 
sively applied ; and whether it may not be in your 
power, after a careful review of the existing Duties 
upon many articles, the produce or manufacture of 
other countries, to make such further reductions and 
remissions as may tend to ensure the continuance of 
the great benefits to which I have adverted, and, by 
enlarging our commercial intercourse, to strengthen 
the bonds of amity with Foreign Powers. 


Any measures which you may adopt for effecting 
these great objects will, I am convinced, be accom- 
panied by such precautions as shall prevent perma- 
nent loss to the Revenue, or injurious results to any 
of the great interests of the country. 


I have full reliance on your just and dispassionate 
consideration of matters so deeply affecting the 
public welfare. 


It is My earnest prayer that, with the blessing of 
Divine Providence on your counsels, you may be 
enabled to promote friendly feelings between differ- 
ent classes of My subjects, to provide additional 
security for the continuance of Peace, and to maintain 
contentment and happiness at home, by increasing 
the comforts and bettering the condition of the great 
body of My people. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 

to Her Majesty, to acknowledge Her Majesty's 

most gracious Speech from the Throne, and to thank 

Her Majesty for Her Majesty’s condescension in 

assuring us that it gives Her Majesty great satisfac- 

tion again to meet us in Parliament, and to have 
VoL, 101. 





22° Januariz. 5 


the opportunity of recurring to our assistance and 
advice : 

To assure Her Majesty that we learn with great 
satisfaction that Her Majesty continues to receive 
from Her Majesty’s Allies, and from other Foreign 
Powers, the strongest assurances of their desire to 
cultivate the most friendly relations with this 
country : 

That we rejoice to be informed, that in concert 
with the Emperor of Russia, and through the success 
of joint mediation, Her Majesty has been enabled 
to adjust the differences which had long prevailed 
between the Ottoman Porte and the King of Persia, 
ae had seriously endangered the tranquillity of the 

ast : 

Humbly to thank Her Majesty for informing us 
that inasmuch as for several years a desolating and 
sanguinary Warfare has afflicted the States of Rio 
de la Plata, during which the Commerce of all 
nations has been interrupted, and acts of barbarity 
have been committed unknown to the practice of a 
civilized people, Her Majesty, in conjunction with 
the King of the French, is endeavouring to effect 
the Pacification of those States : 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that the 
Convention concluded with France in the course of 
the last year, for the more effectual Suppression of 
the Slave Trade, is about to be carried into im- 
mediate execution, by the active co-operation of the 
two Powers upon the Coast of Africa; and to assure 
Her Majesty that we cordially unite in Her Majesty’s 
desire that the present union and the good under- 
standing which so happily exists between the two 
countries may always be employed to promote the 
interests of humanity, and to secure the peace of 
the World : 

That we participate in the regret expressed by 
Her Majesty, that the conflicting claims of Great 
Britain and the United States in respect to the Ter- 
ritory on the North-west Coast of America, although 
they have been made the subject of repeated nego- 
tiation, still remain unsettled; and that we grate- 
fully acknowledge Her Majesty’s assurance, that no 
effort, consistent with national honour, shall be 
wanting on the part of Her Majesty to bring this 
Question to an early and peaceful termination : 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed the 
Estimates for the year to be laid before us at an 
early period, and for informing us that, although 
Her Majesty is deeply sensible of the importance 
of enforcing economy in all branches of the Expen- 
diture, yet that Her Majesty has been compelled by 
a due regard to the exigencies of the Public Service, 
and to the state of the Naval and Military Esta- 
blishments, to propose some increase in the Esti- 
mates which provide for their efficiency : 

Humbly to assure Her Majesty, that with Her 
Majesty we have deeply regretted to observe the 
very frequent instances in which the crime of de- 
liberate Assassination has been of late committed in 
Trelund, and that we will not fail to consider whether 
auy measures can be devised, calculated to give in- 
creased Protection to Life, and to bring to justice the 
perpetrators of so dreadful a crime: 

That we lament to learn from Her Majesty, that, 
in consequence of the failure of the potato crop 
in several parts of the United Kingdom, there will 
be a deficient supply of an article of food which 
forms the chief subsistence of great numbers of the 
people, the disease by which the plant has been 
affected having prevailed to the greatest extent in 
Ireland : 

Humbly to thank Her Majesty for having adopted 
all such precautions as it was in Her Majesty’s 
power to adopt for the purpose of alleviating the 
sufferings which may be caused by this calamity; 
and to assure Her Majesty, that Her Majesty may 
confidently rely on our co-operation in devising such 
other means for effecting the same benevolent pur- 
pose as may require the sanction of the Legislature : 

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Toexpress our a to Her Majesty 
for informing us, that Her Majesty has had great 
satisfaction in giving Her Majesty’s assent to the 
measures which have been presented to Her Majesty 
from time to time, calculated to extend Commerce 
and to stimulate domestic skill and industry by the 
repeal of probibitory and the relaxation of protective 
Duties ; and for Her Majesty’s gracious intimation 
that the prosperous state of the Revenue, the in- 
creased demand for labour, and the general improve- 
ment which has taken place in the internal condition 
of the country, are strong testimonies in favour of 
the course we have pursued: __ 

To assure Her Majesty, that in compliance with 
Her Majesty’s recommendation, we will take into 
our early consideration whether the principles on 
which we have acted may not, with advantage, be 
yet more extensively applied, and whether it may 
not be in our power, after a careful review of the 
existing Duties upon many articles, the produce or 
manufacture of other countries, to make such fur- 
ther reductions and remissions as may tend to ensure 
the continuance of the great benefits to which Her 
Majesty has adverted, and by enlarging our com- 
mercial intercourse, to strengthen the bonds of amity 
with Foreign Powers ; and that Her Majesty may 
rely on our desire that any measures which we may 
adopt for effecting these great objects may be ac- 
companied by such precautions as shall prevent 
permanent loss to the Revenue or injurious results 
to any of the great interests of the country: 

Humbly to thank Her Majesty for the gracious 
expression of Her full reliance on our just and dis- 
passionate consideration of matters so deeply af- 
fecting the public welfare : 

To express our cordial concurrence in Her Ma- 
jesty’s earnest prayer, that with the blessing of 
Divine Providence on our counsels, we may be en- 
abied to promote friendly feelings between different 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, to provide ad- 
ditional security for the continuance of Peace, and 
to maintain contentment and happiness at home by 
increasing the comforts and bettering the condition 
of the great body of the people. 

Committee 


to draw up 
Address ; 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up an Address, to be presented to Her Majesty, upon 
the said Resolution:—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Beckett De- 
nison, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Lincoln, 
Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir 
George Clerk, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. Attorney 
General, The Lord Advocate, Mr. Manners Sutton, 
Mr. Greene, Mr. Cardwell, or any Five of them :— 
And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament be referred to 
the Committee. 


Public Income Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
and Expendi- Account of the Income and Expenditure for the 
— year ended the 5th day of January 1846; together 
No.1. with the Balances in the Exchequer at the Com- 
mencement and at the Termination of the year, 
and the Amount of Funded or Unfunded Debt 
created or redeemed in the said year. 
Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Account. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Queen’s Speech 
referred. 


Metropolis The Earl of Lincoln presented, by Her Majesty’s 


Improvenent. Command,—Copy of the Fifth Report of the Com- | 


missioners appointed by Her Majesty to inquire 
into and consider the most effectual means of im- 
proving the Metropolis, and of providing increased 
facilities of Communication within the same. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


A. 1846. 


Veneris, 23° die Januari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Persons whose names are Ayrshire and 
thereunto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Galloway 
Bill for making a Railway from Ayr, by Castle“ 
Douglas, to the Solway Frith, to -be called The Ayr- 
shire and Galloway Railway, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Januari. 


A Petition of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Wakefield, 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to —— and 
: oole Railway 
empower the said Company to make Three several (Methiey, 
Branch Railways, was presented, and read ; and or- i 
* akenshaw 
dered to lie upon the Table. + i a 
A Petition of Promoters of the Railways therein- Sheffield, 


after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Rotherham, 
Barnsley, 


making certain Lines of Railway in the West Riding Wakegiela, 
of the County of York, to be called The Sheffield, Huddersfield 
Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and *4 Goole 
Goole Railway, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Edinburgh 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from orga 
the Dalkeith Branch of the North British Railway 
to Peebles, with Branches to Zasswade and Roslin, 
to be called The Edinburgh and Peebles Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for General 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway. from {otminus and 
the Polloc and Govan Railway to the River Clyde iin, cl 
and Harbour of Glasgow, with Branches, to be called ; 
The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Rail- 
way, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the Aylesbury 
parish of Aylesbury, for leave to bring in a Bill for Small Tene- 
better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, Light- ™"* 
ing and Watching, and Church Rates in the said Pa- 
rish, and the Highway Rates in the Township of 
Aylesbury and Hamlet of Walton respectively, in the 
County of Buckingham, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway Epsom and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Dorking Rail- 
said Company to make a Railway in extension of “*™ 
the Croydon and Epsom Railway to Dorking, in 
the County of Surrey, was presented, aud read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Direct London 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill and gel 
for making a Railway from the Croydon and Epsom &lt;n seis 
Railway at Epsom, to the Town of Portsmouth, to 
be called ‘The Direct London and Portsmouth Rail- 
way, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Rate-payers and In- Warrington 
habitants of the parish of Warrington, in the County Church Rates. 
of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for equal- 
ising the Church Rates payable in the said parish, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Birmingham Manchester 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 2nd Birming- 
empower the said Company to make certain Branch ®*™ Bailwey- 
Railways, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 





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Bilston Gas A Petition of the Bilston Gas Light and Coke | 
LightandCoke Company, and also of Owners and Occupiers of 


Company houses and other property, in the township of Bils- | 
ton, in the parish of Wolverhampton, and in the ad- 
joining villages of Brierley, Ettingshall and Coseley 
respectively, in the parish of Sedgley, all in the 
county of Stafford, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to light with Gas the said 
Township and adjoining Villages, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Sunderland A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking for 

Docks. constructing a Wet Dock and other works on, the 
south side of the River Wear, at Sunderland, near 
the sea, in the county palatine of Durham, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for constructing the said Wet 
Dock and other Works, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Teedsand = A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 

noes a Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 

be ¢ Levels the said Company to alter the Levels of a Portion of 

in Bingley.) the Line of their Railway, in the Parish of Bingley, 
in the West Riding of the County of York, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Staines and A Petition of Promoters of the Staines and Rich- 

Richmond 





mond Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making | 
a Railway, to be called The Staines and Richmond | 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Junction Rail- 
way. 


North Kent A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of 

mania the Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from London 
to Dover, with Branches therefrom, was presented, 
‘and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Liverpool, A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the 


Manchester 


onl Richmond Branch of the Great North of England 
upon-Tyne Railway, in the township of Scorton, in the parish 
Junction Rail- of Catterick, in the North Riding of the county of 
ie York, to the town of Preston, in the county of Lan- 
caster, with Branches therefrom, for leave to bring | 
in a Bill for making the said Railway, to be called | 
The Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- Tyne | 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Larne, Belfast 
and Ballymena 
Railway. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Larne, in the county of Antrim, to 
the Belfast and Ballymena Railway, at or near Car- 
rickfergus, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


a, ; A Petition of Directors for making the Railway 
arrenpoint 


and Rosstrevor thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 





Railway. or making a Railway from Newry, in the counties 
of Armagh and Down, to Rosstrevor, in the county 
of Down, with a Branch to Warrenpoint, in the same 
county, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 

Edinburgh | 


A Petition of the Edinburgh Water Company and | 
the there-undersigned Directors thereof, for leave | 
to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company to 
extend their Works, to raise a further Sum of 
Money, and to alter and amend the Acts relating 
to the said Company, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterworks. 





C rm and Pro- 
vision Laws, 


Petitions from Larkhall :—Manchester Chamber | 
of Commerce and Manufactures (President) ;—and, | 
Whitburn; praying for the repeal of the Corn and | 
Provision Laws,—were presented, and read; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 101. 


23° Januariz. 7 


Petitions from the North Devon Agricultural Corn Laws. 
Protection Society (Chairman) Mpeg ;—Ellen- 
thorp, Milby, Langthorp, Skelton and Kirby Hill; 
—Great Ouseburn, Martin-cum-Grafton and Nun 
Monkton ;—and, Aldborough, Borobridge, Minski 
and Roceliffe; praying the House not to diminis 
the protection now afforded to Agriculture,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Sto- 


| gumber, Somerset, complaining of the manner in which 


a Petition against any alteration of the laws which 
regulate the importation of food has been privately 
circulated in their parish; and praying the House 
not to suppose that such Petition expresses the 
opinions of their parish ; and that the House will 
pass such laws as may appear necessary and just 
for relieving the wants of the country, and increasing 
the welfare and contentment of all classes of the 
people, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to he upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of San- Frost, Wil- 
quhar, praying the House to present an Address to pase and 
Her Majesty, that She will take the case of Frost, : 
Williams and Jones, now undergoing sentence of 
ie into Her consideration, and be gra- 
ciously pleased to remit the remainder of their sen- 
tence, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto East Lincoln+ 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a ‘Te Railway. 
Railway from Great Grimsby, by Louth and Alford, 
to Boston, all in the County of Lincoln, to be called 
The East Lincolnshire Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Merchants and Inha- Ballymena and 
bitants of the towns of Belfast and Ballymena, in ow 
: 4 ; ele y. 

the county of Antrim, and the surrounding districts, 

and of Shareholders and Directors for making the 

Railway thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 

in a Bill for making a Railway from the Town of 

Ballymena to the Town of Ballymoney, in the County 

of Antrim, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors for making the Railway Belfast and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill ee Dowa 
for making a Railway from Belfast to Downpatrick, ” 
with Branches to the Towns of Holywood, New- 
townards, Bangor and Donaghadee, all in the County 
of Down, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors for making the Railway Irish Great 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Western Rail- 
for making a Railway from Portarlington to the “*™ 
Town of Galway, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Free Colonists of Van Diemen’s Van Diemen’s 
Land, praying that the number of convicts in that 1@"4. 
island may as speedily as possible be reduced to 
that which existed in 1840; that transportation to 
the Colony may cease until that object is effected ; 
that meanwhile adequate protection may be afforded 
to the Colonists, and better means adopted for the 
moral and social improvement of the convicts; that 
the colony may be relieved from every expense 
occasioned by convicts not in the employment of 
settlers; and that arrangements may be made for 


*| the gradual and total abolition of transportation to 


Van Diemen's Land, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Wheat, &amp;c. 
Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, Oats, 
Wheat Flour and Oatmeal imported into Great 
B4 Britain 





Corn, &amp;c. 


Corn-laden 
Ships. 


Guano Trade. 


Potatoes 
(Ireland.) 


Save of 
Absence. 


Ship “ Eclair.” 


Orders and 
Resolutions. 


Elections. 


8 23° Januarii. 


Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of July 1845 
to the 5th day of January 1846. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts relative to the Import; Export and Con- 
sumption of Corn, Grain, Meal and Flour in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1846 (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 115, of Session 
1845). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Number, Tonnage, and Number of 
Seamen of Corn-laden Ships entered inwards in 
each of the last Five years; distinguishing British 
from Foreign:—The Nanber, Tonnage,’and Number 
of Seamen employed in carrying Corn coastwise in 
Great Britain and Ireland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels, 
and Number of Seamen engaged in the Guano 
Trade; distinguishing British from Foreign. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the highest Price of Potatoes in the va- 
rious Market Towns in Ireland, per bushel or stone, 
in the week ending the 24th day of January, for the 
last Seven years, as well as they can be ascertained. 


Ordered, That Mr. Gally Knight have leave of 
absence till Easter, on account of ill-health. 


Resolved,That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of Correspondence or Extracts of Correspon- 
dence, on the subject of the “ Eclair,” and of the 
epidemy which broke out in the said Vessel ; with 
Copies of any Orders issued from Public Depart- 
ments regarding the same. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this eens as are 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That all Persons who will question any 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament, for any 
County, City, Borough or Place in the United King- 
dom, do question the same within Fourteen days 
next, and so within Fourteen days next after any 
new Return shall be brought in. 

Ordered, That all Members who are returned for 
twoor more Places in any part of the United Kingdom 
do make their Election for which of the Places they 
willserve, within One week from and after the expira- 
tion of the Fourteen days before limited for presenting 
Petitions, provided there be no question upon the 
Retwn for that Place ; and if anything shall come 
in question touching the Return or Election of any 
Member, he is to withdraw during the time the 
matter is in debate ; and that all Members returned 
upon double Returns do withdraw till their Returns 
are determined. 

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

Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except such 
Peers of Zreland as shall for the time being be ac- 
tually elected, and shall not have declined to serve, 
for any County, City or Borough of Great Britain, 
hath any right to give his vote in the Election of 

any Member to serve in Parliament. 





A. 1846, 


_ Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the 
liberties and privileges of the Commons of the United 
Kingdom, for any Sind of Parliament, or other Peer 
or Prelate, not being a Peer of Jreland at the time 
elected, and not having declined to serve for any 
County, City or Borough of Great Britain, to con- 
cern himself m the Election of Members to serve 
for the Commons in Parliament, except only any 
Peer of Ireland, at such Elections in Great Britain 
respectively, where such Peer shall appear as a can- 
didate, or by himself, or any others, be proposed to 
be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant or Governor 
of any County to avail himself of any authority de- 
rived from his Commission, to influence the Elec- 
tion of any Member to serve for the Commons in 
Parliament. 

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


Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person Witnesses. 


hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect of 
his evidence to be given to this House, or any Com- 
mittee thereof, or directly or indirectly hath endea- 
voured to deter or hinder any person from appearing 
or giving evidence, the same is declared to be a high 
crime and misdemeanor; and this House will pro- 
ceed with the utmost severity against such offender. 

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


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


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

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

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

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


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


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


Ordered, That to prevent the intercepting or losing Letters. 


of Letters directed to Members of this House, the 

rson appointed to bring Letters from the General 

ost-office to this House, or some other person to 
be appointed by the Postmaster-General, do for the 
future, every day during the Session of Parliament, 
Sundays excepted, constantly attend, from ten of 
the clock in the morning till seven in the afternoon, 
at the place appointed for the delivery of the said 
Letters, and take care during his stay there, to de- 
liver the same to the several Members to whom 
they shall be directed, or to their known servant or 


servants, 





Privileges. 


Public 
Business. 


Address 
reported. 


9 Vicroriz. 


servants, or others bringing notes under the hands 
of the Members sending for the same. 

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

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

Ordered, That when any Letter or Packet di- 
rected to this House shall come to Mr. Speaker, he 
do open the same; and acquaint the House at their 
next sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper to 
be communicated to this House. 


Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be ap- 
pointed. 


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

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

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


Lord Francis Egerton reported from the Com- 
mittee appointed yesterday to draw up an Address 
to be presented to Her Majesty, That they had 
drawn up an Address accordingly : And the same 
was read, as followeth ; - 


Most Gracious Sovereign, 


We your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal Sub- 
jects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, 
beg leave to acknowledge Your Majesty’s most 
gracious Speech from the Throne, and humbly thank 
Your Majesty for Your Majesty’s condescension in 
assuring us that it gives Your Majesty great satis- 
faction again to meet us in Parliament, and to have 
the opportunity of recurring to our assistance and 
advice. 

We beg to assure your Majesty that we learn 
with great satisfaction that Your Majesty continues 
to receive from Your Majesty’s Allies, and from 
other Foreign Powers, the strongest assurances of 
their desire to cultivate the most friendly relations 
with this country. 

We rejoice to be informed that, in concert with 
the Emperor of Russia, and through the success of 
joint mediation, Your Majesty has been enabled to 
adjust the differences which had long prevailed be- 
tween the Ottoman Porte and the King of Persia, 
and had seriously endangered the tranquillity of the 
East. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for informing 
us that inasmuch as for several years a desolating 
and sanguinary warfare has afflicted the States of 
Rio de la Plata, during which the Commerce of 
all nations has been interrupted, and acts of bar- 
barity have been committed unknown to the practice 
of a civilized people, Your Majesty, in conjunction 
with the King of the French, is endeavouring to 
effect the pacification of those States. 

We thank Your Majesty for informing us that 
the Convention concluded with France in the course 

Vou, 101. 








23° Januari. | 9 


of the last year, for the more effectual suppression 
of the Slave Trade, is about to be carried into im- 
mediate execution, by the active co-operation of the 
two Powers upon the Coast of Africa; and we 
assure Your Majesty that we cordially unite in Your 
Majesty’s desire, that the present union and the 
good understanding which so happily exists between 
the two countries, may always be employed to pro- 
mote the interests of humanity, and to secure the 
peace of the World. 

We participate in the regret expressed by Your 
Majesty, that the conflicting claims of Great Britain 
and the United States in respect to the Territory on 
the North-west Coast of America, although they 
have been made the subject of repeated negotiation, 
still remain unsettled; and we gratefully acknow- 
ledge Your Majesty’s assurance, that no effort, con- 
sistent with national honour, shall be wanting on 
the part of Your Majesty to bring this question to 
an early and peaceful termination. 

We thank Your Majesty for having directed the 
Estimates for the year to be laid before us at an 
early period, and for informing us that, although 
Your Majesty is deeply sensible of the importance 
of enforcing economy in all branches of the Ex- 
“age yet that Your Majesty has been compelled 

y a due regard to the exigencies of the Public 
Service, and to the state of the Naval and Military 
establishments, to propose some increase in the 
Estimates which provide for their efficiency. 

We humbly assure Your Majesty that, with Your 
Majesty, we have deeply regretted to observe the 
very frequent instances in which the crime of de- 
liberate assassination has been of late committed in 
Ireland; and we will not fail to consider whether 
any measures can be devised, calculated to give 
increased Protection to Life, and to bring to justice 
the perpetrators of so dreadful a crime. 

e lament to learn from Your Majesty, that, in 
consequence of the failure of the potato crop in 
several parts of the United Kingdom, there will be 
a deficient supply of an article of food which forms 
the chief subsistence of great numbers of the 
people; the disease by which the plant has been 
affected having prevailed to the greatest extent in 
Ireland. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having 
adopted all such precautions as it was in Your 
Majesty’s power to adopt for the purpose of 
alleviating the sufferings which may be caused by 
this calamity; and we assure Your Majesty, that 
Your Majesty may confidently rely on our co-opera- 
tion in devising such other means for effecting the 
same benevolent purpose as may require the sanction 
of the Legislature. 

We beg to express our acknowledgments to 
Your Majesty for informing us, that Your Majesty 
has had great satisfaction in giving Your Majesty’s 
assent to the measures which have been presented 
to Your Majesty from time to time, calculated to 
extend commerce and to stimulate domestic skill 
and industry by the repeal of prohibitory and the 
relaxation of protective Duties; and for Your 
Majesty’s gracious intimation that the prosperous 
state of the Revenue, the increased demand for 
labour, and the general improvement which has 
taken place in the internal condition of the country, 
are strong testimonies in favour of the course we 
have pursued. 

Weassure Your Majesty, that, in compliance with 
Your Majesty’s recommendation, we will take into 
our early consideration whether the principles on 
which we have acted may not, with advantage, be 
yet more extensively applied, and whether it may 
not be in our power, after a careful review of the 
existing Duties upon many articles, the produce or 
manufacture of other countries, to make such 
further reductions and remissions as may tend to 
ensure the continuance of the great benefits to 
which Your Majesty has adverted, and, by en- 

c larging 














Address 
agreed to. 


Queen’s 
Speech to be 
considered, 


Legacy Duty, 
&amp;e. 


Public Works 
Ireland) Bill. 


Bank Notes. 


10 


larging our commercial intercourse, to strengthen 
the bonds of amity with Foreign Powers; and 
Your Majesty may rely on our desire that any 
measures which we may adopt for effecting these 
great objects may be accompanied by such pre- 
cautions as shall prevent permanent loss to the 
Revenue, or injurious results to any of the great 
interests of the country. 

We humbly eu Your Majesty for the gracious 
expression of Your full reliance on our just and 
dispassionate consideration of matters so deeply 
affecting the public welfare. 

We beg leave to express our cordial concurrence 
in Your Majesty’s earnest prayer that, with the 
blessing of Divine Providence on our counsels, we 
may be enabled to promote friendly feelings 
between different classes of Your Majesty’s sub- 
jects, to provide additional security. for the con- 
tinuance of Peace, and to maintain contentment and 
happiness at home by increasing the comforts and 
bettering the condition of the great body of the 
people. 

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

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

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


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Amount of Capital on which 
the several Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid 
in Great Britain in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1846; and an Abstract of the Total 
Amount under each Rate since 1797 :—And, 
showing the Amount of Capital on which the 
several Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in 
Ireland, for the year ended the 5th day of January 
1846, and distinguishing the Amount of each Rate ; 
also, an Abstract of the Total Amount under each 
Rate since 1797 :—An Account, showing the Total 
Amount of Duties on Legacies, Probates and 
Administrations received in Jreland in the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1846 :—Returns of 
the Total Amount of Revenue received in the 
United Kingdom, in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1846, for Stamp Duty on Legacies, on 
Probates, Administrations and Testamentary In- 
ventories, distinguishing the Amount from England 
and Wales, from Scotland, and from Ireland :— 
And of the Total Duty received in England, Scot- 
land and Ireland since 1797, distinguishing Lega- 
cies from Probates, Administrations and Testa- 
mentary Inventories ; also, an Abstract of the 
aggregate Amount from Legacies and Probates, &amp;c., 
in England and Wales, in Scotland, and in Ireland : 
—And, an Account, showing the Total Amount of 
Duty on Legacies, Probates and Administrations 
received in each year in Jreland, since the year 
1797 to the 5th day of January 1846 (all in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 101, of 
Session 1845.) 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the further Amendment of the Acts for the Ex- 
tension and Promotion of Public Works in Jreland: 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


‘an Account of the Notes in circulation of the Bank 


of England, and of other Banks of Issue in England, 
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, since the 26th day of 


93° Januari. 


A. 1846. 


April 1845 up to the present time (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 318, of Session 1845.) 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the North Staf- 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Maccles- arene 
field to the Trent Valley Railway at Colwich, with Line.) . 
Branches, called the North Staffordshire Potteries 
Line, and of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the North Staf- 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway at Maccles- oar atlas 
eld, to join the Birmingham and Derby Line of 
x Midiand Railways, cuteh The North’ Stafford- oe 
shire Railway (Churnet Valley Line), and of the 
Company of Proprietors of the Navigation from the 
Trent to the Mersey, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at Macclesfield, to join the Bir- 
mingham and Derby Line of the Midland Railways, 
with a Branch to Stoke-upon-Trent, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from Hare- North Staf- 
castle to join the Manchester and Birmingham fordshire Rail- 
Railway, at or near the Sandbach Station thereon, po. A roe a 
called, ‘The North Staffordshire Railway ( Harecastle pach.) 
to Sandbach) or Liverpool Extension Line, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Faisley, Kile 
Bill to enable the said Company to alter the Line Age hallows 
of the Cumnock Extension of their Railway, near Amendment 
Kilmarnock, and to make certain Branch Railways, #14 Branches 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon ) 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Paisley, Kil- 
Bill to empower the said Company to make Branch pang Son 
Railways to Jrvine, and to the Harbour thereof, Amendment 
and to Perceton Coal Works, was presented, and no = 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. - 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Paisley, Kil- 
Bill to empower the said Company to make a Mock and 

; ‘ 4 Ayr Railway 
Branch from their Railway, near Blair, to Strath- Amendment 
aven, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie (No po 
0. 3. 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Paisley, Kil- 
Bill to empower the said Company to make —, sane 

. : yr Railway 
Branches from their Railway to Ayr, and to near Amendment 
West Glenbuck and to Garallan, with subsidiary 2nd Branches 
Branches, was presented, and read ; and ordered to “N°: +) 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Paisley, Kil- 


: : ire marnock and 
Bill to empower the formation, by the said Com- Ayr Railway 


pany, of a Railway from near West Glenbuck to the Amendment 
Caledonian Railway, near Lampits, with Branches and Branches 
to Lesmahagow, and to East-town, was presented, ‘“° %) 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in Paisley, Kil- 
a Bill to empower the said Company to make prong Nee 
Branches, in connexion with their Railway, from Amendment 
Busby to Paisley, and to Drybridge, with subsi- and Branches 
diary Branches, was presented, and read ; and or- oe 6) 


dered to lie upon the Table. 





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London and A Petition of the London and South Western 
South Western Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
ll ana enable the said gs | to make a Branch Rail- 


Egham way to Chertsey and Egham, in the County of 


Branch.) Surrey, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
London and A Petition of the Zondon and South Western 


South Western Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
se and enable the said Company to make a Railway from 
Redbridge the Bishopstoke and Salisbury Branch of the London 
Junction.) and South Western Railway, at Romsey, to the 
Southampton and Dorchester Satwer, at Redbridge, 
all in the County of Southampton, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London and A Petition of the London and South Western 

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

Tonstngelelee enable the said Company to make a Railway, by 

and Salisbury Whitchurch and Andover, to Salisbury, was pre- 

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


London and A Petition of the Zondon and South Western 
South Western Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
a beeas enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 
way to Epsom, in the County of Surrey, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


London and A Petition of the London and South Western 

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

Taaleery enable the said Company to make a Railway to 

Junction.) connect their Bishopstoke and Salisbury Branch 
with the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, 
near Salisbury, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London and A Petition of the Zondon and South Western 
Railway (Lone Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 


don Bridge 


enable the said Company to extend their Railway 
Extension.) 


to the High-street, Southwark, and to the Thames, 
near London Bridge, all in the County of Surrey, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
London and A Petition of the London and South Western 
South Western Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
res enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 


Court Branch.) way to Hampton Court Bridge, in the County of 
Surrey, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

London, New- A Petition of Proprietors of the Kennet and Avon 

pury and Bath Canal Navigation, and Promoters of the Undertak- 

irect Rail- . ° : ° % 

way, ing thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the 
Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation to make a 
Railway from the Great Western Railway, at or 
near the City of Bath, to the Town of Newbury, in 
the County of Berks, with a Branch therefrom, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Tabie. 


Population, 
Taxation, &amp;c. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House :—I. A Return, showing the Population, the 
Amount of National Debt, the Interest of the Debt, 
the Sum levied for County Rates, the Amount of 
Poor Rates, the Number of Paupers, the Value of 
Exports and Imports, the Quantity of Wheat im- 
ported, the Average Price per Quarter, the Fluctu- 
ation per cent. under the different Laws regulating 
the Duty, the Duty per Quarter on the Average 
Price, the Quantity of Wheat sold in Country Mar- 
kets in England and Wales in each year, from 1796 
to 1846, so far as the same can be obtained; stating, 
likewise, the Number of Acres inclosed under In- 
closure Acts in the above period, and (assuming the 

Vou. 101. 





Januarii. 11 


Consumption of Wheat at one Quarter per annum to 
each Individual) showing in various decennial periods 
how many per cent. of the Population have (on an ave- 
rage) subsisted in each year on Grain imported, and 
how many Days’ Consumption in the year have been 
imported: — II. A Return, showing the years of 
highest and lowest Price of Wheat throughout Ew- 
rope in time of Peace, from 1815 to 1840, so far as 
can be obtained ; also, the Fluctuation per cent. of 
Price between the highest and lowest years, exhibit- 
ing, 1st. Countries and Places where years of Scar- 
city were identical, and those where the Fluctuation 
per cent. exceeded that in England ; 2d. Those where 
years of Scarcity were not identical, and where the 
Fluctuation was less than in England ; distinguish- 
ing the years:—III. A Return, showing the Fluc- 
tuation per cent. in the Price of Wheat in time of 
War, between 1808 and 1812, in the following Coun- 
tries in Europe ; viz. England, Belgium, Holland, 
Norway, Spain aud Portugal, &amp;c.:—1V. A Return 
of the Quantity of Wheat imported, and the Value of 
the Exports of British and Irish Produce and Ma- 
nufactures, during each of the following periods ; 
viz. period of Three years, from the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1829, 1832, 1839 and 1842:—V. A Return 
of the Amount of Exports of British and Irish Pro- 
duce and Manufactures to the Countries from which 
the Chief Supplies of Wheat have been obtained ; 
distinguishing the Countries and the Quantity of 
Wheat imported from each since 1828 :—And, VI. 
A Return of Live Stock (Cattle, Sheep and Swine), 
imported in each year since 1842, and the Prices of 
Meat per pound of each Description in London and 
Edinburgh, in the first week of each quarter in each 
ear. 

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


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for the Public Works 
further Amendment of the Acts for the Extension (Ireland) Bill. 
and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: And No.2. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next; and to 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Sabbati, 24° die Januarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


C OLONEL Dawson Damer reported to the The Queen 
House, That Her Majesty having been waited — to be 
upon, pursuant to their Order of yesterday, humbly a 
to know Her Majesty’s pleasure when She will be 
attended by this an, had been pleased to appoint 

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


of the clock, at Buckingham Palace. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Eastern 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said meg tag 
Company to make a Railway from the South-west }(¢j) steno?” 
side of the Waterloo-road, near to the York-road, in Hungerford 
the Parish of Lambeth, to the London and Green- Bridge, to the 
wich Railway, was presented,’and read ; and ordered Railway). 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- gouth Eastern 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to make a Railway from the London and ear to 
Greenwich Railway, to join the South Eastern, Can- Chilham, near 
terbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway, in the Contestenty, 
Parish of Chilham, in the County of Kent, with a 1 Branches 
diverging Line to Dartford, and with Branches to and Favers- 
Sheerness and Faversham Creek, was presented, and ham Creek.) 


read ; aud ordered to lie upun the Table. 
c2 A Petition 








12 24°. 26° 


South Eastern A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
a Lar pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
teary Company to make a Railway from the London and 
Chart, near Greenwich Railway to the South Eastern Railway, 
—- with in the Parish of Great Chart, in the County of 
anches to Kent, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead, 
in the Parish of Sevenoaks, was presented, and read ; 


‘Tunbridge and 
Riverhead.) 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 

and Glasgow 

Railway : : 

(Amendment the said Company to alter the Line of the Glasgow 

and Branches.) Junction Railway, and to form Branches to South 
Queensferry and Port Dundas Harbour, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 


Kirkintilloch 
and Kilsyth 
Railway, 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Railway, and of the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, for 
leave to Seles in a Bill for making a Railway from 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, near Kirkin- 
tilloch, to near Kilsyth, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North British 
Railway 
(Hawick 
Branches.) 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the 
said Company to construct certain Branch Railways 
in connexion with the Hawick Branch of the said 
North British Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North British 
Railway 
(Carlisle Ex- 
tension.) 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the 
said Company to extend the Hawick Branch of the 
North British Railway to Carlisle, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North British 
Railway 
(Gretna 
Branch.) 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the 
said Company to construct a Branch Railway to 
join the Caledonian Railway at or near Springfield, 
in the County of Dumfries, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ayrshire, 
Bridge of Weir 
and Port Glas- 
gow Junction 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow 
Junction Railway, and of the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from John- 
stone to Port Glasgow, with a Branch to Kilbarchan, 
to be called ‘The Ayrshire, Bridge of Wetr and Port 
Glasgow Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, and of the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Stir- 
ling to Dunfermline, with Branches to Kinross, to 
Tillicoultry and to Alloa Harbour, to be called The 
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Queen’s 
Speech con- 
sidered, 


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

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

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider that 
Motion. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) 
[Grant from 
Consolidated 
Fund.]} 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of authorizing a Grant, out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Jreland, for Public Works in Jreland ; 


way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable | ~~ 





Januarit. A. 1846. 


Mr. Bingham Baring, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

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


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 26° die Januarii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


Me: Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
House had attended Her Majesty, upon Address. 
Saturday last, with their Address, to which Her 
Majesty was pleased to give this Most gracious 
Answer : 


I have received with satisfaction your loyal and 
dutiful Address. 


I rely with confidence on your support in My 
endeavours to maintain the blessings of Peace 
abroad, and to promote at home the welfare of all 
classes of My subjects. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Ripon Writ. 

to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Ripon, in the room 
of the Right honourable Thomas Berry Cusac 
Smith, who, since his election for the said borough, 
hath accepted the office of Master of the Rolls in 
Lreland. 


A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of Rochester 
the New Bridge of Rochester, for leave to bring in a B48 
Bill for building a Bridge across the River Medway 
at Rochester, in the County of Kent, with Approaches 
thereto, for taking down the present Bridge, and 
for amending the Acts relating to the same, was 


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


A Petition of Members of a Company or Associa- Ashburton, 
tion formed for the purpose of making a Railway Newton and 
from Ashburton, in the county of Devon, to join the — 
South Devon Railway, at or near Newton Abbott, . 
in the same county, for leave to bring ina Bill for | 
making the said Railway, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Salford Water- Manchester 
works Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to and Salford 
enable the said Company to raise a further sum of V@terworks. 
Money, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be Glasgow, 


Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way. 


called, The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- 
way, and of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, by 
Dumfries and Annan, to join the Caledonian Rail- 
way, with Branches, to be called The Glasgow, 
Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of Members of a Company or Associa- Radcliffe and 
tion formed for the purpose of lighting with Gas the Pilkington 
town and parish of Radcliffe, and the township of &amp;** 
Pilkington, or parts thereof, in the county of Lan- 
caster, for leave to bring in a Bill for lighting the 
said Places with Gas, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition 








9 VicToRIZ. 


London and A Petition of the Zondon and Brighton Railway 

Brighton Rail- Company, for leave to bring ina Bill for making a 

A ge Branch Railway from the London and Brighton 
Railway, to or near to the Town of Dorking, in the 
County of Surrey, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Tondo and ~=—S A Petition of the Zondon and Brighton Railway 

poe paaa Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 

pa es Branch Railway from the London and Brighton 

Branch.) Railway, to or near to the Town of East Grinstead, 
in the County of Sussex, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

North Kent A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of 

Railway (City 


the Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
proposed North Kent Railway, in the Borough of 
Southwark, to the City of London, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Extension.) 


Upwell-cum- A Petition of Richard Greaves Townley, of Ful- 

Welney bourn, in the county of Cambridge, and of Beaupre 

— Hall, in the parish of Outwell, in the county of 
ra Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the Division of the Rectory of Upwell-cum-Welney, 
in the County of Norfolk, and in the Isle of Ely, in 
the County of Cambridge, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Blackburn, A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

Chorley and thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

ae for making a Railway from the Blackburn, Darwen 
and Bolton Railway to the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway, with certain Branches therefrom, all in the 
County of Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, 
Chorley and Liverpool Railway, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Waveney Val- A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 

ty and Great inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 

aver ‘making a Railway from Diss, in the County of 
Norfolk, to South Town, otherwise Little Yarmouth, 
in the County of Suffolk, with a Branch Railway 
connected therewith, to be called, The Waveney 
Valley and Greut Yarmouth Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to he upon the 
Table. 

Taw Vale A Petition of the Jaw Vale Railway and Dock 

Railway Ex- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 

— the Acts relating to the said Railway and Dock, 
and for making Extensions therefrom to the Exeter 
and Crediton Railway, and to the Town of Bideford, 
all in the County of Devon, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Blackburn A Petition of the Blackburn and Preston Rail- 

Raeest2 = way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for mak- 

” ing certain Branches from the Line of the Blackburn 

and Preston Railway, in the County of Lancaster, 
and for amending the Acts relating thereto, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Liverpool, A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 


Ormskirk and 


Preston Rail, ‘hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury 


way. 

: Railway to Preston, and to the Blackburn and 
Preston and North Union Railways, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Liverpool, Ormskirk 
and Preston Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Edinburgh A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
[cs . leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway trom 
— the City of Edinburgh to the Town, Pier, Harbour 


and Docks of Leith, to be called The Edinburgh and 
Leith Atmospheric Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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Petitions from West Rounton ;—Whitwell (York); 
—Ellerton-upon-Swale ; —Uckerby aap ora = ioe 
Bolton-upon-Swale ; — Catterick ; — Scorton ; — 
County of Leicester ;—Eastern District of the county 
of Ross ;—District of Chepstow ;—and, Wareham 
and Isle of Purbeck; praying that no diminution 
may be allowed in the protection now given to Bri- 
tish Agriculture,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Renfrew ;— Market Lavington ;— 
Lewes Bundle-of-Sticks Society (Chairman) ; — 
Westminster ; — Wiveliscombe ; — Tiverton ; — Ox- 
ford ;—(Chairman) ;—Kinross ;—and, Milnathort ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon , the 

able. 


A Petition of Merchants, Agents and Shipowners Wheat and 
interested in the trade to the East Indies, and re- Wheat Flour 
sident in London, praying that Wheat and Wheat y seen . 
Flour from British India and also from the Aus- 
tralian Settlements, may be treated in respect to 
duties, as the like articles the produce of Canada, 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Factories. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number and Names of the 
Persons summoned for Offences against the Factory 
Acts, between the Ist day of January 1845 and the 
Ist day of January 1846; specifying the Date of 
the Conviction or Hearing ; the Place of Hearing ; 
by whom each Conviction was made; the Offence 
in each case ; and the manner in which the Penalties 
and Costs were appropriated :—Also, a Summary 
of the Total Number of Informations and Convic- 
tions, and the Amount of Penalties and Costs. 

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


Ordered, That there laid before this House, a Public Works 
Statement of the several Loans made to each County (Ireland.) 
in Ireland by the Commissioners of Public Works 
under the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 33, and subsequent 
Acts, showing the original Amounts sanctioned, the 
Amounts issued in Exchequer Bills, or under the 
Act 6 and 7 Vic. c. 44, the Rate of Interest, the 
Re-payments on account, and the Amount paid as 
Interest, with the Balance remaining due up to and 
ending the 31st day of December 1845 :—A like 
Return as toany Sums advanced by the same Com- 
missioners to Trustees of Turnpike-roads, Railway 
Companies, or any chartered or incorporated bodies, 
for any Public Works :—And, a Statement of the 
several Grants made in each County in Ireland 
under the Provisions of the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
and subsequent Acts, up to the 1st day of January 
1846, and showing what Sums, in case of such 
Grants, were required to be expended either by the 
County or by Individuals in consequence or as a 
condition of such Grants. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Shannon 
Return from the Shannon Commissioners of the Navigation. 
Total Amount of Advances as Loans to each County 
up to the 31st day of December 1845, setting forth 
the Rate of Interest payable, the Amount received 
by the Paymaster of Civil Services, Zreland, from 
the Treasurer of each County, distinguishing the 
Amount paid as Interest from the Re-payment of 
the Loan, and giving the Amount still outstanding 
on foot of same :—And, a similar Return as to Sums 
remitted by Individuals to the Paymaster of Civil 
Services up to the same Date, in Re-payment of 
Advances by the Shannon Commissioners, with a 


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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a intonation of the Statement of the Decennial 
Fluctuations as to the highest and lowest Price of 
Corn, comparing England with all the other 
Countries of Europe; and showing that, with the 
exception of Sweden, the range of Fluctuation was 
less in England than in the other Countries, extend- 
ing for a Period of 150 years, and brought up to 
the year 1842, viz. The Return moved for by Sir 
Charles Lemon. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Cured Provisions of 
all kinds imported into the United Kingdom from 
Foreign Countries, from the 5th day of July 1845 
to the 5th day of January 1846; specifying the 
different Kinds, the Countries whence sent, the 
Quantities of each Kind entered for Home Con- 
sumption, and the Amount of Duty paid upon the 
same respectively; also, the Quantities of each 
Kind re-exported, and whether taken for the use of 
the Ship or for Merchandise, and the Place to which 
the same were re-exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Number and Description of 
each kind of Live Cattle and other Animals im- 
ported into the United Kingdom from Foreign 
Countries, for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1846. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in Great 
Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft; and also 
the Quantity upon which the Silicated Duty has 
been charged, from the 5th day of January 1845 to 
the 5th day of January 1846 :—Of all Soap ex- 
ported, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
specifying the Port from whence shipped, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846; and of all Soap exported from Ireland to 
Foreign parts, specifying the Port from whence 
shipped, ana distinguishing the Quantity shipped in 
each year, from the 5th day of January 1843 to the 
5th day of January 1846 :—Of the Quantity of Soap, 
distinguishing Hard from Soft, and the Amount of 
all Allowances and Drawbacks made to the Manu- 
facturers of Woollens, Linen, Silks, and others, from 
the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of 
January 1846 :—Of all Soap exported to Jreland, 
Hard and Soft, the Port from whence shipped, and 
the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846 :—Of all Soap imported into Great Britain, 
distinguishing that imported from Lredand and from 
Foreign parts, the Port at which imported, and the 
Amount of Duty paid thereon, from the 5th day of 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 :-—Of 
the Names of all Persons convicted of defrauding 
the Revenue arising from Soap ; the Date of each 
Conviction ; the Amount of the several Penalties ; 
whether the Persons so convicted had been pre- 
viously convicted or fined, or had had Penalties com- 
promised with or without Conviction ; the Amount 


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paid to the seizing Officer for each Conviction ; and 
the Names, Dates, and Amount ofall Penalties paid | 
in all Cases which have been compromised or tried 

before the Summary Court of Excise, from the 5th | 
day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January | 
1846 :—And, of the Number of Licenses granted to | 
Soapmakers ; distinguishing those granted in Eng- | 
land, Scotland and Ireland, from the 5th day of | 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 (in 

continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 210, of 

Session 1845). 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- North British 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the Railway. 
Construction of several Branch Railways, and other 
Works, in connection with the North British Rail- 
way, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Lichfield Writ, 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Lichfield, in the room of 
the Honourable Granville George Leveson Gower, 
commonly called Viscount Leveson, now Earl Gran- 
ville, called up to the House of Peers. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Supply ; 
to resolve itself into a Committee, to consider the 
Motion made upon Saturday last, That a Supply be 
granted to Her Majesty ; 
Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious Queen’sSpeech 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament be referred to Teferred. 
the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Queen’s Speech read. 
Resolved, ThataSupply be granted to Her Majesty. 
Resolution to be reported. 





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

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Public Works 
into a Committee to consider of authorizing a Grant, ov am 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- Consolidated 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for Public Fund] 


Works in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Jreland, be authorized to direct Ad- 
vances to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the said United Kingdom, to an Amount not ex- 
ceeding Fifty thousand Pounds, to be applied for 
Public Works in Jreland. 

Resolution to be reported. 





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

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Railway Bills. 
to consider the mode in which the House shall deal 
with the Railway Bills proposed to be submitted to 
the House during the present Session :—And a 
Committee was appointed, of Lord Granville So- 
merset, Sir George Grey, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Labou- 
chere, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Greene, Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Colquhoun, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Pakington, 
Sir George Clerk, Mr. Baring, The O’Conor Don, 
Lord Harry Vane and Mr. Shaw, with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Drainage, &amp;c. 
amend the Acts for promoting the Drainage of (Ireland) Bill 
Lands and Improvement of Navigation and Water 
Power, in connection with such Drainage, in Lreland, 
and to afford Facilities for increased Employment for 
the Labouring Classes in Works of Drainage during 
the present year: And that Sir Thomas Fremantle 
and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That the House do meet every Wed- Business of 
nesday at twelve o’clock at noon, for Private Busi- the House. 
ness, Petitions and Orders of the day, and do con- 

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tinue to sit until six o’clock, unless previously 
adjourned. 

Resolved, That when such Business has been dis- 
posed of, or at six o’clock precisely, notwithstanding 
there may be Business under discussion, Mr. Speaker 
do adjourn the House, without putting any Ques- 
tion. 

. Resolved, That whenever the House shall be in 
Committee at six o’clock, the Chairman do imme- 
diately report progress, and Mr. Speaker do resume 
the Chair, and adjourn the House, without putting 
any Question. 

Resolved, That the Business under discussion, and 
any Business not disposed of at the time of such 
adjournment, do stand as Orders of the day for the 
next day on which the House shall sit. 


Ship Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
“Amphion.” 4 Return of the Expense of taking the Amphion’s 
Bow down, to put on Mr White’s Bow, and then 
taking down a part of Mr White’s Bow, to put on 
another, to enable her to point her main-deck guns 

right ahead. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of Naval Officers who have received Pen- 
sions, or Augmentation of Pensions, for Wounds or 
Hurts since the 1st day of January, 1841, and the 
Report of the Medical Officers who surveyed them. 


Pensions 
(Navy.) 


Public 
Petitions. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to 
the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns, or relate to Private Bills; and 
that such Committee do classify and prepare Ab- 
stracts of the same, in such form and manner as 
shall appear to them best suited to convey to the 
House all requisite information respecting their con- 
tents, and do report the same from time to time to 
the House ; and thatsuch Reports do in all cases set 
forth the Number of Signatures to each Petition: — 
And that such Committee have Power to direct the 
Printing in ertenso of such Petitions, or of such parts 
of Petitions, as shall appear to require it: And that 
such Committee have Power to report their Opinion 
and Observations thereupon tothe House :—And a 
Committee was appointed, of Mr. Thornely, Sir Ro- 
bert Harry Inglis, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, 
Lord Courtenay, Viscount Duncan, Captain Jones, 
Mr. Cowper, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Edward Buller, Mr. 
Buckley, Mr. William Hamilton, Mr. Owen Stanley, 
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Villiers Stuart, and Lord 
Alfred Hervey. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


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

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Act 8 &amp; 9, Vic. 
c.90, for granting Duties of Customs, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, that the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Vic. c.14, to amend the Laws for the Importation 
of Corn, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider the said Acts. 


Printing, 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion, 


Edinburgh and iti . ‘ 
ete A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 


way (Newport WaY Company, and the there-undersigned Directors 
Railway and thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
Be ndrew’s said Company to extend their Line of Railway from 





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15 


Cupar to Newport and Saint Andrews, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Edinburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors Northern Rail- 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the pe 
said Company to make a Branch Railway to Kin- Newburgh 
ross, with a Branch Railway therefrom to Woodmill, Branches. ) 
and another Branch Railway to the Harbour of 

Newburgh, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Edinburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors Northern Rail. 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Ja}, a 
said Company to extend their Line of Railway from Leslie Exten- 
Kirkcaldy, to the Lochgelly Mineral Field, and sions.) 

from Markinch to Leslie, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- gainburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors Northern Rail- 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the "*¥ Ou» 

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said Company to make a Railway from their Line Branch.) 
at Thornton, to Dunfermline, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Edinburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors Northern Rail- 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the vn hcl 
said Company to make a Railway from Newburgh tion.) 
to the Scottish Central Railway at Hilton, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Edinburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors — Rail- 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 12¥ ranches 
Company to make a Railway from the Dundee and Dundee and 
Arbroath Railway to Broughty, with a Branch Arbroath 
therefrom, and to improve the Ferry across the ft/way and 

: : y Ferry 
River Tay, between Ferry-.Port-on-Craig aid Improvement 
Broughty, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Edinburgh and 
way Company, and the there-undersigned Directors Northern Rail- 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the W*y(rettyeur 
said Company to alter their Line of Railway, near bour Branches 
to Dysart and Perth, to make a Branch Railway 2nd Devia- 
from’ Kinghorn to the Harbour of Pettycur, and "°"*? 
another Branch Railway to the Harbour of Perth, 
and for other Purposes relating to the’said Company, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to amend ppainage, &amp;c., 
the Acts for promoting the Drainage of Lands and (Ireland) Bill. 
Improvement of Navigation and Water Power, in No.3. 
connection with such Drainage, in Jreland, and to 
afford Facilities for increased Employment for the 
Labouring Classes in Works of Drainage during the 
present year: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 27° die Januari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Trustees under the Acts there- Clyde Dock 
inafter mentioned, relating to the Navigation of 

the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for enabling the Parliamentary. 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Gilas- 


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A. 1846. 


| Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Pakington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 


uire a Portion of the Lands of Stobcross 
= ates Grounds, and to construct thereon a | Beckett, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Bramston, Mr. 
Wet Dock or Tidal Basin, with certain additional Richard Walker, Mr. George Philips, Mr. Bell, 
Wharfs and other Works, was presented, and read ;; Mr. Gibson Craig, the O’Conor Don, Mr. Deedes, 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. Mr. Horsman, Mr. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Kemble, Mr. 
Py Pre ag ~~ og ——- = eal, 
tle and ition of the MWewcastle and Darlington | by, Mr. am, Mr. Latton Lgerton, Mr. Stansfield, 
‘Darlington ; Pe ig ante Company, for leave to bringin a| Lord Worsley, Mr. Broadley, Mr. Edward Buller, 
Junction Rail- +,-1) for enabling the said Com any to make a Rail-| Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. 
he Sutton way from or near Thirsk to Malton, with a Branch | Morgan John O’Connell, Mr. Pache, Mr. Acland, 
Branches.) tq Helmsley, was presented, and read ; and ordered | Mr. Evans, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Childers, 
to lie upon the Table. Mr. Cornwall Legh, and Mr. Evelyn Philip Shirley. 
South Midland A Petition of Promoters of the intended Rail-| Ordered, That the Petition for the Ayrshire and Ayrshire ang 
Raiway way thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a| Galloway Railway Bill, which was presented upon Galloway 
iieaea Bill for making a Railway from the Midland Rail-| Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee Railway. 
Lines.) way, near Leicester, to the Towns of Northampton | on Petitions for Private Bills. 
and Bedford, with a Branch, to be called The South 
Midland Railway ( Northampton and Bedford Lines), Ordered, That the Petition for the Wakefield, Wakefield, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | Pontefract and Goole Railway (Methley, Askern hr agar and 
the Table. and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill, which was presented (Methley, way 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- Askern’and 
South Midland A Petition of Promoters of the intended Railway | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. + a ) 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
i for making a Railway from the proposed South; Ordered,That the Petition for the Sheffield, Ro- shefficta, 
Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) | therham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and — 
to Huntingdon, with a Branch, to be called The| Goole Railway Bill, which was presented upon Wakefield, 
South Midland Railway (Huntingdon Branch), was Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on Huddersfield 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Petitions for Private Bills. Sam 
Table. allway. 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
Newcastle A Petition of the Mewcastle and Berwick Railway | and Peebles Railway Bill, which was presented upon 4nd Peebles 


and Berwick Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 


nay. the said Company to make certain Branch Railways 
in the County of Northumberland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

London and A Petition of the Zondon and Brighton Railway | 


Brighton Rail- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a | 
pee Be 4 ) Branch Railway from the London and Brighton 
~~” Railway, in the Parish of Croydon, to join the 
South Western Railway, in the Parish of Wands-| 
worth, in the County of Surrey, was presented, and | 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway 


Brighton and 1 d a 7 , 
Company, for leave to —_— a Bill for making a 


Chichester 


tar aiog Branch Railway from the Brighton and Chichester 
Branch.) Railway to the Town of Steyning, in the County of 


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


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway 
ichest Company, for leave to a a Bill for making 
re *y nq Branch Railways from the Brighton and Chichester 

gnor and . 7 . 
Littlehampton Railway to the Towns of Bognor and Littlehampton, 
Branches.) both in the County of Sussex, was presented, and 
read ; aud ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 


Sunderland A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough of Sun- 

Gas. derland, or Subscribers for promoting the Under- 
taking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for better supplying with Gas the Town and 
Borough of Sunderland and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the County of Durham, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions for The House was moved, That the Standing Order 

Private Bills. of the House, No. 1., relative to the appointment of 
Committees, might be read ; and the same was read, 
as fulloweth : 


“That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- 
two Members, of whom Three shall be a Quorum ; 
and such Committee shall be denominated “The 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills.” 


And a Committee was nominated, of Mr. Strutt, 
Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Rice, Mr. Villiers Stuart, Mr. 
Wrightson, Mr. George Cavendish, Mr. Compton, 











Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on B#!!¥*v- 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the General Ter- General 
minus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill, which Terminus and 
was presented upon Friday last, be referred to the ran, ses 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Aylesbury Aylesbury 
Small Tenements Bill, which was presented upon Small Tene- 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on ™*™** 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Epsom and Epsom and 
Dorking Railway Bill, which was presented upon Dorking Rail- 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on “” 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Direct London Direct London 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill, which was presented 2"4 Ports- 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- 7 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Warrington Warrington 
Church Rates Bill, which was presented upon Fri- Church Rates. 
day last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester Manchester 
and Birmingham Railway Bill, which was presented 2"4 Birming- 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- %#™ Railway. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Bilston Gas Bilston Gas 
Light and Coke Company Bill, which was pre- Lightand Coke 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select ©°™P@"Y- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Sunderland sunderland 
Docks Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, Docks. 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zeeds and Leeds and 
Bradford Railway (Alteration of Levels in Bingley) Bradford Rail- 
Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be 7°74"), 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for in Bingley.) 


Private Bills. 


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Staines and Ordered, That the Petition for the Staines and 

— Richmond Junction Railway Bill, which was pre- 

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

North Kent Ordered, That the Petition for the North Kent 

Railway. 


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


Liverpool, Ordered, That the Petition for the Liverpool, 
on ol Manchester and Newcastle-upon- Tyne Junction Rail- 
te way Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be 


fsa Rail- referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
way. Private Bills. 


Larne, Belfast | Ordered, That the Petition for the Larne, Belfast 

and Ballymena and Ballymena Railway Bill, which was presented 

asia upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Newry, 
Warrenpoint 
and Rosstrevor 
Railway. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Newry, War- 
renpoint and Rosstrevor Railway Bill, which was 
presented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Edinburgh 


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


East Lincoln- | Ordered, That the Petition for the East Lincoln- 

shire Railway. shire Railway Bill, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Ballymenaand Ordered, That the Petition for the Ballymena and 

or may) Ballymoney Railway Bill, which was presented upon 

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

Belfast and Ordered, That the Petition for the Belfast and 

—_— County Down Railway Bill, which was presented 


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


Trish Great 
Western Rail- 
way. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zrish Great 
Western Railway Bill, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line.) 


Ordered, That the Petition for the North Stafford- 
shire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


ee Oe Ordered, That the Petition for the North Staf- 
sagan fordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, which 
Valley Line.) was presented upon Friday last, be referred to the 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


yore Ordered, That the Petition for the North Staf- 
vrdshire Rail- fordshire Railway (Harecastle to Sandbach) Bill, 
ay (Hare y 


castle to Sand- which was presented upon Friday last, be referred 


_ bach.) to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

ae ag Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Pais- 
marnock ana l¢Y, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and 
Ayr Railway Branches (No. 1.) Bill, which was presented upon 
oe al Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
(No. 1.) Petitions for Private Bills. 
— Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Pais- 
marnock and €¥, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and 
Ayr Railway Branches (No. 2.) Bill, which was presented upon 
Keel Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
(No. 2.) Petitions for Private Bills. 


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Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh | 
Waterworks. Waterworks Bill, which was presented upon Friday | 
| for Private Bills. : 








17 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Pais- Glasgow, _ 
ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and iment pee! 
Branches (No. 3.) Bill, which was presented upon Ayr Railway 


Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on eee 
an 


Petitions for Private Bills. nao 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Pais- Glasgow, 


ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and —. 
Branches (No. 4.) Bill, which was presented upon Ayr Railway 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on Amendment 
Petitions for Private Bills. aa 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment pam ne 
and Branches (No. 5.) Bill, which was presented Fey aieer 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- Amendment 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. ond Breaches 
(No. 5.) 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Glasgow, — 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Kailway Amendment a. 
and Branches (No. 6.) Bill, which was presented Ayr Railway 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- Amendment 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. ant Saye 
(No. 6.) 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham sag — 
Branch) Bill, which was presented upon Friday (Chertsey 


last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions eh &gt; 


Ordered, That the Petition for the London and London and 
South Western Railway (Romsey and Redbridge South Western 
Junction) Bill, which was presented upon Friday fiemeat po 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- Redbridge 
tions for Private Bills. Junction.) 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway — 
Extension) Bill, which was presented upon Friday (Basingstoke 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions — Salisbury 


for Private Bills. nsion. ) 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill, which — ag 
was presented upon Friday last, be referred to the som Branch.) 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Salisbury Junction) Bill, oe eee 
; ° “J 
which was presented upon Friday last, be referred (Salisbury 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Junction.) 


Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Zondon Bridge Extension) Rallwey. oem 
Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be re- don Bridge 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- Extension.) 


vate Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the London and London and 
South Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch) South Western 
‘ ° 4 
Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be re- (Hampton 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- Court Branch.) 


vate Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the London, New- Se 
bury and Bath Direct Railway Bill, which was pre- pirvct Rail 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select way. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the South Eastern —_ — 
Railway (from the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford 2 Why Sn 
Bridge to the Greenwich Railway) Bill, which was rs —" 
—, upon Saturday last, be referred to the Se- Hungerford 


j it] : : Bridge, to the 
ect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. rete ant 


Railway.) 
Ordered, That the Petition for the South Eastern South Eastern 
Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Can- Tees am 
terbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Railway to 
Creek) Bill, which was presented upon Saturday Chilham, near 
D last, Canterbury, 

























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Ordered, That the Petition for the Zondon and London and 

























































. . a P i : Ed 
to Sheerness tions for Private Bills. Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch) Bill, a oni 
ody or which was presented yesterday, be referred ~ - Grinstead a 

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Branch.) 
Bovth — Ordered, That the Petition for the South — ys 

Ww m : ¥ . } at 
the Greenwich ve — aot oo ee me po | Ordered, That the Petition for the North Kent North Kent = 
Railway to near Ashfe "Bill bes hich sal Sorur day | Railway (City Extension) Bill, which was presented —s in 
Sonia with oe yoga 7 o W = Sclees Comr tag rem be referred to the Select Committee on ens — " 
Branches to /25¢ be relerred to the Select Vommittee on etitions for Private Bills. N 
Tunbridge and for Private Bills. ne 
iverhead.) : ar 
a ; Ordered, That the Petition for the Upwell-cum- Upwell-cum- 

Edinburgh Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh and | yy) ured, SAM Ge Fe hich co P d ves. Welney - . 
and Glasgow GJasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches) Bill elney Rectory Bill, which was presented yes- Rooiory ti 

ilw ma ?| terday, be referred to the Select Committee on 
-; vn, which was presented upon Saturday last, be referred Petiticns for Private Bills. Cl 
and Branches.) to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private be 

ills. 7 
_ Ordered, That the Petition for the Blackburn, ve, 
ie ° ° . Me . . Mo or 
Kirkintilloch Ordered, That the Petition for the Kirkintilloch | Chorley and Liverpool Railway Bill, which was pre- Siomind 

and Kilsyth and Kilsyth Railway Bill, which was presented sented yesterday, be referred to the Select Com- Railway. - 
ied upon Saturday last, be referred _to the Select Com- mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. D 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. I 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Waveney Valley Waveney Val- bs 
Worth British Ordered, That the Petition for the North British |@nd Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, which was pre- $Y ond Great B 

Railway Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill, which was pre- sented yesterday, be referred to the Select Com- Railway. 
Granchen.) sented upon Saturday last, be referred to the Select | Mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. Si 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Ri 

Ordered, That the Petition for the Taw Vale Taw Vale @ 
North British Ordered, That the Petition for the North British | Railway Extension Bill, which was presented yes- ene il Li 
reve x. Railway (Carlisle Extension) Bill, which was pre- terday, be referred to the Select Committee on 
lean) ~~ sented upon Saturday last, be referred to the Select Petitions for Private Bills. &gt; 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. ck 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Blackburn aie Bi 
ie ma : : : : and Preston 
North British Ordered, That the Petition for the North British | 204 egg on oer ye ‘Co presented Railway. 
Railway Railway (Gretna Branch) Bill, which was presented | Yesterday, be referred to the Select Committee on N 
ee upon Saturday last, be referred to the Select Com-| Petitions for Private Bills. al 
— mittee on Petitions for Private Bills R 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Liverpool, Liverpool, 
Ayrshire, Ordered, That the Petition for the Ayrshire, Ormskirk and Preston Railway Bill, which = swe Rail, 
Bridge of Weir Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway presented yesterday, be referred to the Select way. Us 
and Port Glas- Bil] which was presented upon Saturday last, be Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. " 
e j . *“,* ? 
Sailway. mon yeferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for a w 
Private Bills. bp tee the a for the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
and Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill, which was 24 Leith 
Ee — _ Atmospheric , 
Stirling and Ordered, That the Petition for the Stirling and presented yesterday, be referred to the Select Com Railway. a 
Dunfermline Dunfermline Railway Bill, which was presented mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. R 
Railway. upon Saturday last, be referred to the Select Com- - : / G 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. . Ordered, That the Petition for the North British North British 

ailway Bill, which was presented yesterday, be Railway. " 
ee idea, That tha Pelton fic the Reshete or = the Select Committee on Petitions for c 
Bridge. Bridge Bill, which was presented yesterday, be seats Eee. 7 

S itt itions for = 
mse er — Select Commation om. Suttions te Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh and Edinburgh and ; 
; Northern Railway (Newport Railway and Saint war tiies set 
we Andrew’s Branch) Bill, which a 
Ashburton, Ordered, That the Petition for the Ashburton,! tarday. be wor to ae cae a Ye Railway and S 
Newton and _Vewton and South Devon Railway Bill, which was he . ne ee ¢ 
South Devon ted ial b te. gray yg com Petitions for Private Bills. Branch.) 
Railway. ea yes sees ~ : _ t e Selec 
ommittee on Petitions for Private Bills. as : 
a ee aa ag moe -' - pay and Béinbutgh sal 
™ y inross, Woodm - : 
Manchester Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester burgh twee we Bill, which was senna a od pee , 
ema ~ ae Iya im weg mt presented terday, be referred to the Select Committee on eka ‘ 
wet ay e Pe a S.. the Select Committee on] Petitions for Private Bills. Branches.) i 
ions for Private Bills. “ 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh and kai nl 
Glasgow, Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow,| Northern Railwa (Lochgelly and Leslie Rtiledah Northern Rai 
Dumfries and Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, which was pre-| Bill. whicl . ea’, way (Loch- 
Carlisle Rail- ted vesterd b fi Ff th Sel c ill, which was presented yesterday, be referred gelly and Leslie 
way. pees a Petite ns ra '? se maih € Select Com- . the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Extensions.) 
rivate Bills. ills. 
Radelifi and —_ Ordered, That the Petition for the Radcliffe and| Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh and rainburgh and 
Gas ~——- Pilkington Gas Bill, which was presented yesterday, | Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, which Northern Rail- 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | was presented yesterday, be referred to the Select He aga 
for Private Bills. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Branch.) 
London and_ Ordered, That the Petition for the London and Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
wn (hiding Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Bill, which | and Northern Railway (Strathearn Deviation) Bill, #4 Northern 
Branch.) was presented secrng be referred to the Select | which was presented yesterday, be referred to the ‘ountieere 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Deviation.) 
Ordered, 











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Edinburgh Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh 
and Northern and Northern Railway (Branches from the Dundee 
oe: Se and Arbroath Railway and Tay Ferry Improve- 
the Dundee ment) Bill, which was presented yesterday, re- 
and Arbroath ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 


iy Kory, _ vate Bills. 

Improvement.) 

Edinburghand Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh 
Haters Bel and Northern Railway (Pettycur and Perth Har- 
ber Perth Har- bour, Branches and Deviations) Bill, which was pre- 


pour, Branches sented yesterday, be referred to the Select Com- 


— mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
1 a 
Clyde Dock Ordered, That the Petition for the Clyde Dock 


and Harbour. and Harbour Bill, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway (Thirsk and Malton 
Branches) Bill, which was presented this day, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way (Thirsk 
and Malton 
Branches.) 


South Midland Ordered, That the Petition for the South Midland 


oe ton Hailway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) Bill, 

= Bedford Which was presented this day, be referred to the 

Lines.) Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

—_ Midland Ordered, That the Petition for the South Midland 

wane Railway (Huntingdon Branch) Bill, which was pre- 

Huntingd y g ’ P 

Branch.) * sented this day, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 

——.. Ordered, That the Petition for the Newcastle and 

Railway. Berwick Railway Bill, which was presented this 
day, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

London and 


Prishton Rail- Ordered, That the Petition for the London and 

way (Wands- Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, which 

worthBranch.) was presented this day, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Brighton and = dered, That the Petition for the Brighton and 


—” Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch) Bill, which 
(Steyning | was presented this day, be referred to the Select 
Branch.) Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Brighton and 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Brighton and 


—— Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehampton 
(Bognor and Branches) Bill, which was presented this day, be 


Littlehampton 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Branches.) 


Private Bills. 


Sunderland Ordered, That the Petition for the Sunderland 

- Gas Bill, which was presented this day, be referred 
to the Select Committee on l’etitions for Private 
Bills. 

Windsor, A Petition of Seven of the Directors of the Wind- 

Slough and 


sor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway Com- 


Staine : . ° . 
ae pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 


Atmospheric 


Railway. ailway from the Town of New Windsor, in the 
County of Berks, to the Great Western Railway at 
Slough, in the County of Buckingham, with a Branch 
or diverging Railway therefrom to Staines, in the 
County of Middlesex to be cailed, The Windsor, 
Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Bristol and A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

je ee. thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

way and Ferry. for making a Railway Communication between the 


City of Bristol and the proposed South Wales Rail- 
way, in the County of Monmouth, with a Branch 
Railway therefrom, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

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A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- sooth Eastern 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to make a Railway from the South Steet’ 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- 
way, near Canterbury, to Dover, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Eastern 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said od 
Company to make a Railway from Maidstone to join Strood, me 
the Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Rochester.) 
near Strood and Rochester, and to alter the Levels 

of part of the Maidstone Branch of the South 

Eastern Railway, was presented, and read; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway called Sheffield and 


The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway incolnshire 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway — 


from Sheffield to Gainsborough, with Branches, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- West of Scot- 


way Company, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- aoe —" 


nock and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway, with Branches, to be 
called The West of Scotland Junction Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Guildford Junction Railway Guildford, 
Company, and of Promoters of an Undertaking for a 
authorizing the sale of the Guildford Junction Railway. 
Railway, and for enabling the purchasers to main- 
tain the same, and to make and maintain a Railway 
therefrom to Godalming, and from the London and 
South Western Railway at Fareham to Portsmouth, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for effecting the said 
objects, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A hg 2 of Promoters of an Undertaking for oan. 
making Railways from Guildfordto Chichester, and %™chester, 
from ) Prersi. to Farchon with branches to ie wll 
Petersfield and Chichester Harbour, for leave to Railway. 
bring in a Bill for making Railways from Guildford 
to Chichester, and from Fareham to Portsmouth, 
with Branches to Petersfield, in the County of 
Hants, and to Chichester Harbour, in the County 
of Sussex, was presented, and read ; and referred 
: the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. ; 


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway Brighton, 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making ta — 
Railways from the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings “on —_" 
Railway to Eastbourne, to Hailsham, and to Seaford tions, and 
and Newhaven, and certain Deviations from the Line wea age 
of the said Railway, all in the County of Sussex, Suametunn 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select Newhaven 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Branches. 


A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking for Cambridge 
making and maintaining a Railway from Cambridge and Oxford 
to Ozford, for leave to bring in a Bill for making ®“!*v- 
a Railway from Cambridge to Oxford, with a 
Branch to join the Eastern Counties Railway near 
Cambridge, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the London and South Western London and 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to South Western 


enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- (arnitem 


way to Farnham, in the County of Surrey, and Alton, and Alton 
in the County of Southampton, was presented, and Branch.) 








read ; 


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read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Whitby and 
Pickering 
Extension. ) 


A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the said Company to extend the Line of the Whitby 
and Pickering Railway, to or near Castleton, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Perth and 
Crieff Direct 
Railway. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Perth to Crieff, with a Branch to Blackford, to 
be called The Perth and Crieff’ Direct Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Huyton and 
Warrington 
Branch. ) 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
said Company to make a Branch Line of Railway 
from Huyton to Warrington, and for amending the 
former Acts relating to the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, 
“ Huyton and 
Aston,” “Huy- 
ton, Prescot 
and Saint He- 
lens,” “ War- 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
said Company to make certain Branch Lines of 
Railway, to be called The Huyton and Aston 
Branch, The Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens 
rington and Branch, The Warrington and Kenyon Branch, The 
Kenyon,” Warrington and Parkside Branch, The Showhill 
“ Warrington and Portobello Branch, and The Edge Hill and 
and Parkside, . S 
“ Showhill and “Zuyton Branch, and for amending the former Acts 
Portobello,” relating to the said Company, was presented, and 

read; ‘and referred to the Select Committee on 


and “ Edge 
Hill and Huy- “4s i i 
n” Branches, Petitions for Private Bills. 


ton” Branches. 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Keigate ;—Gatton ;— Chipstead ; 
— Banstead ;— Merstham ; — Chaldon ; —Ribstone 
Great, with Walshford, Cattal,and Thornville, Hun- 
sengore, and Ribstone Little ;—Killinghall, Ripley, 
Nidd, Stainley with Cayton, Hampsthwaite Fellis- 
cliffe, Clint-cum-Hamlets and Birstwith ;—Kearby 
with Wetherby, Sicklinghall, Linton, Kirk Deigh- 
ton, Cowthorpe, Whixley, Kirk Hammerton, and 
Staveley ;— Dishforth ;—. Moor Monkton ;—Men- 
bers of the Isle of Thanet Farmers’ Club ;—Surrey, 
(three Petitions) ;—and, Members of the Agricultural 
Protection Society, and of others interested in the 
protection of native agriculture; praying that no 
diminution may take place in the protection now 
granted to Agriculture,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Linlithgow ;—Salford ;— Dukin- 
field ;—Lanark, (Chairman) ; — Lancaster ;—Mal- 
mesbury ;—Arbroath, (three Petitions) ;—and, Man- 
chester ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Sessions Grand 
Jury of the city of Limerick, praying that the House 
will institute suitable inquiries by Committee, or 
otherwise, touching the Acts for the Improvement 
of the River, Port and Harbour of Limerick, as well 
as into the report of the Tidal Harbour Com- 
mission about to be submitted to Parliament, with 
the view of affording such relief and assistance as 
the House may deem best calculated to encourage, 
increase and protect the trade and commerce of 
that city, by improving the condition of the port, 
harbour and river, and thereby affording employment 
to the poorer population, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Limerick 
Harbour. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettering and its 
vicinity, in the county of Northampton, stating that 
they have learned with extreme surprise and alarm 
that instructions have been issued with a view to 


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enrol the Militia of Great Britain for immediate 
service; and praying that no such measure may 
receive the sanction of the House, or be on any 
account allowed to be carried into effect, was 


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


A Petition of George Rattray, Alva, Stirlingshire, Prost, 
praying the House to present an address to Her Williams ang 
Majesty, for the liberation of John Frost, Zepha- Jones. 
niah Williams and William Jones, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Nash, of Bridge-street, in Potatoes. 
the parish of Saint Nicholas, in the city of Here- 
ford, praying the House to provide a remedy for 
the universal suffering produced by the failure of 
the potato crop, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Resolutions ¢ojonial 
which, upon the 17th day of July, in the last Session Accounts. 
of Parliament, were reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to examine into the Accounts of 
Colonial Receipts and Expenditure laid on the Table 
of this House, and to report as to the mode in which 
it may be desirable to frame the same for the future, 
in order to introduce uniformity, regularity, correct- 
ness and completeness, might be read; and the 
same were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee it is desirable that a uniform plan of Colonial 
Estimates be adopted. 

2. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates be prepared (wherever it 
is possible) in time to receive the sanction of the 
Treasury Board and Secretary of State, before the 
commencement of the Service to which the Esti- 
mates apply. 

3. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates be accompanied by a 
Comparative Statement of the Receipts and Expen- 
diture, made up to the close of the year previous to 
that in which the Estimates are prepared. 

4. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates, as regards the Colonial 
Receipts, shall represent the Gross Revenues under 
their several and distinct heads. 


5. Resolved, That. it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that as regards the Colonial Expenditure, the 
different Charges, including the Charges of collect- 
ing the Revenue, be classed separately, under their 
different heads, and that the same order of arrange- 
ment be universally adopted. 


6. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the fixed Charges for Salaries and other 
Personal Services be kept distinct from all other 
Charges. 


7. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in case of extraordinary or unanticipated 
Expenditure, a Supplementary Estimate, in the same 
form as the Yearly Estimate, be prepared in the 
Colony, and forwarded without delay to the Colonial 
Office. 


8. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that immediately after the local examination 
in each Colony of the Annual Account has been 
completed, a Comparative Statement of the esti- 
mated and actual Receipts and Disbursements of 
the year should be prepared by the auditors or other 
officers by whom the Accounts are examined, show- 
ing, under each head of Revenue and Expenditure, 
any difference that may have occurred between the 
estimated and actual Receipts and Disbursements 
of the year, and explaining the cause of any such 
differences. 

9. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that as all the evidence taken before the 








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Committee proves the superiority of the double-entry 
system of book-keeping,—its success wherever intro- 
duced into the Public Departments, and its general 
adaptation to the Public Service, it is expedient 
that the said system be adopted for keeping the 
Accounts of Colonial Revenue and Expenditure. 
10. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that a Cash-book, Journal and Ledger be 
kept in all the Colonies, and that the Ledger dis- 
tinctly represent the various heads of Receipt and 
Expenditure, as exhibited in the Estimates. 


11. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that, with a view to the prompt examination 
of the Colonial Accounts, in all cases where a local 
Auditor has not been appointed, provision should 
be made for a speedy and efficient local examination 
of the Accounts; and the Auditor or other Officer 
to whom such local examination is entrusted should 
be empowered at any and all reasonable times to 
compare the Cash or other Balances of the Trea- 
surer, or any other Officer entrusted with Public 
Money, with the Balances represented in the Cash 
Accounts of their respective Departments ; but such 
inspection and comparison are not to supersede the 
periodical verification of Public Balances by Com- 
mittees or otherwise, which the Governors of Colo- 
nies have heretofore been instructed to institute. 


12. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the Accounts of Receipt and Expendi- 
ture, when sent to the Audit Board in London, be 
accompanied by the Estimates for the year to which 
the Accounts belong. 


13. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the Colonial Accountants be required to 
make up and forward their Accounts to the Audit 
Board in London within three months after the close 
of the financial year to which the Accounts refer, or 
specially to report tne causes of any greater delay. 


14. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in addition to the Accounts sent home 
after Audit in the Colonies, Copies of the Colonial 
Cash-book and Journals be forwarded to the Audit 
Board. 

15. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that where any inquiries or questions neces- 
sary for the elucidation and prompt audit of the 
Colonial Accounts are suggested by the Board of 
Audit, the Colonial Accountant be required to reply 
to the same within one month after their receipt, or 
to send a Special Report as to the causes of delay, 
stating the period at which the explanations may be 
expected. 

16. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in case such replies or explanations shall 
not be received by the Audit Board within a rea- 
sonable time (to be estimated according to the 
distance of the Colonies and the facilities of com- 
munication with the same), the Audit Board shall 
call the attention of the Lords of the Treasury to 
the neglect of the Colonial Accountant. 


17. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee, that a Quarterly Report be made by the 
Audit Board to the Lords of the Treasury, on the 
state of the Colonial Accounts, showing the Arrears 
and the causes of the Arrears, and calling the atten- 
tion of the Treasury Board to every case of irregu- 
larity and delay. 

18. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that Abstracts of the Accounts of the various 
Colonies, after being examined by the Audit Board, 
be annually presented to Parliament ; and that they 
be accompanied with Copies of the Estimates for 
the years to which they refer. 


19. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that it is desirable that steps should be taken 
for ensuring the more punctual transmission of the 
periodical Returns of Revenue and Expenditure, 
provided for in the 7th chapter of the “Rules and 

Vou, 101, 


27° Januariz. 





91 


Regulations for the Colonial Service ;” and that it 
is also desirable that a systematic Record should be 
kept at the Audit Office, in a complete and concen- 
trated shape, of the results of all the Colonial Ac- 
counts rendered to and examined in that Depart- 
ment, in such manner as at all times would afford 
the means, so far as regards the Crown Colonies, of 
giving to Government and Parliament specific in- 
formation on all points relating to the Colonial Re- 
ceipt and Expenditnre; and likewise that the Board 
of Audit should, from time to time, suggest the 
introduction of such improvements in the existing 
modes of keeping or rendering the Colonial Ac- 
counts as would remove the present anomalies, and 
secure a uniform, refular and correct system of 
Colonial Book-keeping; and should also suggest 
the needful instructions to the Colonial Officers for 
that purpose, and prepare such forms and models as 
may be useful to give effect to these instructions. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Oxford and 
Cambridge 


Cambridge ixicluded in the Annual Vote in the Mis- neem 


Returns relative to the Professors of Oxford and 


cellaneous Estimates, and to the Regius Professors 
of Divinity, Physic, Civil Law, Greek and Hebrew, 
the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, and the 
Lord Almoner’s Professor of Arabic in both Univer- 
sities, and the Regius Professors of Pastoral Theo- 
logy and Ecclesiastical History in Oxford, of—The 
Name of the Professor :—The Number of Lectures 
given in each of the last Five years :—The Number 
of Pupils in each of the last Five years; distin- 
guishing the Numbers who were and were not 
Members of the University, and, in the case of the 
Professor of Experimental Philosophy, Ozford, the 
Number of Members of Christ Church :—Any Sta- 
tutes or other Regulations of the University, or of 
any Colleye, relative to attendance on the Lectures : 
—All the Emoluments of the Professorship, whether 
derived from Endowment, University Grant or Pu- 
pils’ Fees, or from any other source :—Any other 
Office, in or out of the University, or Ecclesiastical 
Preferment, held by any of the Professors ; and the 
Portion of the year during which he may be obliged 
by such Office or Preferment to reside out of the 
niversity ; and the Portion of the year duri 
which he has resided out of the University in maa 
of the last Five years :—And, whether in any case 
other Professorships on the same subject exist in 
either University, and, if so, the Value of their En- 
dowments, and whether Lectures are or are not given 
by the Professors. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Tithe Rent- 
Return of the Amount of Rent-charge upon every ‘barge. 


Tithe District settled by the Tithe Commissioners 
to the period of their last Report ; distinguishing 
the Amount of each District ; the Amount of Rent- 
charge originally fixed on each Parish; and the 
Variations which have since taken place. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs and 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act Corn Imports- 


8 and 9 Vic., c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, 
and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the 
Laws for the Importation of Corn ; 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious Queen’sSpeech 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament at the com- referred, 


mencement of the Session be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee). 

Queen’s Speech read. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That, in 
lieu of the Duties now payable on the Importation 


of Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour, there shall be paid, 
D3 until 





22 97° Januarie. A. 1846. 


until the Ist day of February 1849, the following | 
Duties ; viz. 


If imported from any Foreign Country ; 


Wueat .— 

——— Whenever the average price of Wheat, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter ; 

- -~- under 48s. the Duty shall be, for 

every quarter - . 

- --- 48s, and under 49s. 

---- 49s. and under 50s. 

- --- 50s. and under 518. 

---- 51s. and under 52s, 

- - -- 528. and under 53s. 

- - - - 53s. and upwards 








RaAwIeoo 


Bar.ey, Bear or Bieo:— 


Whenever the average price of Barley, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- - - - under 26s. the Duty shall be, for 

every quarter - - - - 
- --- 26s. and under 27s. - 
---- 27s. and under 28s. - 
- - - - 28s, and under 29s. - 
---- 29s, and under 30s. - 
- - - - 30s, and under 315s. - 
- --- 31s. and upward - 


Oats :— 


Whenever the average price of Oats, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required i law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- - - - under 18s. the Duty shall be, for 
every quarter - - - 

- --- 18s. and under 19s. 

--~-- 19s, and under 20s. 

- --- 208. and under 21s. 

- --~- 21s. and under 228. 

- --- 22s. and upwards 





in the matters to them referred; and that he was di- 
rected to move, That the Committee may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
9th day of February next, again resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Supply. 
it was referred to consider the Motion made upon 
Saturday last, That a Supply be granted to Her 
Majesty, a Resolution ; and the same was read, as 
followeth ; 

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

' The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolu- 
tion, That a Supply be granted to Her Majesty. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Navy, Army 
Naval Services, to the 31st day of March 1847, be and Ordnance, 
laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Army Services, to the 31st day of March 1847, be 
laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Ordnance Services, to the 31st day of March 1847, 
be laid before this House. 

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

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 








Rye, Pease anp Beans :— 


——=—— For every quarter, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
on a quarter of Barley. 


Wueat MEAL AND Fiour :— 


———— For every Barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 


Bartey Meat:— 
For every quantity of ounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
OATMEAL :— 
For every quantity of one hundred and eighty-one 
yunds and a half, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Oats. 
Rye Meat :— 
For every quantity of pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Rye. 
Pea Meat anp Bean Meat :— 
—— For every quantity of ounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Pease or Beans. 
And that from and after the said 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1849, there shall be paid the followmg Du- 
ties, viz. 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


_ Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Public Works 
it was referred to consider of authorizing a Grant (Ireland) 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- }Gr=nt trom 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for Public fund} 
Works in Zreland, a Resolution; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland be authorized to direct Advances 
to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of the said 
United Kingdom, to an Amount not exceeding 
. -?tt to be applied for Public Works in Ire- 
land. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 








Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Factories. 
mand,—Copy of Reports of the Inspectors of Fac- 
tories to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State 
for the Home Department, for the half-year ending 
31st October 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented,—Return to an Ad- Bread, &amp;e, 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 7th day of March, (London.) 
in the last Session of Parliament, for a Return of 
the Price, on the 1st day of November 1845, in 
London ;—1. Of the best Wheaten Bread per Im- 











Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease 
and Beans, for every quarter- - -_ - 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye Meal 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, for every ewt. - - 4} 


If the produce of and imported from any 


% « 
es 


_ Pound English :—2. Of the best Wheaten 
lour of which such Bread is manufactured, per 
| Imperial Pound English: —3. Of good Red or 


| White Wheat of the Harvest of 1845, weighing not 


edkk Pecan cite tenes; | less than 60 to 61 lbs. per Imperial Bushel. 


Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, 
Pease and Beans, the Duty shall be for 
every quarter - - - = we * 

Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye 
Meal, Pea Meal and Bean Meal, the Duty 
shall be foreveryewt. - - -— - 





To report Progress; and ask leave to sit again. 





| Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the als 
ee Appeals, 

| 4th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, Quarter Se 

for a Return of the Number of Appeals to the Quar- §"* 

ter Sessions against Convictions by Justices of the 

| Peace in England and Wales in 1844 (in continua- 

_tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 168, of Session 

1837.) 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Colleges of 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | sth day of oy any in the last Session of Parliament, Physicians 


reported, That the Committee had made Progress 


! 


for Returns from the Colleges of Physicians and 2°45" 


Surgeons, 





Cor 


Piet 
Har 


Cler! 
Peac 


Poor 


Poor ] 
(Irela: 


Court 
Sessio 
(Scotl 


Dubli: 
polita 


Aylest 
Tham 
tion R 


: b hake 


9 VicToriz. 97°—28° 


Surgeons, the Societies of Apothecaries and the 
Universities of Great Britain and Ireland, showing, 
for the Three years ending the 31st day of December 
1844, the Number of Candidates examined in each 
College, Society and University, for Diplomas or 
Licenses in Medicine and Surgery, the Numbers of 
such Diplomas or Licenses actually granted, and a 
definition of the rights and privileges which such 
Diplomas or Licenses have conferred on their pos- 
sessors. 
summary Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
Convictions sth day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return from the Clerks of the Peace in 
England and Wales, of the Number of Summary 
Convictions filed with them in the year ending Mi- 
chaelmas 1844 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 294, of Session 1837). 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
sth day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return of all Tolls now authorized to be 
levied for the Maintenance of any Piers or Har- 
bours on the Coast of Great Britain and Ireland, 
on Vessels passing by, but not entering within such 
Piers or Harbours ; distinguishing the Amount of 
any such Tolls, the period at which they were au- 
thorized to be levied, and the time during which 
they are to be continued, together with the Amount 
of such Tolls received in each year, from the year 
1838 to 1844, both inclusive, (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 659, of Session 1838.) 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
9th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return of all Fees or Payments whatsoever, 
taken or demanded from Defendants in Misdemea- 
nor, by the Clerks of the Peace and Clerks of As- 
size, at the four last Quarter Sessions, and at all 
the Assizes which have been held in the present 
year ay ete 5 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of 
all General Rules issued by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to Unions in England and Wales, from the 
commencement to the close of the last Session of 
Parliament. : 

Copies of all General Rules issued by the Poor 
Law Commissioners to Unions in England and 
Wales, since the close of the last Session of Parlia- 
ment. 

Copies of Two General Orders issued by the Poor 
Law Commissioners to Unions in [reland. 

A Return of the Number of Causes instituted and 
decided in the Court of Session in Scotland, from 
ist January 1845 to 1st January 1846, showing the 
Number of Causes ready for Judgment, but not dis- 
posed of at the last of these Dates. 

An Account of all Monies received and expended 
from the 1st January to 31st December 1845, and 
also an Account of all Monies received as Tax 
upon Houses, Lands and Tenements for the pur- 
poses of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, made up 
to 31st December 1844, specifying the Total Sum 
charged upon and received from each Parish, the 
Rate in the pound at which computed, and the Total 
Annual Value of the Property in every Parish. 

. —— That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Piers and 
Harbours. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c. 


Poor Law. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Court of 
Session 
(Scotland. ) 


Dublin Metro- 
politan Police. 








Mercurii, 28° die Januarii ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Promoters of the Under- 


— june- £'% taking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
Y bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Aylesbury Railway, at Aylesbury, to Thame, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Vou. 101. 


Aylesbury and 





23 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking London and 

thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] York Railway. 
for making a Railway from London to York, with 
Branches therefrom, providing for the Counties of 
Hertford, Bedford, Huntingdon, Northampton, 
Rutland, Nottingham, and the Three Divisions of the 
County of Lincoln, a Railway Communication with 
London and York, to be called The Great Northern 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Januariz. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- painburgh, 
way Company, and of Promoters of a line of Rail- Glasgow and 
way, to be called The Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumbarton. 
Dumbartonshire Junction Railway, for leave to Sonn ca 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Glasgow, 
by denon, to Helensburgh, with Branches, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Union Railway Com- pastor Union 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the and Harwich 
said Company to make a Railway to Harwich, with Railway and 
a Pier or Jetty in connection therewith, was pre-~‘" 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- gtaines and 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Branch Henley Rail- 
Railways from the Great Western Railway to the “*’- 
Towns of Staines, Twickenham and Henley, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Ipswich and Bury Saint tpswich ana 
Edmund’s Railway Company, for leave to bring in Bury St. Ed- 
a Bill to amend the pom. t and Bury Saint SS ea 
Edmund’s Railway Act, 1845, and for making @ Extension.) 
Railway from the said Zpswich and Bury Saint 
Edmund’s Railway to Norwich, with a Branch 
therefrom, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking pyyerstone 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Furness, and 
for making a Railway from the Lancaster and Car- we &gt;= 
lisle Railway, near Milnthorpe, to or near to Ulver- yes _ 
stone, to be called The Ulverstone, Furness and 
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


ay. 


A Petition of the Newcastle and Darlington partington 
Junction Railway Company, the Durham and Sun- Junction Rail- 
derland Railway Company, and the Wearmouth way — 
Dock Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for eee 

: y; 
enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction and Wear- 
Railway Company to purchase the Durham and mouth Dock 
Sunderland Railway, and the Wearmouth Dock, Acer oud 
and to make certain Branch Railways in the 
County of Durham, and for other Purposes, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Grove Ferry Corn Laws. 
Farmers Club, in the parish of Wickham-breauz, in 
the eastern part of the county of Kent, stating that 
the members of the said club view with much alarm 
and indignation the efforts which are making to 
procure the repeal of the present Corn Laws; and 
praying the House to uphold that protection which 
they consider so essential to the well-doing of all 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Shepton Mallet ;—and, Ashford- 
in-the-Water; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


p4 A Petition 





24 28°—29° 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of the borough of Birmingham, praying 
that any measure for raising the Militia may not 
receive the sanction of the House, and that a Clause 
may be inserted in all future Treaties with Foreign 
Powers, binding each party, in case of any dispute, 
to submit it to the arbitration of some Neutral Power, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lancaster and A Petition of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
Carlisle Rail- Company, and the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
pein 4 a... Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
nian Railway), enable the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Com- 
and Lancaster pany to extend and enlarge their Station and extend 
and Preston their Railway at Carlisle, and to amalgamate the 
Junction Rail- : i 
ways Amalga- Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Company 
mation. and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company, 
and for other Purposes, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Berks and A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 

Hants Railway pany, for leave to bring in a Bill -for making a 

oe cng Railway from the Berks and Hants Railway at 

xtension, 

&amp;ec.) Hungerford, to the Towns of Marlborough and 
Devizes, and also to join the Line of the Wilts, 
Somerset and Weymouth Railway, with Branches, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester, A Petition of Promoters of the Manchester, Shef- 

Sheffield field and Midland Junction Railway, for leave to 

= a bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Sheffield 

- to Chesterfield and Bakewell, with a Branch in 
connection therewith, to be called The Manchester, 
Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Wisbech, A Petition of Persons being Promoters of and in- 

Saint Ives and terested in the Railways thereinafter mentioned, for 

Cambridge yy. eave to bring in a Bill for making Railways from 

way. Wisbech to Saint Ives, and toFenny Drayton, to be 
called The Wisbech, Saint Ives and Cambridge J unc- 
tion Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Railway Bills. | A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Committee on the Petition for each Rail- 
way Bill shall, in every case in which they shall 
report to the House that the Standing Orders have 
not been complied with, report further, whether, 
in their Opinion, the Standing Orders ought to e 
suspended, and whether the Parties, under any and 
what conditions, should be permitted to go on with 
their Bill :—That where the said Committee shall 
be unanimous in such last-mentioned Report, or 
where only one Member, such Member not being 
the Chairman, shall dissent therefrom, such Report 
shall be taken into consideration by the House, 
without being referred to the Committee on Standing 
Orders :—That where more than one Member, or 
where the Chairman, shall be dissentient from such 
Report, it shall be referred to the Committee on 
Standing Orders :—That in every case in which a 
Railway Bill shall be referred to the Commitiee on 
Standing Orders, it shall be permitted either to the 
er or to the opponents of such Bill to be 

eard by one counsel or one agent on the point so 
referred :—It passed in the Negative. 


Norfolk Rail- . A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, for 
way Extension leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- 
—— pany to makea Railway from the Jpswich and Bury 
and Atle.» Saint Edmund’s Railway, at Stowmarket, to the 
borough Norfolk Railway, at Attleborough and Wymondham, 
Branch. ) was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Januari. A. 1846. 


A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, for Norfolk Rai. 
leave to bring in a Bill a empower the said Com- 1%3Y Extension 
pany to make a Railway Communication between Wells ana’ 
the Dereham Branch of the Norfolk Railway and Blakeney 
the Towns of Wells and Blakeney, in the County of Branch.) 
Norfolk, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The Public Works (Zreland) Bill was, according Public Works 
to Order, read a second time; and committed toa (Ireland) Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee, 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway therein- Mold Junctin 
after referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill for ®@!”*Y 
making a Railway from Mold, in the County of 
Flint, to the Hooton Station of the Chester and 
Birkenhead Railway, to be called The Mold Junc- 
tion Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 


|}to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Leeds, Dews- 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for baal 
making an Extension of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Railway 
Manchester Railway from the Township of Churwell, (Wakefield 
in the Parish of Batley, in the West Riding of the ***™™) 
County of York, to the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way, at Wakefield, in the said West Riding, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Man- Leeds, Dews- 
chester Railway Company, for leave to bring in a oy = 

‘ 2 $ . chester 
Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the Railway 
Powers of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester (Deviations 
Railway Act, 1845, and for authorizing certain De- #4 Branches) 
viations from the Line and Levels of the said Rail- 
way, and for making and maintaining certain 
Branches and Extensions therefrom, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Railway Railway Bilk 
Bills have leave to sit this day, notwithstanding any 
adjournment of the House. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 29° die Januarii ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


A? ETITION of Promoters of the Undertaking Colchester, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Stour —— 
Bill for making a Railway from the Eastern Counties sew Rail 
Railway, at Mark’s Tey, near Colchester,to the Town way. 

of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, and the Town 

of Halstead, in the County of Esser, with a Branch 

Railway from the Eastern Union Railway to The 

Hythe, at Colchester, was presented, and read ; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Manchester, Bux- Manchester, 
ton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, for nema 4 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway ag 
from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, Junction Rat 
at Cheadle, in the County of Chester, to or near to W4Y- 
the Ambergate Station of the Midlands Railway, in 
the County of Derby, to be called The Manchester, 

Buxton, Matlock ana Midlands Junction Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition 








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9 VicToriz. 


Manchester A Petition of Promoters of the Manchester and 

andSouthamp- Soyzhampton Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill 

ton Railway. 6, making a Railway from Southampton to Swin- 
don, in the County of Gloucester, to be called The 
Manchester and Southampton Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


North and — A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to the 

SouthJunction Railway thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 

yaw ina Bill for making a Railway from Halifax to 
Keighley, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
with Branches therefrom, to be called The North 
and South Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





London and A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of lands or 

South Western houses upon the line or in the neighbourhood of the 

Railway (Ep- : a ct k ; 

som Branch.) proposed Branch Railway thereinafter mentioned, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the London and 
South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


London and A Petition of Sir John Barker Mill, of Mottisfont 
South Western Abbey, in the county of Southampton, Baronet, 


pate and complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 

Redbridge in respect to the application for the London and 

Junction.) South Western Railway (Ztomsey and Redbridge 
Junction) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

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


North Midland way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
Railway enabling the said Company to make a more direct 


Leeds Exten- ~". : 
oar Exten- Tine of Railway between York and Leeds, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Woh and A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 


North Midland way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


Railway | —_ enabling the said Company to make certain Branch 

(East Riding ‘ ae seks 

Branches) _Railwaysin the East Riding of the County of York, 

(No. 1.) and for other Purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

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

North Midland way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 

Railway authorize the Widening and Enlargement of part of 

(Widening and 5 


Enlargement.) the Line of the York and North Midland Railway, 
or the Construction and Maintenance of a Railway 
adjoining thereto, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Cheltenham A Petition of Promoters of a projected Railway, 
and Oxford to be called The Cheltenham and Oxford Railway, 
Railway. for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Great Western Railway, at Cheltenham, to 
join the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
Railway, near Shipton-under-Wychwood, in the 
County uf Oxford, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Tendon and A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
Birmingham way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
(lowe Pag- “mpower the said Company to make a Railway from 
nell Branch.) Wolverton to Newport Pagnell and Bedford, was 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
VoL. 101. 


29° Januari. 95 


A Petition of the Zondon and, Birmingham Rail- London and 
way np a for leave to bring in a Bill to Birmingham 
empower the said Company to make a Railway from (Saint Alban’s 
the London and Birmingham Railway, near Watford, #74 Luton 
to Saint Alban’s and Dunstable, with a Branch 2"*2-) 
to Luton, was presented, and read; and referred 
: the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- London and 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Bzmingham 
empower the said Company to enlarge their Stations (Camden and 
in London, and for other Purposes, was presented, Euston Sta- 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on — “Vere! 
Petitions for Private Bills. ' 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- Rugby and 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Stamford 
empower the said Company to make a Branch eae 
Railway from Rugby to the Syston and Peter- 

borough Railway, at Stamford, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 

tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of a Company for sup- Downpatrick 
plying the town of Downpatrick, in the county of Gas. 
Down, with Gas, tor leave to bring in a Bill for 

lighting with Gas the said Town, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 

tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property, Bromsgrove 
in the parish of Bromsgrove, in the county of a 
Worcester, for leave to bring in a Bill for paving, ermal 
cleansing, draining and improving the Town o 
Bromsgrove, for opening a new Street therein, and 

in the Parish of Stoke Prior, both in the County of 
Worcester, and for the better assessing and collect- 

ing the Poor, Church and Highway ‘Rates within 

the Parish of Bromsgrove, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Exeter, Yeovil and Exeter, Yeovil 
Dorchester Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for andDorchester 
making Railways from Exeter to Yeovil, and to Railway. 
West Milton, to connect the same with Dorchester, 
with Branches, to be called The Exeter, Yeovil and 
Dorchester Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Exeter and Ex- pyeter ana 
mouth Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for Exmouth 
making a Railway from Exeder to Exmouth, to be Railway. 
called The Exeter and Exmouth Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking pondon ana 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill South Essex 
for making a Railway from the London and Black- Railway. 
wall Extension Railway, at Stepney, in the County 
of Middlesex, to the River Crouch, in the Parish of 
Canewdon, in the County of Essex, and also Branch 
Railways therefrom to the River Thames, in the 
Parish of Chadwell, and to Lower Southend, in the 
Parish of Prittlewell, in the said County of Essez, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Clulow, of Macclesfield, North stat- 
Draper ; —Mary Challinor, of Leek, Widow ; — fordshire Rail- 
William Bullock, of Nat Hill, in the parish of Leek, Vally Line) 
Weaver ;—Edward Challinor, of Tunstall, Earthen- 
ware-manufacturer ;—George Moss, of Cheddleton- 
heath, Farmer;— Thomas Carr, of Leek, Siik- 
manufacturer; — Richard Edensor Heathcote, ot 
Longton Hall, and of Apedale Hall, Esquire ;—and, 
Martha Clulow, of Macclesfield, Widow ; complain- 





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26 99° Januari. 


ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the North Stafford- 
shire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel, agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Woodstock 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act 
Roads, 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for repairing, improving and maintaining certain 
Roads leading from the Borough of New Woodstock 
to Rollright-lane, and other Roads connected there- 
with, in the County of Ozford, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of ‘* erty on 

and Birming- oy near the line of the proposed Branch Railway 

ham Railway. +) ereinafter mentioned, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Taw Vale 
Railway Ex- 
tension. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Taw Vale Railway 
Extension Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Easten A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 

Railway pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 

—. Company to make and maintain a Railway from the 

Dorking.) South astern Railway, near Reigate, to Dorking, 
in the County of Surrey, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


South Eastern A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 

Railway (Tun- pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the 

ny Aten said Company to make a Railway from Tunbridge 

and Rye. ) Wells, to join the Rye and Ashford Extension of 
the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway, near 
Hastings, was presented, and read; and* referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

South Eastern A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 

Railway (God- nany, for leave to bring ina Bill to enable the said 

stone Station : : : 

to East Grins Company to make and maintain a Railway from the 

stead. ) Line of the South Eastern Railway, near Tandridge 
Lane, in the Parish of Tandridge, to East Grinstead, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Eastern 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
Railway (Rye pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
a Company to make and maintain a Railway from the 

Town of Rye, to the Mouth of Rye Harbour, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Eastern 
Railway | 
(Chislet to, 

- Margate. ) 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to make and maintain a Railway from the 
South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate 
Railway, at Chislet, to Margate, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 





A, 1846. 


A Petition of John Taylor, of Moreton Hall, in Liverpool, 
the Parish of Whalley, in the County of Lancaster, J; nana 
Esquire, and Thomas Walmsley, of Fig Tree-court, ypon-Tyne 
Temple, London, Barrister-at- Law, complaining that Junction Rail- 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ¥*)- 
application for the Liverpool, Manchester and New- 
castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, for santas. ‘ 

leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from ,oUrsov 
‘ . Western Rail- 

the South Western Railway, at or near Falcon one oaiees 
Bridge, in the County of Surrey, to Staines, in the 
County of Middlesex, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Brightman, of Cornhill, in the Staines and 
city of London, Merchant, George Thomas, of a Rall- 
Winchester House, Old Broad-street, in the said ” 
city, Merchant, and Francis Chambers, of Saint 
Duustan’s Hill, in the said city, Merchant ;—and 
Anthony William Clarke, of Queen-street, Cheap- 
side, in the said city of London, Surgeon, and John 
Such, of Bridge-row, in the said city, Printer ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Staines and 
Henley Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—-were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Brightman, of Cornhill, in the Staines and 
city of London, Merchant, George Thomas, of Richmond 
Winchester House, Old Broad-street, in the said —" aa 
city, Merchant, and Francis Chambers, of Saint 
Dunstan’s Hill, in the said city, Merchant ;—and, 

Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of an 
intended Railway from Staines to Richmond; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Staines and Rich- 
mond Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Great Western 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring ina Bill for Anema a 
making a Railway from the Great Western Railway, ; 
at West Drayton, to Uxbridge, in Middlesex, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Inverness and 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Forres, taking notice #48” Railway. 
of an intended application for leave to bring in the 
Inverness and Elgin Railway Bill ; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Philip Rose, of Park-street, in the city sheffield, 
of Westminster, Gentleman ;—and, Thomas James Rotherham, 
Parker, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gentle- Bernelay. 
WY. . akefield, 
man; complaining that the Standing Orders of the Huddersfield 


House, in respect to the application for the Sheffield, 2nd Goole 


Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield Huddersfield and ®“”°Y- 
Goole Railway Bill, had not been complied with; 

and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their agents and witnesses, against the same,— 

were presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Mitton Watson, of No. 62, London and 
Saint John’s Wood Terrace, Regent’s Park, Gen- South Western 
tleman ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of lands on the (heatn a 
line of the Extension of the South Western Rail- ana Salisbury 


way, from Basingstoke, to Salisbury (two Petitions) ; Extension.) 
complaining 





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complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the London and 
South Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury 
Extension) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Two Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands 
on the line of an intended Railway from the Great 
Western Railway, at or near the city of Bath, to 
the town of Newbury, in the county of Berks, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the London, New- 
bury and Bath Direct Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by their agents and witnesses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


London, New- 
bury and Bath 
Direct Rail- 
way. 


London and Petitions of Richard Bateman, of Hilgrove House, 
— in the parish of West Horrington, in the county of 
(Salisbury Somerset, Gentleman ;—and, Owners, Lessees and 
Junction.) | Occupiers of lands on the line of Railway there- 
inafler mentioned; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the London and South Western Railway (Salis- 
bury Junction) Bill, had not been — with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on 
the line of an intended Railway from Cambridge to 
Oxford, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Norfolk Rail- 


Petitions of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land 
way Extension 


(Stowmarket, 2 the lines of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 

Wymondham 2nd, Thomas Fiske, of Hans-place, Chelsea, in the 

and Attlebo- county of Middlesex; complaining that the Stand- 

Tough Branch.) ino Orders of the House, in iy to the applica- 
tion for the Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmar- 
het, Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the North Union Railway Com- 
pany, the Grand Junction Railway Company, and 
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, for 
Jeave to bring in a Bill for vesting in the Grand 
Junction Railway Company and the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway Company, the North Union 
Railway, and all the Works, Property and Effects 
appertaining thereto, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of, and Subscribers 
to The West Riding Union Railways, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making certain Lines of Railway 
in the West Riding of the County of York, to be 
called, The West Riding Union Railways, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


North Union 
Railway. 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 


ways, 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Airdrie to Bathgate, with a Branch to Whitburn 
and Blackburn, to be called, The Airdrie and 
Bathgate Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Vou. 101. 


99° Januarze. 





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Petitions from Outwell, Welney and Upwell ;— Corn Laws, 
Leverington, Leverington Parson Drove, Newton 
and Tydd Saint Giles ;—Elm and Enneth ;— Wis- 
bech and Wisbech Saint Mary’s; — Howden ; — 
Bellasize; — Blacktoft; — Asselly; -- Barntby 
Marsh ;—Kiepin ; — Belby ;— Eastrington ;—Scai- 
by ;—Chilthorne Domer ; —Lufton ;—Puddimore ; 
—Mudford ; — Brympton ; —Pendomer ; —Chilton 
Cantelo ; — Norton-sub-hamdon ; — Montacute ; — 
Ilchester ;— Sock Dennis ; — Northover ;—North 
Perrott ;— Lymington (Somerset) ;— Thorne Coffin ; 
— Ashington ; —Odinis ;—Preston Pluchnett ;— 
Tintinhull ;—Hasselbury Plucknett ;— West Coker ; 
— Yeovilton ; — Barwick ; — Stoke-sub-hamdon ; — 
West Camel ; — Burton Leonard, Follifoot and 
Goldsbrough ; — Knaresbrough and Scriven-with- 
Tentergate ;—Kirkby Overblow and Spofforth ;— 
Pannal ; — Bilton-with-Harrogate ; — Kiplin ; — 
Erith ;—Orpington ;—Luddesdown ;— Halstead ;— 
Seal ;— Wrotham ;— Ridley ;—Chislehurst ;—Ship- 
borne ; — Ightham ; — aye ;—Cooling ;—and, 
John Asser; praying the House not to allow any 
diminution in the protection now granted to Agri- 
culture,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Clitheroe ;—Forres ;—and, Here- 
ford; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford (York) (three Petitions) ; pactories, 
—Factory Workers of Messrs. Macleroy, Hamilton 
and Co., Blackfuulds Factory ;—Delegates from the 
several Cotton Factories of Glasgow and neighbour- 
hood ;— Ashton-under-Lyne (Chairman) ;—Hyde;— 
Great Horton ;—Farnhill ;—Sutton ( York) ;—Ash- 
ton-under-Lyne;— Wadsworth (two Petitions) ;— Er- 
ringden (four Petitions) ;— Stansfield (five Petitions) ; 
— Hebden Bridge ; —Walton-le-Dale (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Farrington (eight Petitions) ;—Cuerdon 
(two Petitions) ; — Preston (nine Petitions) ; — 
Salmesbury (two Petitions) ;:— Mytholme ;—West- 
leigh ;—Chowbent ;— and, Atherton; praying the 
House to pass a Bill to protect Young Persons from 
being employed in Factories more than Ten hours 
per day for five days in the week, and Eight hours 
on Saturday,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition from the Parliamentary Borough of Colleges 
Weaford, praying the House to repeal, without delay, (Ie!) Act. 
the Colleges (Ireland) Act of the last Session of Par- 
liament, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lieeupon the Table. 


Petitions from Reading (Chairman) ;—and, Maz- Militia. 
welltown (Chairman); praying that the Militia 
Force may not be embodied,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


-A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Law 
Guardians of the Dundalk Union, in the county of “e4.) 
Louth, stating that the said Union is divided into 
nineteen electoral divisions, four of which have paid 
ten-pence in the pound for the last two rates, eight 
have paid five-pence, and the — seven have 
not paid any thing; and praying the House to pass 
a law for an equalization of rate over the Union at 
large, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Frost, 
habitants of Kilbarchan, praying the House to pre- Williams and 
sent an humble Address to Her Majesty, that She — 
would take the case of Frost, Williams and Jones 
into Her consideration, and be graciously pleased 
to remit the remainder of their sentence, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 





Table. 
E2 Mr. 





Controverted 
Elections. 


No. 4. 


Metropolis Im- 
provements. 


Parish Clerks. 


Executions, 


28 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That his 
Warrant for the appointment of Members to serve 


on the General Committee of Elections, was upon 
the Table. 


And the said Warrant was read, as followeth : 


Pursuant to an Act passed in the eighth year of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “An Act 
to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
Elections of Members to serve in Parliament,” I do 
hereby appoint the Right honourable Granville So- 
merset, commonly called Lord Granville Somerset, 
Member for Monmouthshire ; the Right honourable 
Sir George Grey, Baronet, Member for Devonport ; 
the Right honourable Dudley Rider, commonly 
called Viscount Sandon, Member for Liverpool ; 
James Loch, Esquire, Member for the Wick District 
of Burghs ; John Wilson Patten, Esquire, Member 
for the Northern Division of the Countyi Palatine 
of Lancaster; and The O’ Conor Don, Member for 
the County of Roscommon, to be Members of the 
General Committee of Elections for the present 
Session. 

Given under my hand, this 29th day of January 
1846. 

Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 


Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 


Two Petitions of John Williams, formerly of 
Cornhill, in the City of London, and now of Stoke 
Damerel, near Devonport, praying the House, 
before any Metropolitan Improvements are dis- 
cussed, to take into consideration the importance of 
forming sub-archways for the streets of London,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend W. A. Morgan, Perpe- 
tual Curate of the parish of Zresmere, near Launces- 
ton, in the diocese of Exeter, and county of Cornwall, 
stating that he has been the Perpetual Curate of 
the said parish of T'resmere for twenty-four years 
and upwards; that during such period there hath 
been annually paid by the parish to the clerk of the 
parish a yearly salary out of the church-rate of the 
said parish; that the Petitioner understands that 
this has been the custom of the said parish from 
time immemorial; that the Churchwardens now 
refuse to make a church-rate, and the clerk of the 
said parish now refuses to perform, and in fact has 
not performed the duties of clerk ; and the responses 
in the various services of the Church in the said 
parish are not now read, nor have they been read, 
since Sunday the 24th day of August last ; that 
the Petitioner is informed that there is no law in 
existence by which parish clerks can enforce pay- 
ment for the performance of their duties, where no 
land or other property is apportioned for such pur- 
poses ; and praying the House to take his Petition 
into consideration, and, by legislative enactment or 
otherwise, to apply some remedy, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Total Number of Persons 
executed (for all Crimes) in London and Middlesex, 
during each of the following periods (specifying the 
Number in each year), viz. Three years ending 
December 1827; Three years ending December 
1830; Three years ending December 1833 ; Three 
years ending December 1836; Three years ending 
December 1839; Three years ending December 
1842; and Three years ending December 1845 :— 
Together with the Number of Persons committed 
and convicted for Murder in the same periods re- 


spectively ; specifying the Number in each year ; and | 


distinguishing those triennial periods, if any, in 
which no conviction for Murder took place. 


26° Januarit. 








A. 1846. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ship “ Eclair.” 


Return of Officers and Men who volunteered to 
serve on board Her Majesty’s Ship “ Eclair,” from 
the day the Yellow Fever broke out on board, to 
the day the said Ship was paid off; stating the 
Name and Rank of each Individual, the Number 
that died, and the Reward, Promotion, or Pension 
since granted by the Admiralty. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Van Diemen’s 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Land. 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
between the Secretary of State having the Depart- 
ment of the Colonies and the Governor of Van Die- 
men’s Land, on the subject of Convict Discipline 
(in continuation of the Papers presented to the 
House of Commons in the months of April 1843 
and July 1845) :—Of any Correspondence between 
the Office of the Secretary of State having the De- 
partment of the Colonies, and the Office of the 
Secretary of State having the Home Department, 
on the subject of the Improvement of the system of 
Convict Discipline in Van Diemen’s Land, and the 
relief of that Colony from the undue pressure on its 
resources of the Convict Population, whether in 
bondage or emancipated :— And, of any Corre- 
spondence between the Secretary of State having the 
Department of the Colonies and the Office of the 
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, on the subject 
of the relief of the Revenue of Van Diemen’s Land 
from the charges hitherto sustained by that Revenue 
for the maintenance of the Local Police and Gaols, 
and on the subject of the relief of Van Diemen’s 
Land from the undue pressure on its resources of 
the Convict Population, whether in bondage or 
emaucipated. 

Ordered, That the said Address be 
Her Majesty by such Members of this 


se to 
t ouse as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Customs 
Return of the Duties received in the last financial Duties 


year on each of the several Articles enumerated in 
the Resolutions moved on the 27th day of January 
1846 by the Right honourable Sir Robert Peel; 
specifying the Rate then levied, and the Rate where 
the same is proposed to be altered, and showing 
the aggregate of the Duties so received. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Isle of Man. 


Returns of the Rate and Amounts of Duties levied 
on Imports into the Isle of Man during the years 
1843, 1844 and 1845, specifying the Quantities of 
the various Articles on which the said Duties have 
been raised ; also, the Quantities of Foreign and 
Colonial Goods subject to the Fifteen per cent., 
or admitted Duty free, and distinguishing the 
Amounts imported and Duties paid under the old 
Act from that of the new Act, with the Quantities 
imported into each Port in each year:—Of the 
Amount of Coals imported into each Port during 
the last Ten years, distinguishing each year :—-And, 
of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Isle of Man 
for the years 1843, 1844 and 1845, exhibiting the 
various sources whence derived, and the various 
purposes to which applied, and showing the Ap- 
propriation of the surplus Revenue, and the autho- 
rity upon which that Appropriation has been made : 
—A Tabular Return of the Quantities of Wheat, 
Flour, Meal, Barley, Oats, Potatoes, Cattle, Sheep 
and Pigs imported into and exported in each year, 
ending on the 5th day of January 1845 and 1846: 
—Returns of the Number of Vessels above 60 tons 
burthen built in the Island during the last Twenty 

years, 








Hong Kong. 


Adjournment, 


District 
Asylums 
( Metropolis.) 


District 
Asylums 
(Metropolis. ) 


Factories Bill. 


Bequests for 
Pious and 
Charitable 
Purposes Bill. 


Police Reward 
and Superan- 
nuation Funds 
(Ireland. ) 








Q VicTorRta.. 


years, showing the Name and Tonnage of each, 
stating whether old or new measurement ; also, 
similar Return of Vessels under 60 tons :—Of the 
Number and Tonnage of Boats engaged during the 
last Twenty years (distinguishing each year) in the 
Fishing on the Coast of the Island that have paid 
Custom :—And of the Number and Description of 
Rig of Vessels, with the Amount of Tonnage, that 
have entered the Ports (distinguishing each year and 
each Port) of the Island, and stating the Amount 
of Tonnage in each year of Manx Vessels that are 
included :—And, Copy of the Memorials and Cor- 
respondence between the Poor Office authorities and 
the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, and Return of 
the several items of Receipts and Expenditure of 
the Isle of Man Post-office Department, with the 
Cost of conveying Her Majesty’s Mail from Liver- 
pool, and the Insular Mails to and from Douglas. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the annual Receipt and Ex- 
penditure of the Colony of Hong Kong, made up to 
the latest period for which Accounts have been 
received, showing the gross Receipts from the 
various Branches of Revenue, under their different 
heads ; distinguishing the Amounts levied in the 
Colony from Parliamentary Grants, and stating the 
Expenditure under its various Branches. 

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


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, praying the 
House that in consideration of the extent of the 
parish, and the satisfaction of the rate-payers with 
their present government, the said parish, in common 
with all other parishes having local Acts, and a 
population of more than Twenty thousand inhabit- 
ants, may be exempted from the operation of certain 
clauses in the Poor Law Amendment Act of 7th 
and 8th Victoria, under the provisions of which the 
Poor Law Commissioners have issued an order for 
uniting that parish with seven others, into a district 
for the maintenance of an aslyum for the houseless 
poor ; and also praying that the House will grant a 
Committee to inquire into the power given by that 
Act to the Poor Law Commissioners, was_pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the manner in which the Poor Law 
Commissioners have exercised the powers for the 
establishment of District Asylums for houseless poor 
in the Metropolis, confided to them by the Statute 
of the 7th and 8th Vic. c. 101; also, to inquire into 
the effects of any Asylums supported by voluntary 
subscriptions, which may have been formed for the 
same purpose. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to Labour in Factories : 


And that Lord Ashley and Mr. John Fielden do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter snd amend the Laws relating to Bequests 
for Pious and Charitable Purposes: And that Lord 
John Manners, Viscount Clive and Mr. Charles 
Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House 
Returns of the Police Reward Fund (Zreland), con- 
stituted by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, for 


the year ending the 31st day of December 1845 :-— | Bills. 


VoL. 101. 


90° Januari. 











29 


Of the Police Superannuation Fund, constituted 
under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 18, s. 46, for the 
year ending the 31st day of December 1845 :—And, 
of the Names of all Persons receiving Pensions or 
Gratuities from either of the above Funds, showing 
the date in each case of the commencement of 
Service, the Rank or Employment of each individual, 
the cause and date of Retirement, the Age of each 
person at the date of Retirement, and the Amount 
received by each per annum, or otherwise, as re- 
ceived from either of the above Funds, specifying on 
which Fund the Charge is made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Poor Law Commissioners, showing 
the Name of each Union in Jreland ; the Name of 
the County in which situated; the Name of each 
Electoral Division in each Union; the Total Num- 
ber of Occupiers in each Electoral Division on 
whom the Rate is made ; the Total estimated Extent 
of Statute Acres in each Electoral Division, the Rate 
for which is made on the Occupier; the Total Num- 
ber of Hereditaments not exceeding £.4 in each 
Electoral Division, for which the Rate is made on 
the immediate lessor ; the Total estimated Extent of 
Statute Acres in each Electoral Division, the Rate 
for which is made on the immediate lessor; the 
Total estimated Extent of, Bog or Waste not rated 
in each Electoral Division. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Public Works (Jreland) Bill; 

The House was moved, That the Resolution 
which, upon Tuesday last, was reported from the 
Committee to whom it was referred to consider of 
authorizing a Grant out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land for Public Works in Jreland, and which 
Resolution was then agreed to, might be read ; and 
the same was read, as followeth ; 


“ Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Jreland be authorized to direct Ad- 
vances. to be made out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the said United Kingdom, to an amount not ex- 
ceeding £.50,000, to be applied for Public Works 
in Ireland.” 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have power to 
inake provision therein, pursuant to the said Reso- 
lution. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in the execution of 
the Act of Parliament thereinafter mentioned, and 
of Inhabitants of such parts of the several parishes 
of Saint Mary, Lambeth, Clapham and Battersea, 
in the county of Surrey, as are situate within the 
boundaries or districts thereinafter mentioned, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to repeal an Act of the 
fifty-second year of George the Third, for lighting 
and watching the Road leading from Newington 
Butts to the Nag’s Head, on the Wandsworth-road, 
and other Places communicating therewith, in Lam- 
beth, Claphamand Battersea, in Surrey ; and for 
making other Provisions for lighting and improving 
the said Road, and other Places adjacent or near 
thereto, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


E3 Ordered, 


Poor Law 
nions 
(Ireland.) 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No.5. 


Kennington ~ 


lane, &amp;c., 
Lighting, &amp;c. 


30 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Expense of Docking of each of the 
Ships of the Experimental Squadron of 1845, sub- 
sequent to the formation of that Squadron ; speci- 
fying in each case the Cost of any Alterations in 
Hull or Spars, whether in Dock or not, till reported 
ready for Sea :—And, of ne aud Value of the 
standing and running Rigging, Sails, and Yards of 
Canvas returned into Store, or reported as defective, 
from each of the Ships of the above Squadron, after 
each Trial Cruize. 


Experimental 
Squadron. 


County Trea- 
surers, &amp;c, 
(Ireland. ) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Treasurer of each County and 
County of a City and Town in Ireland, showing the 
Balance due by such Treasurer and available for 
County Purposes (including any Sums invested in 
Exchequer Bills, under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54), up to 
the 31st day of December 1845. 


Direct London 
and Manches- 
ter Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Construction of a Railway from or 
from near the City of London to Manchester, by a 
Company, to be called The Direct London and 
Manchester Railway Company, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir Gray Skipwith, T. G. Skipwith, 
C. R. Moorsom, William Sale, Bonamy Price and 
Richard Burton Phillipson, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making a Railway from the London and 
Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of Rugby, to 
Leamington and Warwick, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Rugby, Lea- 
mington and 
Warwick 
Railway. 


Wihew ent A Petition of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway 
Coltness Rail- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
hill Drancle) said Company to make a Branch Railway from the 
“—“’ Wishaw and Coltness Railway to the Wilsontown, 
Morningside and Coltness Railway, at Greenhill, 
with a Branch to Goodockhill, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Slamannan Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said pa 
pany to make a Railway to Borrowstouness, with 
Branches to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Slamannan 
and Borrow- 
stouness Rail- 
way. 


A Petition of the Slamannan Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make Branch Railways to Bathgate and 
Jawcraig, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Slamannan 
Railway 

( Bathgate and 
Jawcraig 
Branches. ) 


A Petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside and | 
Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Set Bill to enable the said Company to improve their 
Railway ; i 
(improvement Line, and to make Branch Railways to Shotts and 
and Branches.) Climpy, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 


Wilsontown, 
Morningsice 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Knowton 
Branch. ) 





A Petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside and 
Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the said Company to make a Branch | 
Railway from Knowton to the Wishaw and Coltness 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to | 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | 


tein A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Waterworks. Glasgow Waterworks, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to introduce an additional 
Supply of Water to the City and Suburbs of Glas- 
gow, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


99° Januarit. 





A. 1846. 


Petitions of William Porter ;— William Magnay ; East Lincoln. 
—Joshua Morris, being Owner and Occupier of land *¢ Railway, 
and property along the line of the Railway therein- 
after mentioned ;— William Magnay and others ;— 
and, Owners and Occupiers of lands and property 
along and upon the line of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
East Lincolnshire Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of John Joseph Keene, No. 9, Cunning- North Stat. 
ham-place, Regent’s-park, in the parish of Saint fordshire Rail. 
Mary-le-bone, Esquire ;—and, Thomas Blagg, of No. ¥;. — 
17, Sidney-place, Commercial-road, in the county 
of Middlesex ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, agents, 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Jonas Rogers John Coles, a Lieu- Direct London 
tenant in Her Majesty’s Regiment of 4th Dra- and es 
goon Guards, Esquire, and Henry Thomas Coles, agg i 
of Gray’s-Inn, Esquire ;—and, Thomas Butcher, of 
Hammersmith, Gentleman; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Direct London and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House a murders, &amp;c, 
Return of all Murders that have been committed (Ireland.) 
in Ireland since the 1st day of January 1842, spe- 
cifying the County, and the Barony of the County, 
where such Murders had been committed, the 
Name and Condition of the Person so murdered ; 
also, a Return of the Rewards offered in each such 
instance, where such Rewards have been claimed, 
and where Conviction has followed; the different 
Queries to be arranged in columns:—A similar 
Return of Attempts to murder, attended with Bodily 
Injuries, arranged in columns :— And, a similar 
Return of Attempts to murder, not attended with 
Bodily Injury, arranged in columns. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to amend the Laws Factories Bill 
relating to Labour in Factories: And the same No.6. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday the 18th day of Fe- 
bruary next; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Promoters’ of the Undertaking Leicester and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Bedford Rail- 
for making a Railway from Hitchin, in Hertford-“*™ 
shire, through Bedford, to Leicester, to be called 
The Leicester and Bedford Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Postage 
mand,—Copy, Postage Convention between the Conventions. 
General Post-office of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland and the General Post- 
office of the Kingdom of Hanover, dated sth July, 

1845, 

Copy, Postage Convention between the General 
Post-office of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland and the General Post-office of the 
Duchy of Bruswick, dated 8th July, 1845. 

Copy, 





Wh 


Rus 
Dut 


Cour 
Chan 
(Irel: 


Cour 
Exch 
(Irels 


Brit 
Fish 


Bra: 


Wheat, &amp;e. 
Wheat, Xe. 
zi]. 
ry 
Postage. 
don Russian 
Dutch Loan. 
is 
C., 
Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland.) 
Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland.) 
Bill. 
and 
.ail- 
ons, 
British 
Fisheries. 
Bread, &amp;e. 
No. 7. 


9 VicroRrI Zz. 


Copy, Additional Articles to those agreed upon 
between the Post-office of Great Britain and the 
Post-office of France, for carrying into execution 
the Convention of 3d April 1843. 

Copy, Additional Articles to those agreed upon 
between the Post-office of Great Britain and the 
Post-office of Belgium, for carrying into execution 
the Convention of 19th October 1844. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 

—An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat Flour, and Oatmeal imported into Great 
Britain from freland, in the years 1842, 1843, 1844, 
and 1845; distinguishing the Quantities in each 
year. 
* An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat Flour, and Oatmeal imported into 
Great Britainfrom Ireland, from the 5th day of July 
1845, to the 5th day of January 1846. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of 
Treasury Warrant, dated Sth September 1845, regu- 
lating the Rates of Postage between the United 
Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover, and the 
Duchy of Brunswick. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant, dated 11th Septem- 
her 1845, regulating the Rates of Postage between 
the Cape of Good Hope, the East Indies, China 
and other Countries. 

An Account, made up to the 31st December 1845, 
of the Sums which have been paid and applied 
within the year 1845, by virtue of an Act of 55 Geo. 
3, ¢. 115, intituled, “ An Act for carrying into effect 
a Convention between his Majesty and the King of 
the Netherlands, andthe Emperor of allthe Russias,” 
for paying and satisfying the Interest on the part of 
the Loan therein agreed to be borne by his Majesty 
on all or any of the Securities therein mentioned, 
and towards paying and satisfying the Principal 
thereof (in case of the Principal of any of the said 
Securities shall have been paid), and also for paying 


the Expenses of carrying the said Act into execu- |’ 


tion, and the Sinking Fund for the extinction of the 
same. 

Copy of Warrant granting to Thomas Fenton, one 
of the Chief Examiners in the Court of Chancery 
in Ireland, Compensation for loss of Emoluments, 
Quarter ending 10th October 1845. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, between the 6th day of October 1844, 
and 5th day of January following, both days in- 
clusive ; and also of the Disbursements made there- 
out during the same period. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, between the 6th day of January 1845, 
and 5th day of April following, both days inclusive ; 
and also of the Disbursements made thereout during 
the same period. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland, between the 6th day of April 1845, and 5th 
day of July following, both days inclusive; and alsv 
of the Disbursements made thereout during the 
same period. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
iu Jreland, between the 6th day of July 1845, and 
5th day of October following, both days inclusive ; 
and also of the Disbursements made thereout during 
the same period. 

Report by the Commissioners of the British 
Yisheries, of their Proceedings from 5th April 1844 
to 5th January 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented,—Return to an 


Address to Her Majesty, dated the 7th day of 


Vou. 101. 


29° Januariz.—2° Februariz. 


31 


March in the last Session of Parliament, for a 
Return from our Consuls in all parts of the World, 
of the price (estimated in British Currency, and 
also in the currency of the country) on the ist da 
of November 1845 :—1, Of the best Wheaten Bread, 
not Fancy Bread, per Imperial pound English :— 
2. Of the best Wheaten Flour of which such Bread 
is manufactured, per Imperial pound English :— 
3. Of the best Red or White Wheat of the growth 
of 1845, weighing not less than from 60 to 61 pounds 
per Imperial Bushel:—4. Also, An Account of the 
Sort of Red or White Wheat used in manufacturing 
such Bread :—5. Also, An Account of the Propor- 
tions of the Red or White Wheat so used. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Return relative to Bread, &amp;c., 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Bread, &amp;c., Bread, &amp;. 
(London), which was presented upon Tuesday last, (Hondon.) 
be printed. No. 7. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Appeals, 
to Appeals, Quarter Sessions, which was presented — Ses- 
upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 8. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Colleges of a of 
cee - Le : ; hysicians 
Lat i and Surgeons, which was presented upon 214 Surgeons. 
uesday last, be printed. No. 9. 
Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Summary 
to Summary Convictions, which was presented upon a 
Tuesday last, be printed. Satin 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Piers and Picrs and 
Harbours, which was presented upon Tuesday last, Harbours. 
be printed. No. 11. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Clerks of the 
to Clerks of the Peace, &amp;c., which was presented Peace, &amp;c. 
a . se No. 12. 
upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 











Lune, 2° die Februarii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


ME, Campbell from the Court of Directors of rjoutenant 
4 the East India Company was called in; and WilliamHollis. 
at the bar presented,—Return to an Order dated the 
5th day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 
for Copies of all Letters and other Documents 
which have passed to and from the Court of Di- 
rectors of the East India Company and Lieutenant 
W. Hollis, and to and from the said Court and the 
Board of Control, relative to the Dismissal of that 
Officer from the Kast India Company’s Service. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the East India. 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—List, 
No. 131, specifying the Particulars of the Com- 
pensation proposed to be granted to the there- 
under-mentioned person, who belonged to the late 
Maritime Service of the East India Company, under 
an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the affairs of Jndia, and laid before 
the Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
February 1835. 

Copies of all Acts passed by the Right honourable fast India. 
the Governor-general of India, in Council, in 1844, 
Nos. 1 to 22; with an Index for the year 1844 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in ; Naval Receipt 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions end Expendi- 
of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Naval 
Receipt and Expenditure for the year ended the 
31st March 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 


Table. 


E44 Mr. 


ss 








EFT sD ORR das BIE 


32 9° Februarzz. 


Metropolitan | Mr. Golden, from the Office of the Commis- 
Police. sioners of the Metropolitan Police, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament,—Accounts, showing 
the Sums received and expended for the purposes 
of the Metropolitan Police, Police Superannuation 
Fund, and Police Courts, in the year ending the 
3ist day of December 1845 :—And then he with- 
drew. 
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Malton and A Petition of Directors for making the Railway 

Driffield Junc- theyeinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

einai making a Railway from the Scarborough Branch 
of the York and North Midland Railway, at Norton, 
near Malton, to the Bridlington Branch of the Hull 
and Selby Railway, at Great Driffield, with a Branch 
therefrom, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Saint Helens Canal and Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable 


Township of Eccleston to the Township of Garston, 
with Branches therefrom, and Docks at Garston 
aforesaid, all in the County of Lancaster, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Knaresborough to or 
near to the City of York, to be called the East and 
West Yorkshire Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lancashire A Petition of Promoters of the Lancashire and 
and Yorkshire Yorkshire North Eastern Railway, for leave to bring 
— in a Bill for making a Railway from Skipton to 
; York, to be called the Lancashire and Yorkshire 
North Eastern Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


Leeds and 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
York Railw 


4Y: inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Leeds to York, with a 
Branch therefrom, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Enfield Chase 
Road. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the Trustees of the Enfield Chase Road to make a 
Deviation or Alteration of the said Road from a 
point near the sixteenth Milestone, in the Parish 
of North Mims, to the town of Hatfield, in the 
County of Hertford, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Exeter, 
Topsham and 
Exmouth 
Railway. 


A Petitionof Promoters of a Railway from Exeter 
to Topsham and Exmouth, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


NorthWestern 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
Railway. } 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway trom the Leeds and Bradford 
Extension Railway to the Zancaster and Carlisle 
Railway, with diverging Lines therefrom to Lancaster 
and Orton, to be called The North Western Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


the said Company to make a Railway from the 











A. 1846. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway therein- Leicester ang 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Tamworth 
. ° re ction 

making a Railway from the Leicester and Swan- Railway. 
nington Railway to the Trent Valley Railway, with 

a Branch to or towards Atherstone, to connect the 

Towns of Leicester and Tamworth, was presented, 

and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under the authority Westruther 
of the Act thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring B04. 
in a Bill to enlarge the term and powers of an Act 
made in the sixth year of the reign of his Majesty 
King George the Fourth, for repairing and maintain- 
ing the Road from Whiteburn, upon the Turnpike- 
road from Edinburgh to Greenlaw, passing through 
Thorneydike and Westruther to Choicelee, upon the 
Turnpike-road from Greenlaw to Dunse, all in the 
County of Berwick, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Greenlaw 
subscribed, acting under the Act thereinafter men- Roads. 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for maintaining 
the Road from Deanburn, in the County of Had- 
dington, through Greenlaw, in the County of Berwick, 
to Cornhill, in the County of Durham; with 
Branches from Carfrae Mill, through Lauder, from 
Orange-lane to Swinton, and from Coldstream to 
Mount-pleasant, all in the County of Berwick; and 
for maintaining the Bridge over the River Tweed at 
Coldstream, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Coventry, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Nuneaton, 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- Bemghn 
mingham Railway at Coventry to the Midland Rail- Railway. 
way, in the Parish of Wigston Magna, in the 
County of Liecester, and for making several Branch 
Railways therefrom, to be called the Coventry, 
Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the United Company of the Pro- Ellesmere ani 
prietors of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, for leave Chester Cau! 
to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company to 
raise a further Sum of Money, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Glasgow = 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from bur Min 


Heatheryhail, on the south side of the River Clyde, ainiiiias 


tothe Joint Line of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr, and the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railways, with a Branch Railway and a Dock or 
Harbour in connection therewith, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Cork, Black- 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a ** TT 
Railway from the Borough of Cork, through Black-* “i 
rock, to the Town of Passage West,was presented, aud 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, Liverpool 
for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the Trustees D°¢*: 
of the said Docks to construct additional Wet 
Docks and other Works, and to raise a further Sum 
of Money,and for extending and amending the Acts 
relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Monkland 
Monkland Navigation, for leave to bring in a Bil] ©! 


for 





rr bed 


wor 


Nor 
ford 
way 


9 Vicroriz: 


for altering, amending and enlarging the Powers 
and Provisions of the several Acts passed in relation 
to the said Navigation, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
tor Private Bills. 


Royal Asylum —_ A Petition of Governors and Members of the Com- 
ot Sait Ann's mittee of Management of the Royal Asylum of the 
Society. 


Saint Ann’s Society, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
incorporate the Members of the said Institution, and 
to enable them the better to carry on their Charitable 
Designs, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bridgeton 
Improvement 
and Police. 


A Petition of Feuars, Owners, Life-renters, and 
Occupiers of lands, houses and other property in the 
town or village of Bridgeton and places adjacent, in 
the county of Lanark, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, draining and 
otherwise improving the said Town or Village and 
Places adjacent, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Salford Hun- 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, for 
dred Court. 


leave to bring ina Bill for more effectually regulat- 
ing the Salford Hundred Court, for extending the 
Jurisdiction and Powers of the said Court, and for 
establishing and constituting it as a Court of Record, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Aston Rates. A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the county of 
Warwick, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, Highway 
Rates, Borough Rates, County Rates, Lighting, 
Watching and Cleansing Rates, and all other Pa- 
rochial Rates on small ‘Tenements in the said parish, 


m 
ter 


was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select | 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Boston Water- 


. A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
WOrks. 


annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for better sup- 
plying with Water the Town and Environs of Boston, 
in the County of Lincoln, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


and 
‘anal. 


Newry, 
Warrenpoint 
and Rosstrevor 
Railway. 


A Petition of Samuel Livingston Frazer, of Newry, 
in the county of Down, Gentleman, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Newry, Warrenpoint and 
Rosstrervor Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by himself 
his agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Har- 
vere 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line.) 


Petitions of George Brocklehurst, of Macclesfield, 
Silk Dyer ;—Charles Nichols, of Bosley, near Mac- 
clesfield, Engineer ;—Joha Burrows, of Macclesfield, 
Shopkeeper ; — and, Mary Challinor, of Leek, 
Widow ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Peiitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 


before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


lack- 
1 Pas- 
ilway- 


vol 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Churnet 
Valley Line.) 


Petitions of Isaac Gee, of Sutton, near Maccles- 
Jield, Turf Cutter ;—Sophia Beck, of Upton, near 


ind 


Vou. 101, 


2 Februari. 


33 


Nichols, of Bosley, near Macclesfield, Engineer ;— 
John Hughes, of the parish of Cheddleton, Farmer ; 
—and, George Moss, of Cheddleton Heath, Farmer ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the North Stafford- 
shire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel, agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the - 
Committee. 


A Petition of Donald Smith Peddie, Accountant, Edinburgh 
in Edinburgh, Trustee under the marriage settle- = — 
ment of John Clarkson and Sarah Hamer Scott, or (Dunfermline 
Clarkson, his wife, Owner of land in the line of Branch.) 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Commit- 
tee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitions of Owners of or Persons otherwise inter~ Berks and 
ested in land, situate upon the line of or near to the Hants Railway 





line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, and or- ayes “ 
dinarily termed The Berks and Hants Railway, &amp;c.) 
(Hungerford Extension;)— Thomas Rawdon Ward, 
Thomas Baverstock Merriman and others, Owners of 
or otherwise interested in land situate upon the line of 
or near to the line of the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned, and ordinarily termed The Berks and Hants 
Railway (Hungerford Extension) ;—and, Thomas 
Rawdon Ward, Thomas Baverstock Merriman and 
others, Owners of or otherwise interested in land 
situate upon the line of or near to the line of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Owners of or 
Persons otherwise interested in land situate upon the 
line of or near to the line of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension, 
&amp;c.) Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Wellington Nelson, of Downpatrick, Belfast and 
Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Orders ae mad Down 
of the House, in respect to the application for the “” ”*™ 
Belfast and County Down Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of George Lane Fox, of Bramham Park, tccds, 

in the county of York, Esquire ;—Henry Berners, Dewsbury and 
. Manchester 

of Wakefield, Gentleman ;—Maria Hargrave, and Raiiway 

others Owners of lands and property on the line of (Wakefield 

the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—R. H. Brand- Extension.) 

ling, and others, Owners of lands and property on 

the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Com- 


missioners of a certain turnpike road, at Wakefield, 





called The Wakefield Ings Turnpike-road ;—Com- 


Macclesfield, W idow;—James Smith, of Saint Anne’s | pany incorporated by an Act of Parliament, made 
Cottage, in the parish of Leek, Farmer ;— Charles | and passed in the seventh year of the reign of 


His 


F late 





34. 2° Februariz. A. 1846. 


late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, ment and Branches (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,) Bills, 
“ An Act for better supplying with Water the Town | had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
of Wakefield,and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the| may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
West Riding of the County of York,” under the name | witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
of The Wakefield Waterworks Company, and also of read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
the there-undersigned Directors of the said Com- Petitions for Private Bills. . ae 
pany ;—Joseph Rhodes, Junior, and Benjamin Stott, | Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Commit- 
Owners of property on the line or in the neigh-| tee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
bourhood of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; | the same was not presented three clear days before 
—and, Commissioners appointed under and by virtue | the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
of an Act of Parliament, made and passed in the | mittee. 


eS ess 2 ee ema neg Sal ESE os rs 


Sea eee ae &amp; 


FC TTS 


eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty 

King George the Third, intituled, “An Act for 

the better paving, repairing and cleansing the 

Streets, Lanes, Alleys and other public Passages 

within that part of the Town of Wakefield, in the | 
County of York, which lies within the east end of | 
Westgate Bridge, the south side of Northgate Bar, 

the north end of Kirkgate Bridge (except so much 

thereof as is repaired by the West Riding of the 
said County of York), and the extreme part of the 

Township of Wakefield aforesaid, leading from Wren- 
gate towards East Moor, for preventing Nuisances 
and Annoyances therein, and for widening and 

rendering the same more commodious ;” complain- 

ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- 

spect to the application for the Leeds, Dewsbury and 

Manchester Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill, 

had not been complied with; and praying that | 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Irish Great Petitions of the Midland Great Western Railway | 

Western Rail- Company of Ireland, and of James Malley, one of 

mo the Solicitors of the said Company ;—Daniel Des- | 
mond, of Ballinasloe, in the county of Galway, | 
Esquire, Mail Coach Contractor, and an Occupier 
of land in the line of a proposed Railway, called 
The Irish Great Western Railway, from Dublin to 
Galway, and James Malley, of Upper Sackville- 
street, Dublin, Solicitor ;—John Gaynor, of De 
Vesct Terrace, Kingstown, in the county of Dublin, 
Esquire, being an Owner of land on the line of a 
proposed Railway from Dublin to Galway, to be 
called The Jrish Great Western Railway ;—and, 
James Malley, of Upper Sackville-street, Dublin, | 
and now residing at Morley’s Hotel, Trafalgar- | 
sguare, in the city of Westminster, Solicitor ; com- | 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in | 
respect to the application for the Jrish Great Wes- 
tern Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Glasgow, A Petition of James Ballantine, Esquire, of 
Paisley, Kil- Castle Hill, in the county of Ayr, a Road Trustee 
&lt;a Gaihvay for said county, and also Convener of a Committee 
Amendment appointed by a General Meeting of the Road 
and Branches ‘Trustees for said county, held at dyr, on the 24th 
. nd &gt; : 34, day of September 1845, to watch over the pro- 
. ceedings of the promoters of Railways within said 
county, in so far as the said Railways may interfere 

with the funds of the public roads in said county, 

and the security and convenience of travellers, and 

also of James Campbell, Esquire, of Craigie, a 

Road Trustee for the said county, and the aforesaid 

James Ballantine, Esquire, Members of a Com- 

mittee of the Road Trustees for the district of Ayr, 

appointed to attend to the interests of said Trustees 

with reference to the operations of Railway Com- 


A Petition of William Dunn Wheeler, of Sheffield, Sheffield and 
Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Orders a 
of the House, in respect to the application for the Railway, 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


it ed 


Petitions of Sir William Millikin Napier, Baronet, Ayrshire, 
of Millikin, Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell, aioe 
and James Kibble, of Greenlaw, Trustees on the gow Junction M 
turnpike-roads, in the county of Renfrew, and James Railway. 
Hopkirk Hill, Acting Clerk to the said trustees ;— 
and, the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
Company ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Ayrshire,Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


A Petition of John Marr, Writer, in Lanark, com- Glasgow, _ 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Paisley, Kil 


Saye: 2 : “k and 
respect to the application for the Glasgow, Paisley, Ayr Railway Nor 


Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and Amendment way 
Branches (No. 5.) Bill, had not been complied with; 224 Branches = 
. .? (No. 5.) Wy 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his anc 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented -_ 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
|the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitions of John Connell ;—and, John Marr, Glasgow, 
Writer, in Lanark; complaining that the Stand- Paisley, Ki- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- yee ere 
tion for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and (Amendment 
Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 4.) 24 Branches) 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying nn 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents Ulv 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, = 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee Car 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstanding 


Way 





anies within said district, and John M‘Murtrie, 
Vriter, in Ayr, Clerk to the Road Trustees for the 
said county of Ayr, and for the said district of Ayr, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 


the same were not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 





in respect to the applications for the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amend- 


\ 
t 





Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of lands or Staines and 
houses upon the line of the proposed Railway from Henley Rail- 
Ealing to Staines thereinafter mentioned, and of ““™ 

other 


a 


er 


m 


‘London and 
York Railway. 


Manchester 
andSouthamp- 
ton Railway. 


9 VicToRIz. 


other Owners and Occupiers of lands or houses in 
the neighbourhood of the said line of Railway ;— 
and, Owners or Occupiers of lands on the line or 
within the limits of deviation of an intended Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Staines and Henley Railway Bill, 
had. not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee toentertain thesaid Petitions, notwithstanding 
the same were not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


A Petition of Peter William Pegus, Clerk, of 
Uffington House, in the county of Lincoln, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the London and York 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Baily, and others, Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—John Rawlinson, Owner, 
Lessee or Occupier of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— Edward Boley, and others, 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Jand on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—R. H. Rodbard, 
Owner, Lessee or Occupier of land on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—C. C. Higgs, and 
others, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land on the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Ed- 
ward Carter, of Cambridge-circus, Hackney-road ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Manchester and 
Southampton Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, were presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


2° Februariz. 





35 


lisle Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Charles Dixon, of Stanstead, in Direct London 


the county of Sus: i 1 and Ports- 
y sex, Esquire, Josias Rogers, John month Botl- 


way, 


Coles, of Her Majesty’s Regiment of 4th Dragoon 
Guards, Esquire, and Henry Thomas Coles, of 
Gray’s-inn, — complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Direct Zondon and Portsmouth Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


A Petition of Andrew Clarke, of Comrie-castle, Stirling and 


i ‘ K j ini Dunfermline 
in the county of Perth, Esquire, complaining that bone. 


the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Stirling and Dunfermline Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Fielden, Owner of land on piackburn, 
the line of the intended Railway thereinafter men- Chorley and 


tioned, complaining that the Standing Orders of the hee 


House, in respect to the application for the Black- 
burn, Chorley and Liverpool Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Norfolk Rail- A Petition of John Gall, Fisher Bond, John 
nt way Extension Wallis, Richard Bryant, Henry Ely, James Austin, 


A Petition of Charles Whitaker, of Melton-hill, york ana 
in the East Riding of the county of York, Esquire, North Midland 


hes ———— Edward Austin, Samuel Foulger, Pleasant Bas-| complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, B#ilway 
ymondham ~- 2 ae : ee ; &lt; ; ? (East Riding 
and Attlebo- singthwaightt, John Gall, junior, all of New Bucken- | in respect to the application for the York and North Branches) 
roughBranch.) ham, in the county of Norfolk, and Samuel Blanch-| Midland Railway (East Riding Branches) (No. 1.) (No. 1.) 


flower, of Stuston, in the county of Suffolk, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Worfolk Railway 
Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Attle- 


Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


borough Branch) Bill, had not been complied with ; | for Private Bills. 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of W. O. and W. Hunt, and William Ayrshire and 
Ogle Hunt, of No. 10, Whitehall, Westminster, Soli- Galloway 
citors;—and, James Ballantine, of Castlehill, in ®*!w4y- 


&lt;il- 
and 
way 
nent 
ches) 


nd 
Rail- 


Ulverstone, 
urness, and 
Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 

way, 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the first meeting of the Committee. 


Petitions of George Wilson, of Dalham Tower, in 
the county of Westmoreland, Esquire, and John 
Kitching, of Milnthorpe, in the said county, Sur- 
geon ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line 
of an intended Railway from the Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway, near. Milnthorpe, in the county of 
Westmoreland, to or near Ulverstone, in the county 
of Zancaster,to be called The Ulverstone, Furness, 
Lancaster, and Carlisle Railway ;—and, John Penny 
Machell, of Penny-bridge, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, Esquire ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Car- 
. Vox, 101. 





the county of Ayr, a Road Trustee for the said 
county, and also Convener of a Committee appointed 
by a general meeting of the Road Trustees for the 
said county, held at Ayr, on the 24th day of Septem- 
ber 1845, to watch over the proceedings of the pro- 
moters of Railways within the said county, in so far 
as the said Railways may interfere with the funds of 
the public roads in said county, and the security and 
convenience of travellers, and also James Campbell, 
Esquire, of Craigie, a Road Trustee for the said 
county, and the aforesaid James Ballantine, Esquire, 
Members of the Committee of the Road Trustees 
for the district of Ayr, appointed to attend to the 
interests of said Trustees with reference to the 
operations of Railway Companies within said dis- 
trict, and also of John McMurtrie, Writer, in Ayr, 
Clerk to the Road Trustees for the said county of 
Ayr, and for the said district of Ayr ; complaining 

F2 that 





London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Wands- 
worth Branch. ) 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 6.) 


36 


that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the —- for the Ayrshire and Galloway 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petitionof Messrs. Pearce, Phillips and Winck- 
worth, of Saint Swithin’s-lane, in the city of London, 
Gentlemen, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Andrew Brown, Esquire, of Hill- 
house, in the county of Ayr, with the consent and 
cognizance of the Right honourable the Earl of 
Eglinton and Winton, Lady Mary Montgomery or 
Lamb, and Sir Charles Lamb, of Beauport, in the 
county of Sussex, Baronet, Sir Alexander David 
Montgomery Cunningham, Baronet, of Corsehill and 
Kirktonholm, Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, of 
Greenock and Blackhall, Baronet, and his Curators, 
General Sir James Stevenson Barns, of Kirkhill, 
William Mure, Esquire, of Caldwell, William Cun- 
ningham, Esquire, of Lanisham, Alexander Graham, 
Esquire, of Killoch, John Graham, Esquire, of 
Craigallion, James On, Esquire, of Crafthead, 
Charles Somerville McAllester, Esquire, and Mrs. 
McAllester, of Kennox, and other Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers in the counties of Renfrew and Ayr ; 


2 Februarit. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn and Mold Junction 

Cynric Lloyd, complaining that the Standing Orders Bway. 

of the House, in respect to the application for the 

Mold Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 

with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 

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

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


ee _Leic&gt;| 


A Petition of James Ley Douglass, of Market Rugby and 
Harborough, in the county of Leicester, Gentleman, Stamford 
being a Landowner on the line of Railway therein- ®#!v4v- 
after mentioned, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Rugby and Stamford Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owner and Occupiers of lands on yondon, 
the line of an intended Railway from the Great Newbury and 
Western Railway at or near to the city of Bath to — 
the town of Newbury, in the county of Berks, com- ee 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the London, Newbury 
and Bath Direct Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by their 
|agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Taylor, of Marmham Hall, in triverpool, 
the parish of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster, Manchester 
Esquire ;—and, Townley Rigby Knowles, Esquire, sot ei 


: ised. upon-Tyne 
Barrister-at-Law, and William Shaw, Esquire, of Seeutien 





Preston, Lancashire ; complaining that the Standing Railway. 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- 
| Tyne Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 


—and, John Watt, Residenter in Jrvine, Owner of | 
lands and houses in the parish of Dundonald and | 
county of Ayr; complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 





Guildford, 
Chichester, 
Portsmouth 
and Fareham 
Railway. 


Guildford, 


the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway | 
(Amendment and Branches) (No. 6.) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it he an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitionsof Frederick Madeley and others, Owners 
or Occupiers of lands or houses upon the line 
or in the neighbourhood of the proposed Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Owners or Occu- 
piers of lands or houses upon the line or in the neigh- 
bourhood of the proposed Railway thereinafter men- 


tioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 


the House, in respect to the application for the Guild- 
ford, Chichester, Portsmouth and Fareham Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of lands on the 


Chichester and line or in the neighbourhood of the Railway therein- 


Portsmouth 


Railway. 


after mentioned ;—and, John Mushett, Owner or 
Occupier of lands on the line or in the neighbour- 
hood of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 


respect to the application for the Guildford, Chi-| 


chester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





with; and praying that they may be heard, by 


themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
| same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
| Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking pondon 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill and Oxford 
| for making a Railway from London to, Oxford, with ®#wey- 
several Branches therefrom, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Fa 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking cjitheroe 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Junction 
for making a Railway from the East Lancashire ®*ilway- 
| Railway, at Accrington, in the County Palatine of 
| Lancaster, to Long Preston, and to Settle, in York- 
| shire, with Branches therefrom, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
‘ titions for Private Biils. 


Mi 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- Blackburn and 
pany, and of the Blackburn and Preston Railway Preston and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to unite and i a “i 
consolidate the said Companies, was presented, and ways Amalgt- 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- mation. 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Glasgow, 
the Royal Burgh of Dumfries, taking notice of the Dumfries 
application for leave to bring in the G'lasgow, Dum- #4," “ 
fries and Carlisle Railway Bil; and praying that m 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Br 


Po 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Petitions for 
| for Private Bills have power to send for persons, Private 


papers and records. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for British and 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Irish Union 
Dumfries to Portpatrick, with an Extension and ®*”*Y- 
Branches, to be called The British and Irish Union 


Railway, 





| 





East Lothian 
Central Tyne 
Valley 
Railway. 


Rutland Writ. 


Paper. 


Corn Laws. 


Frost, 
Williams, 
Jones and 
Ellis. 


Factories. 


Militia. 


d 


Bricks, 


Post-office. 








9 VicTorRiIz. 


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


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
the North British Railway, at East Linton, to Dal- 
keith, to be called The East Lothian Central and 
Tyne Valley Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Rutland, 
in the room of the Honourable William Henry 
Dawnay, who, since his Election for the said County, 
hath accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of 
Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
Desborough and Bonenham, in the County of Buck- 
ingham. 


A Petition of Paper Manufacturers of Scotland, 
complaining of the injury which they endure by the 
continuance of the excise laws affecting their manu- 
facture; and praying for relief, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Nuneaton and Hartshill ;—Sun- 
derland ;--and, Milngavie; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Rainton, in the North Riding of the county of York, 
praying the House to enact some measure to pre- 
vent the destruction of the present constituency by 
the creation of votes by the Anti-Corn Law League, 
avowedly, as they conceive, for the purpose of re- 
pealing the laws which now exist for the protection 
of agriculture, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from York ;—and, Carlisle; praying the 
House to address Her Majesty, that She will be 
graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the sen- 
tence of Frost, Williams, Jones and Ellis,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Heap, (seven Petitions) ;— Bolton, 
(seven Petitions) ; — Hadfield, (four Petitions) ; — 
Padfield, (two Petitions) ;—White Abbey ;—and, 
Factory Delegates, (Chairman); praying the House 
to pass a Bill for limiting the hours of labour of 
children and young persons employed in Factories 
to ten in the day, and eight hours on Saturday,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Romaldhirk; — Cotherstone ; — 
Wakefield ; — Stourbridge; — Great Driffield; — 
Hanley and Shelton, (Chairman);— Hammersmith 
and Fulham, (Chairman) ; — Leamington, (Chair- 
man) ;— Dorchester ;—Glasgow Anti-War Society, 
(Chairman) ;--Street ;-- Tywardreath ;-- Mevagissey ; 
Carthew ;—Roche ;— Saint Austell;— Truro ;—and, 
Darlington; praying the House not to sanction the 
enrolment of the Militia,-—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
continuation of a Return of the Duties paid upon 
Bricks in the several Excise Collections in England, 
from 1839 to 1845, both years inclusive. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Chargeable Letters which 
have passed through the London General Post (In- 
wards and Outwards) since the first general Re- 
duction of Postage, on the 5th day of December 
1839, dividing the time, as far as practicable, into 
Periods of Four complete weeks each; and distin- 
guishing, as regards each Period, the Unpaid, Paid 
Vou. 101. 


2° Februariz. 


37 

and Stamped, and Total Number of Letters ; also, of 
the estimated Average Number for Four Weeks of 
the year immediately preceding the Reduction, dis~ 
tinguished in like manner :—And, of the Number 
of Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post, exclusive of all General Post Letters, 
for the same Periods, and distinguished in the same 
manner as last Return :—A comparative Statement 
of the Number of Letters, (including Franks, during 
the existence of the Franking Privilege), delivered 
in the United Kingdom in One Week of each Ca- 
lendar Month, beginning with November 1839, and 
ending with the present time :—Accounts showing 
the Gross and Net Post-office Revenue, and the 
Cost of Management for the United Kingdom, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1839, and 
for each subsequent year, excluding from the Ac- 
count, whether of Gross Revenue or Cost of Ma- 
nagement, any Advances that may have been made 
by the English to the Irish Post-office, and Ad- 
vances to the Money Order Office; also, disregard- 
ing in the Return for each year any old Debts 
written off, or Postage remitted, or other Reductions 
which relate to previous years :—Returns showing, 
as nearly as can be given, the Gross Amount of 
Postage Revenue for England and Wales, exclusive 
of Returns for Refused Letters, for the month end. 

ing the 5th day of Januar y 1840 (during which the 
Fourpenny Rate was esta blished), and for the cor- 
responding month of each subsequent year :—Of 
the Payments by the Post-office made during the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1839 and each 
subsequent year, for the Conveyance of the Mails 
by Railway in Great Britain; distinguishing, in 
each instance, the Payments for Work done within 
the year from Payments for Work done in previous 
years :—And, of the Number and Amount of Mone 

Orders issued and paid in England and Wales dur- 
ing the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839, 
and each subsequent Quarter :—And, a similar Re- 
turn as regards Money Orders issued and paid in 


London. 


Return of the Amount paid for British Oak Timber, 
Thick-stuff, Plank and Treenails, delivered for each 
of Her Majesty’s Dockyards under the Contract of 
the 19th day of December 1843 to 1845; distin- 
guishing the Quantity and Price of each Descrip- 
tion of Timber, viz., Rough Oak Timber, Sided 
Oak, Thick-stuff, Four-inch Plank, Three-and-a-half, 
Three, Two-and-a-half, and Two-inch Plank, with 
the Number of ‘Treenails of each length. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy of Correspondence or Extracts of 
Correspondence on the subject of a Reform of the 
House of Keys in the Jsle of Man (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper of Session 1845) :—Copies 
or Extracts of Correspondence on the subject of 
the Nomination of Colonel James Campbell, as a 
Member of the House of Keys, and his Refusal to 
serve; with Proceedings consequent thereon : — 
And, Copy of the Oath or Declaration taken by 
Members of the House of Keys on their Admission. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Order, dated the 31st day of July in the last Session 
of Parliament, for a Return from the Royal Military 
Asylum at Chelsea, showing the Average Number 
of Boys on the Establishment in each year from 
1800 to 1844; showing also the Numbers admitted 
intu the Establishment ; the Total Numbers of Sick, 
and the Total of Deaths; the Number dismissed 
for Crime, aud discharged for Disease ; the Num- 





F3 bers 





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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Isle of Man, 


Sir Charles Douglas presented,—Returns to an Royal Military 
sylum 
(Chelsea, &amp;e.) 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


38 2° Februari. 


bers discharged or leaving the Asylum (as over age), 
and the Number of Desertions, in each year from 
1800 to 1844; distinguishing the Boys whose Pa- 
rents belong to, and whose Parents do not belong 
to the Army ; stating also, the Numbers discharged 
or leaving the Asylum (as of age), the Number found 
fit to enter the Army, and the Number so entering, 
and the Number found unfit, and discharged to 
other Trades, from 1800 to 1844 :—Furnishing also 
a Copy of the Rules as to Admission and Discharge ; 
and a Copy of the Diet Roll :—And, the same Re- 
turns from the Royal Hibernian Military School, 
Dublin; and from the Royal Naval Schools, Green- 
wich Hospital; distinguishing the Boys of the 
Upper from the Lower School (so far as relates to 

reenwich Hospital Schools.) 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Ponsonby have leave of ab- 
sence till Easter, on account of ill health. 


The House was moved, That the 34th, 35th and 


A, 1846. 


time he may be required to sit as Chairman of all 
Committees upon Private Bills unopposed. 


The Right honourable Henry Goulburn, Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, having stated that he could 
not attend Election Committees without material 
inconvenience to the public service, during the time 
he may hold the said office ; 

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


The Right honourable Sir James Graham having 
stated, that being one of Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretaries of State, he could not attend Election 
Committees without material inconvenience to the 
public service during the time he may hold the said 
office ; 

Resolved, That the Right honourable Sir James 
Graham, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State, be excused from serving on Election Com- 
mittees during the time he may hold the said office. 


36th Sections of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 103, to Lord John Manners presented a Bill to alter and Bequests for 
amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted Elec- | #™end the Laws relating to the Disposition of Pro- ee 
. } = &gt; laritabile 
tions of Members to serve in Parliament, might be perty for Pious and Charitable Purposes: And the Purposes Bill. 
read ; and the same being read ; : same was read the first time; and ordered to be No, 13 
The Clerk read the List of Names who have | "#4 @ second time upon Monday the 16th day of ani 
claimed to be excused from serving on Election this instant February ; and to be printed, 


Committees, as being upwards of sixty years of age ‘ : 
a Sleath : 5 ™P yy °”| The Drainage, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill was, according prainage, &amp;c., 


William Astell, Esquire, Colonel Baillie (Honi- to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 


ton), Walter Baine, Esquire, John Benett, Esquire, 
Thomas Bunbury, Esquire, Sir Charies M. Burrell, 
Honourable Colonel Butler, John Ireland Black- 
burne, Esquire, William Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, 
Aaron Chapman (Whitby), Esquire, William Shar- 
man Crawford, Esquire, William Joseph Denison 
(Surrey), Esquire, Sir Howard Douglas (Liverpool), 
Right honourable Edward Ellice (Coventry), Wil- 
liam Feilden (Blackburn), Esquire, John Fielden 
(Oldham), Esquire, Augustus Eliott Fuller, Esquire, 
William Ormsby Gore(Salop), Esquire, John Hardy, 
Esquire, John Heathcoat ( Tiverton), Esquire, Sir 
John Hope, Kedgwin Hoskins, Esquire, Joseph 
Hume, Esquire, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Sir Charles 
Knightley, William Gore Langton, Esquire, Sir 
Charles Lemon, James Loch, Esquire, Major Mac- 
namara, Lord Charles Manners, Stewart Marjori- 
banks, Esquire, William Ord, Esquire, James Oswald 
(Glasgow), Esquire, Cornelius O’Brien, Esquire, 
George Palmer (Essex), Esquire, Edward William 
Wynne Pendarves, Esquire, John Phillpotts, Esquire, 
William T. Praed, Esquire, John Round (Maldon), 
Esquire, Thomas Sheppard, Esquire, Sir George 
Henry Smyth (Colchester), Sir George T. Staunton, 
Sir George Strickland, Sir Frederick Trench, Rich- 
ard Walker, Esquire, Sir Thomas Wilde, Edmond 
Wodehouse, Esquire, Colonel Wood (Brecknockshire), 
and the Right honourable Charles Wathin Williams 
Wynn (Montgomeryshire). 

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

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

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

Resolved, That Thomas Greene, Esquire, Chairman 
of the Committee of Ways and Means, be excused 
from serving on Election Committees during the 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Works (/reland) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in P. 5. Is. 29. and 30., by leaving out the 
words, “ And be it Enacted, ‘That whenever any 
“ such public work shall have been constructed.” 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Yeas, \ Mr. Cripps: lei 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Ferguson, 3 

Noes, Mr. French : } : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





and Counties of Towns, in Jreland, of which the 
Valuation, under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 84, has 
been completed; specifying the Name of each 
Barony, or Half Barony, the Acreable Contents, 
and the Vaiuation thereof; stating, also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of 
Spring Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, or 
Half Barony, and the Rate per centum which each 
‘such Sum bears to the Valuation; also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of 
| Summer Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, or 
| Half Barony, and the Rate per centum which each 

such Sum bears to the Valuation ; stating, also, the 

Name and Acreable Contents of each such County, 

County of a City, and County ofa Town ; the Annual 
| Value thereof according to the Valuation under that 
| Act ; 








The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Public Works 
into further consideration the Report on the Public (Ireland) Bill 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mitte of Supply ; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Valuation 
Return of the several Counties, Counties of Cities, (Ieland.) 


Fis 
an 
(Ir 


Game Laws. 


Fishery Piers 
and Harbours 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Rates 
and Local 
Taxation. 


No. 14, 


Fishery Piers 
and Harbours 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 15. 





9 VicToRIz. 


Act ; the Amount of the Expense of such Valuation, 
the Cost per Acre of such Valuation, and the Rate 
which the Cost of such Valuation bears to each £.100 
of the Valuation:—A similar Return for the year 
1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
212, of Session 1844) :—A Return from the Counties 
of Cork and Waterford, specifying the Name of each 
Barony, or Half Barony, the Acreable Contents, and 
the Valuation thereof; stating, also, the Sum ordered 
to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring 
Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, or Half Barony, 
and the Rate per centum which each such Sum bears 
to the Valuation ; also, the Sum ordered to be levied 
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Summer Assizes 1844, 
for each such Barony, or Half Barony, and the Rate 
per centum which each such Sum bears to the Va- 
luation:—A similar Return for the year 1845:—A 
Return of the Counties, Counties of Cities, and 
Counties of Towns, in Ireland, except Cork and 
Waterford, of which the Valuation under the Act 
6 and 7 Will, 4,¢. 84, has not been completed, 
specifying the Name of each Barony, or Half Barony, 
the Acreable Contents according to the Ordnance 
Survey; stating, also, the Sum ordered to be levied 
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring Assizes 1844, 
for each such Barony, or Half Barony, and the Rate 
per 1000 Acres assessable in the County Book for 
each Barony, &amp;c.; also, the Sum ordered to be levied 
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Summer Assizes 1844, 
off each such Barony, or Half Barony, and the Rate 
per 1000 Acres assessable in the County Book for 
Barony, &amp;c.:—And a similar Return for the year 
1845. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the Operation of the Game Laws, and 
to report their Observations and Opinion there- 
upon to the House :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed, of Mr. Bright, Mr. Burroughes, Lord 
George Bentinck, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Bouverie, 
Mr. Cripps, Viscount Clive, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, 
Mr. Villiers, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Etwall, Mr. Grantley 
Berkeley, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. George Caven- 
dish, and Mr. Trelawny; with power to send for 
Persons, Papers and Records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to encourage the Sea Fisheries of Ireland, by pro- 
moting and aiding with Grants of Public Money the 
Construction of Piers, Harbours and other Works : 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be l:id before this House, 
Accounts of the Amount of Money levied for Poor 
Rates in England and Wales {sr each of the years 
ended Lady Day 1826, 1853 and 1841, respectively, 
distinguishing the Amount levied on Landed Pro- 
perty, Dwelling Houses, and all other kinds of 
Property :—And of the Annual Value of Real Pro- 
perty assessed to the Poor Rate in England and 
Wales in the year ended Lady Day 1841, distin- 
guishing Landed Property, Dwelling Houses, and 
all other kinds of Property :—And a Return of the 
Total Amount of Local Taxation in Great Britain 
and Ireland, as far as can be ascertained from Official 
Documents. 

Sir James Graham accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 

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


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to en- 
courage the Sea Fisheries of Jreland, by promoting 
and aiding with Grants of Public Money the Con- 
struction of Piers, Harbours, and other Works: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Tuesday the 10th day of 
this instant February ; and to be printed. 

Vou. 101. 


2° Februarie. 


39 


would be graciously pleased to give directions to 
the proper Officers that the several Estimates therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House), had 
been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her Ma- 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


days of January last, (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Session of Parliament, for Statements of the Number 
of Persons executed for all Crimes in each County 
of England and Wales, during each year previous 
to 1834, as far back as the same can be giver :—~ 
And, of the Number of Persons committed for 
Murder in each County of England and Wales, during 
each yeuar previous to 1834, as far back as the same 
can be given, giving for each County and Year the 
Results of the Commitments, that is to say, Bills 
thrown out and Prosecutions dropped, Acquittals, 
Convictions, Capital Sentences, Commutations and 
Executions. 


Address to Her Majesty,—a Return of the Total 
Number of Persons executed (forall crimes) in Lon- 
don and Middlesex, during each of the following pe- 
riods (specifying the Numberin each year), viz. Three 
years ending December 1827; Three years ending 
December 1830; Three years ending December 1833 ; 
Three years ending December 1836; Three years 
ending December 1839; Three years ending De- 
cember 1842; and ‘Three years ending December 
1845 :—Together with the Number of Persons com- 
mitted and convicted for Murder in the same periods 
respectively; specifying the Number in each year ; 
and distinguishing those triennial periods, if any, in 
which no conviction for Murder took place. 

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


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Aberdeen to Inverness, with 
Branches to Banff, Portsoy, Garmouth and Burgh- 
head, to be called The Great North of Scotland 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


to enable the Swansea Vale Railway Company to 
complete and extend the Line of such Railway, and 
to make Branches therefrom, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


making a Railway from Kintore to Alford, to be 
called The Alford Valley Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


making a Railway from Ferryhill, near Aberdeen, to 
Aboyne, to be called The Deeside Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


F 4 for 








Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their Address of Tuesday last (that Her Majesty “® 


SS. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 28rd, 26th and 29th Addresses. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, Return to an Address to Executions, 
Her Majesty, dated the 11th day of July, in the last &amp;c. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to an Executions. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway. 


A Petition of Three of the Directors of The Swansea Vale 
Swansea Vale Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill ®#!way. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Alford Valley 
unto subscribed, for leave fo bring in a Bill for Railway. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Deeside 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Heywood 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Waterworks, 





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Se Ee 


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Aiea ie a nanan Be eee a oe 





Great North 
of Scotland 
Eastern 
Extension 
Railway, 


Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Leeds Exten- 
sion.) 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways. 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
Sudbury 

and Halstead 
Railway. 


London and 


York Railway. 


40 2° Februari. 


for better supplying with Water the Town or Village | 
of Heywood, and the several Townships and Places 
adjacent thereto, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Dyce to Fraserburgh, with 
a Branch to Peterhead, to be called The Great 
North of Scotland and Eastern Extension Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Elizabeth Jeffry, an Occupier of pro- 
perty on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
—Richard Persey, of Winsham, in the county of 
Somerset, Yeoman;— Robert Thomas Day, of Crew- 
herne, in the county of Somerset, Yeoman ;—Inhabi- 
tants of the Town of Axmouth in the county of 
Devon ;—Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— Mary 
Beed, of Colyton, in the county of Devon, Spinster ; 
— Occupiers of property on the line of Railway there- 
inafter mentioned ;—and, Owners, Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 





mentioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill, had | 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for | 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land on, 
and Persons affected by the more direct line of) 
Railway proposed to be made by the York and | 
North Midland Railway Company between York | 
and Leeds ;—and, Benjamin Cariss ; complaining | 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the York and North Midland | 
Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by | 
themselves, their counsel, agents and witnesses, | 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and | 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 





A Petition of Charles Naylor, of Leeds, in the | 
West Riding of York, Gentleman, complaining that | 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to | 
the application for the West Riding Union Railways | 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that | 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- | 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read : | 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Edward Brett, of the parish of 
Wakes Colne, in the county of Essex, Esquire, Mar 
Brett, of the same place, Widow, William Gold- | 
smith, of the hamlet of Bures Saint Mary, in the 
county of Suffolk, Farmer, and others whose names 
are thereunto subscribed ;—and, Samuel Courtauld, | 
of Halstead, in the county of Essex, Robert Alfred 
Allen and John Sykes, of Sudbury, in the county 
of Suffolk, and others, Owners, Lessees or Occu- 
piers of lands, hereditaments and tenements on the 
line of the proposed Colchester, Stour Valley, Sud- 
bury and Halstead Railway; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House in respect to the 
application for the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sud- 
bury and Halstead Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Johnson, of Holloway- 
place, iu the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the 





A. 1846. 


county of Middlesex, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the London and York Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


A Petition of James Boodle, of Cheltenham, in Cheltenham 
the county of Gloucester, complaining that the and Oxford 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to tne ®#!vay. 
application for the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Jackson, Writer, in Dumfries ; Glasgow, 
—and, the Caledonian Railway Company; com- Dumities 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in — 
respect to the application for the Glasgow, Dum- 
fries and Carlisle Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—-were presented, and read; and referred to 


| the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Brown, Farmer in Rossholm, Glasgow, 
parish of Dreghorn, in the county of Ayr, com- Paisley, Kil- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in penn tone 
respect to the application for the Glasgow, Paisley, pth cae. 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and and Branches 
Branches (No. 1.) Bill, had not been complied (N® !) 
with; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


A Petition of John Stevenson, a Lessee and Oc- gascow 
cupier of lands and houses through which the fol- Paisley, Kil- 
lowing lines of Railway are intended to pass, com- —— ont 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in pata wate 
respect to the application for the Glasgow, Paisley, and Branches 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (Amendment and (N® ?-) 
Branches) (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Y | Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 


|ing the same was not presented three clear days 


before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


Petitions of the Right honourable George James Guildford, 
Perceval, Earl of Egmont, of Cowdray, in the pa- Chichester, 
rish of Easebourne, in the county of Sussex ;—The Portsmouth 

? and Fareham 

Reverend Leveson Vernon Harcourt, and the Ho- Railway. 
nourable Caroline Mary Vernon Harcourt, of West 
Dean House, in the parish of West Dean, in the 
county of Sussex;— and, George Wyndham, of 
Petworth House, in the county of Sussex, Esquire ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth and Fare- 
ham Railway Bill, and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill,— were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 








Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction 
Railway 
(Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway, 
Wearmouth 


Branches). 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
No. 16. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
No. 16. 


Bank of 
England. 


National Debt. 


Northern 
Lighthouses, 


Q VicToRIz. 


A Petition of William Hutton Chaytor, of Lom- 
bard-street, in the city of London, Esquire, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Newcastle and 
DarlingtonJunction Railway, (Durham and Sunder- 
land Sain, Wearmouth Dock Purchase and 
Branches) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Account of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, &amp;c., imported from Ireland, from 1842 to 
1845, which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, &amp;c., imported from Ireland, between the 5th 
day of July 1845 and the 5th day of January 1846, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 3° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M* Elsey, from the Bank of England, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, — 
An Account of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills 
or Treasury Bills, and other Government Securities, 
which have been purchased by the Governor and 
Company of the Bank of England, or on which any 
Sum or Sums have been lent and advanced for the 
Public Service by the Governor and Company of 
the said Bank, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1846 ; showing what Amount of such Bills, 
before the making up of this Account, has been 
er off and discharged ; and the Amount of such 
exchequer Bills, cr Treasury Bills, or other Govern- 
ment Securities, which was in the hands of the 
Governor and Company of the said Bank on the 
5th day of January 1846 aforesaid. 


An Account of the Quarterly Averages of the 
Weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Eng- 
land, since the 19th April 1845. 


An Account of the Amount of Balances of Sums 
issued for the Payment of Dividends due and not 
demanded, and for the Payment of Lottery Prizes 
or Benefits which had not been ciaimed, and which 
remained in the hands of the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Bank of England on the thereunder- 
mentioned days, being those next before the issue 
from the Exchequer of Money for the Payment of 
Dividends on account of the National Debt, for 
each of the Four preceding Quarters respectively. 


An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
£.4,143,891, 3s. 2d. in one year, from the 5th 
January 1845 to the 5th January 1846, by the Com- 
missioners appointed by the 26 Geo, 3, for the Re- 
— of the National Debt :—And then he with- 

rew. 

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


Mr. Robertson, from the Commissioners of the 
Northern Lighthouses, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Abstract of the Receipts and 
Payments on Account of the Duties levied for the 
Northern Lighthouses, for the year 1844 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

‘ — That the said Paper do lie upon the 
able. 

Von. 101. 





9°__ 3° Februariz. 





41 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Eastern Uniow 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a and Hadleigh 
Railway from the Eastern Union Railway, in the er 
Parish of Bentley, in the Town of Hadleigh, all in wy 

the County of Suffolk, to be called, The Eastern 

Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking for York New 
better supplying with water the city and neighbour- Waterworks, 
hood of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 

supplying with Water the said City and Neighbour- 

hood, was presented, and read, and referred to the 

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order made yesterday, That it be an In- Direct Lon- 
struction to the Select Committee on Petitions for — th 
Private Bills to entertain the Petition of Charles emg 
Dixon, of Stanstead, in the County of Sussex, 

Esquire, Josias Rogers, John Coles, of Her Ma- 

jesty’s Regiment of the Fourth Dragoon Guards, 

Esquire, and Henry Thomas Coles, of Grays-Inn, 

Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders of 

the House,in respect to the application for the 

Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, had 

not been complied with, nothwithstanding the same 

was not presented three clear days before the day 
appointed for the first meeting of the Committee, 

was read, and discharged. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunte Grand Union 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway. 
Railway from Nottingham to Lynn, with Branches 
to Boston, Skirbeck and Doughty Quay, to be called 
The Grand Union Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace airarie Police. 
for the county of Lanark, residing within the 
district thereafter mentioned and others, Inhabitants 
of the said district, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
erect and constitute the Parishes of Old and New 
Monkland and parts of the Parishes of Bothwell 
and Shotts, and the Burgh of Barony of Airdrie, 
in the County of Lanark, into cne Police District for 
the Establishment of an efficient Police Force 
therein, and for other Purposes relating thereto, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, yy;qana Rail- 
for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize certain way, Syston to 
Alterations in the Line of the Syston and Peter- Peterborough 
borough Branch of the Midland Railway, and the (yeviation 
formation of certain other Branch Railways in con- andBranches.) 
nection therewith, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mewcastle and Darlington Great North 
Junction Railway Company, and the Great North of England 
of England Railway Company, for leave to bring in Railway 
a Bill for enabling the Great North of England~“° 
Railway Company to lease and also to sell their 
Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company, and to authorize the raising of 
additional Money by the said last-mentioned Com- 
pany, for those and other Purposes, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mewcastle and Darlington q.... North 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a of England 
Bill for enabling the said Cotapany to make a Rail- and Bedale 
way from the Line of the Great North of England ae wl 
Railway to Bedale, was presented, and read; and : 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


G A Petition 








42 3° Februariz. 


Great North oe , 
of England A Petition of the Newcastle and Darlington 


. Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
pridae Branch Bill for enablin wa said "ele to make a Rail- 
Railway. way from the Tine of the Great North of England 

Railway, to or near to Boroughbridge, was _pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


York and A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 
— way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


(East Riding enabling the said Company to make certain Branch 

Branches) Railways in the East Riding of the County of York, 

(iio, 2.) and for other Purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Bradford —_ Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
way (Guiseley the said Company to make a Branch Railway to 


Branch. rae 1 
_e Guiseley, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 


Bradford Rail- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 

way (Junction id C k J ; TF 

Line at Brad. the said Company to make a Junction Line at 

ford.) Bradford, in the West Riding of the County of 
York, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Launceston A Petition of Promoters of the Railway called 
= South = The Launceston and South Devon Railway, for leave 
evon Rail- ‘ . ; : ; : 

way (No, i.) to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Laun- 
ceston, in the County of Cornwall, to Tavistock, in 
the County of Devon, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Clonmel and A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 


Hallway. annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Town of Clonmel to the Town of 
Thurles, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

Tenby, Saun- A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 

—— annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 

Railway. Railways to connect the Saundersfoot Railway with 


the South Wales Railway, with the Harbour of 
Saundersfoot, and with the Town of Tenby, to be 
called, The Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales 
Railway, and for other Purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Town and Port of Warrenpoint, 
to the Town of Belfast, with Branches, to be called 
The Great County Down Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Great County 
Down Rail- 
way. 


Belfast and 
Holywood 
Atmospheric 
Railway. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Belfast to the Town of Holywood, to 
be called, The Belfast and Holywood Atmospheric 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


London 
and York 
Railway. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Peter William Pegus, Clerk, of Uffington House, 
in the county of Lincoln, which was presented 
ry, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for 


the London and York Railway Bill, had not been 








A. 1846. 


complied with, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was 
not presented three clear days before the day ap- 
pointed for the first meeting of the Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Petitions of Berks and 

Owners of or Persons otherwise interested in land, (Hungerford 
situate upon the line of or near to the line of the Extension, 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, and ordinarily &amp;c.) 
termed The Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford 
Extension);—Thomas Rawdon Ward, Thomas Baver- 
stock Merriman, and others, Owners of or otherwise 
interested in land situate upon the line of or near to 
the line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, and 
ordinarily termed The Berks and Hants Railway 
(Hungerford Extension) ;— Thomas Rawdon Ward, 
Thomas Baverstock Merriman and others, Owners of 
or otherwise interested in land situate upon the line 
of or near to the line of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—and, Owners of or Persons otherwise 
interested in land situate upon the line of or near to 
the line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, which 
were presented ——, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Berks and Hants Railway 
(Hungerford Extension, &amp;c.), Bill, had not been 
complied with, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills to entertain 
the said Petitions, notwithstanding the same were 
not presented three clear days before the day ap- 
pointed for the first meeting of the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Subscribers to the Direct 
Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to — and 
: ; 5 : : ortsmouth 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the Croy- Railway. 
don and Epsom Railway, at Epsom, to the Town of 
Portsmouth, with a Branch to Chichester, to be 
called The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway, 
which was presented upon the 18th day of March, 
in the last Session of Parliament, be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Ayrshire and 
W. O. and W. Hunt, and William Ogle Hunt, of ee 
No. 10, Whitehall, Westminster, Solicitors ; which aati 
was presented yesterday, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway 
Bill, had not been ccmplied with, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Comunittee on Petitions for Private Bills to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was 
not presented three clear days before the day ap- 
pointed for the first meeting of the Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of London, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of an Newbury and 
intended Railway from the Great Western Railway, os gee 
at or near to the city of Bath, to the town of Vew- 
bury, in the county of Berks, which was presented 
yesterday, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the Zon- 
don, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was not 
presented three clear days before the day appointed 
for the first meeting of the Committee. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Boston, Newark Boston, 


and Sheffield Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill Newark and 

fi king a Railway from B ‘n the County stetield 

or making a hallway from boston, in the Coun y Railway. 
° 


Hants Railway 

















Not 
Mat 
Mic 
Jun 
wa} 


Rus 
Rai 


Yor 
and 
Un 
way 


Car 
Dul 
tior 


Son 
Mic 
Rai 


Mic 
Gas 


Mc 
an 
Ra 


Re 





Nottingham, 
Mansfield and 
Midlands 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Rugby and 
Huntingdon 
Railway. 


Yorkshire 
and Glasgow 
Union Rail- 
way. 


Wexford, 
Carlow and 
Dublin Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Somersetshire 
Midland 
Railway. 


Middleton 
Gas. 


Leith Paving. 


Edinburgh 
Paving, 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Caledonian 
Railway 
Junction.) 





9 VicToRIZ. 


of Lincoln, to Sheffield, in the County of York, with 
Branches therefrom, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Jottingham, 
Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Wot- 
tingham, to join the Midland Railway, at the Clay 
Cross Station, with Branches therefrom, and also a 
Railway therefrom to Mansfield, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Rugby to Huntingdon, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Great North of England 
Railway, at Thirsk, in the North Riding of York- 
shire, to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, at 
Clifton, in Westmoreland, to be called The Yorkshire 
and Glasgow Union Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Wexford to Carlow, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Bill for making a 
Railway, to be called The Somersetshire Midland 
Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Frome to the Bristol and Exeter Rail- 
way, at or near the Highbridge Station thereof, in 
the Parish of Burnham, in the County of Somerset, 
to be called The Somersetshire Midland Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of 
Middleton and Tonge, in the county of Lancaster, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for lighting with Gas 
the Town of Middleton, and its Vicinity, in the 
said County, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under the Acts 
thereafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
regulating the Repair and Maintenance of the Roads 
and Streets within the Town cf Leith, and the As- 
sessments payable in respect thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under the Acts 
thereafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
further regulating the Repair and Maintenance of 
the Roads, Streets and Bridges within the Middle 
District of the County of Edinburgh, and the As- 
sessments payable in respect thereof, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside and 
Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the said Company to make a Branch 
to the Caledonian Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Von, 101. 


3° Februariz. 


field, in the county of Nottingham, and the neigh- 








43 


A Petition of the Wilsontown, Morningside and wilsontown 
Coltness Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Morningside 
Bill to enable the said Company to make a Branch 2nd Coltness 
Railway to the Town of Bathgate, was presented, (Bathexte 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Branch.) 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Ed- Mola Junction 
ward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn and Cynric Lloyd, ®#lway. 
which was presented yesterday, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Mold Junction Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was not 
presented three clear days before the day appointed 
for the first meeting of the Committee. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Chichester 

to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New Writ Writ. 

for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Chichester, in the room 

of the Honourable Arthur Lennox, commonly 

called Lord Arthur Lennox, who, since his election 

for the said City, hath accepted the Office of Steward 

of Her Majesty’s Manor of Hempholme, in the 

County of York. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee paptic 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
Petitions presented from the 22d to the 29th (First Report.) 
day of January last, both days inclusive, and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

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


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the york and 
city of York to the town of Lancaster, for leave to Lancaster 
bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, was Bway, 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- North Kent 
gesses of the borough of Dovor, in the county of Railway. 
Kent, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the North Kent Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Zans- Boston, 
Newark and 
Sheffield 


bourhood, pg | notice of the application for leave poiway, 


to bring in the Boston, Newark and Sheffield Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirby Grindalythe ; —Langton ; Corn Laws. 
— Kirkham ;-—-Howsham ;— Leppington ;— Scaggle- 
thorpe ; — Suttons Ambo; — North Grimston ; — 
Duggleby ;—Wharram Percy ;—Thixendale ;— Ed- 
dlethorpe ;—East Heslerton ;— Leavening ;—Kenny- 
thorpe ;— Wharram-le-Street ;— Westow ;---Birdsall ; 
—Scampston ; — West Heslerton ;—Settrington ;— 
Burythorpe ;— Thorpe Bassett ;—Acklam ;— Knap- 
ton; — Mennythorpe ; — Yeddingham; — Firby ;— 
Scrayingham ;—-Raisthorpe ;—Metham ;—Laxton ; 
— Cotness ;— Shelton ;— Faxfleet ;— Wressle ;—Salt- 
marshe ; — Northallerton ;— and, West Harlsey ; 
praying the House not to sanction any diminution 
in the amount of protection now granted to Agri- 
culture,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Spring Burn ;—Blue Vale, Glen 
G 2 Park 








Militia. 


Factories Bill. 


Incorporated 
Trades (Scot- 
land.) 


Hi. S. Chap- 
man, Esquire. 


American 
Tariffs. 


Archbishops 
and Bishops. 


Poor Rates. 
No. 17. 


4,4. 3° Februari. A. 1846. 


Park and Drygate Toll ;—Calton ;—Dumfries ;—| County of England and Wales during the year 
and, Cripplegate Within (London) ; praying for the ending the 25th day of March 1839, which was 
repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and| presented upon the 26th of August 1839, be re- 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Glasgow Anti-| 
War Society, (Chairman) ;— Street ;— Tywardreath ; | 
— Mevagissey ;— Carthew ;— Roche;—Saint Austell; 
— Truro ;-—and, Darlington, praying that no measure 
with a view to the enrolment of the Militia, may! 


printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Total Sum Highways. 


expended during the year ending the 25th day of 
March 1839, by Surveyors of the Highways in every 
Parish, Township or Place in England and Wales, 
separately maintaining its Highways; such Account 


receive the sanction of the House, —were presented, | of the Money expended from the 25th day of March 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from White Abbey ;—and, Factory De- 
legates (Chairman); praying that the Factories Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
sal ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Aberdeen, | 
praying the House to abolish the exclusive privileges 
enjoyed by the Incorporated Trades in the Royal 


1838 to the 25th day of March 1839, in making, 
improving, maintaining or repairing the said High- 
ways, to be made up and returned as soon after the 
said 25th day of March 1839 as the present Sur- 
veyors shall have prepared and settled their Accounts, 
with such explanations annexed to the Return as 
may appear to be necessary, which was presented 
upon the 26th day of August 1839, be re-printed. 








Burghs of Scotland, and by the Burgesses of Guild, 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copy of the Warrant, or other document of authority, 
by which H. S. Chapman, Esquire, Assistant Com- 
missioner under the Commission appointed to inquire 
into the condition of the Hand-loom Weavers, an 


acting in that capacity in the West Riding of York-| 


shire in 1838, was afterwards appointed Chief Judge 
of the Supreme Court at Wellington, in New Zealand, 
in 1843. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


Treasurers of Counties in England and Wales, of the 
| Total Amount annually received by them from the 
| County Rates, and from any other Source of Receipt 

applicable in aid of County Rates :—Also, of the 

Total Amount annually expended by them during 

their years of Account ending in or with the years 

1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838, and in cases where 

such Account is made up to Easter, Lady-day or 
‘the Spring Quarter Sessions, an Account for the 
| Twelvemonth then terminating, in all such Accounts 
_of Expenditure distinguishing the Expense of build- 
| ing and maintaining County Bridges and repairing 
| the Roads appertaining thereunto :—Also, the Ex- 

pense of building, enlarging, improving or repairing 
the County Gaol, and every House of Correction, 
| Bridewell, Lock-up House or Sheriff’s Ward within 
the County :—Also, the Expense incurred in the 
| Maintenance and safe Custody of Prisoners confined 
in any of these :—Also, Expenses incurred in Criminal 
| Prosecutions at the Assizes and Quarter Sessions :— 
Also, Expenses incurred in apprehending and con- 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | veying Vagrants and in Payment of High and Petty 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, | Constables :—Together with a separate Account of 
Papers relative to Tariffs published in the United| the Debt at this time due and payable out of the 
States, and presented in pursuance of an Address| County Rates or other County Property, and similar 
of the 18th July 1828, viz.:—Copy of a Despatch| Accounts of Expenditure on these several objects 
from H. U. Addington, Esquire, to Mr. Secretary! during each of the last Four years, from the Cham- 
Canning, dated Washington, May 30th 1824, and of) berlam or other proper Officer, of all Counties of 


Mr. Vaughan to Viscount Dudley, dated Washington, 
August 13th 1827, with other Inclosures. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Gross and Net Incomes (in the years 


1844 and 1845) of the Archbishops and Bishops of 


England and Wales, whether arising from their Arch- 
bishopricks and Bisiopricks or from any other Ec- 
clesiastical Preferment, or from any other lay or 
Spiritual Office held by them respectively, stating 
how much arises from each of such Sources, and 
distinguishing all Sums paid to or received from the 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; also, stating by how 
much such Total Income of each Archbishop and 
Bishop is greater or less than the Incomes proposed 
in the Preamble of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, ¢. 77: 
—And, of the Name of each Archbishop and Bishop, 


and the date of their appointment to their respec-| 


tive Sees. , 

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


Ordered, That the Return of the Amount of 
Money expended for the Relief of the Poor in each 





| Cities and Counties of Towns in England and Wales, 
| which were presented upon the 26th day of August 
| 1839, be re-printed. 


Ordered, That the Account of all Monies received Church Rates 


and expended by Churchwardens and Chapel- 
| wardens in England and Wales, from Easter 1838 
| to Easter 1839, distinguishing the Sum received by 
them from Church Rates, from other Sources of 
Official Receipt applicablein aid or in lieu of Church 
Rates, and distinguishing from other kinds of ex- 
penditure defrayed by them all Expenses incurred 
in building, improving and maintaining in Repair 
Churches or Chapels, and any Buildings or Fences 
appertaining thereunto :—Also, an Account of Debt 
(if any) due by the Parish or Chapelry for Expenses 
chargeable upon the Church Rates, and if such Debt 
shall have been secured on Annuities or other con- 
tingent payments, an Estimate of the Value of every 
such Liability or a Statement of the Particulars 
thereof, which were presented upon the 26th day of 
August 1839, be re-printed. 


Thursday last, that a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the manner in which the Poor Law 
Commissioners have exercised the powers for the 
establishment of District Asylums for Houseless 
| Poor in the Metropolis, confided to them by the 
| Statute of the 7th and 8th Vic. c. 101; also, to 
inquire 





No. 17. 


Ordered, That the Accounts from the respective County Rates, 


No, 17. 


No. 17. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon inaiet 
Asylums 
(Metropolis. ) 








Nav 
Depi 


Publ 
(Ire 


Hop: 


Brey 


Nay 


Navy Civil 
Departments 
Bill 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Hops. 


Malt. 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


Nayy. 





9 Vicroriz. 


inquire into the effects of any Asylums supported 
by Voluntary Subscriptions, which may have been 
formed for the same purpose, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

A Committeee was nominated, of Sir Charles 
Napier, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Wakley, Mr. 
Williams, Mr. Hume, Colonel Wood, Mr. Pattison, 
Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. 
Henry Baillie, Mr. Acland, Captain Carnegie, Mr. 
William John Hamilton, Mr. Neville, and Mr. 
Cripps; with power to send for persons, papers, 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to the business of the 
Civil Departments of the Navy, and to make other 
Regulations for more effectually carrying on the 
Duties of the said Departments: And that Sir 
Charles Napier and Captain Rous do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill for the further Amendment of 
the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public 
Works in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land 
in Great Britain under the cultivation of Hops in 
the year 1845; distinguishing the Number of Acres 
in each Parish: Of the Duty on Hops of the 
growth of the year 1845; distinguishing the Dis- 
tricts, and the Old from the New Duty :—Of the 
Quantity of Hops exported from Great Britain to 
Foreign Countries, from the 5th day of January 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same have been ex- 
ported, and also the Quantities to each Country ; 
also, British from Foreign Growths, and the Dates 
ofthe years in which the British Hops were grown : 
—Of Foreign Hops imported into the United King- 
dom from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th 
day of January 1846 ; distinguishing the Ports where 
imported, and the Countries from whence exported : 
—And, of the Total Number of Pounds Weight of 
Hops charged with Duty in each of the several Col- 
lections of the United Kingdom from the year 1840 
to the year 1845, both inclusive. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Total Number of Quarters of 
Malt made between the 10th day of October 1844 
and the 10th day of October 1845; distinguishing 
the Quantity made in each Country, and the Quan- 
tity used by Brewers and Victuallers, and Retail 
Brewers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Persons in each of 
the several Collections in the United Kingdom 
licensed as “ Brewers,” “ Victuallers,” “ to sell 
Beer to be drunk on the Premises,” and “ to sell 
Beer not to be drunk on the Premises ;” stating the 
Number of each Class who brew their own Beer, 
and the Quantity of Malt consumed by them ; par- 
ticularizing each Class in each Collection, from the 
10th day of October 1844 to the 10th day of Oc- 
tober 1845, 


3° Februariz. 





45 


Frigates cut down to Corvettes ; stating the Num- 
ber of Guns and Weight of Metal as Frigates, dis- 
tinguishing those which have a Spar Deck over the 
Main Deck, and Height of Bulwarks, the Number 
of Ships, and their Names, whose Sterns have been 
changed on the Plan of Sir Robert Seppings, and 
the Expense, and those changed on some other 
Plan, and the Expense of those who have had their 
Magazines changed :—Of the Number of Forty-six, 
Forty-four, and Forty-two Gun Frigates built since 
the year 1815, the Number cut down, and the Num- 
ber that remain, stating how many have been at 
Sea, and the Length of Time :—And, of the Total 
Expense of all the Alterations, 


showing their Length, Breadth and Depth of Hold, 
Tonnage, Quantity of Coals they stow, and the 
Number of Days the Coals will last at Full Steam, 
and according to the usual Expenditure; the depth 
under water of the upper part of the Lower Floats, 
the estimated Draft of Water with every thing on 
board, and the Actual Draft :—And, the same Re- 
turn of Steam Vessels commanded by Lieutenants 
and Masters, distinguishing the Packets. 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western Rail- 
way, at Maidenhead, in Berkshire, to the Town of 
High Wycombe, in the County of Buckingham, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Peak Forest Canal, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 


and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


or near to the line of Railway thereinafter_men- 
tioned, and ordinarily termed The Berks and Hants 
Railway (Hungerford Extension), complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 


[the application for the Berks and Hants Rail- 


way (Hungerford Extension, &amp;c.) Bill, had not 
been complied with, and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


An Account of all Cattle, Sheep and Swine im- 
ported into Great Britain from Ireland, from the 
10th day of October 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846. 


last, for an Account of the Notes in Circulation of 
the Bank of England and of other Banks of Issue 
in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, since the 
26th day of April 1845 up to the present time (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 318, of 


‘Session 1845). 
Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the Court of 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns, as far as the Records will admit, of the 
Number of Three Deckers cut down to Two Deckers, 


since the year 1800 ; stating the Date of Launching 


and the Date of Cutting down, with the Expense of 


directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of 


| Warrant, granting Compensation Allowances to 


James Mercer, as late Depute Clerk of the Bills in 
Scotland, year 1845. 
Copy of Warrant, granting a Compensation Al- 


‘lowance to William Shiell, one of the Assistant 


those cut down since 1832; the same as to Two | Clerks in the Inner House of the Court of Session, 


Deckers cut down to Frigates ; 
Vou. 101. 





the same as to! Scotland, year 1845. 


G3 Copy 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Steam Vessels 
a Return of Steam Vessels (bearing Commanders), (Navy-) 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Great Western 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, 


for the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; Railway. 


A Petition of several Persons, being Owners of or Berks and 
otherwise interested in land situate upon the line of Hants Railway 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Cattle. 


Return to an Order dated the 23d day of January Bank Notes. 


Isle cf Man, 


Greek Loan. 


East India. 
No. 18, 


Naval Receipt 
and Expen- 
diture. 


No. 19. 
Metropolitan 
Police. 

No. 20. 
Executions, 
&amp;ec. 

No. 21. 
Executions. 

Ne. 21, 


Committees. 


Irish Great 
Western 
Railway. 


46 


Copy of Warrant, granting Compensation Allow- 
ances to James Denham, and others, Assistant Clerks 
in the Outer House of the Court of Session, Scot- 
land, year 1845. 

Copy of Warrant granting a Compensation Al- 
lowance to John Barron, Depute Clerk of the Teind 
Court in Scotland, year 1845. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant regulating the Trade 
of the Isle of Man. ; 

An Account of Money paid out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund, under the Acts 2 and 3 Will, 4, c. 121, 
and 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 94, in the year ended 31st 
December 1845, for Interest and Sinking Fund on 
that part of the Greek Loan guaranteed by this 
country under the authority of the said Acts. 

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

















Ordered, That the Copy of the Acts of the Su- 
preme Government of India, for the year 1844, and 
Index thereto, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


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


Ordered, That the Account relative to Metro- 
politan Police, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Executions, 
&amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

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


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 4° die Februarii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
O RDERED, That all Committees have leave 


to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 
A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Petition for the Zrish Great Western Railway 
Bill, to entertain the Petitions of the Midland Great 
Western Railway Company of Ireland and James 
Malley ;—Daniel Desmond and James Malley ;— 
John Gaynor ;—and, James Malley : notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
“ provided it appear to the said Committee that the 
said Petitions were in the possession of some Par- 
liamentary Agent on Friday morning, and that 
he was prepared to place them in the hands of a 
Member on the same day for presentation to the 
House if the House had not been adjourned over 
that day.” 


And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Barry Baldwin, 
Yeas, L Mr Christie : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Richard Hodgson, 
Noes, Mr. French : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Then the main Question being put :—It passed 
in the Negative. 


«¢ 
‘ 
“ 
“ 
‘ 


“ec 


5°-4° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of John Horton, Clerk, Rector of the Saint George 
parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in the borough pte ead 
of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, for leave to Rectory. ) 
bring in a Bill to alter and amend an Act passed in 
the forty-seventh year of the reign of His Majesty 
King George the Third, for making better Provision 
for the Support and Maintenance of the Rector, for 
the time being, of the Parish of Saint George-the- 

Martyr, Southwark, in the County of Surrey, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bilis. 


Lincol 
fleet E 
and B 
Railw: 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Axholme, 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a + ee 
Railway from near the Town and Port of Gains- yoyo"! 
borough, in the County of Lincoln, to the Leeds and North Midlana 
Selby Railway, in the West Riding of the County Jtmetion 
of York, with Branches therefrom, to be called The “““"*- 
Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole, and York and 
North Midland Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


Shrop 
Union 
ways 
Canal 
bury : 
Staffo 
Railw 





A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto yountmellick 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Junction Rail- 
Railway from the Great Southern and Western ¥*- 
Railway, in the Townland of Carn, or Curraghane, 
tothe Town of Mountmellick, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Newm 
and C 
ford R 


A Petition of the Great Southern and Western Great South- 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to ern and West- 
enable the said Company to extend their Railway Gndienay? 
from their present Terminus, in the City of Cork, to (Cork Exten- 
the River Lee, in the same City, was presented, and sion.) 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Surre} 
Railw: 
Comp: 
Dissol 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking York and Cur. 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill lisle Railway. 
for making a Railway to connect the Great North 
of England Railway with the Lancaster and Carlisle 
Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be called The 
York and Carlisle Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bilis. 


Burnk 
Impro 
and W 
works. 


A Petition of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Londonderry 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to and Enniskil- 
enable the said Company to alter and extend the oe 

; : : ailway. 
Line of such Railway, to make a Branch therefrom 
to the Town of Omagh, and to amend the Act 
relating thereto, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Bristo 
Water 


A Petition of John Robertson, of Saville-row, in Lough Swilly 





Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, | 


the county of Middlesex, and Timothy Tyrrell, of and Lough | 

Guildhall, in the city of London, for leave to bring FeyleDraining 
\. Bill for di T © and Embank- 
ina bill for amending Two several Acts passed ment. 


respectively in the second and seventh years of the 


Lond 
Croy 
Railw 
(Thai 
tion I 





. | Was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Reign of Her present Majesty, for draining and 
embanking certain Lands in Lough Swilly and 

Lough Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal and Lon- 

| donderry, was presented, and read ; and referred to Mita 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Sout] 
| Raih 
__ A Petition of Promoters of the line of Railway Cornwall 
_thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Railway. 
| for making a Railway and other Works from Ply- 

mouth to Falmouth, and other Places, in the County 

of Cornwall, to be called The Cornwall Railway, Hull 
Rail 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Pure 


| A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway shrewsbury 
from the city of Hereford to the town of Shrews- and Hereford 
bury, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the ®*!*y- 
said Railway, to be called The Shrewsbury and 
Hereford 











9 VictTorIz. 


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


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Mottingham and Lin- 
coln Railway, in the Parish of Saint Mark, in the 
City of Lincoln, to the Town of Wainfleet, in the 
County of Lincoln, with Branches therefrom ; and 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour or 
Haven of Wainfleet, and constructing Sea-works in 
connection therewith, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Lincoln, Wain- 
fleet Haven 
and Boston 
Railway. 


Shropshire A Petition of the United rg. 365 of Proprietors 
Union Rail- of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, for leave to 

Canal Shrews- bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Shrews- 

puryand =— bury to Stafford, with a Branch to Stone, and for 

) other Purposes, was presented, and read; and re- 
ailway. 


ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Chesterford to Newmarket, 
with a Branch to Cambridge, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Newmarket 
and Chester- 
ford Railway. 


A Petition of the Surrey [ron Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to sell the Lands, Houses, and other Property 
of the Company, together with the navigable Com- 
munication from the Dock of the Company to the 
River Thames at Wandsworth, in the County of 
Surrey, and to dissolve the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
Dissolving. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act thereinafter mentioned, for leave io bring ina 
Bill for better paving, lighting, cleansing, watching, 
regulating, and improving the Town of Burnley, in 
the County Palatine of Zancaster, and for better 
supplying the Inhabitants thereof with Gas and 

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


Burnley 
Improvement 
and Water- 
works, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Bristol, 
and Promoters of the Undertaking thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for supplying 
with Water the said City and certain Parishes ad- 
jacent thereto, in the Counties of Gloucester and 
Somerset, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


Bristol 
Waterworks. 


London and 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Croydon 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
Railway . 
(Thames June. S2id Company to construct a Branch to Deptford, 
tion Branch.) and a Wet Dock and other Works connected there- 
with, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Mitcham to join the London 
and South Western Railway near Wandsworth, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mitcham and 
South Western 
Railway. 


Hull and Selby 
Railway 
Purchase, 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- 
pany, the York and North Midland Railway 
Company, and the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the Hull and Selby Railway Company to lease 
and also to sell their Railway to the York and 
North Midland, and Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Companies, or one of them, and to authorize the 


Vot. 101. 


4° Februarii. 





47 


raising of additional money by both or either of the 
last-mentioned Companies, for those and other 
— was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of arrocate 
Bilton-with-Harrogate and Pannal,. and certain Gas. “ 
parts of the townships of Knaresborough and 
Scriven-with- Tentergate, adjoining thereto, or inter- 
mixed therewith, in the West Riding of the county 
of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for better sup- 
plying with Gas the said Townships, and Parts oi 
Townships, was presented, and read ; and referred 
- ag Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ilis. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Caledonian 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a "4 Dumbar- 
Railway from Glasgow to Dumbarton and Lochlo- a 
mond, and with Branches to Helensburg and other ; 
Places, to be called The Caledonian and Dumbar- 
tonshire Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyme, Sheffield, 
and Manchester Railway Company, the Company Ashton-under- 
of Proprietors of the Peak Forest Canal, and the _ 
Company of Praprietors of the Macclesfield Canal, Railway (Peak 
for leave to bring in a Bill for vesting in the Shef- Forest and 
Jield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway roe ag 
Company the Peak Forest Canal and the Maccles- chases.) 
field Canal, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the United Company of Proprietors shropshire 
of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, for leave ta Union Rail- 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from New- sara 
town, in the County of Montgomery, to Crewe, in to Crewe, with 
the county of Chester, with Branches, and for other Branches.) 
Purposes connected therewith, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the United Company of Proprietors shropshire 
of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, for leave to Union —_ 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the X°75°" 
Chester and Crewe Branch “of the Grand Junction pong 2 ga 
Railway at Calveley to Wolverhampton, and for hampton 
other Purposes connected therewith, was presented, 1“ 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Lancashire and Lancashire 
North Yorkshire Railway, for leave to bring in a and North 
Bill for making Railways for better connecting the (Oyen 
Manchester and Leeds, the East Lancashire, the 
Leeds and Bradford and the Great North of Eng- 
land Railways, with a Branch to Clitheroe, to be 
called The Lancashire and North Yorkshire Rail- 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Biils. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Leicester 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, for leave to bring Improvement. 
in a Bill for improving the said Borough, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- London, 
unto annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Warwick, 
a Railway, to be called The London, Warwick, inert 
Leamington and Kidderminster Railway, from the minster 
London and Birmingham Railway, at Weedon Bech, Railway. 
Northamptonshire, to the town of Kidderminster, 
with a Branch therefrom, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





G4 A Petition 





Monkiand and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway 
(Chapel Hall 
Branch. ) 


Electric 
Telegraph 
Company. 


Ballochney 
Railway 
(Shotts 
Branch.) 


Manchester 
and Lincoln 
Union Rail- 
way, and 
Chesterfield 
and Gainsbo- 
rough Canal. 


Lincoln, Wain- 
fleet Haven 
and Boston 
Railway. 


Corn Laws. 


Militia. 


Employment 
(Ireland. ) 


48 


A Petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to make Branch Railways 
to Chapel Hall, and the Glasgow, Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for forming and regulating The Electric Telegraph 
Company, and to enable the said Company to work 
certain oma Patent, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Town of Mallow to the 
Town of Killarney, to be called The Killarney Junc- 
tion Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition of the Ballochney Railway Company, | 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 

any to make a Branch Railway to a point near to 
the Kirk cf Shotts, and to improve the Gauge of 
their Rails, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Canal Navigation from Chesterfield to the River 
Trent, and of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Lailway from the Midland Railway, at 
Staveley, to the Port of Gainsborough, and to Lin- 
coln, with a Branch therefrom ; and for consolidat- 
ing into one Undertaking the said proposed Railway 
and the Canal Navigation from Chesterfield to the 
River Zrent, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city and borough of Lincoln, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Lincoln, 
Wainfleet Haven and Boston Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Inverness ;—and, Brighton ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Landowners, Tenants, Labourers 
and others interested in protection to agriculture, 
in the county of Sussex, praying the House to up- 
hold in its integrity the present system of Corn 
Laws until, by an appeal to the constituencies of 
the United Kingdom, a national opinion is again 
elicited upon the expediency and policy of adopting, 
or not, the principle of free trade, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitionsfrom Enfield ;—and, Fleetwood; praying 
that no measure for the enrolment of the Militia 
may receive the sanction of the House, or be on any 
account allowed to be carried into effect,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Nenagh Poor Law Union, stating 


4° Februariz. 


A, 1846. 


ous districts, by new lines of roads, affording faci- 
lities to drain lands, independent of the Act of 
Victoria, by making channels or mains, erecting 
quays on lakes and sea coasts, &amp;c., was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Boots, &amp;., 

Return of the Quantities or Numbers of the following 
Articles inported during the years 1841, 1842, 
1843, 1844 and 1845, respectively ; specifying the 
Countries from which such import has taken place, 
namely; Boots, distinguishing Men’s from Women’s; 
Shoes, distinguishing Men’s from Women’s; Silk 
Hose, Silk Gloves, Cotton Hose, Cotton Gloves and 
Thrown Silk. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittez of Supply ; 

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


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Bank Bank of 
of England, which were presented yesterday, be England. 
printed. No, 22. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na- National Dey, 


tional Debt, which were presented yesterday, be 


No. 23, 
printed. ~— 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Northern Northern 
Lighthouses, which were presented yesterday, be Lishthouses. 
printed. No, 24, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cattle, Cattle. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 25. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Isle of Isle of Man. 
Man, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 26. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Bank Notes, Bank Notes. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 27. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law. 

Copy of any Letter and General Rule issued by the 
Poor Law Commissioners relative to the Employ- 
ment of Paupers in pounding, grinding, or otherwise 
breaking Bones, or in preparing Bone Dust ; with 
Copies of any Answers from the several Boards of 
Guardians remonstrating against such General 
Rules. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a French Fis 
Copy of any Communication from the Board of ing Vessels 
Trade to the Commissioners of the Customs, as to 
the Interpretation of the 13th Article of the Con- 
vention with France, relative to the Examination of 
French Fishing Vessels. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking gouth Staffort 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill shire Junctim 
for making a Railway, to be called The South Railway, wit 
y ° Fe . Branches 
Staffordshire Junction Railway, with Branches, was (No. 1.) 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking pirect 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Northern 
for making a Railway from London to York, with ®*!™y- 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Direct 
Northern Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petiticn of Promoters ofa Railway from Chelms- Chelmsford 
ford to Bury Saint Edmund’s, and from thence to 243" 











the urgent necessity which at present exists for 
affording means to alleviate the distress and desti- 
tution which threaten Jreland, during the ensuing 
spring and summer, consequent on the great failure 
of the staple food of her population, owing to the 
want of employment which has heretofore existed ; 
aud submitting that employment should be given 
in the following manner; viz., opening mountain- 


Thetford, with a Branch to Stowmarket, and other meat 
short Branches, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Chelmsford to Bury Saint 
Edmund’s, with an Extension thereof to Thetford 

and a Branch to Stowmarket, to be called The Chelms- 

ford and Bury Railway, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 





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9 VicroriZ. 


south Devon A Petition of the South Devon Railway Company 
Railway for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the said 
— Company to make certain Alterations in and Exten- 
Branches sions of the Line of that Railway, and also to make 
(No. 1.) a Branch Railway to Tavistock, was presented, and 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Welsh Midland 
Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Worcester to Carmarthen and Swan- 
sea, with Branches therefrom, to be called The Welsh 
Midland Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Welsh Midland 
Railway. 


Bridgewater A Petition of Promoters of the Railway and other 

and — works therein mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

—s “for making a Railway from the Bristol and Exeter 
Railway, at Bridgewater, to the Town and Port of 
Minehead, with Branches therefrom, and for con- 
structing a Pier and other Works at the Termination 
of the said Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Caledonian Railway to West Lin- 
ton and Leadburn, to be called The Carnwath and 
West Linton Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Harwich and =A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

Eastern Coun- thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

ties Junction : 2 

Railway and for constructing a Railway from the Port or Harbour 

Pier. of Harwich, in the County of Essex, to the Parish 
of Ardleigh, in the said County, and for constructing 
a Pier in the said Port or Harbour, in connection with 
such Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Carnwath ard 
West Linton 
Railway. 


South Staf- A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 


fordshireJunc- inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
tion Railway 


(No. 2.) making a Railway to be called The South Stafford- 
(Bilston and shire Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bilston and Priest- 
ae field Branch, was presented, and read ; and referred 

~~ tothe Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
South Staf- A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 


fordshireJunc- thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 


(he. id for making a Railway, to be called The South Staf- 


(Showhill and fordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) (Showhill and 


Branch,” Portohello Branch), was presented, and read; and 

sia referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

South Staf- A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 


fordshire Junc- ¢hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
tion Railway 


(No. 4.) for making a Railway, to be called The South Staf- 
(Willenhall fordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) (Willenhall 
— and Bloxwich Branch), was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Limerick, A Petition of Persons whose names are thereto 
oe annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway. Railway from the City or Borough of Limerick to 
the Borough of Ennis, with Branches to the Towns 
of Clare and Killaloe, and to join the Great Southern 
and Western Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 
Ardrossan A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of 
ag Eglinton and Winton, Baron Ardrossan, Heir of 


Improvement, [tail in possession of the Barony of Ardrossan, in 
the county of Ayr, and of Leasehold Proprietors in 
the town of Ardrossan, in the county aforesaid, or 
Householders and other Inhabitants therein, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for erecting the Town or 

Vou. 101. 


4° Februariz. 








49 


Village of Ardrossan, and Places adjacent, in the 
County of Ayr, into a Burgh of Barony ; for paving, 
lighting and cleansing the same ; for establishing a 
Police therein, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Gloucester and Gloucester and 
Dean Forest Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill pe — 
for making a Railway from Gloucester to the Mon- “ 
mouth and Hereford Railway, and to the South Wales 
Railway, at Awre, to he called The Gloucester and 
Dean Forest Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Mold Junction 
yesterday, That it be an Instruction to the Select Railway. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to enter- 
tain the Petition of Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn 
and Cynric Lloyd, which was presented upon Mon- 
day last, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Mold 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
notwithstanding the same was not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first meet- 
ing of the Committee, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

And the House being informed that the Petition 
was not in the hands of a Member on Friday last; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


A Petition of Charles Ewens Deacon and John Manchester 
Wheeler, was presented, and read; setting forth, and South- 
That a Petition signed, or purporting to be signed, #™pton Rail- 
by Edward Carter, and setting forth various alleged “*™ 
instances of non-compliance with the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in the case of a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill to authorize the construction of 
the proposed Manchester and Southampton Railway, 
was presented to the House on Monday last; that 
the Petitioner Charles Ewens Deacon is one of the 
Solicitors to the proposed Railway Company, and 
the Petitioner John Wheeler is the Secretary 
thereof; that, on the evening of the same day, and 
after the rising of the House, the Petitioners at- 
tended at the offices of the Clerk of the House of 
Commons, No. 43, Parliament-street, for the pur- 
pose of inspecting the said Petition, and the Beti- 
tioners found that the allegations thereof purported 
to be numbered in arithmetical order, but that no 
allegations appeared representing the numbers be- 
tween 16 and 27; that a copy of the said Petition 
has since been furnished to the Petitioners through 
their Parliamentary Agents, in which the Petitioners 
find a series of numbers and allegations representing 
the numbers so omitted ; that the Petitioners have 
since inspected the original Petition in the offices of 
the Clerk of the House, and tind that the numbers 
so omitted are comprised in a separate skin of parch- 
ment, which the Petitioners believe, and are pre- 
pared to prove to the House, if so permitted, has 
been added to and embodied in the said Petition 
since its presentation to the House; that the Peti- 
tioners humbly submit that such a proceeding is a 
breach of the privileges of the House ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, in support of the foregoing allegations, 
and that such relief may be granted in the premises 
as to the House may appear just. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration To-morrow ; and be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Potatoes 
Command,—Copy of the Report of Dr. wn, esr (Ireland. ) 
and of Mr. Lindley, on the present State of the rish No. 28. 
Potato Crop, and on the prospect of approaching 
scarcity, dated 15th November 1845. 

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

H Ordered, 


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Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, notwithstanding any adjournment of the 
House. 


Committees. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 5° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

HE House being informed that the Sheriffs of 

the city of London attended at the door, they 
were called in, and at the bar presented,—A Petition 
of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the 
city of London in Common Council assembled :— 
And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, for leave to bring ina 
Bill for providing an enlarged Site for rebuilding 
the Coal Market in the City of London, and for 
widening the Avenues in the vicinity thereof, and 
for effecting other Improvements in the said City, 
was read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


City of Lon- 
don Coal 
Market and 
Improvement. 


The House being informed that the Sheriffs of 
the city of London attended at the door, they were 
called in, and at the bar presented,—A Petition of 
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the 
city of London in Common Council assembled :— 
And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, for leave to bring in a 


Billingsgate 
Market. 


Bill to repeal, alter, and amend the several Acts |: 


relating to Billingsgate Market, in the City of Lon- 
don, was read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wolver- 
hampton, in the county of Stafford, and Directors 
and Proprietors of the Wolverhampton General 
Cemetery Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a General Cemetery for the Interment 
of the Dead in the Township of Wolverhampton, in 
the County of Stafford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton General 
Cemetery. 


Sheffield, A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, 

Ashton-under- and Manchester Railway Company, for leave to 

ee ell bring in a Bill for enabling the said Company to 

Railway make a Branch Railway from their main Line of 

(Barnsley Railway to Barnsley, and to the Midland Railway, 

Branch. ) to be called The Barnsley Branch, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sheffield, A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, 
Ashton-under- and Manchester Railway Company, for leave to 
Lyne and bring in a Bill for enabling the said Company to 
Manchester © : S ° ° ‘ 
Railway make Branch Railways from, or in connection with, 
(Whaley their main Line of Railway, to Whaley Bridge and 
te and Hayfield, to be called The Whaley Bridge and 
ayfield vl © 
Branches.) Hayfield Branches, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sheffield, 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, 
Ashton-under- and Manchester Railway Company, for leave to 


Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Dukinfield, 
Worsborough 
and Glossop 
Branches and 
Sheffield 
Station.) 


bring ina Bill for enabling the said Company to 
provide additional Station Reom at Sheffield, and 
also to make Branch Railways to Dukinfield and 
Worsborough, and to purchase and maintain a 
Branch already made from their main Line to Glos- 
sop, and for other Purposes, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester 
and Hyde 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and 


4°— 5° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


Birmingham Railway, in the Township of Gorton, 
in the County of Lancaster, to Hyde, in the county 
of Chester, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Richmond Railway Company, Richmond 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter, amend and as (Kew 
enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Richmond *™™"*™) 
Railway Act, 1845; and to enable the Company 
thereby incorporated to make and maintain a Rail- 
way from Mortlake, in the County of Surrey, to 
Kew, in the said County, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Wilts, Somer. 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for Set and South. 
: : : : ampton Junc- 
making a Railway from the Line of the intended tion Railway, 
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, in or near 
the City of Salisbury, to the Town or Port of South- 
ampton, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Midland and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring ina Bill pv: eg 
for making a Railway from the Cambridge Line of (( bcverrng 
the Eastern Counties Railway, at Cambridge, to the to Weedon.) 
London and Birmingham Railway, at or near 
Weedon, in the County of Northampton, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Oldham Dis- 
Company, and Directors and Proprietors of a cer- trict Railways, 
tain Stock Company called The Oldham District 
Railways Company, and also of Owners and Occu- 
piers, and Inhabitants along the lines of the said 
several Railways and Branch Railways thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway from the Mumps Extension of the Old- 
ham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
at Oldham, to the Ashton, Stalybridge, and Liver- 
pool Junction Railway at Ashton-under-Lyne ; an- 
other Railway from the Ashton, Stalybridge, and 
Liverpool Junction Railway aforesaid, near Ashton- 
under-Lyne, to the Branch of the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway from Stockport to Guide 
Bridge, near to Guide Bridge aforesaid ; another 
Railway from the said Mumps Extension of the 
Oldham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way to the Manchester and Leeds Railway at 
Rochdale ; another Railway from the said Oldham 
Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway at 
Oldham aforesaid to the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway, in the Township of Mewton, in the Parish 
of Manchester; another Railway from the said 
Oldham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way to Royton ; and lastly a Railway from the said 
Mumps Extension of the Oldham Branch of the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway, to the Huddersfield 
and Manchester Railway at Shaw Hall Bank, with 
two Branches therefrom to Mossley and Waterhead 
Mill, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of, and Owners of pro- Great Grimsby 

perty in the parish and borough of Great Grimsby, Gas. 

in the parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln, 

and others, Subscribers to an Undertaking for sup- 

plying and lighting with Gas the said parish and 

borough, for leave to bring ina Bill for effecting the 

said purposes, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Derby, Gains- 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill borough and 
: . © Great Grimsby 
for making a Railway from Derby to Mansfield Jycion 


and Worksop, in the County of Nottingham, to be Railway. 
called The Derby, Gainsborough, and Great Grimsby 





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9 Vicroriz. 5° Februarii. 51 


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


| A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Manchester 

Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the and Leeds 

said Company to make several Branch Railways, Raiway Ex- 

and to authorize the Amalgamation of certain other pwr 
A Petition of Promoters of the Chester and | Companies with such Company, was presented, and 

Manchester Direct Railway, for leave to bring in a | read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

Bill for making a Railway from Chester to Man- titions for Private Bills. 

chester, with a Branch therefrom, to be called The a 

Chester and Manchester Direct Railway, was pre-| A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Dunblane, 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- | subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Doune and 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. | Railway from the Scottish Central Railway at Dun- a 

| blane, by Doune, to Callander, to be called The 4 
A Petition of the Bury Gas Light and Coke Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway, was 

Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for grantin | presented, and read; and referred to the Select 

more effectual Powers for lighting with Gas the | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Town of Bury and the Neighbourhood thereof, in 


Chester and 
Manchester 
Direct hall 
way. 


Bury Gas. 





the Parish of Bury, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Caledonian 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for incor- Insurance 
porating the Caledonian Insurance Company, for oe 


/ enabling the said Company to sue and be sued, to 

A Petition of the Bury Waterworks Company, take and to hold Property, for confirming the Rules 

for leave to bring in a Bill for granting more | 2nd Regulations of the said Company, and for other 

effectual Powers for supplying with Water the Town | Purposes relating thereto, was presented and read ; 

of Bury, and the several Townships of Walmersley- | and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
cum-Shuttleworth, Bury, and Elton, all in the | for Private Bills. 


Bury Water- 
works. 





Parish of Bury, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Shrewsbury, 


A Petition of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and 
Oswestry and 


Chester Junction Railway Company, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to authorize the said Company to 
make an Extension into Shrewsbury, and certain 
Alterations and Deviations in their Line of Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Chester Junc- 
tion Railway 
Extension and 
Deviations, 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Deviation 
and Branches. 


A Petition of the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize 
the said Company to make certain Branches, and 
also to make a Deviation in their present Line of 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for enabling the said Company to make 


Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 


and Canal : : : : : 
(Bradford a Branch Railway from their main Line of Railway 
Branch.) to Bradford, was presented, and read; and re- 


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


A Petition of the Dundee Gas Light Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend an 
Act for incorporating the said Company, was pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dundee Gas. 


Sheffield, A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 


pshton-under- Wanchester Railway Company, and of the Company 
Manchester Of Proprietors of the Canal Navigation from Man- 
oe (Ash- chester to or near Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, 
Purchase.) for leave to bring in a Bill for vesting in the Shef- 


field, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 


Company the Canal Navigation from Manchester to 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto East and West 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a India Docks 
Railway from the East and West India Docks to join i see i 
the London and Birmingham Railway, at the Cam- Railway. 
den Town Station, to be called The East and West 
India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ches- Shrewsbury, 
ter Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring Oswestry and 
: : ; Chester Junc- 
in a Bill to authorize the said Company to make tion Railway 
Railways to Crickheath and Wem, in the County of (Crickheath 
Salop, was presented, and read ; and referred to the #74 Wem 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. ete 


A Petition of the Huddersfield and Manchester Huddersfield 
Railway and Canal Company, for leave to bring in er cag 
a Bill for enabling the said Company to make &amp; end eit 
Branch Railway from their main Line of Railway to (Oldham 


Oldham, was presented, and read; and referred to Branch.) 


| the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Huddersfield ard Manchester Huddersfield 
Railway and Canal Company, for leave to bring in 274 Manches- 
: é ee ; . ter Railway 
a Bill for enabling the said Company to divert their and Canal 
main Line of Railway in Huddersfield, and to make (Huddersfield 








a Branch therefrom, near Cooper Bridge, in the Diversion and 


| Township of Huddersfield, was presented, and read ; — 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
| for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bristol and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a esn&gt; ese 
Railway from the Yeovil Branch of the Bristol and ie sa ) 
Exeter Railway, to or towards the Town of Crew- 


| kerne, in the County of Somerset, and for amendin 
\the Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Rail- 
| way, was presented, and read; and referred to the 


or near Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham, was pre- Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- | 


mittee on Petitions fo. Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Stowmarket Navi- 
gation, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
an Act passed in the thirtieth year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Third, tor 
making and maintaining a Navigable Communica- 
tion between Stowmarket and Ipswich, in the 
County of Suffolk, so as to enable the Trustees of 
such Act to lease the said Navigation, and for other 
Purposes connected therewith, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Vou. 101. 


Stowmarket 
Navigation. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Sunderland 
| Sunderland, and also Subscribers for promoting the Waterworks, 
Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for better supplying with Water the 
said Borough and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the 
County of Durham, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Edinburgh, 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to [ith and 
| : ranton 
amend and enlarge the Powers of the Acts relating Railway. 
to the said Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
H 2 referred 





Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 1.) 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 4.) 


Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Queensferry 
Passage. 


52 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway, and of 
the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway near the Manse 
of Newton, to the Town of Stranraer, with cer- 
tain Branches diverging therefrom, to be called 
The Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Buckingham, in the 
room of the Right honourable Sir Thomas Francis 
Fremantle, Baronet, who, since his Election for the 
said Borough, hath accepted the office of Steward 
or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds 
of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the County 
of Buckingham. ’ 


5° Februari. 





Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 3.) of the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 
way Amendment and Branches (No. 1) Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as so much of the plans, 
sections and book of reference as relate to the pa- 
rish of the Leigh Kirk, of Kilmarnock, in or through | 
which the work is intended to be made, were not 
deposited with the Schoolmaster of the said parish 
on or before the 31st day of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 4) Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no application 
had been made to Robert Campbell, on or before the 
31st December :—Also, inasmuch as the datum line 
to the section of the proposed Branch from the 
Cumnockh Extension of the said Railway at Newton- 
upon-Ayr is not referred to any fixed point, nor is 














any such point stated in writing upon the section. 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertakin 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Midland Railway 
near Derby to the Grand Junction Railway at Crewe, 
with a Branch to Burton-upon-Trent, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Ferry over the Frith 
of Forth at Queensferry, acting under the authority 
of various Acts of Parliament, and of Promoters of 
the Edinburgh and Perth Railway, by Queensferry, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for the further Extension 
and Improvement of the Passage across the Frith of 
Forth at Queensferry, for constructing new Piers, 
Harbours and other Works, and for certain other 
Purposes connected therewith, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 








A. 1846. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Edinburgh and Edinburgh 
Leith Waterworks, and of the Caledonian Railway am Leith 
Company, for leave to bring in « Bill for providing " ““*¥°™* 
an additional Supply of Water to the City of Edin- 

burgh, Burgh of Canongate, Towns of Leith and 
Portobello, and Places adjacent, was presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Maldon, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill oe and 
for making a Railway from Ma/don, through Witham, eaten 
to Braintree, all in the County of Essex, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Lynn and Ely Railway Company, Lymn and By, 
the Ely and Huntingdon Railway Company, and and Ely and’ 
the Lynn and Dereham Railway Company, for leave pep ay 9 
to bring in a Bill for consolidating the said Com- aeaes’ 
panies into one Company, to be called The East Railway Con. 
Anglian Railways Company, was presented, and iene ga 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 7 """™ 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Railway therein- ThamesHava 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for ex- Dock and 
tending and enlarging some of the Provisions of two ®#lway. 
several Acts passed respectively in the sixth and 
seventh years of the reign of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, and the fifth and sixth years of 
the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, relating 
to the Thames Haven Dock and Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in the exe- Southampton 
cution of certain Acts of Parliament passed in the Port and 
forty-third and fiftieth years of the reign of his late acme 
Majesty King George the Third, for improving the 
Port and Harbour of Southampton, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for amending the Acts relating to the Port 
and Harbour of the Town and County of the Town of 
Southampton, was presented, and read ; and referred 
. the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


A Petition of Tradesmen, Shopkeepers and Retail Saint Austell 
Dealers of Saint Austell, in the county of Cornwall, Small Debts, 
and others, being Suitors for the Bill thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
Town of Saint Austell,in the County of Cornwall, 
and other Places in the same County, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Proprietors of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Midland Rai- 
Canal ;—and, the Midland Railway Company ; for way (Burton- 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Midland Railway F rdentog of 
ees tomakea Railway from Burton-upon- Trent Branch and 
to Nuneaton, with me: da and to purchase the Ashby Canal 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal,— were presented, and Purchase.) 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company and Midland 
the Leicester and Swannington Railway Company, Raiiway 
for leave to bring in a Bill for vesting the Lei- caper etn 
cester and Swannington Railway in the Midland Alteration 
Railway Company, and for authorizing the last- Branche*) 
mentioned Company to widen a portion of the 
Leicester and Swannington Railway, and to make 
certain Branches, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- Cambridge 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much Improvement 
of the Cambridge Improvement Acts, as might au- 
thorize the levying of Tolls on Railway Carriages, 

was 





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ties 
(Te 
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and 


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Wi 
Ju 





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London and 
Brighton and 
London an 
Croydon 
Railways Con- 
solidation. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Hertford to 
Huntingdon. ) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Clay 
Cross to 
Newark.) 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Tottenham 
to Barnet.) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Darfield 
to Elsecar 

and other 
Branches. ) 


Wilts, So- 
merset and 
Weymouth 
Railway. 


Monmouth 


and Hereford 


Railway. 


West London 
Railway 
Improvement 
and Extension. 


Fleetwood, 
Preston and 
West Riding 
Junction 
Railway. 


Launceston 
and South 
Devon Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle 
Branch 
Railway, 


9 VicToRIz. 





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


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway 
Company, and of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate 
the said Companies and the Undertakings belonging 
to them, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to make a Railway from Hertford to 
Huntingdon, with a Branch to Bedford, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said 
Company to make a Railway from the Midland 
Railway, at Clay Cross, to join the Nottingham and 
Lincoln Railway, with Branches, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany, for Jeave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to make a Railway from Tottenham to 
Barnet, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- 
pany to make certain Branch Railways from the 
main Line of their Railway, and for other Purposes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Railway Company. for leave to bring in a Bill to 
authorize certain Alterations and Extensions of the 
Line of the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Monmouth and Hereford Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to autho- 
rize certain Alterations of the Line of the said Rail- 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company, and of the Great Western Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize 
an Improvement of the Line of the West London 
Railway, and the Extension thereof to the River 
Thames, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to an Undertaking for 
making a Railway from Preston, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, to Elslack, in the West Rid- 
ing of the County of York, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making the said Railway, with Branches to 
Burnley, in the same County Palatine, and else- 
where, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Tavistock, in the County of Devon, to 
Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Car- 
lisle Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the said Company to extend their Rail- 
way in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, to make several Branch 


5° Februari. 


53 


Railways, and for other Purposes connected with 
their Undertaking, was presented, and read ; and 
referred, to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto North Graves- 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a end Railway. 
Railway from the Eastern Counties and J'hames 

Junction Railway, near the mouth of the River Lea, 

to Tilbury Fort, in the County of Essex, to be called 

The North Gravesend Railway, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, for Norfolk 
leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- Railway 
pany to make a Railway from the Norfolk Railway, (Thetford and 
at Thetford, to the Lowestoft Railway, at Reedham, Reedham 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Branches.) 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Dundee and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Atbreath 
said Company to make a Railway from their Line, san, Aa 
at Broughty, to Broughty Ferry Castle, and another 

Railway from their Line, at Geordies Burn, to the 

Arbroath and Forfar Railway, at Almeriecloss, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Argyll Canal. 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Canal from the Harbour of East Tarbert to West 
Loch Tarbert, in the County of Argyll, and other 
Works in connection therewith, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Newcastle and Darlington Junc- Newcastle and 
tion Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill Darlington 
for enabling the said Company to construct a Dock Railway and 
at Jarrow Slake, in the River Tyne, and to make Tyne Dock. 
Branch Railways and Works to communicate there- 
with, and for other Purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Manchester, 
upon or near the line of Railway thereinafter men- on ow 8 
tioned, and others, Inhabitants of the counties of junction 7 
York, Nottingham and Lincoln, for leave to bring Railway. 
in a Bill for making a Railway from the Sheffield, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, at 
Wortley, to jo the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Railway, near to Bole, with Branches theretrom, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Nei(- Glasgow, Barr- 

ston Nirect Railway Company, for leave to bring in head and 

: . : Neilston Di- 
a Bill to enable the said Company to make Branches ject Railway 
to Paisley, and amend the Act relating to such (Branches to 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred Paisley.) 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Glasgow, 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Paisley = 
enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- Railway 
way to the Polloc and Govan Railway, and _ to (Polloc and 
amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, was ei 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select oe 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Scottish Midland Junction Rail- Scottish Mid- 
way Company, and of Individual Shareholders of the eo 
said Company thereunto subscribing, for leave to ae: 
bring in a Bill to enable the said Company to make 
certain Branch Railways, and to amend the Act 


relating to such Railway, was presented, and read ; 





Vou. 101. 





H 3 and 





54. 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 
and Lesmaha- 
gow Direct 
Railway. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
and out of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway, near to Pollokshaws, to the Town 
of Strathhaven, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Scottish Mid- A Petition of the Scottish Midland Junction 
land Junction Railway Company, and of Individual Shareholders 
Tooth inch of of the said Company thereunto subscribing, for 
PerthBranch.) leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company 


to make a Branch Railway to the South Inch of! P 


Perth, and to amend the Act relating to such 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway to the Town of Kilmarnock, with 
certain Branches therefrom, to be called The Glas- 
gow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway, and to 
purchase the Ardrossan Railway and Harbour, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ardrossan 
Railway. 


Bridgwater 
and Taunton 
Canal, Railway 
and Harbour. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Navigation, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company 
to make a Railway from Taunton to the Bristol 
Channel, at or near Stolford, in the County of 
Somerset, with Branches therefrom, and to make a 
Harbour at or near Stolford, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Lincoln A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property, 
Waterworks. and also of Inhabitants of the several parishes, 
townships, townlands and extra-parochial or other 
places thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for better supplying with Water the Inhabit- 
ants of the City of Lincoln, and certain Parishes 
and Places adjacent thereto, in the County of 
Lincoln, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Bill thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
supplying with Gas the Town and Borough of 
Stafford, and the several Parishes and Townships 
of Saint Mary and Saint Chad, in Stafford, Casile 
Church, Hopton, and Coton and Tillington, all in 
the County of Stafford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Stafford 
New Gas. 


Birkerhead A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
and Llangollen and also of Inhabitants of the several parishes 
Railway. ; 2 2 ? 
: townships, townlands and extra-parochial or other 
places on the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 
ina Bill for making a Railway, to be called The 
Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


Grand Trunk, A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the 

or Stafford and Midland Railway in the parish of Loughborough, to 

Peterborough ;- 3 r : . , : 

Union Rail. Join the Trent Valley Railway, in the parish of 

way. Armitage-with-Hansacre, in the county of Stafford, 
to be called The Grand Trunk or Stafford and 
Peterborough Union Railway, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Norfolk 
Railway 


A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for extending the Norfolk 


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A. 1846. 


Railway to the Jetty in Great Yarmouth, and to Extensions, 
enable the said Company to purchase or lease the ee 
Lowestoft Railway, Harbour and Navigation, was es 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bedford Railway Company, Bedford ana 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- ee 
pany to extend the Line of the Bedford and London Relivns. 
and Birmingham Railway to Cambridge, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition ofthe Midland Railway Company, for midiana 
leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- Railway 
any to make a Railway from Wottingham to Mans- ee 
field, with Branches therefrom, was presented, and Railway.) 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in Rye and 
the several parishes and townships thereinafter men- —— 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving the —— 
Drainage of the Vallies of the Rye and Derwent, in 
the North and East Ridings of the County of York, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Blackwall Railway London ana 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for widening — 
the Line of the said Railway, and for amending the (Widening.) 
Acts relating to such Railway, was presented, an ° 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of four of the Directors of the proposed Cambridge 
Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to ~ Lincoln 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the City Lincoln, York 
of Lincoln to the City of York, with a Branch there- and Leeds 
from from Selby to Church Fenton, to be called The Jurction 
Cambridge and Lincoln Extension, and Lincoln, a 
York and Leeds Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Taff Vale Railway Company, Taff Vale 
for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- Railway. 
pany to construct certain Branch Railways and Ex- 
tensions,and to take a Lease of the Bute Ship Canal, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Furness and 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Windermere 
making a Railway from the Kendal and Windermere iad 
Railway, in the County of Westmoreland, to a pro- 
posed Siena of the Furness Railway, in the 
Parish of Pennington, with a Branch to the Ulver- 
ston Canal, in the Township of Ulverston, in the 
county of Lancaster, to be called The Furness and 
Windermere Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Birmingham, Birmingham, 
Lichfield and Manchester Railway, for leave to bring Lichfield and 
in a Bill for making a Railway from Birmingham to —" 
Lichfield, to be called The Birmingham, Lichfield“ *** 
and Manchester Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Mewcastle-upon- Newcastle- 
Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junction upon-Tyne, 


aid . . . . Edinburgh 
Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 3° 7' pircet 


Railway from Newcastle-upon- Tyne to the Hexham Glasgow 
and Alemouth Turnpike-road, at or near a Place Junction 
called Merryshiels, in the Parish of Kirkharle, in ®*™*- 
the County of Northumberland, to be called The 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glas- 
gow Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

A Petition 





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Edinburgh 
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Railway. 


Port Ellen 
Harbour. 


West Cornwall 


Railway. 


Manchester 
and Poole 
Railway 
(Luggershall, 
Salisbury 

and Poole.) 


Dundee 
New Gas, 


Dundee 
and Perth 
Railway. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 


way Extension : 


(No. 1.) 


Worcester, 


Hereford, Ross 
and Gloucester 


Railway. 


Leeds, Wake- 
field and Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway. 








9 VicToRIz. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Edinburgh and 
Perth Railway, by Queensferry, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway to join the Scottish Central 
Railway near Perth, with Branches, to be called 
The Edinburgh and Perth Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Walter Frederick Campbell, of 
Islay, Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill for im- 
roving and maintaining the Harbour of Port Ellen, 
in the Island of Islay and County of Argyll, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Parish of Kenwyn, 
in the County of Cornwall, to Penzance, in the 
same County, with Branches, to be called The West 
Cornwall Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters, with others, of the Un- 
dertaking thereafter referred to, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway from Poole, to 
join the proposed Manchester and Southampton 
Railway, in the Parish of Collingbourn Ducis, in 
the County of Wilts, with a Branch therefrom, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for the 
better supplying with Gas the Royal Burgh of 
Dundee, Suburbs thereof and Places adjacent, in 
the County of Forfar, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Dundee and Perth Railway 
Company, and of the thereunder-signed Directors 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to alter their Line at Jnchyra and 
Lairwell, and to extend the same towards the Peni- 
tentiary at Perth, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Company, ‘or leave to bring in a 
Bill for making certain New Lines and Deviations 
in the Line of the said Railway, and for construct- 
ing a Branch therefrom to the Town of Caistor, all 
in the Parts of Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Line of Railway 
to connect the cities of Worcester and Hereford, 
the town of Ross and the city of Gloucester, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Rail- 
way, to be called The Worcester, Hereford, Ross 
and Gloucester Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Leeds, Wakefield 
and Midland Junction Railway, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway from and out of the 
Midland Railway, in the Parish of Rothwell, to and 
into the said Midland Railway in the Township of 
Walton, in the Parish of Sandal Magna, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York, to be called 
The Leeds, Wakefield and Midland Junction Rail- 
way, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Vou. 101. 


5° Februariz. 








55 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- London, 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for Salisbury and 
making a Railway from the London and South i 

: x ‘ y- 
Western Railway, near Basingstoke, by Salisbury, 
to Sutton Bingham, in the County of Somerset, 
with a Branch to the Town of Yeovil, to be called 
The London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- 
way, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Great Grimsby 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring ina it 
Bill to authorize the said Company to make an Ex- way Extension 
tension from their Line of Railway, in the Parish of (No. 3.) 
Bole, to join the Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln 
Railway, in the Parish of Averham, with a Branch 
Railway therefrom to the Town of Newark-upon- 

Trent, all in the County of Nottingham, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Eastern Coun- 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the (leek ent 
said Company to make a repo Cnn a point of Lincoln Exten- 
junction with the Brandon and Peterborough Ex- sion.) 
tension of the Eastern Counties Railway, in the 
Hamlet of March, inthe Parish of Doddington, in 
the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge, to the 
City of Lincoln, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Midland, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill poe 
for making a Railway from the Town of Dewsbury, Dewsbury, 
to form a Junction with the Midland Railway, near Leeds and 
to Wath-upon-Dearne, both in the West Riding of aig 
the County of York, to be called The Midland, ~ sal 
Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Brighton, the Chichester, 

Brighton and Chichester, and the London and South Yortsmouth 
Western Railway Companies, for leave to bring in Railway. ‘ 
a Bill for vesting the Portsmouth Extension of the 
Brighton and Chichester Railway in the London and 
South Western, and London and Brighton Railway 
Companies, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield ar 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Friction Rail- 
Bill for enabling the said Company to make an way Extension 
Extension from the Market Rasen Branch of the (No. 2.) 
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, to 
communicate with the City of Lincoln; and also a 
Branch to the Town of Barton-upon- Humber, and 
other Works connected therewith, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Eastern Coun- 

Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the (Epping Ea 
said Company to make a Railway from Epping to tension.) — 
a point of junction with the Colchester Line of the 
Eastern Counties Railway, at or near the Ilford 
Station thereon, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bils. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Waterford 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from = cinngaaed 
ailway. 
Waterford to Tramore, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking South York- 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill —— 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- ana Canal. 
H4 under- 














56 


under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, in the Parish 
of Penistone, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to 
the Township of Bentley-with-Arksey, in the same 
Riding, with Branches therefrom, and for uniting 
the said Undertaking with the Dearne and Dove 
Canal, the Barnsley Canal Navigation and the Na- 
vigation of the River Dun, to be called The South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dublin and 
Kingstown 
Extension 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway 
Company, and of Subscribers towards the expenses 
of the proposed works, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Line of the said Railway to the 
Bridge of Bray, in the County of Dublin, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Enfield and 
Edmonton 
Railway. 


A Petition of John Fulford Owen, George An- 
toine Ramsay, Daniel Harrison, Edward Beckett 
and William Hainworth, Five of the Directors of the 
Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Northern and Eastern Counties Railway at Edmon- 
ton to the Town of Enfield, in the County of Middle- 
sex, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Glasgow, A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
ses Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
way (Bridge of enable the said Company to make certain Branch 
Weir Branch.) Railways, and to amend the Acts relating to the 

said Railway, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 

Glasgow, A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
oe . Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
reenock Rail- I Nf 5 : 
way (Harbour enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 
Branch.) way to the River Clyde, at or near Greenock, and a 

Pier or Wharf in connection therewith, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Glasgow Har- A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
bour Grand i = : 
Junction Rail- Upon or near to the lines of Railway thereinafter 
way Terminus. mentioned, and other Inhabitants of the city of 
Glasgow, and counties of Lanark and Renfrew, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway, to be 
called The Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Rail- 
way Terminus, with Branches, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 
ee, A Petition of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neil- 
arrhead and ‘ ; af ‘ 
Neilston Direct Stor Direct Railway Company, for leave to bring in 
Railway a Bill to enable the said Company to make Branch 
ances ard Railways to Thornliebank, Househill and Hurlet, 
Houvehill and aud to amend the Act relating to such Railway, 
Hurlet.) was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leicester and 
Bediord 
Railway. 


Petitions of the Leicester and Swannington Rail- 


land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
—Quintus Vivian and others, Owners, Lessees or 
Occupiers of land on the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;— Frederick Peter Delmé cage of Hitchin, 
in the county of Hertford, Esquire, a Landowner on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— George 
Peter Livius, of the town of Bedford, in the county 
of Bedford, Esquire, Landowner on the line of Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Theed Pearse, 
an Owner and Occupier of land on the line of Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Leicester and Bedford Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 


5° Februariz. 


way Company ;—Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 





A. 1846. 


witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of a proposed Railway, 
to be called The Warwick and Worcester Railway, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Rugby, Lea- 
mington and Warwick Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Alexander Smollett, Esquire, of Bon- 
hill, Member of Parliament, and Owner of lands 


mentioned ;—Lawmuir District of Dumbartonshire 
Turnpike-road Trustees, otherwise called the Second 
District, acting by the subscribers, the statutory 
quorum appointed for the management of the said 
roads ;— Trustees on the Turnpike-road leading 
from Glasgow to Yoker Bridge and Annisland Road ; 
—First or Yoker District of Dumbartonshire ‘Turn- 
pike-road, Trustees, acting by the subscribers, the 
statutory quorum appointed for the management of 
the affairs of the said roads;— Robert Findlay, 
Esquire, of Easterhill, Banker, in Glasgow, James 
Greme Watson, Esquire, Merchant, in Glasgow, 
George Buchanan, Esquire, residing at Stanley, 
Perthshire, James Pt el Esquire, Merchant, 
Glasgow, and John Buchanan, Esquire, Merchant 
there ;—Traders on the River Leven, and Owners 
and Occupiers of Print-works, and other public 
works at or near to the said river ;— William Miller, 
Factor and Commissioner for John Orr Ewing, and 
R. D. Mackenzie, Agent and Mandatory for him ; 
—Third or Kilmarnock District of Dumbartonshire 
Turnpike-road Trustees ;--Peter Denny, Ship-owner 
and Burgess and Town Councillor of the Royal 
Burgh of Dumbarton ;—Sir James Colquhoun, of 
Luss, Baronet, Lord Lieutenant of the county of 
Dumbarton;--and, Trustees on the Fifth or Zuss Dis- 
trict of Dumbartonshire Turnpike-roads, acting by 
the subscribers, the statutory Committee appointed 
for the management thereof; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dum- 
bartonshire Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of the Marquess of Anglesea and 
Thomas Landor, of Burton-upon-Trent, Gentleman ; 
— Benjamin Forrester Scott, of No. 13, Park-street, 
Westminster, Gentleman, and William Francis de 
Ger, of No. 3, Park-street, aforesaid, Gentleman ;— 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—James Heald and 
others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands, 
tenements and hereditaments on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—John Parson, cf 47, Par- 
liament-street, Westminster ;— Francis Gaunt, Ellen 
Gaunt, Louisa Gaunt and Catherine Gaunt, of Leek, 
in the county of Stafford ,—Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company ;—-Sir John Robert Cave 
Browne Cave, of Kenilworth, in the county of 
Warwick, Baronet ;—-and, Wilbraham Egerton, of 
Tatton Park, in the county of Chester, Esquire, 
and Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands, tene- 
ments and hereditaments onthe line of Railway there- 
inafter mentioned ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Direct London and Manchester Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, 

agents 


Rugby, 
Leamington 
and Warwick 
Railway, 


Edinburgh anj 
Glasgow and 
s t i , Dumbarton. 

on the line of the proposed Railway hereinafter shire Junctic, 


Railway. 


Direct Londo 
and Manches- 
ter Railway. 





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me 
wa 


Sh 
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M 


tic 











Q VicToRI&amp;. 


agents and witnesses, against the same,—-were pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Glasgow, A Petition of Sir John Maxwell, Baronet, of 
Paisley, Kil- Pollok, Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell, and 
maria John Graham, Esquire, of Craigallion, Trustees on 
‘Amendment the Turnpike-road, in the county of Renfrew, and 
and Branches ,f James Hopkirk Hill, acting Clerk to the said 
(Bo. 6) Trustees ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Amendment and Branches (No. 6.) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Thomas Coles, of Grays-Inn, 
Esquire, was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
That the Agents for the Direct London and Ports- 
mouth Railway Bill have not given the seven clear 
days’ notice required by the Standing Order of 
the House, numbered, 129; that the Order of the 
House bearing date the Third of Februarv instant, 
referring the Petition of the Promoters of the said 
Direct Zondon and Portsmouth Railway to the 
sub-committee on Standing Orders, will have the 
effect of preventing the said Petition of Charles 
Dixon and others from being heard before the 
sub-committee on Petitions for Private Bills; and 
praying that the said Petition may be referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, with an Instruction to the Committee to 
entertain the said Petition notwithstanding the 
same was not presented three clear days before 
the day on which it was referred by the said 
Order, or that the said Order, referring the said 
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill to 
the sub-committee on Private Bills, may be dis- 
charged, or that the Petitioner may be heard, by 
himself, his agent or counsel and witnesses, before 
the Committee to whom the Petition for leave to 


Direct London 
and Ports- 
mouth Rail- 
way, 


introduce the said Bill stands referred, against the | 











5° Februariz. 57 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Deal, Walmer and North Kent 
their vicinities, inthe county of Kent, taking notice Bway. 
of the application for leave to bring in the North 
Kent Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law,—was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Manchester 
gesses of the borough of Southampton, taking notice a gl 
of the application for leave to bring in the Manchester . 
and Southampton Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballinasloe ; ~ Galway ;— Port- Irish Great 
arlington ;— Loughrea ;—Athlone ;—-Tuam ;—and, hs rman 
Tullamore ; taking notice of the application for leave“ "*™” 
to bring in the /rish Great Western Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates Willingham 
in the parish of Willingham, in the county of Cam- — =a 
bridge, for leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the said Parish, and for draining and embanking 
certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in such Parish, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Lancashire 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Waterworks. 
for better supplying with Water the Towns of Man- 
chester and Salford, and other Places, all in the 
County of Lancaster, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Oldham, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill ene 3 
for making a Railway from Saddleworth to Oldham Birkenhead 
and Manchester, with Branches therefrom, to be Junction 
called The Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Railway. 
Birkenhead Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petition for the said Direct London and Ports- | Petitions for Private Bills. 


mouth Railway Bill being heard before such Com- | 


mittee until due notice be given thereof at the Private 
Bill Office. 

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


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and Pro- 
prietors, Inhabitants of the town of Ardrossan, and 


Glasgow, Kil- 
marnock and 


oa” county of Ayr, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and 
Ardrossan Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Boston, 

Newark and Petitions from Sleaford ;—dand, Sheffield; taking 

— notice of the application for leave to bring in the 

” Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill; and 

praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Nottingham, Petitions from Nottingham ;--Mansfield ;—and, 


Mansfie as 
+ neg el Sheffield ; taking notice of the application for leave 


tion Railway. to bring in the Nottingham, Mansfield and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, 


Petitions from Keir ;—Closeburn ;---Durrisdeer ; 
Dumfries and — Morton ;—and, Glencairn ; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Glasgow, Dum- 
fries and Carlisle Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 101, 


Carlisle 
Railway. : 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Boston, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring ina Bill ee and 
for making a Railway from the pr d Boston, wen ant 

8 7 ee propose 0stONn, Nottingham 
Newark and Sheffield Railway, in the Parish of and Grantham’ 
Barkston, to the proposed Ambergate, Nottingham —— 
and Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, in the” 
Parish of Sedgebrook, to be called The Boston, 

fewark and Sheffield, and Nottingh:m and Gran- 
tham Junction Railway, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Brecon and Brecon and 
Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, for leave to bring Merthyr 
in a Bill for making a Railway from the Parish of i — : 
Llandetty, in the County of Brecon, to the Taff Vale ene 
Railway, in the parish of Merthyr Tydfil, in the 
County of Glumorgan, to be called The Brecon 
and Merthyr Tydfil junction Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto East Coast 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Railway. 
a Railway from Lynn to Boston, with Branches there- 
from, to be called The East Coast Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Dublin and 
subscribed, for leave to bring ina Bill for making a Enniskillen 
Railway from Dublin to Enniskillen, with Branches 





Railway. 
to Athboy and Belturbet, and also a Railway from 
I Belleeh 





Southport 
Improvement. 


Failway Bills 


58 


Belleek to Ballyshannon, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Southport, 
in the county palatine of Lancaster, and of the 
neighbourhood thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, watching, watering, cleansing, 
regulating and otherwise improving the said Town, 
and for establishing and regulating a Market and 
Market-places therein, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 


(First Report.) consider the mode in which the House shall deal 


Sheffield, 
Rotherham, 
Barnsley, 
Wakefield, 
Huddersfield 
and Goole 


Railway Bill. 


with the Railway Bills proposed to be submitted to 
the House during the present Session, have power 
to report their Observations and Upinion thereupon 
from time to time. 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said 
Select Committee ; That they had considered the 
matters referred to them, and directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 


That for the purpose of facilitating the dispatch 
of Railway business during the present Session, it 
is expedient that a portion of the Railway Bills 
should commence in the House of Lords. 

That with respect to any Railway Bills which, in 
pursuance of these Resolutions, shall commence in 
the House of Lords during this Session, this House 
will not insist on their privilege with regard to the 
Clauses fixing and regulating rates and tolls in such 
Bills. 

That with a view of affording early and increased 
means of employment in Jreland, it is expedient to 
give facilities for the early consideration of Irish 
Railway Bills. 

That, for the attainment of this object, it is expe- 
dient that all Jrish Railway Bills should, in the pre- 
sent Session, commence in the House of Lords. 

That it is expedient that all Bills which compete 
with or ought to be considered in connection with 
any Bills, the promoters of which shall prove them- 
selve entitled to the privileges agreed to be granted 
in certain cases by the Resolutions of this House of 
the 7th July last, shall commence in the House of 
Lords. 

That the parties promoting Railway Bills which, 
by the above Resolutions, are to commence in the 
House of Lords, may (notwithstanding any proceed- 
ing respecting such Bills in the House of Lords) 
prove before the Committee on Petitions of the 
House of Commons that they have complied with 
the Standing Orders of this House, and the Report 
of such Committee shall be ordered to lie on the 
Table. If the Committee should report that the 
Standing Orders have not been complied with, their 
Report shall be referred to the Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, whose Report shall be ordered to lie on 
the Table. 

That when a Railway Bill shall have commenced 
in the House of Lords, and shall be sent down to 
the House of Commons from the House of Lords, 
it shall be read the first time in the House of Com- 
mons, and shall then be referred to the Committee 
on Petitions, to ascertain whether the Railway Bill 
so sent down is substantially in accordance with the 
Standing Orders, as determined by the House of 
Commons. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow ; and be printed. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Sheffield, 
Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and 


5° Februariz. 





A, 1846. 


Goole Railway Bill, was referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain Lines of Railway in the West 
Riding of the County of York, to be called The 
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Hud- 
dersfield and Goole Railway: And that Mr. Las- 
celles and Mr. Milnes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the East Lin- 
colnshire Railway Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Great Grimsby, by 
Louth and Alford, to Boston, in the County of Lin- 
coln, to be called The East Lincolnshire Railway : 
And that Mr. Christopher and Mr. Edward Hene- 
age do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


East Lincoln. 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Staines and 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition ee 


unction 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway Bill, 


Orders in the case of the Petition for the Staines 
and Richmond Junction Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Richmond to Staines, 
to be called The Staines and Richmond Junction 
Railway: And that Colonel Thomas Wood and Mr. 
Kemble do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 


London and 
outh Western 

Railway 

(Romsey and 


Orders in the case of the Petition for the Zondon and Redbridge 
South Western Railway (Romsey and Redbridge Junction.) 


Junction) Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as a 
building consisting of a stable, cart-shed and pig- 
gery in No. 19, in the parish of Romsey Extra, situ- 
ate within the limits of deviation, of which Robert 
Winter is, and was on the 30th November last, the 
owner, and John William Bailey, occupier, is not 
shown upon the Plan or referred to in the Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as John Wiltshire is and was on or 
before the 30th November last, lessee or joint. lessee 
of certain lands numbered 66, 67, 68, 70 and 702 
in the said parish of Romsey Extra, but his name is 
not inserted in the Book of Reference, nor was he, 
on or before the 31st December last, served with 
any written application in respect thereof, but that 
his two sons, James and Thomas Wiltshire, who are 
co-lessees with him, and also sole occupiers, and 
alone beneficially interested, were duly served with 
notice, and inserted in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a garden within the limits of 
deviation, upon which the figures 28 are placed, is 
not mentioned in the Book of Reference, nor the 
names of the Petitioner, as the owner, inserted in 
respect thereof, nor was any application in writing 
made in respect thereof on or before 31st December 
last, but the said garden is attached to three cot- 
tages beyond the limits of deviation, and the owners, 
lessees and occupiers of the said cottages, being also 
owners, lessees and occupiers of the garden in ques- 
tion, were served with notice, and their hames inserted 
in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as in cr contiguous to Nos. 17 and 
18, in the parish of Milbrook, and within the limits 
of deviation, is a homestead or farm buildings, con- 
sisting of yard, barn, stable and shed, and of which 
Thomas Harris is, and was on or before the 30th 
November last, the occupier, which are not described 
in the Book of Reference, nor was any application 
in writing made to him on or before 31st December 
last in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 





Rot 
lic 


Corn 


Facte 


Man 
ands 
ton ] 


Nort! 
shire 
(Chu 
Valk 


9 VicroRiz. 


Frost, A Petition of Inhabitants of Dumfries and Maz- 
Williams and qyel/¢gwn, praying the House to present an humble 
~— Address to Her Majesty that She will be graciously 
leased to remit the remainder of the sentence passed 
on Frost, Williams, and Jones, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of a Congregation of 
Protestant Dissenters assembling in Mew Bridge 
Chapel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that no 
measure for the enrolment of the Militia may re- 
ceive the sanction of the House, or be on any 


Militia. 


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59 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Isle of Man. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the amount collected in the Js/e 
of Man, by the authority of the Act 54 Geo. 3, c. 
143, s. 1, for Harbour Dues in each year, from the 
year 1833 to 1843, under the several heads stated 
_by the Schedule of that Act :—Of the Expenditure 
of the Amounts so received, under the various heads 
to which appropriated, and of the Balance in hand 
| of the said Funds on the 1st day of January 1844: 
|—Of the Commissioners now qualified, and who 


| 
| 





account allowed to be carried into effect, was pre-| execute the said Act:—And, of the amount of 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | Fines levied under its authority,—in an amended 


A Petition of Lead Smelters of Bagiilit, in the 
parish of Holywell, in the county of Flint, praying 
the House to repeal the remaining duties on Lead, | 
and articles manufactured from it, and impose duties | 
for Revenue only, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lead. 


A Petition of Members and Friends of the Roman 
Catholic Congregation of Zee House, in the county 
of Lancaster, praying that the protection of English 
Law may be no longer left doubtful, but may be 
extended, as was the case in England before the 
Reformation, and is at this day in Roman Catholic 
countries, to the temporalities of English Roman 
Catholic Chapels, so that the temporal rights of| 
patrons, congregations, and of their officiating | 
clergy, may be secured from being invaded contrary | 
even to the ordinary Canon Law for the Roman | 
Catholic Church, by the exercise of power on the | 
part of the Roman Catholic Bishops or Pope’s | 
Vicars in England, was presented, and read ; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blandford Forum; — Wimborne | 
Minster ;—and Dorchester ; praying the House not | 
to sanction any diminution in the protection now | 
granted to Agriculture—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Hastings ;— Newport (AZonmouth) ; 
—and, Sir Thomas Buckler Lethbridge, Baronet ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


iu, A Petition of Inhabitants of Cononley, in the 
parish of Kildwick, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, praving that the Factories Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Roman Catho- 
lic Chapels. 





Corn Laws. 


Factories B 


Manchester The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
oe consideration the Petition of Charles Ewens Deacon 
* and John Wheeler, which was presented yesterday, 
relative to the Manchester and Southampton Rail- 
way ; 
Ordered That the said Order be discharged. 


orth Ste The House was moved That the Order made upon 
— Monday last, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Valley Line.) Committee on Petitions for Private Bills to enter- 
tain the Petitions of Isaac Gee, of Sutton, near 
Macclesfield, Turf Cutter ;—Sophia Beck, oi Upton, 
near Macclesfield, Widow ;—James Smith, of Saint 
Anne’s Cottage, in the parish of Leek, Farmer ;— 
Charles Nichols, of Bosley, near Macclesfield, 
Engineer ;—John Hughes, of the parish of Cheddle- 
ton, Farmer ;—and, George Moss, of Cheddleton 
Heath, Farmer; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley 
Line) Bill, had not been complied with, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 
And the House being informed that the Petitions 
were not in the hands of a Member on Friday last ; 
Ordered That the said Order be discharged. 


North Stafford- 


form, and in conformity with the said Act. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a stamp Oftices, 
Return of the Names and Numbers of Persons em- 
ployed as Stampers in each of the Stamp Offices in 
London, Edinburgh, and Dublin; specifying the 
amount of the Salary paid to each of the Persons 
acting in that capacity in each of the said Offices, 
and their length of Service respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a qyogitimate 
Return of the Number of Women having Illegiti- Children 
mate Children ; and also the Number of Illegitimate (Iteland.) 
Children relieved in each of the several Poorhouses 
of Ireland, during the half-year ending the 29th day 
of September, 1845. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Roman Catho- 
for the further Repeal of Enactments imposing li Relief Bill 
Pains and Penalties upon Her Majesty’s Roman 
Catholic subjects on account of their Religion: 

And that Mr. Watson, Lord John Manners, and 
Mr. Escott do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Vic., Citations 
c. 114, to amend the Law of Scotland in matters (Scotland) Bill. 
relating to Personal Diligence, Arrestments and 
— might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
remove Doubts concerning Citations in Scotland . 
And that the Lord Advocate and Sir James Graham 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Burghs (Scot. 
the abolition of the Exclusive Privilege of Trading in #4) Bill 
Burghs in Scotland: And that the Lord Advocate 
and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Chiltern 
Returns of all Applications for the Stewardship Hundreds. 
or Stewardships of the Chiltern Hundreds received No. 29. 
from any Member or Members of Parliament by the 
Government during the present Session, with the 
Date of such Application, and Date of the Appoint- 
ment, where such Applications have been complied 
with :—Of all Applications made to Government by 
Members of Parliament for Appointments to Offices 
of the like nature with the Stewardship of the Chil- 
tern Hundreds, being Appointments applied for with 
the view of vacating the Seats of the Applicants, 
and the Dates of such Appointments, where the ap- 
plications have been complied with :—And, of the 
particular Forms of Grants of the Stewardship or 
Stewardships of the Chiltern Hundreds, and of other 
Grants of the like nature, and of the time necessarily 
occupied in completing the same, when such Grants 
are made. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly 
presented the said Returns. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 





VoL, 101. 


Table; and be printed. 
12 Mr. 


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Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bilston Gas Light and Coke 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had_ not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices given in the 
Gazette do not correspond with those given in the 
newspapers, the words “ or one,” which are inserted 
in the Notice given in the newspapers, not being 
inserted in that given in the Gazette. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Bilston Gas 
Light and 
Coke Com- 
pany. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(Chertsey the Petition for the London and South Western Rail- 
and Egham way (Chertsey and Egham Branch) Bill, the Stand- 
Branch) Bill. ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Zondon and South Western Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Chertsey 
and Egham, in the County of Surrey: And that Mr. 
Kemble, Mr, Mangles and Sir John Easthope do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway (Lon- 
don Bridge 
Extension ) 
Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the London and South Western 
Railway (London Bridge Extension) Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be viven to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and South Western Railway 
Company to extend their Railway to the High-street, 
Southwark, and to the Thames, near London Bridge, 
all in the County of Surrey: And that Mr. Kemble, 
Mr. Hawes and Mr. Masterman do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


London and 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
South Western 


Railway on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(Hampton the Petition for the London and South Western 
Court Branch) Railway (Hampton Court Branch) Bill, the Stand- 
Bill. ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and South Western Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Hampton 
Court Bridge, in the County of Surrey : And that 
Mr. Kemble and Sir John Easthope do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Wakefield, Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Pontefract and gy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

—— the Petition for the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 

y&gt; . &lt; 

Askern and Railway(Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) 

Oakenshaw ~~ Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Branches) Ne. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 
Railway Company to make Three several Branch 
Railways: And that Mr. Lascelles and Mr. Milnes 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sunderland 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Docks Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sunderland Docks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for constructing a Wet Dock and other Works on 
the South Side of the River Wear, at Sunderland- 
near-the-Sea, in the County Palatine of Durham: 
And that Mr. Barclay and Mr. Hudson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

Leeds and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
oo on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(Alteration of the Petition for the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Levels in (Alteration of Levels in Bingley) Bill, the Standing 
Bingley) Bill. Orders had been complied with. % 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway Com- 
pany to alter the Levels of a portion of their Rail- 
way, in the Parish of Bingley, in the West Riding 
of the County of York: And that Mr. William 


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A. 1846, 


Mr. Busfeild do prepare, and bring 


Beckett and 
it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Epsom and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of a a 
the Petition for the Epsom and Dorking Railway“ "*Y 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and Croydon Railway Com- 
pany to make a Railway, in extension of the Croy- 
don and Epsom Railway, to Dorking, in the County 
of Surrey : And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. William 
Denison do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the hamlets or Harrogate 
places of High and Low Harrogate, in the several] Waterworks. 
townships of Knaresborough, Pannal, Bilton-with- 
Harrogate and Scriven-with-Tentergate, and in the 
parishes of Knaresborough and Panzal, all in the 
West Riding of the county of York, for leave to 
bring ina Bill for supplying with Water the said 
Hamlets or Places, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway therein- Goole and 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for mak- Doncaster 
ing a Railway from or near to Goole, in the West ®*!”*- 
Riding of the County of York, to Doncaster and 
Warmsworth, in the Parish of Warmsworth, in the 
said West Riding, together with a Branch Railway 
therefrom to Whitgift, to be called The Goole and 
Doncaster Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the thereunder-signed Petsons, for Dartmouth, 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Brixham and 
Dartmouth and Brixham, in the County of Devon, xe 
to or near to the City of Exeter, with a Tramway ‘ 
to the Pier or Market-place at Brixham aforesaid, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto North of Nor- 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making folk Railway. 
a Railway from Norwich to Aylsham, with a Branch 
to North Walsham, to be called The North of Wor- 


folk. Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- fast Lanca- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said shire Railway 
Company to alter the Lines and Levels of such neces 
Railway, and to make Branches therefrom, and for — 
other Purposes relating thereto, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking for Macclesfield 
making a Railway from the Macclesfield Branch of and Lichfield 
the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, terminat- ®*¥*Y- 
ing by a Junction with the Trent Valley Railway 
at Streethay, near Lichfield, in the county of Staf- 


ford, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the said 


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


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Northumber- 
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields, and land Docks. 
places in their vicimiy, in the counties of North- 
umberland and Durham, Promoters of the Under- 
taking thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for constructing Docks and other Works at 
the Coble Dean, in the County of Northumberland, 
and in the Borough and County of Newcastle-upon- 

Tyne, to be called The Northumberland Docks, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition 











9 VicrorIZz. 


East Dereham A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
and Norwich cubseribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 


ated Railway from East Dereham, in the County of 
Norfolk, to the City of Norwich, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

York A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 


Improvement. of the city of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
widening, altering and improving certain Streets 
within the City of York, and for other Purposes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


West Lanca- A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

shire Railway. thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Liverpool to Southport, 
to be called The West Lancashire Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred tu the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Citations The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to remove 
(Scotland) Bill. Doubts concerning Citations in Scotland: And the 
No. 30. same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 

printed, 


Burghs (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


No. 31. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for the abo- 
lition of the Exclusive Privilege of Trading in Burghs 
in Scotland : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
the 19th day of this instant February; and to be 
printed. 


Roman Catho- Mr. Watson presented a Bill for the further Re- 
lic Relief Bill. peal of Enactments imposing Pains and Penalties 
No. 32. upon Her Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects, on 
account of their Religion: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 18th day of this instant 
February ; and to be printed. 
Dorset Writ. Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Dorset, 
in the room of the Honourable Anthony Ashley 
Cooper, commonly called Lord Ashley, who, since 
his election for the said County, hath accepted the 
Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the County of Dorset, in 
the room of Henry Charles Sturt, Esquire, who, 
since his election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 
three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and 
Bonenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


A Petition of the Provost of Pollokshaws, ex- 
pressing approbation of the measures brought before 
the House by Her Majesty’s Government for re- 
moving the restrictions on the importation of Corn 
and other articles ; and praying the House to pass 
laws for bringing those measures into immediate 
operation, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Dorset Writ. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion, 


North Stafford- 


A Petition of George Moss, of the parish of Ched- 


a dleton, in the county of Stafford, stating that the 


Valley Line.) 


Petitioner is occupier of a certain field within the 
limits of deviation of the line of the said intended 
Railway, situate in the parish of Cheddleton afore- 
said, and marked No. 160 on the plan of the said 
Railway ; that the Petitioner was lately induced to 
believe that the near approximation of the said 
intended line of Railway to the said field marked 
Vou. 101. 


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61 


No. 160 would cause material injury and damage to 
the said Petitioner, and therefore the Petitioner 
caused to be presented to the House a Petition, 
complaining that the Standing Orders thereof had 
not been complied with, in reference to the said field ; 
that the Petitioner is now convinced that the said 
intended line of Railway will, if made, instead of 
causing injury and damage to the said field, so occu- 
pied by the Petitioner, be of material advantage 
thereto and to the Petitioner; and praying leave of 
the House to withdraw the Petition before mentioned, 
complaining of such injury as aforesaid, and of the 
Standing Orders of the House not having been com- 
plied with in respect of the said field, and at the 
same time to express his entire assent to the said 
intended line of Railway crossing or intersecting the 
said field No. 160, in the manner proposed ; and 
further that if any breach of the Standing Order No. 
17, or any other Order of the House, shall have been 
committed in regard to the said field No. 160, or 
any part thereof, or any other land or hereditaments 
occupied by the Petitioner on the said intended line 
of Railway, such Standing Orders may be dispensed 
with by the House, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Christopher Tyler, of Ilford, in the na 
county of Essex, Coal Merchant, and George Au- a” 


gustus Burrell, of Barking, in the said county, Coal 
Merchant, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
London and South Essex Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Mon- Bequests for 
day, the 16th day of this instant February, the Pious and 

- ‘Siai.. . -4) Charitable 
Bequests for Pious and Charitable Purposes Bill, purposes Bill. 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 25th day of this instant 


February. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow, 

















Veneris, @ die Februarii; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 18 46. 


PRAYERS. 

R. King, from the Office of the Official As- Court of 
iV1 signees of the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankruptcy. 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Returns of 
Official Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy, 
showing the Total Amounts of their Receipts and 
Payments upon every Estate under their charge, 
irom the 1st January to the 31st December 1845, 
both days inclusive; also the Balance standing to 
the credit of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, and of 
every such Estate in the Bank of England, on 
the said 31st day of December; and also, the 
Balances of every such Estate then in their hands, 
or under their control or power; and lastly, the 
several Sums allowed to them for Remuneration and 
Petty Expenses, from the said 1st January to the 
31st December 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Fainburgh, 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Leith and 
enable the said Company to extend the said Railway hallway 
to Trinity Chain Pier, and to make Branch Rail- (Extension 
ways to Tolbooth Wynd and Bonnington, was pre- 474 Branches.) 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


13 A Petition 








Strathtay and 
Breadalbane 
Railway. 


Caledonian 
Northern Di- 
rect Railway. 


Chichester 
and Bognor 
Railway. 


Helensburgh 
Harbour. 


Vale of Neath 
Railway. 


Sittingbourne 
Improvement. 


Birkenhead, 
Lancashire 
and Cheshire 
Junction 
tailway. 


Wexford, 
Waterford 
and Valentia 
Railway. 


Monmouth- 
shire Railways. 


Banffshire 
Roads. 


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A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring ina Bill for making a 
Railway from the Line of the Perth and Inverness 
Railwey to Aberfeldy, to be called The Strathtay 
and Breadalbane Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Forth and Clyde Junction Rail- 
way to the Scottish Grand Junction Railway, to be 
called The Caledonian Northern Direct Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway from Chichester to Bognor, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving 
and maintaining the Port and Harbour of Helens- 
burgh, in the County of Dumbarton, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from Neath 
to Merthyr Tydvil, with Branches, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway from the South Wales 
Railway, at or near the Town of Neath, to Merthyr 
Tydvil, with Branches, to be called ‘The Vale of 
Neath Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property in 
the parish of Sittingbourne, in the county of Kent, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for paving the Foot-ways 
in the Town of Sitdéingbourne, and for lighting the 
Streets, and for the Removal and Prevention of 
Nuisances and Annoyances within the said Parish, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Chester and Birken- 
head Railway to the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be called 
The Birkenhead, Lancaster and Cheshire Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read; and _ referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from theTown of Wexford to 
the Harbour of Valentia, with a Branch to the Town 
of Tralve, in the County of Kerry, to be called The 
Wexford and Valentia Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
yor making certain Branch Railways to be connected 
with the Vewport and Pontypool Railway, and for 
incorporating a new Company for carrying on the 
Monmouthshire Canal Navigation, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually maintaining and repairing cer- 
tain Roads in the Counties of Banff, Aberdeen and 
Lilgin, and for making a new Road in the said County 


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A. 1846. 


of Banff, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Stirlingshire 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a a 
Railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway “°" “*'*: 
to the Scottish Central Railway, to be called The 
Stirlingshire and Midland Junction Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the New Zealand Company, for leave New Zealand 
to bring in a Bill to grant certain Powers to the Company. 
said Company, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Heritors of the parish of South South Leith 
Leith and Members of the Incorporations of the © 
town of Leith, for leave to bring in a Bill to pro- 
vide for the Repair of the Parish Church of South 
Leith, in the county of Edinburgh, and for the Ad- 
ministration of the Property and Revenues thereof, 
to alter the existing mode of electing a Minister to 
the Second Charge of the said Church and Parish, 
to confirm the Proceedings of the Heritors of the 
said Parish relating to the Purchase of a suitable 
House as a Manse, and to effect other Objects in 
connection with the said Church and Parish, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Dover and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Deal Railway. 
for making a Railway from Dover to Deal, in the 
county of Kent, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the New Ross, Carlow New Ross and 
and Kilkenny Junction Railway Company, for leave Carlow Junc- 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the "" setitins 
Town of Borris, in the County of Carlow, to the 
Town of Carlow, in the same County, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Biils. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Newport, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Abergavenny 
for making a Railway from Newport to Abergavenny — 
and Hereford, with Branches therefrom, was pre- m 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of and others interested Newport and 
in the town and port of Newport, in the county of se ane 
Monmouth, for leave to bring ina Bill for better re 
supplying with Water the Town and Borough of 
Newport, in the county of Monmouth, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Perth and 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Inverness 
a Railway, leading from Perth to Inverness, with ®!y- 
Branches to Nairn, to be called ‘The Perth and 
Inverness Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Company, south Eastern 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- Railway (Ash- 
pany to construct an additional Station at Ashford, decom ) 
in the County of Kent, and for other Purposes, was eas 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Shrewsbury 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill = yon 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Birming- “" — 
ham, 







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ham, with Branches therefrom, and an additional 
Line connected therewith, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 


London and % . t ; 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


Birmingham 


Railway vesting the Aylesbury Railway in the London and 

(Ayles'urY Birmingham Railway C ted, and 

Railway irmingham Railway Company, was presented, an 

Purchase.) yead; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Wakefield A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the 

Improvement. town and borough of Wakefield, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for better lighting, paving, cleansing, watching, 
regulating and improving the said Borough, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Derby Gas. A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually lighting with Gas the Town of 
Derby, and several Parishes and Places adjacent or 
near thereto, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Commercial 


. A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act 
Roads. 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Commercial Road, 
and other Roadsconnected therewith, in the Counties 
of Middlesex and Essex, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Leith Petty 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Trea- 
Customs. 


surer of the burgh of Leith, and Members of the 
town council of Leith, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for repealing the Petty Customs in the Town of 
Leith, and granting a Rate in lieu thereof, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Weston-super- 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
Mare Pier. 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for constructing a Pier, and forming necessary Ap- 
proaches thereto, in the Parish of Weston-super- 
Mare, inthe County of Somerset, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds, York A Petition of Subscribers to an Undertaking for 
—— making and maintaining a Railway from Leeds to the 
Railway. York and North Midland Railway, in the township 


of Colton, all in the county of York, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making and maintaining the said 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Wales 


_ A Petition of the South Wales Railway Company, 
ailway. 


for leave to bring in a Bill for completing the Line 
of the said Railway, and to authorize the construc- 
tion of certain Extensions and Alterations of the said 
Railway, and certain Branch Railways in connec- 
tion therewith, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Scottish Grand 
Junction 
Railway, 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Town of Oban to Crianlarich, in 
the County of Argyle, with a Branch to Lochlomond, 
to be called The Scottish Grand Junction Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ayrshire and A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 


— subscribed, for leave to bring ina Bill for making a 
ilway, Railway from Muirkirk to the Ardrossan Railway, 


VoL. 101. 


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63 


to be called The Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Eastern Coun- 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the poy aa ape 
said Company to make a Railway from Lincoln to Milford.) 
the York and North Midland Railway, at South 
Milford, in the county of York, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Eastern 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the ae, 
said Company to make Three Branch Railways from tion Railway 
the line of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junc- Branches. 
tion Railway, Two thereof terminating at the Pepper 
Warehouses belonging to the East India Dock 
Company, and the other terminating by a junction 
with the Eastern Counties Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Eastern Coun- 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the tics Railway 

: : (Tottenham. 
said Company to make a Railway from Tottenham and Farring- 
to Farringdon-street, was presented, and read ; don-street.) 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Templemore 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for #4 Nenagh 
Q és ae : 5 Junction 
making and maintaining a Railway from Temple- Raitway. 
more to Nenagh, was presented and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Liverpool and 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for ae Diveot 
making a Railway from, at or near Leeds, in the 
West Riding of York, to at or near Bury, in the 
County Palatine of Doncaster, to be called the Li- 
verpool and Leeds Direct Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Scottish Central Railway Com- Scottish 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said — — 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Crieff in ae 
the County of Perth, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Scottish Central Railway Com- Scottish 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said mg Rail- 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Denny, in Beh) 
the County of Siirling, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Scottish Central Railway Com- Scottish 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Central Rail- 
Company to make certain Terminal Branches and eas 
other Works at the City of Perth, was presented, Stations.) 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Hamilton 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for supplying New Gas- 
and lighting the Town of Hamilton, and Places ad- 
jacent thereto, with Gas, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- Eastern Coun- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 4¢s ww 
Company to make a Railway from the Eastern eg rie 
Counties Railway, at Cambridge, to Lincoln, with Line.) 
Branches, was presented, and read; and referred 
Tg Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


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64 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to enlarge their Stations in London and 
at Stratford, and for other Purposes, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Stations 
Enlargement. ) 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Dumfries 
Branch. ) 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make Branch Railways to the Town of 
Dumfries, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


Sheffield, A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
Ashton-under- and Manchester Railway Company, the Hudders- 
— field and Manchester Railway and Canal Company, 
Manchester. * eagle oe, &gt; : 
Railway the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Company, &amp;. Company, and the Grimsby Dock Company, for 
— leave to bring in a Bill to amalgamate the said 
Companies, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and 
enlarge some of the Provisions of the Acts relating 
to the said Company, and to confirm the Purchase of 
certain Railways by the said Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Great Western 
Railway. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Harétle- 
pool, and its neighbourhood, in the county of Dur- 
ham, Promoters of the Undertaking thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for lighting 
with Gas and supplying with Water the said ‘Town 
and Neighbourhood thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Tlartlepool 
Gas and 
Waterworks. 


A Petition of the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the said Company to alter and widen the 
said Railway in Tranmere and Birkenhead, and to 
amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, was 


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


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make certain Branch Railways in the 
County of Mid-Lothian, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Caledonian 
Railway, 
Mid-Lothian 
Branches. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring ina Bill for making Branch 
ee end from the Great Western Rajlway to the 
Towns of Staines, Twickenham and Henley, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Staines and 
Henley Rail- 
way (No, 2.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of 
Bilton-with-Harrogate and Pannal, and certain 
parts of the townships of Knaresborough and 
Scriven with-Tentergate adjoining thereto, or inter- 
mixed therewith in the West Riding of the County 
of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
supplying with Gas the said Townships and parts of 
Townships, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


Harrogate Gas 
(No. 2.) 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany and Promoters of a line of Railway to be 
called, The Exeter Great Western Railway, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Exeter Great 
Western 
Railway. 


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| A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, Caledonian 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- Railway 
pany to deviate the Line of the said Railway in the ser 
vicinity of Carlisle, was presented, and read ; and 7 
i referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 





A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, Midland Raj. 


Company to make a Railway from Pye Bridge to sion.) 
| the Chavous Station of the Midland Railway, and 

a Branch in the Parish of Crich, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called Glasgow, 
The Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction ar and 
Railway, and of the Monkland and Kirkintiiloch psi 
Railway Company, the Ballochney Railway Com- Railway. 
|pany, and the S/amannan Railway Company, for 
‘leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
| Glasgow to Airdrie, with Branches to the Clydesdale 

Junction Railway, and to Mile-end, to be called 

The Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction 

| Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 

to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
| Bills. 
| &lt;A Petition of Promoters of the Zrish North Mid- Irish North 
‘land Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Midland 
a Railway from Kilcock to Cavan, Belturbet and sun. 
| Newtownbutler, with a Branch to Monaghan, to be 
| called The Zrish North Midland Railway, was pre- 
' sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
| mittee on Petitious for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Birkenhead, in the Birkenhead 
| county of Chester, and of Bebington Wallasey, and Small Debts 
the neighbourhood, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Township of Birkenhead, in the County 
| of Chester, and other Places in the same County, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
| 


y 


A Petition of the rena Proprietors of the Liverpool ani 


Liverpool and Harrington 
to bring in a Bill to amend the Provisions of two 
several Acts passed in the third and eighth years of 
His Majesty King George the Fourth, tor supplying 
'with Water the Town of Liverpool and Harrington 
jand Toxteth Park, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


aterworks Harrington 
ate 8, for leave ee ers 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Herculaneum 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Docks. 
constructing Docks, Walls, Warehouses and other 
Works at Toxteth Park, in the County of Lancaster, 
to be called The Herculaneum Docks, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Congleton 
upon or near the line of Railway thereinafter men- 2"4 Crewe 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the borough ed 
Congleton, in the counties of Chester and Stafford, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from Congleton to Crewe, with a Branch therefrom 
to Red Cross, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Cummittee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Dublin and Belfast Dublin and 
Junction and Navan Branch Railway Extensions Belfast Jue 
: tion and 
Railways from the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Ex- 
Railway and the Navan Branch thereof, to the tensions. 
Towns of Kells and Newry, to be called The Dublin 
and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway 
Extensions, 








| for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Wy (Erewasi 
Valley Exten. 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Navan Branch 


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


South Devon — A Petition of the South Devon Railway Company, 

Railway for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing certain 

(No. 2.) Alterations in and Extensions of the Line of the South 
Devon Railway, and the formation of Branches 
therefrom to Tavistock, Brixham, Kingswear and 
other places, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

North Union — A Petition of the North Union Railway Company, 


Railway (Hor- foy Jeave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 

wich Branch.) pany to make a Branch Railway to Horwich, and 
to raise a further Sum of Money, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Parish of Great Stukeley, 
in the County of Huntingdon, to the Borough of 
Wisbech, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cam- 
bridge, to be called The Huntingdon and Wisbech 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Huntingdon 
and Wisbech 
Railway. 


Doncaster, 
Wakefield 
and Leeds 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the projected Great North- 
ern Railway, in the Parish of Arksey, to form a 
Junction with the Manchester and Leeds Railway, 
in the Parish of Wakefield, and with the Leeds, 
Dewsbury and Manchester Railway, in the Parish 
of Leeds, together with certain Branch Railways 
therefrom, all in the West Riding of the County of 
York, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Wear Dock 


; A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
Railway. 1 


inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway, to be calied The Wear Dock 
Railway, from the Borough of Sunderland to the 
City of Durham, with several Branch Railways con- 
nected therewith, all in the County of Durham, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birkenhead 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
Improvement. 7 


of the Acts thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering, amending and enlarging the 
several Acts relating tothe Improvement of Birken- 
head, Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of Oxton, in 
the County of Chester, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Cork and 


te agli A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork and 

Kinsale Junc- town of Kinsale, and the respective neighbourhoods 

tion Railway. thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Town of Kinsale to the Cork and 
Bandon Railway, to be called The Cork and Ban- 
don and Kinsale Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Tean and A Petition of Promoters of the Teun and Dove 
Dove Valley Walley, and Eastern and Western Junction Railway, 
— —, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
Junction from the Macclesfield Branch of the Manchester and 
Railway, Birmingham Railway, near Macclesfield, to Nunea- 
ton, with a Branch therefrom, to be called The Tean 
and Dove Valley, and Eastern and Western Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
Gravesend A Petition of Directors of and Shareholders in 
Wutiton the Association or Company established under the 
aterworks, 


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65 


title of the Gravesend and Milton Waterworks Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating 
the said Company, and for more effectually supply- 
ing the Inhabitants of the Town and Parishes of 
Gravesend and Milton-next-Gravesend, and the 
Parish of Northfeet, in the County of Kent, with 
Water, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of Halesworth 
the Undertaking thereinafter referred to, for leave to —” 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Hales- 

worth, in the County of Suffolk, to Arminghall, 

otherwise Armeringhail, in the County of Norfolk, 

to be called The Halesworth and Norwich Railway, 

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


A Petition of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Manchester, 

Canal Navigation and Railway Company, and the sem one 
: ; 'y Canal 

Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, for leave Navigation 
to bring in a Bill to amalgamate the said Compa- and Railway, 
nies, was presented, and read; and referred to the stony 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Railway Amal- 
gamation. 
A Petition of Directors and Promoters and Share- Cameron’s 
holders of the Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, oe ‘ll 
for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the con- Spd Swansea 
struction of a Railway from Melin-y-Manach to and Loughor 
Blackpill, with a Branch to Swansea, all in the Railway. 
County of Glamorgan, to be called Cameron’s Coal- 
brook Steam Coal, and Swansea and Loughor Rail- 
way Company, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Cockermouth 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bull for scree — 
making a Railway from the Borough of Cockermouth Railway. 
to the Town of Keswick, all in the County of Cum- 
berland, to be called The Cockermouth and Work- 
ington Extension Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. . 


A Petition of the Great Leinster and Munster Great Leinster 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to a 
enable the said Company to extend their Railway (No. 1.) 
to Clonmel, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Leinster and Munster Great Leinster 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for — 
: r ‘* +s y 
extending and altering some of the Provisions of the (No, 2.) 
Acts relating to the said Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Robert Baxter, of Park-street, in Witham 
the city of Westminster, Gentleman, for leave to Navigation. 
bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to the 
Witham Navigation, and to reduce the Tolls on the 
said Navigation, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Esquires, Merchants, Manufactu- Warrington 
rers, Landowners and other Inhabitants of the town V*erworks. 
and borough of Warrington, and of the townships 
of Latchford and Appleton, being severally Sub. 
scribers to and Promoters of a Company for sup- 
plying with water the town and Sena of War- 
rington, and the townships of Latchford and Ap- 
pleton above mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for effecting the said objects, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors for making the Railway Enniskillen 





thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill emg 
K for way. 





Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock. 


Newry, 
Armagh and 
Londonderry 
Junction 
Railway. 


Kent 
Atmospheric 
Railway. 


Sheffield, 
Buxton, Leek, 
Potteries 

and Crewe 
Railway. 


Great North 
and South 
Wales Rail- 


way. 


Great Eastern 
and Western 
Railway. 


North Devon 
Railway. 


Helensburgh 
Extension and 
Police. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton Stipen- 
diary Justice. 


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for making a Railway from the Town of Enniskillen 
to the Town of Sligo, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
of the Acts thereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to authorize the Birkenhead Dock 
Commissioners to construct an additional Dock 
at Birkenhead, in the County of Chester, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors for making the Railway 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the City of Armagh, to 
the Town of Omagh, in the County of Tyrone, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making new Lines of Railway in the County of 
Kent, thereby providing Railway Accommodation 
to the central Parts of such County, and affording 
direct Communication between London and Maid- 
stone, to be called The Kent Atmospheric Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Promoters of the Sheffield, 
Buzton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Buxton, in the County of Derby, to Stoke-upon- 
Trent, in the County of Stafford, with a Branch to 
Congleton, in the County of Chester, to be called 
The Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Carmarthen to Aberyst- 
wyth, in the County of Cardigan, to be called The 
Great North and South Wales Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are’ thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the City of Hereford, to join the 
proposed Vale of Neath Railway, with Branches, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Launceston, to join the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway at or near Bradford, with diverging 
Lines to Tavistock, Crediton and Tiverton, to be 
called The North Devon Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for extending 
the Limits of the Burgh of Helensburgh, in the 
County of Dumbarton, and for cleansing, watching, 
and lighting the same, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Oocupiers of houses, 
manufactories, buildings, mines, lands, and here- 
ditaments within the borough of Wolverhampton, 
in the county of Stafford, and the several pa- 
rishes, towns, townships, liberties, hamlets, vills, and 
places therein, and in the neighbourhood thereof, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the more 
effectual execution of the Office of a Justice of 


6° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


the Peace, and the better Administration of the 
Police within the Borough of Wolverhampton, and 
certain Parishes and Places in the neighbourhood 
thereof, all in the County of Stafford, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Wakefield, 
Goole Railway Company, for leave to bring in a ae and 
. e = oe ‘Way, 
Bill for empowering the said Company to construct and Port, &amp;¢. 
a Jetty and other Works, and to provide a Station, of Goole. ~ 
Coal Staiths and other Conveniences, at the Port 
of Goole, and for other Purposes relating to the 
said Port, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, Midland Rail. 
and of the Company of Proprietors of the Oakham Way (Furchase 
Canal, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the Canal.) ” 
Purchase of the said Canal by the Midland Rail- 
way Company was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Gravesend and Rochester Rail- Gravesend 
way and Canal Company, and of the South Eastern erage 
Railway Company, for leave to bring ina Bill to Canal (Sale 
authorize the Purchase of the Gravesend and and Purchase) 
Rochester Railway and Canal by the South Eastern 
Railway Company, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking Derbyshire, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Staffordshire 
to authorize the construction of a Railway from or 224, Worces-_ 
near Colton Mill, in the County of Stafford, to the tion Railway. 
Grand Junction Railway, near Bescot Bridge, in 
the said County, by a Company to be called The 
Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junc- 
tion Railway Company, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Saint Alban’, 

thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill futon and 

€ ° . : unstable 
for making a Railway from the projected Great Railway. 
Northern Railway, in the Parish of Hatfield, in the 
County of Hertford, to the Dunstable Branch of 
the London and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish 
of Houghton Regis, in the County of Bedford, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- Liverpool 
gesses of the Borough of Liverpool, for leave to Sanatory 
bring in a Bill for the Improvement of the Sewerage ®¢swations. 
and Drainage of the Borough of Liverpool, and for 
making further Provision for the Sanatory Regula- 
tion of the said Borough, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Glasgow 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Southern 
the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, Te™™n@! 


to Dunlop-street, in the City of Glasgow, was pre- Railway. 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of the Evanwater 

Acts thereinafter recited, for leave to bring in a Bill Road. 

to amend certain Acts relating to the Road from 

Elvan Foot, in the County of Lanark, to Beatock 

Bridge, in the County of Dumfries, and from the 

City of Glasgow to the City of Carlisle, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Whitehaven and Furness Junc- Whitehaven 
tion Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill and Furness 


to enable the said Company to make a Railway Same 





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Whitchaven 
and Furness 
Junction 
Railway 
(Whitehaven 
Extension an 
Kirksanton 
Deviation.) 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
and Scottish 
Central Rail- 
ways Junction. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
and Wishaw 
and Coltness 
Railways 
Junction. 


Dublin, Dun- 
drum and 
Enniskerry 
Railway. 


Bradford, 
Wakefield 
and Midland 
Railway. 


Shrewsbury, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and South 
Staffordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way (No. 1.) 


Shrewsbury, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and South 
Staffordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
(Coalbrook- 
dale Branch.) 


Stamford and 
Spalding 
Railway, 


Hertford and 
Hatfield 
Railway. 


9 VicToRIz. 


from Dalton to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
at Dertred Yeat, in the Parish of Bolton-le-Sands, 
in the Couuty Palatine of Lancaster, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Whitehaven and 
Furness Junction Railway Company, and Promoters 
of the Undertaking thereinafter contained, for leave 
to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company to 
make a Railway in Deviation from their Line of 
Railway, and to construct an Extension thereof 
to a point of Junction with the Whitehaven Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Company, and of the Scottish Central Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring ina Bill to unite 
the said Companies, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company, and of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to vest the 
said Wishaw and Coltness Railway inthe Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Company, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Dublin to Enniskerry, 
with a Branch to Rathfarnham, to be called the 
The Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskerry Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking of 
making a Railway to commence at or near the town 
of Bradford, in the county of York, and to ter- 
minate at or near the town of Wakefield, in the 
same county, for leave to bring ina Bill for making 
the said Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Wolver- 
hampton, to be called The Shrewsbury, Wolver- 
hampton, and South Staffordshire Junction Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the intended 
Railway from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, to or 
near to Coalbrookdale, to be called The Shrewsbury, 
Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Junction 
Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch), was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Stamford Branch 
of the projected Great Northern Railway in the 
Parish of Bainton, in the County of Northampton, 
to unite with the Loop Line of the same Railway, 
in the Parish of Crowland, in Lincolnshire, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the projected Great 
Northern Railway at Hatfield, to the Borough of 
Vou. 101. 


6° Februari. 


67 


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


A Petition of Commissioners for paving and Liverpool 
sewering the Town of Liverpool, for leave to bring —— 
in a Bill for the better Paving and Sewerage of the Wrans* 

. : g 

Borough of Liverpool, and for the better supplying 
the Inhabitants thereof with Water, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Preses, Members of the Stand- Schoolmasters 
ing Committee, Trustees and Contributors of and to Widows Fund 
the Fund for the relief of Widows and Children of ©" 
Burgh and Parochial School masters in Scotland, 
under the Acts thereinafter recited, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for better raising and more securely con- 
stituting the Fund for the Relief of Widows and 
Children of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters in 
Scotland, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers of the Undertaking Surrey Grand 

thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill — 
for making a Railway from the South Western . 
Railway, commencing at Places called Falcon 
Bridge and Latchmoor Common, in the Parish of 
Battersea, in the County of Surrey, and terminating 
at a Junction with the London and Birmingham, 
Great Western and Thames Junction (otherwise the 
West London) Railway, at the Hammersmith-road, 
Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Liverpool 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, for leave to provement. 
bring in a Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the first 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty to enable 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Bo- 
rough of Liverpool to open and widen certain 
Streets and Places, and otherwise to improve the 
same, and to enable the said Mayor and Burgesses 
1o appropriate certain Lands, Tenements and Here- 
ditaments for Public Purposes, and also to erect 
Public Buildings, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Blackburn, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill ne and 
for making a Railway, with Branches therefrom, in jontinn 

ga y; ereirom, 1N Junction 
the County of Lancaster, and West Riding of the Railway. 
County of York, to be called The Blackburn, Cli- 
theroe and North Western Junction Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, Carshalton 
lands and premises, in the parish of Carshalton, in Rates. 
the county of Surrey, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for the better and more effectual ascertaining, as- 
sessing, collecting and levying the Poor Rate and 
all other Rates and Assessments in the Parish of 
Carshalton, in the County of Surrey, and for the 
better Management of the Business and Affairs of 
the said Parish, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the North Wales Mineral Railway Shrewsbury, 
Company and the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Oswestry and 
i j a Chester Junc- 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a tion and North 
Bill for the Consolidation of the said Companies, Wales Mineral 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Seiect rvs y Amal- 


a 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. a. 








K 2 A Petition 





London, 
Bristol and 
South Wales 
Direct 
Railway. 


Northampton, 
Banbury and 
Cheltenham 
Railway. 


Northampton 
and Banbury 
Railway. 


Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


Furness 
Railway 
Extensions. 


Forth and 
Clyde and 
Monkland 
Navigations 
Junction. 


Northampton 
and Bedford 
Railway. 


Lanarkshire 
and Lothians 
Railway. 


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A Petition of Promoters of the London, Bristol 
and South Wales Direct Railway, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway from the proposed 
Berks and Hants Railway at Hungerford, to the 
Great Western Railway at Chippenham, with a 
Branch to Devizes, to be called The London, Bristol 
and South Wales Direct Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Northampton, 
Banbury and Cheltenham Railway, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making a Railway from Blisworth, in 
the County of Northampton, to Ashchurch,in the 
County of Gloucester, to be called The Northampton, 
Banbury and Cheltenham Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Blisworth and 
Banbury Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Blisworth, in the County 
of Northampton, to Banbury, in the County of Ox- 
ford, to be called The Northampton and Banbury 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of 
the Undertaking thereinafter referred to, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Ipswich 
to Reedham, to be called The Lpswich, Norwich and 
Yarmouth Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 
Company, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 
Company to let on lease their Railway to the Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Com- 
pany, and to authorize the said Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company to alter 
parts of the said Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, 
and to construct certain Branch Railways in con- 
nexion therewith, was presented, and i ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Furness Railway Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Company 
to extend their line to Broughton and to Ulverstone, 
and to make certain Branches therefrom, and to 
amend the Acts relating thereto, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, and of the Company 
of Proprietors of the Monkland Navigation, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the Sale of the 
Monkland Navigation to the Company of Proprietors 
of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Northampton and 
Bedford Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Northampton to Bedford, 
to be called The Northampton and Bedford Raiiway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
the Clydesdale Junction Railway, near Hamilton 
Farm Colliery, to the Caledonian Railway, near 
Redcraig, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


6° Februariz. 





A. 1846, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Chard Canal 
Chard Canal Navigation, for leave to bring ina Bill Bailway. 
to enable the said Company of Proprietors to con- 
vert into a Railway the Portion of the Chard Canal 
from Creech Saint Michael to Ilminster, all in the 
County of Somerset, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Great Western Rail- Midland Grea 
way Company of Ireland, for leave to bring in a Bill Westem Rai 
to enable the said Company to make a Railway from (Malling a 
Mullingar to Galway, was presented, and read ; Galway.) 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Pontop and South Shields Rail- Newcastle ana 
way Company, and the Newcastle and Darlington Soueie 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a way (Pontop 
Bill for authorizing the Sale of the Pontop and South and South 
Shields Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington oe 
Junction Railway Company, was presented, and Purchase.) 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking East and West 
thereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill — 
for making a Railway from the Oxford, Worcester Saline. 
and Wolverhampton Railway, at or near to Lyneham, 
in the County of Oxford, to the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at or near Blisworth, in the 
County of Northampton, to be called The East and 
West of England Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Tring, Reading 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for and Basing- 
making a Railway from the London and Birming- CTriee ee 
ham Railway, in the Parish of Pitstone, to the Parish Saunderton.) 
of Saunderton, both in the County of Buckingham, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Hamilton Gas Hamilton 
Light Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for Gas. 
incorporating the said Company, and for better sup- 
plying with Gas the Town of Hamilton and Places 
adjacent thereto, in the County of Lanark, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, Caledonian 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- Railway 
‘ (Langholm 
pany to make a Branch Railway to the Town of Branch.) 
Langholm, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Undertaking there- Airdrie and 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill sn 
for supplying with Water the Towns of Airdrie ; 
and Coatbridge, and Places adjacent, in the County 
of Lanark, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Householders and Rate- Bury Improve- 
payers of the town of Bury, in the county palatine Ment. 
of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
lighting, paving, cleansing, watching, regulating 
and improving the said Town and the Environs 
thereof, in the said County, and for improving the 
Sewerage and Drainage thereof, and for otherwise 
promoting the Health and Convenience of the Inha- 
bitants, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Oxford, 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Witney, Chel- 
the Ozford Branch of the Great Western Railway ponerse 
to the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, with a Railway. 


Branch 


Scottis! 
Central 
way (A 
Branch 





9 VicToRIZ. 


Branch to the River Jsis, to be called The Ozford, 
Witney, Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, for 

ways (Swinto” jeave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- 

to Lines pany to make a Branch Railway from Swinton, in 
the West Riding of the County of York, to Don- 
caster, Gainsborough and Lincoln, with Branches 
therefrom, was presented, and read; and referred 
to - Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Scottish A Petition of the Scottish Central Railway Com- 

Central Rail- pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 

— Company to make a Branch Railway, by Alloa 
Ferry, to Tillicoultry, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Caledonian A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 


Railway (Glas- for Jeave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
gow Menches,) Pany to form certain Branch and Terminal Rail- 
ways in the vicinity of Glasgow, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


London and A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 

Birmingham way Company and of the Company of Proprietors of 

Railway and Sey aie. ; 

Birmingham the Birmingham Canal Navigations, for leave to bring 

Canal Ar- ina Bill for carrying into effect certain Arrangements 

rangements. between the said Companies, and for granting cer- 
tain Powers to the said respective Companies, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Tramore A Petition of Charles Morrison, of Upper Harley- 

Embankment. s¢ree¢, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for embanking and reclaiming 
from the Sea certain Lands now under Water, or sub- 
ject to be overflowed by the Tide in the Estuary or 
Back Strand of Tramore, in the County of Waterford, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Hulland Line A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking to be 

nga called The Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway, for leave 

. to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 

Line of the Hull and Selby Railway, in the Parish 
of Hessle, in the East Riding of the County of York, 
to or near the City of Lincoln, with a Ferry over the 
River Humber, to be called The Hull and Lincoln 
Direct Railway, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Tranmere 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 

Improvement. and lands and other Inhabitants of the township of 
Tranmere, in the county of Chester, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for paving, draining, lighting, watch- 
ing, cleansing, regulating, widening, repairing and 
otherwise improving the Township of Tranmere, in 
the Parish of Bebington, in the County of Chester, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Huddersfield § A Petition of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junc- 

pment tion Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 

way (Darfiela for making a Railway from the Huddersfield and 


Branch.) Sheffield Junction Railway to the Midland Railway, 
to be called The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction 
Railway ( Darfield Branch), witha Branch therefrom, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Manch iti ° ilw 

a a A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 


sand» Company, and the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Bradford Rail. Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amalgamate 
— Amalga- the said Companies, was presented, and read; and 
” referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Vou. 101. 


6° Februari. 





69 


A Petition of Members of the Managing Com- Dublin Ceme- 
mittee of the Cemeteries and Burial Grounds at tte. 
Golden Bridge and Glasnevin, im the borough and 
county of Dublin, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the Maintenance of the Cemeteries erected at Golden 
Bridge and Prospect, in the County of Dublin, and 
to create a Perpetual Succession in the Governing 
Body or Committee for managing the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Portbury Pier 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 4 Railway. 
constructing a Pier at Portbury, in the County of 
Somerset, and for making a Railway from the same 
to the City of Bristol, with a Branch Railway con- 
nected therewith, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- worcester 
pany, and the Oa:ford, Worcester and Wolverhampton and Porth 
Railway Company, and Promoters of a Line of — 
Railway to connect the city of Worcester with the 
Harbour of Porth Dynllaen, in the county of Car- 
narvon, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Worcester to Porth Dynllaen, in con- 
tinuation of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- 
hampton Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, and Warwickshire 
of the London and Birmingham and Midland Rail- — 
way Companies, for leave to bring in a Bill for ri aaeen and 
making a Railway from the London and Birming- Ashchurch 
ham Railway, in the Parish of Hampton-in-Arden, ©) 
in the County of Warwick, to the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway, in the parish of Ashchurch, in 
the County of Gloucester, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Shares in the Rother- Rotherham 
ham Gas Light and Coke Company, for leave to Gas. 
bring in a Bill for incorporating the said Company, 
and for better supplying the Parish of Rotherham, 
in the West Riding of the County of York, with Gas, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Hull and 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Barnsley Junc- 
Railway from the Hull and Selby Railway, in the 4" B“lway- 
Township of Eastrington, to Barnsley, with an Ex- 
tension to Great Driffield, to be called The Hull 
and Barnsley Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bolton Waterworks Company, Bolton 
for leave to bring in a Bill for more effectually sup- Waterworks. 
plying Water to the Inhabitants of the Town of 
Bolton, and to the several Townships and Places 
adjoining or near thereto, in the County of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of certain Docks at Ply- plymouth 
mouth, cailed The Plymouth Great Western Docks, Great Western 
for leave to bring in a Bill for constructing Docks at P°*- 
Millbay (Plymouth), to be called The Plymouth 
Great Western Docks, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Trades- somerset 
men, and others, resident within the county of So- Small Debts, 
merset, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more easy ©" 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 

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6° Feb 


said County, was presented, and read; and referred | 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


70 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Company, the Ballochney Railway Company, and 
tl.e Xamannan Railway Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill to vest the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway, the Ballochney Railway, and the Slaman- 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, 
Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch, 
Ballochney 
and Slaman- 
nan Railways 


TT nan Railway in the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Newcastle- A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 

— ,, of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for leave to 

Proveme bring in a Bill for lighting with Gas the said Bo- 
rough, and for varying and extending the Powers 
of the several Acts for regulating and improving the 
said Borough, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

Glasgow, Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 


Paisley and 
Johnstone 
Canal Sale. 


and Ayr Railway Company, and of the Company 
of Proprietors of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardros- 
san Canal, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize 
the Sale of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone 
Canal, to the Glusgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Company, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
eiiven, wal Company, and of the Company of Proprietors: of 
Forth and the Forth and Clyde Navigation, for leave to bring 
Clyde Naviga- in a Bill to authorize the Sale of the Forth and 
tion Junction. Cyyde Navigation to the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway Company, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 





A. 1846. 


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


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A Petition of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Manchester, 
Canal Navigation and Railway Company, for leave Bolton ana 
to bring in a Bill for amending the Acts relating to a Msc 
the said Navigation and Railway, and for making and Railway 
Extensions therefrom, was presented, and read; and Extensions. 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Rail- Huddersfeia 
way Company, and the Manchester and Leeds Rail- °"¢ a 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to incor- ter and ee 
porate the said Companies, was presented, and read; Railway Con. 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions P*™¢s Amal. 
for Private Bills. abies 


A Petition of the Midland Great Western Railway Midland Grea: 
of Ireland Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Western Rail 
enable the said Company to make a Railway from Teena 
Longford to Sligo, was presented, and read ; and Sligo.) 
referred‘ to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Union Railway Com- Eastern Unin 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the ie 
said Company to complete the said Eastern Union Soukemeet 
Railway from the Junction thereof with the Line of 
the Eastern Counties Railway, at Ardleigh, to Col- 
chester, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Southampton 
of the borough of Southampton, and Owners, Lessees ——— 
and Occupiers of the lands thereinafter mentioned, — 
and other Inhabitants of the same borough, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend some of 
the Provisions of the Southampton and Dorchester 





Dublin and 
Sandymount 
Atmospheric 


A Petition of Directors of the Dublin and Sandy- 
mount Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 


Railway. Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Railway A Petition of Christian Allhuson, for leave to 


Guarantee 


Corporation. bring in a Bill to establish a Corporation, to be 


called The Railway Guarantee Corporation, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
empower the said Company to purchase a Portion 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway. 


of the Line of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- | 


bridge Railway, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 

Bristol Water- 


works and 


Ww alty of the Society of Merchant Venturers of the 
Sewerage. 


city of Bristol, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 


supplying with Water, and improving the Sewerage | enabling the Trent Valley Railway Company to 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Common- | 


Railway Act of 1845, was presented, and read; and 
| referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, for Midland Rai- 
|leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- way (Newark 
pany to make a Railway from the Nottingham and sei 3 . 
| Lincoln Railway to or near to Gainsborough, with a , 

Branch, was presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the Leicester ani 

line of the London and Birmingham Railway, at ae tage 

Sheldon, near Birmingham, to join the line of the pegs ty 

Midland Railway, at Wigston or Knighton, near 

Leicester, to be calied The Leicester and Birmingham 

| Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the 

_ said Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 

| to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

| Bills. 

' A Petition of Promoters of the vommgesapig yal Trent Valley 


inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Railway 
(Alrewas 


Branch.) 





of certain Parts of the said City and County of make a Branch Railway from Armitage to the Mid- 
Bristol, was presented, and read ; and referred to land Railway, at Wichnor, in the County of Stafford, 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | and to amend the Act relating to the same Company, 
| was presented, and read: and referred to the Select 
A Petition of Landowners, Merchants, Manufac- | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
turers, and others, of the counties of Aberdeen, Banff | 


Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway. 


making a Railway from the City of Aberdeen to the 
Royal Burgh of Elgin, with certain Branches there- 
from, to be called ‘The Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin 


and Elgin or Moray, for leave to bring in a Bill for | 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Manchester 
of the borough of Manchester, for leave to bring in Markets. 
|a Bill for providing Market-places, and for regulat- 
| ing the Markets and Fairs in the said Borough, was 









presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to | p 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Subscribers to and Provisional Di- Scottish Mid- 
rectors of an Undertaking for making a Railway — 
from the burgh of Forfar to the town of Lawrence- " 

kirk, 


Midland 
Railway 
(Birmingham 
Extension.) 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Company 
to extend their Line at Birmingham, and for other 








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Bridg 
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kirk, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Scottish Midland Junction Railway, 
near Forfar, to or near to Lawrencekirk, in the 
County of Kincardine, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com- 
Thirsk Rail- pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
ver ech said Company to make certain Deviations in_the 
Deviation.) Line of the Saint Helens Branch of the said Rail- 


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


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, called The 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension Railway, for 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 


Extension —_-Jeave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
ie proposed Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 
Railway to Lincoln, was preseuted, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Waterford, A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway to 
Wexford, _ connect the city of Dublin and the town and port 
—— and of Kingstown with the towns and ports of Wicklow, 
Railway. Wexford and Waterford, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway and Branch Railways, to be 
called The Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and 
Dublin Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Horbury A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
Bridgeand ~—_ thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
oo fi ki Rail from a point near to Hor- 
Railway. or making a Railway from a p e on 


York, to communicate with the River Calder, to be 
called The Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Charing Cross 
Bridge Com- 
pany. 


A Petition of the Charing Cross Bridge Company, 
heretofore called The Hungerford and Lambeth 
Suspension Foot Bridge Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for carrying into effect a Contract by the 
Charing Cross Bridge Company for the Sale of the 
Charing Cross Bridge to William Jackson, Esquire, 
and others, and for dissolving the Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


GreatGrimsby A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Company, and the Grimsby Dock 


Junction ; “ shag 
Railway, and Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for conso- 


Grimsby lidating the said Companies, was presented, and 
— read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
' Petitions for Private Bills. 
GreatGrimsby A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
a Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
vay (Humber Dill for improving the Ferries across the River 
Ferries.) Humber, in connection with the Great Grimsby and 
Sheffield Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 
Cork and A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, and 
Raines town of Passage, and the neighbourhood thereof, 
“ for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Cork and Bandon Railway, near the City 
of Cork, to the Town of Passage West, in the 
County of Cork, to be called The Cork and Passage 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
uanere A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates, 
ks 


and other Inhabitants of the several townships of 

Tranmere, and the extra-parochial chapelry of Bir- 

henhead, in the county of Chester, for leave to bring 
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in a Bill for making and maintaining a Tidal Basin, 
Wet Dock, and other Works and Conveniences 
connected therewith, at Zranmere Pool, in the 
Township of Tranmere, and the extra~parochial 
Chapelry of Birkenhead, in the County of Chester, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from the Boston, 
line of the Syston and Peterborough Railway, as at se ai 
present authorized to be made, in the parish of Railway 
Helpstone, near Stamford, to the line of the Wisbech (Stamford to 
Branch of the Lynn and Ely Railway, as at present im 
authorized to be made, near Wisbech, in the Isle of — ~ 
Ely, to be called, The Boston, Stamford and Bir- 
mingham Railway (Stamford and Wisbech Line), 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making the said 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to an Undertaking for Plymouth 
establishing a General Cemetery for the interment Cemetery- 
of the dead in the neighbourhood of the towns of 
Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse, in the county 
of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for effecting 
the said object, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Colchester 
Act thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a pe enn 
Bill to amend an Act for improving the Navigation ment. P 
from the Hythe, at Colchester, to Wivenhoe, m the 


County of Essex, and for better paving, lighting and 


bury Bridge, in the West Riding of the County of | improving the Town of Colchester, and for making 


anew Cut and deepening the River Colne from 
Wivenhoe to Ooze-end, leading towards the Sea, 
| was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








| A Petition of Promoters of the Glasgow and Glasgow and 
| Dundee Junction Railway, for leave to bring in a Dundee Junc- 
| Bill for making a Railway from Dundee, to join the "°" ne 
| Scottish Central Railway near Stirling, to be called 

|The Glasgow and Dundee Junction Railway, was 

| presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
_Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| _A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Rainburgh 
poor Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for and Glasgow 
‘enabling the said Company to lease or sell their UM" Canal. 
| Canal and Property, was presented, and read ; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Burnley 
Burnley Waterworks, for leave to bring in a Bill Waterworks. 
to alter, enlarge and amend an Act for supplying 
with Water the Town of Burnley, and a certain part 
| of the Township of Habergham Eaves, both in the 
| Parish of Whalley, in the County Palatine of 
| Lancaster, was presented, and read; and referred 
| to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Ambergate, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Nottingham 
| for making a Railway from the Ambergate Station Rulwer 
| 9 y from the Ambergate Station Railway. 
|of the Midland Railway, in Derbyshire, to Not- 
i. Grantham, Spalding and Boston, with 
| Branches therefrom, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
| Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Robert Dawson, Thomas Dubiin, Belfast 
Verner, Edward Crowley and John Malleson, for ie aptly 
leave to bring in a Bill tor making a Railway from Railway. 
Portadown to Portrush, with Branches to Armagh, 
Randalstown and Ballymoney, was presented, and 


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read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway 
Thirsk Rail- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
way (North é ES ; : 
Eastern Exten- Branch or Extension Railway, from the said Railway, 
sion, Wath to near Wath, in the County of York, toor to com- 
Hartlepool.) municate with Hartlepool, in the County of Dur- 
ham, with Branches therefrom, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway 
Thirsk Rail- Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
— said Company to alter and extend the Line of part 
Branch Ex- of their Railway, and for other Purposes, was pre- 
tension. ) sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Oxford, A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

ca thereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill 

Portsmouth for making a Railway from the Great Western 

Railway. Railway, at or near Didcot, inthe County of Berks, 
by way of Newbury, to the South Western Railway, 
at or near the Andover-road Station thereof, in the 
Parish of Mitcheldever, in the County of Southamp- 
ton, to be called, The Oxford, Southampton, Gos- 
port and Portsmouth Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Gollon A Petition of Proprietors of estates within the 

Inclosure. manor or lordship of Godlon, situate in the several 
parishes of Llanbadarn-Vynydd, Llanano, Llan- 
bister, Llandewy-Ystradenny, Abbey Cwmhir and 
Saint Harmon, in the county of Radnor, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for inclosing, dividing and allotting 
certain Lands within the said Manor or Lordship, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds Central A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

Railway thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

— for making a Railway Station on the North side of 
Wellington-street, in Leeds, in the West Riding of 
the County of York, to be called The Leeds Central 
Railway Station, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Dublin A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and 
Markets. Town Council of the borough of , Dublin, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for the better Regulation of the 
Markets of Dublin, and to prevent the practice of 
Fraud therein, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


Blackburn, A Petition of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton 
Darwen and Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
Railway enable the said Company to alter the Line of part 
: of their Railway, and to make certain Branches 
therefrom to connect the same with the Liverpool 
and Bury Railway, all in the County of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Northampton A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Gentlemen, 
Smali Debts. Tradesmen, and others, Inhabitants of the town of 
Northampton, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the 
said Town, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ely and A Petition of the Ely and Huntingdon Railway 

Huntingdon Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 

Railway said Company to construct a Railway from Bramp- 

(Bedford : A 

Extension.) ton, in the County of Huntingdon, to the Town of 
Bedford, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








A. 1846. 


A Petition of the Liverpool and Bury Railway Liverpool an 
Company, and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Bury andMa, 
Company, for leave to incorporate the said Com- Lech ae 
panies, was presented, and read ; and referred to the ways Amaly,, 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. —_ ™ation. 


A Petition of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Ed- Ipswich ang 
mund’s Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Buy —_ 
Bill for extending the Line of the said Railway to Railway (Er. 
Ely, with a Branch therefrom, was presented, and tension to hj, 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- With 2 Branci 


iti i : th 
titions for Private Bills. erefrom,) 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed for mak- Dublin Wide 

ing wide and convenient ways, streets and passages Streets. 

in and about the city of Dublin, and for carrying 

into execution the Acts of Parliament thereinafter 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill to extend 

the Powers of the said Commissioners, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates, in the hamlet Frilford 
or township of Frilford, in the parish of Marcham, ™closure. 
in the county of Berks, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
dividing, allotting, laying in severalty, mclosing and 
draining the Open and Common Fields, Common 
Meadows and other Commonable Lands and Waste 
Grounds, in the Hamlet or Township of Fri/ford, in 
the Parish of Marcham, in the County of Berks, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Robert Dawson, Thomas Omagh, 
Verner, Edward Crowley and John Malleson, for a 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway fr og 

e e allway !TOM Belfast Junc- 
the Town of Omagh,in the County of Tyrone, to tion Railway. 
Portadown, in the County of Armagh, to be called 
The Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh and Belfast 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- Ely and Bury 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Railway. 
making a Railway from Ely to Bury Saint Ed- 
mund's, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, for Midland Rail 
leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- — 
any to make several Branches from the Erewash | ren 
Valley Railway, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Carlow Exter- 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] sion Railway. 
for making a Railway from the ey and Kil- 

kenny Railway to Carlow, with a Branch, to be 

called The Carlow Extension Railway, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Most noble Walter Francis, Salthouse 
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and the Right Embankment. 
honourable William, Earl of Burlington, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for reclaiming from the Sea, em- 
banking and improving the Sa/thouse Sands, in the 
Manor of Plain Furness, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Cummittee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





A Petition of Directors for making the Railway Great 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Grimsby, 
for making a Railway from the City of Lincoln a 
to the Town of Middle Rasen Drax, and from the and Midland 
Town of Wragby to the Town of Louth, and also Junction 
from Wragby aforesaid to the Town of Horncastle, ®!“* 


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all in the County of Lincoln, to be called The Great 
Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, near Coventry, in the County of 
Warwick, to the Trent Valley Railway, in the Parish 
of Nuneaton, in the same County, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Oxford, Coventry and 
Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Oxford, 
Coventry and 
Burton-on- 
Trent Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Cork, Passage 
and Kinsale 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of a certain projected 
Railway from Cork, through Passage, to Monks- 
town, to be called The Cork, Passage and Kinsale 
Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Cork to Monkstown, to be called The 
Cork, Passage and Kinsale Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Preston and 


A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 


be Harbour and Dock Company, for leave to bring in 

Dock (Long- @ Bill to enable the said Company to make a Rail- 

ridge Junc- way to connect the Preston and Wyre Railway with 

tion.) the Preston and Longridge Railway, and to autho- 
rize the said ae to buy, and the Preston and 
Longridge Railway Company to sell the last men- 
tioned Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Heywood A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the 

Improvement. village of Heywood, in the township of Heap, in the 
parish of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for better paving, lighting, watch- 
ing, cleansing and otherwise improving the Village 
of Heywood, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for establishing a Market therein, and for other 
Purposes, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

North Wales A Petition of the North Wales Railway Com- 

Railway. pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend 
the North Wales Railway Act, 1845, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

British A Petition of John Learmouth, of Dean, Esquire, 

—. residing in Edinburgh, John Beatson Bell, of 


Glenfarg, Esquire, Writer to Her Majesty’s Signet, 
and Ralph Erskine Scott, Accountant, in Edinburgh 
aforesaid, Three of the Directors of the British Gua- 
rantee Association, and Robert Mackay, Esquire, 
of Edinburgh aforesaid, Writer to Her Majesty’s 
Signet, and Manager of the said Association, for 
leave to bring ina Bill to incorporate the said Asso- 
ciation, was presented, and read; and referred to 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Kinross Junc- 
tion Railway 
(No, 2.) 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way Company, and the Dundee and Perth Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Kinross to the Edinburgh and North- 
ern, and Dundee and Perth Railways, to be called 
The Kinross Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Manchester, A Petition of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury 
owe inane Canal Navigation and Railway Company, for leave 
Navigation to bring in a Bill to enable the Company of Proprie- 


and Railway. tors of the said Railway to raise an additional Sum 
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73 


of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to the 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the Cromford Canal Company, for Cromford 
leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing the Sale of Canal. 
the Cromford Canal, and other Property of the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 


- the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
ills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Forth ana 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, for leave to bring in a Clyde Navi- 
Bill to enable the said Company to extend and g@tion and 

. a Bowling Bay 
enlarge the Basin at Bowling Bay, and to make fnprovement. 
and maintain certain other Works in connection 
therewith, and to alter and amend the Acts relating 
to the said Navigation, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed by virtue Tunbridge 
of the Act thereinafter mentioned, for improving and Wells Im- 
regulating the Town of Tunbridge Wells, for leave to PT°vement- 
bring in a Bill to amend, alter and enlarge the Powers 
and Provisions of the said Act, and for other pur- 
poses, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Persons whose names are there- Mallow and 
unto annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Fermoy Rail- 
a Railway from the Town of Mallow to the Town “*” 
of Fermoy, was presented, and read; and referred 
. = Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the Rothesay 
Royal Burgh of Rothesay, and of Inhabitants, Municipal 
Owners of Houses, Feuars, Merchants and others of eiaietoues 
the town of Rothesay, for leave to bring ina Bill for 
regulating the Municipal Government and Police of 
the Royal Burgh of Rothesay, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Cornwall and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Devon Central 
for making Branch Railways from the Cornwall and ose a 
Devon Central Railway to Hayle, Lelant, Saint Saint aan” 
Austell and Bodmin, was presented, and read ; and and Bodmin 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for BY™°h*s) 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward Ear] Welsh Charity 
of Powis, and President, Governors and Trustees of 5¢h00l Incor- 
and Subscribers to the Charitable Society or Insti- av 
tution thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to incorporate the Members of the Institution, 
called The Welsh Charity School, and to enable 
them the better to carry on their Charitable De- 
signs, was presented and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- London and 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to em- Birmingham 
power the said Company to make a Branch from the ra, 1 
said Railway to the Blisworth and Peterborough ccedeenen 
Branch thereof, was preseuted, and read; and re- Branch.) 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Andover Canal Company, for Andover 
leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing the Sale of Canal and 
the Andover Canal and other Property of the Com-**”8*"™ 
pany of Proprietors of the Andover Canal Navi- 
se , was presented, and read ; and referred to the 

elect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
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74 


Manchester A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

sett ater thereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill 

tion and Welsh for making a Railway from the Montgomeryshire 

Junction Canal, in the Parish of Lianllachairn, in the County 

Railway. of Montgomery, to the Town and Harbour of Aberyst- 
with, in the County of Cardigan, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 


Liverpool and 
Preston and 


Mancheste . : , , : 
pons se el for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury 
Railways. Railway to the North Union Railway, and from 


Southport to the North Union Railway, and from 
the North Union Railway to the Manchester, Bolton 
and Bury Railway, with certain Branches, to be 
called The Liverpool and Preston, and Manchester 
and Southport Railways, and also for constructing a 
Pier and other Works at North Meols, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bristol and A Petition of the Midland Railway Company and 
Birmingham Promoters of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, 
ely “ (Bath fy leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, at Man- 
gotsfield, to Bath, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Commtitee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


A Petition of some of the Suitors for the Bill 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Alliance Gas Company, and for 
other Purposes connected therewith, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Alliance Gas 
Company 


Sligo Harbour &lt;A Petition of W. R. Ormsby Gore, Commissioner 

Improvement. of the Town and Harbour of Sligo, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for improving and maintaining the Harbour 
or Port of Sligo, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Warwick and &lt;A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 


Worcester annexed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway. Railway from Warwick to Worcester, with a Branch 
therefrom, to be called The Warwick and Worcester 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Buckingham- A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 


shire Railway way Company, and Promoters of the Railway there- 

(Oxford ands; : : i. . . ° : : 

inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
Bletchley : ; oa ° 

Junction.) making a Railway from Ozford to the London and 

Birmingham Railway at Bletchley, in the county of 

Warwick, was presented, and read; and referred 

to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bideford and 
Tavistock 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Plymouth to Barnstaple 
Bridge, both in the County of Devon, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking to 
be called The London and Windsor Railway, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Knightsbridge Green, in the parish of Saint Margaret, 
Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, to New 
Windsor, in the County of Berks, to be called The 
London and Windsor Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


London and 
Windsor 
Railway. 


Lynn and Ely 
Railway 
Extension to 
Spalding. 


A Petition of the Lynn and Ely Railway Company 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 


Wisbech to Spalding, in the Parts of Holland, in the 


6° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


county of Lincoln, with a Branch to Holbeach, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, for Birkenhead 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from ~ Holyhead 
the Hooton Station on the Chester and Birkenhead pine" 

‘ : y. 
Railway, in the County of Chester, to the Town of 
Mold, in the County of Flint, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Liverpool and Bury Railway Liverpool ang 


the Act relating to the said Railway, and for making 
Branches therefrom, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Kilmarnock 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 2nd Ayr Direc; 
a Railway from Kilmarnock to Ayr, to be called ®“!¥*y- 
The Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, and Warwickshire 
of the London and Birmingham and Midland Rail- and London 
way Companies, for leave to bring in a Bill for poet - 
making a Railway from or near the City of Worcester Weedon Line) 
to the London and Birmingham Railway, in the 
Parish of Weedon, in the County of Northampton, 
with a Branch to Alcester, in the County of Warwick, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Trent Vailey, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Midlands and 
for making a Railway or Railways from Wolver- ies es 
hampton and Dudley to the Midland Railways at 
Wichnor Forge, in Latenhill, to be called The Trent 
Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Promoters of the Undertaking Morecombe 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Harbour and 
for making a Harbour and Docks at Heysham, on ®#Way- 
Morecombe Bay, inthe County of Lancaster, and a 
Railway in connection therewith,'was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 





pany to construct a Railway from the Borough of 


tions for Private Bills. 


| A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Galway and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Kilkenny 
for making a Railway from Kilkenny to Ballinasloe, ®*way- 
to be called The Galway and Kilhenny Railway, 

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


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others in- panyshannon 
| terested in the Undertaking thereinafter mentioned, Harbour and 
|for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing the Docks. 
Ballyshannon Harbour, Dock and Lough Erne 

Drainage Company, was presented, and read ; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 





A Petition of Projectors of the Railway therein- Reading, 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Guildford 
making a Railway from Reading to Guildford and ee” 
Reigate, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- London and 

way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to em- Bitmingham 
J So a oe Railway 

power the said Company to extend their Line at (Zeamington 
| Leamington, and to enlarge their Stations at Coventry Extension ont 
and Rugby, and for other Purposes, was presented, name at 
‘and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on tions Enlarge 
| Petitions for Private Bills. ment.) 


A Petition 





Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending Bury Railway, 





Live! 
Wate 


Willi 
Inclo 
Drau 
(No. 


Lon 
Sout 
Rail 
Ame 


Edir 
and 
Rail 


Live 
Man 
and 

Dire 
Rail 


Belfi 
Imp 


Run 
Pres 
Rail 


Ly: 
and 


tion 


Bir 
Cer 


Liverpool 
Water. 


Willingham 
Inclosure and 
Drainage 

(No. 2.) 


London and 
South Western 
Railway Acts 
Amendment. 


Edinburgh 
and Bathgate 
Railway. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 
and Stockport 
Direct 
Railway. 


Belfast 
Improvement. 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway. 


Llynvi Valley 
and South 
Wales Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Birmingham 
Cemetery. 


Oxford, Wor- 
cester and 
Wolverhamp- 
ton Railway. 





9 VicTrorizZ. 


A Petition of Commissioners for paving and 
sewering the Town of Liverpool, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for better supplying the Borough of Liver- 

ool with Water, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, being interested in the lands there- 
inafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
inclosing Lands in the Parish of Willingham, in 
the County of Cambridge, and for draining and 
embanking certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in 
the said Parish, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and South Western 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending the Acts relating to the said Company, 
and to authorize the said Company to enter into 
Contracts, and to complete Arrangements with cer- 
tain other Railway Companies, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, and 
of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway to Bath- 
gate, with Branches, to be called The Edinburgh 
and Bathgate Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Liverpool, through War- 
rington, to Stockport, with a Branch diverging 
therefrom from the Township of Woolston-with- 
Martinscroft, in the Parish of Warrington, to Man- 
chester, to be called The Liverpool, Warrington, 
Manchester and Stockport Direct Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Belfast, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for better lighting and improving the said 
Borough, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Francis 
Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling him to make 
a Railway from Runcorn, to join the Grand Junction 
Railway, near Preston Brook, with a Branch there- 
from to the River Mersey, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Llangynwyd to Margam, 
by a Company to be called The L/ynvi Valley Rail- 
way Company, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bir- 
mingham, for leave to bring in a Bill for esta- 
blishing a Cemetery at Birmingham, in the County of 
Warwick, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- 
hampton Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to authorize certain Extensions of the Line of 
the said Railway, and to amend the Act relating 
Vou. 101, 


6° Februari. 


















75 


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


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway into Bir- 
mingham, in extension of the proposed Birming- 
ham and Oxford Junction Railway, for leave to 
bring in a Bili for making a Railway into Birming- 
ham, in extension of the proposed Birmingham and 
Oxford Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Ship Canal from Sligo Harbour to 
Lough Gill, both in the County of Sligo, to be 
called The Sligo Ship Canal, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Townships of 
Over Darwen, Eccleshill, Lower Darwen and Wal- 
ton-in-le--Dale, and other places, all in the County 
of Lancaster, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Northern and 
Southern Connecting Railway, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from Watford to Dork- 
ing, with Branches therefrom, to be called The 
Northern and Southern Connecting Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way Company and the Dundee and Perth Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Kinross to the Edinburgh and North- 
ern and Dundee and Perth Railways, to be called 
The Kinross Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Most noble Henry Charles Duke 
of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Earl Mar- 
shal of England, for leave to bring in a Bill for en- 
larging and improving the Market-places of the 
Town of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, and for regulating the Fairs and Markets 
of the said Town, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making Railways from Penzance and Falmouth to 
Exeter, to be called The Cornwall and Devon Cen- 
tral Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city and borough of Bath, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for more effectually supplying with Water 
the said City, and several Parishes and Places ad- 
jacent thereto, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers within 
the extra-parochial place of Toxteth Park, in the 
county palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to amend an Act relating to the better paving 
and improving the Streets and Highways within the 
Extra-parochial Place of Toxteth Park, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, and for the Sewerage 
of certain Parts of the said Place, and to confer 

L2 additional 





Birmingham 
and Oxtord 
Junction 
Railway 
(Birmingham 
Extension.) 


Sligo Ship 
Canal. 


Darwen 
Waterworks. 


Northern and 
Southern 
Connecting 
Railway. 


Kinross Junc- 
tion Railway 
(No. 1.) 


Sheffield 
Markets. 


Cornwall and 
Devon Central 
Railway. 


Bath 
Waterworks. 


Toxteth Park 
Improvement, 








Morayshire 
Railway. 


Cork, 
Macroom and 
Killarney 
Railway. 


London and 
Birmingham, 
Grand Junc- 
tion, and Man- 
chester and 
Birmingham 
Railway Com- 
panies Amal- 
gamation. 


Sheffield New 
Streets. 


Northumber- 
land and Lan- 
cashire Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Caledonian 
Railway (Glas- 
gow, Garnkirk 
and Coatbridge 
Railway 
Branches. ) 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Clydesdale 
Junction 
Railway 
Deviations.) 


Taunton Gas 
Light and Coke 
Company. 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) 


76 


additional Powers for the better paving and improv- 
ing the said Extra-parochial Place of Toxteth Park, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Stotfield and Lossiemouth Harbour to 
Elgin, Rothes and Charleston of Aberlour, to be 
called The Morayshire Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Cork to Macroom, to be 
called The Cork, Macroom and Killarney Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company, the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway 
Company, for leave to bring ina Bill for consolidat- 
ing the said Companies, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed by or acting in 
execution of the Acts thereinafter mentioned, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making certain new 
Streets or Throughfares, and widening and improv- 
ing certain other Streets or Thoroughfares, within 
the Town and Borough of Sheffield, in the County 
of York, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway, to be called The Vorthumberland 
and Lancashire Junction Railway, from Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, to join the proposed York and Carlisle 
Railway, at or near the Town of Bishop Auckland, 
in the County of Durham, with a Branch therefrom, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bil! to enable the said Com- 
pany to make Branch Railways from the Castle 
Carry Branch of the Caledonian Railway to the 
Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway, and 
from the last-mentioned Railway to the Town of 
Airdrie, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to deviate certain Portions of the Clydesdale 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Selezet Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Taunton Gas Light and Coke 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 
the said Company incorporated by the Taunton 
Gas Act, 1845, to borrow additional Money for 
the Purposes of the Company, and for confirming 
the Purchase made by them, and for other Purposes, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Wales Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for completing the Line 
of the said Railway, and to authorize the Construc- 
tion of an Extension, and certain Alterations of the 
said Railway, and certain Branch Railways in con- 
nection therewith, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


6° Februuriz. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Directors of the Sheffield General Sheffield 
Cemetery Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ~ secnnl 
incorporating the Proprietors of the said Cemetery, : 
in the Township of Eccleshall Bierlow, in the Parish 
of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the County of 
York, and for enlarging and improving the said 
Cemetery, and for other Purposes connected there- 
with, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Manchester 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a = ess 
Railway from Manchester to Bury, was presented, — 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Chorley, in the Chorley 
county palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Waterworks. 
Bill for better supplying with Water the said Town 
and Parish, was presented, and read ; and referred 
| to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 





A Petition of the Wakefield Waterworks Company, Wakefield 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- Waterworks, 
| pany to extend their Works, and to raise a further 
Sum of Money, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Southern and Western Great 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to Southern and 
enable the said Company to make a Railway from peta at 
their present Terminus, at or near the Town of Car- (Carlow to 
low, to the City of Kilkenny, with a Branch to the Kilkenny.) 
Limestone Quarries and Mills, at Milford, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


A Petition of the Portreeve and Burgesses of the Yeovil 
borough of Yeovil, for leave to bring in a Bill for Markets and 
regulating the Markets and Fairs in the Borough F™"* 
and Town of Yeovil, in the County of Somerset, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Black Sluice 
Acts thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Drainage and 
| Bill for better draining and improving certain Low, —— 
Marsh and Fen Lands lying between Boston Haven 
and Bourn, in the County of Lincoln, and for further 
improving the Navigation through such Lands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


A Petition of Sir Love Parry Jones Parry, and Portmadoc 
David Williams, being severally Owners of, or in- Harbour. 
terested in, the land, works and harbour therein- 
after mentioned, situate in the parish of Ynyscyn- 
hairan, in North Wales, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for altering and amending an Act passed in the 36th 
year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Third, intituled, ‘An Act to enable His Majesty to 
vest the Sands of Traeth Mawr, dividing the 
Counties of Carnarvon and Merioneth, in William 
Alexander Madocks, Esquire ;” and also another 
Act passed in the Session of Parliament, holden in 
the first and second years of the reign of His 
Majesty King George the Fourth, for altering and 
amending the said Act, and for building Quays and 
other Works, for the purpose of facilitating the Land- 
ing, Loading, and Unloading of Ships and Vessels 
frequenting the Harbour of Portmadoc, in the said 
County of Carnarvon, and also for granting Powers 
to certain Commissioners for repairing and main- 
taining certain Works made under the authority of 
the said first recited Act, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





| A Petition of Owners of land, in the county of Norfolk 
| Norfolk, and of others interested in promoting the Estuary. 
Undertaking 











9 VicTorRIz. 


Undertaking thereinafter referred to, for leave to | 
bring in a Bill for enclosing and reclaiming from 
the Sea certain Tracts of Land, forming part of the 
Great Estuary, called The Wash, between the 
Counties of Norfolk and Lincoln, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Allhallows A Petition of William Wales, Clerk, Vicar of the 
Northamp- parish of All Saints, otherwise Allhallows, North- 
ton) Tithes.  Gmpton, for leave to bring in a Bill for facilitating 
the raising of an annual Sum of One hundred pounds, 
settled upon the Vicar for the time being of the said 
Parish, in lieu of Tithes, by an Act passed in the 
twenty-ninth year of the reign of King Charles the 
Second, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Londen snd A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
Birmingham way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
Railway making a Railway from the London and Birmingham 


(Birmingham 


Extension.) Railway, to or vear Navigation-street, within the 


Borough of Birmingham, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Preston and Wyre 
Railway, at Preston, to join the intended Blackburn 
and Preston Railway, in the Parish of Leyland, and 
a Railway from the said last-mentioned Railway, in 
the Township of Livesey, to join the intended Black- 
burn, Darwen and Bolton Railway, in the Parish of 
Blackburn, all in the County of Lancaster, to be 
called The Preston and Wyre Extension and Dar- 
wen Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking there- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Birmingham to Leicester, 
to be called the Direct Birmingham and Leicester 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Preston and 
Wyre Exten- 
sion and 
Darwen Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Direct Bir- 
mingham and 
Leicester j 
Railway. 


Kilmarnock A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 


Waterworks. leave to bring in a Bill for supplying with Water 
the Town of Kilmarnock, Suburbs thereof, and 
Places adjacent, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Worsley A Petition of Trustees for putting in execution 

Reads. 


the Act thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for more effectually amending, widening and 
maintaining the Road from Barton Bridge, in the 
Parish of Eccles, through the Township of Worsley, 
to Moses Gate, in the ‘Township of Farnworth, with 
other Roads communicating therewith; and for 
making a new Road froma Place called Singeley 
Hollow, in the Township of Worsley, and Parish of 
Eccles, to or near to a place called Chaddock Hall, 
in the Township of Zildesley, in the Parish of Letgh, 
all in the County of Lancaster, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birmingham A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway 


and Oxford from Birmingham to join the line of the proposed 
— Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford, Worcester, and 
“ Wolverhampton Railways, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 
Sligo and A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
Railwan thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from Lough Allen to Lough 


6° Februariz. 


17 
The Sligo and Shannon Railway, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Thetford, 


A Petition of Promoters of the hinge 
| Bury Saint 


thereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bi 
for making a Railway from Thetford to Newmarket, oe 
to be called The Thetford, Bury Saint Edmunds, Railway. 
and Newmarket Railway, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway therein- Birmingham, 

after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Wolverhamp- 

making a Railway from Birmingham to Wolver- Valley Ral 

hampton, and to the Grand Junction Railway, in the way (Birming- 
Parish of Bushbury, with a diverging Line to Wol- ham, Wolver- 
verhampton, and a Branch to Dudley, was presented, Dadkey Lines.) 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Promoters of the Railway Birmingham, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Wolverhamp- 
for making a Railway from Smethwick, in the Valley Rak 
Parish of Harborne, in the County of Stafford, to way (Stour 
Stourport, in the County of Worcester, with Branches V#!!¢y Line.) 
theretrom, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, and Bristol and 
Promoters of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, for !itmingham 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from pe 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Ash- Tewkesbury 
church,in the County of Gloucester, to Great Malvern, 224 Malvern 
in the County of Worcester, was presented, and read ; nied 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Guildford Junction Railway Guildford, 
Company, and Promoters of an Undertaking for Chichester, 
authorizing the sale of the Guildford Junction Rail- 74 FOrss_ 
way, and for enabling the purchasers to maintain way (No. 2.) 
the same, and to make and maintain a Railway 
therefrom to Godalming, and from the London and 
South Western Railway at Fareham, to Portsmouth, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for effecting the purposes 
aforesaid, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, and Warwickshire 

of the London and Birmingham and Midland Rail- 24 London 
Ps . : ° . ailway 

way Companies, for leave to bring in a Bill for (ffamptonand 
making a Railway from the London and Birming- Banbury 
ham Railway, in the Parish of Hampton-in- Arden, line.) 
in the County of Warwick, to the Town of Banbury, 
in the County of Oxford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir John Edmond De Beauvoir, of London and 
Connaught-place, Hyde Park, in the county of gem mga 
Middlesex, Baronet, John Douglas Hopkins, of Northampton, 
Bedford-square, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, Daventry, 
William Shaw, of the Farmers’ Insurance Office, por i ol 
Strand, Esquire, and Seth Nuttall Fisher, of Park Railway. 
Cottages, Park Village, East, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Northampton to Warwick, 
with Branches, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
| 

A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking South Union 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill ®#!way- 
for making a Railway from Rugeley to Leek, all in 





Gill, both in the County of Leitrim, to be called 
VoL. 101. 














the County of Stafford, by a Company, to be called 
| L3+ The 


78 


The South Union, or Manchester, Potteries and 
London Railway Company, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Bristol and A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester, the Bir- 


Birman —mingham and Gloucester Railway, and the Midland 

Railways. | Railway Companies, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester and Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester Railway Companies with 
the Midland Railway Company, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Portsmouth A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 


flarbour Pict. thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Pier, from the Common Hard, at the 
Eastern or Portsmouth side of the Harbour ot Ports- 
mouth, in the Parish of Portsea, in the County of 
Southampton, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Waterford 


A Petition of Thomas Meagher, Esquire, Wil- 
Harbour. 


liam M. Ardagh, Merchant, Jacob Penrose, John 
Power, Thomas Murphy, George White, Henry 
Denny, John Sparrow, Merchants, Benjamin 
Moore, Lawrence Forristall, Shipowners, John E. 
Feahan, and James Kent, Merchants, all of the 
city of Waterford, Commissioners for improving the 
port and harbour of Waterford, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to alter and amend an Act passed in the fifty- 
sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for improving 
the LT’urt and Harbour of Waterford,” and for other 
Purposes relating thereto, and to enlarge the 
Powers of the said Act, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Norfolk Rail- 
way (Norwich 
Branch. ) 


A Petition of the Morfolk Railway Company, for 
leave to bring ina Bill for making a Branch Railway 
from the JVorfolk Railway to the proposed East 
Dereham and Norwich Railway, in the City of Nor- 
wich, and County of the said City, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
tonand Dudl 
Railway. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
~ thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making Railways from Birmingham to Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley, to be called the Birmingham, 
Wolverhampton and Dud/ey Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 


Municipal ~~ Council of the city of Glasgow, for leave to bring in 

Police and . : : Y . . = 

Statute a Bill to extend the Municipal Boundaries of the 

Labour. City of Glasgow, to amend the Acts relating to the 
Police and Statute Labour of the said City, and 
adjoining Districts, and for other Purposes in rela- 
tion to the Municipality and Police of the said City, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Commiitee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Midland 


—— A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, 

(Birmingharn and of I romoters of the Railway thereinafter men- 

andGlouerster tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 

Branches.) — Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- 
way, at King’s Norton, in the County of Worcester, 
to Hales’ Owen, inthe same County, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Glasgow, A Petition of the Glasgow, Garnkirk 


and 


Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill to enable the said Company to extend the 
Terminus of their Railway in Glasgow, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Coatbridge 
Railway 
Extension. 





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A. 1846. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto London 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for more Sewage 
effectually cleansing the City of London, and Parts i. 

: 3 : y. 
adjacent, and for collecting the Sewage Water, 
Sulliage, Soil, and other Refuse Matter now dis- 
charged into the River Thames, and for adapting and 
applying the same to Agricultural Purposes, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed under gevern 
and by virtue of an Act passed in the fifth year of Navigation, 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act for improving the Navigation of the Severn, 
from the Entrance Dock of the Gloucester and Ber- 
heley Canal, and from the Entrance Dock of the 
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, in the 
County of Gloucester, to Gladder, or Whitehouse 
Brook, in the County of Worcester,” and of another 
Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of Her 
said Majesty, intituled,“ An Act to alter and extend 
the Provisions of an Act for improving the Naviga- 
tion of the River Severn,” for leave to bring in a 
3ill to alter and extend the Provisions of the seve- 
ral Acts for improving the Navigation of the River 
Severn, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Rochdale 
Rochdale Canal, and the Manchester and Leeds a 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for | ag 
vesting the Undertakings of the Company of Pro- Railway. 
prietors of the Rochdale Canal in the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway Company, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Sutton Harbour and Dock Sutton Har- 
Company, Plymouth, for leave to bring in a Bill = 
for improving and regulating the Harbour of Sud- (pry mouth) 
ton Pool, within the Port of Plymouth, in the 
County of Devon, and for other Purposes, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Birmingham Rail- Buckinghan- 
way Company, and Promoters of the Railway there- shire Railway 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill fof Sake beg 
making a Railway from the London and Birming- ee 
ham Railway, at Aldbury, in the County of Hert- 


ford, to Banbury, in the County of Oxford, was 


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


A Petition of the Zondon and Birmingham Rail- London and 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable Birmingham 
the said Company to make a Branch Railway from nt 
Coventry to Nuneaton, was presented, and read ; to Nuneaton) 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Landowners of the County of Wez- w 


exford 


ford, and others, for leave to bring in a Bill for Harbour 


improving and altering a portion of the Harbour of f=provement- 
Wexford, the County of Wexford, andthe Entrance 
thereof; for napruving the Navigation of the River 
Slaney ; for constructing a new Bridge over the same 
River, at or near the Town of Wexford, and removing 
the present Bridge; and forembankingand reclaiming 
divers Waste Lands, Mud Banks or Slobs, in and 
adjacent to the said Harbour and River, and for other 
Purposes, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Kendal Union 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Gas and 
for better supplying with Gas and Water the Town “*? 
and Parish of Kendall, in the County of Westmore- 
land, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition 





Pollo 
Gova 
Clyd 
June 
ways 
gamé 


Gov' 
Bent 
Inst 


Met 
Sew 
Mar 
Con 


Gre 
Rai 


Shi 
anc 
shi 


es eo oo 





Ly 





Polloc and 
Govan and 
Clydesdale — 
Junction Rail- 
ways Amal- 
gamation. 


Governesses 
Benevolent 
Institution. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure 
Company. 


Great Munster 
Railway. 


Shrewsbury 
and Hereford- 
shire Railway. 


Lowestoft 
and Beccles 
Railway and 
Drainage. 


Belfast Con- 
sumers Gas. 


Bandon and 
Bantry 
Railway. 


Forth and 
Clyde Junction 
Railway. 


Arbroath 
and Forfar 
Railway. 


London, Salis- 
bury and 
Yeovil June- 
tion Railway 
( Salisbury 

to Yeovil.) 


9 VicTrorizZ. 


A Petition of the Clydesdale Junction Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amalga- 
mate the Polloc and Govan Railway with the Cly- 
desdale Junction Railway, and to authorize certain 
Deviations of the Clydesdale Junction Line, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of 
Management of the Governesses Benevolent Insti- 
tution, for leave to bring in a Bill to incorporate the 
Members of the said Institution, and to enable them 
the better to carry out their Charitable Designs, was 
presented, and read; und referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate a Company by the name of the 
Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Great Southern and Western Rail- 
way, in the Parish of Offerlane, in Queen’s County, 
to Limerick, with a Branch therefrom to Ballina 
and Killaloe, to be called The Great Munster Rail- 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Shrewsbury and 
Herefordshire Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Hereford, 
to be called The Shrewsbury and Herefordshire 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Lowestoft to Beccles, 
and facilitating the Drainage of the Land adjoining 
thereto, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Shareholders of a Company for 
lighting with Gas the borough of Belfast, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for better supplying with Gas the 
said Borough, and the Neighbourhood thereof, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Bandon to Bantry, 
with Branches and other Works in connection 
therewith, to be called The Bandon and Bantry 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Stirling to Balloch, and to Alexan- 
dria, with a Branch to Doune, to be called The 
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to raise an additional Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Com- 
pany, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Salisbury to Sutton Bingham, in the 
County of Somerset, with a Branch to the Town of 
Yeovil, to be called The London, Salisbury and 

Vou, 101, 


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79 


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


A Petition of the Midland Great Western Rail- Midland Great 
way of Ireland Company, for leave to bring in a Western Rail- 
Bill to enable the said Company to make a Devia- (3°) ureland 
: : x : ¢ : (Liffy Branch 
tion in the authorized Line of the said Railway, and and Longford 
also a Branch Railway to the River Liffy, was pre- Deviation.) 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Lynn and Ely Railway Com- Lynn and Ely 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to construct a Railway from the Borough (Pstension 
of Wisbech to March, in the Parish of Doddington, ’ 
all in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cambridge, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Commiitee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking Manchester, 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bil] Huddersfield 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- Grimsby Di- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, at or near rect Railway. 
Penistone, to the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway, at or near Glandford Brigg, to 
be called The Manchester, Huddersfield and Great 
Grimsby Direct Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester and the Bristol and 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company, for Gloucester and 
leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate the said rer ll 
Companies, was presented, and read ; and referred to Railways. 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Sills. 


A Petition of Owners or Lessees of the Market giamouth 
thereinafter mentioned, and of Inhabitants of the Market. 
parish of Sidmouth, in the county of Devon, for 
leave to bring ina Bill to alter, amend and enlarge 
the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the 
second and third years of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, “An Act for maintaining and 
regulating the Market in the Parish of Sidmouth, in 
the County of Devon,” was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, Bristol and 
and other Promoters of.the Railway thereinafter Birmingham 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a ai ” 
Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Railway re nag 
at Stonehouse, in the County of Gloucester, to the house Junc- 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Gloucester, “-) 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Dudley Canal 
Dudley Canal Navigation, and the Company of and Birming- 
Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, — Coe 

: : : m : panies 
for leave to bring in a Bill for consolidating the Amalgama- 
Dudley Canal Navigation with the Birmingham tion. 
Canal Navigations, and for other Purposes, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Professional Men, Ma- Brighouse 
nufacturers, Millers and Retail Traders and other Sewering, 
rated Inhabitants of Brighouse, within the Township Lights — 
of Hipperholme-cum- Brighouse, in the West Riding “= ~ 
of the County of York, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for the Improvement of the Sewerage, Drainage and 
Lighting of the Hamlet of Brighouse,in the Township 
of Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse, in the Parish of 
Halifax, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Promoters of the Undertaking Cork and 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill bean 
for making a Railway from Cork to Waterford, with “"""*”" 
Branches therefrom, was presented, and read; and 

L4 referred 





30 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making Railways to connect the Towns of Peebles 
and Ayr and other Places, with the Caledonian 
Railway, to be called ‘The Caledonian Extension 
Railways, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Caledonian 
Extension 
Railways. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking for 
supplying with Gas the town and borough of Stock- 
ton, in the county of Durham, and places therein- 
after mentioned, and Inhabitants of the same places, 
or some of them, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
lighting with Gas the said Borough, and other 
Places in the Counties of Durham and York, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Stockton Gas, 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway from the Clydes- 
dale Junction Railway to the Glasgow, Garnkirk 
and Coatbridge Railway, at Dundyvan and Coat- 
bridge, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Dundyvan 
Branch.) 


Buteshire 
Statute 
Labour. 


A Petition of the Marquis of Bute, Principal 
Proprietor of the Island of Bute, and Owners and 
Occupiers of lands and houses, and Contributors to 
the Statute Labour in the county of ute, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for regulating and converting the 
Statute Labour in the County of Bute, and for more 
effectually making and repairing Highways, Bridges 
and Ferries within the said County, and for amend- 
ing an Act of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, for improving and maintaining the Har- 
bours of the Burgh of Rothesay, in the said County, 
and for building and maintaining a Gaol, Court 
House and Offices for the said Burgh and County, 


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


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Leith June 
tion.) 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make a Junction Railway to the Town and 
Harbour of Leith, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Glasgow A Petition of Merchauts, Manufacturers and 
Union Arcade. other Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, for leave 
to bring iu a Bill for constructing and maintaining 
an Arcade between Argyle-street and Great Clyde- 
street, in the City of Glasgow, to be called The 
Union Arcade, and for altering the Site of an in- 
tended Foot-passenger Bridge across the Clyde, at 
Glasgow, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Nairn to Elgin, with 
Branches, to be called the Znverness and Elgin 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
nal for leave to bringin a Bill toamalgamate the Polloc 
Clydesdale 2nd Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways with 
Junction Rail- the Caledonian Railway, was presented, and read ; 
ways Amalga- and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
mation. : . 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Campbeltown, in 
the county of Argyle, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for enlarging, improving and maintaining the Har- 


bour, Quays and Wharfs of Campbeltown, for sup- 


Inverness 
and Elgin 
Junction 
Railway. 


Caledonian, 
Polloc and 


Campbeltown 
Harbour, 
Waterworks, 
Paving, 
Lighting and 
Watching. 


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A, 1846, 


plying with Water, paving, cleansing, lighting and 
watching the said Burgh and Suburbs thereof, and 
for the better and more effectual assessing, levying 
and collecting the Ladle and other Dues and Cus- 
toms of the said Burgh, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, Caledonian 
for leave to bring in a Bill to effectuate the Sale by (ame 
the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Garnbun’ 

; . ° and 
Company of the said Railway, to the Caledonian Coatbridge 
Railway Company, and other Purposes therewith td 
connected, was presented, and read ; and referred to” ~ ee 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and others, Poole Harbow. 
Inhabitants of the town and county and borough of 
Poole, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving the 
Port and Harbour of the said Town and County, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Ballochney Railway Company, Airdrie and 

and of Alexander James Adie ;—and, James Graham, —— 
: y ° “4. rs Junction 

Esquire, of Fereneze, in the parish of JVeilston, and Railway. 

county of Renfrew ; complaining that the Standing 

Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

for the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway 

Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 

they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 

witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Turner, of Huslingden, in Heywood 
the county of Lancaster, Manufacturer, and of wonnrents 
Thomas Butterworth and Benjamin Butterworth, 
both of Spotland, in the said county of Lancaster, 
Manufacturers, being respectively Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of lands, tenements and hereditaments af- 
fected by the Waterworks thereinafter mentioned ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Heywood Water- 
works Bill, had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Coventry, 
land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; a 
—and, Owners and Occupiers of lands and build- and Leicester 
ings on the line of an intended Railway from the Railway. 
London and Birmingham Railway, at Coventry, to 
the Midland Railway, in the parish of Wigston 
Magna, in the county of Leicester, and several 
Branch Railways therefrom, to be called The Co- 
ventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Rail- 
way ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Coventry, 
Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heaid, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitrons of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Nottingham, 

land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; — — 
a - idlands 
—and, William Drabble, a Landowner on the line Junction Rail- 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned; complaining way. 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Nottingham, Mansfield 
and Midlands Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Commitiee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
A Petition 





Yor 
Lar 
Rai 





York and 
Lancaster 
Railway. 


Rugby and 
Huntingdon 
Junction 
Railway. 


Boston, 
Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway. 


Yorkshire and 
Glasgow 
Union Rail- 
way. 


London and 
Oxford 
Railway. 


Clitheroe 
Junction 
ilway. 





9 VicrorI#. 


A Petition of John Higgin, of Lancaster, in the 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman, and of Thomas 
Housman Higgin, of the same place, Cotton-spinner 
and Manufacturer; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the York and Lancaster Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
property on the line of the proposed Rugby and 
Huntingdon Junction Railway ;—and, the London 
and Birmingham Railway Company, being Owners, 
Lessees, or Occupiers of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Rugby and Huntingdon Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of James Miller, of East Cheap, in the 
city of London, Solicitor ;— William Needham, of 
Sheffield, in the county of York, General Dealer ;— 
Philip William Dodd, of Gray’s-Inn, in the county 
of Middlesex, Gentleman; — Earl Brownlow, and 
others, Owners or Occupiers of lands on the line 
of the Railway or Branch Railways thereinafter 
mentioned, or some or one of them; — Henry 
Robinson Smith, and others, Owners or Occupiers of 
land on the line of the Railway or Branch Railways 
thereinafter mentioned, or some or one of them ;— 
and, the Midland Railway Company, being Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of Railways 
thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Josiah Thompson and others, Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; — and, Owners; 
Lessees and Occupiers of land on the line of the 
intended Railway from Carlton Miniott, in the 
North Riding of the County of York, to Clifton, 
in the County of Westmoreland, with a Branch to 
Exelby, to the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, in the 
Parish of Wath; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Conimittee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on 
the line of an intended Railway, to be called The 
London and Oxford Railway, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the London and Ozford Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, aud read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Toogood, of No. 22, Parlia- 
ment-street, the Solicitor (in this matter) of William 
Robinson, of Settle, John Hartley, of Catteral Hall, 
in st parish of Giggleswick, in the West Riding 

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81 


of the county of York, Esquire, William Holgate, 
of Long Preston, Yeoman, Jane Preston, of Settle, 
Spinster, Margaret Preston, of Settle, Spinster, Ann 
Riley, of Long Preston, Spinster, John Holgate, of 
Long Preston, Gentleman, Robert Wildman, of Long 
Preston, Gentleman, Thomas Proctor, of Long Pres- 
ton, Gentleman, Robert Holgate, of Long Preston 

Gentleman, Thomas Holgate, of Long Preston, Gentle- 
man, ThomasCockshott, of Long Preston,Gentleman, 
Richard Holgate, of Long Preston,Gentleman, Henry 
Milton, Gentleman, of Holton West, in the parish 
of Long Preston, and John Riley, of Long Preston, 
Gentleman, all which places are in the West Riding 
of the county of York;—and, Octavius Leife, of 
Richmond, in the North Riding of the county of 
York; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect of the application for the Clitheroe 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Caparn, of Newark-upon- Grand Union 
Railway. 


Trent, in the county of Nottingham, Gentleman, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect tothe application for the Grand Union 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Leicester and 





land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, Tamworth 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Leicester and 
Tamworth Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Thomas Jackson, of Tad- 
caster, in the West Riding of the county of York; — 
James Saville,and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
property on and Persons affected by the proposed 
Railway from Leeds to York ;—and, Joseph Shillets 
and others, Occupiers, of property, and Persons af- 
fected by the proposed Railway from Leeds to York ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Leeds and York 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel, agents and witnesses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of David Waddington, of Manchester, 
in the county of Lancaster, Book-keeper, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Direct London and Man- 
chester Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Haymes, of Great Glenn, in 
the county of Leicester, Esquire ;—and, John Butcher 
and William Loxley, Owner, or Lessees or Occupiers 
of lands within the counties of Leicester, North- 
ampton, Bedford and Hertford, or some of them ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Leicester and 
Bedford Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,~- were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


M 


Junction 


Railway. 


Leeds and 


York Railway. 


Direct London- 
and Manches- 
ter Railway. - 


Leicester 


and Bedford 


Railway. 


A Petition 





Tondon and 
South Essex 
Railway. 


Wigan 
Election. 


British and 
Irish Union 
Railway. 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
Sudbury 

and Halstead 
Railway. 


82 6° Februariz. A. 1846. 


A Petition of Henry Watson Parker, of Henrietta- ‘tenements on the said proposed Colchester, Stour 
street, Covent Garden, in the county of Middlesex, | Valley, Sudburyand Halstead Railway, alleging that 
Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Orders of | the Standing Orders of the House had not been 
the House, in respect to the application for the | complied with in certain particulars, and praying 
London and South Essex Railway Bill, had not| that leave might not be given to introduce the said. 
been complied with; and praying that he may be| Bill for making the said Colchester, Stour Valley, 
heard by himself, his agent and witnesses, against Sudbury and Halstead Railway ; that the said Peti- 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred | tion so presented to the House on the 2d day of 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | February instant purports to be signed by the said 
Bills. Samuel Courtauld, Robert Alfred Allen and John 
Sikes, who are upon the Committee of Management 
or Provisional Directors and active Promoters of a 
projected Line of Railway called The Chelmsford 
and Bury Railway, which competes with the said 
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead 
Railway, and that the signatures to the said Petition 
are as follow: Samuel Courtauld, Robert Alfred 
Allen and John Sikes, were not cognizant of the fact 
that their names were attached to the said Petition ; 
that the reasons for the Petitioners’ before mentioned 
belief are, that the said names purporting to be the 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of 
the Borough of Wigan, in the County of Lancaster, 
was delivered in, and read; setting forth, That at 
the last Election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Wigan aforesaid, the 
Petitioners had and claim to have had a right to 
vote, and did vote at the said Election; that the 
Honourable James Lindsay and Ralph Anthony 
Thichnesse, Esquire, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough in Parliament; that a poll being 


demanded, the same was taken accordingly, and at 
the close thereof the said James Lindsay was by the 
returning officer of the said borough declared 


Alfred Allen and John Sikes, and every of them, 
appear to be in the same hand-writing as the body 





duly elected as a Members to serve in this present | of the second skin of the said Petition; that the 
Parliament for the said borough; that the said | name of the said alleged Petitioner, Robert Alfred 
James Lindsay, by himself, his agents, friends, | Allen, has been spelt with an “a,” thus “ Allan ;” 
managers, partisans, and others, in his behalf, after | that the name of the said alleged Petitioner, John 
the teste of the Writ commanding the said Election, | Sikes, is spelt with a “y,” thus “ Sykes,” instead of 
and before, at and during the said Election, did by | with an “1,” thus “ Sikes ;” and that on the 5th day 
divers ways and means, at his own cost and charges, | of February instant the Petitioner had a conversa- 
directly and indirectly give, present, and allow to| tion with the said John Sikes on the subject of the 
persons having votes at such Election, money, meat, | said last-mentioned Petition, in which said conver- 
drink, entertainment and reward, and did make! sation the said John Sikes stated that he had not 
presents, gifts, rewards, and promises, agreements, | signed any Petition against, and he did not know 
obligations, and engagements to give money, meat, | that he was a Petitioner against, the said Colchester, 
drink, entertainment and rewards to and for persons | Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway ; and 
having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the use and | praying that the allegations contained in this Peti- 
benefit of such persons, in order that he the said | tion may be inquired into by the House, that this 
James Lindsay might be elected, and for being elected | Petition may be referred to tle Committee to whom 
to serve in the present Parliament for the said bo-| the said Petition on Standing Orders now stands re- 


rough; that before, at and during the said Election, 
systematic bribery and corruption was carried on by 
the said James Lindsay, and by divers other persons 
in his interest and behalf, and that such bribery and 
corruption was open and notorious to the Electors 


| ferred ; and further that the said Samuel Courtauld, 
| Robert Alfred Allen and John Sikes may be sum- 
moned to appear before the House or the said last- 
mentioned Committee, as to the House may seem 
meet, to answer the allegations of this Petition ; and 


of the said borough, and that the Election and Re-| further that the Petitioner may have such relief as 
turn of the said James Lindsay was procured by | under the circumstances the House may consider 
means of such bribery, treating, and other corrupt | him entitled to. a 
and illegal practices; and praying that the House Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
will take the premises into consideration, and de- | Table. 
clare the said Election and Return of the said James 
Lindsay to be wholly null and void, or that the 
House will grant tothe Petitioners such relief as to 
the House shall seem meet. 

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


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for making certain 
Lines of Railway in the West Riding of the Count 
of York, to be called The Sheffield, Rotherham, 
Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 

A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of 
Stranraer, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the British and Jrish Union Railway Bill; | Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Com- 
and praying that such Bill may pass into a law, | pany to make Three several Branch Railways: And 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
the Table. be read a second time. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill to empower the 





{ 

A Petition of Frederick Blomfield Philbrick, of Bi 
Colchester, in the county of Essex, Solicitor, was | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti-| the case of the Petition for the Belfast and County 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Down Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Belfast to Downpatrick, 
with Branches to the Towns of Holywood, New- 
townards, Bangor and Donaghadee, all in the County 
of Down: And that Viscount .Vewry and Mr. Ross 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


tioner is one of the Solicitors to and Promoter of | 
a certain projected Line of Railway called The Col- 
chester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Rail- 
way, for leave to bring in a Bill for the making 
of which a Petition was, on the 29th day of January 
last, presented to the House ; that on the 2d day of 
February, a certain other Petition was presented 
to the House, purporting to be a Petition from 
Samuel A. Courtauld, of Halstead, in the county of 
Essex, Robert Alfred Allen and John Sikes, of | Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, and other Owners, {| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
Lessees or Occupiers of lands, hereditaments and | the ease of the Petition for the Newry, Warren- 


point 





signatures of the said Samuel Courtauld, Robert ° 


Sheffield, 
Rotherham, 
Barnsley, 
Wakefield, 
Huddersfield 
and Goole 
Railway Bill. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Goole Railway 
(Methley, 
Askern and 
Oakenshaw 
Branches) Bill. 


Belfast and 
County Down 
Railway Bill. 


Newry, War- 
renpoint an 
Rosstrevor 
Railway Bill. 





Blackburn, 
Chorley - 
Liverpool 
Railway Bill. 


Sunderland 
Docks Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Waterworks 


Suffolk 
(Eastern Di- 
vision) Writ. 


Railway Bills. 


9 VicToRIz. 


point and Rosstrevor Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Newry, in the Counties 
of Armagh and Down, to Rosstrevor, in the County 
of Down, with a Branch to Warrenpoint, in the 
same County: And that Viscount Newry and Mr. 
Ross do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Blackburn, Chorley and Liverpool Railway Biil, was 
referred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Blackburn, Darwen 
and Bolton Railway to the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway, with certain Branches therefrom, all in the 
County of Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, 
Chorley and Liverpool Railway: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Mr. Hornby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Barclay presented a Bill for constructing a 
Wet Dock and other Works, on the South side of 
the River Wear, at Sunderland-near-the-Sea, in the 
County Palatine of Durham: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Edinburgh Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to extend 
their Works, to raise a further Sum of Money, and 
to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said 


Company: And that Sir John Hope and Mr.Gibson 


Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Suffolk, in the room of Lord Henni- 
her, who, since his Election for the said Division of 
the said County, hath accepted the Office of Steward 
or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds 
of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the County 
of Buckingham. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report which was yesterday 
made from the Select Committee appointed to con- 
sider the mode in which the House shall deal with 
the Railway Bills proposed to be submitted to the 
House during the present Session:—The House 
proceeded to take the said Report into further con- 
sideration ; and the same was again read. 

1. Resolved, That with respect to any Railway 
Bills which shall be brought from the House of 
Lords during this Session, this House will not insist 
on their privilege with regard to the Clauses fixing 
and regulating Rates and Tolls in such Bills. 

2. Resolved, That, with a view of affording early 
and increased means of employment in Ireland, it 
is expedient to give facilities for the early consider- 
ation of rish Railway Bills ; and that, for the attain- 
ment of this object, ail such Railway Bills should, in 
the present Session, commence in the House of Lords. 

3. Resolved, That all Bills which compete with 
or ought to be considered in connection with any 
Bills, the promoters of which shall prove themselves 
entitled to the privileges agreed to be granted in cer- 
tain cases by the Resolutions of this House of the 7th 
July last, shall commence in the House of Lords. 

4. Resolved, That the parties promoting Railway 
Bills which, by the above Resolutions, are to com- 
mence in the House of Lords, may (notwithstanding 

Vo. 101, 


6° Februari. 





83 


any proceeding respecting such Bills in the House 
of Lords) prove before the Committee on Petitions 
of the House of Commons, that they have complied 
with the Standing Orders of this House, and the 
Report of such Committee shall be ordered to lie on 
the Table. Ifthe Committee should report that the 
Standing Orders have not been complied with, their 
Report shall be referred to the Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, whose Report shall be ordered to lie on 
the Table. 

5. Resolved, That when a Railway Bill shall have 
been brought from the Lords, it shall be read a first 
time, and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills, who shall report whether 
the Standing Orders have been complied with, or 
whether any Report with reference to substantially 
the same Bull has been previously laid on the Table 
of the House. 


Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for enabling the Lecds and 
Leeds and Bradford Railway Company to alter the — 
Levels of a Portion of their Railway, in the Parish ( yee A 
of Bingley, in the West Riding of the County of of Levels in 
York : And the same was read the first time ; and Bingley) Bill. 


ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Jonathan Wigmore Sherlock, Soli- Cork ana 
citor to an Undertaking to be called The Cork and Fermoy Direct 
Fermoy Direct Railway, praying that the Standing ®“!*y- 
Orders of the House requiring Petitions to be pre- 
sented within fourteen days after the first Friday in 
each Session of Parliament, so far as the said Un- 
dertaking is concerned, may be dispensed with, and 
that leave may be given to bring in the Petition for 
the said Bill on or before Monday the 23d day of 
this instant February, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;— Penrith ;—Lancaster ; Militia. 
—and, Wigton; praying that no measure for the 
enrolment of the Militia may receive the sanction 
of the House,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Peti- 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the tions (Second 
Petitions presented upon the 2d and 3d days of this —_— 
instant February ; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of James Houghton, of Eccles-street, intoxicating 
Dublin, praying that the present system of the Drinks. 
Government deriving a revenue from Intoxicating 
Drinks may be given up, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Light Petitions from Elton, praying that the Fac- Factories Bill. 
tories Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


Petitions from Westbourne;—Rye ;—and, Eagles- Corn Laws. 
ham; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ziminséer, 
in the county of Somerset, was also presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners have been 
informed that a Petition has been circulated in 
their parish for the express purpose, as the Peti- 
tioners believe, of influencing the deliberations of 
the House, and impeding the progress of any mea- 
sures the House may deem necessary and just with 
reference to the importation of foreign food; and 
praying the House not to consider such Petition as 
indicative of the wishes or opinions of the Inha- 
bitants of that parish, and expressing their un- 
qualified approbation and confidence in Her Majesty’s 
present Advisers ; and further praying the House to 

M 2 support 





Railway 
Deposits. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Railway 
Deposits. 


Timber Laden 
Ships, &amp;c. 


Woollen 
Manvfactures. 


Jurors 
(Westmeath. ) 


Adjournment. 


84, 6° Februari. A. 1846. 


support them in all such wholesome and salutary 
measures as will ultimately tend to relieve the ne- 
cessities of the country, improve the social condition, 
and increase the comforts of the great masses of Her 
Majesty’s subjects. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Monies paid to the Court of Chancery 
in England, the Court of Chancery in Jreland, and 
the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, under Standing 
Orders 33 and 39a, on account of Railway Bills 
now before the House of Commons; distinguishing 
the Companies by which such Monies have been 
paid, and stating the Sums paid by each Company, 
and the Date of each Payment. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Campbell have 
leave of absence till Easter, on account of a domestic 
affliction. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Aggregate Amount paid to the Ac- 
count of the Accountant-General in Chancery 
during the last Session of Parliament, on account of 
Railway Companies ;—Also, Statement of what 
portion of the said Money was invested in Stock or 
Exchequer Bills, with the Date of each Invest- 
ment ;—Also, the Amount charged as Commission 
on the Purchase and Sale of the said Securities, 
showing by whom the said Commission was re- 
ceived :—And, similar Returns for Jreland and 
Scotland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Timber Laden Ships, their 
Tonnage, and Crews, entered inwards in each of 
the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 
1845; distinguishing British from Foreign, and the 
Countries from which they come; together with a 
Statement of the several proportions which British 
Ships and Tonnage and Crews employed bear to 
Foreign, with each Country ;—Of the Export 
Duties, if any, which may be levied in any such 
Countries upon Timber, and the periods when such 
Duties were first levied ;—And, of the Prices of 
Memel Timber and of Canada Timber in the Port 
of London, Duty paid, in the first weeks of January 
in the present and Six preceding years, as given in 
the Price Currents of the day; stating the Amount 
of Duty in each case. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities and declared Value of 
British Woollen Manufactures exported from the 
United Kingdom in the year 1845, specifying the 
Countries to which they were sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Grand Panel of the County of 
Westmeath, returned for the Spring and Summer 
Assizes of 1845, and the Names of the Grand 
Jurors as sworn at these Assizes :—Of the Names, 
Residences and Additions of the Magistrates who 
memorialised the Government for the late Special 
Commission :—Of the Grand Panel as returned to | 
the Commission :—Of the Grand Jurors who were | 
sworn on the Grand Inquest, with their Residences | 
and Additions :—Of the Panel returned for the Trial 
of the several Prisoners, with their Residences | 








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

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


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Potato Crop 
Command,—Extract of a Report of the Commis- “eland) 
sioners of Inquiry into matters connected with the No.33, 
failure of the Potato Crop in Ireland. 

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


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having Oxford ana 
been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon the Cambridge 
Table, viz.—Return to an Order, dated the 27th Umiversities 
day of January last, for Returns relative to the Pro- 
fessors of Oxford and Cambridge included in the 
Annual Vote in the Miscellaneous Estimates, and 
to the Regius Professors of Divinity, Physic, Civil 
Law, Greek and Hebrew, the Lady Margaret Pro- 
fessor of Divinity, and the Lord Almoner’s Professor 
of Arabic in both Universities, and the Regius 
Professors of Pastoral Theology and Ecclesiastical 
History in Oxford, of—The Name of the Professor : 
—The Number of Lectures given in each of the 
last five years:—The Number of Pupils in each of 
the last five years; distinguishing the Numbers 
who were and were not Members of the University, 
and, in the case of the Professor of Experimental 
Philosophy, Oxford, the Number of Members of 
Christ Church :—Any Statutes or other Regulations 
of the University, or of any College, relative to 
attendance on the Lectures :—All the Emoluments 
of the Professorship, whether derived from Endow- 
ment, University Grant, or Pupils’ Fees, or from 
any other source:—Any other Office, in or out of 
the University, or Ecclesiastical Preferment, held 
by any of the Professors; and the portion of the 
year during which he may be obliged, by such Office 
or Preferment, to reside out of the University ; and 
the portion of the year during which he has resided 
out of the University in each of the last five years : 
—And, whether in any case other Professorships 
on the same subject exist in either University, and 
if so, the Value of their Endowments, and whether 
Lectures are or are not given by the Professors (so 
far as relates to the University of Cambridge). 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Shannon 
Return from the Shannon Commissioners of the Navigation 
Total Amount of Advances as Loans to each County 
up to the 31st day of December 1845, setting forth 
the rate of Interest payable, the Amount received 
by the Paymaster of Civil Services, [re/and, from 
the Treasurer of each County, distinguishing the 
Amount paid as Interest from the repayment of the 
Loan, and giving the Amount still outstanding on 
foot of same :—And, similar Return as to Sums 
remitted by Individuals to the Paymaster of Civil 
Services up to the same date, in repayment of Ad- 
vances by the Shannon Commissioners, with 4 
similar Account of Interest. 

A Return of the Duties received in the last Customs 
financial year on each of the several Articles enu- Duties. 
merated in the Resolutions moved on the 27th day No. 34. 
of January 1846 by the Right honourable Sir 
Robert Peel; specitying the Rate then levied, and 
the Rate where the same is proposed to be altered, 
and showing the Aggregate of the Duties so re- 
ceived. 

A Return of the Names and Numbers of Persons Stamp Offices 
employed as Stampers in each of the Stamp Offices 


and Additions :—Of the Names, Residences and | in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin; specitying the 


Additions of those who answered their names 


when called at each Trial:—And, of the Names of | 
those ordered to stand by, by the Crown, with their | 


Residences and Additions, as given on the Panel. 


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





Amount of Salary paid to each of the Persons 
acting in that capacity in each of the said Offices, 
and their length of Service respectively. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the Mint. 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count of all Supplies remaining in the Mint, and 
of all Sums advanced out of the Consolidated —— 

under 





Co 


P 


Assessed 
Taxes. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


No. 35. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Pilotage. 


Acts of 
Parliament. 


Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Aylesbury 
Small Tene- 
ments Bill. 








9 VicToRIz£. 6°—9° Februariz. 85 


under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the Master of the Mint, 
for effecting the Purchase of Bullion for the Coinage 
of Silver and Copper Monies for the Public Service ; 
showing the Amount of the several Purchases of 
Bullion, and of the Seignorage accruing on the 
Coinage; also, of Cash received by the Master of 
the Mint in payment for the Coin delivered at the 
Mint Office for the Public Service, and the Sums 
paid thereout from time to time into Her Majesty’s 
Exchequer for the use of the Consolidated Fund, 
in repayment of the Advances so made, from the 
3ist day of December 1844 to the 31st day of 
December 1845. 

Copies of all Cases which have been stated and 
signed by Commissioners acting in the execution of 
the Acts relating to the Assexed Taxes, subsequent 
to the 1st day of March last, being the date of a 
like Return made in the last Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Return relative to Customs 
Duties be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the First General 
Report to Her Majesty from the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners for England, which was presented 
upon the 2d day of July in the last Session of Par- 
liament, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 











Lune, 9° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Parkinson, from the Court of Chancery, 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, 
Lighting and Watching and Church Rates, in the 
Parish of Aylesbury, and the Highway Rates in the 
Township of Aylesbury, and Hamlet of Walton, 
respectively, in the County of Buckingham: And 
that Mr. Clayton and Mr. Tower do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- Warrington 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That, in the case Church Rates 
of the Petition for the Warrington Church Rates 3 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for equalizing the Church Rates payable in the 
Parish of Warrington, in the County of Lancaster : 

And that Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Wilson Patten and 
Mr. Blackburne do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- North Stafford- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case oo —— 
of the Petition for the North Staffordshire Railway, a Sandbach) 
(Harecastle to Sandbach) Bill, the Standing Orders Bill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Harecastle to join the 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway at or near 
the Sandbach Station thereon: And that Mr. 

Adderley and Mr. Ricardo do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- Ashburton, 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case Newton and 
of the Petition for the Ashburton, Newton and Railway Bill 
South Devon Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Ashburton, in the 
County of Devon, to join the South Devon Railway 
at Vewton Abbott, in the same County: And that 
Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Gill and Mr. Mathe- 


son do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- Blackburn 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case and Preston 
of the Petition for the Blackburn and Preston Rail- ®*!wy Bill. 





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


Mr. Langford, from the Office of the Lord War- 
den of the Cinque Ports, was called in, and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Actsof Parliament,—-An Account of the Receipts and 
Appropriations of the Surplus Rates of Pilotage :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Shinn, from the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Printers, was called in, and at the bar presented, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 23d day of July in 
the last Session of Parliament, for a Return of the 
Number of Acts of Parliament supplied to the Pub- 
lic under the Promulgation Order, and to Public 
Departments in Great Britain, in each year from 
1835 to 1844, both inclusive :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 3) of the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Aylesbury Small Tenements 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
VoL. 101. 





way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain Branches from the Line of the 
Blackburn and Preston Railway, in the County of 
Lancaster, and for amending the Acts relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. William 
Feilden and Mr. Hornby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- frish Great 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Western _ 
case of the Petition for the Trish Great Western ®ailway Bill. 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Portarlington to the 
Town of Galway: And that Mr. French and Mr. 
Redington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- Liverpool, 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case Ormskirk 
of the Petition for the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Railway Bill. 
Preston Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway to Preston, and to the Blackburn and 
Preston and North Union Railways, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Liverpool, Ormskirk 
and Preston Railway: And that Mr. Wilson Pat- 
ten, Mr. Talbot Clifton, Mr. Entwisle and Mr. 
William Feilden do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- North Kent 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the ~~ Railway Bill. 
M 3 oO 








North Kent 
Railway (City 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


London and 


South Western 


Railway 
(Hampton 


, 


26 O° Februari. A, 1846. 


of the Petition for the North Kent Railway Bill,the was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
Standing Orders had been complied with. __| the Table. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for making a Railway from Londox to Dover, with | 
Branches therefrom: And that Mr. Rice and Mr. | 


’ aE OE | several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
Suythe de yoopese, ond Seng tm. the Standing a Mg in the case of the Petition for 
Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Commit- the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case| Junction Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
of the Petition for the North Kent Railway (City , Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
Extension) Bill, the Standing Orders had been much as the distances marked on the datum line of 
complied with. | the Section of the Branch Line of Railway to the 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) Quay of Port Glasgow do not correspond with the 
for making a Railway from the proposed North Kent distance marked on the Plan of the said Branch, 
Railway, in the Borough of Southwark, to the City| inasmuch as there are 7 furlongs marked on the 
of London: And that Mr. Rice and Mr. Smythe do | Section of the said Branch, between the points (8.) 
prepare, and bring it in. and (R.), whereas there are only 6 furlongs marked 
on the Plan between the said points. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the! Also inasmuch as the radius of every curve (not 


Edinburyh Water Company to extend their Works, 
to raise a further Sum of Money, and to alter and 
amend the Acts relating to the said Company: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to enable the London 
and South Western Railway Company to make a 
Branch Railway to Hampton Court Bridge, in the 


Court Branch) County of Surrey : And the same was read the first 


Bill. 


London and 


South Western ‘ S Western 
Seliver Glew and South Weste 


don Bridge 
Extension) 
Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 
(Chertsey and 
Egham 
Branch) Bill. 


Direct 
Northern 
Railway. 


Holme 
Reservoirs. 


Pow of 
Inchattray 
Drainage, &amp;c. 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to enable the London 
Railway Company to extend 
their Railway to the High-street, Southwark, and 
to the Thames, near London Bridge, all in the 
County of Surrey : And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to enable the London 


exceeding one mile in length) is not noted on the 
said Plan in feet and inches, inasmuch as a curve, 
with a radius not exceeding 2 feet, on the Branch 
line to Kilbarchan between points (A.) and (C.) on 
the Plan is not marked in feet and chains. 

And also inasmuch as certain buildings in the 
limits of deviation (and which were in existence 
before the 30th November ultimo) are not referred 
to in the Books of Reference; viz.: In the Abbey 
Parish of Paisley, a cotton mill adjoining to No. 
66, on the said Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
| Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
| Ayrshire and Galloway Railway Bill was referred ; 
_That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as there are no numbers on one of 


and South Western Railway Company to make a_/ the Plans deposited corresponding to the numbers in 
Branch Railway to Chertsey and Egham, in the , the Book of Reference lodged therewith between a 
County of Surrey : And the same was read the first , point near 31 miles, as marked on the said Plan, and 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Hawick;—and, Cupar; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Direct Northern Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Martin Kidd, of Holmfirth, in the 
parish of Kirkburton, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, Gentleman, Clerk to the Commis- 
sioners of the Holme Reservoirs, in the said Riding, 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring ina 
Bill for the purpose of repealing an Act passed in 
the seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, intituled, An Act for 


making and maintaining certain Reservoirs in the | 


|a point near 38 miles 63 furlongs. 

| Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
_the proposed termination of the said Railway at Ayr 
jand the next change of the gradient thereon is 
stated to be 1"in 370, whereas the heights marked on 
the Section show a gradient of 1 in 2273. 

And also inasmuch as the Subscription Contract 
which has been entered into by the Promoters of the 
Bill is not valid and not binding upon the parties 
subscribing the same, inasmuch as it purports to be 
made between certain parties whose names are 
entered in the Schedule thereto, and who are sub- 
scribers towards the execution of the works proposed 
by the said Bill, and Richard Hodgson and William 
Macdonald, who are described as Trustees for 
enforcing and giving effect to the covenants therein 
contained, which covenants are accordingly made 





several Townships of Holme, Cartworth, Austouley, | by the said contract with the said Richard Hodgson 
Upperthong, Wooldale and Hepworth, in the several and William Macdonald, yet the said Richard 
Parishes of Kirkburton and Almondbury, in the | Hodgson and William Macdonald are unable legally 
West Riding of the County of York, and for ex-| to enforce such covenants, in respect they have also 
tending the Powers thereby granted, and for other | executed the said contract themselves,as subscribers 
Purposes, was presented, and read; and ordered to| for sums of money towards the said Undertaking, 
lie upon the ‘Table. ;and consequently are parties against whom such 
- ; | covenants would require to be enforced. 

A Petition of Messrs. Deans, Dunloy and Hope,| And a Motion being made, and the Question 
of Fludyer-strect, Westminster, Gentlemen, for leave | being proposed, That the Report do lie upon the 
to present Petitions for leave to bring in Bills to be! Table ; 
called The Pow of Inchaffray Drainage, Banffshire} | An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Railway, Scottish Southern Kailway, Saint Alban’s, | Question, by leaving out from the word “ Report” 
Hatfield and Hertford Junction Railway, Lesma-| to the end of the Question, in order to add the 


hagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral Junction 
Railway, Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct Railway, 
Hamilton and Strathaven Railway, East of Fife 
Railway, Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction 
Railway, Port Gordon Harbour, Paisley, Barrhead 
and Hurlet Railway, Gorbals Gravitation Water- 
works, and Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement Bills, 


| words “ be re-committed,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
| posed to be left out stand part of the Question :—It 
passed in the Negative. 
| And the Question being put, That the words “ be 
“* re-committed ” be added instead thereof :—It was 
| resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ayrshire, 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Bridge of Weir 
and Port Glas. 


gow Junction 
Railway, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ayrshire and 


Galloway 
Railway. 





York at 
North } 
Railway 
(Whitb 
Picker! 
Extens! 
Bill. 








Blackt 
Chorle 
Liverf 
Railw: 








Prest¢ 
Wyre 
Harbe 
Dock 
Dock 
Railw 










Lond 
South 
Railw 
(Eps¢ 
Branc 














Nortl 
shire 
(Chu 
Valle 
Bill. 






































































































were esh 














Q VicToRIz. G° Februari. 87 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ‘ 
Ordered, That the Report be re-committed. 


York and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select , 
ir North Midland Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Railway 1g the case of the Petition for the York and North | 
ering Midland Railway (Whitby and Pickering Exten- 

Extension) — sion) Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 

Bill. with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for , 
enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to extend the Line of the Whitby and 
Pickering Railway to or near Castleton: And that 
Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Mr. Aaron Chapman and 
Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


a 
; 


| 


Blackburn, Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a 

Chorley and Railway from the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton 

Lie a Railway, to the Liverpool and Bury Railway, with | 
certain Branches therefrom, all in the County of | 
Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, Chorley and | 
Liverpool Railway: And the same was read the | 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Preston and A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, | 
WyreRailw®) Harbour and Dock Company, for leave to present a.| 
Dock (New Petition for leave to bring in a Bill to make a new | 
Dock and Dock and a Branch Railway therefrom, to join the | 
Railway-) existing Preston and Wyre Railway, near Fleetwood, 

in the County of Lancaster, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| 





London and Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee 
South Western oy Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition | 
Railway ae : a ; 
(Epsom complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | 


Branch) Bill. Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London | 
and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill, | 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been | 
complied with. | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and South Western Railway | 


Company to make a Branch Railway to Epsom, in | 


the County of Surrey: And that Mr. Kemble and | 


Sir John Easthope do prepare, and bring it in. | 
NorthStafford- Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
shire Railway on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several | 
Valley Line) Petitions, complaining of non-compliance with the | 
Bill. Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | 
North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) | 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had | 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway, at Macclesfield, to join the 
Birmingham and Derby Line of the Midland Rail- 
ways, with a Branch to Stoke-upon-Trent: And 
that Mr. Adderley and Mr. Ricardo do prepare and 


bring it in. | 





Axholme, Petitions of Robert Stephenson, and others —| 
Giinsborough, John Fritchley ;—Edmund Godfrey, John Whitaker 
Yok ant = and John Parson ;—and, George Hamilton Thomp- 
North Midland son, of Bolton Lodge, near Tadcaster, in the county 
— of York, Esquire; complaining that the Standing 
—_ Orders of the House, in respect to the application | 
for the Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole and York | 





complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the London, War- 
wick, Leamington and Kidderminster Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Parson, of Parliament-street Direct 


(three Petitions) ;—and, Robert John Atkinson, 
Langholme, in the parish of Hazey, in the county of 
Lincoln, Farmer, an Occupier of lands on the line of 
an intended Railway ; to be called The Direct North- 
ern Railway; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Direct Northern Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Gibbs and others, Owners Welsh Midland 


Northern 
of Railway. 


and Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended Railway. 


Railway from Worcester to Carmarthen and Swan- 
sea, with Branches therefrom, to be called The Welsh 
Midland Railway, and others interested therein ; 
—Eliza Anne Madocks, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended Rail- 
way from Worcester to Carmarthen and Swansea, 
with Branches therefrom, to be called The Welsh 
Midland Railway ;—Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 
of the City of Worcester, being Owners and Oecu- 


| piers of lands on the line of an intended Railway 


trom Worcester to Carmarthen and Swansea, with 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Welsh Midland 
Railway ;—C. Jones and others, Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands on the line of an intended Railway from 
or near the town and county of the borough of Car- 
marthen, to at or near the city of Worcester ;— 
Arthur Mann, of Woburn-square, in the county of 
Middlesex, Merchant, and Thomas Dyne Steele, of 
Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, Gentle- 
man ;—John Lansdale Milnes, of Arundel-street, 
London ;—Henry Simmons Coke and C. Bedford, 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land on the above- 
mentioned line of Railway ;—Henry Simmons Coke, 
of Neath, in the county of Glamorgan;—C. Bed- 
fordand Henry Simmons Coke, Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands on the line of an intended Railway 
from Worcester to Carmarthen and Swansea, with 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Welsh Mid- 


land Railway ;—and, W. Williams and M. Morgan, 


Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of an 
intended Railway from Worcester to Carmarthen 
and Swansea, with Branches therefrom, to be called 


The Welsh Midland Railway ; complaining that the 


Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Welsh Midland Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


and North Midland Junction Railway Bill, had not Petitions of Richard Greene and others ;—Com- South Stattord- 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be | pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Na- age 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, | vigations ;—Henry Tootal, of Wakefield, in the West Sean 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and | Riding of the county of York, Esquire ;--and, W. H. (No. 1.) 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Sparrow and others ; complaining that the Standing 
Private Bills. Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

| for the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, with 


nin, Petitions of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of | Branches (No. 1.) Bill, had not been complied with ; 

ore dl land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned; and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
ad Kidder- —Frederick Fovean Weiss; Henry Wilton, the their counsel, solicitors, agents and witnesses, 
Ralway younger, of Islington, in the county of Middlesex, | against the same,—were presented, and read; and 





Artist ;—and, Directors of a proposed Railway, to’ referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
be called The Warwick and Worcester Railway ; | Private Bills. Gn 
Vou. 101. M 4 Petitions 


88 G° Februari. A. 1846. 


SouthStafford- Petitions of Owners or Persons interested in pro-| same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
—" perties upon the line of the intended Railway there- | Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
(No. 2.) inafter mentioned ;—— Company of Proprietors of =a 
(Bilston and the Birmingham Canal Navigations ;—and, Persons A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Rugby and 
ae whose names are thereunto subscribed; complain- | property on the line of the proposed Railway from Hentiogden C 
paresis ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in Rugby to Huntingdon, complaining that the Stand- y: R 

respect tothe application for the South Stafford-|ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 

shire Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bilston and |tion for the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Bill, 

Priestfield Branch Bill, had not been complied |had not been complied with : and praying that they 

with ; and praying that they may be heard, by | may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 

themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the | nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 

same,—were presented, and read; and referred to {and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | for Private Bills. 











wa | Petitions of Edward Williams, of Oswestry, in Shrewsbury G 
SouthStafford- Petitions of Persons whose names are thereunto | 4). ¢ ounty of Salop, Gentleman, and William Syd- and Hereford i 
= Junction subscribed, being Owners or interested in properties | ney Kinder, of li 3, Pstcain eet, in the city of ailway, C 
(No. 33 upon the line of the intended Railway theremafter Westminster, Gentleman ; — John Arkwright, of ‘ 
(Showhill and mentioned ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the | Hampton Court, in the county of Hereford, ksquire ; 
Portobello Birmingham Canal Navigations ; complaining that | —and, Owners aia Occupiers of lands on the fae of 
Branch.) the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to | ihe proposed Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway ; 
the application for the South Staffordshire Junction complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, is 
Railway (No. 3.) (Showhi u and Portobello Branch) in respect to the application for the Shrewsbury and N 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that | Hereford Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; SI 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and | and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, R 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and | their aoents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on | presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Petitions for Private Bills. | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
SouthStafford- Petitions of Persons whose names are thereunto | A Petition of Elizabeth Ludham, of Charmouth, fast and Wes 
shire Junction signed ;—Henry Tootal, of Wakefield, in the West | in the county of Dorset, Widow, complaining that India Docks 
to Wei Riding of the county of York, Esquire ;—and, Com- | the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the tig we 
(Willenhall pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal | application for the East and West India Docks and Railway. 
and Bloxwich Navigations ; complaining that the Standing Orders | Birmingham Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
Branch.) of the House, in respect to the application for the | complied with; and praying that she may be heard, 
South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.)! by herself, her agent and witnesses, against the 
( Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) Bill, had not been | same, was presented, and read : and referred to the 
— with ; and praying that they may be heard, | Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against i 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred | A Petition of William Henry Fox Talbot, of wiits, Ri 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | Lacock Abbey, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, Somersct and Ju 
Bills. complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, he” - 
in respect to the application for the Wilts, Somerset 
Chelmsford Petitions of Edmund Stedman, and others, being | and Weymouth Railway Bill, had not been complied 
Saitwey? Owners or Occupiers of lands or houses upon the | with, was presented, and read ; and referred to the on 


line or in the neighbourhood of the line of Railway | Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

thereinafter mentioned ;— Promoters of a line of 

Railway called or known by the name of The Co/ches-| __ Petitions of Surveyors of the Highways of the wakefield 
ter, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway, | hamlet of Thornes, in the West Riding of the county Improvemett. 
which competes with or is injuriously affected by | of York ;—and, Inhabitants of, and Owners and 

the line proposed by the Bill thereinafter mentioned; Occupiers of property in the township of Wake- 

— Edmund Stedman, and others, Owners, Lessees or | field and the townsbips of Alverthorpe-cum- Thornes 
Occupiers of land on the line of Railway thereinafter | and Stanley-cum-Wrenthorpe, in the borough of 
mentioned ; — William Comden Stephens, of The | Wakefield, in the county of York; complaining that 

Priory, Wandsworth-road, in the county of Surrey, | the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 

Esquire ;—John Chrisp Gooday, of No. 16, Clare- | application for the Wakefield Improvement Bill, had 
mont-place, Pentonville, in the county of Middlesex, |not been complied with; and praying that they 

and of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, Gentleman, | may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 

being an Owner of lands upon the line of Railway | nesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
thereinafter mentioned ;—and, John Bavwtree, and | read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

others, Owners or Occupiers of lands and houses upon | titions for Private Bills. 

the line or in the neighbourhood of the proposed Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned, and also Promoters of | A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of lands or Lincoln, Wait- 
a line of Railway from Colchester to Sudbury and | houses upon the line or in the neighbourhood of the fleet Haven 
Halstead; complaining that the Standing Orders of | proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned, complain- i 
the House, in respect to the application for the | ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- 
Chelmsford and Bury Railway Bill, had not been | spect to the application for the Lincoln, Wainfleet 

complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, | Haven and Boston Railway Bill, had not been com- 

by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against | plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 

the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred | by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 

to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | the same, was presented, and read; and referred 

Bills. to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


' Bills. 





Blackburn, A Petition of Thomas Lever Rushton, of Great 
a Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, Gentleman,| A Petition of John Taylor, of Moreton Hall, in ciitheroe 
aaa "complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, | the parish of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster, Junction 
, in respect to the application for the Blackburn, | Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders of ities 

Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill, had not been | the House, in respect to the application for the Cli- 

complied with; and praying that he may be heard, | theroe Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 

by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the! with; and praying that he may be heard, by his 


| agent 





nt. 


Cornwall 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way. 


Boston, 
Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway. 


Staines and 
Richmond 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Glass. 


9 VicTorRiz. 


agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
land on the line of the Railway thereinafter re- 
ferred to, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Cornwall Railway Bill, had not been complied with; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Kirkconnel ; — and, Sanquhar 
(three Petitions); taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shivowners, Merchants and Trades- 
men, Landowners and tenant-farmers, inhabitants of 
the town and neighbourhood of Boston, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of James Miller, of East Cheap, in the 
city of London, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the said Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself and his 
agent, against the same, was also presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Richmond to Staines, to be called 
The Staines and Richmond Junction Railway : And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Amount of Excise Duty paid on 
each Description of Glass, distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Rates of Charge in England, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1846 :—A similar 
Return for Scotland :—And, a similar Return for 
Ireland :— Returns of the Aggregate Amount of 
Excise Duty paid in the United Kingdom on each 
Description of Glass, with the Quantities, for the 
years ending the 5th day of January 1844, 1845 
and 1846 :—Of the Amount of Drawback paid on 
Exportation of each kind, with the Quantities and 
Rate, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846, in England, Scotland and Ireland separately : 
—And, of the Amount of Duty repaid on Stocks on 
hand on the 5th day of April 1845, distinguishing 
Quantities, Rate and Description in England :—A 
similar Return for Scotland :— And, a similar Return 
for Ireland :—Returns of the Amount deducted 
from the full Amount of Drawback on the Stocks 
on hand in each Kingdom, and on each Description 
of Glass :—Of the Aggregate Amount of Duty re- 
paid in the United Kingdom, with the Aggregate 
Amount of Deductions :—Of each Description of 
Glass imported into the United Kingdom in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1846, distin- 
guishing Weight or Quantity, and tke Countries 
from which imported :—Of the Quantities of Foreign 
Glass on which Duty has been paid during the same 
= distinguishing the Rate and Amount of 

uty :—Of the Quantity of each Description of 
Glass in Bond on the 5th day of January 1846 :— 
And, of the Quantities and Description of Foreign 
Glass exported, for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1846, distinguishing the Countries to which 

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89 


exported :—And, a similar Return of British Glass 
exported. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ordnance 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Pan a 
to give directions, that there be laid before this amend 
House, a Return showing the Number of Officers, 
and of all other Parties employed on the Ordnance 
Survey of Scotland since the 1st day of May 18 43 ; 
the Number to be so employed during the current 
year; the Sums which have been voted since the 
last Return, for carrying on the said Survey; the 
Amount thereof which has been laid out in each 
year since 1843, inclusive, and the Balances, if any, 
now in hand, and applicable to this purpose; as 
also, a Statement of the exact state of, and the 
progress made in, the Survey since the last Return 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 246, 
of Session 1843), 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Inns of Court. 

a Statement of the Regulations in the Four Inns 
of Court, having the Power of Call to the Bar, as 
to Admission of Students, and Call to the Bar, with 
the Date of each Regulation and the Authority by 
which it was made ; and specifying any Distinction 
made between Members of the Universities of Oz- 
ford and Cambridge, and others. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Removal. 

a Return specifying the Number of Families and 
Persons removed by any Local Order or other Au- 
thority, to their Place of Settlement, from each 
Manufacturing Town in Yorkshire, Lancashire and 
Cheshire, during the years 1841, 1842 and 1843, 
the Date of such Removal, the Name of the Parish 
to which removed, and the Occupation or Trade, 
and Length of Residence in the Town from which 
such Families and Persons were so removed. 


A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of Copper. 
Birmingham, praying for the abolition of the Duty 
on Copper, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Journeymen Paper-stainers of Paper 
London, stating that they view with great alarm the Hangings. 
proposed new Tariff as it affects Paper Hangings, 
the publication of which has seriously affected the 
trade, and caused orders to be countermanded ; 
that if it is thought necessary that there should 
now be a reduction of duty, the duty to be imposed 
should not be less than eight-pence per square yard ; 
and praying the attention of the House to their 
case, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kelso ;—-Jedburgh ;—and, Mel- Turnpike- 
rose; praying for the repeal of so much of the roads (Scot- 
General Turnpike Act for Scotland as authorizes _ 
the granting of Ale and Spirit Licenses for a Toll- 
house,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lothersdale, in the yititia. 
West Riding of Yorkshire, praying the House not 
to sanction any measure for the calling out of the 
Militia, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Cupar, praying the House Incorporated 
to pass a law abolishing the exclusive privileges of Trades 
Trade enjoyed by Scottish Corporations,—were pre- (Scotland. ) 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cupar ;—and, Annual Committee Prisons 
of the Royal Burghs of Scotland ; complaining of (Scotland. ) 
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90 


mode in which the assessments under the Prisons 
Acts for Scotland have been imposed ; and praying 
the House to make such an alteration of the law as 
may relieve the Petitioners, and the burghs of Scot- 
land generally, from the operation of the present 
mode of assessment,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


6° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


(two Petitions) ;— Stockport ;— Haughton ; —West- 
bury, ( Wilts) ;— Plymouth ;— Bradford;— Montrose ; 
—and, Mildenhall; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Duxford ; — Smithdon ; — Free- 
bridge Lynn; — Holt ;— Fakenham; — Farnsham 








| Magna ; — Sperlo;— Norton ; — Rainham ;—Down- 

Petitions from Whitehaven ; — Portsmouth ; — | ham;— Hundred of Greenhoe, (Norfolk) ;— West 
Dumbarton ;—Kilmarnock (two Petitions) ;—Salis- | Norfolk Agricultural Protection Society, (Chairman) ; 
bury ; —Llangynwyd ;— Warrington ;— Alnwick ;— —Holme Hall; — Landowners, Tenants, Labourers 
Reigate ;—Barnton ;—Farmers attending Colchester | and others interested in Protection to Agriculture ; 
Market (Chairman) ;—Middlesbrough ; — Stockport ; |—Coombe;—Vale of Avon, between Salisbury and. 
— Thornley ; — Honiton ; — Castle Donington ; — | Amesbury ;—Bulford ; — Damerham South ;—Hal- 
Street-cum- Walton; —West Ham; — Driffield;— | ston, Shelland and One-house;— Brettenham;— 
Newcastle-under-Lyme ; — Launceston ,— Hammer- | Stoke Ash ;— Wetherden ;— Thomdon ;— Haughley ; 
smith; — Keymouth and Melcomb Regis ;— Tower | -—Finningham ;—Creeting Saint Peter’s;—Brock- 
Hamlets ; — Northwich; — Saint Paul, Shadwell, | ford-cum-Wetheringsett ;— ‘yverstone ;— Elmswell ; 
Middlesex ;— Fareham ;— Topsham ; — Middlewich ; | —Buxhall;— Cotton ;--Gripping;— Combs ;—Wick- 


—Market Harborough ;—Hertford ;— Queensferry | ham Sheith;— Westhorpe;--Backton ;--Stow Upland; 
(two Petitions) ;—Stirling ;— Dundee ;—Glammis ; 


—Old Newton ;—Great Finborough and Little Fin- 
— Dundee; — Bath; — Box ;— Auchtermuchty ;— | borough; — Stowmarket ; — Lambourn; — Fenn 


Coventry; — Leslie; — Chapel-en-le- Frith ;— San- | Compton ;—Spernall;— Aston Cantlow ;—Barford; 

guhar ;— Kircaldy ;— Plymouth ;— Newport ;— Hay- | — Bearley ;— Cubbington;— Warwick ;— Brailes ;— 
field ;— Glastonbury ;—Castle Cary;—East Stone- | Salford ;—Burmington ; — Kington ;—Snitterfield ; 
‘house ; —Devonport ;—Mary-le-bone and Padding- | --Priors Marston ;— Cherrington ;— Beaudesert ;— 
ton; — Lambeth (twoPetitions); — Penrith; — | Farnborough ;— Weethley ;— Weston-under-Wether- 
Gateshead (two Petitions) ;— Kentish Town;— Great | ley;—Southam ;—Long Compton ;—Great Alm ;— 
Lumby ; — Westminster ; — Selkirk ; — Edinburgh | Pellerton Hersey ;—Radway and Ratley ;— Exhall; 
(two Petitions) ;—-Castle Douglas ;—Bredbury ;— |—Preston Baggott ;— Bickmarsh ;— Bagington ;— 
Stranraer ;—Wigtown; —New Galloway ;—Dart-| Chapel Ascote ;— Great Wolford ; — Strewley ;— 
mouth ; —Chelsea ; — Southwark ;— Tillicoultry ;— Studley ; — Wellesbourne Mountford; — Pallerton 
Otley ; —Saddleworth ;—Batley ; — Heckmondwiche | Priors ;—Napton-on-the-Hill;— Radford Semele;— 

(two Petitions) ; — Settle ;— Fulstone, near Holm- | Ipsley; — Oxhill ;— Fulbrook ;—Eathorpe ;—Sher- 
firth ;—Armley, near Leeds ;—Cleckheaton ;—Idle-; | bourne, (Warwick);— Birdingbury ;—Stretion-upon- 
—Hepworth and Holmfirth ;—Thurstonland, Shel- | Fosse, and also Ditchford ;— Wroxall ;—Ilmington, 
ley, Shepley and Cumberworth Half;— Bramley (two and also Compton Scorpion ;— Honiley ;—Compton 
Petitions) ;—Bradford Moor and Lester Dyke ;— | Wyniates ;— Warwick, (two Petitions) ;—Stockton ; 

Duckinfield ; — Morton ;— Selby ; — Horsforth;— | Hampton Lucy ;—Leamington Hastings ;—Stourton; 

Rastrick ; — Temple Newsam ;— Wetherby ;—Gil- | — Halford; — Lightorne; — Idlicote ;—Marton;— 
dersome ;—Chichenley ;—Gomersal ;— Cullingworth ; | Honington;— Witnash ;— Hatton;— Tysoe ;—Apsley 
— Rotherham ;—Sheffield (Chairman) ;—Gomersal; and Ullenhall ;— Willes Pasture and Wolfhampcote ; 
—Seacroft ;—Hipperholme-cum- Brighouse ;—Stan-,| —Little Wolford ;— Atherstone-upon-Stour ;—Leek 
ningley (two Petitions) ;—Somerby Bridge ;---Dews- | Wootten ;— Wellesbourn, Hastings and Walton ;— 
bury and neighbourhood ;—Kirk Burton ;—Earl-| Wasperton ; — Haselor ; — Kunningham ;—Butler’s 
sheaton and neighbourhood ;—Honley ;— Cliff Mill, | Marston ; —Combroke ;— Moreton Baggott ;—Lil- 
Pudsey ;—Kildwick ;—Farsley (two Petitions) ;— | lington ;—Wappenbury;— Noberton ; — Luddington, 

Harden; — Churwell; — Kirstall, near Leeds ; — | Mileote, Old Stratford and Drayton ;—Bedford;— 

Shipley and Windhill; — Luddenden Foot and | Bubbenhall; — Loxley ; — Arrow ;— Eatington;— 
vicinity ;—Bentley ;—Birstal ; — Pudsey ;—Ponte-| Moreton Morrell ;—Offchurch ;—Haselby ;— Har- 
tract ;—Hitchin ; —Drighlington ; — Maidstone ;— | bury ;—Shotteswell ;—dAvon Dassett ;—Mollington; 
Birkenshaw ;— Barnoldswick ;—Esholt ;— Farnley ;;—Leamington Priors ;— Burton Dassett ; — Cla- 
— Burley; — Leeds (two Petitions) ; — Holmfirth | verdon and Langley ;—Henley-in- Arden ;—Hodnell 
(four Petitions); — Kilpinhill, Heckmondwicke ; — ‘and Ladbrook ; — Whichford and Ascote ;—Row- 
Wakefield ;— Tadcaster ; — Arksey ;— Calverley ;— | ington, part of Kingswood and Pinley ;— Coughton ; 
Thornton; — Chapel Allerton ; — Ossett-cum-Gaw- |— Norton Lindsay ;—Long Itchington ;—Tanworth 
thorpe ;—Chatham ;—Clayton West ;— Yeadon ;— | Heath Side;--Milverton;--Ufton;— Priors Hardwick; 
Baildon ; —Morley ; — Hebden Bridge ;—Holbeck ; | —Kenilworth ; —Alcester ;— Oversley ;— Lapworth 

—Keighley;—Upper Hallam ;— Wortley ;—Head- | and part of Kingswood ;— Alverston;— Billesley ;— 
ingley-cum- Burley ; —Hunslet ;—Upperthong, near | Whatcote ;—Budbrook ;—Chadshunt and Gaydon ; 
Holmfirth ;— Bingley ;—Carterworth, in Holmfirth; —Grafton ; —Tachbrook Mallory ; — Beanside ;— 

— Pudsey (five Petitions) ;—--Halifax ;— Caiverley- Chesterton and Kingston ;— Warmington and Arles- 
cum-Farsley ;— Burley ;— Barnsley ; — Wilsden ; — | cote ;—Grandborough ;— Newbold Pacey and As- 
Liversedge ; — Knaresborough ; — Newcastle-upon- | home;—Compton Verney;— Burcheston and Witling- 

Tyne; —Glasgow (two Petitions) ;— Lichfield ; — | ton ;— Kingsbridge ;— Malton, (York); — South 

Thirsk ;— Manchester (three Petitions) ;—County | Atterington ;— Nunnington;— Hevingham ;—Kirby 

Palatine of Lancaster ;--Larne;--Belfast;--Southern | Wiske ; — Barton le- Willows ; — Great Barugh ;— 

Division of the county of Devon(Chairman) ;—Leith; | Sutton ;— Thornton ;—Thornton-le-Clay ;-- Newton; 

--Jedburgh;— Hawick ;-- Painswick ;--Rodborough ; | —Middlesborough ;— Little Habton;—Carilton Isle- 
—~The Thrupp;— Woodchester ;—Stonehouse;—King | beck ;— Wilton;— Broughton;— West Ness;— Thorn- 
und Leonard Stanley ;—Stroud ;— Ebley ;— Easting- | ton-le-Street ; — Swinton ; — Asmotherley ; —Little 
ton ;—Chalford ;— Chippenham ;— Huddersfield ;— | Busby ; — Ryton; — Danby Wiske ; — Ainderby 

Gosportand A lverstoke ;-- Belper ;—-Loscoe ;--Denby ; | Steeple ; — Osgodby and Balk; — East Ness ;— 

-—Linalley ;— Milford ;— Codnor ;— Melbourne ;— | Salton; —Great Habton ;— Appleton-le- Street ;— 
Holbrook ;— Beverley ;— Tavistock ;— Rochester ;— | Butterwick ;— Branby ;— Farmanby ; — Huttons 

Strood ; — Newtown ; — kinsbury ; — Staveley ;— | Ambo ;— Whitwell;—_Barton-le-Street ;—Walsoken, 

Hawkshead ;— Kendal ; — Burnside ;-- Bridport ;— | West Walton, Walpole Saint Peter’s and Walpole 

Ambleside ;— Crook ;—Stainton ;— York ;— Weston ; | Saint Andrew's ;—County of Lancaster ;—Teynham; 

— Tiverton ;— Thetford ; — Burford; — Chester-le- |— Kennardington ; — Appledore ; — Crundale; — 
Street ; — Batheaston ; — Exeter ;—Saint Pancras | Kennington; — Throwley ; — Brook ; —Warden ;— 

| Norton ;— 








9 Vicroriz. 


Norton ;—Sevington ; — Lynstead ; —Leysdown ;— | 
Wurst ;—Challock ;—- Stalisfield ;—Great Chart ;— 
Minster (Isle of Sheppy) ;—Queenborough ;—Bon- 
nington ; — Newnham ;— Brabourne ;— Wye ;—Mo- 
lash ; — Bircholt ;— Boughton Aluph ;—Ruckinge; 
—Smeeth ; — Mercham ; — Oare ; — Aldington ;— 
Preston;—Eastchurch ;-- Harty ;—Stone ;-- Bilsing- 
ton ;— Charing ;— Eastwell ;— Bethersden ;—Sheld- 
wick ;— Shipton (Hants); Hurstbourne Tarrant; 
— Atterbourne ; — Easton; — Owslebury ; — Chute 
Forest ;—Martyr Howthy ;— Penton Mewsey ;— 
South Tedworth ;—Vernham Deans ;— Twyford ;— 
Hursley ; — Scotney ; — Soscott; — Alresford ; ~ 
Basingstoke District Agricultural Protection Society, 
(Chairman) ;—Monxton ;—Over Wallop ;—Tangley 
(Hants);—Fyfield ; —Faccomb ;— Mitcheldever ; —- 
Rockbourne ;—Wishford, Southnewton, Stapleford 
and Longford ;— Fisherton-de-la-Mere ;—County of 
Durham ; —County of Sussex (two Petitions) ;—Da- 
renth ;—Misterton ;—Seavington Saint Michael ;— 
Nunney ;— Cuthbert-in- Wells ; —- Wanstraw ; —Nor- 
ton Saint Philip ;—Babington, Stratton, Holcomb 
and Stoke Lane ;—Elm ; —Ashwich, Binnegar and 
Enberrow ;— West Lydford;—Axbridge;— Wincan- 
ton ;-— Somerset ;-- Porntingdon;-—Shepton Montague ; 
— Alford ;— Maperton ;-—Blackford ;—-North Cadbu- 
ry ; — Cucklington ;— North Cheriton;—Ansford;— 
Sutton Monks ;-- Pitcombe ;-- Lopen;-- West Dowlish; 
—Crewkherne ;— Weare ;— Wookey ;— Yarlington ;— 
Hinton Saint George ;—Saint Briavells and Hewels- 
field ;—Doulting ; —Ditcheat and Pylle;— White 
Lackington ;— Wangford ;— Thruxton ;—Batcombe 
and Upper Noble ;— Burnham ; — Westbury; — 
Mells ; — Locking ;— Rowberrow ;— Barrington ;— 
Chapel Allerton ;— Compton Bishop ; — Worle ;— 
Stocklinch ;— Ottery ;— Glastonbury ;— Chaffcombe ; 
—Winscombe;— North Wotton ;—North Barrow ;— 
Lovington ;—Milborne Wich ;—- Trent ;-- Henstridge; 
—East Lambrook ;—Sparkford ;— Bruton ;—Chel- 
lington ;— Whatley ; — Winsham ;—-Dunnington ;— 
Stoke Forster ;—Cudworth ;—White Staunton ;— 
Seavington Saint Mary;—Charter House, Somerset); . 
—Preshute ;— Broadway ;—Cheddar ;— Kingsbury ; 
—Wick Saint Lawrence ;—Crichet Malherbie ;— 
Woolston ;— Ilton ; — Taunton, Wiveliscombe, and 
Milverton ;— Biddisham ;—Milborne Port ;—Sand- 
ford Orcas ;—South Cadbury ;—Abbas Combe ;— 
Marsten Magna ;— Uphill ;—Puckington ;— Saint 
Cuthbert-in- Wells ;—Heamington and Hardington ; 
—Rodney Stoke ;—Castle Cary ;—Queen Camel ;— 
Evercreechand Lamyat ;— West Bradley ;—Bleadon ; 
— Kingston (Somerset) ;— Curry Rival; — Cricket 
Saint Thomas ;— Clapton (Somerset);—Ashill ;-— 
Wayford ;—Dowlish Wake ;—Badqworth ;— Ship- 
ham ; — Wheatley ; — Hambridge ; — Donyatt ; — 
Stratton ;— Horton ;— West Pennard :— Baltons- 
borough ; — Weston-super-Mare ; — Wedmore ; — 
Chard ;—Ilminster ;— Corton Denham ;—Rimpton; 
— Holton ;— Weston Bampfylde; — Compton Puunce- 
foot ;— Rodden, Standerwich, and Berkeley;— Wal- 
ton ;— Hutton ; — Berrow ; — Congresbury ;—Knole 
Saint Giles;— Buckland Saint Mary;— Street 
(Somerset) ; — Puaxton ; — Dungannon (Ireland) ;— 
Limerich ;—New Romney ;— Brenzett;—All Saints; 
— Harbledown ;—Milton Chapel ;— Bishopsbourne ; 
—New Church;— Hope All Saints; — Ewell ;— 
Waltham ; — Littlebourne ;— Barfrestone; — Ring- 
wold ;—Upper Hardres ;— Saint Alphage ; — Pe- 
tham ;—Adisham;— Westcliff ;— Stelling ;--Acol ;-- 
Capel ;— Waldershare ;— Beaksbourne ;— Wingham ; 
Chillenden ;— Wooton ; — Coldred ; — Newenden ;— 
Wittersham ; — Lydd ; — Fairfield; — Saint Law- 
rence ;~— Snargate ;-— Preston ;— Bridge ;—Suint 
Margaret ;—Alkham ;— West Langdon ;—Knowl- 
ton ;— Godnestone ;— Wickhambreux ;— Whitfield ;— 
Hougham ;— Tillmanstone ; — Great Mongham ;— 
Lower Hardres;— Saint Mary;— Saint Mary 
Dovor ;— Minster, Thanet ;—Saint Clement ;—Ick- 
ham ;— Walmer ; — Monkton ;— Saint Andrew ;—. 
Shoulden;— Worth ;—Old Romney ;— Barham — 
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Burmarsh ;—Ivy Church ; — Thannington ;— East 
Langdon ; — Charlton ;— Betshanger ; — Woodnes- 
boro’ ;— Denton ;—West Hythe ;— Ville of Sarre ;— 
Patrixbourne ;—Kingscote ; — Carlton-on-Trent ;— 
Dymchurch;— Saint Nicholas Atwade;— Orgar- 
wich ;— Ripple ;—Eastry ;—Midley ;—Stodmarsh ; 
—Staple;—Saint Mary ;—Chartham ;— Lydden :— 
East Bridge ;—Sutton ;— Poulton ;—Ham ;— Gus- 
ton ;—Mackhington ;— Blackmanstone ;—Stonar ;— 
Brookland ;— Deal ;—Stourmouth ;—Saint Peter 
(two Petitions) ;—Elmstone ;— Dover ;— Rampton ; 
~- Bingham ;—Markham, Clenton,and Bevercotes ;— 
Colston Bassett ;—Scarrington ;— East Markham;-— 
Weston ;—Langar with Barnston;—East Bridgford 
and Kneeton ;—Askham;—Mallerseaand Everton ;-- 
Grove ;—Hawksworth and Thowton ;—Orston and 
Elston ;— Weston Marnham and Normanton;— 
Edwinstone ;— Tuxford ;—Bothamsall ;—Shelford, 
Sazxondale and Newton ;— Worksop ;—Elksley ;— 
Dunham ;— Cromwell ;— Whatton-with-Aslockton ; 
—Tithby and Cropwell Butler ;—Babworth ;—Al- 
lington ;—Aldbourne ;—Collingbourn Kingdove ;— 
Huish ;— Warminster ;—Ham ;—Alton Priors ;— 
Great Bedwyn;-- Wilcot ;--Coate;-—North Tidworth; 
— Kennet ;— Pewsey ; — Tidcombe; — Shalbourne;— 
Wootton Rivers ;—Enford;—Lugenhale;—Cherton ; 
—Manningford Bohun; — Collingbourn Ducis ;— 
Alton Barnes ;—Eastcott ;—Sherston Parva;—Og- 
bourne Saint Andrew ;-- Burbage ;-- Hereford ;— Win- 
terbourne Monckton; — Ogbourne Saint George;— 
Charlton ;--North Newtonand Hilcott ;-- Etchilhamp- 
ton ;—Chilton Foliat ;—Ramsbury ;— Bishops Can- 
nings ;—Stert ;— Broad Hinton ;—West Lavington ; 
—Manningford Bruce ;— Beckhampton ;— Marlbo- 
rough;— Winterbourne Basset ;--Uphaven ;—-Fighel- 
dean ; — Eaderton;— Chute Forest ;— Rushall ;— 
Everley;—Edward Potter and others;—Manning- 
ford Abbotts ;—Netheravon ;— Milton ;— Avebury; 
—Great Cheverell ;— Potterne ;— Woodborough ; 
—Iroxfield ;—Sherston ;—Urchfont and Wedhamp- 
ton ;—Surfleet ;—Midville ;— Sutterton ; — Boston ; 
— Butterwick ;—Frampton ;— Quadring ;— Lever- 
son ;--East Ville ;--Kirton ;--Shkirbeck ;--Nightoft ; 
—Fishtoft ;—Fosdyke ;—Freiston ;--Swineshead ;— 
Thornton-le- Fen ;—Algarkirk ;—Leake ;-—Sibsey ;-— 
Bicker ;— Donnington ;—Wypberton ;—Stichney ;— 
Stamford ;—Crowland ;—Langriville ;—Frithville ; 
—Pelhams Lands ;— Brothertoft ;-- Wrangle ;—- Gos- 
berton;—- Bennington ;—Kettlebaston ;— Thelmsham ; 
— Heigham ;— Lidgate :— Hartest ;— Wortham ;— 
Ixworth ;— Stowlangtoft ;—Cockfield ;—Wiston ;— 
Westley ;— Troston ;—Saxham Magna ;—Chilton ; 
— Barton Mills ;—Drinkton ;— Rougham ;--Stoke ; 
—-Treckenham ;--Ashfield ;—- Eye;-- Metford;-- Hor- 
ringer ;—- Newlon;--F'lempton ;--Great Waldingfield; 
— Naughton ;— Hopton ;—Stansfield ;— Woolpit ;— 
Rattesden ;—Dessden ;—Layham ;—Rishy ;--Lang- 
ham ;—Knetteshall ;— Barnham ;—Saxham Parva ; 
— Kentford ;— Mellis ;— Assington ;— Rede ; — 
Chelswork ; — Hengrave ;— Tostock ; — Ampton ;— 
Gazeley ; — Glemsford ; — Hawstead ;— Bradfield 
Saint George;—Stohe-by- Clare ;—Lackford ;—Ick- 
worth; — Tuddenham ;—Stanninfield ;— Hitcham ; 
—Eyviswell ;-— Thorp Morieux ;— Fornham Saint 
Martin ; — Mixoe ;—Cornard Pia;—Denham ;— 
Herringswell ; — Semer ;-— Bradfield  Cornbust ;— 
Cevenham ; — Thetford ;— Peckenham ; — Gisling- 
ham;--Epworth ;—- Walsham-le- Willows ;--Lawshall; 
—Fornham Saint Genevieve ;—Fakenham ;— Wich- 
ham Brook; — Wattisham ; — Somerton; — Little 
Wratting ;— Hargrave ;—Little Bradley ;— Barton 
May ;— Brandon ;— Daltham ;— Cowlinge ;— Botes- 
dale; — Bildestone ;— Nayland ; — Mildenhall ; — 
Potstead ; — Rushbrooke ;—Aldham ;—Lavenham ; 
—Lakenheath ;—Inworth Thorpe ;—Straddishall ; 
— Withersfield ;—Stuston ;— Brens Eleigh ;—Hes- 
sett; — Burgate ; — Bures ;— Liverman Magna;— 
Fornham All Saints ;—Kegington ;—Sapiston ;— 
Elmett ;—Chevington ;— Worlington ; — Hawkedon ; 
— Lindsey ;—Edwardston;— Hinderclay ;— Beyton ; 
N 2 Chedburgh ;— 














Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Wigan 


Election. 


Nottingham 
County 
(Southern 
Division) 


Writ.) 


92 


Chedburgh ;— Gedding ;—Corman Magna ;—Hon- 
nington ;— Thurlow Magna ;—Santon Downham ; 
—Felsham ; — Boxford; — Little Waldingfield ;— 
Acton;—Bozted ; — Ingham ;— Ousden ;—Stanton ; 
—Cavendish ;— Timworth ;— Livermere Parva ;— 
Nedying ; — Thurston; — Nowton ; — Hundon ; — 
Thrandeston ; — Brozley ; — Butleigh ; — North- 
bourne ; — Eastling ; — Priddy ; — Burrington ; — 
South Brent;—Ash ;— Brean ;—Binton;— Womens- 
would ;— Churchill ;— Bridgewater ;— Wizford ;— 
Charlecote ;— Farnworth ;—Bishop’s Tachbrook ;— 
Asshow;— Mark ;— Bagden;—Christon ;— Selling ; 
--Lower Shuckburgh;-—- Walkeringham;--Carcolston 
and Screveton;— Bucton ;— Whitechurch ;—Strat- 
ford-upon-Avon ;— Doddington and Manea;— 
County of Oxford ;—Carlton-in-Lindrich ;—Lym- 
sham ;— Kewstohe ;—Meare ;—East Brent ;—Ban- 
well ;--South Pertherton ;--Shepton Beauchamp ;— 
Stoneleigh ;— Packwood ;--Pelton ;—and, Aspinge; 
praying that no diminution may take place in the 
protection now granted to Agriculture,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Abingdon ;—Edinburgh ;— Cupar 
(three Petitions) ;—James Adam Gordon ;—Not- 
tingham (two Petitions) ;— Forfar ;— Selkirk ; — 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;— Glasgow (two Petitions) ; 
— Eastwood ;— Hawick ; — Potterfield ; — Pollok- 
shaws (five Petitions) ;—Cowglen ; —Reverend Wil- 
liam Hugh Doherty ;—Manchester ;— Forfar (two 
Petitions);—Letham (two Petitions) ;—Padanarum ; 
— Lemanhead ;— Carseburn ;— Forfar ;—and, Ar- 
broath (two Petitions); praying that the proposed 
measures relative to Customs and Corn Importation 
may receive the sanction of the House,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Fulbourn ;—Hildersham ;— Castle 
Camps ;—Sandbeach ;—Fen Ditton ;— Feversham ; 
—Long Stanton Saint Michael and Long Stanton 
All Saints ;—Stow-cum-Quy ;— Pampisford ;—Lol- 
worth ; — Horningsea ; — Shudy Camps ;— Great 
Shelford ; — Waterbeach ; — Soham ;—Little Shel- 


ford ; — Stapleford ;— Burwell ;—County of Here- 


ford ;—Chollerton (two Petitions) ;—Low Tointon ; 


— Thornton ;—Buckhnall ;— Haltham ;—Belchford ; 


—Fulletby ;— Tumby ;— Edlington-cum-Poolham ;— 
Greetham ;— Hatton ;—Great Sturton ;—Winceby ; 
—Goulceby ; — Scrafield; — Market Stainton; — 
Moorby ; — Kirkby-on-Balne ; — Leicester ; — and, 
Flintham ; praying the House not to sanction the 
said proposed measures,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George Grey, Ba- 
ronet, Viscount Sandon, John Wilson Patten, Es- 
quire, and the O’Conor Don, being Five of the 
Members appointed by Mr. Speaker to serve on 
the General Committee of Elections, and not ob- 
jected to by the House, severally took the following 
Oath : 

I do swear, that I will truly and faithfully 
perform the duties belonging to a Member of 
the General Committee of Elections, without 
fear or favour, to the best of my judgment and 
ability. So help me God. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the there-under- 
signed Electors of the Borough of Wigan, in the 
County of Lancaster, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Wigan, 
which was delivered in upon Friday last, be referred 
to the General Committee of Elections. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Southern Division 
of the County of Nottingham, in the room of the 


4°—10° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


Right honourable Henry Pelham Clinton, commonly 
called the Earl of Zincoln, who, since his Election 
for the said Division of the said County, hath ac- 
cepted the Office of Chief Secretary to the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland. 


Presentments made by the Grand Juries of the 
several Counties, Cities and Towns of Jreland, in 
the year 1845. 


land, of the Number of Persons committed to the 
different Gaols thereof for Trial, in 1845. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Correspondence between the Secretary of State 
having the Department of the Colonies, and the 
Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, on the subject of 
Convict Discipline (in continuation of the Papers 
presented to the House of Commons in the months 
of April 1843 and July 1845):—Of any Corre- 
spondence between the Office of the Secretary of 
State having the Department of the Colonies, and 
the Office of the Secretary of State having the 
Home Department, on the Subject of the Improve- 
ment of the System of Convict Discipline in Van 
Diemen’s Land, and the Relief of that Colony from 
the undue pressure on its resources of the Convict 
Population, whether in bondage or emancipated : 
—And, of any Correspondence between the Secre- 
tary of State having the Department of the Colonies 
and the Office of the Lords Commissioners of the 
Treasury, on the Subject of the Relief of the Re- 
venue of Van Diemen’s Land from the Charges 
hitherto sustained by that Revenue for the Main- 
tenance of the Local Police and Gaols, and on the 
Subject of the Relief of Van Diemen’s Land from 
the undue pressure on its resources of the Convict 
Population, whether in bondage or emancipated. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the last be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act 


and also, the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vict. c. 14, to amend the 
Laws for the Importation of Corn ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day Six months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 10° die Februarti, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. ' 


mittee on the Drainage, &amp;c. (Zreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Commiittee. 


Committee of the whole House for this day. 


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





Resolved, 


8 &amp; 9 Vict. c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs; * 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Grand Jury 


directions of an Act of Parliament,—Accounts of Presentments 
(Ireland.) 


Returns from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks Committals 
of the Peace of the several Counties, &amp;c., in Jre- “teland.) 


Van Diemen’s 
Land. 


No. 36. 


Customs and — 
Corn Importa- 
ion. 


The Order of the day being read for the Com- Drainage, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Citations (Scotland) Bill was, according to Citations 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Scotland)Bill. 


Supply. 


Popula 
&amp;e. 





Population, 
&amp;e. 


County Works 


Presentments 
(Ireland) Bill. 


leicester and 
Tamworth 
Junction 
Railway. 


Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 
Canal, Shrews- 
bury and Staf- 
ford Railway. 


Wexford, Car- 
low and Dub: : 
Uction 

Way, 


9 VicToRIZ. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions that there be laid before this | 


House a Return, showing the Population, the 
Amount of Money levied for Poor Rates, and the 
Ratio which the Amount levied for Poor Rates bore 
to the Population, in each of the Counties of 
England and Wales, during each of the years ended 
Lady-day 1813, 1824, 1834, 1844 :—Also, a Return 
of the Amount levied for Poor Rates in England 
and Wales (exclusive of the Counties of Kent, Mid- 
dlesex and Surrey) for each of the years ended Lady- 
day 1826 and 1841; distinguishing the Amount 
levied on Landed Property, Dwelling-Houses and 
all other kinds of Property, with the Proportion 
per cent. which the Amount levied on each descrip- 
tion of Property bears to the total Amount levied : 
—And, an Account of the Expenses of Medical 
Relief in each Union and Parish of England and 
Wales, under the regulations of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, for the years ending Lady-day 
1843, 1844 and 1845, together with the Total Cost 
of Relief to the Poor in each Union. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize Grand Juries in Ireland, at the Spring 
Assizes of the present year, to appoint Extraordi- 
nary Presentment Sessions; to empower such Ses- 
sions to make Presentment for County Works, and 
to provide Funds for the execution of such Works ; 
and also to provide for the more prompt Payment 
of Contractors for Works under Grand Jury Pre- 
sentments in Ireland: And that Sir James Graham 
and Mr. Young do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Leicester and Tam- 
worth Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Carter, of Stafford, in the 
county of Stafford, Coal Dealer, John Challiner, of 
Stafford aforesaid, Farmer, James Lycett, of Stafford 
aforesaid, Victualler, William Williams, of Stafford 
aforesaid, Farmer, Robert Smailshaw, of Stafford 
aforesaid, Farmer, John Keen, of Haughton, in the 
said county of Stafford, Farmer, Zachariah Adams, 
of Haughton, in the county of Stafford, Farmer, and 
George Hervey Mirfin, ot Gray’s Inn, in the county 
of Middlesex, Gentleman ;—and, Thomas Jackson, 
of Haughton, in the county of Stafford, Farmer, 
George Rose, of Haughton aforesaid, Farmer, Wil- 
liam Howeil, of Haughton aforesaid, Farmer, Tho- 
mas Jackson, the younger, of Haughton aforesaid, 
Farmer, and George Dawes,of Wheat Leasowes, in the 
parish of Wellington, in the county of Salop, Far- 
mer ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Shrop- 
shire Union Railways and Canal, Shrewsbury and 
Stafford Railway, Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Paunder and others, Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land and other property 
VoL. 101. 


09°—10° Februariz. 








93 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 
Joseph Carley and others, Owners, Lessees or Oc- 
cupiers of land and other property on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—James M. Vicary 
and others, being Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
land and other property on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—Sarah Ann Bobicar and 
Michael Hernon, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
land and other property on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— Thomas Brenan and 
others, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land and 
other property on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—and, Georye Carley Sparrow, of Kil- 
cannon, in the county of — ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and prayiag that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Two Petitions of William Gale, of Lightbarn wjyerstone, 
House, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, com- Furness, and 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in ee _ 
respect to the application for the Ulverstone, Fur- yay 
ness, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that he may 
be heard, by his agent and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
- Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


Petitions of the East Lancashire Railway Com- Lancashire 
pany ;—and, William Morley, of Blackheath, in the a 
county of Kent, Gentleman; complaining that the Selioer. r 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Lancashire and North Yorkshire 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Parson, of Parliament-street, Somersetshire 
Solicitor, complaining that the Standing Orders Midland Rail- 
of the House, in respect to the application for ““™ 
the Somersetshire Midland Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Parsons Boland, and Tho- Cork, Block 
mas Ronayne Sarsfield, Esquires, complaining that TC* anc ©as- 
the Sending Orders of doc Uinta, in fone —e—— 
application for the Cork, Blackrock and Passage 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this prainage 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of (Ireland) 
authorizing the Advance of Annual Sums of Money or of 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom ©” 
ofGreat Britain and Ireland, towards the Drainage 
of Lands in Jreland; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

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04 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to authorize 
Grand Juries in Ireland, at the Spring Assizes of the 
present year, to appoint Extraordinary Presentment 
Sessions ; to empower such Sessions to make Pre- 
sentment for County Works, and to provide Funds 
for the Execution of such Works ; and also to pro- 
vide for the more prompt Payment of Contractors 
for Works under Grand Jury Presentments in Jre- 
land: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; and 
to be printed. 


Gounty Works 
Presentments 


(ireland) Bill, 
No. 37. 


Property Tax, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Retu:n of the Net Amount of Property and Income 
Tax received for the Year ending the 5th day of 
January 1845, classed under the several Schedules 
(A.), (B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.), contained in the Act 5 
and 6 Vic. c. 35. 

Vesselss Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands, distinguishing those under and 
those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day 
of December 1845:— And, similar Returns of 
Steam Vessels and their Tonnage :—Returns of the 
Number and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and 
cleared Coastwise, at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel 
Islands (including their repeated Voyages), distin- 
guishing Steam from Sailing, between the 31st da | 
of December 1844 and the 31st day of December | 
1845:—Like Returns from and to the Colonies; | 
further distinguishing British from Foreign Vessels: 
—And, like Returns from and to Foreign Ports ; 
also distinguishing British from Foreign Vessels : 
—Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of the Co- 
lonies of the United Kingdom respectively, distin- 
guishing those under and those above Fifty Tons 
Register, on the 31st day of December 1845 :— 
Similar Returns of Steam Vessels, and Tonnage :— 
And, a Return of the Number of Vessels, with their | 
Tonnage (distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels) | 
that were built and registered ; also, a similar Return | 
of Vessels sold and transferred ; also, a similar Re- | 
turn of Vessels wrecked; also, a similar Return of 
Vessels broken up, in the year 1845 (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 206, of Session 
1845). 








Ordered, That the Return relative to the Shannon 
Navigation, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


No. 38, 


Stamp ‘Offices. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Stamp 
No. 39. 


Offices, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Mint, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Mint. 
No. 10. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before One of the 


clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


Martis, 10° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


9°—-10° Februariz. 
















A. 1846. 


amending the Acts relating to the Gravesend Quay 
and Pier,” for the year ending the 18th day of June 
1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Goodbody, from the Commissioners in Lunacy, Lunacy, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of 
Returns made to the Lord Chancellor by the Se 
missioners in Lunacy :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Clayton presented a Bill for better assessing Aylesbury 
and collecting the Poor Rates, Lighting, and Watch- Small Tene. 


.ing,and Church Rates, in the Parish of Aylesbury, and '"*"“ Bill 


the Highway Rates in the Township of Aylesbury 
and Hamlet of Walton, respectively, in the County 
of Buckingham: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


London 
South V 
Railway 
(Farvhi 
Alton E 
we . Bill 
Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Exeter 


lands and houses in the parish of Harpford, in Great Wesen 
the County of Devon ;—and, the Right honourable Baiieey. 
John Earl Poulett, Viscount and Baron of Hinton 

Saint George, inthe County of Somerset ; complain- 

ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 

to the application for the Exeter Great Western 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Windso 
Slough 

Staines 
spheric 

Bill, 


A Petition of George Cornwall Carden, of the Worceste: Gx 

city of Worcester,Gentleman, Solicitor toaCompany 
for better supplying with Gas the City of Worcester 
and the Suburbs thereof, for leave to present a Pe- 
tition for leave to bring in a Bill for better sup- 
plying with Gas tae said City and the Suburbs 
thereof, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor and Town Council of the Cork, Blas- 
Borough of Cork, taking notice of the application 'ck — 
for leave to bring in the Cork, Blackrock and Passage “°° “*"" 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered ‘to 
lie upon the Table. 


Maneh 
Birmin, 
Railwa 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Upwell-cun- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That inthe W«lney - 
case of the Petition for the Upwell-cum-Welney a6 
Rectory Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Division of the Rectory of Upwell-cum- Welney, 
in the County of Norfolk, and in the Is/e of Ely, in 
County of Cambridge: And that Mr. Bagge and Mr. 

Chute do prepare, and bring it in. 


Liver 
Manel 
Newe: 
upon-' 
Juncti 
Railw 
Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Manchester 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ~ aba 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester and pi, 
Salford Waterworks Biil, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Man- 
chester and Salford Waterworks to raise a further 
Sum of Money: And that Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. 
Mark Philips and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 


bring it in. 





Gravesend Pier. \ R. Sharland, the Town Clerk of Gravesend, 
5 was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, 
—An Account of the Sums of Money received and 
applied by virtue of a certain Act of Parliament 
made and passed in the fifth year of the reign of 


Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act for 





N ewcastle 
and Berwick 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
/Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
'the case of the Petition for the Newcastle and Ber- 
\wick Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Newcastle and Berwick Railway 

Company 







| * 


—_ O*~— 





9 VicTori2@. 


Company to make certain Branch Railways in the 
County of Vorthumberland: And that Mr. Hodgson 
Hinde, Mr. Matthew Bell and Mr. Hudson do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Grand Junction Rail- 
way (Huyton and Warrington Branch) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given. to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Grand Junction Railway Company 
to make a Branch Line of Railway from Huyton to 
Warrington, and for amending the former Acts re- 
lating to the said Company: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Viscount Sandon do prepare, and bring 
it In. 


Grand Junction 
Railway 
Huyton an 
Warrington 
Branch) Bill. 


London and Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
South Weste™® Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
ot and the case of the Petition for the Zondon and South 
Alton Branch) Western Railway(Farnham and Alton Branch) Bill, 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and South Western Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Farnham, 
in the County of Surrey, and Alton, in the County 
of Southampton: And that Mr. Kemble and Sir 
William Heathcote do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
a Railway the case of the Petition for the Windsor, Slough and 
Bil Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for makinga Railway from the Town of New Windsor, 
in the County of Berks, to the Great Western Rail- 
way at Slough, in the County of Buckingham, with 
a Branch or diverging Railway therefrom to Staines, 
in the County of Middlesex, to be calledThe Windsor, 
Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway: And 
that Mr. Neville and Colonel Reid do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Windsor, 
Slough and 


Manchester and 
Birmingham 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Manchester 
and Birmingham Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
to empower the Manchester and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company to make certain Branch Railways: 
And, that Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Entwisle, and 
Mr. Mark Philips do prepare, and bring it in. 


Liverpool, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Manchester and on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- 


Neweastle- tions complaining of non-compliance with the 
pon-Tyne . 2 it] 

Seaton Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Railway. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon- Tyne 


Junction Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been, complied with, inas- 
much as that the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office does not exhibit thereon the distances in 
miles and furlongs from one of the Termini of the 
said Railway, viz., on the Blackburn Branch be- 
tween the figures intended to denote 9 miles and 
5 furlongs and the Termimus of the Branch at 
Blackburn, the distances are not exhibited in figures, 
although between such figures and the Terminus at 
Blackburn there is a distance of 1 furlong and 
130 yards. 

And inasmuch as a curve at about 1 mile 6 fur 
longs, as exhibited on the said Plan, the radius of 
such curve is only 2 furlongs or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as that no application in writing 
had been made to the Reverend John Master 


10° Februariz. 


95 


Whalley, the owner of property marked on the said 


Plan, 188 in the parish of Whalley, as property 
through which the line of the Blackburn Branch 
Railway passes. 

And inasmuch as the application in writing, and 
the schedule referred to therein, made to the owner 
of certain property intended to be taken, is incor- 
rect in the following instance, viz., Blackburn 
Branch, parish of Blackburn, the property referred 
to by the No. 242, is described in the application to 
the owner thereof as property which may be required 
to be taken or interfered with under the powers of 
deviation intended to be applied for, or for the pur- 
poses of stations, approaches, or other works con- 
nected with the proposed undertaking, whereas the 
Plans describe the said property marked No. 242, 
to be property through which the line of Railway 
is to be made ; nevertheless, in the notice of applica- 
tion given to the owner thereof, no description of the 
Section, and the greatest height of embankment and 
depth of cutting, is given, to show the mode in 
which the line will affect such property. 

And inasmuch as on the main line in the parish 
of Preston, four fields adjoining respectively Nos. 
6, 7 and 8, the property of Thomas Walmisley in- 
cluded within the limits of lateral deviation, are not 
numbered on the said Plan, nor referred to in the 
Book of Reference, nor has any application in 
writing been made in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved that the Standing Order Standing 
of the House No. 3, relative to the appointment of Orders. 
Committees, might be read ; and the same was read, 

as followeth :— 


“That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of seven 
Members, together with the Chairmen of the Com- 
mittee, and of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for 
Private Bills, of whom Five shall bea Quorum; and 
such Committee shall be denominated ‘ The Select 
Committee on Standing Orders.’ ” 


And a Committee was nominated of Mr. Estcourt 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. William 
Miles, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Sir Robert Ferguson, 
Mr. Ord, and the Chairmen of the Committee and 
of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Pe- Glasgow, 
tition for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Paisley, Kil- 
Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 1), Ayr Railway 
Bill, which, upon Thursday last, was made from the Amendment 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, be 24 Branches 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing ‘”” **’ 


Orders. 


Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Pe- Glasgow, — 
tition for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and ¥ cs. ne 
Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 4) is bane 
Bill, which, upon Thursday last, was made from the Amendment 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, be 224 Branches 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing - 7 


Orders. 


Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Pe- Bilston Gas 
tition for the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Com- a and Coke 
pany Bill, which upon Thursday last, was made?” ” 
from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, be referred to the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Petition for extension of time Cork and_ 
to present a Petition for leave to bring in the Cork ® vailtee, eee 
and Fermoy Direct Railway Bill, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Petition for leave to present a Holme — 
Petition for leave to bring in the Holme Reservoirs Reservoirs. 





Vou. 101. 


N 4 Bul, 





Pow of 
Inchatfray 
Drainage, &amp;c. 


Ayrshire, 
Bridge of Weir 
and Port Glas- 
gow Junction 


Railway. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and 
Dock (New 
Dock and 
Ruilway.) 


Worcester Gas. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester and 
Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Junction 
Railway. 


Direct Northern 
Railway. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Canterbury 
to Dover.) 


North Kent 
Railway. 





96 10° Februari. A. 1846. 


Bill, which was presented yesterday, be referred to, A Petition of some of the Trustees under an Act South Easten 
of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign Railway 


the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti- sesame 


Ordered, That the Petition for leave to present tuled, “ An Act for more effectually repairing and c 
Petitions for leave to bring in the Pow of Inchaf-| otherwise improving the Road from the Post-road, © 
fray Drainage, Banffshire Railway, Scottish South- near Faversham, by Bacon’s Water, through Ash- 


ailway to 
hilham, Near 
anterbury, 


with Branches 
tu Sheerness 


ern Railway, Saint Alban’s, Hatfield, and Hertford ford, to Hythe, and from Bacon's Water to Castle- and Favershan 


Junction Railway, Lesnahagow, Dalserf, and Coat- ‘street, in the city of Canterbury, all in the county Creek.) 


bridge Mineral Junction Railway, Edinburgh and of Kent,’ and of the other Trustees of the said first- 
Hamilton Direct Railway, Hamilton and Strath-| mentioned road, taking notice of the application 
aven Railway, East of Fife Railway, Scottish Cen-| for leave to bring in the South Eastern Railway 
tral and Caledonian Junction Railway, Port Gor-| (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, 
don Harbour, Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Rail- | with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek)Bill; 
way, Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks, and, Wath-, and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
upon-Dearne Improvement Bills, which was pre-| their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
sented yesterday, be referred to the Select Com-! Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
mittee on Standing Orders. upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Peti- | 


A Petition of some of the Trustees under an Act Kent Atmo. 


tion for the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port | of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign — Rail. 


Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, whieh was yester- | of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti- 
day made from the Select Committee on Petitions | tuled “‘ An Act for more effectually repairing and 
for Private Bills, be referred to the Select Com- | otherwise improving the Road from the Post-road 
mittee on Standing Orders. |near Faversham, by Bacon’s Water, through Ash- 
ford, to Hythe, and from Bacon’s Water to Castle- 

Ordered, That the Petition for leave to present a | street, in the City of Canterbury, all in the County 
Petition for leave to bring in the Preston and Wyre | of Kent,” and of the other Trustees of the said first- 
Railway Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Rail-; mentioned road, taking notice of the application 
way) Bill, which was presented yesterday, be re- | for leave to bring in the Kent Atmospheric Kailway 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. | Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


Ordered, That the Petition for leave to present a 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petition for leave to bring in the Worcester Gas 
Bill, which was presented this day, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders. ‘ants of the borough and town of Marlborough, in 

Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Peti- 
tion for the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill, which was this 
day made from the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


for leave to bring in the London, Bristol and South 
Wales Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dundee ;—and, Arbroath ; taking 


. I 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the of Sennen, So ie conn &lt;f Shenwart, aie Saily 





| the county of Wilts, taking notice of the application ba 


Direct Northern Railway Bill, and praying that | 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 
A Petition of some of the Trustees under an Act | 
of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign | 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, “An Act for more effectually repairing and | 
otherwise improving the Road from the Post-road, 
near Faversham, by Bacon’s Water, through Ash- 
ford, to Hythe, and from Bacon’s Water to Castle- 
street, in the city of Canterbury, all in the county | 
of Kent,” and of the other Trustees of the said first- 
mentioned road, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the South Eastern Railway (Can- 
terbury to Dover) Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, | 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of some of the Trustees under an Act | 
of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign | 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti-| 
tuled, An “ Act for more effectually repairing and | 
otherwise improving the Road from the Post-road, 
near Faversham, by Bacon’s Water, through Ash- 
ford, to Hythe, and from Bacon’s Water to Castle- 
street, in the city of Canterbury, all in the county 
of Kent,” and of the other Trustees of the said first- | 
mentioned road, taking notice of the application for | 
leave to bring in the North Kent Railway Bill; and | 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, York and North Midland Railway Company to ex- North Midland 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such | 
Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie, 
upon the Table. 





Shrine, of Stubbings, near Maidenhead, in the county 
of Berks, and of Warley House, and Lord of the 
Manor of Bathford and Warley, in the same county 
of Somerset ;—and, Inhabitants of Bradford and 
Trowbridge; taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Wilts, Somerset and Wey- 
mouth Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may not pass into law, as it now stands, —were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Burgesses and Inhabit- London, Bristo! 


nd South 
ales Direct 
ailway. 


Petitions of Henry Hayman, Agent for George wiits, Somerset 


Vivian, of Claverton House, and Lord of the Manor —— 
al way. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the wakefeld, 


townships of Pontefract and Tanshelf, in the county P. 


of York, having vested rights and privileges in the 


Pontefract Park Pasture, adjacent to the said town- Askern and 
ships, taking notice of the application for leave to Oakenshaw 
bring in the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail- Branches) 


way (Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) 
Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Frederick Peter Deime Radcliffe, Leicester 
of Hitchen, in the county of Hertford, Esquire, for and Bedford 


the fifth day of this instant February, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Leicester and Bedford 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| leave to‘withdraw a Petition presented by him on Railway. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for enabling the york and 


tend the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway Rail"4y 


5 Whitby and 
to or near Castleton: And the same was read the ae Ex- 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. _ tension) Bill. 


Mr. 


ontefract and 
Goole Railway 
(Methley, 





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Bright 
way (. 
Brancl 


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Brig! 
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Bill. 


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London and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Brighton Rail- 4» Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

way ill the Petition for the London and Brighton Railway 
(Dorking Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the fixed point 
to which the datum line is referred is not sufficiently 
described on the Section, the datum line being re- 
ferred to a point on the Plan which is not thereon 
designated ; it appeared that the following words, | 
Point from which the datum of the Section is | 
taken,” which were intended to designate such point, 
but which, in the opinion of the Committee, would 
not have sufficiently described the point intended, 
had been accidentally not impressed on the litho-| 
graph copy of the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

we (East Grin- on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
onl Branch) the Petition for the Zondon and Brighton Railway 
Bill (East Grinstead Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway to or near to the Town of East 
Grinstead, in the County of Sussex: And that Mr. 
Kemble and Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring 
it in, 


London and ; 
Brighton Rail- 


ThamesHaven A Petition of the Reverend Charles Beauchamp 
— Cooper, of Morley Rectory, near Wymondham, in 
sf the county of Norfolk, Clerk, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Thames Haven Dock and Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 
ag Sa Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill to enable 
Railway (Ep- the London and South Western Railway Company 


to make a Branch Railway to Epsom, in the County 
of Surrey: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


som Branch) 
Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 


A Petition of Charles Bratt and William Bratt, 


(Ontions Be of Church-street, Spitalfields, Members of the So- | 

largement). ciety of Friends, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlarge- 
ment) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

a Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making 

Railway Bill certain Branches from the Line of the Blackburn 
and Preston Railway, in the County of Lancaster, 
and for amending the Acts relating thereto : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Liverpool, Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making 

meg oe a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway 

way Bill, to Preston, and to the Blackburn and Preston and 
North Union Railways, with Branches therefrom, 
to" be called The Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 

North Kent Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making 

Railway Bill. 9 Railway from London to Dover, with Branches 


therefrom: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vou. 101. 


10° Februariz. 





97 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making North Kent 
a Railway from the proposed North Kent Railway, eee cy 
in the Borough of Southwark, to the City of Zon- ~~ eel 
don: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill for equalizing the Warrington 
Church Rates payable in the Parish of Warrington, Church Rates 
in the County of Lancaster: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for making Ashburton, 
a Railway from Ashburton, in the County of Devon, eg and 
to join the South Devon Railway: And the same Railway Bill 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Newcastle and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in en. 
the case of the Petition for the Newcastle and Dar- way (Thirsk 
lington Junction Railway (Thirsk and Malton and Malton 
Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been Branches) Bill. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 

Railway Company to make a Railway from or near 

Thirsk, to Malton, with a Branch to Helmsley: 

And that Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Sir John Lowther 

and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Christopher presented a Bill for making a East Lincoln- 
Railway from Great Grimsby, by Louth and Alford, — aaiony 
to Boston, in the County of Lincoln, to be called“ 

The East Lincolnshire Railway : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Captain Carnegie presented a Bill for making a North Stafford- 
Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Rail- shire Railway 
Page ae (Churnet 
way, at Macclesfield, to join the Birmingham and Valley Line) 
Derby Line of the Midland Railways, with a Branch Bill. 
to Stoke-upon-Trent: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Captain Carnegie presented a Bill for making a North Stafford- 
Railway from Harecastle to join the Manchester and shire ae 
Birmingham Railway at or near the Sandbach ee Bill.) 
Station thereon: And the same was read the first " 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of William Barr, of Duams, residing at Glasgow, 
Fergusby-place, near Paisley, taking notice of the a 
application for leave to bring in the Glasgow, Pais- Canal Sale. 
ley and Johnstone Canal Sale Bill; and praying the 
House to refuse to pass a Bill at the instance of the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Company, or at the instance of the Glasgow, Pais- 
ley and Ardrossan Canal Company, for legalizing 
the sale of the said Canal; and that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, on the sub- 
|ject, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Smythe presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Buenos Ayres. 
mand,—Copy of Instructions to Mr. Ouseley, Her 
Majesty’s Minister at Buenos Ayres, for his guidance 
in the joint Intervention by England and France, 
between Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, 1845. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Drewstanton ; —Penhoe ; —Shil- Corn Laws. 
ling ford ; — Shobrook ; — Stoke Canon; — Broad 
Clist ;— Holcombe Burnell ;—Nutfield ;— Oxted ;— 
Tandridge ;—Blechingley ; —Limpsfield ;— Horley ; 
— Horne ; -—_Burstow ;— Lingfield ; —Tatsjield ; — 
Godstone; —Sutton ; —Cheam ; —East and West 
Naragh ;—Harrietsham ;— Higham ; —Goudhurst ; 
— Bicknor ; — Horsemonden ; —Hucking ; —Shone ; 
— Stansted ; —Kenardington ; —Hollingbourne ; — 
North Walsham ; —Rollesby ; —Little Cressingham ; 
-— Ovington ;- Watton ;-—Stow-on-the- Wold ;-—King’s 

oO 





Somborne ; 





98 10° Februariz. A. 1846. 


Somborne; —Alverstoke and Rowner;—Drozford ,—Little Lawford ;—Hilnorton ;— Water Orton ;— 
and Soberton; — Bossington; — Broughton ; —, Clifton and Dunsmore ;— Sheldon ;— Pailton;— 
Bishops Waltham, Upham and Durley ;—Fareham; Lea Marston ;—Brinklow ;— Wolston and Marston ; 
—Sellinge ;—Westwell ;—Smarden ;—Eythorne ;— | --Shorehall;—-Elmdon;-- Willenhall ;--Princethorpe; 
Saint Mildred ; ~Hawhinge ; —Standford ;—Salt- | —-Kinu alsey ;-- Wishaw and Mochull ;--Ryton-upon- 
wood ;— Otterden;—Eltham;—Saint Mary Bredin; | Dunsmore (two Petitions) ;—Church Lawford ;— 
— Kingsdown ;—Headcorn;—Saint Paul ;—Cheri- Bilton ;—Stretton-upon-Dunsmore ;— Easenhall and 
ton ;—Shadoxhurst ;—Elmsted ;—Chilham ;— Herne | Harborough Magna ;—Meriden ;—Over Whitacre ; 
Hill ; —Badlesmere ; — Nurston ; — Boughton ; — | —-Polesworth, Dordon, Freasley Hall End and Whar- 
Saint Mary Magdalene ;—Dunkirk ;—Hothfield ; | ton ;—Allesley ;—Withy Brook and Hopsford ;— 
—John Jessop, Rector of Hothfield ;—Stouting ;— | Bingley ;— Castle Bromwich ;— Newton Regis ;— 
Milton-next-Sittingbourne ; — Hinkshill; — Mil-| Coleshill ;—Corley ;— Brandon and Bretford ;— 
stead ; ~ Newington ; —Bapchild ;—Saint George ; | Caldecote ; — Nether Whitacre ;— Bourton and 
~-Hartlip ;—Saint Mary Northgate ;—Egerton ;— | Draycote ;—Shuttington ;—Newton and Biggin ;-- 
Pluchley ;— Kingsworth ; — Faversham ;—Willes-| Great and Little Packington ; — Newbold-upon- 
borough ;—Paddlesworth ;—Goodnestone ;—Acrise; | Avon ;—Wyken ;— Astley ;— Moretonhampstead ;— 
— Bottling; — Davington; — Borden; — Saint | Nenagh Poor Law Union (Chairman) ;—Reculver ; 
Margaret ;—Little Mongham;— Tonge;—Graveney ; | — Saint Cosmus and Damain-in-the-Blean; — 
— Rainham ;—Frinstead ;— Hythe ; —Saint Mary | Heath ;— Hearn ;—Chislet ;— Ville of Saint Gre- 
Bredman ; — Ashford; — Saint Martin’s;— Little! gory ;—Haccington, otherwise Saint Stephen’s ;— 
Chart ; —Swingfield ; —Leaveland ; —Buckland ;— | Westbere ;--Saint Dunstan ;-- Whitstable ;--Sturry ; 
Upchurch ;—Horton ;—Saint Peter ;—Lympne ;— | —Christ Church ; — Seasalter ;— Precincts of the 
Tunstall ;— Newington ;—Lyminge ;—Hastingleigh; Archbishop’s Palace ; — Snape ;— Theberton ; — 
— Halstow ; —Bobbing ; —Doddington ;— Goole ;— | Bramford ;—Nettlestead ;—Kirkby ;— Saint Mar- 
Suddington ;— Fockerby ;— Garthorpe ;—Armin ;— | garet’s  Wretthall ;— Benhall;—Ramsholt ;—Ston- 
Swinfleet ; — Rancliffe ; — Snaish ;— Reedness ; — | ham Aspell ;— Walbaswick ;— Benhall ;—Leiston ; 
Hooke; —Whitgift and Ousefleet ; — Whitgift ; — | —Linsted Magna ;— Whatton ; — Staple-gate ; — 
Cowich ;—Kirkleavington ; —Sexhow ;— Clifton ;— | Oulton ; — Trimley ; — Somersham ;— Wingfield ;— 
Wigginton ;—Claxton ;—Haxby ;—Gate Helmesley , Lasfield ; — Claydon ; — Hullesham ; — Cookley ;— 
and Upper Helmsley ;—Newsham-cum-Brackenbro’; | Blackkinhow ; — Farnham ;—Horkham;—Hoo ;— 
— Heworth;— Beningbrough; — Middleton ; — | Kessingland ; — Syleham ;— Barking ;— Boyton ;— 
Strensall ;—Sinnington ;—Warthill ; —Osbaldwich ; | Willisham ;— Armarton ;— Nacton ;— Coddenham ; 
—Shipton ;—Stockton ;—Flaxton ;— Towthorpe;— | — Wickham Market ; — Akenham ;— Middleton ;— 
Kilburn and Wildon ;-—Harton ;--Lilling ;--Skelton ; | Cretingham ; — Harkstead ;— Pakefield ;— Walton ; 
—Sheriff Hutton; —Marishes ;—Lockton ;—Pick- —Huntinfield ; — Glenham Magna ;— Walpole ;— 
ering ;— Castle Levington ;—Levisham;— Normanby; | --Helmingham;--Hensteadand Hulver ;--Bramfield; 
— Marston ;—Overton ; — Ibstock ; — Shipton ;— | --Chattisham ;--Wangford ;—Rendham;-Blyford ; 
Morton ;— Wrelton ;—Cropton ;—Sand Hutton ;— — Brandlestone ;— Denham ;—Capel Saint Mary ;— 
Cold Kirby ;-- Neston-upon-Rowcliffe;—Boldersley; , Henham ;— Bradwell ;—Heveningham and Ubbes- 
— Buttercrambe ; — Alleston; — Cole Orton; — | ton;—Kettleburg ;—Belton and Prowston ;-—-Bayl- 
Ravenstone;— Measham ;—Nailstone ;— Snarestone; | ham ;—Wenhaston ; — Sotherton ; — Witnesham ;— 
—Shackerstone;—County of Hereford ; —County of , Wherstead ; — Stradbroke ; — Gunton ;— Wenham 
Northampton ; —Newton-on- Ouse ; — Aldwark and | Parva ;— East Bergholt ;— Bucklesham ;—Need- 
Linton-upon-Ouse ; — Longstock ; — Leckford ; — | ham ;—Mendham ;—Hokne ;—Trimley Saint Mar- 
Nan-ty-glo ;—Ideridgehay and Alton;—Draycott ; tin ;— Framlingham ;— Bricett ; — Athelington ;— 
— Heanor ;— Horsley ;--Castle Gresley ;—Egginton; | Flowton ;—Henley ;—Linstead Parva ;— Reydon ; 
— Hungry Bentley; —Ash; —Hognaston; —Dale | —Shaddingfield ; — Relsale ; — Rushmere ;—Tan- 
Abbey ;-— Church Gresley ;—Croxhall and Edingale; | nington ;—Blaxhall ;—Hasketon ;—Battisford ;— 
—Ashbourne ; — Ballidon ; —Burnaston ;—Fenny | Glenham Parva ;—Southwold ;— Holbrook ;—Tres- 
Bentley ; — Cubley ; — Elwaston ; — Brailsford ; — \ singfield ;—Dennington ;—Friston ;—Carlton Col- 
Aldwark ;— Etwall;— Ingleby ;— Carsington ; — | ville ;—Mendham ;—Hening Fleet ;—Blythburgh ; 
Codnor and Loscoe;—Eaton and Allsop ;—Chel- | —Brantham ;— Withersdale ;— Chelmondiston ;— 


leston ;— Bayleston ;—Elton ;—Baddesley Clinton ; | Chediston;—Framsden (two Petitions) ;— Bentley ; 
— Hartshorne ; — Boulton ; — Barton Blount ; — | —Shortley ;—Holton ;—Sotherley ;— Folstenden ;— 
Bretby; — Biggin; — Hulland; --- Horsley Wood- | Cratfield ;—Dunwick ;—Washbrook ;—Easton ;— 
house; — Hollington ; —Callon ; — Hilton ; -- Brad-\ Letheringham ;-——Metfield ;— Bruisyard ;—County 
borne ; — Findern ; —Hazlewood ; —Edlaston and | of Wilts ;—Hundred of Toseland (Huntingdon) ;— 
Wyaston ; —Breaston; —-Chilcote ; —Breadsall ; — | Hurstingstone ;—Norman Cross ;—Sittingbourne ; 


Dalbury and Lees ;—Coton-in-the-Elms ;— Church 
Broughton ;— Cromford ;—Alvaston ;— Bradley ;— 
Calton ; — Duddeston and Nechells ; — Stretton 
Baskerville ;— Seckington ;— Witton ;—Aston Ma- 
nor ;— Edgbaston ;— Tollhull;—Mancetter ;—Aston, 
near Birmingham ;— Saltley and Washwood ;— 
Baddesley Ensor ;—Nuneaton, Attleborough and 


Stockingford ;— Little Bromwich ;— Bazterley ;— | 


Ansley ; — Dunchurch ; — Wiltoft ;— Bedworth ;— 
Maxtoke, Balsall, Stretton-under-Trosse and New- 
bold Revell;—Copson ;— Brownsover ;— Barston ;— 
Willoughby ; — Wolvey:— Saint Mary Bourn;— 
Rugby ;— King’s Newnham ;—Coventry ;—Bordes- 
ley ;— Harshill ;— Combfields ;— Hydes Pastures ;— 
Bulkington, Barnacle, Bramcote and Marston Jab- 
bett; — Weddington and Wilmecote ;— Arley ;— 
Chilvers Coton ; — Kempton ;— Anstrey ;—Sutton 


—Cookley ; — Bredgar ;—Kingdoun ;—Cuzton ;— 
Aldburgh ;— Brandish ;—Darsham ;— Westgate ;— 
Hemingstone ; — Corlton ; — and, Winkfield ; — 
praying the House to withhold its sanction from any 
measure for diminishing the protection now granted 
to Agriculture,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
| dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Bristol;— Kilmarnock ;— Market 
Lavington; — Beith; — Ashton-in-Makerfield ; — 
Maldon ;— Common Gate Mills, Macclesfield ;— 
Melksham ;— Whitchurch ; —Hawich ;— Wilmslow ; 
— Coalbrookdale ; —Buckingham ; —Ringwood ; — 
Enderby ;—Loughborough ;— Thorpe Acre ;— Whet- 
sone and Cosby;—Burbage;— Leicester ;— Brough- 
ton Astley; — Siston ; —Sheepshead ;— Hinckley ;— 
Rothley; — Mountsorrel;— Ullesthorpe and Clay- 





Coldfield ;—Monk’s Kirby, Cestersolver, Newnham, | brooks ;— Walcot ;--Barwell ;-- Walton and Kincote ; 
Paddock. street Fields and Monk’s Riding ;—Kings- | —Stoney Stanton ;—Arnsby ;— Ansty ;—Padby ;— 
bury ; — Berkswell;— Frankton ; — Thurlaston ;— | Lutterworth ; — Thursmaston ;— Coalville ;— Great 
Bickenhill ;— Shustohe ; —Fillongley ;— Hampton ; | Glen ;— Kegworth ; — Willoughby ; — Calthorpe ;— 
—Tutnull and Cobley ;—Erdington ;—Curdworth ; | Buglawton ;—Billeswell ;— Wigston ;— Wigston and 

Glen 














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Glen Parva;—Nasborough ; —Peathing Parva and | 
Magna ;—South Kilworth ; —Dunton ;—Belgrave ; | 


— Earl Shelten;—Shanford ;—Sileby ;— M arkfield ; 
— Hugglescote; —North Kilworth; —Hathern; — 


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99 


to Customs and Corn Importation,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Poole ;—Kirriemuir ;—Arbroath ; 

—and, Leicester; praying the House to pass the 


Swinford ; —Ashby Magna; —Gilmorton ; — Sap-| said proposed measures,—were also presented, and 


cote ;— Buorndon ;—Knighton ;—Leir ;—Brimling | 
Thorpe and Shearsby ; — Ibstock ; —Harberton ; — | 
Congleton ;— Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Kiddermins- | 
ter; — Wilton; — Ashton-under-Lyne ; — Sunder- | 


land ;— Montrose ; — Abernethy; — Beaminster ; — 
New Church, in Pendle Forset ;— Milnthorpe, Beet- 
ham and Hale ;—Gatebeck ;—Burton and Holme; 
—Chorley ;—Wharton, Yealand, Conyers and Yea- 
land Redmayne ;--Stourbridge (Chairman) ;-- Derby; 
— Heanor ;— Worcester ; — Brompton (York) ;— 
Wemyss ;—East Grinstead ;—South Molton ;—Kir- 
viemuir ; — Gravesend ; — Darlington ; — Over ; — 
Stonehouse ; —Langfield ;— Horsham ;— Daventry ; 
—City of London ;—Saint Mary Cray and Orping- 
ton ;— Westbury ;—Modbury ;—Lavenham ;—Mon- 
trose; — Gainsburgh ; — Saddleworth; — Kerrie- 


muir ;—Knutsford ;—Yazley ;—Wythycombe, Raw-" 


leigh and Littleham ;— Saint Mary Abbots, Ken- 
sington ; —Ilfracombe ; —Faversham ;—and, Apple- 
dore; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were also presented, and read: and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Bradway, in the 
county of Somerset, complaining of the manner in 
which a Petition against any alteration of the Laws 
which regulate the importation of Food, has been 

rivately circulated in that parish; and praying the 
se not to suppose that such Petition expresses 
the opinions of the Parish, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Histon ;—Linton ;— Weston Col- 
ville ;—Cottenham ;—West Wratting ;—Balsham ;-- 
Bottisham ;—Little Wilbraham ; —Impington ; — 
Swaffham Bulbech ;— Whittlesford ;— Stechworth ;—- 
Cherryhutton ; — Higham ; — Sixpenny Handy ;— 
Worcester ;—County of Gloucester ; —Worsall ; — 
Thirsk ; —Holtby ;—Crathorne ;—Low Worsall ;— 
Aislaby ;—County and city of Chester ;—Shravley ; 
— Berrow;— Eldersfield ;—Upper Mitton ;— Chad- 
desly Corbett ;—Mariley ;—Great Malvern ; — Po- 
wick ;—Upton-on-Severn ;—Cotheridge ; —Leigh ;-- 
Beaufort ; — Nuneaton ; — Shottesbrooke ; — War- 
grave ;— Windsor ;—Bray ;—Beech Hill ;—Burgh- 

field ; — Purley ;— Peasemore ; — Aldermaston ; — 
Shinfield ;— Sandhurst ; —Sonning ;— Blewbery ;— 
Old Windsor ;—Tidmarsh;--White Waltham;—-Son- 
ning ;— Benham ;—Cookham;— Waltham Saint Lau- 
rence ;— Lambourne ; -— Bradfield ;—W est Isley ;— 
Basseldon ;— Padworth ; — Streatley ; — Bisham ;— 
Swallowfield ; — Burham; — Freston ; — Trimley 
Saint Mary; — Broadway, in the county of Wor- 
cester ; —Camberton ; —Bredon ; —Kingsnorton; — 
Srensham ;— Yardley ;— Meningsby ;—Mareham-le- 
Fen; — Langton-by-Horncastle ; — Bagenderby ;— 
West Ashby ;—Asgarby ; —Kirkstead ;—Ramby ; 
— Wilksby ;— Hameringby ; — Skendleby ; — East 
Keal ;— Stickney ;— Toynton All Saints ;—Ingold- 
mels ; — Irby ;— Hackleby ; — Partney ; — Great 
Steeping ;—Shegness ;—Brinkhill;—West Keal ;— 
Halton Holegate; —Mavis Enderby ;—Croft; — 
Friskny ;—Litile Steeping ; Bolingbrook ;—Little 
Steepiag ;—Salmonby ;— Wood Hall;—Scrivelsby ; 
— Wood Enderby ; — Cowkswell ; — Somersby ; — 
Martin ;— Raithby ;— Braytoft ;— Toynton Saint 
Peter’s ;-- Wilton-le- Marsh ;-- Harrington; —Mem- 
bers of the Spilsby Agricultural Protection Society ; 
—Sutterby ;—East Keal ;— Langton ; — Firsby ;— 
Orby ;— Dalby; — Wainfleet All Saints; — Can- 
dlesby ;— Winthorpe ;—East Kirkby;— Hogsthorpe; 
—Hareby ;— Thorpe;— Wainfleet Saint Mary’s; 
— Spilsby; — Sansthorpe; — Burgh-le-Marsh ; — 
Ashby ;—Gunby ; —Stickford ;—High Tointon ;— 
Mareham; — and, Lusby; praying the House to 
refuse its sanction to the proposed measures relative 
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read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Linen Manufacturers of the village Customs. 


of Letham, in Forfarshire, praying that the proposed 
measure relative to Customs, may receive the sanc- 
tion of the House, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Pro-Moderator of the Reverend Turnpike-roads 


the Presbytery of Kelso, praying the House not to 
permit licenses to sell Ale and Spirits to be granted 
to persons employed in keeping Toll-gates in Scot- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Dillon, praying the House to Jobn Dillon. 


order an inquiry to be made into the facts of his 
case, which he stated in a Petition to the House on 
the 16th day of June 1836, and upon which subject 
he has subsequently obtained further information, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Keighley ;—Bradford (York) ;— 
—and, Holderthorpe; praying that a Committee 
may be appointed to institute a full, searching and 
open inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Longparish ;— Stratford-le-Bow ; Militia. 


—Mile End-road ;— Kingsbridge and Dodbrooke ; 
—Islington ;— Saint Mary-le-bone (Chairman) ;— 
Kingston-upon-Hull ; — Failsworth ; — Barrow ;— 
and, Worcester ; praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were 


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


Petitions from Heap (two Petitions) ;— Bury Factories Bill. 


(four Petitions) ;— Glasgow ;—Calton, Glasgow (five 
Petitions) ;—Chorley (three Petitions) ;—Bridgeton, 
Glasgow ;—Anderston, Glasgow (two Petitions) ;— 
Cowcaddens, Glasgow ;—Gorbals, Glasgow ; — An- 
derston, Glasgow ;— Oak Bank, Glasgow ; — Emley 
(York) ;—Cross Hills (York) ; — Leeds ;— Almond- 
bury ; —Bamford ;—and, Ossett; praying that the 
Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Colin M‘Dougal, of Andover, in Andover Union. 


the county of Southampton, praying that a full 
inquiry may be made by a Committee of the House, 
or otherwise, as to the House may seem fit, into the 
conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners, in insti- 
tuting and proceeding with the late inquiry into the 
charges made by Mr. Westlake, the medical officer 
of the Andover Union, against the Petitioner, as the 
master of the Andover Union Workhouse ; and also 
into the manner in which the Assistant Commis- 
sioner conducted the inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


si ‘ — 
A Petition of Thomas Parkin, of Hoxton-square, Locomotion. 


in the county of Middlesex, Engineer, stating that 
he has invented a system of Locomotion which 
dispenses with Tunnels (except under unusual cir- 
cumstances) bridges, rails, ordinary locomotives, 
carriages with wheels, axles and springs, and 
almost all earthwork, while his viaducts can never 
fall, and less land is required; and praying the 
House to permit him to exhibit the said model in 
one of the Committee Rooms of the House, and to 
appoint a Committee of scientific men to inquire 
into the merits of the system, and to report thereon, 
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Railways 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Relief 
(Treland ). 


Railway Bills 
(Second Re- 
port. ) 


No. 41, 


100 10° Februariz. 


and that until such Report be made, the House will | 
be pleased to withhold their sanction from all new 
Railway schemes, was presented, and read; and. 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Poor Law Guardians of the North 
Dublin Union, praying the House to appoint some 
tribunal, in the city of Dublin, to make all pre-| 
liminary investigations into Railway Companies 
about to be formed in Ireland, and to take such 
evidence relating to such Railways, as the House 
shall deem necessary, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Poor Law Guardians of the North 
Dublin Union, praying that in the event of such 
a failure of the potato crop as may endanger the 
safety of the people, the property of the country 
may by law be made available, and that the House 
will pass a law to enable and direct the Guardians 
of that Union, as also the Guardians of the different 
Poor Law Unions throughout the country, to levy a 
poor-rate for the purpose of giving out-door relief 
during the period of the present apprehended famine, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to consider the mode in which 
the House shall deal with the Railway Bills pro- 
posed to be submitted to the House during the 
present Session, and who were empowered to report 
their Observations and Opinion thereupon, from 
time to time, to the House; That they had fur- 
ther considered the matters referred to them, and 
agreed to the following Report : 


1. That a Committee of Five Members be ap- 
pointed, to be called The Classification Committee 
of Railway Bills, and that Three be the Quorum of 
such Commiitee. 

2. That Copies of all Petitions for Railway Bills 
presented to the House be laid before the said 
Committee. 

3. That the Committee of Classification shall 
inquire and report what Railway Bills compete with, 
or ought to be considered in connection with, an 
Railway Bills, the Promoters of which shall have 
proved themselves entitled to the Privilege agreed 
to be granted in certain cases by the Resolutions 
of this House of the 7th July last. 

4. That the Committee of Classification shall 
form into Groups all other Railway Bills which, in 
their opinion, it would be expedient to submit to 
the same Committee. 


5. That, as soon as the Committee of Classifica- 
tion shall have determined what Railway Bills are 
to be grouped together, they shall report the same 
to the House, and all Petitions against any of the 
said Bills shall be presented to the House three 
clear days before the meeting of the Committee 
thereon. 

6. That no Railway Bill be read a first time 
later than the next day but one after the Report of 
the Committee on Petitions or of the Standing 
Order Committee on such Bill, as the case may be, 
shall have been laid on the Table, except by special 
Order of the House. 

7. That there be not more than seven clear days 
between the First Reading of any Railway Bill and 
the Second Reading thereof, except by special Order 
of the House. 

8. That the Breviate of every Railway Bill shall 
be laid on the Table of the House, and be printed 
and delivered one clear day before the Second 
Reading. 

9. That such Railway Bills as shall have been 
read a first time before the House shall agree to 
these Resolutions, shall be read a second time 
within seven clear days thereafter. 














A. 1846. 


10. That such of the Standing Orders as relate to 


| the composition of the Committees on Private Bills, 


and the Orders consequent thereon, be suspended 
so far as regards Railway Bills pending in the 


| course of the present Session. 


11. That Committees on Railway Bills during 
the present Session of Parliament shall be composed 
of a Chairman and Four Members, to be appointed 
by the Committee of Selection. 

12. That each Member of a Committee on a 
Railway Bill or Bills, shall, before he be entitled to 
attend and vote on such Committee, sign a Declara- 
tion that his Constituents have no local interest, and 
that he himself has no personal interest for or 
against any Bill referred to him; and no such 
Committee shall proceed to business until the whole 
of the Members thereof shall have signed such 
Declaration. 

13. That the Promoters of a Railway Bill shall 
be prepared to go into the Committee on the Bill on 
such day as the Committee of Selection shall, sub- 
ject to the Order that there be seven clear days 
between the Second Reading of every Private Bill 
and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, think 
proper to appoint, provided that the Classification 
Committee shall have reported on such Bill. 

14. That the Committee of Selection shall give 
each Member not less than Fourteen days’ notice of 
the week in which it will be necessary for him to be 
in attendance, for the purpose of serving, if required, 
on a Railway Bill Committee. 

15. That the Committee of Selection shall give 
each Member a sufficient notice of his appointment 
as a Member of a Committee on a Railway Bill, 
and shall transmit to him a copy of the Twelfth 
Resolution, and a blank form of the Declaration 
therein required, with a request that he will forth- 
with return it to them properly filled up and signed. 

16. That if the Committee of Selection shall not 
within due time receive from each such Member the 
aforesaid Declaration, or an excuse which they shall 
deem sufficient, they shali report to the House the 
name of such defaulting Member. 

17, That the Committee of Selection shall have 
the power of substituting, at any time before the 
first meeting of a Committee, another Member for 
a Member whom they shall deem it proper to 
excuse from serving on that Committee. 

18. That power be given to the Committee of 
Selection to send for Persons, Papers and Records, 
in the execution of the duties imposed on them by 
the foregoing Resolutions. 

19. That no Member of a Committee shall 
absent himself from his duties on such Committee, 
unless in the case of sickness, or by leave of the 
House. 

20. That all Questions before Committees on 
Railway Groups or Bills shall be decided by a 
majority of voices, including the voice of the Chair- 
man ; and that whenever the voices shall be equal, 
the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 

21. That, if the Chairman shall be absent from 
the Committee, the Member next in rotation on the 
List (who shall be present) shall act as Chairman. 

22. That Committees shall be allowed to proceed 
so long as Three Members shall be present, but 
not with a less number, unless by special leave of 
the House. 

23. That if on any day within one hour after the 
time appointed for the meeting of a Committee 
Three Members shall not be present, the Committee 
shall be adjourned to the same hour on the next 
day on which the House shall sit, which had been 
fixed for that day. 

24, That in the case of a Member not being 
present within one hour after the time appointed 
for the meeting of the Committee, or of any 
Member absenting himself from his duties on such 
Committee, sucl Member shall be reported to the 
House at its next sitting. 

25. That 





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Public Petitions 
(Third Report.) 4) Public Petitions; That they had examined the 


Epsom and 
Dorking 
Railway Bill. 


Eastera Coun- 
ties Railways 
(Tuttenham 
to Barnet. ) 


Wexford, Car- 
low and Dublin 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Westminster 
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Leave of 
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9 VicTorRiIz. 


25. That each Committee shall be appointed to 
meet on each day of its sitting, not later than Twelve 
o’clock, unless by the regular vote of the Com- 
mittee. 

26. That Committees on Railway Bills have leave 
to sit in the present Session, notwithstanding any 
adjournment of the House, if the Committees shall 
so think fit. 

27. That every Committee on a Railway Bill 
shall fix the Tolls, and shall determine the maximum 
Rates of Charge for the conveyance of Passengers 
(with a due amount of Luggage) and of Goods on 
such Railway, and such Rates of Charge shall 
include the Tolls, and the costs of Locomotive 
Power, and every other expense connected with the 
conveyance of Passengers (with a due amount of 
Luggage) and of Goods upon such Railway; but if 
the Committee shall not deem it expedient to de- 
termine such maximum Rates of Charge, a special 
Report, explanatory of the grounds of their omitting 
so to do, shall be made to the House, which special 
Report shall accompany the Report of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next ; and be printed. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 


Petitions presented upon the 4th, 5th and 6th days 
of this instant February, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to enable the 
London and Croydon Railway Company to make a 
Railway, in Extension of the Croydon and Epsom 
Railway, to Dorking, in the County of Surrey: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Petitions of James Row, of Tottenham, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—George Edmund 
Shuttleworth, of Tottenham, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Esquire, and of Mark Hodgson Shuttleworth, 
of the same place, Esquire ;—and, the Reverend 
George Hodgson Thompson, of Tonbridge, in the 
county of Kent, Clerk ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham 
to Barnet) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Michael Wheelan, of Carrickduff, in 
the county of Carlow, Carpenter,and Patrick Byrne, 
of Kellistown, in the county of Carlow, Farmer, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Wexford, Carlow 
and Dublin Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Westminster, in the room 
of Henry John Rous, Esquire, commonly called the 
Honourable Henry John Rous, who, since his elec- 
tion for the said City, hath accepted the Office of 
one of the Commissioners for executing the Office of 
Lord High Admiral. 


Ordered, That Colonel Henry White have leave 
of absence till the 1st day of April next, on account 
of illness in his family. 


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101 


Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 

Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland 

respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities produced 

from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt and unmalted 

Grain, or from any other ingredient ; showing, also, 

the Total Quantity of each sort, in the United King- 
dom, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846 :—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits, 
distinguishing the Sorts on which Duty was paid for 
Home Consumption in each of the three Kingdoms, 
with the Rate per Gallon, and the Amount of such 
Duty; also, the Total Number of Gallons and Duty 
in the United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1846 :—Showing, under separate 
Heads, the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 
(distinguishing the materials from which made) im- 
ported into each Kingdom from each of the others 
respectively, and including, in the cases of England 
and Scotland, those conveyed either by Land or by 
Sea ; stating, also, the Rate of Duty per Gallon, 
and the ‘Total Amount thereof in each case, and what 
Portion of such Duty was paid on Removal of the 
Spirits from Bond, and what after their arrival at 
the place of destination, for the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1846 :—And of the Total Number of 
Gallons of Proof Spirits permitted out from Distil- 
lers’ Stocks in England, and the Total Number of 
Gallons Proof of British Brandy and Spirits of Wine 
permitted out from Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, 
for the year ending the 5th day of January 1846; 
also, the Stocks remaining in the hands of English 
Distillers on the 5th day of January 1846 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 296, of 
Session 1845.) 


Return of the Names of the several Jurors cha 
lenged by the several Prisoners in each case tried at 
the Westmeath Special Commission, with their 
Names and Residences as given on the Panel. 


to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the existing Tariffs and Commercial Regu- 
lations of each of the British Colonies and Posses- 
sions in the same manner as the Tariffs and Com- 
mercial Regulations of Europe and America have 
been laid before this House. 

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


lations of British India and the Dependencies 
thereof, on Exports and Imports, in the same man- 
ner as those laid before the House of the European 
and American States. 


Monday last was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, “ That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair,” 
(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic. c. 90, for granting 
Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vice. 
c. 14, to amend the Laws for the Importation of 
Corn); and which Amendment was, Toleave out from 
the word “ That”’ to the end of the Question, in order 
to add the words “ this House will, upon this day 
“ six months, resolve itself into the said Committee,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 

And 





Vou. 101. 


03 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— Spirits. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Jurors 
]- ( Westmeath.) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Tariffs, &amp;c., 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Colsnies.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Tariffs, &amp;c., 
Copies of the existing Tariffs and Commercial Regu- (8 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Customs and 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which upon 5°" 


102 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercurii, 11° die Februari, 1846: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till To-morrow. 


Fishery Piers 
and Harbours 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Fishery Piers and Harbours (Ireland) Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
To-morrow. 


Drainage, &amp;c., The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


(Ireland) Bill. yyittee on the Drainage, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 
Citations The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


(Scotland) Bill. into a Committee upon the Citations (Scotland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


Drainage 
(Ireland) 
| Advance of 
Money. ] 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the 
advance of Annual Sums of Money out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland towards the Drainage of Lands 
in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland be authorized to direct Annual 
Advances to be made out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the said United Kingdom, to an Amount not ex- 
ceeding Five thousand Pounds in any one year, to 
be applied in discharging Preliminary Expenses 
connected with the Drainage of Lands in Jreland. 

2. Resolved, That the said Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct an Ad- 
vance to be made out of the said Consolidated 
Fund, in the present year, to an Amount not ex- 
ceeding Ten thousand Pounds, to be applied in 
discharging the Expense of Examinations and 
Inquiries connected with Summary Proceedings, and 
in providing Tools for the Drainage of Lands in 
Ireland. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





Drainage, &amp;c., 


(ireland Bill The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
relan lke 


into a Committee upon the Drainage, &amp;c., (Ireland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill; and 
that he was directed to move, That the Committee 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Fishery Piers 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this 
and Harbours 


day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of 


Treland ) ao 4 : 
SGeenen of authorizing the Payment, out of the Consolidated 
Money.) Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 


Ireland, of Grants of Money for the Encouragement 
of the Sea Fisheries of Ireland, by the construction 
of Piers, Harbours and other Works; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 


10°—11° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 


recommends it to the consideration of the House. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 


itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wool ana 
Accounts of the Quantities of Sheep and Lambs 


Wool, Foreign and Colonial, imported into the 
United Kingdom in the year 1845 ; distinguishing 


? Woollen Many. 


factures, 


the Countries from which they came, of the Quan- 


tities re-exported during the same Period, and the 


Countries to which they were sent :—Of the Quan- 
tities of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and Woollen 
Yarn exported from the United Kingdom in the year 
1845; specifying the Countries to which they were 
sent:—Of the Quantities of Wool of the Alpaca 
and Llama Tribe imported into the United Kingdom 
in the year 1845; and of the Quantities re-exported 
during the same Period, and the Countries to which 
they were sent :—Of the Quantity of Mohair (or 
Goats’ Wool) imported into the United Kingdom in 
the year 1845; and of the Quantity re-exported 
during the same Period, and the Countries to which 
they were sent:—And, of the Quantities and de- 
clared Value of British Woollen Manufactures 


exported from the United Kingdom in the year 1845; 


specifying the Countries to which they were sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Revenue of the General Post- 
office, for the year ending the 1st day of January 
1846; showing the gross Revenue received, the 
Total Expenses iucurred for Management or for 
Packet Service, whether by the Post-office or by 
any other Department of the Government on ac- 
count of the Post-office, and the Net Revenue after 


the deduction of such Expenses. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Cheese imported into 
the several Ports of Great Britain, in each month 
of the year 1845; distinguishing the European, 
United States and Colonial Produce :—And, of ail 
European Cheese, exclusive of British Cheese, ex- 
ported from England in the year 1845 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No 241, of Session 


1845). 


Post-office, 


Cheese. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn-laden 
a Return of the Number of Ships laden with Foreign Ships. 


Corn entered inwards at the Ports of the United 
Kingdom, between the 5th day of January 1845 and 
the sth day of January 1846 ; specifying the kinds 
and Quantities of Corn, the Ports of Lading and the 
Ports of Discharge, and whether in Ships of the 
United Kingdom or any other Nation, and to what 
Nation they belonged (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 206, of Session 1845) :—Also, 
Abstracts of the similar Returns for the years 1841, 


1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845. 


Petitions of the Reverend Edward Richard Thetford, Bury 
Benyon, of Culford Hall, in the county of Suffolk, 
Clerk;—Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands, 
hereditaments and tenements on the line of the pro- 
posed Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newmar- 
het Railway ;—and, David Bartie, of No. 9, Tolling- 
ton Park, m the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Thetford, Bury 
Saint Edmund’s and Newmarket Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Saint Edmund’s 
and Newmarket 


Railway. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Earl Midland Rail- 
% way, Syston to 
Peterborough 

Railway (De- 
viation and 


of Harborough, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Midland Railway Syston to Peterborough Rail- 








way 


Branches. ) 





Irish | 
West 
way | 


Answ 
Addr 


Ame 
Tari 








Trish Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


American 
Tariffs. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Ne. 48. 


Acts of Parlia- 
ment. 


No, 44. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 45. 


Committals 
(lreland.) 


No. 46. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Committees, 


Mayo Writ. 





9 VicToRIZ. 





way (Deviation and Branches) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against the same, 
was presented, and read, and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order made yesterday, That leave be given 
to bring ina Bill, for making a Railway from Port- 
arlington to the Town of Galway, was read; and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 2d, 8rd, 5th and 9th 
days of this instant February, (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Sir Robert Peel presented,—Return to an Address 
to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of this instant 
February, for Papers relative to Tariffs published in 
the United States, and presented in pursuance of an 
Address of the 18th of July 1828, viz.:—Copy ofa 
Despatch from H. U. Addington, Esquire, to Mr. 
Secretary Canning, dated Washington, May 30th 
1824, and of Mr. Vaughan to Viscount Dudley, 
dated Washington, August 13th 1827, with other 
Inclosures. 

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


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court 
of Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Acts of 
Parliament, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
to Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland), which were 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Com- 
mittals (Jreland), which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Mercurii, 11° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
J AMES LOCH, Esquire, being one of the Mem- 
bers appointed by Mr. Speaker to serve on the 
General Committee of Elections, and not objected 
to by the House, took the following Oath: 


I do swear, that I will truly and faithfully 
perform the duties belonging to a Member of 
the General Committee of Elections, without 
fear or favour, to the best of my judgment and 
ability. So help me God. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out 
a new Writ for the Electing ofa Knight of the Shire, 
to serve in this present Parliament, for the County of 
Mayo, in the room of Mark Blake, Esquire, who, 
since his Election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 

VoL. 101. 


10°—-11° Februariz. 


103 


three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and 
Bonenham, in the county of Buckingham. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to enable the yfancrester 
Company of Proprietors of the Manchester and and Salford 
Salford Waterworks to raise a further Sum of Waterworks 
Money: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Worcester Gas-light and Coke worcester 
Company, taking notice of the application for leave Gas. 
to present a Petition for leave to bring in the Wor- 
cester Gas Bill; and praying that leave may not be 
granted to introduce such Bill, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel James Lindsay, Fdinburgh and 
of Balcarres, taking notice of the application for Northern 
leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Northern New part 
Railway (Newport Railway and Saint Andrews Railway and 
Branch) Bill; and praying that he may be heard, SaintAndrew’s 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain ane 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select wishech, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Saint Ives and 
the case of the Petition for the Wisbech, Saint yee, 
Ives and Cambridge Junction ea | Bill, the way Bill. 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making Railways from Wisbech to Saint Ives, 
and to Fenny Drayton, to be called The Wisbech, 

Saint Ives and Cambridge Junction Railway: And 
that Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Childers and Mr. Allix do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a and 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester, Sheffield ony 
and Midland Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Bill. 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Sheffield to Chesterfield 
and Bakewell, with a Branch in connection there- 
with, to be called The Manchester, Sheffield and 
Midland Junction Railway: And that Mr. George 
Henry Cavendish, Mr. Evans and Mr. Beckett 


Denison do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select pancaster and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Carlisle 
the case of the Petition for the Zancaster and Ciinteotton ‘ 
Carlisle Railway (Extension to Caledonian Rail- eieteion a3 
way) and Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Railway), and 
Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders had been —— — 
2 : eston Junc- 
complied with. tion Railways 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Amalgamation 
to enable the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Com- ® 
pany to extend and enlarge their Station, and ex- 
tend their Railway at Carlisle, and to amalgamate 
the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Com- 
pany and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Com- 
pany, and for other Purposes: And that Colonel 
Lowther and Mr. Charles Howard do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select sunderland 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Gas Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Sunderland Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Town and Bo- 
rough of Sunderland, and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the County of Durham: And _ that 
Mr. Barclay and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring 
if in, 

Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Bristol and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in South Wales 
the case of the Petition for the Bristol and South Junction Rail- 





way and Ferr 
Wales Bill. : 


o4 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Widening and 
Enlargement) 
Bill. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Deviations 
and Branches) 
Bill, 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
“ Huyton and 
Aston,” “Huy- 
ton Prescot 
and Saint 
Helens,” 

“ Warrington 
and Kenyon,” 
“ Warrington 
and Parkside,” 


* Showhill and 


Portobello,” 
and “ Edgehill 
and Huyton” 
Branches Bill. 


North Union 
Railway Bil. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (East 
Grinstead 
Branch) Bill. 


Kirkintilloch 
and Kilsyth 
Railway Bill. 


104. 


Wales Junction Railway and Ferry Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway Communication between the 
City of Bristol and the proposed South Wales Rail- 
way, in the County of Monmouth, with a Branch 
Railway therefrom: And that Mr. Philip Miles, 
Mr. Henry Berkeley, and Sir John Guest do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the York and North 
Midland Railway (Widening and Enlargement) Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
to authorize the Widening and Enlargement of Part 
of the Line of the York and North Midland Railway, 
or the Construction and Maintenance of a Railway 
adjoining thereto: And that Sir John Lowther and 
Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds, Dewsbury 
and Manchester Railway (Deviations and Branches) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for altering, amending, and enlarging the Powers 
of the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway 
Act, 1845, and for authorizing certain Deviations 
from the Line and Levels of the said Railways, and 
for making and maintaining certain Branches and 
Extensions therefrom: And, That Mr. Beckett 
Denison, Mr. Beckett and Mr. Aldam do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Grand Junction 
Railway, “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot 
and Saint Helens,’ “ Warrington and Kenyon,” 
“ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Por- 
tobello,” and “ Edgehilland Huyton” Branches Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for enabling the Grand Junction Railway Company 
to make certain Branch Lines of Railway, to be 
called The Huyton and Aston Branch, The Huyton, 
Prescot, and Saint Helens Branch, The Warrington 
and Kenyon Branch, The Warrington and Parkside 
Branch, The Showhill and Portobello Branch, and 
The Edgehill aud Huyton Branch, and for amend- 
ing the former Acts relating to the said Company : 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Viscount Sandon 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the North Union Rail- 
er 4 Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for vesting in the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany, and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- 
pany, the North Union Railway, and all the Works, 
Property, and Effects appertaining thereto : And, 
That Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and 
Captain Lindsay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller, by Order, presented a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway to or near the Town of East 
Grinstead, in the County of Sussex: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Kirkintillock and 
Kilsyth Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 


11° Februari. 





A. 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway, near Kirkintillock to Kilsyth : 
And that Mr. Gibson Craig and Mr. Dennistoun 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Rochester 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bridge Bil, 
the case of the Petition for the Rochester Bridge 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for building a Bridge across the River Medway, 
at Rochester,in the County of Kent, with Approaches 
thereto, for taking down the present Bridge, and 
for amending the Acts relating to the same: And 
that Sir Edmund Filmer, Mr. Austen and Mr. Wyke- 
ham Martin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Brighton, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in — and 
the case of the Petition for the Brighton, Lewes and ialbo De. 
Hastings Railway Deviations, and Eastbourne, viations, anj 
Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven Branches Bill, ee 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Seadord and 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a_ Bil] Newhaven 
for making Railways from the Brighton, Lewes Branches Bil 
and Hastings Railway to Eastbourne, to Haitl- 
sham and to Seaford and Newhaven, and certain 
Deviations from the Line of the said Railway, all 
in the County of Sussex: And that Mr. Fitzroy 
and Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Brighton 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the (Wandwet 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Branch) Bill 
Londonand Brighton Railway ( Wandsworth Branch) 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway, in the Parish of Croydon, to join 
the South Western Railway, in the Parish of Wands- 
worth, in the County of Surrey: And that Mr. 
Kemble and Captain Pechell do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Newcastle ani 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Darlington 
the case of the Petition for the Newcastle and Dar- Railway 
ington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland (Durham ani 
Railway, and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Sunderland 
Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- re 
plied with. mouth Dock 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring iri a Bill Purchase - 
for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction — ” 
Railway Company to purchase the Durham and 
Sunderland Railway and the Wearmouth Dock, and 
to make certain Branch Railways, in the County of 
Durham, and for other Purposes: And that Mr. 

Liddell, Mr. Hodgson Hinde and Mr. Hudson do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select ghecld and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Linea 
a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the a1 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the . 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Biil, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Sheffield to Gains- 
borough, with Branches: And that Mr. Parker and 
Mr. Vernon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Seiect pirect London 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom and ay 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with = aaa 
the Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for ~ 
the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, 

—were 





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—were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Neweastleand Mr, Matthew Bell presented a Bill for enabling 

Berwick Rail- ¢he Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company to 

oe make certain Branch Railways in the County of 
Northumberland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Cambridge Petitions of William Herring Smith, of the town 

Improvement. of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, Brewer ; 
—and, Joseph Jonathan Deighton, Mayor of the 
town of Cambridge, Charles Finch Foster, William 
Warren, Stephen Adcock, Charles Henry Cooper 
and Charles Orridge, Commissioners (amongst 
others) for putting into execution two Acts of Par- 
liament passed in the twenty-eighth and thirty-fourth 
years of the reign of King George the Third, for 
better paving, cleansing and lighting the Town of 
Cambridge, for removing and preventing Obstructions 
and Annoyances, and for widening the Streets, 
Lanes and other Passages within the said Town; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Cambridge Im- 
provement Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Herring Smith, of the town 
of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, Brewer ; 
—and, Joseph Jonathan Deighton, Mayor of the 
town of Cambridge, Charles Finch Foster, William 
Warren, Charles Henry Cooper and Charles Or- 
ridge, Commissioners (amongst others) for putting 
into execution two Acts of Parliament passed in the 
twenty-eight and thirty-fourth years of the reign of 
King George the Third, for better paving, cleansing 
and lighting the Town of Cambridge, for removing 
and preventing Obstructions and Annoyances, and 
for widening the Streets, Lanes and other Passages 
within the said Town ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Bedford and Cambridge Extension Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bedford and 
Cambridge 
Extension 
Railway. 


A Petition of Richard Edensor Heathcote, of 
Longton Hall, in the county of Stafford, Esquire, 
y late a Member of the House, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the North Stafford- 
shire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North 
Staffordshire 
Railway 
(Pottery Line. 


Factories Bl. _ Petitions from Warringten (six Petitions) ; — 
Latchfield ;—Mary Galvin and others ;— Hadfield ; 
—and, Padfield (four Petitions); praying that the 
Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Agricultural A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying that 
(Irland) the House will cause to be established in parishes 
in Ireland, schools combining agricultural labour 
and literary instruction, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Cora Laws, 


A Petition of Landowners, Tenants, Labourers, 
and others interested in protection to British agri- 
culture and native industry, resident in the parishes 
of Titchmarsh, and other places, in the county of 
Northampton, praying the House to uphold, in its 
integrity, the present system of Corn Laws until, by 

VoL. 101. 


11° Februaraz. 





105 


an appeal to the constituencies of the United King- 
dom, a national opinion is again elicited upon the 
expediency and policy of adupting or not the princi- 
ples of free trade, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wembdon ;— Worcester ;—Burton- 
upon-Trent ;—and, Tean; praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holderness ;— and, Redmarley Customs and 

D’Abitot ; praying that the House will refrain from Co™ Importa- 
¢ a tion. 

enactments which shall affect the existing laws re- 

lating to the import of corn and other agricultural 

produce,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from New Lanark ;—Perran Wharf ;— Militia. 
and, Totnes ; praying the House to refuse its sanc- 

tion to any measure for the enrolment of the Militia, 
—were presented and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landlords, Freeholders, Inhabitants Distress 
and others interested in the parishes of Kilfiera and (Ireland. 
Killard, County Clare, stating that the Petitioners, 

from a variety of causes, more particularly the want 

of employment and scarcity of cultivated land, are 
subject to the recurrence of great suffering and pri- 
vations consequent too, on the total unfitness for 
human sustenance of their only staple food, potatoes, 

all which can be remedied, they conceive, by the 
timely interposition of Government alone, in bring- 

ing the honest industry of the poor into exercise by 

useful and beneficial employment in the successful 

and instant reclamation of their wastes, and the 
profitable development of their fisheries ; and pray- 

ing for measures of relief, was presented, and read 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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

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


The County Works Presentments (Jre/and) Bill County Works 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and /resentnants 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for ee 
To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Fishery Piers 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the and Harbours 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United ooo 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of Grants Money.] 
of Money for the Encouragement of the Sea 
Fisheries of Zreland, by the construction of Piers, 

Harbours and other Works. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great . 
Britain and Ireland, be authorized to grant, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the said United Kingdom, 
a sum, not exceeding Fifty thousand pounds, for 
the encouragement of the Sea Fisheries of Zreland, 
by the construction of Piers, Harbours and other 
Works; and also to advance an Annual Sum, not 
exceeding Two thousand pounds in any one year, 
for the payment of preliminary Expenses attending 
any Inquiry relating to such Piers, Harbours and 
Works. 


Resolution to be reported. 








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

Ordered, That the Report be received To-mor- 





row. 
P Resolved, 


106 119°—12° Februariz. A. 1846. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to by the Standing Order of the House, and praying 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to | that the Orders referring the said several Petitions 
give directions that there be laid before this House, | to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Copies of the Papers presented by the late Lord | Bills, be respectively discharged as to all the said 


Prussia. 


Sydenham, Secretary for the Colonies, in pursuance 
ot an Address to Her Maiesty, dated the Ist day 
of July 1839, entitled, “ Communication from the 
Prussian Minister in London, and Minute of the 
Board of Trade, relative to the Commercial Rela- 
tions between Great Britain and Prussia,’ Decem- 
ber 1825, January 1826. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, giving the Numbers of the Importers of 
Foreign Grain now in Bond in Great Britain and 
Ireland, together with the Quantities imported by 
each individual. 


Andover Ordered, That the Petition of Colin M‘ Dougal, 
Union. relative to Andover Union, which was presented 


yesterday, be printed. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Huyton and 
Warrington 

Branch) Bill. 


the Grand Junction Railway Company to make a 
Branch Line of Railway from Huyton to Warring- 
ton, and for amending the former Acts relating to 
the said Company: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Wilson Patten, by Order, presented a Bill to 
empower the Manchester and Birmingham Railway 
Company to make certain Branch Railways : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 


Mr. Wilson Patten, by Order, presented a Bill to 
enable the London and South Western Railway 


(Farnham ana Company to make a Branch Railway to Farnham, 
Alton Branch) in the County of Surrey, and Alton, in the County 


Bill. of Southampton: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Exeter, Yeovil 


and Dorchester [veter, Esquire, was presented, and read ; 


setting 
Railway. 


forth, That a Petition has been presented to the 
House, signed by the Petitioner and certain other 
persons, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway, to be called The Exeter, Yeo- 
vil and Dorchester Railway, and that the said 
Petition has been referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; that eight Peti- 
tions have been presented to the House, severally 
praying that leave might not be given to introduce 
the said Bill, and that the said Petitioners might 
severally be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, before the Committee of the House to 
whom the Petition for leave to introduce the said 
Bill might be referred in support of the allegations 
in the said Petitions set forth ; that the said several 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; 
that the Petitioner humbly submits that the said 
Petitions are not in compliance with the Standing 
Orders of the House, inasmuch as it is declared by 
a certain Order, No. 111a. of the House ; “That on 
every Petition presented to this House relating to 
any Private Bill before the House, the Name or 
Short Title by which such Bill is entered in the 
Votes be written in the beginning thereof, and 
whether such Petition be in favour or against the 
Bill, or relating to the non-compliance with the 


Standing Orders ;” that the Petitioner humbly sub- | 


mits, that the said Order has not been complied 


Petitions. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees, 
this day, notwithstanding any adjournment of the 
House. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 12° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Report on the Petition London ana 

for the London and South Western Railway an ee 
(Romsey and Redbridge Junction) Bill, which, wpon 73 VY 
Thursday last, was made from the "Select Com- hedbridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills, be referred to the Junction.) 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for enabling | Select Committee on Standing Orders. 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Mold Junction 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Railway Bill 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Mold Junction Railway Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Mold, in the County of 
Flint, to the Hooton Station of the Chester and 
Birkenhead Railway, to be called The Mold Junc- 
tion Railway: And that Sir Stephen Gilynne and 
Sir John Hanmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr, Strutt reported from the Select Committee York and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition North Midland 





complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Cast Widing 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the York and Branches) 
| North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches) (No. 1.) Bil. 


A Petition of Edward Woolmer, of the city of} (No. 1.) Bill, was referred; That the Standing Or- 


| ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to make certain Branch Railways in the 
East Riding of the County of York, and for other 
Purposes: And that Mr. Broadley, Sir John Low- 
ther and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee york and 





on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- North Midland 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- Coeds fixie 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the York sion) Bill. 


and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) 


| Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders had 
| been complied with. 
Petitions have been respectively referred to the | 


| for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
'Company to make a more direct Line of Railway 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 


‘between York and Leeds: And that Sir John Low- 


| 


ther and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Mewark;—and, the Most honour- poston, 
able Frederick William Marquis of Bristol; taking Newark and 
‘notice of the application for leave to bring in the ai 
| Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway Bill; and ‘ 
| praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were pre- 
sented and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Railway Bills 


with, for that on neither of the said Petitions is it | further consideration the Report which, upon Tues- 
written at the beginning thereof that such Petition | day last, was made from the Select Committee 
is in favour or against the said Bill, or relating to the appointed to consider the mode in which the House 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders, as required | shall deal with the Railway Bills aie to " 
submitte 





9 VicrorIz. 


submitted to the House during the present Session : 
—The House proceeded to take the Report into 
further consideration : And the first twenty-six of the 
Resolutions of the Committee, being read a second 
time, were agreed to, as follow ; 

1. Resolved, That a Committee of Five Members 
be appointed, to be called The Classification Com- 
mittee of Railway Bills, and that Three be the 
Quorum of such Committee. 

2. Resolved, That Copies of all Petitions for 
Railway Bills presented to the House be laid before 
the said Committee. 

3. Resolved, That the Committee of Classification 
shall inquire and report what Railway Bills compete 
with, or ought to be considered in connection with, 
any Railway Bills the promoters of which shall 
have proved themselves entitled to the privilege 
agreed to be granted in certain cases by the Reso- 
lutions of this House of the 7th of July last. 

4. Resolved, That the Committee of Classification 
shall form into Groups all other Railway Bills 
which, in their opinion, it would be expedient to 
submit to the same Committee. 

5. Resolved, That as soon as the Committee of 
Classification shall have determined what Railway 
Bills are to be grouped together, they shall report 
the same to the House ; and all Petitions against any 
of the said Bills shall be presented to the House 
three clear days before the meeting of the Committee 
thereon. 

6. Resolved, That no Railway Bill be read a first 
time later than the next day but one after the Re- 
port of the Committee on Petitions, or of the Stand- 
ing Order Committee, on such Bill, as the case may 
be, shall have been laid on the Table, except by 
special Order of the House. 

7. Resolved, That there be no more than seven 
clear days between the First Reading ofany Railway 
Bill and the Second Reading thereof, except by 
special Order of the House. 

8. Resolved, ‘That the Breviate of every Railway 
Bill shall be laid on the Table of the House, and be 

rinted and delivered one clear day before the 
econd Reading. 

9. Resolved, That such Railway Bills as shall have 
been read a first time before the House shall agree 
to these Resolutions, shall be read a second time 
within seven clear days thereafter. 

10. Resolved, That such of the Standing Orders 
as relate to the composition of the Committees on 
Private Bills, and the Orders consequent thereon, 
be suspended so far as regards Railway Bills pend- 
ing in the course of the present Session. 

11. Resolved, That Committees on Railway Bills 
during the present Session of Parliament shall be 
composed of a Chairman and Four Members, to be 
appointed by the Committee of Selection. 

12. Resolved, Thateach Member of a Committee 
on a Railway Bill or Bills, shall, before he be en- 
titled to attend and vote on such Committee, sign a 
declaration that his constituents have no local 
interest, and that he himself has no personal interest 
for or against any Bill referred to him; and no 
such Committee shal! proceed to business until the 
whole of the Members thereof shall have signed 
such declaration. 

13. Resolved, That the Promoters of a Railway 
Bill shall be prepared to go into the Committee on 
the Bill on such day as the Committee of Selection 
shall, subject to the Order that there be seven clear 
days between the Second Reading of every Private 
Bill and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, 
think proper to appoint, provided that the Classifi- 
cation Committee shall have reported on such Bill. 

14. Resolved, That the Committee of Selection 
shall give each Member not less than fourteen days’ 
notice of the week in which it will be necessary for 
him to be in attendance, for the purpose of serving, 
if required, on a Railway Bill Committee. 

15. Resolved, That the Committee of Selection 

VoL, 101. 





12° Februari. 107 


shall give each Member a sufficient notice of his 
appointment as a Member of a Committee on a 
Railway Bill, and shall transmit to him a Copy of 
the Twelfth Resolution, and a blank form of the 
Declaration therein required, with a request that he 
will forthwith return it to them properly filled up 
and signed. 

16. Resolved, That if the Committee of Selection 
shall not within due time receive from each such 
Member the aforesaid Declaration, or an excuse 
which they shall deem sufficient, they shall report 
to the House the name of such defaulting Member. 

17. Resolved, That the Committee of Selection 
shall have the power of substituting, at any time 
before the first meeting of a Committee, another 
Member for a Member whom they shall deem it 
proper to excuse from serving on that Committee. 

18. Resolved, That power be given to the Com- 
mitiee of Selection to send for persons, papers, and 
records, in the execution of the duties imposed on 
them by the foregoing Resolutions. 

19. Resolved, That no Member of a Committee 
shall absent himself from his duties on such Com- 
mittee, unless in the case of sickness or by leave of 
the House. 

20. Resolved, That all Questions before Com- 
mittees on Railway Groups or Bills shall be decided 
by a majority of voices, including the voice of the 
Chairman; and that whenever the voices shall be 
equal, the Chairman shall have a second or casting 
vote. 

21. Resolved, That if the Chairman shall be 
absent from the Committee, the Member next in 
rotation on the List who shall be present shall act 
as Chairman. 

22. Resolved, That Committees shall be allowed 
to proceed so long as three Members shall be pre- 
sent, but not with a less number, unless by special 
leave of the House. 

23. Resolved, That if on any day, within one hour 
after the time appointed for the meeting of a Com- 
mittee, three Members shall not be present, the 
Committee shall be adjourned to the same hour on 
the next day on which the House shall sit, which 
had been fixed for that day. 

24. Resolved, That in the case of a Member not 
being present within one hour after the time ap- 
— for the meeting of the Committee, or of any 

ember absenting himself from his duties on such 
Committee, such Member shall be reported to the 
House at its next sitting. 

25. Resolved, That each Committee shall be ap- 
pointed to meet on each day of its sitting not later 
than Twelve o’clock, unless by the regular vote of 
the Committee. 

26. Resolved, That Committees on Railway Bills 
have leave to sit in the present Session, notwith- 
standing any adjournment of the House, if the 
Committee shall so think fit. 

The Twenty-seventh of the Resolutions of the 
Committee being read a second time, an Amendment 
was proposed to be made thereunto, by adding at the 
end thereof the words, “ or if the Committee should 
“* not deem it expedient to entertain the question of 
“ Traffic, they shall have power to refuse such evi- 
“ dence, and to report their reasons for such refusal 
“ to the House.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there added :—The said proposed Amend- 
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the said Resolution was agreed to, as fol- 
loweth ; 

27. Resolved, That every Committee on a Rail- 
way Bill shall fix the tolls, and shall determine the 
maximum rates of charge for the conveyance of 
passengers (with a due amount of luggage) and of 

oods on such Railway, and such rates of charge 
shall include the tolls, and the costs of locomotive 
power, and every other expense connected with the 
conveyance of passengers (with a due amount of 
Pp 2 luggage) 








Railway Bills 
(Classification, 


North Wales 
Railway Bill 
(1845.) 


Lancaster 
and Carlilse 
Railway 

( Extension to 
Caledonian 
Railway) and 
Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railways 
Amalgamation 
Bill. 


Manchester, 
Buxton, 
Matlock and 
Midlands 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


North and 
South Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Aylesbury 
and Thame 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Camden and 
Kuston Sta- 
tions Enlarge- 
ment) Bill. 





108 


luggage) and of goods upon such Railway; but if 
the Committee shall not deem it expedient to deter- 
mine such maximum rates of charge, a special 
Report, explanatory of the grounds of their omitting 
so to do, shall be made to the House, which special 
Report shall accompany the Report of the Bill. 


The House was moved that the first of the Reso- 
lutions which, upon Tuesday last, were reported from 
the Select Committee on Railway Bills, and which 
Resolutions were this day agreed to, might be read ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

“1. Resolved, That a Committee of Five Members 
be appointed, to be called The Classification Com- 
mittee of Railway Bills, and that Three be the 
Quorum of such Committee.” 

And a Committee was nominated of Lord Courte- 


nay, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir Wil- P 


liam Somerville, and Mr. Pakington. 


A Petition of Joseph John Rae, of Newington 
Green, in the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, pray- 
ing that the House will be pleased to order the pro- 
per officer to attend the Court of Queen’s Bench, on 
Monday the 16th day of this instant February, 
and produce, in a cause, the Plans and Sections of 
the Korth Wales Railway, of the year 1845, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the proper Officer have leave to 
attend accordingly. 


Mr. Talbot Clifton presented a Bill to enable the 
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company to extend 
and enlarge their Station, and extend their Railway 
at Carlisle, and to amalgamate the Lancaster and 
Preston Junction Railway Company and the Lan- 
caster and Carlisle Railway Company, and for other 
Purposes : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester, Buxton, 
Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway, at Cheadle, in the County of 
Chester, to or near to the Ambergate Station of the 
Midlands Railway, in the County of Derby, to be 
called The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid- 
lands Junction Railway: And that Viscount Dun- 
cannon, Mr. George Henry Cavendish and Mr. Milner 
Gibson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the North and South 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Halifax to Keighley, in 
the West Riding of the County of York, to be 
called The North and South Junction Railway : 
And that Mr Charles Wood and Mr. Protheroe do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Aylesbury and Thame 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Aylesbury Railway, 
at Aylesbury, to Thame: And that Mr. Baillie Ha- 
milton and Mr. Osborne do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the London and Bir- 


12° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


been complied with, inasmuch as the application in 
writing to Charlotte Moore and Thomas Moore, 
joint lessees of the property numbered 124, in the 
parish of Saint Pancras, was not served before Eight 
of the clock in the evening on the 31st day of De- 
cember last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders: 


Sir Wiiliam Heathcote reported from the Select Great Westen 
Committee on Petitions on Private Bills; That in —o 
the case of the Petition for the Great Western and” "*Y 3 
Uxbridge Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices of 
application had not been inserted in a newspaper 
published in the county of Middlesex; but it was 
roved to the Committee that the newspapers in 
which the Notices were inserted were those usually 
circulated in the county of Middlesex. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Kennington 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a. 
the case of the Petition for the Kennington Lane, _—” 
&amp;e., Lighting, &amp;c., Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal an Act passed in the fifty-second year of 
George the Third, for lighting and watching the 
Road leading from Newington Butts to the Nag’s 
Head, on the Wandsworth Road, and other Places 
communicating therewith, in Lambeth, Clapham 
and Battersea, in Surrey, and for making other 
Provisions for lighting and improving the said 
Road and other Places adjacent or near thereto: 

And that Mr. Hawes and Mr. D’ Eyncourt do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Fellowes presented a Bill for making Railways Wisbech, Saint 
from Wisbech to Saint Ives, and to Fenny-Drayton, lves and Cam- 
to be called The Wisbech, Saint Ives and Cambridge ao a 

. ; ilway 
Junction Railway: And the same was read the Bill. 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to authorize the York and 
Widening and Enlargement of Part of the Line of North Midland 
the York and North Midland Railway, or the Con- (Widering 
struction and Maintenance of a Railway adjoining and Enlarge- 
thereto: And the same was read the first time ; ™emt) Bill. 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for enabling the Newcastle and 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- —— 
pany to make a Railway from or near Thirsk to cm tia” 
Malton, with a Branch to Helmsley: And the and Malton 
same was real the first time ; and ordered to be read Branches) Bill. 
a second time. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bili for enabling the Newcastle and 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- Darlington 


- J i il- 
pany to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Rail- an titans 


|way and the Wearmouth Dock, and to make certain and Sunder- 


Branch Railways, in the County of Durham, and rine tata 
for other Purposes: And the same was read the aed 4 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. Purchase, and 
Branches) Bill. 


A Petition of Directors of the Railway therein- Thames Haven 


after mentioned, for leave to present a Petition for Dock and 


leave to bring in a Bill for extending and enlarging mage 4 


some of the Provisions of two several Acts passed 
respectively in the sixth and seventh years of the 
reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
and the fifth and sixth years of the reign of Her 
Majesty Queen Victoria, relating to the Thames 
Haven Dock and Railway, was presented, and read ; 








mingham Railway (Camden and Euston Stations 








Enlargement) Bill, the Standing Orders had not | Orders. 


and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 


The 


Direct L 
and Por 
mouth I 
way Bil 


Sheffiel 
Lincoli 
Juncti 
Railwa 


Cambr 
and O: 
Railws 
















South 
Railw 
the G 
Railw 
Chart 
Ashfo 
Branc 
Tunb! 
River 
Bill. 


































































Sout 
Rail 
the’ 
Roa 
Hur 
Bric 


Rail 























































































































































Direct London 
and Ports- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction 

Railway Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway. 


South Eastern 
Railway (from 
the Greenwich 
Railway to 
Chart, near 
Ashford, with 
Branches to 
Tunbridge and 
Riverhead) 
Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway (from 
the Waterloo 
Road, near 
Hungerford 
Bridge, to the 
Greenwich 
Railway) Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Greenwich 
Railway to 
Chilham, near 
Canterbury, 
with Branches 
to Sheerness 
om Favers- 
am Creek 
Bill. _ 


Q VicTorRtizZ. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Direct London and Ports- 
mouth Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Croydon and Epsom 
Railway, at Epsom, to the Town of Portsmouth, to 
be called The Direct Zondon and Portsmouth Rail- 
way: And that Mr. William Denison and Sir 
William Jolliffe do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from Sheffield to Gainsborough, with Branches : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions fur Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the second furlong of the second 
mile is omitted to be marked on the Section depo- 
sited with the Clerks of the Peace for Oxford, Bucks 
and Cambridge: Also, inasmuch as the third furlong 
of the forty-sixth mile is not marked on the said 
Section: And also, inasmuch as the name of Thomas 
Pickering, who attested the execution of the Contract 
a by Mary Metcalfe, was not inserted in the said 

eed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the South Eastern Rail- 
way (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near 
Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from the London and Greenwich 
Railway to the South Eastern Railway, in the Pa- 
rish of Great Chart, in the County of Kent, with 
Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead, in the Parish 
of Sevenoaks: And that Sir Edmund Filmer, Mr. 
Dodd and Mr Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the South Eastern Rail- 
way (from the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford Bridge 
to the Greenwich Railway) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from the south-west Side of the 
Waterloo-road, near to the York-road, in the Parish 
of Lambeth, to the London and Greenwich Railway : 
And that Mr. Plumptre, Sir Edmund Filmer and 
Mr. Douglas do prepare, and bring it in, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the South Eastern Rail- 
way ( Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, 
with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from the London and Greenwich 
Railway to join the South Eastern, Canterbury, 
Ramsgate and Margate Railway, in the Parish of 
Chilham, in the County of Kent, with a diverging 
Line to Dartford,and with Branches to Sheerness 
and Faversham Creek: And that Mr. Plumptre, Sir 
Edmund Filmer and Mr. Douglas do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Vor. 101: 


12° Februariz. 





109 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Stirling and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Dunfermline 
Petiti f complaining of non- li ee 
a Petition of comp gO compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com 
plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Stirling to Dunfermline, 
with Branches to Kinross, to Tillicoultry and to 
Alloa Harbour, to be called The Stirling and Dun- 


fermline Railway: And that Sir John Hope and 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ayrshire and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom i, 
the Report in the case of the Ayrshire and Galloway &lt;a 
Railway Petition was re-committed ; That in the 
case of the said Petition, the Contract Deed being 
a Scotch Deed, the Standing Orders in that respect 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report, together with the Re- 
port in respect of the Petition for the said Bill, 
which, upon Monday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Mr. Fitzroy presented a Bill for making Railways Brighton, 
from the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway to ates ond 
Eastbourne, to Hailsham, and to Seaford and New- ee 

" te a s y Ve~- 
haven, and certain Deviations from the Line of the viations, and 
said Railway, all in the County of Sussex: And the oe emaqg 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read rear ve pe 
a second time. Newhaven 


Branches Bill. 


Mr. Aldam presented a Bill for altering, amend- Leeds, Dews- 
ing and enlarging the Powers of the Leeds, Dewsbury bury and 
and Manchester Railway Act, 1845, and for authoriz- Railway (De- 
ing certain Deviations from the Line and Levels of the viations and 
said Railway, and for making and maintaining cer- Branches) Bill. 
tain Branches and Extensions therefrom: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for vesting in North Union 
the Grand Junction Railway Company and _ the Railway Bill. 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company the North 
Union Railway, and all the Works, Property and 
Effects appertaining thereto: And the same was real 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for enabling Grand Janc- 
the Grand Junction feiions Company to make ees rei 
certain Branch Lines of Railway, to be called The Phen. «fay 
“ Huyton,and Aston” Branch,The “ Huyton, Prescot ton,Prescot 
and Saint Helens” Branch, The “ Warrington and 24 Saint 
Kenyon” Branch, The “ Warrington and Parkside”’ = Wosningten 
Branch, The “ Showhill and Portobello” Branch, and Kenyon,” 
and The “ Edgehill and Huyton” Branch, and for ° Werington,, 
amending the former Acts relating to the said Com- * Show! “ye 
pany: And the same was read the first time; and Portobello,” 


“ Showhill and 
ordered to be read a second time. and “ Edgehill 

and Huyton” 

Branches Bill. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for making a Bristol and 
Railway Communication between the City of Bristol South Wales 
and the proposed South Wales Railway, in the oareak for 
County of Monmouth, with a Branch Railway there- Bill. 
from: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders several Resolutions; and the Orders; 
same were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Bilston Gas Bilston Gas 
Light and Coke Petition, the Standing Orders ought }iéht a 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 


P 3 2. Resolved, 





110 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; T hat 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Pow of 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Pow of 
Inchaffray Inchaffray Drainage, Banffshire Railway, Scottish 
muntangs, Se. Southern Railway, Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and 
Hertford Junction Railway, Lesmahagow, Dalserf 
and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway, Edin- 
burgh and Hamilton Direct Railway, Hamilton and 
Strathaven Railway, East of Fife Railway, Scottish 
Central and Caledonian Junction Railway, Port 
Gordon Harbour, Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet 
Railway, Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks, and, 
Wath-upon- Dearne Improvement Petition for leave 
to present Petitions for Bills, the Standing Order 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to present their Petitions accordingly. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Preston and 
Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock (New Dock and 
Railway) Petition for leave to present a Petition 
for a Bill, the Standing Order ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to present their 
Petition accordingly. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Worcester 
Gas Petition for leave to present a Petition for a 
Bill, the Standing Order ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to present their 
Petition accordingly. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Cork and 
Fermoy Direct Railway Petition for extension of 
time to present a Petition for a Bill, the Standing 
Order ought not to be dispensed with. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment 
and Branches (No. 1.) Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to 
the Committee on the Bill that the Documents 
required by the Standing Orders were deposited at 
the office of the Session Clerk, in the absence of the 
Schoolmaster of the parish of Leigh Kirk, of Kil- 
marnock, on the 31st day of December last. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Ayrshire, 
Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Bill, on inserting a Clause restricting their 

ower of deviating on the property of Messrs. Brown 
and Mallock, so as to preclude the possibility of oc- 
casioning injury to the Mill of those persons, and 
on correcting the errors on the Plans and Sections. 

That the Committees on this and the last pre- 
ceding Bill do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with; and do report 
the same to the House, on the report of the Bill. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool, 
Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, 
eighth and ninth Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Londoa and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Dorking 
Branch.) 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and 
Dock (New 
Dock and 
Railway). 


Worcester 
Gas. 


Cork and 
Fermoy Direct 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 1.) 


Ayrshire, 
Bridge of Weir 
and Port Glas- 
gow Junction 
Railway. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 
and Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Junction 
Railway. 


Preston and = The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
bat sr saat ‘of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
Dock (New leave to bring in the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Dock and Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Railway) Bill, 
Railway.) which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 
A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and Dock Company, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to enable the said Company to make a New 
Dock, and a Branch Railway therefrom to the 
Preston and Wyre Railway, was accordingly pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


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A. 1846. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Hamilton aj 
spect of the Petition for leave to present a Petition Strathaven 
for leave to bring in the Hamilton and Strathaven mutiny. 


Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Promoters ofa Railway, to be called 
The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway, and of the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway from Hamilton to Strathaven, to be called 
The Hamilton and Strathaven Railway, was ac- 
cordingly presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Wath-upon. 
spect of the Petition for leave to present a Petition Dearne 


for leave to bring in the Wath-upon-Dearne Im- . 
provement Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for paving, lighting, cleans- 
ing and otherwise improving the Town of Wath- 
upon- Dearne, in the county of York, and for re- 
moving and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances 
therein, was accordingly presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Gorbals 


of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
Jeave to bring in the Gorbals Gravitation Water- 
works Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for further and better sup- 
plying with Water the Barony or Regality of Gor- 
bals,and Places adjacent, was accordingly presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Paisley, Bar- 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for head and Hu 
leave to bring in the Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet '*t 8ailvay. 


Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, and 
of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway trom Paisley to Barrhead, Crofthead 
and Hurlet, with Branches, to be called The Paisley, 
Barrhead and Hurlet Railway, was accordingly 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect port Gordon 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for Harbow. 


leave to bring in the Port Gordon Harbour Bill, 
which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

A Petition of Charles Gordon Lennox, Duke of 
Richmond, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving 
and maintaining the Harbour or Port of Port Gor- 
don, in the County of Banff, was accordingly pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Scottish Central and Caledo- 
nian Junction Railway Bill, which was this day 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be 
called The Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction 
Railway, and of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 

a Railway 





N and 
ven 





Pow of 
Inchaffray 
Drainage. 


pon- 


‘Ment, 


East of Fife 
Railway. 


ion 


rks, 


Edinburgh 
arr: and Hamilton 
Hur: Direct Rail- 
y. way. 


Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and 
Coatbridge 
Mineral Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Saint Alban’s, 
Hatfield and 
I lertford Junc- 
tion Railway. 


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a Railway from the Caledonian Railway, near Tor- 
pline, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
between Polmont and Linlithgow, to be called The 
Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction Railway, 
was accordingly presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Petition of Owners and Lessees of land along 
the line of the River Pow of Inchaffray, for leave 
to bringin a Bill for repealing an Act of the Parlia- 
ment of Scotland, passed in the sixth Session of the 
First Parliament of King William, (1696), intituled, 
“An Act in favour of the Heritors adjacent to the 
Pow of Inchaffray,” and for more effectually drain- 
ing and improving Lands adjacent to the fives or 
Stream, called the Pow of Inchaffray, in the county 
of Perth, was accordingly presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the East of Fife Railway Bill, 
which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
the Edinburgh and Northern Railway at Thor- 
ton, and at Markinch, to Anstruther East, with 
a Branch to the Kirkland Works, to be called The 
East of Fife Railway, was accordingly presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Hamilton Di- 
rect Railway Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct Railway, and 
of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railwa 
from Hamilton to Whitburn, to be called The Edin- 
burgh and Hamilton Direct Railway, was accordingly 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Lesmahagow, Dalserf and 
Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, to be called 
The Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral 
Junction Railway, and of the Edinburgh and Glas- 
gow Railway Company, for leave to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from a point on the Lands of 
Cornsilloch, in the Parish of Dalserf, to the Wishaw 
and Coltness Railway near Overton, to be called 
The Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral 
Junction Railway, was accordingly presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and 
Hertford Junction Railway Bill, which was this 

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111 


day made from the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Saint Alban’s to Hertford, to be called The Saint 
Alban’s, “Hatfield and Hertford Junction Railway, 
was accordingly presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Scottish Southern Railway 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
a point near Kildrochat, to a point at or near 
Drumore, in the County of Wigtown, with Branches 
to Stranraer and Port Logan, to be called The 
Scottish Southern Railway, was accordingly pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Banffshire Railway Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Portgordon to Dufftown, with Branches therefrom, 
to be called The Banffshire Railway, was accord- 
ingly presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Liverpool, Manchester and 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne Junction Railway Bill, which 


Scottish 
Southern 
Railway. 


Banffshire 
Railway. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 


and Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 


was this day made from the Select Committee on Junction 


Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Richmond Branch 
of the Great North of England Railway to Preston, 
with Branches, to be called The Liverpool, Man- 
chester and Newcastle-upon- Tyne Junction Railway: 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Entwisle and 
Mr. Greene do prepare, and bring it in. 


Railway Bill 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bilston Gas 
of the Petition for the Bilston Gas Light and Coke LightandCoke 


Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Company 
to light with Gas the Town of Bilston and the 
adjoining Villages of Brierley, Ettingshall and 
Coseley, in the County of Stafford: And that Mr. 
Villiers and Mr. Thornely do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the London and Brighton Rail- 
way (Dorking Branch) Bill, which was this day 
made from the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway, to or near to the Town of 
Dorking, in the County of Surrey: And that Mr. 
Kemble and Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Sheffield to Chesterfield and Bakewell, 
with a Branch in connection therewith, to be calle 
The Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction 

pP4 Railway : 


il. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Dorking 
Branch) Bill. 


Manchester, 
Sheffield and 


d Midland June- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 








112 


Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Brighton, 
Lewes and © . : ‘ 
Hastings Rail- tion, in the county of Sussex, appointed at a general 


A Petition of Trustees of the Ouse Lower Naviga- 


way Devia- meeting of such Trustees holden on the Twentieth 

tions, and of January One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
astbourne, ; ~ . 
Hailsham, six, to watch the proceedings of the Brighton, 
— and Railway Company, praying that the Brighton 
ewhaven 


., Lewes and Hastings Railway Deviations and East- 
Branches Bill. , ¥ 
bourne, Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven Branches 
Bill, may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


reo g ae . Petitions of Elizabeth Cox, of Pytchley, in the 
— county of Northampton, Widow ;—John Flavell, of 


Little Bowden, in the county of Northampton, 
Grazier;—John Brown, of Kibworth Beauchamp, 
in the county of Leicester, Schoolmaster ;— William 
Liner, David Walpole, John Booley Norton, Mary 
Norton and John Bryan;—and, Richard Turner, 
of Rothwell, in the county of Northampton, Grazier ; 
praying for leave to withdraw the Petitions pre- 
sented by them, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ambergate, 
Nottingham 
and Boston 
Railway. 


Petitions of David Bell Harley, and others whose 
names are thereunder written or subscribed ; — 
and, Maurice Peter Moore, of New Sleaford, in the 
county of Lincoln, Gemtleman; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Ambergate, Nottingham and 
Boston Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Alford Valley 


gay A Petition of James Law, of Fludyer-street, 
Railway. 


Westminster, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Alford Valley Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with, and praying that he may be heard against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Joshua Edwards, of No. 6, Mead- 
place, Westminster-road, in or near the city of West- 
minster, Gentleman ;—John Veale, of the parish of 
Lydford, in the county of Devon ;—Edmund Powel 
and Valentine Powel, both of the parish of Lydford, 
in the county of Devon ;—John Powel, of the parish 
of Coryton, in the county of Devon, Yeoman, and 
James Gill, of the parish Peter Tavy, in the same 
county, Yeoman ;—John Morth Woolcombe ;— Wil- 
liam Thorne, and another, Owners, Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers of lands and houses on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—John Baker, and others, 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of property on the line 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Lewis Wil- 
liam Buch, and others, Owners, Lessees and Occu- 
piers of land upon the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—and, Edward Sole, of Devonport, in the 
county of Devon, Gentleman, Henry William Sole, 
now of Seville, in the kingdom of Spain, Gentleman, 
and Thomas Rundle, of Devonport, aforesaid, Gen-- 
tleman; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Bideford 
and Tavistock Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witmesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birmingham, A Petition of the Right honourable Edward 
Wolverhamp- John Littleton, Baron Hatherton, of Teddesley, in 
‘Yaiey Rail. the county of Stafford, complaining that the Stand- 

ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 


Bideford and 
Tavistock 
Railway. 


12° Februari. 





A. 1846. 


'tion for the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour way (Birmin 
“tee . g 

Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and }®%, Wolver. 

Dudley Lines) Bill, had not been complied with ; Dedky Lent 

and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his ” 

agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 

and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir Anthony Lechmere, of The Bristol ang 
Rhydd, in the parish Hanley Castle, in the county Birminghay 
of Worcester, Baronet, the Reverend Anthony Ber- red 
wick Lechmere, of Hanley Castle, aforesaid, Clerk, eae 
the Reverend Henry Joseph Taylor, of Upton-upon- and Malvern 
Severn, in the said county of Gloucester, Clerk, and Line.) 
of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands on the line 
of an intended Railway from Ashchurch, in the 
county of Gloucester to Malvern, in the county of 
Worcester, entitled The Bristol and Birmingham 
Railway (Ashchurch, Tewhesburyand Malvern Line) ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Bristol and Bir- 
mingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury and 
Malvern Line) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Church;—Trafford Trafford, Birkenheaa, 

of Outrington, in the city of Chester, Esquire ;— Tho- Lancashire 
7, f . . and Cheshire 

mas Hooper, of Great Jackson-street, Hulme, in the Junction 
town of Manchester, Gentleman ;— Willam Harbridge, Railway. 
of Little Sutton, in the parish of Eastham, in the 
county of Chester, Yeoman ;—Nathaniel Timperley, 
of Sinderland, in the parish of Bowden, in the county 





of Chester, Gentleman ;—Samuel Thomason, of the 
parish of Saint Oswald, in the county of Chester, 
Farmer ;—Elizabeth Bancroft, of Weaversham, in 
the county of Chester, Widow, William Mason, the 
elder, of the same place, Yeoman, and Joseph Ardern, 
of the same place, Yeoman, being Owners and 
Occupiers of iands thereinafter referred to ;— Phillis 
Holland, of Waterloo-street, Macclesfield, in the 
county of Chester, Widow ;—Samuel Hancock, of 
Little Sutton, in the parish of Eastham, in the 
county of Chester;—James Deloosee Hinde, of 
Little Sutton, in the parish of Eastham, in the 
county of Chester, Gentleman, and Mary his wife, 
and Mary Anne Amery, of the same place, Spinster ; 
—John Rylard, of Bewsey-street, Warrington, in the 
parish of Warrington, in the county of Lancaster, 
Gentleman ;—John Kinder, of Bridge-street War- 
rington, in the county of Lancaster, [ronmonger ;-- 
Richard Yates, of Mersey-street, Warrington, in the 
— of Warrington, in the county of Lancaster, 
Shopkeeper ;—John Burgess and Charles Burgess, 
of Bridge Foot, Warrington, in the parish of War- 
rington, in the county of Lancaster, Grocers ;— 
Peter Bate, of Bridge-street, in Warrington, in the 
county of Lancaster, Shopkeeper ;—John Broadhurst, 
of Warrington, in the parish of Warrington, in the 
county of Lancaster, Chairmaker;—George Wilson, 
and others ;—and, Henry Coppock, of Stockport, in 

the county of Chester, Gentleman ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 

application for the Birkenhead, Lancashire and 

Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 

plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 

themselves, tieir agents and witnesses, against the 

same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


Petitions of Robert Haymes, of Great Glenn, in Boston, 

the county of Leicester, Esquire ;—and, Benjamin Stamford and 
Forester Scott; complaining that the Standing Or- — 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for (Stamford to 
the Boston, Stamford and Birmingham Railway Wisbech 
(Stamford to Wisbech Line) Bill, had not been com- — 

plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 





the 





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the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to | 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | 
A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of | 


Bristol and, : : : ‘ 
lands on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned 


Birmingham | 


—, ter + complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 

aun: in respect to the application for the Bristol and | 

house Junc- Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and Stonehouse | 

tion.) Junction) Bill, had not been complied with, and | 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Bradford, Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 


Wakefield and property on or adjoining tv the line of the proposed 
Midland Rail- Railway thereunder mentioned ;—George Brookes, of 
ia Leeds, in the county of York, Gentleman ;— Edward 
Onions, and others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
of property on or adjoining to the line of the pro- 
posed Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Samuel 
Scarth, and others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
of property on or adjoining to the line of the pro- 
posed Railway thereinafter mentioned ; complaining | 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect | 
to the application for the Bradford, Wakefield and | 
Midland Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; | 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,-—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Petitions of Henry Jephson, m.v., and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of Jand on the line of an 
intended Railway, called The Birmingham and 
Oxford Junction Railway ;—John Hollis, and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of land on the line 
of an intended Railway, called The Birmingham 
and Ozford Junction Railway ;—Directors of a 
proposed Railway, to be called The London and 
Birmingham Extension, Northampton, Daventry, 
Leamington and Warwick Railway ;— Henry Eyres 
Lander, Owner of land on the line of an intended 
Railway, called The Birmingham and Oxford Junc- 
tion Railway ;—Henry Richard Earl Brooke and 
Earl of Warwick, an Owner of land on the line of an 
intended Railway, called The Birmingham and 
Oxford Junction Railway ;—Anne Ryland and | 
Louisa Anne Ryland, Owners of land on the line of | 
an intended Railway, called The Birmingham and | 
Oxford Junction Railway;—and, Company of | 
Proprietors of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal | 
Navigation ; complaining that the Standing Orders | 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Birmingham 
and Oxtord 
Junction 
Railway. 











Buckingham. _ A Petition of John Innes Pocock, of Lincoln’ s- 

shire Railway Inn-Fields, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 

—— and complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 

etchley . ge: " n 

Junction.) | 1 respect to the application for the Buckinghamshire 
Railway (Ozford and Bletchley Junction) Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, | 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 








Bristol and Petitions of Thomas Crossman, and another, | 
Birmingham Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of the , 
Railway (Bath intended Railway thereinafter mentioned and re-| 
wai ferred to;—and, Thomas Winkle,and others, Owners | 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the intended | 
Railway thereinafter mentioned or referred to; | 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, | 
in respect to the application for the Bristol and 


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Vou. 101. 


113 


Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Edwards, of No. 3, Cleave- Birmingham, 


place, Stockwell, complaining that the Standing Lichfield and 


Orders of the House, in respect to the application _ayetest 
for the Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester i 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 

praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 

and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Wilson Jones, and others, Owners Birkenhead 
and Occupiers of properties on and adjacent to a and Holyhead 
proposed Railway, to be called The Birkenhead and — 
Holyhead Junction Railway ;— George Baakes, Es- “s 
quire, M. P., Owner of properties situate on the line of 
a proposed Railway, to be called The Birkenhead and 
Holyhead Junction Railway ;—Trustees of the roads 
across, over or under which the proposed Railway, 
called The Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction and 
Mold Extension, is intended to pass ;—Directors of 
a proposed Railway, to be called The Birkenhead 
and Llangollen Railway ;—Philip Davies Cooke, 
of Llwynegrin, in the county of Flint, Esquire ; 
—and, William Hughes Hughes, Esquire, and 
another, Directors of a proposed Railway, to be 
called The Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Birken- 
head and Holyhead Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Brecon and 
Glamorganshire Canal Navigation ;—Henry Sim- — 
mons Coke and J. W. Hemming, Agents for Owners, aver. 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— and, John Hughes, of 
Cleveland-row, Saint James’s, Westminster, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire, Walter John Heale, 
of Heath Cottage, Blackheath, in the county of 
Kent, Gentleman, and William Dale, of Southamp- 
ton-street, Camberwell, in the county of Surrey, 
Gentleman ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Bridgwater 
Company, complaining that the Standing Orders and Taunton 
of the House, in respect to the application for the C74) Railway 
Bridqwater and Taunton Canal, Railway and Har- 


bour Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 


and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Mackay, Writer to the Signet, British and 
in Edinburgh, with the consent and cognizance i 
David M‘Neile, Esquire, of Castle-hill, in the Ste- “"*”” 
wartry of Kirkcudbright ;—Robert Machay, Writer 
to the Signet, Edinburgh, with the consent of Miss 
Xaveria Glendonwyn, of Parton, in the stewartry of 
Kirkcudbright ;— Robert Mackay, Writer te Her 

Q+ Majesty’s 





114 


Majesty’s Signet, Edinburgh, with the consent of 
William Cunningham Neilson, of Springfield, Es- 
quire, Bernard M‘Michen, Farmer, in Whitehill, 
parish of Partin, and others ;—-and, Henry Aglionby 
Aglionby ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
British and Irish Union Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bedford and 
Cambridge 
Extension 
Railway. 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of lands or 
houses upon the line or in the neighbourhood of 
the proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 
Henry William Ravenscroft, of 21, Guildford-street, 
Russell-square, in the county of Middlesex, Gentle- 
man;—and, The there-undersigned ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Bedford and Cambridge 
Extension Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Northampton 
and Bedford 
Railway. 


A Petition of Horace Wigan, of Stanmore-place, 
Camden Town, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Vorthampton and 


192° Februariz. 


_ A. 1846, 


in respect to the application for the Bristol Water- 
works and Sewerage Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Duckle, the younger, and Cambridge 

John Longden, Owners of land and property on the et ge 
line of the Railway therein mentioned ;—John Cor- ana rae 
ringham, John Henry Corringham, Richard Moate, York and 
Richard Fox and James Gamson, Owners and Oc- veo 
cupiers of land and property on the line of the - 
Railway therein mentioned; Frederick Robinson, 
Owner of land and property in the parish of Broz- 
holme, in the county of Lincoln, on the line of Rail- 
way therein mentioned ;--Edmund Godfrey and 
others; and, Charles Tahourdin, of Lincoln’s-Inn 
Fields, London, Gentleman ; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Cambridge and Lincoln Exten- 
sion, and Lincoln, York and Leeds Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Hobart Rees, of Bedfurd- an See 
row, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, com- (63 SU Vay 





Bedford Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 


Sake J : : . (Cambridge 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in and Lincoln 


Cor! 


Rail 
(Ha 
sail 
and 


Ch 


Di 
wa 


and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his | respect to the application for the Eastern Counties Line). 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- | Railway (Cambridge and Lincoln Line) Bill had not 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- | been complied with; and praying that he may be 





mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Burnley 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of Jands or 
Waterworks. 


streams intended to be taken or interfered with for) 
the Waterworks thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Jane | 
Halsted and Elizabeth Halsted, of Burnley, in the 
county of Lancaster, being Owners of lands or 
streams intended to be taken or interfered with for | 
the Waterworks thereinafter mentioned ; complain- | 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect | 
to the application for the Burnley Waterworks Bill, | 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they | 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- | 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; | 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | 
for Private Bills. 





Blackburn, Petitions of William Harper, of Bury, in the 
Clitheroe and county of Lancaster, Gentleman ;—East Lancashire 
— Railway Company; and, Jumes Thompson, of Settle, 
Railway. in the county of York, Gentleman; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect | 
to the application for the Blackburn, Clitheroe and | 
North Western Junction Railway Bill, had not been | 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, | 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against | 
the same,—were presented,and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Birkenhead A Petition of H. af. L. Mostyn, Owner and Oc- 

and Llangollen cupier of property on the line of the proposed Bir- 

Railway. henhead aud Llangollen Railway, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Birkenhead and Llangollen Rail- 
way Dill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and E'reter Railway Chard Canal 
Company, being Owners or Occupiers of lands on aiid 
the line thereinafter mentioned, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Chard Canal Railway Bili, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Exeter and Crediton Railway Cornwall and 
Company ;— Thomas Harvey, of Duncan-terrace, in — 
the parish of Jslington and county of Middlesex, ; 
Solicitor, and the Owner of a freehold piece of land 
intended to be taken for the purposes of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;—Charles Johnson ;— 

Sir William Molesworth, Baronet, Edwin Ley, Es- 
quire, and Seymour Tremenheere, Esquire ;— Edwin 
Ley, Esquire, and Seymour Tremenheere, Esquire ;— 
Hayle Railway Company ;—James Buller and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the intended line 
to be called The Cornwall and Devon Central Rail- 
way (two Petitions);—John Carmock and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the intended line 
to be called The Cornwall and Devon Central Rail- 
way ;—John Richards and others, as Owners and 
Occupiers of Jands on the intended line to be called 
The Cornawalland Devon Central Railway ;—Richard 
Couch and William Parnell, Lessees and Occupiers 
of jands in the parish of Trewen, in the county of 
Cornwall ;—John Ching and Daniel Reast, Lessees 
and Occupiers of lands in the parish of Zrewen, in 
the county of Corawall;—John Blackall and others ; 
—Samuel Treleake Kekewick and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended 


Bristol Petitions of Joseph Cuates, of Clifton, in the | Railway proposed to be called The Cornwall and 
fot wenn borough of the city of Bristol, Esquire ;—and, | Devon Central Railway ;—and, James St. Aubyn, a 


Owners or Occupiers of property in the district 


Land-owner on the said line; complaining that the 





thereinafter mentioned as intended to be supplied 


Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 


with Water and affected by proposed Sewerage; | plication for the Cornwall, Devon and Central Rail- 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, | way Bill, had not been complied with ; and pra 
| 


ying 
| that 

















9 VicroriIz. 12° Februarit. 115 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents perty on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 

and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and, Earl of Devon and others, Owners or Occupiers 

and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on | of lands on the line of the intended Railway therein- 

Petitions for Private Bills. | after mentioned ; complaining that the Standing 

Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
Cornwalland = Petitions of Alfred Williams ; — Sir William | for the Dartmouth, Brixham and Ezeter Railway 
— Molesworth ;— Henry Lambe, of the borough of} Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
{Hayle, Lelant, Truro, in the county of Cornwall, being a Land-| they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
Saint Austell owner on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; | witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
ee oar — Hayle Railway Company ; — and, James St.| read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
“  Aubyn, being a Landowner of property upon the | titions for Private Bills. 

line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; complain- 

ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re-| A Petition of John Kerr, Writer, in Dundee, Dundee New 

spect to the application for the Cornwall and Devon | complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Gas. 

Central Railway (Hayle, Lelant, Saint Austell and | in respect to the application for the Dundee New 

Bodmin Branches) Bill, had not been complied with ; | Gas Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 

and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 

their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were | witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select | read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. titions for Private Bills. 


Chester and Petitions of Arthur Ingram Aston and others, A Petition of Robert Warren, of Killiney Castle, Dublin ana 
ee Owners of land and property in the parish of Brox- | near Dalkey, in the county of Dublin, and Rutland- Kingstown 
way. holme, in the county of Lincoln, on the line of Rail- | square, in the city of Dublin, Esquire, complaining oe gy 
way therein mentioned ;— Thomas Joseph de Traf-| that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect : 
ford and others, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of | to the application for the Dublin and Kingstown 
land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; | Extension Railway Bill, had not been complied 
— Henry Williames Matthews, of Moorgate-street,| with ; and praying that he may be heard, by his 
in the city of London, Esquire ;—and, John Henry | counsel, agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
Yates, bemg an Owner of land on the line of Rail-| presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
way thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Chester and Manchester Direct| Petitions of Thomas Peake, of No. 33, Gloucester- Derby and 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and | crescent, Regent’s-park, in the county of Middlesex, ang — 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves,| Merchant, and a Landowner on the intended line oe 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,-— were | of Railway, and of Richard Mountford Baddeley, 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select | of Jvy Cottage, Hawley, in the county of Stafford, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Esquire, also a Landowner on such line ;—Thomas 
Peake, of No. 33, Gloucester-crescent, Regents-park ; 
Cambridge A Petition of Henry William Ravenscroft, of | —Robert Shipton, Esquire ;—R. M. Baddeley and 
Improvement. 91, Guildford-street, Russell-square, in the county | Thomas Webb;—and, R. M. Baddeley; complain- 
of Middlesex, Gentleman, complaining that the | ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the | tothe application for the Derby and Crewe Junction 
application for the Cambridge Improvement Bill, | Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he | praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, | agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- | sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Private Bills. 








Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the East and West 
Doncaster, Petitions of Justices of the Peace for the West | Regent’s Canal, being Owners of land on the line of India Docks 
Wakeficll _ Riding of the county of York, being Visiting Justicee | Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Commissioners of ye 
idioe. of the House of Correction for the said Riding, }the Metropolis Turnpike-roads north of the Thames, Railway. 

situate at Wakefield aforesaid ;—and, Joseph Clark- | being Owners of land on the line of Railway therein- 

son and James Goldthorpe; complaining that the | after mentioned ;—and, Lewis William Buck, of 

Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the | Moreton House, Bideford, in the county of Devon, 

application for the Doncaster, Wakefield and Leeds | Esquire, being an Owner of lands on the line of an 

Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and | intended Railway, to commence at or near the 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | present Basin of the East and West India Docks, 

their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were | in the parish of All Saints, Poplar, in the count 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select | of Middlesex, and to terminate by a Junction with 





Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. the London and Birmingham Railway, at or near 
: on y; 
the depét or station thereof at Camden-town, in the 
Dublin and ine seb | | county of Middlesex; complaining that the Stand- 
Enniskillen a — 7 one eas od of oe ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
Railway, i * ‘ti om d a i om hanger — * i tion for the East and West India Docks and Bir- 
ond bags the H. niaa: ager, bean . vi oe rms mingham Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
vines ine Tintee,  oumew te Se ee plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
for the Dublin and Enniskillen Railway Bill, had by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
“ey an ge gry sand praying De oat the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
. » DY age ee ?!to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re-| Bilis 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for “4g 
Private Bills. Petitions of William Sparks, of Crewkerne, in Exeter 
m | the county of Somerset, Gentleman ;— William Hee Great Western 
Dartmouth, Petitions of Charles Kitson, Gentleman, Owner | Venn and Philip Salter Wish, Gentlemen, and Railway. 
well of property on the line of Railway thereinafter | Richard Burrow, Yeoman, all of Whimple, in the 
Railway. mentioned ;—Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, Baronet, | county of Devon ;—John Drew, of Ottery Saint 


Owner of property on the line of Railway therein | Mary, in the county of Devon, Yeoman ;—George 
mentioned ;— Thomas Kitson, Clerk, Owner of pro-| Harbin, of Newton House, in the parish of Yeovil, 
Vout. 101. Q2 in 





Eastern Coun- 


ties Railway 
(March and 
Lincoln 
Extension.) 


Ely and Bury 


Railway. 


Eastern Coun- 


ties Railway 


(Stations En- 


largement. ) 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Tottenham 
to Barnet.) 


116 


in the county of Somerset, Esquire ;—Robert Porter 
and George Harbin, Owners of lands through which 
the intended Railway thereinafter mentioned is pro- 
posed to pass ;—Lord Bridport and others, Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— John Hussey, William 
Higgins, Thomas Wilce, junior, and Isaac Jennings 
~ sate ;— William Haggett Richards, of Leacombe 
ouse, in the parish of Axminster, in the county of 
Devon, Esquire, and Henry Knight, of Terrace-lodge, 
in the parish of Axminster, aforesaid, Esquire ;— 
E. Clarke and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
land in the parish of Chard Borough, in the county 
of Somerset ;—John Davidson, of Secktor House, in 
the parish of Axminster, in the county of Devon, 
Esquire, William Lymes Pryer, of Axminster, afore- 
said, Gentleman, and George King Shore, of the 
same place, Gentleman ;—-Owners of certain dwell- 
ing-houses, in the parish of Honiton, in the county 
of Devon, intended to be affected by the Eveter 
Great Western Railway Bill ;—Wilkam Higgins, 
Tsaac Jennings Sparks and William Dummett, 
Owners of lands through which the intended Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned is proposed to pass ;— 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands intended 
to be affected by the Exeter Great Western Rail- 
way ;— William Salter, of Chard Borough, in the 
county of Somerset, Gentleman ;—John Honeywood 
Townsend, of Honiton, in the county of Devon, 
Gentleman ; — John Wills, of Axminster, in the 
county of Devon, and Henry Knight, of the same 
place, Esquire ;—and, Thomas Burgoin, of Ottery 
Saint Mary, in the county of Devon, Yeoman ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Exeter Great 
Western Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Hobart Rees, of 21, Bedford- 
row, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ;—and, 
Edward Key, of Holbech, in the county of Lincoln, 
Gentleman; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Eastern Counties Railway (March and Lincoln Ex- 
tension) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Watson Parker, of No. 2, 
Henrietta-street, Covent Garden, in the county of 
Middlesex, Gentleman ;— and, John Muskett, in- 
terested against the line of an intended Railway 
from Ely to Bury; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Ely and Bury Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Augustus Brydges 
Henniher, Baronet, of Hawley, near Stowmarket, 
in the county of Suffolk, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Eastern Counties Railway (Sta- 
tions Enlargement) Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that the application for the Bill 
may not be proceeded with, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Parson, of No. 47, Parliament- 
street, Westminster ;—and, John M‘ Rae; complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 





12° Februariz. 








A. 1846. 


to the application for the Eastern Counties Railway 
(Tottenham to Barnet) Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, — the same, 
—were presented, and read ; and referred to the Se- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Sir James Cockburn, of Harley-street, Fastern Coun. 
Cavendish-square, in the county of Middlesex, Ba- ties Railway 
ronet, and a Major-General in the Army ;—and, (Tottenham 
James Taylor, of Hawley-crescent, Kentish Town- aon Street.) 
road, in the county of Middlesex, Builder ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Tottenham and Farringdon-street) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Remington, of Ulverstone, Furness 
Gentleman, and William Bryer, of the same place, a 
Blacksmith, complaining that the Standing Orders nen 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Furness Railway Extensions Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Machell and others, interested Furness and 

in lands which will or may be affected by the Rail- Windermere 
way and Works, or some of them, thereinafter men- ail 
tioned ;—James Machell and others, interested in 
lands which will or may be affected by the Railway 
and Works, or some of them, thereinafter mentioned ; 
—and, Henry Remington, of Ulverston, Gentleman ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Furness and 
Windermere Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Two Petitions of Francis Ferdinando Jeyes, of Great Eastern 
No. 22, Bedford-row, London, in the county of Mid- — 
dlesex, Gentleman ;—and, John Cowburn, of Settle, ial 
in the West Riding of the county of York, Gentle- 
man ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Great 
Eastern and Western Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Ba- Glasgow Har- 
ronet, complaining that the Standing Orders of — Grand 
the House, in respect to the application for the Railway 
Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Ter- Terminus. 
minus Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Dugald John Bannatyne, with the Glasgow, 
cognizance and consent of Robert Speir, of Culdees Paisley and 
reenoc 


Castle, in the county of Perth, Commissioner and Riiway 


Factor of Thomas Spier, Esquire, of Blackstone, (Bridge of 
now resident abroad, and an Owner on the line of Weir Branch.) 
an intended Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway to the Bridge of Weir, and 
Johnston Railway, Crosslee Mills and the Coal-pits 
belonging to Sir William N. Napier, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock 





Gla 


and 


wal 


Glasgow, 
and Belfast 
Union Rail- 
way. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 
and Lesmaha- 
gow Direct 
Railway. 


Huntingdon 
and Wisbech 
Railway. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Hertford to 
Huntingdon.) 


Hull and 
Lincoln Direct 
Railway. 


Hull and 
Barnsley 
Junction 
Railway. 





9 VictoRIzZ. 12° Februarii. 117 


Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Mackay, Writer tothe Signet, 
in Edinburgh, with the consent and cognizance of 
the Magistrates and Council of Newton-upon-Ayr, 
Primrose William Kennedy, Esquire, of Drummel- 
lan, Banker, in Ayr, John Taylor Gordon, Esquire, 
of Newton Lodge, Ayr, James Kennedy, Farmer, in 
Myre Mill, near Maybole, and others ;—and, Robert 
Machay, Writer to the Sigret, Edinburgh, with 
consent of John Taylor Gordon, Esquire, of New- 
ton-lodge, in the county of Ayr, and others; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
m respect to the application for the Glasgow 
and Belfast Union Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Ferguson, Farmer, at Brue, 
in the parish of Avondale, William Henderson, 
Writer, in Hamilton, Factor and Commissioner of 
Mr. John Wardrop Moore, Surgeon, presently in 





Ceylon, and Hugh M‘Math, Farmer, in the Ps 
of —— complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witresses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titioas for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Fryer, of Chatteris, in the 
Isle of Ely, and county of Cambridge, Esquire, 
John Woodward, of March, in the said Isle, and 
County of Cambridge, Esquire, and Thomas Lind- 
sell, ot Saint Ives, in the county of Huntingdon, 
Merchant, all Landowners on the line of Railwa 
thereinafter mentioned, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Huntingdon and Wisbech Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Parson, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Eastern Counties Railway ( Hert- 
ford to Huntingdon) Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert John Gainsford, of Sheffield, 
in the county of York, Gentleman ;—and, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of land upon the line and in the 
neighbourhood of the proposed Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and pray.ng that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 
of the city of York;—George Hudson, Esquire, 
Owner of land on the line of the therein-mentioned 
ws — Edward Manby and Edward William 

OL, LOI, 





Harvey Lord Hawke, and of the there-undersigned 
Landowners and Occupiers of land on the proposed 
line of the Railway therein mentioned ; — Joseph 
Francis Holmes, of Pentonville, Gentleman ;—Ro- 
bert Dymond, of Bolton Hall, in the parishof Bolton- 
on- Dearne, and county of York, Doctorof Medicine ; 
—William Fox Clark;—and, William Errington ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Hull and Barns- 
ley Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Read, of Derwent Hall, in Huddersfield 
the parish of Hathersage, and county of Derby, Es- 4 ae 
quire, complaining that the Standing Orders of the oe neat 
House, in respect to the application for the Hud- Branch.) 
dersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield 
Branch) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Halesworth 
lands on the line of the proposed Halesworth and 24 Norwich 
Norwich Railway, and of Josiah Wilkinson and Railway, 
William Hartcup, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Halesworth and Norwich Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Walter Upward, of 68, Lincoln’s- Ipswich and 
Inn- Fields, in the county of Middlesex ; — and, Bury Saint 
William Comben Stephens, of The Priory, Wands- oo 
worth-road, in the county of Surrey, Gentleman ; (Extension to 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Ely, with a 
in respect to the application for the Ipswich and oc —_ 
Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension to Ely, 
with a Branch therefrom) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property Ipswich, 
upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the Rail- Norwich and 
way thereinafter mentioned, and of Josiah Wilkinson Railway. . 
and William Hartcup;—and, The Ipswich and 
Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway Company, and the 
several Persons whose names are thereunto sub- 
scribed ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Pilkington, of Rutland- trish North, 
square, in the city of Dublin, Gentleman, Agent for Midland 
the several persons thereinafter mentioned, com- ®*!¥*v- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Irish North Mid- 
land Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edwin Edward Merrall, of Park- Kiarney 
village, Regent’s Park, in the county of Middlesex, Junction 
Engineer, complaining that the Standing Orders of B#ilway. 





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12° Februari. A. 1846. 


Petitions of Alfred Charles Bridge, of the Middle London, 
Temple, in the city of London, Esquire ;—Henry my and 
Wilkson, of Northumberland-court, Strand, in the tion Bae 
county of Middlesex;—The Reverend Robert Grant, (Salisbury ” 


Clerk, Vicar of Bradford Abbas, in the county of '? Yeovil) 


118 


the House, in respect to the application for the Kil- 
larney Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 


Liverpool 
and Bury 
Railway. 


Liverpool and 
Leeds Direct 
Railway. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Extension, 
Northampton, 
Daventry, 
Leamington 
and Warwick 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Liverpool and 
Bury Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Mackay Sutherland, of 
Shibden Hall, in the county of York, Esquire, Com- 
mittee of the estates of Miss Ann Walker, a Lunatic, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Liverpool and 
Leeds Direct Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Jephson and Charles Handley, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands and hereditaments 
on the line of an intended Railway, called The 
London and Birmingham Extension, Northampton, 
Daventry, Leamington and Warwick Railway ;— 


Dorset ;—Owners and Occupiers of land on the line 
of an intended Railway, from Basingstoke to Yeovil; 
—Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of an 
intended Railway, to be called The London, Salis- 
bury and Yeovil Junction (Basingstoke to Yeovil) 
Railway ;—Owners and Occupiers of land on the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—John Ball, 
of Yeovil, in the county of Somerset, Gentleman ;— 
William Hawker Helyar, of Sedgehill, in the county 
of Wilts, Esquire, Harriet Helyar, of East Coker- 
court, in the county of Somerset, Widow, Charles 
John Helyar,of Poundisford Lodge, in the county of 
Somerset, Esquire, and The Reverend Hugh Welman 
Helyar, of Sutton Bingham, in the county of So- 
merset, Clerk ;—The Right honourable Edward Earl 
Digby ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
counties of Somerset and Dorset ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the London, Salisbury and Yeovil 
Junction Railway (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of a proposed Railway, to London and 

be called The London and Birmingham Extension, — 
m4 Ms : auwa 

Northampton, Leamington and Warwick Railway, (Weedon and 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Northampton 


Edward John Littleton, Baron Hatherton, of Ted- 
desley, in the county of Stafford ;—Henry Jephson, 
M.D., and Joseph Stanley, Owners and Occupiers 
of property on the line of Railway thereinafter 


Railway. 


Liverpool 
Paving, 
Sewering and 
Watering. 


Limerick, 
Ennis and 
Killaloe 


Railway. 


mentioned ;—John Watson and Richard Greaves, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands and hereditaments 
on the line of an intended Railway, called The 
London and Birmingham Extension, Northamp- 
ton, Daventry, Leamington and Warwick Rail- 
way ;—London and Birmingham Railway Company ; 
—and, Richard Greaves and Joseph Wait, Owners 
and Occupiers of property on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the London and Birmingham Extension, 
Northampton, Daventry, Leamington and Warwick 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks ; — and, 
Commissioners acting in the execution of an Act 
passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign 
of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for 
better paving and improving the Streets and High- 
ways within the Extra-parochial Place of Toxteth 
Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
for the Sewerage of certain Parts of the said 
Place ;” complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the Hovse, in respect to the application for 
the Liverpool Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Major-General Caulfield, c.B., of 
Eaton-square, London, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Limerick, Ennis and Killaloe Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Birmingham Railway (Weedon and Northampton 
Branch) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Liverpool Water Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


rick and Henry Wickham Wickham, Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers of land and property on the line or 
within the limits of deviation of the proposed Liver- 
pool and Leeds Direct Railway ;—George Gaunt 
and Benjamin Hargreave, Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of land and property on the line or within 
the limits of deviation of the proposed Liverpool and 
Leeds Direct Railway ;—Joseph Edwards and John 
Wheelwright, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
land and property on the line or within the limits 
of deviation of the proposed Liverpool and Leeds 
Direct Railway ;— William Pawson and James But- 
terworth, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land 
and property on the line or within the limits of de- 
viation of the proposed Liverpool and Leeds Direct 
Railway ;—Jsaac Butler Hollings, Joseph Hollings, 
Thomas Hollings and John Hollings, all of Brad- 
ford, in the county of York ;—John Firth, Robert 
Firth, Squire Firth, Joseph Firth, Henry Firth, 
Samuel Firth, James Firth and Daniel Firth, all 
of the township of North Bierley, in the parish of 
Bradford, in the West Riding of the county of York ; 
—John Leathley Armitage, of Prestbury Lodge, 
near Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Es- 
quire, William Armitage, of Ainderby Steeple, near 





Northallerton, 


in respect to the application for the London and Branch.) 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks, complaining Water. 


Petitions of Frances Mary Richardson Currer, of Liverpool and 
Eshton Hall, in the county of York ;— Thomas Car- Leeds Direct 


Railway. 








9 Vicrortiz. 


Northallerton, in the county of York, Esquire, and 
James Armitage, of Prestbury Mansion, near Chel- 
tenham aforesaid, Esquire;—and, Edward John 
Rudd, of Halifax, in the county of York, Solicitor ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Liverpool and 
Leeds Direct Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


12° Februarz. 


119 


and Highways within the Extra-parochial Place of 
Toxteth Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for the Sewerage of certain Parts of the said 
Place,” complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Liverpool Improvement Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Charles Goodwin, of King’s Lynn, London and 
in the county of Norfolk, Esquire ;—and, R. Spe wees 
Frogley, Owner and Occupier of land on the line; ~"™ 
of the proposed Railway from London to Windsor ; 


London, 
Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Basingstoke 


Petitions of W. Wyndham, and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended 
Railway from Salisbury to Yeovil ;—Owners and 


Occupiers of land on the line of the intended Rail- 
way, to be called The London, Salisbury and Yeovil 
Junction to Yeovil;—Thomas Miller, and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of an 
intended Railway from Salisbury to Yeovil ;—Henry 
Payne, and others, Owners and Occupiers of land 
on the line of an intended Railway, to be called The 
London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway ;— 
Owners and Occupiers of land in the counties of 
Somerset and Dorset;—Reverend Robert Grant, 
Clerk, Vicar of Bradford Abbas, in the county of 
Dorset ;—John Bail, of Yeovil, in the county of So- 
merset, Gentleman ;—Alfred Charles Bridge, of the 
Middle Temple, in the city of London, Esquire ;— 
Henry Wilkson, of 7, Northumberland-court, Strand, 
in the county of Middlesex ;—The Right honourable 
Edwavd Earl Digby ;—and, William Hawker Helyar, 
of Sedgehill, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, Harriet 
Helycr, of East Coker-court, in the county of So- 


merset, Widow, Charles John Helyar, of Poundisford 


Lodge, in the county of Somerset, Esquire, and the 
Reverend Hugh Welman Helyar, of Sutton Bing- 
ham, in the county of Somerset, Clerk ; complaining 
that the Starding Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the London, Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) 
Bill, haa rot been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks, and of James 
Gregson, of Turton, in the county of Lancaster, 
Farmer, and an Occupier of lands on the line of the 
intended works thereinafter mentioned, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Lancashire Waterworks 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Ps- 
titions for Private Bills. 





complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Zondon and 
Windsor Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the samco,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Corringham, of Misterton, in Midland Rail- 


the county of JVottingham, and Robert Weightman, 
of Torworth, in the said county, Gentleman, Com- 
missioners acting under the powers of the several 
Acts of Parliament thereinafter mentioned, and of 
the said Robert Corringham, and the several other 
persons whose names are thereunto subscribed, 
Proprietors of lands and grounds embanked and 
drained under or by virtue of the said Acts, some 
or one of them; — Matthias Harwood, of Carr 
Grange, near Doncaster, in the county of York, 
Yeoman, and of the several other persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, being Owners, Les- 
sees or Occupiers of lands or houses situate on the 
line of Railway proposed to be constructed from the 
Midland Railway, near Swinton, to the city of Lin- 
coln, or within the limits of the proposed lateral de- 
viation from such line ;— George Bailey, of Bawtry, 
in the county of York, Painter, and of the several 
other persons whose names are thereunto subscribed, 
being Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands or 
houses situate on the line of Railway proposed to 
be constructed from Swinton, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, to Doncaster, Ga‘nsborough 
and Lincoln, with Branches therefrom, or within 
the limits of the proposed lateral deviation from 
such line ;—and, John Read, of Derwent Hall, near 
Hathersage, in the county of Derby, Esquire, and Ro- 
bert Dymond, of Bolton Hall, in the county of York, 
Esquire, and others, Landowners on the line of the 
Railway, and Branches thereinafter mentioned ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Midland Railways 
(Swinton to Lincoln) Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 








—were presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 


i lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sanatory 
Regulations. 


A Petition of the Commissioners acting in the 
execution of an Act passed in the fifth and sixth 
years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
“ An Act for better paving and improving the Streets 
and Highways within the Extra-parochial Place of 
Toxteth Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for the Sewerage of certain Parts of the said 
Place,” complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the Li- 
verpool Sanatory Regulations Bill, had not been 
— with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 


- the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
ills. 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- Manchester, 
pany, complaining that the Standing Orders of the ae a9 
House, in respect to the application for the Man- yavjeation 
chester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and and Railway, 
Railway, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Amal- #74 Manches- 

amation Bill, had not b lied with ; and fiiway Amal 
gamation Bill, had not been complied with ; and Raiway Amal 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, gamation. 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Frederick Thomas Elgie, of the Midland Rail- 
city of Worcester, Gentleman, cumplaining that the ee 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the Gloucester 
application for the Midland Railway (Birmingham Branches. 
and Gloucester Branches) Bill, had not been com- 

plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 

—_ Q4 himself, 


Liverpool 


A Petition of the Commissioners acting in the 
Improvement. 


execution of an Act passed in the fifth and sixth 

years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 

“ An Act for better paving and improving the Streets 
Vo. 101. 








Midland Rail- 
way (Darfield 
to Elsecar, 
and other 
Branches.) 


Manchester 
and Poole 
Railway 
(Luggershall, 
Salisbury and 
Poole.) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley Exten- 
sion. ) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley 
Branches.) 


Midland and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 

to Weedon.) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch, and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase.) 


Midland 
Railway 
(Nottingham 


120 12° Februari. A. 1846. 


himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sidney Milnes Hawkes, of Moor- 
gate-street, in the city of London, Esquire, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Midland Railway 
(Darfield to Elsecar, and other Branches) Bill had 
not been complied with ; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


A Petition of Robert Scott Stable, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Manchester and Poole 
Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury and Poole) Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Richard William Benn, of Mans- 


Jield, in the county of Nottingham, Solicitor ;—and, 


Henry Williames Matthews, of Moorgate-street, in 
the city of London, Esquire; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railway (Erewash Val- 
ley Extension) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Williames Matthews, of 
Movrgate-street, in the city of London, Esquire, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
nrespect to the application for the Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash Valley Branches) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Directors of a proposed Railway, 
to be called The London and Birmingham Exten- 
sion, Northampton, Daventry and Warwick Rail- 
way ;—John Duggar Patterson Patterson, of Ken- 
sington Gore, Hyde Park, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Esquire, Samuel Downing, of Manchester- 
buildings, in the city of Westminster, Gentleman, 
and John Bigsby, of Stafford-street, Saint Mary- 
le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ;— 
and, Owners and Occupiers of land and property 
on the line of the proposed Midland and Eastern 
Counties Railway; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Midland and Eastern Counties Railway 
(Cambridge to Weedon) Bill had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, were presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Williames Matthews, of Moor- 
gate-street, in the city of London, Esquire ;—and, 
the Marquis of Anglesey; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railway (Burton-upon- 
Trent io Nuneaton Branch, and Ashby Canal Pur- 
chase) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee 6a Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Williames Matthews, of Moor- 
gate-street, in the city of London, Esquire ;— George 














Harrison, senior, of the parish of Radford, in the and Mansfigg 
county of Nottingham, Miller, a Landowner and Railway.) 
Occupier of land upon the line of Railway therein- 

after mentioned ;—and, Richard William Benn, of 
Mansfield, in the county of Nottingham; complain- 

ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 

to the application for the Midland Railway, Not- 
tingham and Mansfield Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 

the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of James Satterthwuite, of Manchester, Manchester 
Carrier, John Hadwen Cockbain, of Manchester, Markets. 
Silk Manufacturer, Thomas Athinson,of Manchester, 
Accountant, John King, of Manchester, Woollen 
Draper, William Fowden, of Manche.ter, Gentle- 
man, James Hall, of Salford, Manufacturer, and 
William Boulton, of Fulsham Hall, in the county of 
Chester, Merchant, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Manchester Markets Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Richard Caparn, of Newark-upon- Midland 
Trent, in the county of Nottingham, Gentleman ;— Railway 
and, Henry Williames Matthews, of Moorgate-street, ig a 
in the city of London, Esquire, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railway (Clay Cross to 
Newark) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont and Midland, 
of John Brackenridge, Owner and Lessee of lands aT 
; ‘ ‘ P eld, 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— Dewsbury, 
and, Robert Dymond, of Bolton Hall, in the parish Leeds and 
of Bolton-upon-Dearne, in the county of roa; oa 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Midland, 
Barnsley; Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Marquis of Anglesey ;—John Col- Midland Rail- 
lier, of the parish of Saint Mary, in the borough W?¥ bac 
of Leicester, in the county of Leicester, Gentleman, ton Alteration 
and Occupier of land upon the line of Railway and Branches.) 
therein mentioned ;-—- George Haddon, of the parish 
of Saint Mary, in the borough of Leicester, in the 
county of Leicester, Grazier and Victualler, an Oc- 
cupier of land upon the line of Railway therein 
mentioned ;—Henry Williames Matthews, of Moor- 
gate-street, in the city of London, Esquire ;—and, 

Sidney Milnes Hawkes, of Tavistoch-house, Tavi- 
stock-square, in the parish of Saint Pancras, Mid- 
dlesex, Esquire; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swanning- 
ton Alteration and Branches) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; end praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Sidney Milnes Hawkes, of Tavistock- Midland Rail- 


“ae : . e r: Newark 
house, Tavistock-square, in the parish of Saint Pan- be | be 


cras, borough.) 





Mai 
Bolt 


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and 
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and 
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Dir 
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and 
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Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway 
Extensions. 


Manchester, 
Huddersfield 
and Great 
Grimsby 
Direct Rail- 
way. 


Macclesfield 
and Lichfield 
Railway. 


Manchester, 
Midland and 


Great Grimsby 


Junction 
Railway. 


Newmarket 
and Chester- 
ford Railway. 


9 VicrorRiz. 12° Februari. 121 


cras, Middlesex, Esquire, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railway (Vewark and 
Gainsborough) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Abraham Eckersley, of Kearsley, in 
the county of Lancaster, Farmer ;—James Jackson 
and John Jackson, both of Kearsley, in the county 
of Lancaster, Timber Merchants (two Petitions) ;— 
John Moore, Surgeon, Jacob Fletcher Fletcher, 
Esquire, Thomas Mulliner, Accountant, and Joseph 
Ramsden, Gentleman, Devisees in Trust of Ellis 
Fletcher, late of Clifton, in the county of Lancaster, 
Esquire, deceased ;—and, Mary Jackson, of Kears- 
ley, in the county of Lancaster, Widow ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Manchester, Bolton and 
Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Extensions 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Knowles, of Manchester, in the 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman ;—and, Robert 
Baxter, of Doncaster, in the county of York, Gen- 
tleman ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey ;—The Re- 
verend Frederick Wheler, of the city of Lichfield, 
Clerk ;—John Cruso, of Leek, in the county of Staf- 


ford, Esquire ;—Michael Daintry and Thomas Ryle 


Daintry, of North Rode, in the parish of Prestbury, 
in the county of Chester, Esquires ;—The Reverend 
John Daintry, of Patney Rectory, near Devizes, in 
the county of Wilts, Clerk, and George Smith Dain- 
try, now residing in the province of Upper Canada, 
in North America; —John Hanbury, of Curbo- 
rough, near Lichfield, in the county of Stafford, 
Gentleman ;— Thomas Oldacres, of Brownfields, 
near Lichfield, in the county of Stafford, Gentleman ; 
—and, Bethuel Philips, of Hall Green, in the parish 
of Chickley, in the county of Stafford, Gentleman ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Macclesfield and 
Lichfield Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel, agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners of land on the line of an 
intended Railway from Worthy to Gainsborough, to 
be called The Manchester, Midland and Great 
Grimsby Junction Railway ;—and, John Parson 
(two Petitions); complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Manchester, Midland and Great Grimsby 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Livermore;—and, John Smith 
“ David Smith; complaining that the Standing 
TOL, 101. 











Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Stevenson, one of the Part- Newcastle and 
ners of Jarrow Chemical Company, Lessees of Darlington 
buildings, houses and other property to be interfered a 

‘ F . ; y and 
with by the intended Undertaking thereinafter men- Tyne Dock. 
tioned, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the New- 
castle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne 
Dock Bill, had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Norfolk 
lands on the line of the proposed Norfolk Exten- Railway Ex- 
sion (Thetford and Reedham Branch) Railway, and (Thetford _ 
of Josiah Wilkinson and William Hartcup, com- Reedham 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Branches.) 
respect to the application for the Worfolk Railway 
Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property Norfolk 
upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the Rail- Railway 
way thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Guardians of romain 
the Poor of the parish of Great Yarmouth, in the Extension.): 
county of Worfolk, being Owners and in part Owners 
of property upon the line and in the neighbourhood 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Norfolk Railway Exten- 
sions (Yarmouth Extension) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and . witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
a Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


A Petition of Christopher Thomas Tower, of Northern and‘ 
Weald Hall, in the county of Essex, Esquire, com- = 

ae : : onnecting 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Railway. 
respect to the application for the Northern and 
Southern Connecting Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on the Newport, 
line of the thereinafter mentioned Railway, com- poy ane | 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Railway. 
respect to the application for the Newport, Aberga- 
venny and Hereford Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Robert Brayne, of Banbury, in the Northampton 
county of Oxford, Gentleman, an Owner of lands on 224 Banbury 
the line of an intended Railway from Northampton saiiiedl 
to Banbury, to be called The Northampton and Ban- 
bury Railway ;—William Mitton Watson, of 62, 

Saint John’s Wood Terrace, Regent’s Park, Gen- 
tleman ;—and, Richard Rastall, of No. 3, Trinity- 
place, Charing Cross, Gentleman ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 

R application 





Northumber- 
jand and 
Lancashire 
Junction 
Railway. 


Northampton, 


Banbury and 
Cheltenham 
Railway. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
and Carlisle 
Branch Rail- 
way. 


North Devon 
Railway. 


122 


application for the Northampton and Banbury Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of The Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway Company, Owners and Occu- 
piers of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; — Matthew Bell, of Wolsington, in 
the county of Northumberland, and of No. 35, 
Wimpole-street, London, Esquire, and Owner of pro- 
perty on the line of the intended Railway there- 
inafter mentioned ;—The Right honourable Thomas 
Henry Lord Ravensworth, an Owner of property 
on the line of the intended Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;— William Harper, of Bury, in the county 
of Lancaster, Gentleman ;—and, James Donohoe, 
of Shipton, in the county of York, Gentleman ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Northumberland 
and Lancashire Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands on the 
line of an intended Railway from Northampton to 
Cheltenham, to be called The Northampton, Ban- 
bury and Cheltenham Railway ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands on the line of an intended Railwa 
from Northampton to Banbury, to be called The 
Northampton and Banbury Railway ;—John Web- 
ster, of No. 35, Mecklenburgh-square, in the county 
of Middlesex, Merchant, and William Golby Aplin, 
of No. 26, Bucklersbury, in the city of London, 
Wine Merchant (two Petitions) ;—Robert Brayne, 
of Banbury, in the county of Oxford, Gentleman, an 
Owner of lands on the line of an intended Railway 
from Northampton to Cheltenham, to be called The 
Northampton, Banbury and Cheltenham Railway ; 
—and, Sir Thomas Phillips, of Middle-hill, Broad- 
way, in the county of Worcester, Baronet; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Northampton, Ban- 
bury and Cheltenham Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of William Laws, the younger, of Bar- 
rasford, in the parish of Chollerton, in the county 
of Northumberland, Farmer ;— Cuthbert Umfreville 
Laws, of Tynemouth, in the county of Northum- 
berland, Gentleman ;— Edward Glynn, of the bo- 
rough and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gen- 
tleman;—and, Thomas Maughan, of White-hall 
Nook, in the parish of Bellingham, in the county 
of Northumberland, Farmer, Edward Maughan, of 
the same place, Farmer, and William Maughan, of 
Sheeprigs, in the same parish, Farmer ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne and 
Carlisle Branch Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Christopher Vickry Bridgeman, of 
Tavistock, in the county of Devon, Gentleman ;— 
John Parson, of No. 47, Parliament-street (two 
Petitions) ;— Joseph Oldham, and J. D. Young, 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands on the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Philip 


12° Februari. 





A. 1846. 


| Francis, junior, and Philip Francis, senior, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the North Devon Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, —were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





| 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
‘in respect to the application for the North Gravesend 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Jonathan Mellor, the younger;—and, Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the lines of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned (two Petitions); complaining 
|that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
| to the application for the Oldham District Railways 
| Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 





and Occupiers of lands situate in the parish of 


line of an intended Railway, to be called The Oz- 
ford, Witney, Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway ; 
—A. Brookes and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
lands on the line of an intended Railway, to be 
called The Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham and Gilou- 
cester Railway ;—Edwin Shelton and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands situate on the line of an 
intended Railway, to be called, The Ozford, Witney, 
Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway ;—Henry Pole, 
of White Waltham, in the county of Berks, Clerk, 
an Owner of lands in the parish of Dowdeswell, in 
the county of Gloucester, on the line of an intended 
Railway, to be called, The Oxford, Witney, Chel- 
tenham and Giloucester Railway ;—James Clarke 
and Mary Heming, as Owners, Lessees or Occu- 
piers of land on the line of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;— John Pinnell, and others, as Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—TZhomas Wells, 
and others, as Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
land on the line of the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;—Louisa H. Chicheley Chapeau, and others, 
as Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land on the line 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 7. Handy, 
and others, as Occupiers of lands on the line of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—James Martin 
Sanderson and Samuel Higgs Gael, Owners of land 
situate in the parish of Charlton Kings, in the county 
of Gloucester, on the line of an intended Railway, to 
be called The Ozford, Witney, Cheltenham and 
Gloucester Railway; — Pearson Thompson, and 
others, Owners, Occupiers or Lessees of lands on 
the line of an intended Railway, to be called The 
Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham and Gloucester Rail- 
way ;—Occupiers of lands and premises, at South- 
leigh and Stanton Harcourt;—and, Mary Wray; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Oxford, Witney 
Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway Bill, had no 
been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


| 





A Petition 


A Petition of Francis Farrar, of Maismore-square, North Grave, 
New Peckham, in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, end Railway, 


Petitions of Jonathan Mellor, the younger, and Oldham 


William Jones;—Jonathan Mellor, the elder, and —— 


ailways, 


Petitions of Charles De Laet Waldo Sibthorp, Oxford, 


Esquire, m. P.;—Susannah Gale and others, Owners Witney, Chel- 
tenham and 


- : : Gloucester 
Charlton Kings, in the county of Gloucester, on the Railway. 





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preston and A Petition of Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Baronet, 
Wyre Exten- William Assheton, Esquire, William Calrow, Esquire, 
at Junc- William Calvert, Esquire, Wiliam Shawe, Esquire, 
tion Railway. Joseph Fielden, Esquire, Joseph Eccles, Esquire 
James Edleston, Elizabeth Boardman and Moses 
Cocker, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Preston and Wyre Extension and Darwen Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Reading, A Petition of Henry Thomas Hope, of The Deep- 
Guildford and dene, Dorking, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, 
Reigate Rail- complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
al in respect to the application for the Reading, Guild- 
ford and Reigate Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Wales 


Petitions of John Gurney, of No. 17, Albert- 
Railway. 


street, Regent’s Park, in the county of Middlesex, 
Gentleman ;—and, Landowners, Gentry, Trades- 
men, Farmers and other Inhabitants of the town of 
Bridgend and its neighbourhood, in the county of 
Glamorgan ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
South Wales Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Devon — Petitions of Henry Knight, Agent of the Honour- 

Railway able Hugh Charles Lord Clifford Baron Clifford, 

vee of Chudleigh ;—the Reverend Edward Taylor Seale, 
Clerk, Eliza Sparks Calley, William Hill, William 
Potbury, Charles King, William Laury, Henry 
Browse, Richard Langdon, Ann Coombs and John 
Widborne ;—and, R. Gee, and others, Landowners, 
Lessees and Occupiers upon the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the South Devon Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
had not“been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward John 
Littleton Baron Hatherton, George Dawes, of 
Wheat Leasowes, in the parish of Wellington, in the 
county of Salop, Farmer, Andrew Swift, of Welling- 
ton aforesaid, Gentleman, Edward Tudor, of Oaken 
Gates, in the parish of Shiffnal, in the said county 
of Salop, Victualler, and George Hervey Mirfin, of 
Gray’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Shrewsbury and 
Birmingham Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Shefiield, A Petition of John Davenport, the younger, of 

suxton, Leek, Varnol. in th tv of C ; acai = 

Potteries and rnol, e county of Carnarvon, Esquire, com 

Crewe Rail- plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 

way. respect to the application for the Sheffield, Buxton, 
Leek, Potteries and Crewe Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent, and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

VoL, 101, 


12° Februari. 1923 


Petitions of Henry Clarke Duppa, of Quarry Staines and 
House, Boughton, in the county of Kent, Esquire, Henley Rail- 
Joseph Henry, of South-street, Finsbury,in the city of “°’ S® * 
London, Merchant, and John Brightman, of Cornhill, 
in the said city, Merchant ;—Owners or Occupiers 
of lands or houses on the line of the proposed Rail. 
way from Ealing to Staines, and of other Owners or 
Occupiers on the line ;— Thomas Rawdon Ward, of 
Englefield Green, in the county of Surrey, Esquire; 
—Owners and Occupiers on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— and, William Sherborn, 
of Bedfont, in the county of Middlesex, Surveyor ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Staines and 
Henley Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Susannah Mary Shepley, William Surrey Iron 
M‘Rae and George Hill, complaining that the see 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the Seung. 
application for the Surrey Iron Railway Company 
(Dissolving) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the south Union 
Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey ;—-Wal- Railway. 
ter Hide, Occupier on the line of the South Union 
or Manchester Potteries and London Railway, or 
within the limits of Deviation ;—and, Charles Tho- 
mas Rattenbury, of the Grange Road, Bermondsey, 
Gentleman ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
South Union Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Four Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers Shrewsbury 
of property in and along the intended line of Rail- = seed 
way thereinafter mentioned, complaining that the °° ““"™" 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
—- for the Shrewsbury and Herefordshire 

ailway Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read, and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John 7. Ord, and others, as Owners Thetford, 
and Occupiers of land situate on the intended Rail- Bury Saint 
way, to be called The Thetford, Bury Saint Ed- ae 
mund’s and Newmarket Railway, complaining that Railway. 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund's 
and Newmarket Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with, and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


vigation from the Trent to the Mersey ;— Ann been a 
Gould, of No.4, Blenheim-terrace, Cheltenham, in Western Junc- 
the county of Gloucester, Spinster ;— William Bur- tion Railway. 
chell, of Parliament-street, London, Gentleman ;~ 

the Most noble Barbara Yelverton, Baroness Grey 

de Ruthyn, Marchioness Dowager of Hastings, and 

Sir Charles Abney Hastinge, of Willesley Hall, in 

the county of Derby, Baronet, and another ;—W. 

Cooper and others, as Owners, Lessees or Occupiers 

of land situate on the line of the intended Railway, 

to be called The Zean and Dove Valley and Eastern 








R 2 and 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Na- Tean and Dove 





Toxteth Park 
Improvement. 


Tring, 
Reading and 
Basingstoke 
Railway 
(Tring to 
Saunderton.) 


Trent Valley, 
Midlands and 
Grand Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Vale of Neath 
Railway. 


Ulverstone, 
Furness and 
Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway. 





124 


and Western Junction Railway ;—Cornelius William 
Well Herbert and others, Owners, Lessees or Occu- 
piers of land situate on the line of the intended 
Railway, to be called The Tean and Dove Valley 
and Eastern and Western Junction Railway ;—John 
K. W. Knight and others, Owners, Lessees, or Oc- 
cupiers of lands on the line of the intended Railway, 
to be called The Zean and Dove Valley and Eastern 
and Western Junction Railway ;—Ralph Adams, 
of Kinsley, in the county of Stafford, Innkeeper ;— 
Edward Fisher and others;— Robert Swinnerton and 
others;—the Right honourable the Earl Howe (two 
Petitions); —George Williamson, of Mosslee, in the 
parish of Cheddleton, in the county of Stafford, 
Farmer ;— Manchester and Birmingham Railway 
Company ;—and, Thomas Averill, of Lockwood Hall, 
in the parish of Kingsley, in the county of Stafford, 
Farmer; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Tean and Dove Valley and Eastern and Western 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel, agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Toxteth Park Improvement 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Witham, the Owner of a 
house, lands and property on the line of the proposed 
Tring, Reading and Basingstoke Railway, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Tring, Reading and 
Basingstoke Nailway (Tring to Saunderton) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of J. Forshall, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of land on and along the line of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of land on and along the line of the Railway 
thereinafter-mentioned (two Petitions) ;—and, Own- 
ers, Lessees and Occupiers of lands and property 
on and along the line of certain parts of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned (two Petitions); com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Trent Valley, Mid- 
lands and Grand Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Neath Canal Navigation ;—and, William Llewellyn, 
of Aberdulais, near Neath, in the county of Glamor- 
gan, Landowner; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Vale of Neath Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of James Penny Machell, of Penny 
Bridge, Esq., Daye Barker, of Low Wood, Gentle- 
man, John Penny Machell, of Hollow Oak, Esquire, 


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A, 1846. 


and John Coulton Brown, of Haverthwaite, Yeoman, 
Owners and Occupiers of land through which the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned is intended to pass ; 
—and, Henry Remington, of Ulverstone, in the 
county of Lancaster, Clerk to the Trustees of the 
Kirkby Kendal and Kirkby Ireleth Turnpike; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Ulverstone, Fur- 
ness and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


lands on the line of an intended Railway, to be 
called The West Cornwall Railway, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the West Cornwall Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Two Petitions of Persons interested in lands which 
will or may be affected by the Railway and Works, 
or some of them, thereinafter mentioned, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- 
spect to the application for the Whitehaven and Fur- 
ness Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Parson, of No. 47, Parliament- 
street, Solicitor;—Charles Sharp, of Ringwood, in 
the county of Southampton, Land Surveyor;--Owners 
and Occupiers of land and property on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—George Purefoy 
Jervoise, of Herriard Park, in the county of Hants, 
Esquire ;—Heury Skrine, of Stubbings, near Maiden- 
head, in the county of Berks, and of Warley House, 
and Lord of the Manor of Bathford and Warley, in 
the county of Somerset ;—Henry Hayman, ot 36, 
Bathwick Hill, and 4, Harrington Place, in the 
city of Bath, Gentleman ;— Thomas Rawdon Ward, 
of Englefield Green, in the county of Surrey, Esquire; 
—and, Inhabitants of the towns of Bradford and 
Trowbridge, in the county of Willits, and of the ad- 
joining neighbourhood ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


county of Hereford, Gentleman ;—and, Augusta 
Biddulph and Robert Biddulph ; 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Worcester, Hereford, Ross and 
Gloucester Raiiway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


ford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 





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


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of West Comval 


Petitions of Henry Milnes, of Leominster, in the Worcester, 
Hereford, Ross 


ee and Gloucester 
complaining that Railway. 










Railway, 












Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction Rail- 
way. 













Wilts, Somer- 
set and Wey- 
mouth Rail- 
way. 





























A Petition of William Corbel, of Church Town, in Waterford, 
the county of Dublin, Medical Doctor and Land- bi 
owner, complaining that the Standing Orders of the ana Dublin 


House, in respect to the application for the Water- Railway. 


























pee OE OO 


wall 


Warwickshire 
and London 
Railway 
(Hampton an 
Banbury 
Line.) 


Warwickshire 
and London 
Railway 
(Worcester 
and Weedon 
Line.) 


9 VicrorIz. 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Edward John Littleton, Baron Ha- 
therton of Teddesley, in the county of Stafford ;— 


aand, Directors of the proposed London and Bir- 


. 


mingham Extension, Northampton, Daventry and 
Warwick Railway; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica 
tion for the Warwickshire and London Railway 
(Hampton and Banbury Line) Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Merrick Bircham Bircham, of 
Deonton, in the county of Norfolk, Gentleman, 
Richard John Raymond, of Richmond, in the county 
of Surrey, Gentleman, George Edwin Tucker, of 
Halberton Cottage, Queen’s Elm, Brompton, in the 
county of Middlesex, Gentleman, and Robert Rising, 
of The Shrubbery, Worcester, Esquire, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Warwickshire and London 
Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


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125 


to Southport, to be called The West Lancashire Rail- 
way, and others interested therein , complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the West Lancashire Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Head Master, Under Master Windsor, 


Slough and 
Staines 

. 2 7 Atmospheric 
Inhabitants of the Parish of Eton, in the county of Railway. 


and Assistant Masters of the College of Eton, 
residing without the walls of the College, and other 


Bucks, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Windsor, 
Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Welsh Mid- 
bourhood of Brecon, taking notice of the application land Railway. 


for leave to bring in the Welsh Midland Railway 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table: 


A Petition of the Mayor, Burgesses and Inha- London, 
bitants of the borough and town of Calne and Bristol and 

* . ° ° ~ _ South Wales 
neighbourhood, in the county of Wilts, —. notice pirect Rail- 


of the application for leave to bring in the London, way. 


Private Bills. 


Waterford 
and Tramore 
Railway. 


A Petition of David Augustine Nagle, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 


Warwick and 
Worcester 
Railway. 


Wear Dock 
Railway. 


West Lanca- 


shire Railway. 


to the application for the Waterford and Tramore 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal 
Company;-John Trevis and others, Owners, Lessees 
or Occupiers of lands and hereditaments on the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway Company ;—John Stephen 

,and another, Owners and Occupiers of lands on 
the line of an intended Railway from Warwick to 
Worcester, with a Branch therefrom, to be called 
The Warwick and Worcester Railway ;—Earl Brooke 
and Earl of Warwick, and others ;—Owners, Les- 
sees or Occupiers of lands and hereditaments on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, and 
of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Com- 
pay ;— and, Anne Ryland and others, Owners, 
wessees or Occupiers of lands and hereditaments 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Warwick and 
Worcester Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Edward Harper, of the city of York, 
Esquire, one of the Shareholders and Proprietors of 
the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway ;— 
and, the Vewcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 
Company, Owners and Occupiers of land on the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the Wear Dock Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; und referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
~— on the line ofan intended Railway from Liverpool 
OL. 101, 





Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Murders. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Murders that have been 
committed in England since the 1st day of January 
1842, specifying the county, and the division of the 
county, where such Murder has been committed ; 
the name and condition of the person so murdered : 
—Also, Return of the Rewards offered by Govern- 
ment in any of such instances ; where such Rewards 
have been claimed; and where convictions have 
followed :—Similar Returns of Attempts to murder, 
attended with bodily injury, where parties have 
been committed for trial :—And, similar Returns of 
Attempts tomurder, not attended with bodily injury, 
where parties have been committed for trial. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Wigan 
Election.. 


there-undersigned Electors of the borough of Wigan, 
in the county of Lancaster, which was delivered in 
upon the 6th day of this instant February, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
borough of Wigan, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

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


A Petition of Henry English, praying that a Mines and 
committee of inquiry may be instituted into the Wollicties. 


cause of Accidents in Mines and Collieries, with the 
view of Inspectors being appointed by Government, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Timber. 


General Shipowners’ Society of the city of London, 
R3 praying 





126 


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A. 1846. 


praying the House to reject the proposition for re-| and South Collingham ;— Thurgarton ;—Hallough- 
aucing the duty on the importation of foreign Timber | ton ;—Bechingham ;--North Muskham and Bathley ; 
from twenty-five shillings to fifteen shillings, as pro- | —Oxton ;—Norwelland Woodhouse ;— Kirklington ; 
posed by Her Majesty’s Government, was presented, | —Kirton Walesby and Doughton ;—Granby and 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sutton;—Cropwell Bishop and Owthorpe ;—Sutton- 
cum-Lounde;— Garnston;— Tonworth and Ranskill; 


District A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the East | ——Dorrington and Ruskington ;— Brauncewell, Lea- 


Asylums 








(Metropolis.) London Union, stating that the Petitioners have re- singham and Templebruer ;—Anwick and Evedon ; 


Drainage, &amp;c., 





cently heard of certain parties praying to be exempted | —North and South Kyme ;—Arnisty, Culverthorpe 


from the operation of the law relating to District 


and Silkwilloughby ;— Martin ; — Leadenham ; — 


Asylums in the Metropolis ; and praying that no | Wellingore ;— Aswarby and Osbournby ;—Cran- 


exclusive exemption may be granted to any parties ; 
but that the said law may come into operation with 
all speed, was presented, and read ; andreferred to the 


well and Roxholme ;—Helpringham and Secreding- 
ton ;—Hale Magna and Hale Parva ;—Ashby and 
Bloxholme ;—Swaton Spanby and Horbling ;— Tim- 


Select Committee on District Asylums (Metropolis). | berland and Thorpe Tilney ;—Newton Walcot and 


Threchingham ;— Digby and Rowston;—Asgarby, 


A Petition of Linen Merchants, Bleach Mill-| Howell and Burton ;— Dembleby and Scot Wil- 
(ireland) Bil. owners, &amp;c., on the River Maine, in the county of | loughby ;—New Sleaford and Holdingham ;—Old 





Antrim, praying that the Drainage, &amp;c. (Zreland) | Sleaford and Quarrington a and Wilsford ; 


Bill, may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Brigstock, praying the House 
to refuse its sanction to any measure for the enrol- 
ment of the Militia,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Mendle- 
sham ;—Aylesbeare ;— East Budleigh ;—- Alpington ; 
— Mamhead;—Rockbeare ;— Bicton ;— Ottery Saint 
Mary ;—Kenton ;—Littleham ;—Parwick ;—Kirk 


Langley ;—Ireton Wood ;—Linton ;—Yeldersley ;— | 
Shirley ;—Stanton and Newhall ;—Kirk Hallam ; | 


— Shipley ; — Sianton-by-Bridge ; — Stanton-by- 
Dale ;—Willesley ;—Quarndon ;—Offcote and Un- 
derwood ;—Mickhleover ;— Normanton ;—Sutton-on- 
the-Hill ; — Stanley ; — Marston Montgomery ;— 
Rodsley ;—Trusley ;—Sturston and East Side of 
Compton ;— Kniveton ; — Radbourn ;—Mappleton ; 
—Kirk Ireton ;— Winshill ; — Osmaston-next-Ash- 
bourne ;—Stapenhill ;—Ible;— Kedleston;— Morley ; 
—West Hallam ;— Mapperly;— Long Eaton ;— 


Snelston ; — Ticknall ; —Norbury ;—Mercaston ;— | 


Ripley ;—Roslington ;—Spondon ;—Tissington ;— 
Risley ;— Weston Underwood ;— Thorpe (Derby) ; 
— Mackworth ;—Wilne and Shardlow ;—Smalley ; 
— Kilbourn ; — Ockhbrook ; — Middleton-by-Wirk- 
worth ;—Marheaton ; — Willington ;—Bolsover ;— 
Bradninch ;—Silverton ;—Huxham ;—Colaton Ra- 
leigh ;—Whimple ;—Thorverton ;—Kenn ;— Bram- 
ford Speke ;— Ide ;— Netherexe;— Exeter and 
neighbourhood ;— Marton ( York) ; —Newton( York); 
—Crambe ;—Topcliffe ;—Stoke Poges and Bexham; 
— Penn ;—Amersham ;—Farnham Royal ;—Chal- 
ford ;—Taplon ;—Iver ;—Chesham ;—Great Mis- 
senden ;— Lee ;—Little Missenden ;—Chalfont Saint 
Peter ; — Beaconsfield ; —Chenies ; — Twyford ;— 


'—WNorth and South Rauceby ;—Ewerby, Ewerby 
Thorpe and Kirkby ;—Heckington ;—Billinghay ; 
—Hundreds of Ely and South Witchford ;--Hun- 
dred of Papworth ;—Holy Trinity, in Ely ;— Witch- 

ford ;—Saint Mary in Ely ;—Stretham in the Isle 
of Ely ;— Thetford ;—and, Burnham ; praying the 

House not to sanction any measure for diminishing 
the protection now granted to Agriculture,—were 
| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 

| Petitions from Leeds ; Wednesbury ;—Leomin- 

| ster ; — Kettering ; — Devizes;—- Scarborough ; — 

Wareham and the Isle of Purbeck ;—.Bernard Castle; 

— Boching ;—Margate;—Uchfield ;—Leighton Buz- 
_ zard ;—Kingslade ;---Battersea ;-—- Wimbledon ;—- Car- 

| shalton;— Braintree ;—Cleaton ;—Croydon ;—Gran- 
tham ;— Hailsham ; — Middleton-by-Wirksworth ;— 

Kelso ;— Truro ;—Southampton ;— Wandsworth and 
Putney ;—Colchester ;— Bromhamand Sandyland ;— 
Bridgewater; — Wirksworth;— Barnes;— Yarn;— 

Durham; — Stokesby ;— Macclesfield ;— Malton ;— 
Hartshill ;—Erith ;— Crayford (two Petitions) ;— 

| Bexley ;—Chard ;—Annan ;— Cambridge ;—Fustian 

Cutters, Operative Dyers, &amp;c. ;—Sawston;—Mans- 
Sield ; — Durham ; — Chester ;—Merthyr Tydfil ;— 
Paisley ;—Dukinfield ;— Nottingham ;—Kirkwall ; 
-- Dartmouth ;-- Birmingham ;--Staffordshire Potte- 
ries ;-— Stohe-upon- Trent ;-— Totnes ;-—Penny Bridge; 

—Derby;— Bridgnorth ;— and, Beverley; praying 

for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








in the county of Forfar, praying the House to 
abolish the Corn and Provision Laws, to modify 
and equalize the duties on Sugar, and greatly to 
reduce the duty on ‘Tea, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Winslow ; — Chetwode ;—Turweston ;—Beachamp- | 


ton ;—Foscott ; — Leckhampstead ;— Stowe ;—Ake- | 


ley ;— Westbury ;—Marsh Gibbon ;— Water Strat- 
ford ;—Tingewick ;— Radclive-cum-Chackmore ;— 
Maidsmoreton ; — Padbury ;—Hillesden ;—Thorn- 
borough ;— Finmere ;—Preston Bissett ;—Gancroft 
(Buckingham); — Buckingham and vicinity ; — 
Christchurch ; — Chelsham ; — Mitcham ;— Mordon 
and Merton ;— Coulsdon ; — Farleigh (Surrey) ;— 
Carshalton ;—Sanderstead ;—Addington ;—Cater- 
ham ;— Beddington ;—Croydon ;— Woldingham and 
Warlingham ; — There-undermentioned parishes in 
the county of Northampton, Geddington and other 
places ;—Carburton Budley ;—Bleasby ;— Hayton ; 
— Gringley-on-the-Hill ;— Gonalstone ;— East Ret- 
ford ;— Warsop ;—-Southwell;—Sutton-on- Trent ;— 
Besthorpe and Girton ;—Hickhling and Kinnolton ; 
—South Leverton, North Leverton and Hables- 
thorpe ;—South Scarle and Harby ;—Barnby and 
Coddington ;—Maplebeck ;— Clifton and Spalford ; 
—Kersal and Kneesal ;—Morton ;—Edingley ;— 
Balderton ;—Barnby Moor ;—Staunton, Alverton, 
Kilvington and Flamborough ;—Lowdham ;—North 


ston ; — Tonbridge ; — Bearstead ; — Halling ; — 
Saint Margaret, Rochester ;—Grain ;— Penshurst ;-- 
Hoo;— Headcorn ;--Sevenoaks ;— Leigh ;--Stoke ;-~ 
Eltham ;— Penenden ;—— Chalk ; — Iddesleigh and 
Monk Okehampton ; — Doncaster (Chairman) ; — 
| Tudeley ;— Merioth ;— East Peckham ;— Staple- 
hurst ; — Tudeley-cum-Capel ;— High Halden ; — 
Tfield ;—Cobham ;—Eynsford ;— Hunter ;— Broom- 
field ; — Nettlestead ; — Sandhurst ; — Ebony ; — 
Hawkhurst ;--Chelsfield;—W est Peckham ;--Swan- 
comb ;— Allhallows ;— Edenbridge ;— Botley ;—Bid- 
denden ;— Gillingham ;— Ryarch ;—Clyfed ;—Frit- 
_ tenden ;—Pembury ;— Frindsbury ; — Barham ;— 
_ Tenterden ;—Ditton ;— Banning ; —Wouldham ; — 
| Wormshill ;-- Woodchurch ;—Aylesford ;--Budhurst ; 
| —Otham ;— Yalding (two Petitions) ; —Brenchley ; 
| — Nursted ; — Stone ;— Boughton Monchelsea ;— 
— Crayford;—Shoreham ;— West Farley ;—Otford ; 
—Addington ;—Westerham ; — Lewisham ; — East 

| Latton ;—Tenbury ;—Mathin ;—Wolverley ;—Hal- 
low ; 





A Petition of Workers in Jnchmill, Arbroath, Corn Laws, &amp;. 


| Petitions from Kilkea and Moone ;—Speldhurst ; Customs and 
Saint Mary’s Hoo;— Thornham ;—High Hal- agen 





Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion, 


Fishery Piers 
and Harbours 
(Ireland) 
[Grants of 
Money. ] 


9 Vicroriz. 


low ;—Kilrush ;— Droitwich ; —Up Lambourn ; — 
Vallendon ; —Woodley and Sonning ; —Inkpen ;— 
Sulhampstead ; —Leckhhampstead ;— Shaw-cum-Do- 
nington ;—Sulham ;—Newbury ;— Hurley ;— Little 
Shelford ;--Finchampstead ;--.Brimpton ;--Beedon ;-- 
Wokingham;-- Compton ;-—-Barkham ;--Greenham ;-- 
Hurst ;—Ashby and Compton Beauchamp ;—Chieve- 
ley ;— Englefield ;— Hungerford ;— Aston ; —Speen ; 
— Hurst ; — Wasing ; — Hurst and Buscombe ; — 
Thatcham ;— Tilehurst ;-- Pangbourne ;—-Hampstead 
Norris ;— Woolhampton ;—~LIlsley ;— Bray, Old Con- 
naught and Rathmichael ;—Whaplode ; — Deeping 
Fen ;—Spalding ;— Weston ;— Cowbit ;—Moulton ; 
—Long Sutton ;—Whaplode Drove ;—Pinchbeck ; 
— East Hatley, Hatley Saint George and Tadlow ; 
— Harston ;— Harlton ; — Willingham ; — Knees- 
worth ;—Fen Drayton ;—Ickleton ;—Rampton ;— 
Babraham ;—Hasling field ;—Swavesey ;— Littling- 
ton ;—Steeple Morden ;—Grantchester ;— Eltisley ; 
Meldreth ;— Croydon ; —Bourn ;— West Wickham ; 
— Madingley ;— Kingston ;— Girton ;-— Thuplow ;-- 
Croxton ; —Whaddon ;—Oakington ; — Littleport ; 
—Sawston ; — Orwell ;-—Guilden Morden ;— Little 
Gransden ;—Great Eversden and Little Eversden ; 
—Abington Pigotts ;—Dounham ;-- Over ;—- Milton ; 
— Tulney ;— Steventon ;—Cumner ; — Appleton ;— 
Fyfield ; — Marcham ;— Drayton ;—Summingwell ; 
— Abingdon ;—Kingston Bagpuze ;—Knighton-on- 
Teme ;—Saint Margaret, Rochester ;— Wotton ;— 
West Malling ; — Trotterscliff ;— and, Meopham ; 
praying that the proposed measures respecting Cus- 
toms and Corn Importation may not receive the 
sanction of the House,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Greenock (two Petitions) ; — 
Lochee ; — Coventry ; — Hampstead ; — Neath ; — 
and, Swansea ; praying the House to pass the said 
proposed measures,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
regulate the Salmon Fisheries of England and Wales: 
And that Sir Thomas Winnington, Mr. Pakington 
and Lord Robert Grosvenor do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Monday last, was proposed tv be made to the 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair 
(for the House to resolve itself into Committee to 
consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic. c. 90, for granting 
Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 
14, toamend the Laws for the Importation of Corn) ; 
and which Amendment was, To leave out from 
the word “ That” to the end of the Question, in 
order to add the words, “ this House will, upon this 
“« day six months, resolve itself into the said Com- 
“ mittee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 13° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of Grants 
of Money for the Encouragement of the Sea Fisheries 
of Ireland, by the Construction of Piers, Harbours 
and other Works, a Resolution ; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 

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197 


Britain and Ireland be authorized to grant, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the said United Kingdom, 
a Sum, not exceeding Fifty thousand pounds, for 
the Encouragement of the Sea Fisheries of Ireland, 
by the Construction of Piers, Harbours and otner 
orks ; and also to advance an annual Sum, not 
exceeding Two thousand pounds in any one year, 
for the Payment of preliminary Expenses attending 
any Tiga relating to such Piers, Harbours and 
orks. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Fishery Piers and Harbours (Jreland) 
Bill, that they have power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to Drainage 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the (Ireland) 
Advance of Annual Sums of Money out of the Con- eat vl 
solidated Fund of the United’ Kingdom of Great " 
Britain and Ireland, towards the Drainage of Lands 
in Ireland, several Resolutions ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 


jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 


Britain and Ireland be authorized to direct Annual 
Advances to be made, out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the said United Kingdom, to an Amount not 
exceeding Five thousand pounds in any one year, 
to he applied in discharging preliminary Expenses 
connected with the Drainage of Lands in Ireland. 

2. Resolved, That the said Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct an Ad- 
vance to be made, out of the said Consolidated Fund, 
in the present year, to an Amount not exceeding 
Ten thousand pounds, to be applied in discharging 
the Expense of Examinations and Inquiries con- 
nected with Summary Proceedings, and in providing 
Tools for the Drainage of Lands in Ireland. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill, that they 
have power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolutions. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Fishery Piers 
a Committee upon the Fishery Piers and Harbours 2nd Harbours 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, (ireland) Bill. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to remove Doubts concerning Citations 
Citations in Scotland, was, according to Order, read. (Scotland) Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Drainage, &amp;e. 
into a Committee upon the Drainage, &amp;c., (Ireland) (Ireland) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- County _—— 
—_ on the County Works Presentments (Jreland) Greland) Bill 

ill ; 

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

A Motion being made, That this House will, this Comty Wate 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of -Psntve 

Y, TesC (Ireland) 
authorizing the Advance of Money, out of the Con- [Advance of 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Money.] 

R 4 Britain 








Radcliffe and 
Pilkington 
Gas Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Newport 
Railway 

and Saint 
Andrew’s 
Branch) Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Peebles 
Railway. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Lochgelly 
and Leslie 
Extensions) 
Bill. 


Gencral 
Terminus 
and Glasgow 
Harbour 
Railway Bill 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway 


(Bognor andthe Petition for the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
Littlehampton 


Branch) Bill. 


128 


Britain and Ireland, towards defraying the Ex- 
pense of County Works, the execution of which 
shall have been approved of and presented by Grand 
Juries in Lreland ; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Radcliffe and Pilkington Gas 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas the Town and Parish of Rad- 
cliffe, and the ‘Township of Pilkington, or Parts 
thereof, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
that Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Entwisle and Mr. 
Brotherton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way (Newport Railway and Saint Andrews Branch) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company to extend their Line of Railway from 
Cupar to Newport and Saint Andrews: And that 
Mr. Edward Lllice and Mr. George William Hope 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in the Section a gradient at or 
about the 12th mileis marked as 1 in 130, instead 
of 1 in 78 ; but it appeared that the measurements 
are correct, and that it was correctly marked in the 
original Plan, and that the error arose in the en- 
graving. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company to extend their Line of Railway from 
Kirkcaldy to the Lochgelly Mineral Field, and from 
Markinch to Leslie: And that Mr. Edward Ellice 
and Mr. George William Hope do prepare, and bring 
it In. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the General Terminus and Glasgow 
Harbour Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Polloc and Govan 
Railway to the River Clyde and Harbour of Glas- 
gow, with Branches, to be called The General Ter- 
minus and Glasgow Harbour Railway: And that 
Mr. Oswald and Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


way (Bognor and Littlehampton Branch) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making Branch Railways from the Brighton and 


12°—13° Februari. 





A. 18406. 


Chichester Railway to the Towns of Bogor and 
Littlehampton, both in the County of Sussex: And 
that Mr. Kemble and Captain Pechell do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Larne, Begs 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 2%¢ Ballymey, 
the Petition for the Larne, Belfast and Ballymena aibewy. 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of yo Leith | 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Leith Atmo- Ralleey ne 
spheric Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the City of Edinburgh 
to the Town Pier, Harbour and Docks of Leith, to 
be called The Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric 
Railway: And that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Gib- 


son Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee North British 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the North British Railway (Gretna nae Bil. 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the North British Railway Company 
to construct a Branch Railway to join the Cale- 
donian Railway at ornear Springfield, in the County 
of Dumfries: And that Mr. Francis Scott and Mr. 

Philip Howard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Brighton and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Chichester 
the Petition for the Brighton and Chichester Rail- te 
way (Steyning Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders Branch) Bill 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the Brighton 
and Chichester Railway to the Town of Steyning, in 
the County of Susser: And that Mr. Kemble and 
Captain Pechell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ( jee 
(Amendment and Branches) Bill, the Standing and Branches) 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as on 
the Section, the datum line is referred to the upper 
surface of the rails of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway at the point of divergence marked A. on 
the Plan, there being on the Plan a point of diver- 
gence, which is the one referred to, but such point 
of divergence not being marked A., as described. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a Rail- 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Wecsail ent 
way (Kinross, Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Newburgh_ 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, Branches) Bill 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 











to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Kinross, 
with a Branch Railway therefrom to Woodmill, and 
another Branch Railway to the Harbour of Mew- 
burgh: And that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. 
George William Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh ant 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ———— 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- pf ey 
way (Pettycur and Perth Harbour Branches and bour Branches 
Deviations) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 2%4 Devia- 


complied with. 


tions) Bill. 
Ordered, 





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nd 





9 VictTorI2. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company to alter their line of Railway near to 
Dysart and Perth, to make a Branch Railway from 
Kinghorn to the Harbour of Petiycur, and another 
Branch Railway to the Harbour of Perth, and for 
other Purposes relating to the said Company: And 
that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. George William 
Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


fainburghand Mr, Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Northern Rail- 5) Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 

jo = of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern 

tion) Bill. Railway (Strathearn Deviation) Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 

Company to make a Railway from Newburgh to the 

Scottish Central Railway at Hilton: And that Mr. 

Edward Ellice and Mr. George William Hope do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Edinburghand Mr, Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
pon A the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Dundee and (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath Railway 
ang and Tay Ferry Improvement) Bill, the Standing 
Tay Ferry | Orders had been complied with. 
Improvement) Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
_ to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- 
pany to make a Railway from the Dundee and Ar- 
broath Railway to Broughty, with a Branch there- 
from, and to improve the Ferry across the River 
Tay, between Ferry-Port-on-Craig and Broughty : 
And that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. George William 
Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


Waveney Val- Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
— on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Railway. the Petition for the Waveney Valley and Great Yar- 
mouth Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the intended altera- 
tion in the present level of certain roads referred 
to in Cross Sections, Nos. 1,3, 4, 5, 8,7, 12, 13, 16, 
17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 32, and 36, is not distinctly 
stated on the Section, two proposed alterations being 
stated in the alternative. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Prisons. Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Reports and of all Schedules transmitted to the 
Secretary of State respecting Prisons. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sheffield, A Petition of Henry Tootaland John Sidebotham, 
Ashton-under- of The Cliffe, Wakefield, in the County of York, 
Manchester complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
Railway in respect to the application for the Sheffield, Ash- 
Na ey 3; ton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Whaley 
Hayficld Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill, had not been 
Branches.) | complied with ; and praying that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 

against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Midland Rail- Two Petitions of Henry Williames Matthews, of 
prs Ase ‘ase Moorgate-street, in the city of London, Esquire, 


Canal.) complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Midland Rail- 
way (Purchase of Oakham Canal) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 
a Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 

Vor. 101. 


12°—13° Februariz. 129 


A Petition of the Earl of Glasgow, Owner of lands Glasgow, 

on the line of an intended Branch Railway from the a. 
main line of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Railway 
Direct Railway, at or near Townhead, to Paisley, and (Branches to 
another Branch from the main line at or near Cross- nem | 
mill or Corsemill to the said first-mentioned Branch, Hurlet.) 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 

in respect to the application tor the Glasgow, Burr- 

head and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to 
Thornliebank, Househill and Hurlet) Bill, had not 

been complied with; and praying that he may be 

heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 

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

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Giasgow, 
Glasgow, Owner of lands and heritages on the line Barrhead and 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, and a Trustee oa— 
on the turnpike and statute labour or parish roads (Branches 
affected by the Railway, complaining that the to Paisley.) 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Robert Mackay, complaining that British and 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the os _— 
application for the British and Irish Union Rail- ” 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Dawes, and others, com- Shrewsbury 

plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in sg tl 
ee ailway.- 

respect to the application for the Shrewsbury and 

Birmingham Railway Bill, had not been complied 

with; and praying that they may be heard, by 

themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 

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

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward John Littleton, Baron Birmingham, 
Hatherton, of Teddesley, in the county of ~— bettas 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Valley Rail- 
in respect to the application for the Birmingham, way (Stour 
Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway (Stour Vly Line.) 
Valley Line) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Cheshire, and others, Owners, Birmingham 
Lessees or Occupiers of lands on the line of Rail- nd Oxtord 
way thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Joseph Phipson, Railway 
an Owner or Person interested in land proposed to (Birmingham 
be affected by the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; ©*te"sion.) 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Birmingham 
and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Exten- 
sion) Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Com mittee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Kemp Jacomb Hood ;—Com- Birmingham, 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navi- Wolverhamp- 
ations ;—and, John Edwards Piercy; complaining Railway. 

that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Birmingham, Wolverhampton 
and Dudley Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
s —were 





































































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130 


—were presented, and read ; and referred to the 

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
London and Petitions of John Chinery, of Leamington Priors, 
—_ in the county of Warwick, Gentleman ;—and, John 
(Coventry to Hollick and Mary Lee, Owners, Lessees or Occu- 


Nuneaton.) piers of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 


mentioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to 
Nuneaton) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Kemp Jacomb Hood, of Jer- 
myn-street, Gentleman, complaining that the S:and- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to 
Spalding) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witresses,against the same, was preseated, and read; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Lynn and Ely 
Railway (Ex- 
tension to 
Spalding.) 


Lynn and Ely 
Railway (Ex- 
tention to 
March.) 


A Petition of John Kemp Jacomb Hood, of Jer- 
myn-street, Gentleman, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to 
March) Bill, had not beex complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage Ma- 
nure Company.* 


Petitions of Thomas Knox Holmes ;—and, Ben- 
jamin Purnell; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

GreatGrimsby Petitions of Edward William Rudgard Rudgard, 
pe mag of the city of Lincoln, and county of the same city, 
way Extension Merchant, an Occupier of lands and houses upon 
(No. 2.) the line of the proposed Railway or Branch or Ex- 
tension Railways thereinafter mentioned, and of 
James Scott, of Lincolns-Inn-Fields, in the county 
of Middlesex; — and, William Goodlad Todd ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 2.) 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
Oxforc, A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
ha _ land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, 
ton Railway. complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Oxford, Wor- 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
Derbyshire, A Petition of Edwin Smith, complaining that the 
Staffordshire Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
pig tater se application for the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and 
Railway. Vorcestershire Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


12°—13° Februariz. 





A. 1846. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Wheat ang 

Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour (stated in Wheat Flow, 
Quarters of Wheat) imported into the United King- 
dom, in the years ending the 5th day of January, 
1842, the 5th day of January, 1843, the 5th day of 
January, 1844, the 5th day of January, 1845, and 
the 5th day of January, 1846 :—Also, of the Quan- 
tity entered for Home Consumption in the same 
periods. 

An Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour Wheat ang 
(stated in Quarters of Wheat) imported into Great Wheat Flour 
Britain and Treland from Canada, in the years (C4) 
ending the 5th day of January 1842, the 5th day of 
January 1843, the 5th day of January 1844, the 5th 
day of January, 1845, and the 5th day of January 
1846 :—Also, of the Quantity entered for Home 
Consumption in the same periods. C 

A Statement of the several Loans made to each Public Works . 

County in Zreland by the Commissioners of Public “¢land.) 
Works under the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 33, and 
subsequent Acts, showing the original Amounts 
sanctioned, the Amounts issued in Exchequer Bills 
or under the Act 6 and 7 Vic. c. 44, the rate of 
interest, the Repayments on Account, and the 
Amount paid as Interest, with the Balance remain- 
ing due up to and ending the 31st day of December 
1845 :—A like Return as to any Sums advanced by 
the same Commissioners to Trustees of Turnpike | 
Roads, Railway Companies, or any chartered or | 
incorporated Bodies, for any Public Works:—And, 
a Statement of the several Grants made in each 
County in Jreland under the provisions of the Act 1 
and 2 Will. 4, and subsequent Acts, up to the 1st 
day of January 1846, and showing what Sums, in 
case of such Grants, were required to be expended, 
either by the County or by Individuals in conse- 
quence or as a condition of such Grants. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the Assessed 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of Cases T@xes (Scot 
stated and signed by the Commissioners acting in * 
the execution of the Assessed Tax Acts determined 
by the Judges in Scotland, since the date of a like 
Return made in the last Session of Parliament. 

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





mm tee! et 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Bequests for 
nesday, the 25th day of this instant February, the Hous ail 
Bequests for Pious and Charitable Purposes Bill, Purposes Bill 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday, the 4th day of March next. 


Ordered, That the Report by the Commissioners British 
for the British Fisheries of their Proceedings, year Fisheries. 
ended 5th April 1844, being Fishing 1843, which No.47. 
was presented upon the 5th day of August in the 
last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to British British 
Fisheries, which was presented upon the 29th day Fisheries. 
of January last, be printed. No. 47, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Lunatics, Lunatics. 
which were presented upon Tuesday last, be No. 48. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to American American 
Tariffs, which were presented upon Tuesday last, Tats. 
be printed. , No. 49. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Friday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 





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9 VicToRIz. 


Veneris, 13° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
Corn Laws. : ie: House being informed, That the Sheriffs 
of the City of London, attended at the doo-, 
they were called in; and at the bar presented,—A 
Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
mons of the City of London, in Common Council 
assembled :— And then they withdrew. 
And the said Petition, praying that the Corn Laws 
may be totally and immediately repealed, was read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Committeeson Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the 
Private Bills. Clerk had caused to be prepared Sessional Lists of 


No.50. Members to serve on Committees upon Private Bills. 
Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 
Radcliffeand Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for lighting with 
ig Gas the Town and Parish of Radcliffe and the Town- 
as DIL, 


ship of Pilkington, or Parts thereof, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Cork andBan- Petitions of Thomas Poole, of Mayfield, in the 

don and Kin- county of Cork, being an Owner of land on the 

_— line of the Railway thereinafter named ;—and, 7’. S. 
Reeves, and the several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the ap plication for 
the Cork and Bandon and Kinsale Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Poole, of Mayfield, in the 
county of Cork, being an Owner of land on the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Bandon and Bantry Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Bandon 
and Bantry 
Railway. 


Midland Petitions of Frederick Thomas Elgie, of the city 
Railway 


(Birmingham Of Worcester, Gentleman ;—and, Henry Wilton, of 

and Gloucester Kew Green, in the county of Surrey, Attorney-at- 

Branches.) Law, and Henry Wilton, the younger, of Islington, 
in the county of Middlesex, Artist ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railway (Birmingham 
and Gloucester Branches) Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Lincoln to 
Milford.) 


Petitions of Richard Hickson, of Sprotborough, 
in the county of York, Yeoman, and others ;— 
Robert Corringham, of Misterton, in the county of 
Nottingham, and other Persons;— and, George 
Shooter, of Bawtry, in the county of York, Gentle- 
man, and others; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Eastern Counties Railway (Lincoln to Mi/ford) 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, ard 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Cork and 
Waterford 
Railway. 


Petitions of Cooper Penross, of Woodhill, in the 
county of York, Esquire ;—Jonas Morris, Esquire ; 
—Silver Charles Oliver, Esquire ;—Commissioners 


instituted by an Act of Parliament for deepening, 
Vou. 101, 


13° Februariz. 


131 
widening and improving the Port, Harbour and River 
of Cork;—Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Earl 
of Shannon ;—James Hugh Smith Barry, of Foty, in 
the county of Cork ;—Alexander Deane, of the cit 
of Cork, Architect ;—Archibald C. Shaw, of Glan- 
mire Mills, Esquire, Edward Murrogh, of Glanmire 
House, Esquire, J. P. and Jeremiah Denny, and 
Thomas Broderick, Boat-owners, all in the county 
of Cork; —and, William Coppinger, Esquire ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Cork and Water- 
ford Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnerses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Archibald Hepburn Mitchelson, of Perth and 
Strathgarry, in the county of Perth, Esquire ;— — 
Henry Black Stewart, Esquire, of Balxakilly, in“ “** 
the county of Perth, Owner of land on the line of 
the Railway thereinafter referred to ;—and, Robert 
Small, Esquire, Merchant in London, one of the 
Trustees of Colonel Alexander Stewart, of Strath- 
garrie, deceased; complaining that the Standing 
Orcers of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Perth and Inverness Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; aad 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Justin O’ Driscoll, of Lower Galway and 
Fitzwilliam-street, in the city of Dublin, Barrister- Kilkenny 
at-Law, a Lessee of lands which will be affected by ieatieet 
the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Henr 
Maunsell, of Land’s End, in the city of Dublin, 
Esquire, and Richard Pennefather Lloyd, in the 
city of Dublin, Esquire; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Galway and Kilkenny Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Coppinger, Henry Osburne Cork and 
Seward, George Corke, James Agnew, Cornelius a 
Lynch, John Locke, George Murphy, William Mur- ne 
phy, Timothy Ficherty, Timothy Shea, Denis Brien, 
Jeremiah Twomy, Michael Murphy, Timothy Connell, 
Patrick Lane and Patrick Lane, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Cork and Passage Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas De Moleyns, of Lower Fitz- Wexford, 
william-street, in the city of Dublin, one of the Waterford | 
= A a : ? - and Valentia 
managing Directors of a certain Railway Under- Railway. 
taking, provisionally registered and styled The Kii- 
larney Junction Railway (two Petitions) ;—and, David 
William Murphy, Merchant, Waiter William Mur- 
phy, Medical Doctor, both of the town of Killarney, 
inthe county of Kerry,and of Thomas De Moleyns, of 
Lower Fitzwilliam-street,in the city of Dublin,and of 
Simeon Hardy, of Fitzwilliam-square, North, in the 
city of Dublin, Shareholders in and Two of the ma- 
naging Directors of a certain Railway Undertaking, 
provisionally registered and styled The Killarney 
Junction Railway ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Wexford, Waterford and Valentia Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 





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witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 


read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Patrick Woods, of Cappavilla South, 
in the county of Clare, Farmer, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Great Munster Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Great Munster 
Railway. 


Glasgow, A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
Dumfries and 


Carlisle Rail. Others, resident in Yorkshire, interested in the com- 
way. pletion of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- 
way, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Dublin and A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermenand Burgesses, 
a of the borough of Belfast, complaining that the 
Navan Branch Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
Railway application for the Dublin and Belfast Junction and 
Extensions. ~~ _Vavan Branch Railway Extensions Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sligo and 
Shannon 
Railway. 


A Petition of John Johnstone, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application tor the Sligo and Shannon Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Belfast and 
Holywood 
Atmospheric 
Railway. 


A Petition of James Frederick Wright, of Portsea- 
place, Connaught-square, London, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Belfast and Holywood Atmos- 
pheric Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Leeds and The Leeds and Bradford Railway (Alteration of 
Bradford Rail- Tevels in Bingley) Bill, was read a second time ; and 
way (Altera- é 

tion of Levels committed. 

in Bingley) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mun. mittee of Selection. 


Sunderland 


: The Sunderland Docks Bill was read a second 
Docks Bill. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Goole and 
Doncaster 
Railway. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 
of York ;—and, Jarvis Empson, Robert Garlick, 
Dennis Pepper, John Brooks, W. J. Morley, and 
John Cooke, Owners of lands on the line of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, and of Edward 
Manby and Jeseph Francis Holmes; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Goole and Doncaster Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal. 


Petitions of William Marshall Fordand Frederick 
Moon;— Godfrey Wentworth and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of Railway there- 


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inafter mentioned ;—Joseph Birley, of Doncaster, in 
the county of York, Alderman ;—George Leman, 
of the city of York, Gentleman;—Charles Leach 
Coward ;—John Spencer Stanhope, of Cannon Hill, 
in the West Riding of the county of York, Esquire ; 
-- Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of property on the line of Railwa 
thereinafter mentioned ;— and, Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway Company; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the South Yorkshire Coal Rail- 
way and Canal Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant County of 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new ee 
Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire, to Division. 
serve in this present Parliament, for the Northern Writ. 
Division of the County of Nottingham, in the room 


of Henry Gally Knight, Esquire, deceased. 


_Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for enabling the York ana 
York and North Midland Railway Company to make North Midland 
a more Direct Line of Railway between York and Casts ten. 
Leeds: And the same was read the first time ; and sion) Bill. 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Thomas J. Dimsdale, complaining Lough swilly 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 2nd Lough 
to the application for the Lough Swilly and Lough + a 
Foyle Draining and Embanking Bill, had not been Embanking. 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 

by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 

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

Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Wakefield, 
(Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill, ie — 
was read a second time; and committed. (Methley, J 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Askern and 
mittee of Selection. an ee 
Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitant House- _ 
holders of the townships of Pontefract and Tanshelf, 

in the county of York, having vested rights and 

privileges in the Pontefract Park Pasture, adjacent 

to the said townships, which was presented upon 

Tuesday last, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

parts of the said Bill, be referred to the Committee 

on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 

if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 

the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Sheffield, 
Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill was read a —— 
second time; and committed. Wakeficld, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Huddersfield 
mittee of Selection. Railvey Bil 
A Petition of Harry Brereton Trelawny, and of Birkenhead 
the united Company of Proprietors of the Ellesmere 204 Llangollen 
and Chester Canal, being respectively Owners and" 
Occupiers of lands on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned, complaining that the Standing Orders of 

the House, in respect to the application for the Bir- 

henhead and Llangollen Railway Bill, had not been 

complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 

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

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Dugald John Bannatyne, of Glasgow, Caledonian 
Solicitor, with the cognizance and consent of Sir ae ‘ 
Richard Grierson, of Lug, Baronet, Robert Pater Ssranch.) 
son, of Brocklehurst and Noblehill, William Thomson, 

junior, of Pleasance, Thomas Biggar, of Cresswell, 











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and others interested in lands on the line of the 
intended Branch Railway to the town of Dumfries, 
proposed by the Caledonian Railway Company, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Caledonian 
Railway (Dumfries Branch) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Caledonian Petitions of William Maxwell Alexander, Esquire, 
saa of Ballochmyle, in the county of Ayr, as Proprietor 
al S. 


of the estate of Ballochmyle,as Lessee and Occupier 
of the mansion-house and farm of Wellwood, as a 
Trustee on the turnpike-roads in the county of Ayr, 
and as a Trustee on the statute-labour roads of the 
parishes of Manchline and Sorn, in the said county 
of Ayr ;—William Maawell Alexander, of Balloch- 
myle, and the several Parties Subscribers thereto ;— 
and, James Oswald, of Auchencuive, M. P.; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Caledonian Exten- 
sion Reilways Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Caledonian 


A Petition of John Sligo, of Carmyle, and Robert 


Railway Findlay, of Easterhill, complaining that the Stand- 
(Dundyvan ; ; ‘Sige 
cea ft ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
° for the Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan Branch) 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 
rn A Petition of John Wilson, of Dundyvan, and | 
Railway Alexander J. Adie, as Secretary of the Monkland 
ee 4 and Kirkintilloch Railway Company, complaining 
Coatbridge “™ that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
Railway the application for the Caledonian Railway (Glas- 


Branches.) gow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Branches) Bill, had 


not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Caledonian Petitions of James Paterson, of the city of Edin- 
Railway burgh, Gentleman ;—and William Gatherer, of No. 
(Midlothian 


34, Bradwell-place, New North-road, in the county 
of Middlesex; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Caledonian Railway (Midlothian Branches) Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Branches. ) 


Brighton, A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Owners 
ewes anc “ : = ‘ 
Hastings Rail- of property at Meeching, otherwise Newhaven, in the 


way Devia- county of Sussex, complaining that the Standing 
tions,andEast- Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
a ee for the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway De- 
and Newhaven Viations, and Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford and 
Branches. _ Mewhaven Branches Bill, had not been complied 

with; and praying that the said Bill may not be suf- 


fered to pass into a law, and that they may be allowed 


to support the prayer of their Petition, by counsel, at |Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
the bar of the House, was presented, and read ; and | 


ordered to lie wpon the Table. 


Windsor, 
Slough and 
Staines 
Atmospheric 


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133 


|County of Middlesex, to be called The Windsor, 
Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Viscount Duncannon presented a Bill for making Manchester, 
a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham Buxton, Mat- 
Railway, at Cheadle, in the County of Chester, to rant hel 
or near to the Ambergate Station of the Midlands Railway Bill 
Railway, in the County of Derby, to be called The 
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junc- 
tion Railway : And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Provisional Directors of the pro- Manchester, 
posed Sheffield, Bakewell and West Midland Rail- Shefeld and 
; idlands 
way Company, praying that the Manchester, Shef- Junction Rail- 
field and Midlands Junction Railway Bill may not way Bill. 
pass into a law as it now stands, was presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Plumpire presented a Bill to enable the South Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway Railway (from 
from the South-west Side of the Waterloo-road, —r — 
near to the York-road, in the parish of Lambeth, to Hungerford 
the London and Greenwich Railway: And the same Bridge, to the 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Railway) Bill. 


second time. 


Mr. Plumpire presented a Bill to enable the South Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway reve 3 ich 
from the London and Greenwich Railway to join Railway to 
the South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Mar- Chilham, near 
gate Railway, in the Parish of Chilham, in the ert 
County of Kent, witha Diverging Line to Dartford, piu. 
and with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham 
Creek : And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time. 





Mr. Plumpire presented a Bill to enabie the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway from a oe 
the London and Greenwich Railway to the South wht 
Eastern Railway, in the Parish of Great Chart, in Chart, near 
the County of Kent, with Branches to Tunbridge Ashford, with 
and Riverhead, in the Parish of Sevenoaks; And Toulsiieend 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to Riverhead) 

Bill. 


be read a second time. 





A Petition of William Clarke, of Robert-terrace, Portbury Pier 
King’ s-road, Chelsea, Gentleman, complaining that #"4 Railway. 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Portbury Pier and Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Dugald John Bannatyne, of the city Kilmarnock 
of Glasgow, Solicitor;—and, John Connell, of Flud- 204 Ayr | 
yer-street, Westminster, Parliamentary Agent; com- sors _ 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in ~~ 
respect to the application for the Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Direct Railway Bill, had not beencomplied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow, — 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- Pisley, Kil- 


. f *k and 
nock and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches doe tlboes 
(No. 1.) Bill, which was yesterday made from the Amendment 
and Branches 


(No. 1.) Bill. 





read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock end Ayr 


Mr. Neville presented a Bill for making a Railway | Railway Company to alter their Line near Kilmar- 
from the Town of New Windsor, in the County of 
Berks, to the Great Western Railway, at Slough, 


nock, and to make Branches to Linwood, Swinlees 
| and the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway: And that 


Railway Bill, in the County of Buckingham, with a Branch or | Lord James Stewart and Mr. Oswald do prepare,and 


Diverging Railway therefrom to Staines, in the 
VoL. 101. 


| bring it in. 


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Edinburgh Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a 
pone Railway from the City of Edinburgh to the Town, 


Railway Bill. Pier, Harbour and Docks of Leith, to be called The 
Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Stirling and Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a 
Dunfermline j . irli ; ; . 
Railway Bill. Railway from Stirling to Dunfermline, with Branches 


to Kinross, to Tillicoultry, and to Alloa Harbour, to 
be called The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Ayrshire, ‘The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Bridge of Weir of the Petition for the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and 

and Port Glas- P : : : 

gow Junction Port Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, which was 

Railway Bill. yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railwayfrom Johnstone to Port Glasgow, 
with a Branch to Kilbarchan, to be called The Ayr- 
shire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction 
Railway: And that Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Hastie 
do prepare, and bring it in. 

Wilts, Somer- = Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land and 

pr property affected by the line of Railway thereinafter 

tion Railway. mentioned ;— George Purefoy Jervoise, of Herriard 
Park, in the county of Southampton ;—and, Sir John 
Barker Mill, of Mottisfont Abbey, in the county of 
Southampton, Baronet, an Owner of land on the line 
of the proposed Wilts, Somerset and Southampton 
Junction Railway ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Wilts, Somerset and Southampton Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Comiunittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks, 


A Petition of W. H. Cameron, Clerk to the Edin- 
burgh Water Company, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House,in respect tothe application 
for the Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
General Mr. Oswald presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
+ one nag way from the Polloc and Govan Railway to the 
bour Railway River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, with Branches, 
Bill. to be called The General Terminus and Glasgow 
Harbour Railway: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 3.) of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Petitions for 
Private Bill's. 


South Eastern Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Tainkdtione to OM Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Strood, near the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (Maid- 
Rochester) stone to Strood near Rochester) Bill, the Standing 
Bill Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from Maidstone, to join the Graves- 
end and Rochester Railway and Canal, near Strood 
and Rochester, and to alter the Levels of part of the 
Maidstone Branch of the South Eastern Railway : 
And that Mr. William Bodkin and Mr. Dodd do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

North British 
Railway 
(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions tor Private Bills: That in the case of 
the Petition for the North British Railway (Carlisle 


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A. 1846. 


Extension) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the North British Railway Company 
to extend the Hawick Branch of the North British 
Railway to Carlisle: And that Mr. Francis Scott 
and Mr. Philip Howard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- North British 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the mand 
case of the Petition for the North British Railway Branches) Bil 
(Hawick Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the North British Railway Company to 
construct certain Branch Railways in connection 
with the Hawick Branch of the North British 
Railway: And that Mr. Francis Scott, Sir Hugh 
Campbell and Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Ipswich and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bury St. Ed- 
the Petition for the Jpswich and Bury Saint Ed- me on A 
mund's Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill, the Extension) 
Standing Orders had been complied with. Bill 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
amend the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Rail- 
way Act, 1845, and for making a Railway from the 
said Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway to 
Norwich, with a Branch therefrom: And that Cap- 
tain Gladstone, Lord Rendlesham and the Marquis 
of Douro do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee North British 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Bill, 
the Petition for the North British Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Construction of several Branch Rail- 
ways, and other Works, in connection with the 
North British Railway: And that Sir Hugh Camp- 
bell and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring 
it in. : 

Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Perth and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Crieff Direct 
the Petition for the Perth and Crieff Direct Railway ®*!way Bill 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Perth to Crieff, with a 
Branch to Blackford, to be called The Perth and 
Crieff Direct Railway: And that Sir John Hope and 
Mr. Home Drummond do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Exeter and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ag 
the Petition for the Exeter and Exmouth Railway ““'"*? 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Exeter to Exmouth, to 
be called ‘The Exeter and Exmouth Railway: And 
that Colonel Hugh Baillieand Mr. Thomas Hussey 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee gouth Eastern 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (Branch —" 
from Reigate to Dorking) Bill, the Standing Orders Dorking) Bill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the South Eastern Railway Company to make 
and maintain a Railway from the South Eastern 
Railway, near Reigate, to Dorking,in the County of 
Surrey: And that Mr. Fuller, Mr. Curteis and Mr. 
Dodd do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee south Eastern 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (Kye to (Oye foe) Bill 
Rye Harbour) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 
Ordered, 








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(Tun 
Wells 
Hasti 
Rye) 


Sout 
Rail 
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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make and maintain a Railway from the Town of 
Rye to the Mouth of Rye Harbour: And that 
Mr. Fuller and Mr. Curtets do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


gouth Eastern Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
Railway 1. mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
(Tuto __ease of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway 
Hastings and (Tunbridge Wells to Hastings and Rye) Bill, the 
Rye) Bill. = Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the South Eastern Railway Company | 
to make a Railway from Tunbridge Wells to join | 
the Rye and Ashford Extension of the Brighton, | 
Lewes and Hastings Railway, near Hastings: And | 
that Mr. Fuller Mr. Curteis and Mr. Dodd do pre- | 
pare, and bring it in. 








South Easten Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
Railway mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 
(Gots ome rast C28¢ of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway 
Grinstead) (Godstone Station to East Grinstead) Bill, the 
Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make and maintain a Railway from the line of the 
South Eastern Railway, near Tandridge-lane, in the 
_— of Tandridge, to East Grinstead: And that 
Sir Edmund Filmer and Mr. Dodd do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





South Eastern Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 


Railway mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the 
(Canterbury to 





Dover) Bill, ase of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway 
(Centerbury to Dover) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from the South Eastern, Canterbury, 
Ramsgate and Margate Railway, near Canterbury, 
to Dover: And that Mr. Plumptre, Sir Edmund | 
Filmer and Mr. Douglas do prepare, and bring it | 


in. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Saint Helens Canal 
and Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Saint Helens Canal and Railway 
Company to make a Railway from the Township 
of Eccleston to the Township of Garston, with 
Branches therefrom, and Docks at Garston afore- 
said, all in the County of Lancaster : And that Mr. 
Wilson Patten and Mr. Cornwall Legh do prepare, 
and bring i: in. 


Wilsontown, Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
Morningside mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 








and Coltne “yi 7 i ‘i 
Railway (Im case of the Petition for the Wilsontown, Morningside 


provement and Coltness Railway (Improvement and Branches) | 
Benches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to enable the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness | 
Railway Company to improve their Line, and to 
make Branch Railways to Shotts and Climpy: And 
that Mr. Oswald and Mr. Forbes do prepare, and 

bring it in. 
Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the 


Railway case of the Petition for the Wilsontown, Morning- 
(Knowton side and Coltness Railway (Knowton Branch) Biil, 
Branch) Bill. 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
‘to enable the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from 
Knowton, to the Wishaw and Coltness Railway : 
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And that Mr. Oswald and Mr. Forbes do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Slammannan 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Railway 
case of the Slamannan Railway ( Bathgate and Jaw- 5 ier - 
craig Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been Branches) Bill. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Slamannan Railway Company to make 
Branch Railways to Bathgate and Jawcraig: And 
that Mr. Forbes and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Wishaw and 
mittee on Petitions for Private Biils; That in the ee 
case of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Green- Branch) Bill. 
hill Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway from the Wishaw 
and Coltness Railway to the Wilsontown, Morning- 
side and Coltness Railway, at Greenhill, with a 
Branch to Goodockhill: And that Mr. Oswald and 


Mr. Forbes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Eastern Union 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the ae. 
case of the Petition for the Eastern Union and way pi, 
Hadleigh Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Union Rail- 


way, in the Parish of Bentley, to the Town of Had- 


| leigh, all in the County of Suffolk, to be called The 


Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Raiiway : 
And that Captain Gladstone, Mr. Lane Fox and 
Lord Rendlesham do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Oldham, Man- 
Company, and of Elijah Hibbert, of Oldham, in — 
the county of Lancaster, Machine-maker ; com- Birkenhead 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Junction 
respect to the application for the Oldham, Man- ®#ilway. 
chester, Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Sir Stephen Glynne presented a Bill for making a Mold Junction 
Railway from Mold, in the County of Flint, to the Railway Bill. 
Hooton Station of the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- 
way, to be called The Mold Junction Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Charles Wood presented a Bill for making a North and 
Railway from Halifax to Keighley, in the West gg 
Riding of the County of York, to be called The “™’Y ” 
North and South Junction Railway : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
second time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- York Railway. 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London 
and York Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as there was no attestation or date to the 
signature of Joseph Nash attached to the Contract 
Deed; but it was proved to the Committee, that 
the said Joseph Nash, immediately after signing, 
admitted he was not the owner of the scrip in right 
of which he had desired to sign, and that he was 

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therefore prevented from further executing the same. | 
It was also proved to the Committee, that the re- 
mainder of the signatures were sufficient to make 
up the sum required by the Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


London, New- Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
bury and Bath on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
ae” Rail- Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
bi Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway Bill, 

were referred; That the Standing Orders had not 

been complied with, inasmuch as no application in 


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writing had been made to Mrs. Susannah Shaw, the | 
owner of property numbered 72, 73 and 74, respec- | 
tively, in the parish of Newbury ; it appearing that | 
a person who held a lease of the said property for | 
the unexpired term of sixty years, had, by mistake, 
been inserted in the Book of Reference, and treated | 
as the owner of the same. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. | 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe-| 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the | 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
no proof was adduced, in the manner required by 
the Standing Orders, of the application to certain 
owners, lessees and occupiers, which were stated to 
have been duly made by James Bowskill; and also 
inasmuch as no proof was given, in the manner re- 
quired by the Standing Orders, of the signatures of 
certain parties to the Contract Deed, which appeared 
to have been attested by the said James Bowshill ; 
but it was proved to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee, that the said James Bowshill was unavoidably 
prevented by illness from attending the Committee, 
and the deficient evidence was supplied by a written 
statement signed by himself and duly attested. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- | 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ulverstone, 
Furness and 
Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 





Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Wakefield 
Extension) 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway (Wake- 

Jield Extension) Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 


ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch | 


as two buildings and waste land in the town of 
Wakefield are within the limits of deviation, but are 


A. 1846. 


to the non-compliance with the Standing Orders, 
as required by Standing Order, No. 1lla; That 
the said Standing Order, No. 11la, is not one of 
the Standing Orders relating specially to the duties 
of the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, but is one of those relating to the practice of 
the House; but as the attention of the Committee 
has been called to the point in question by the Peti- 
tion of Edward Woolmer, which has been specially 
referred to this Committee, the Committee consider 
it their duty to submit the point for the consideration 
of the House. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant County of 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ aber e.g 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in ean 
this present Parliament for the Southern Division 
of the County of Northampton, in the room of 
William Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Division of the said County, 
hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of 
Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
Desborough and Bonenham, in the County of Buck- 


ingham. 


Petitions of John Tisdall, and others, being Dublin and 
Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of lands on the line — 
of Railway thereinafter mentioued ;—Hugh Clark, “""" 
of Martyr, in the county of Meath, Farmer, being 
Lessee and Occupier of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Samuel Moore, of Ca- 
van, in the county of Cavan, Esquire, Owner of lands 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Dublin and Ennis- 
killen Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Rail- 
way Company, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the said Bill; and praying that 


they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 


|or agents, against such Bill, was also presented, 
‘and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 


| Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for ena- york and 


‘bling the York and North Midland Railway Com- North Midland 
pany to make certain Branch Railways ia the East Railway (East 


Riding of the County of York, and for other Pur- eonkes) 


poses: And the same was read the first time; and (No. 1.) Bill 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Brom 
Impr 
and S 
Tenel 
Bill. 


not numbered on the Plans deposited with the Clerk | i . ’ 
of the Peace nor inserted in the Book of Reference ; | Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making 4 ay agg 
but it was stated to the Committee that the pro- | # Railway from the Aylesbury Railway, at Ayles- ion Railway 
perty was by mistake included within the limits of | bury, to Thame: Aud the same was read the first BilL 
deviation in’ the Plans deposited with the Clerk of | time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
the Peace, but are excluded from the limits of de- | 
viation in the Plans deposited in the Private Bill; A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Oldham, 
Office ; and it was further stated that such property | bitants of the township of Oldham, in the county Manchester, 
was not intended to be taken, and it was pr ved | alatine of Lancaster, taking notice of th io re 
’ pro iP ’ $ eo € app Birkenhead 
that the owners and occupiers thereof had been tion for leave to bring in the Oldham, Manchester, Junction Rail- 
duly served with notice of application. | Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, ¥9Y- 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se-|and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Exeter, Yeovil Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
and Dorchester on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
ay Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Ss 
Standing Orders, in the case of tie Petition for the 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Aston Rates 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bul 
y | the case of the Petition for the Aston Rates Bill, the 
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill, were | Standing Orders had been complied with. 





referred ; That it appeared that the said Petitions; Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
had not the name or short title by which such Bill | for better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, 
is entered in the Votes written at the beginning | Highway Rates, Borough Rates, County Rates, 
thereof, nor was it there stated whether such Peti- | Lighting, Watching and Cleansing Rates, and all 
tions were in favour or against the Bill, or relating |other Parochial Rates on small Tenements, in the 


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9 VicToRI&amp;. 


Parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the County 
of Warwick: And that Mr. Spooner and Mr. Muntz 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Bromsgrove Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

improvement Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

and Small = the case of the Petition for the Bromsgrove Im- 

—_ provement and Small Tenements Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring a Bill for 

paving, cleansing, draining and improving the 

‘Town of Bromsgrove, for opening a New Street 

therein, and in the Parish of Stoke Prior, both in 

the County of Worcester, and for the better assessing 

and collecting the Poor, Church and Highway 

Rates, within the Parish of Bromsgrove: And that 

General Zygon and Mr. Clive do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


en Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
works Bil, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition forthe Boston Waterworks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Environs of Boston, in the County of Lincoln: 
And that Sir James Duke and Mr. Brownrigg do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Liverpool Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Docks Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Docks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for enabling the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to 
construct additional Wet Docks and other Works, 
and to raise a further Sum of Money, and for ex- 
tending and amending the Acts relating to the 
Docks and Harbour of Liverpool: And that Vis- 
count Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


London, Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

— and Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

—_— the case of the Petition for the London, Hounslow 
and Western Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the South Western Rail- 
way, at or near Falcon Bridge, in the County of 
Surrey, to Staines, in the county of Middlesex: And 
that Mr. Byng, Colonel Thomas Wood, and Mr. 
Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Downpatrick Sit William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Gas Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Downpatrick Gas 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
lighting with Gas the Town of Downpatrick, in the 
County of Down: And that Viscount Newry and 
Mr. Ross do prepare, and bring it in. 


South Midlana _ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Railway Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
oe the case of the Petition for the South Midland 
es Railway (Huntingdon Branch) Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ia a Bill 
for making a Railway from the proposed South 
Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) 
to Huntingdon, with a Branch, to be called The 
South Midland Railway (Huntingdon Branch) : And 
that Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Raikes Currie and 
Captain Polhill do prepare, and bring it in. 


london and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
birmingham Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Aeay Gaint the case of the Petition for the London and Bir- 
Luton Branch) mingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton Branch) 
Bill. Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


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13° Februariz. 137 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company to make a Railway from the London and 
Birmingham Railway, near Watford, to Saint Al- 
ban’s and Dunstable, with a Branch to Luton: And 
that Colonel Anson and Mr. Ryder do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select London and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Raila Cie ” 
the case of the Petition for the London and Bir- port A o4 
mingham Railway (Newport Pagnell Branch) Bill, Branch) Bill. 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company to make a Railway from Wolverton to 
Newport Pagnell and Bedford: And that Mr. Du 
Pre and Mr. Mangles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Ellesmere and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in — Canal 
the case of the Petition for the Ellesmere and ~ 
Chester Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the United Company of Proprietors of 
the Ellesmere and Chester Canal to raise a further 
Sum of Money: And that Viscount Clive and Mr. 

Clive do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Glasgow 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in a 
the case of the Petition for the Glusgaw Water-  ~ 
works Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
enable the Company of Proprietors of the Glasgow 
Waterworks to introduce an additional Supply of 
Water to the City and Suburbs of Glasgow: And 
that Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. Forbes do prepare, 
and bring itin. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Slamannanan 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in a teen 
the case of the Petition for the Slamannan and Bil. 
Borrowstouness Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Slamannan Railway Company to make 
a Railway to Borrowstouness, with Branches to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway: And that Mr. 

Forbes and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Taw Vale 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Railway Bill.. 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Taw Vale Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Taw Vale 
Railway and Dock, and for making Extensions 
therefrom to the Exeter and Crediton Railway, and 
to the Town of Bideford, all in the County of Devon : 

And that Mr. Divett, Mr. Frederick Hodgson and 
Mr. Montagu Gore do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Norfolk Rail- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Y — 
the case of the Petition for the Norfolk Railway te en 
Extension, (Dereham, Wells and Blakeney Branch) Blakeney _ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, Bre) Bill: 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Vorfolk Railway Company to 
make a Railway Communication between the Dere- 
ham Branch of the Norfolk Railway and the Towns 
of Wells and Blakeney, in the County of a, ; 

And that Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. Burroughes do 








prepare, and bring it in. 
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Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the North Western 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. —— 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the Leeds and Brad- 
ford Extension Railway to the Lancaster and Car- 


North Western 
Railway Bill. 


lisle Railway, with diverging Lines therefrom to | 


Lancaster aud Orton, to be called The North 
Western Railway: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, 
Mr. Greene and Mr. Beckett do prepare, and bring 


it in. 
Clyde Dock ’ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
— Harbour Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Bill. 


the case of the Petition for the Clyde Dock and 
Harbour Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. — 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Parliamentary Trustees on_ the 
River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow to acquire a 


portion of the Lands of Stobcross and adjacent | 


Grounds, and to construct thereon a Wet Dock or 
Tidal Basin, with certain additional Wharfs, and 
other Works: And that Mr. Oswald, Mr. Dennis- 
toun and Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the East and West 
Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Knaresborough to or 
near to the City of York, to be called The East and 
West Yorkshire Junction Railway: And that Sir 
John Lowther and Mr. Lawson do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


South Midland 
Railway 
(Northampton 
and Bedford 
Lines) Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the South Midland 
Railway (Vorthampton and Bedford Lines) Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Midland Railway, 
near Leicester, to the Towns of Northampton and 
Bedford, with a Branch, to be called The South 
Midland Railway (Vorthamptonand Bedford Lines) : 
And that Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. Raikes Currie and 
Captain Polhill do prepare, and bring it in. 


Exeter, Top- 
sham and 
Exmouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Exeter, Topsham 
and Exmouth Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Exeter to Topsham 
and Exmouth: And that Lord Courtenay and Sir 
Thomas Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Kirkintilloch 
and Kilsyth 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
near Kirkintilloch, to Kilsyth: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


a al A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
i cps 


Statute Labour Subscribed, complaining that the Standing Orders 

and Police. of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Glasgow Municipal Statute Labour and Police Bill, 
had not been complied with, and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


13° Februariz. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | 


A, 1846. 


Mr. Deedes presented a Billfor making a Rail- London ang 
way from the London and Brighton Railway to Brighton Ray, 
or near to the Town of Dorking, in the County of p2Y Dorking 
Surrey: And the same was read the first time ; and anch) Bil 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Deedes presented a Bill for making Branch Brighton 4, 
Railways from the Brighton and »Chichester Rail- Chichester 
way to the Towns of Bognor and Littlehampton, rnd 

. Y Ognor and 
both in the County of Sussex: And the same was Littlehan ton 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second Branches) 
time. Bill. 





Mr. Deedes presented a Bili for making a Branch Bright. wn 
Railway from the Brighton and Chichester Railway Chichester 
| to the Town of Steyning, in the County of Sussex: Railway 
| And the same was read the first time; and ordered Branch) Bi 
| to be read a second time.. ‘ 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers Neweastje. 
of land and hereditaments in the borough and county Upon-Tyne, 
of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, in the county of Northum- ine 
berland, complaining that the Standing Orders of Glasgow Jun. 
the House, in respect to the application for the tion Railyay, 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glas- 
gow Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of John Parson, of 47, Parliament- Exeter Grea: 
street, complaining that the Standing Orders of the Western Rail- 
House, in respect to the application for the Exeter “*Y- 
Great Western Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Bruen, of Oak Park, in the Carlow Ex- 
county of Carlow, Esquire, m. p.;—Patrick David *ns Bal 
Jeffers, of the city of Dublin, one of the Solicitors - 

to the Great Southern and Western Railway Com- 

pany ;--Parties subscribers thereto ;—and, John Ed- 

ward Redmond; complaining that the Standing 

Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

for the Carlow Extension Railway Bill, had not 

been complied with; and praying that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





Petitions of Persons whose names are thereunto Waterford, 
subscribed ;—Richard Howard Brooke, of Upper Wer, 

“ “7 . “ d Wicklow and 
Fitzwilliam-street, in the city of Dublin, Esquire ; pyijin Rail- 
—Richard Murphy, of Kellestown, county of Car- way. 
low, Farmer ;—Patrick Walter Redmond, of The 
Deeps, Enniscorthy ;—Hobert Tilly, of Chantilly, 
in the county of Dublin, and the Honourable 
Randall Edward Plunkett, of Ballabride, in said 
county; —and, John Edward Redmond, Esquire; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Waterford, Wex- 
ford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Archibald Prentice, Farmer, at Lanarkshire 
Bridgend, in the parish of Whitburn, and Joseph — 
Leggie, Farmer, at Cuthell, in the parishes of Whit- ee 
burn and Livingston ;—Andrew Galloway, Weaver, 
of Cutts, and John Greenshields, Farmer, of Bog- 
house, both in the parish of Whitburn ;—Thomas 
Durham Weir, Esquire, a Proprietor of lands, in the 
parish of Whitburn, on the line of the Railway there- 
mafter mentioned ;—Monkland and Kirkintilloch 

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Railway Company and others ;—Shotts Iron Com- 
pany, in the county of Lanark, and Charles Cameron, 
Coates-crescent, Edinburgh, William Crichton, Canal, 
Glasgow, and George [mlach, Writer to the Signet, 
Edinburgh, Trustees of the said Company ;—and, 
James Bryce, Farmer, at Cripplerest, in the parish 
of Whitburn ; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Lanarkshire and Lothians Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Liverpool, 


® 
Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a 
Manchester 


ee Railway from the Richmond Branch of the Great 
ee North of England Railway to Preston, with Branches, 
Junction Rail- to be called The Liverpool, Manchester and New- 
way Bill. castle-upon- Tyne Junction Railway : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 
Grand June- A Petition of William Hurst, of West Bank-within- 
pac Widness, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, pray- 
Aston,” “Huy- ing that the “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot 
ton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” ‘‘ Warrington and Kenyon,” 
pr ern “ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhilland Porto- 
and Kenyon,” bello,” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill, 
“Warrington may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


rtp and ordered tu lie upon the Table. 


Portobello”and 
“Edge Hilland 
Huyton” 
Branches Bill. 


——— Petitions of J. Welchman Whateley, 2n Owner on 

Saas "the line of an intended Railway from the London and 

(Hampton and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Hampton-in- 

Ashchurch = Arden, in the county of Warwick, to the Birming- 

eet ham and Gloucester Railway, in the parish of 
Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester ;—and, 
Owners and Occupiers on the line of an intended 
Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway 
to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Warwickshire and 
London Railway (Hampton and Ashchurch Line) 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titicns for Private Bills. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Biils, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Amendment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to buing in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, and to authorize the 
formation of Branches from Busby to Irvine, and 
from Jrvine to the Harbour thereof, with a subsi- 
diary Branch to Perceton Coal Works: And that 
Lord James Stuart and Mr. James Oswald, do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment and 
Branches (No. 3.) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Company to makea Branch from their 
Railway, near Blair, to Strathaven, and to amend 


the Acts relating to such Railway: And that Lord 
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139 


James Stuart and Mr. James Oswald do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ballymena and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in or 
the case of the Petition for the Ballymena and ~ it 
Ballymoney Railway Bill, the Stanaing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select South Eastern 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in red : 
the case of the South Eastern Railway (Chislet CTargate) Bill, 
to Margate) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make and maintain a Railway from the South 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rali- 
way, at Chislet, to Margate: And that Mr. 

Plumptre, Six Edward Filmer and Mr. Douglas 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of William Cole, and the several Per- Newry, 
sons whose names are thereunto subscribed, com- — 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Junction Rell- 
respect to the application for the Newry, Armagh way. 
and Londonderry Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Earl of york ana 
Harewood, an Owner of lands on the line of an Lancaster 
intended Railway from York to Lancaster, called Railway. 
The York and Lancaster Railway ;— Christopher 
Carter, of Belmont, near Knaresborough, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, an Owner of 
land on the line of an intended Railway from York 
to Lancaster ;—Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com- 
pany ;—John Norfolk, of the township of Dunes- 
wick, in the parish of Harewood, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, Farmer and Occupier of land 
on the line of an intended Railway from York to 
Lancaster ;—and, Henry Alcock, of Aireville, in the 
township of Skipton, in the county of York, Gen- 
tleman ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the York 
and Lancaster Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Balfour, of Balbirnie, in the Glasgow and 
county of Fife, Esquire ;—James Pryde, Dairsie ang cl 
Mill, in the county of Fife, Farmer and Miil-master ; "°° “"""™" 
— David Anderson, residing at Starr, in the county 
of Fife, Farmer ;—William Berry, of Tayfield, in 
the county of Fife, Esquire ;— David Carswell, of 
Rathillet, in the county of Fife, Esquire ;— Robert 
Swan, of Preston Hall, in the county of Fife, Es- 
quire ;—Robert Fyall, Farmer or Land Labourer, 
residing in Saint Andrew’s, in the county of Fife ; 

—John Annan, residing at Woodend, in the parish 
of Dairsie and county of Fife, Millspinner ;— Wil- 
liam Smith, residing in Cupar, in the county of Fife, 
Tailor ;—David Smith, residing in Cupar, in the 
county of Fife, Weaver ;—James Swinton, of Rath- 
illet, in the county of Fife, Farm Servant ;-—Edin- 


| burgh and Northern Railway Company ;—Wellian 


Richardson, residing at Rathillet, in the county of 
of Fife, Farm Servant ;—David Gillespie ;—and, 
Charies Wan, residing at Guard Bridge, in the 
parish of Saint Andrew’s and county of Fife; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 


‘respect to the application for the Glasgow and 
Dundee Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 


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140 


plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Edinburghand A Petition of Trustees of the road from Edin- 

Bathgate Rail- burgh to Glasgow, through Corstorphine, taking 

bial notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Midland Great Petitions of Edward Linnane and John Clasley, 
Western Rail- Occupiers of land in the townland of Belrea, Peter 
way of Ireland Fajen, Occupier of land in the townland of Vew- 
(Mullingar to 2 : : 

Galway.) town, John Lennon, Occupier of land in the townland 
of Taduff West, Patt Daly and John Daly, Oc- 
cupiers of land and premises in the townland of Ta- 
duff West ;—Mary Reddington, and others, Lessees 
and Occupiers of lands and premises in the townland 
of Monksland ;—Sir Richard Nagle, of Jamestoun 
House, in the county of Westmeath, Baronet, Owen 
Edwards Blake, Matthew O’Connor and Thomas 
Comins, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land on 
the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; — Henry 
Maunsell, of Landsend, in the county of Dublin ;— 
Jumes Ulich Burke, Guardian to Andrew Comyn, a 
Minor, Lessee of land on the line of Railway there- 
inafter mentioned ;—John D. Bodkin, of Athenry 
House, in the county of Galway ;— Thomas Henry 
Royce, of Nantinan House, in the county of Lime- 
rick, Esquire, Owner of land on the line of Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;— Henry Maunsell, of 
Landsend, in the county of Dublin, Esquire, and 
Richard Pennefather Lloyd, in the city of Dublin, 
Esquire ;—Michael Murphy, and others, Occupiers of 
Jand on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 
John Lopdell, of Raheen, in the county of Galway, 
Esquire, Lessee of the lands of Caherroyn, near 
Athenry, on the iine of Railway thereinafter mentioned 
(two Petitions);— Thomas Comins, of College-road, in 
the town of Galway, Esquire, Lessee of land on the 
line of Railway thereinatter mentioned ;— Michael 
Hennely, of Athenry, in the county of Galway, Oc- 
cupier of lands on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—Michael Joyce and Martin Noone, of 
Curragrean, in the county of the town of Galway, 
Occupiers of lands and premises on the line of Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;— Mary Canon, and 
others, Lessees and Occupiers of lands and premises 
in the townland of Carrowduff, &amp;c., on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—JohnH. Blakeney, 
of Abbert, in the county of Galway, Esquire, Owner 
of land on the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned; —- John D. Ellard, of Athlone, Esquire, 
as Lessee of land on the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned ;—and, Dudley Persse, of Roz- 
borough, in the county of Galway, Esquire, Owner 
of land on the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, m respect to the application for the 
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Mul- 
lingar to Galway) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, —were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





‘Oxford, A Petition of Edward Kem Jarvis, of Hinckley, 
Coventry and in the county of Leicester, Gentleman, and Owner, 
rent June- - Lessee and Occupier of land on the line of Railw 
Trent Junc- | Lessee an Pp and on the line o wa 
tion Railway. thereinafter mentioned, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Oxford, Coventry and Burton-on-Trent 
Junction Railway bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


13° Februariz. 





A. 1846. 


A Petition of W. Alexander, and the several Par- Ayrshire ang 
ties who have subscribed their names thereto, com- Salctonion 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in way. non Rail. 
respect to the application for the Ayrshire and Ca- | 
ledonian Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Worcester 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for Gas. 
leave to bring in the Worcester Gas Bill, which was 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, 
and neighbourhood thereof, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for better supplying with Gas the said City and 
Suburbs thereof, was accordingly presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Robert Irish North 
Westenra Baron Rossmore, a Peer of Parliament, — Rail- 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, ~*”’ 
in respect to the application for the Zrish North 
Midland Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Arthur French Baron De Freyne, of — — 
Artagh ;—and, Peter M‘Keagh, of the city of Dub- way of Ireland 
lin, Agent for Lord De Freyne ; complaining that (Longford to 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the Sligo.) 
application for the Midland Great Western Railway 
of Ireland (Longford to Sligo) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Henry Maunsell, of Landsend, in the Midland Great 
county of Dublin;—-and, John Vincent, of Leeson- betaine 
street, in the city of Dublin, Esquire, Lessee of land (Liffey Branch 
in the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; com- 204 Longford 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in P°V#*™- 
respect to the application for the Midland Great 
Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey Branch and 
Longford Deviation) Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 

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


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Perth and 
Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth, — 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Perth and Inverness Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Christopher Bridgman, and others, Launceston 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land on the line —- . 
of Railway thereinafter referred to, complaining that way (No. 2.) 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Launceston and South Devon 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Gidson Craig presented a Bill to empower North British 
the North British Railway Company to construct Railway 

5 y A (Gretna 
a Branch Railway from the proposed Extension of Branch) Bill. 
the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway, to join the 


Caledonian Railway at or near Springfield: And 





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the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of George Mackintosh, Esquire, of 
Geddes, and James Lawson Hill, Writer to the Sig- 
net, in Edinburgh, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Morayshire Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Morayshire 
Railway. 


Forth and — A Petition of James Stirling, of Garden, in the 
Clyde Junction county of Stirling, complaining that the Standing 
Railway. &lt; 5 


Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sunderland 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for better supplying 


Gas Bill. with Gas the Town and Borough of Sunderland, and 
the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Dur- 
ham: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 

London, A Petition of the Constable and Inhabitants of 

Bristoland = the town and neighbourhood of Hungerford, in the 

a ee county of Berks, taking notice of the application for 

way. leave to bring in the London, Bristol and South 
Wales Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Fast Dereham A Petition of Peter Leneve Foster, of Champion 


and Norwich Hill, in the county of Surrey, Barrister-at-Law, 
inh complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the East Dereham 
and Norwich Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


13°—14° Februariz. 





mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Leeds and A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
sc Se land on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, 
Eastern Exten- complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
sion, Wath to in respect to the application for the Leeds and Thirsk 
Hartlepool.) Railway (North Eastern Extension, Wath to Har- 
tlepool) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Great Grims- 
by, Louth, 
Horncastle, 
Lincoln and 
Midland June- 
tion Railway. 


Petitions of Jabez West, of the city of Lincoln, 
Land Agent, and others;—Reverend George B. Yard, 
and others, Owners or Occupiers of lands or houses 
upon the line or in the neighbourhood of the pro- 
posed Railway thereinafter mentioned ;--and, Thomas 
M. Adams, and others, Owners or Occupiers of 
lands or houses upon the line or in the neighbour- 
hood of the proposed Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Ayrshire and 
Caledonian 


Junction 
Railway, 


A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors, Burgesses, 
Shipowners, Harbour Trustees, Merchants and In- 
habitants of the royal burgh of Irvine, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Ayrshire 
and Caledonian Junction Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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141 


A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors, Burgesses, Glasgow, 
Merchants and Resident Inhabitants of the Royal oe 
Burgh of Jrvine, North Britain, taking notice of Saline. as 
the application for leave to bring in the Glasgow, 
Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master of the Merchants’ Com- Caledonian 
pany of the Royal Burgh of Ayr, taking notice of Extension 
the application for leave to bring in the Caledonian 
Extension Railway Bill ; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master of the Merchants’ Com- Kilmarnock 
pany of the royal burgh of Ayr, taking notice of — 
the application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock “*™’ 
and Ayr Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Dennis Sullivan, of Garraun, Farmer, Great Munster 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, ®way. 

in respect to the application for the Great Munster 

Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 

praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 

and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Com- Public Peti- 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined fons Fourth 
the Petitions presented upon the 9th and 10th days ) 
of this instant February ; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Petitions from Great Wilbraham ;— Wicken ;— Customs and 
Swaffham Prior; — Leominster ; — Dorset (Chair- Co™ Importa- 
man); — County of Fermanagh (Chairman) ; —"°”™ 
atherleigh ;—Highampton ; — Loughborough Agri- 
cultural Association (Chairman) ;—Saint Alban’s; 
— Ware ;— Weathamsted; — Great Hormead;— 
Albury ; — Little Berkhamstead; — Aspeden ; — 
Northam ; — Stevenage ; — Watton ; — Sheephall ; 
—Aston;—Codicote and Knebworth ;—Bayford; 
— Kimpton ;— Wormley ;— Berkhampstead ;— Wid- 
ford ;— Meesden;— North Mimms ;— Little Hor- 
mead ;— Beed ;— Bushey ;— Hatfield ;— Stoching 
Pelham ;— Widiall ;— Thundridge ;— Buckland ;— 
Watford ;— Buntingford ;— West Mill ;—Staple- 
ford; — Redbourn ;— Cheshunt ;— Sundridge ;— 
Great Amwell ;--Saint John ;--Clothall ;--Bishop’s 
Stortford ;— Great Munden;— Nuthamstead ;— 
Saint Peter ;— Ansley;— Braughin;— Sandon ;— 
Puttenham ;— Barkway ; — Longparish ;— Little 
Somborne ; — Nether Wallop; — Stockbridge ; — 
County of Wilts ;— Houghton ;— Sunninghill ;— 
Hanbury ; — Shipston-on-Stour ; — Feckenham ; — 
and, Blockley, praying that the proposed measures 
respecting Customs and Corn importation may not 
receive the sanction of the House,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Marlborough;— Birstwith; — 
Haddington (Provost);—and, Logie Pert; praying 
the House to pass the said proposed measures,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Redgrave;-- Badwell Ash;—Ilking- Corn Laws. 

ham;— Moulton ;—Denston ;—- Clare ;— Wattisfield; 
— Bardwell ;— Monks Eleigh;—Shimpling ;—Sand- 
ford ;— Whitestone ;—Saint George’s Clyst ;— Thur- 
low Parva ;— Bridgrule ; — Kxminster ;— Saint 
Mary Clyst;--Newton Saint Cyres ;—Sowton ;— 
Hennock ; — Colebrooke ; — Honiton Clyst ;—Far- 
ringdon ;—Powderham ; — Brickendon — Hamble- 
don, Catherington, and extra-parochial district of 

T3 Waterloo, 











Wheat, &amp;e. 


Private Bills. 


Revenue and 
Taxation. 


142 


Waterloo, Bedhamton ana Farlington ;— Wherwell ; 
—Abbott’s Ann;— Saint Faith ;— Appleshaw ;— 
Tufton ;—Goodworth Catford ; —Chute ;—Lymp- 
stone ;—Collumpton ;—Clyst Hydon ;— Withecombe 
Raleigh ;—Clist Saint Laurence ;— Mildenhall ;— 
Penton ;—Lachington ;-- Biddestone Saint Nicholas; 
— Blachland ;—Colerne ;— Yatesbury ;— Orcheston ; 
—Wootton Bassett ;—Corsley ;—Cherhill ;—Hed- 
dington ;— Calne ;—West Kington ;— Easton ;— 
Hannington ;—Long Newton;—Lyneham ;—Mar- 
den ;—Corsham ;—Stanton ;— Bromham ;— Bishop- 
strow ; — Lyddington; — Lea and Cleverton ; — 
Wroughton ;— Sedgehill ; — Denton ; — Horming- | 
tham;—Leigh de la Mere ;—Somerford Parva ;— 
Fonthill Gifford ;— Donhead Saint Andrew ;— 
Lower Wanbro ;—Sherrington ;—Littledon Drew ; 


—Rodbourne Cheney ;—Chitterne Saint Mary ;—| for the electing ofa Knight of the Shire to serve in 
Somerford Magna ;—Brixton Deverill ;—Christian | this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 


Malford ;—Compton Chamberlayne ;—Stourton ;— | 
Allcannings ;— Tilshead ; — Kingston Deverill ;— | 
Semley;—Box ;—Rodbourne ;— Bapton and Fisher- | 
ton ;— Imber ;—Grittleton ;—Swindon ;— Monkton | 
Deverill ;—Yatton Heynell;—North Wraxhall | 
Bishopstone ;— Whitchurch ;— Chippenham 5 —Chil- 
mark ;—Draycot Foliat;—Wanborough ; Codford ; 
— Blunsdon Saint Andrew ;— Castle Eaton ;— 
Compton Bassett ;-—Boyton;— Hinton Parva ;—| 
Mineley ;— Malmesbury ;— Killmerton ;— Chiseldon ; | 
—Alderton;—and, Milstone; praying the House 
not to sanction any diminution in the protection 
now granted to Agriculture,—were presented, and | 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 

Petitions from Egremont ;—Cockermouth ;—Mer- | 
ton; — Chumleigh ; — Saltcoats and Stevenson ; — 
Warminster ; — Tooting ; — Stockton-on-Tees; mime | 
Glassop Dale ;—Great Longstone, Little Longstone | 
and Wardlow ; — Northampton ; — Newbottle ; — 
Long Buckley ; —Ezxeter ; — Congleton; — Norton | 
Fitzwarren ; —Lea and Holloway ; —Stapleton ;— | 
Sneinton ; —Rudford ; —Taunton ; —Whithorn; — | 
Dacre Banks; — Hutton Rudley ; —Queenhead ;— | 
Stanfield ;—Sowerby ;— Mirfield ;—Addingham ;— | 
William Houghland ; — Beeston ; —Bawtry;—Bal- 
by ;— Horton ;— Warmsworth ;—Soothill ;— Kirkby 





Lonsdale ; —Campsall ; —Skipton ; — Hockton ;— 


Sedbergh ; —Pudsey ; —Doncaster ; —Rawden ; — 
Thorne ;—Greengates, Eccleshall ;— Holywell ; — 
Pateley Bridge ;—Sirhowy and Tredegar ;— Leven ; 





— Burslem ;—Saint Neot’s ; —Leek ;—Corsham ;— | 


Norwich ; — Matlock ; — Ilkeston ; — Maybole (two 
Petitions) ; — Bishop Stortford ;— and, Brechin; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Return of the Quantities of Wheai, Barley, Oats, | 
Wheat Flour and Oatmeal, from the 5th day of, 


January 1846, to the latest period the same can be | 
made out, being in continuation of the Account con- | 
tained in the Paper, No. 16, ordered by this House | 
to be printed on the 2d February. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | 


Return of the Number of Private Bills introduced in 
each of the last two Sessions, for the following pur- 
poses :— Lighting, Waterworks, Town Improvement, 
Docks, Harbours, Cemeteries, Markets and Police. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
An Account, showing the Gross Receipt of Revenue 
derived from Duties of Customs, Excise and Stamps, 
and from Assessed Taxes (Drawbacks and Payments 
of a like nature deducted, but without deducting 
the Charges of collection), the Estimated Amount 
of all Taxes repealed, expired or reduced on the one 
hand, and of new Taxes imposed on the other, and 


the actual Increase or Decrease of Revenue : tovge- | 


ther with a Statement of the Average Price of Wheat, 
from the London Gazette, from the 5th day of 


19°—14° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 361, of 
Session 1845). 


Ordered, That the Petition of Members of the Timber. 
Committee of the General Shipowners Society of 
the City of London, respecting the Timber Duties, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed, with the 
Names attached thereto. 


Ordered, That Mr, Alexander Oswald have leave Leave of 
of absence for a fortnight, on account of illness in Absence. 
his family. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant County of 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ Gloucester 
(Eastern Di- 
vision) Writ 
the county of Gloucester, in the room of the Honour- 
able Francis Charteris, who, since his election for 
the said division of the said County hath accepted 
the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 
three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and 
Bonenham, in the county of Buckingham. 


Sir William Jolliffe presented a Bill for making Direct London 
a Railway from the Croydon and Epsom Railway, at and Ports- 
Epsom, to the Town of Portsmouth, to be called The =a 
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Customs and 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Corn Importa- 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the “™ 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair, 

(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic. c. 90, for granting 
Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 


| c.14,to amend the Laws for the Importation of Corn); 


and which Amendment was, To leave out from the 
word “ That” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words, “ this House will, upon this day six 
|“ months, resolve itself into the said Committee,” 
‘instead thereof. 

_ And the Question being again proposed, That 
_the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
_ twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 14° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


| mittee of Supply ; 


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


Mr. Greene reported the Fishery Piers and Har- Fishery Piers 
bours (Jreland) Bill; and the Amendments were 204 Harbours 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Drainage, &amp;c. (Ireland) Drainage, c. 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed (Ireland) Bil. 
to. 

A Clause (When works may be commenced), was 

twice read; and made part of.the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, (If work be executed by one of the proprietors 
of the land drained, other proprietors to contribute 

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to the expense) :—And the said Clause was brought 
up, and read the first time ; and, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Another Clause (Provision for draining land in 
certain cases, and for scouring tunnels, &amp;c.), was 
twice read, and made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


Februari. 143 


nesses, against the same,—was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
| for Private Bills. 
A Petition of William Leckie Ewing, of Arn- 
gomery, Stirlingshire, complaining that the Stand- 
' ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Branch) 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday | an Te ak Nee ee Sie, Se ENS 


next. 
County = The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
— * into a Committee to consider of authorizing the Ad- 
fAdvance of vance of Money, out of the Consolidated Fund of 
Money. | the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
iowards defraying the Expense of County Works, 
the execution of which shall have been approved of 
and presented by Grand Juries in Zreland. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct advances to 
be made, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to an 
amount notexceeding One hundred thousand pounds, 
towards defraying the Expense of County Works, 
the execution of which shall have been approved of 
and presented for under any Act of the present Ses- 
sion relating to County Works Presentments (Jre- 
land), or which shall have been presented for by 
Grand Juries in Zreland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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

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


Great Two Petitions of James Hendrey, of Wellington- 

Southern and street, London, complaining that the Standing 

pains ant Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

(Carlow to for the Great Southern and Western Railway Ex- 

Kilkenny.) tension (Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, — were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Great Leinster Two Petitions of James Hendrey, of Weliington- 

— street, London, complaining that the Standing 

ree Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

to Carlow.) for the Great Leinster and Munster Railway (Ex- 
tension to Carlow) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same,—were pre-~ 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dunblane, A Petition of Trustees on the statute labour 
wd and yoads in the Doune district of Perthshire, and of 
Yallander und ; 2 ie 

Railway. William Leckie Ewing, of Arngomery, complaining 


that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Dunblane, Doune and 
Callander Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—was presented, andread; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Scottish A Petition of William Leckie Ewing, of Arn- 
Central Rail- ee " sige re ‘ 
way (Denny JOMery, Stirlingshire, complaining that the Standing 
Branch.) Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch) 
Bil, had not been complied with; and praying that 


he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
Vou. 101, 


he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Leckie Ewing, of Arn- 
gomery, Stirlingshire, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Scottish Central Railway (Crieff Branch) 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Annual Average Price of 
Wheat in each year, from 1815 to the latest time the 
same can be made out, in the following Countries : 
| — Prussia Proper, Posen, Brandenburgh and Pome- 

rania, Silesia, Saxony, Westphalia, the Rhenish 
| Provinces, Sweden, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Hamburgh, 
| Rotterdam, Dantzic, Petersburgh, Rigaand Trieste 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 177, 
| of Session 1840.) 

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





A Petition of John Parson, of 47, Parliament- 
street, praying that it may be an Instruction to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to 
entertain his Petition presented this day, complain- 
ing of non-compliance with the Standing Orders, 
in the case of the Petition for the Exeter Great 
Western Railway Bill, notwithstanding the same 
was not presented three clear days before the day 
appointed for the sitting of the said Committee,— 


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


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Navy Estimates for the year 
1846-47. 


Mr. Corry also presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Statement of Excess of Expenditure 
of Her Majesty’s Navy, for the year 1844-45. 

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


Mr. Thornely presented a Bill to enable the 
Bilston Gas Light and Coke Company to light with 
Gas the Town of Bilston, and certain other Town- 
ships, Parishes and Places, in the County of Staf- 
ford: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of or 
Persons otherwise interested in land on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Oxford, Coventry and Burton- 
on-Trent Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—was presented, and read ; and referred 

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Scottish 

Central Rail-' 
way (Alloa 
Branch.) 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Crieff 
Branch. ) 


Wheat. 


Exeter Great 
Western 
Railway. 


Navy Esti- 
mates, 


No. 51. 


Navy. 
No, 52. 


Bilston Gas 
Light and 
oke Bill. 


Oxford, 
Coventry and 
urton-on- 
Trent Junc- 
tion Railway. 





Edinburgh, 
Leith and 
Granton 
Railway (Ex- 
tension and 
Branches. ) 


Glasgow, 
Barrbead and 
Neilston Di: 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Paisley.) 


East and West 


of England 
Junction 
Railway. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Leith June- 
tion. ) 


144 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of John Crabbe, Merchant, in Leith ;— 
and, Trustees for the Leith District of Roads acting 
under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 68; complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Edinburgh, Leith 
and Granton Railway (Extension and Branches) 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents, and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Provost, Bailies and Town Coun- 
cil of Paisley;—Subscribers, a quorum of those 
Statute Labour Road Trustees for the Lough Kirk 
parish of Paisley, and the burgh of Paisley, to 
whom are committed the charge of the roads and 
streets within the said burgh and parish ;—and, 
Statute Labour Road Trustees for the county of Ren- 
frew, and also Statute Labour Road Trustees for the 
Abbey Parish of Pais/ey, in said county ; complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Glasgow, Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Edward Stacey, of Waddington, 
William Harbage, of Waddington aforesaid, Joseph 
Harbage. of Waddington atoresaid, John Brounsill, 
of Neithorp, William Meads, of Grimsbury, and 
others, Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of lands, tenements and hereditaments 
on the line of the proposed East and West of Eng- 
land Junction Railway, from Northampton to Chel- 
tenham ;—Reverend William Barry, of Blisworth, 
in the county of Northampton, Clerk, the Reverend 
Thomas Coldwell, of Abthorpe, in the same county, 
Clerk, Samuel Perkins, of Towcester, John Thomas 
Pinchard, of Handley, William Barford, of Foscote, 
all in the county of Northampton, and others, 
Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
of lands, tenements and hereditaments on the line 
of the proposed East and West of England Junction 
Railway ;—the Right honourable William Thomas 
Twisleton Fiennes, Lord Saye and Sele, of Broughton 
Castle, in the county of Oxford ;—Henry Dawkins, 
of Encombe, in the county of Kent ;—Richard Page, 
of Northnewington, in the county of Oxford ;— 
Joseph Harbage, of Waddington, 1 the county of 
Oxford, Farmer ;— William Peareth, of Sandgate, 
near Folkstone, in the county of Kent ;—Thomas 
Pillon, of Abthorpe, in the county of Northampton; 
—and, Charles Wykeham Martin, Esquire, Member 
of Parliament, of Leeds Castle, in the county of 
Kent ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the East and 
West of England Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


P-ivate Bills. 


A Petition of Patrick Forbes, of No. 2, Melville- 
street, of the city of Edinburgh, Writer, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Caledonian Railway (Leith 
Junction) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same,—was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





13°—14°—16° Februariz. 





A. 1846. 


A Petition of John Torrance, of the town of Kil- Kilmarnock 
marnock, in the county of Ayr, with the consent and se Sega 
cognizance of David Blair, Farmer, at Gertbridge, oo 
and George Dykes, Farmer, at Bogside, both in the 
parish of Dundonald and county of Ayr, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Kilmarnock and Troon 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same,—was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Parsons Boland, of Pem- Cork, Passage D 
broke, in the county of Cork, Esquire, aud Thomas and Kinsale 
Ronayne Sarsfield, of the city of Cork, Esquire, — 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Cork, Passage 
and Kinsale Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Thornely presented a Bill for making a London and 
Branch Railway from the London and Brighton Brighton 
Railw ; 1 Postel . Cea Sy he Railway 
Railway, m the Farish o royaon, to join the (Wandsworth 
South Western Railway, in the Parish of Wands- Branch) Bill. 
worth, in the County of Surrey: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Prisons, Prisons. ] 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 53. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat and Wheat and 
Wheat Flour, which was presented yesterday, be Wheat Flour. 
printed. No. 54. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat and Wheat and 
Wheat Flour (Canada), which was presented yester- as 
day, be printed. No. 54. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Public Public Works 
Works (Jreland), which was presented yesterday, (Gane) 
be printed. No. 55. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 16° die Februarii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India. 
the East India Company, was called in ; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 

several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions of the 

Court of Directors of the East India Company, 

being the Warrants or Instruments granting any 

Pension. 


Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the Eust 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Salary or Gratuity. 

An Account of Allowances, Compensations, Re- 
munerations and Superannuations granted to the 
Officers and Servants of the Board of Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of Zndia, and of the East 
India Company, in 1845. 


Particulars of all Compensations, Superannua- 
tions and Allowances granted by the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company, and confirmed 
by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of 
India, between the 1st January and 31st December 
1845. 

List, 


9 VicToriz. 


List, No. 132, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensations proposed to be granted to the 
Widow of a Person who belonged to the late Mari- 
time Service of the East India Company, under an 
Arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of India, and laid before the 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Parkinson, from the Office of the Accountant- 
General of the Court of Chancery, was called in; 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, 
dated the 6th day of this instant February, for a 
Returnof the aggregate Amount paid to the Account 
of the Accountant-General in Chancery during the 
last Session of Parliament, on Account of Railway 
Companies:—Also, a Statement of what portion of 
the said Money was invested in Stock or Exchequer 
Bills, with the date of each Investment :—Also, the 
Amount charged as Commission on the Purchase 
and Sale of the said Securities, showing by whom 
the said Commission was received :—And, similar 
Returns fur Zreland and Scotland (so far as relates 
to England) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Railway 
Deposits. 


Petitions of James Dearden, of Rochdale, in the 
county of Lancaster, Esquire ;—Trustees or Com- 
missioners for putting into execution an Act of 
Parliament passed in the fifth year of the reign of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for making 
and maintaining anew Road from Leeds to White- 
hall, near Halifax, and several Branches therefrom, 
allin the West Riding of the county of York ;— 
John Baldwin, of Dover, Esquire, and Charles 
Norris, of Saint John’s House, in the borough of 
Halifax, in the county of York, Merchant ;— Henry 
Newall, Lawrance Newall, both of Hare-hill Mill, 
in the township of Blatchinworth-cum-Calderbrook, 
in the county of Lancaster, Manufacturers, and 
Hugh Race, of Caldermoor, in the same township, 
Gentleman ;— Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- 
pany, Joshua Wilson, of Sowerby Bridge, in the 
county of York, Surveyor of the Highways of the 
township of Skircoat, in the said county, and Wii- 
liam Briggs, of the township of Skircoat aforesaid, 
Farmer ;—Robert Nuttall, of Kempsey House, near 
Worcester, in the county of Worcester, Esquire ;-— 
Joshua Pollard, of Crow Trees, in the parish of 
Bradford, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, Esquire ;—and, Walter Landor, of Rugely, 
in the County of Stafford, Gentleman ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Liverpool and Leeds 
Direct Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an [Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstanding 
the same were not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittée. 


Liverpool and 
Leeds Direct 
Railway. 


Petitions of the Most noble Hugh, Duke and 
Earl of Northumberland, x.c.;—and, Middleton 
Henry Dand, of Hauzle 4Cottage, in the county of 
Northumberland, Gentleman; praying that the Vew- 
castle and Berwick Railway Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle and 
Berwick Rail- 
way Bill, 


East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bull. 


Mr. Lawson presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Knaresborough, to or near to the City of 
York, to be called The East and West Yorkshire 

Vou. 101 


16° Februarii. 





145 


Junction Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir James Duke presented a Bill for better Sup- Boston Water- 
plying with Water the Town and Environs of Boston, works Bill. 
in the County of Lincoln: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the South South Eastern’ 
Eastern Railway Company to makea Railway from Railway 
the South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Mar- Dore) Bat - 
gate Railway, near Canterbury, to Dover: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make and maintain a Railway 
Railway from the Line of the South Eastern Railway, “nee ene 

z E : “ ation to East 
near Tandridge-lane, in the Parish of Tandridge, to Grinstead) 
East Grinstead: And the same was read the first Bill 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make and maintain B@ilway (Rye 
: o Rye Har- 
a Railway from the Town of Rye to the Mouth of bour) Bill. 
Rye Harbour: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Biil to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make and maintain se | f 
a Railway from the South Eastern Railway, near lama 
Reigate, to Dorking, in the County of Surrey : Dorking) Bill. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway a, ; 
from Maidstone to join the Gravesend and Rochester Seesod lg 
Railway and Canal near Strood and Rochester, and Rochester) 
to alter the Levels of Part of the Maidstone Branch Bi 
of the South Eastern Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Biil to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make and maintain Rilway 
; * . (Chislet to 
a Railway from the South Eastern, Canterbury, Margate) Bill. 
Ramsgate and Margate Railway, at Chislet, to Mar- 
gate: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill Manchester 
was read a second time ; and committed. = Salford 
aterworks 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pi 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill Manchester 
was read a second time ; and committed. “a .- ieee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. ‘eiieel 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cockfield, in the York and 
county of Durham, taking notice of the application Cazlisle Rail- 
for leave to bring in the York and Carlisle Railway os 
Bill ; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Epsom and Dorking Railway Bill was read Epsom and_ 
a second time; and committed. my Rail- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com-" 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and South Western Railway (Hamp- London and 
ton Court Branch) Bill was read a second time ; and — 
committed. rn 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Court Branch) 
mittee of Selection. Bil. 

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146 


London and 
South Western 


The London and South Western Railway (London 
Bridge Extension) Bill was read a second time ; and 


Railway (Lon- ; 

don Bridge committed. ; ; 

Extension) Ordered, That’ the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Bill mittee of Selection. 

London and The London and South Western Railway (Chertsey 


South Western and Egham Branch) Bill was read a second time ; 
Railway d tte 

(Chertsey and @nd committed. : 

Egham Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Branch) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


16° Februariz. 





A. 1846, 


Mr. Muntz presented a Bill for better assessing Aston Rates 
and collecting the Poor Rates, Highway Rates, Pill 
Borough Rates, County Rates, Lighting, Watching 

and cleansing Rates, and all other Parochial Rates 

on Small Tenements, in the Parish of Aston-juzxta- 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick: And the 

same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 


The Blackburn, Chorley and Liverpool Railway Blackbum 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Chorley and 





. ; Liverpool 
; ' Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Rayo: 
Staines and The Staines and Richmond Junction Railway | mittee of Selection. Railway Bil, 
ee oi Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Junction hall- . 
way Bill. Pa ssier 9 Pte 7 Bill be referred to the Com The Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway riverpo, 
ae . Bill was read a second time ; and committed. — and 
‘ " j . ~ +Treston Rail- 
London and The Zondon and South Western Railway (Epsom Or —. . hat the Bill be referred to the Com way Bill. . 
— Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- enemies OF Serectson. 
a e 
E mitted. ; 
Sranch) Bil. Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com-| The Blackburn and Preston Railway Bill was Blackbum 
mittee of Selection. read a second time; and committed. and Preston 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ##!!way Bill. 
Perth and Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a mittee of Selection. 
bg Railway from Perth to Crieff, with a Branch to ; 
oe Blackford, to be called The Perth and Crieff The Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and War- Grand June- 
Direct Railway: And the same was read the first rington Branch) Bill was read a second time ; and Guts on 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. committed. ; Warrington 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill. 
Ayrshire, Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a mittee of Selection. 


sridgeof Weir, Railway from Johnstone to Port Glasgow, with a 
ae Junc- Branch to Kilbarchan, to be called The Ayrshire, 
tion Railway Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Rail- 
Bill. way: And the same was read the first time ; and 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Norfolk Rail- 


wove (Thet Norwich, Gentleman, and Edward Butcher, of 
ons t- : A . 
ford and Bungay, in the county of Suffolk, Merchant, taking 
Reedham notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Branches. ) 


Norfolk Railway Extensions (Thetford and Reed- 
ham Branches) Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by counsel, against certain parts of such Bill, 


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


Ipswich and 
Bury St. 
Edmund’s Rail- 


Captain Gladstone presented a Bill to amend the 
Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway Act, 
way (Norwich 1845, and for making a Railway from the said 
Extension) Jpswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway to 
Bill. Norwich, with a Branch therefrom: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Bromsgrove General Zygon presented a Bill for paving, 


improvement cleansing, draining and improving the Town of 
and Sma 

— in the Parish of Stoke Prior, both in the county of 
Worcester ; and for the better assessing and Col- 
lecting the Poor, Church and Highway Rates 
within the Parish of Bromsgrove: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


North Staf- The North Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle 

fordshire Rail- to Sandbach) Bill was read a second time; and 

ye nd. Committed. 

cas sa - ° 

bach) Bil. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


North Staf- _ The North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley 
fordshire Rail- Line) Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
way (Churnet Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Valley Line) ° a ; 

mittee of Selection. 


Bill. 

Aylesbury The Aylesbury Small Tenements Bill was read a 
Small Tene- second time ; and committed. 

ments Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of William Butcher, of the city of 


Bromsgrove, for opening a new Street therein, and | 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable Saint Helen's 
the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Company to Canal and 
make a Railway from the Township of Eccleston, to ee 
the Township of Garston, with Branches therefrom, 
and Docks at Garston aforesaid, all in the County 
of Lancaster: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- Railway Bills 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had Classification 
‘considered the several matters referred to them, “f2s+ Rep) 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the No. 42. 
| House. 

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





Mr. Ross presented a Bill for lighting with Gas Downpatrick 
the Town of Downpatrick, in the County of Down : Gas Bill. 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Viscount Clive presented a Bill to enable the United Ellesmere and 
Company of Proprietors of the Ellesmere and Ches- Chester Canal 
ter Canal to raise a further Sum of Money: And _ 

\the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


be Petition of Inhabitants of Richmond and Twick- ~ ec 
enham, praying that enquiry may be made before 7 
the Third of the ‘Grains and Richmond Railway Bill: 
Junction Railway Bill, as to whether the measure 

thereby proposed interferes with any property 
belonging to Her Majesty in right of Her Crown, 

and whether the Officers of the Crown object, on 

behalf of Her Majesty, to the passing of the said 

Bill, and that should such be the case, the said Bill 

may not be allowed to be read a second time, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 

on the Bill. 


The East Lincolnshire Railway Bill was read a East Lincoln- 
second time; and committed. shire Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2 
mittee of Selection. 





Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for enabling Liverpool 
the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to construct Docks Bill. 


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additional ‘Wet Docks, and other Works, and to 
raise a further Sum of Money, and for extending 
and amending the Acts relating to the Docks and 
Harbour of Liverpool: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


York and The York and North Midland Railway (Whitby 

North Midland and Pickering Extension) Bill was read a second 

pod and time; and committed. 

ckerinng Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

_ mittee of Selection. 

gxeterand = Mr. Thomas Hussey presented a Bill for making 

Exmouth Rail- 5 Railway from Exeter to Exmouth, to be called The 

a ena Exeter and Exmouth Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 
Ashburton, The Ashburton, Newton and South Devon Rail- 
——— way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Glasgow, Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


peewee Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 

vay Bill " several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, to the 
Caledonian Railway, near the crossing of the River 
Sark, to be called The Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway, with Branches: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Cheltenham Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

fatvay Bill Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Railway at Cheltenham, to join the Oxford, Worces- 
ter and Wolverhampton Railway near Shipton-under- 

Wychwood, in the County of Oxford: And that 
Mr. Craven Berkeley and Mr. Grantley Berkeley 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Exeter, Tops- | Lord Courtenay presented a Bill for making a 

hamand Railway from Exeter to Topsham and Exmouth: 

vay Bi Rail- And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


North Western Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

Railway Bil. way from the Leeds and Bradford Extension Rail- 
way to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, with 
diverging Lines therefrom to Lancaster and Orton, 
to be called The North Western Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Petitions re- 
lating to 
Private Bills, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, and to 
all Committees upon Private Bills, not to hear 
parties on any Petition hereafter referred to them, 
which shall not be prepared and signed in strict 
conformity with the Rules and Orders of this House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question by leaving out the word “ hereafter.” 

And the Question being put that the word 
“ hereafter” stand part of the Question ; 

Vou. 101, 


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147 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Greene, 
Yeas, Sir William Heathcote : \os. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Enéwisle, \ 
Noes, Mr. Gisborne : | See 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, and to all 
Committees upon Private Bills, not to hear parties 
on any Petition hereafter referred to them, which 
shall not be prepared and signed in strict conformity 
with the Rules and Orders of this House. 


The North Kent Railway Bill was read a second 

time ; and committed. North Kent 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The North Kent Railway (City Extension) Bill 

was read a second time ; and committed. North Kent. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — (City 
‘ . extension) 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


Mr. Francis Scott presented a Bill to empower 

the North British Railway Company to extend the North British 
Hawick Branch of the North British Railway to Railway 
Carlisle: And the same was read the first time; tao = 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Francis Scott presented a Bill to empower 

the North British Railway Company to construct North British 
certain Branch Railways in connection with the Railway 
Hawick Branch of the North British Railway : And — Bill 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be” — 
read a second time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to enable the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Glasgow, — 
Company to alter their Line near Kilmarnock, and Paisley, Kil- 
to make Branches to Linwood, Swinlees, and the aye tier 
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway: And the same Amendment 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 204 Branches 
second time. ho 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, _ 
and Ayr Railway, and to authorize the formation of Paisley, Kil. 
Branches from Busby to Irvine, and from Irvine Ayr Railway 
to the Harbour thereof, with a subsidiary Branch Amendment 
to Perceton Coal Works: And the same was (No 2) Bil 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second» =|” 


time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to enable the Glasgow, 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Paisley, Kil- 
Company to make a Branch from their Railway yy ha 
near Blair to Strathaven, and to amend the Acts Amendment 
relating to such Railway: And the same was read 274 Branches 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second nen 


time. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others Direct London 
residing in the towns of Manchester and Salford, in ae 
the county of Lancaster, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Direct Zondon and 
Manchester Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Council and Scottish Grand 
Inhabitants of the burgh of Oban, Argylshire, taking Junction 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the — 
Scottish Grand Junction Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








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148 16° Februariz. A. 1846. 


WelshMidland A Petition of Members of the Council of the| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lancashire 
Railway. borough of Llandovery, taking notice of the appli- Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in and Yorkshire 
cation for leave to bring in the Welsh Midland the case of the Petition for the Lancashire and Railway Ia 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass Yorkshire North Eastern Railway Bill, the Standing 
into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | Orders had been complied with. a 
lie upon the Table. | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for making a Railway from Skipton to York, to be 
Edinburghand A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the called The Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern 
Bathgate Rail- burgh of barony of Bathgate, in the county of Lin-| Railway : And that Mr. Beckett Denison, Sir George 
_ lithgow, taking notice of the application for leave to | Strickland and Mr. Cayley do prepare, and bring 
bring in the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill ; | it in. 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was ow 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Salfora 
Table. | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Hundred 
ithe case of the Petition for the Salford Hundred © Bil 
Kilmarnock A Petition of the Convener of the Nine Incor-| Court Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
os. porated Trades of Ayr, taking notice of the applica- | with. — . 
way. tion for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and Ayr| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such Bull | for more effectually regulating the Salford Hundred 
may pass into law, was presented, and read ; and | Court, for extending the Jurisdiction and Powers of 
ordered to lie upon the Table. the said Court, and for establishing and constituting 
|it as a Court of Record: And that Lord Francis 
Great Six Petitions of Owners, Occupiers and others , Egerton and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring 
Grimsby, along the line of the Railway thereinafter men-| it in. 
Louth, Horn tioned; taking notice of the application for leave | 
and Midland to bring in the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, 


Junction Rail- Lincoln and Midland Junction Railway Bill; 
way. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Blackburn ana 
: and | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Preston and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were| the case of the Petition for the Blackburn and Pres- ja — 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the| gon and East Lancashire Railways Amalgamation Amalgama- 
Table. | Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. tion Bill. 
. . | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Lower Bann A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking | ¢o unite and consolidate the Blackburn and Preston 
Navigation. thereinafter mentioned, for leave to present a Peti- | Railway Company with the East Lancashire Rail- 
tion for leave to bring in a Bill for improving the | way Company: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and 
Navigation of the River Lower Bann, in the counties | My, Walker do prepare and bring it in. 
of Antrim and Londonderry, was presented, and = 
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+ a lane ese to the Tetest Commtios i Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select York New 
S : ‘Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in aaa 


7 . . the case of the Petition for the York New Water- 
South Midland Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill for making a ne lap . 
med Railway from the Midland Railway, near Leicester, — Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
(Northampton +&gt; the Towns of Northampton and Bedford, with a ‘ ‘ = ; 
ive) Bil. Branch, to be called The South Midland Railway, ‘ + orig bear moet 1 ne that. 2s Bill 
(Northampton and Bedford Lines): And the same +98 rye oa he i i vp Ti omy Sant eigh- 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a | 20UMI00C OF Lor: san that Sir John Lowther and 
pelts ye thay | Mr. Redhead Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


South Midland Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill for making a Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to authorize North British 
Railway (Hun- Railway from the proposed South Midland Railway | the Construction of several Branch Railways, and Railway Bill 
Drench) pu. (Northampton and Bedford Lines) to Huntingdon, | other Works, in connection with the North British 
’ with a Branch, to be called The South Midland Rail-| Railway: And the same was read the first time; 
way (Huntingdon Branch): And the same was read | and ordered to be read a second time. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
The Edinburgh Waterworks Bill was read a second Edinburgh 
Petitions for Ordered, That Mr. Barneby be discharged from | time ; and committed. Waterworks 
Private Bills. any further attendance on the Select Committee on Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill 
Petitions for Private Bills. mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene be added to the Com- 
mittee. Mr. Mangles presented a Bill to empower the London and 


S aaea : Birmingham 
Royal Asylum _ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select — or lone eh glee a’ - Railway (New- 
of St. Ann’s Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in} ) 77 and Bed Ap And th : ? h a _ ~~ 
Society. the case of the Petition for the Royal Asylum of| j:... —— a &gt; oh po ape ee Sek Soe Ss 
Saint Ann’s Society Bill, the Standing Orders had ES CE CEOS St SS I Sle. 
not been complied with, inasmuch as no notice was ties ; 
affixed to the outer doors of the parish church of | Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to rainburgh and 
Streatham, the parish wherein the property is situate, | Mable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- Northern Rail- 
in the months of October or November last. | pany to extend their Line cf Railway from Kirk- gelly 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the| caldy to the Lochgelly Mineral Field, and from [Leslie Exten- 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. | Markinch to Leslie: And the same was read the sions) Bill 
| first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Enfield Chase Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | 


Road, Ccmmittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to Edinburgh and 
the case of the Petition for the Enfield Chase Road | enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- Northern Rail- 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied with, pany to make a Railway from the Dundee and Ar- Way (Branches 


inasmuch as the datum horizontal line is not re-| broath Railway to Broughty, with a Branch there- ce sey 
ferred to some fixed point, stated in writing on the| from, and to improve the Ferry across the River Arbroath 


Section. | Tay, between Ferry Port-on-Craig and Broughty : eee oe 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- , And the same was read the first time ; and ordered in Beet 
lect Committee on Standing Orders, | to be read a second time. 











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Edinburgh and Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to 
Northern Rail- enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- 
way (PettyCUr Hany to alter their Line of Railway near to Dysart 
and Perth «=: Pay : ys 
Harbour and Perth, to make a Branch Railway from King- 
pranches and gry to the Harbour of Pettycur, and another 
Deviations) Branch Railway to the Harbour of Perth, and for 
Bill other Purposes relating to the said Company: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


pdinburghand =Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to 

Northern Rail- enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- 

way on and pany to make a Branch Railway to Kinross, with a 

vewurch Branch Railway therefrom to Woodmill, and another 

Branches) Bil. Branch Railway to the Harbour of Newburgh : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Edinburghand Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to 
Northern enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- 
ee pany to make a Railway from Newburgh to the 
Deviation) Scottish Central Railway at Hilton: And the same 
Bill. was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


Edinburghand Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to 
Northern Rail- enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Com- 
way (Newport pany to extend their Line of Railway from Cupar 
Railway and y 8 ‘ 

St. Andrew's to ewport and Saint Andrew’s: And the same was 
Branch) Bill. yead the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 


— Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

Hounslow and way from the South Western Railway, at or near 

Western Rail- Falcon Bridge, in the County of Surrey, to Staines, 

— in the County of Middlesex: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
a second time. 


Eastern Union Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

= ae way from the Eastern Union Railway, in the Parish 

way Bill “" of Bentley, to the Town of Hadleigh, all in the 
County of Suffolk, to be called The Eastern Union 
and Hadleigh Junction Railway: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Rochester Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for building a Bridge 

Bridge Bil. across the River Medway, at Rochester, in the County 
of Kent, with Approaches thereto ; for taking down 
the present Bridge, and for amending the Acts relat- 
ing to the same: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


North Kent A Petition of James Kingdon, of Riego Cottage, 
Railway Bill. West-street, Walworth, in the parish of Saint Mary 
Newington, in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Kent Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Clyde Dock Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for enabling 
= Harbour the Parliamentary Trustees on the River Clyde and 
Harbour of Glasgow to acquire a portion of the 
Lands of Stobcross and adjacent Grounds, and to 
construct thereon a Wet Dock or Tidal Basin, with 
certain additional Wharfs, and other Works: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 
Wilsontown, Mr. Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Wil- 
eet sontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway Com- 
oltness . Tay 
Railway pany to improve their Line, and to make Branch 
(Improvement Railways to Shotts and Climpy: And the same was 
ee) read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 
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16° Februariz. 149 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Com- Glasgow 
pany of Proprietors of tne Glasgow Waterworks to Waterworks 
introduce an additional Supply of Water to the City 
and Suburbs of Glasgow: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Sla- Slamannan 
mannan Railway Company to make a Railway to 2" Borrow- 
Borrowstouness, with Branches to the Edinburgh a aa 
and Glasgow Railway: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr, Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Wil- Wilsontown, 
sontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway Com- Morningside 
pany to make a Branch Railway from Knowton to — 
the Wishaw and Coltness Railway : And the same (Knowton 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Branch) Bill. 


second time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Wishaw Wishaw and 
and Coltness Railway Company to make a Branch Coltness orem 
Railway from the Wishaw and Coltness Railway to Broweh) Bal 
the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway, 
at Greenhill, with a Branch to Goodockhill: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill to enable the Sla- Slamannan 
mannan Railway Company to make Branch Rail- Railway 
ways to Bathgate and p Batis And the same (Bathgate and 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Branches) Bill. 
second time. 


Mr. Frederick Hodgson presented a Bill for Taw Vale 
amending the Acts relating to the Taw Vale Rail- Railway Ex- 
way and Dock, and for making Extensions there- "si Bill. 
from to the Evreter and Crediton Railway, and to 
the Town of Bideford, all in the County of Devon: 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Paper Fdinburgh 
Mills, and Paper Manufacturers at different Paper Waterworks 
Mills upon the River, called The Water of Leith, ®™ 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Edinburgh and Payers Edinburgh 
of water-rates therein ;—and, Provost, Magistrates tg 
and Town Council of Leith; praying that the two neon - 
Bills for the supply of Water to the City of Edin- Leith Water- 
burgh, Town of Leith, and Places adjacent, may be Works. 
considered as competing Bills, and that they may 
be committed to the same Committee, and disposed 
of together in such way as may be most conducive 
to the due supply of the district with water, and 
that for this purpose the committal of the Edin- 
burgh Waterworks Bill now before the House should 
be postponed for such time as may be deemed ex- 
pedient,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Keene, of Haughton, in the Shropshire 

county of Stafford, Farmer, William Williams, of Union Rail- 
Stafford aforesaid, Farmer, Thomas Carter, of Staf- Conch tae 
ford, in the county of Stafford, Coal Dealer, John bury and 
Challenor, of Stafford atoresaid, Farmer, Robert Stafford 
Smallshaw,j of Stafford aforesaid, Farmer, James ®#!™*Y- 
Lycett, of Stafford aforesaid, Victualler ;—and, 
William Howell, of Haughton, in the county of Staf- 
ford, Farmer, and George Rose, of Haughton afore- 
said, Farmer; praying that they may be permitted 
to withdraw their names from certain Petitions com- 

U3 plaining 


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Caledonian 
Extension 
Railway. 


Norfolk 
Railway 
Extension 
(Dereham, 
Wells and 
Blakeney 
Branch) Bill. 


Ordnance 
Estimates, 


No. 56. 


Trade and 
Navigation. 


No. 57. 


Charitable 
Donations 
and Bequests 
(ireland. ) 


Fine Arts. 


H. S. Chap- 
man, Esquire. 


150 


plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Shropshire Union 
Railways and Canal, Shrewsbury and Stafford Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Convener of the Board of the 
Nine Incorporated Trades of the royal burgh of Ayr, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Caledonian Extension Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chute presented a Bill to empower the Nor- 
folk Railway Company to make a Railway Commu- 
nication betweenthe Dereham Branch of the Norfolk 
Railway and the Towns of Wells and Blakeney, in 
the County of Norfolk: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Peel presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Estimates of Effective and Non- 
Effective Ordnance Services for the year 1846-7. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon 
the Table ; aud be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—An Account of the Imports of the Prin- 
cipal Articles of Foreign and Colonial Merchandize, 
of the Consumption of such Articles, and of the 
the Customs’ Duties received thereon, in the year 
ended 5th January 1846, compared with the Im- 
ports, Consumption and Receipts in the preceding 

year. 

’ An Account of the Exports of the principal Arti- 
cles of Foreign and Colonial Merchandize, in the 
year ended 5th January 1846, compared with the 
Exports of the preceding year. 

An Account of the Exports of the principal Arti- 
cles of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures, 
in the year ended 5th January 1846, compared with 
the Exports of the preceding year. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Produce of the 
Duties of Customs, in the year ended 5th January 
1846, compared with the Produce of the preceding 

ear. 

‘ An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Ves- 
sels, distinguishing the Countries to which they 
belonged, which entered Inwards and cleared Out- 
wards, in the year ended 5th January 1846, com- 
pared with the Entrances and Clearances in the 
preceding year, stated exclusively of Vessels in Bal- 
last, and of those employed in the Coasting Trade 
between Great Britain and Ireland. 

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Ves- 
sels which entered Inwards and cleared Outwards 
with Cargoes at the several Ports of the United 
Kingdom, during the year ended 5th January 1846, 
compared with the Entrances and Clearances in the 
preceding year; distinguishing the Vessels employed 
in the intercourse between Great Britain and Ire- 
land from other Coasters. 

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


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy, Annual Report of the Commis- 
sioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for 
Ireland, for the year 1845. 

Copy, Fifth Report of the Commissioners on the 
Fine Arts, with Appendix. 

Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of the 


16° Februarie. 


A. 1846, 


1838, was afterwards appointed Chief Judge of the 
Supreme Court at Wellington, in New Zealand, in 
1843. 

A Return, showing the Population, the Amount Population, 
of Money levied for Poor Rates, and the Ratio which &amp;. 
the Amount levied for Poor Rates bore to the Popu- 
lation, in each of the Counties of England and Wales, 
during each of the years ended Lady Day 1813, 
1824, 1834and 1844 :—Also, a Return of the Amount 
levied for Poor Rates in England and Wales (ex- 
clusive of the Counties of Kent, Middlesex and 
Surrey) for each of the years ended Lady Day 1826 
and 1841; distinguishing the Amount levied on 
Landed Property, Dwelling Houses, and all other 
kinds of Property, with the proportion per cent. 
which the Amount levied on each description of 
Property bears to the Total Amount levied :—And, 
an Account of the Expenses of Medical Relief, in 
each Union and Parish of England and Wales, under 
the Regulations of the,Poor Law Commissioners, for 
the years ending Lady Day 1843, 1844 and 1845, 
together with the Total Cost of Relief to the Poor in 
each Union. 

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


Petitions from Skelmanthorpe ; — Heap ; —and, Factories Bill, 
Dewsbury; praying that the Factories Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Johnshaven; — and, Hereford ; Militia. 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
the enrolment of the Militia, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Guardians of the Poor of the District 
city of London Union, praying the House not to Asylums | 
allow any infringement of the provisions of the Act sceaieeea teas 
7 and 8 Victoria, c. 101, authorizing the formation 
of districts for the reception of the houseless poor, 
and the adoption therein of one general and uniform 
system of relief and management, so that every part 
of the Metropolitan Police District without exception, 
may be included in some one of the Asylum Districts, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on District Asylums, (Metropolis). 


A Petition of the President of the Hull Chamber 7e,, 
of Commerce, praying for alterations in the Duties 
on Tea, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Distillers in the South Eastern Dis- spirits. 
trict of Scotland, praying the House to withhold 
| their sanction to any measure by which the Duty 
|on Foreign Spirits may be ultimately reduced to 
that on British Spirits, which the Petitioners be- 
| lieve would effect the ruin of their trade, oblige them 
| to close their distilleries, and throw out of employ- 
ment the many thousands who have hitherto 
'depended upon them for their daily bread, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 








| _A Petition of Importers, Dealers and Consumers Coffee. 
of Foreign Coffee, praying that the Duty on all 

| Foreign Coffee may be reduced to Fourpence per 

| pound, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


| 


| Two Petitions from Kingston-upon-Hull, pray- Corn Laws 


| ing that the repeal of the Corn Laws and reduction 284 Timber. 


of the Timber Duties may be immediate, instead 
Warrant, or other Document of Authority, by which | 


of prospective and gradual,—were presented, and 


H. S$. Chapman, Esquire, Assistant Commissioner | read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


under the Commission appointed to inquire into the | 


condition of the Hand-loom Weavers, and acting in| A Petition of George Straker, of Gateshead, Timber. 
that capacity inthe West Riding of Yorkshire + (within the port of Newcastle-upon- Tyne), Shipowner, 


stating 
















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Corn Laws. 


Corn Laws 
and Sugar. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion, 


9 Vicroriz. 16°17° 


stating that the Petitioner highly approves of the 
reduction of the Duties on ship-building materials; 
and praying the House to provide that the sameshall 
be carried into effect forthwith, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bathgate ;— Wootton-under-edge ; 
— Nantwich ;— Bromsgrove;— Old Meldrum; — 
Blandford Forum; — Belford; —- Goudhurst ;— 
Merton ;— Llanfihangel ;— Dartford ;— Hanley and 
Shelton ;— Fenton ; — Mauchline ;— Eastbourne ;— 
Blairgowrie ;— Rattray ;—Eastern district of For- 
farshire ;— Bulwell;— New Basford ;—Kingston- 
upon-Hull ;—Edzell ;—Buntingford ; — Dufftown ; 
— Stockport ; — Hazelgrove ; — Kilsyth ;— Christ- 
church ;—Southampton (Chairman) ;—.Dunfermline; 
— Boston ;— Glasgow ;— Woburn ;— Galashiels ;— 
Musselburgh ; — Bilston ;— Saint Columb Major ;— 
Furness ;— Ulverston;—and, Wellington (Lancaster); 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Welwick ;— Paull ;—Keyingham ; 
— Rooss ; — Stogumber ; — Bicknoller ; — Chewton 
Mendip ; — Coombe Saint Nicholas ;— Grantham 
Agricultural Protection Society (Chairman) ; — 
Surrey (three Petitions) ;— Epsom ; — Caistor ;— 
Great Grimsby ; — Witcham ; — Haddenham ; — 
Sutton, in the Isle of Ely; —Wilburton ; — and, 
Mepal; praying the House not to sanction any di- 
minution in the protection granted to British Agri- 
culture,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tenant Farmers and others, Inha- 
bitants of the parishes of Cortachy and Tannadice, 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and for 
the equalization of the Duties on Sugar, without 
reference to the country in which it may be pro- 
duced, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Zlanidloes ;—Winster ;—Buzton, 
Fairfield, Hartington Upper Quarter, Hartington 
Middle Quarter ;— Stanton, Birchover and Harthill ; 
— Hull Chamber of Commerce (President) ;-— Pais- 
ley ;— Peterhead ;— Newcastle-upon-T'yne ;—Cross- 
myloof ;—Pollockshaws ;— Tamworth ;--and, Irvine; 
praying the House to pass the proposed measures 
relative to Customs and Corn Importation,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Ballindrum and Crosspatrick ;— 
Derry Crumy and Ballifalia;— Moneyhaw and 
Anakarill ;—Tamlaghtmore and Dunmore ;—Tully- 
buoy and Ballyloughan ; — Moneymore ; — Ballin- 
derry ; — Coolshimay ;— Coltrim and Drumroll ; 
— Upper and Lower Bullan ; — Turnaface, Dru- 
meen and Doneybraggy ; — Northumberland ; — 


Scamblesby ;—Stixwould ;~ Gantby ;—Asterby ;— | P 


Revesby ;—Ashby Puerorum ;—Roughton ;—Hert- 
ford (five Petitions) ; —Flaunden ;—Throcking ; — 
Much Hadham ;—Essendon ;—Hunsdon ; —-Grave- 
ley ;— Harpenden ; — Stanstead ; —Bengeo ;—Little 
Munden ; — Hertingfordbury ;— King’s Walden ; 
—Little Hadham; — Ridge;—Tring ; —Tewin ; — 
Weston ;—Cottered ; — Bramfield ; — Bovington ;— 
Barley ;— Studham ; — Standon; — Flamstead ;— 
Broxborne; — Rushden ; —Sacombe ;— Wiggington ; 
—Gilston ; —Caddington ; —Great Gaddesden ;— 
Kensworth ; — Shenley; — Little Gaddesden ; — 
Bennington ; — King’s Langley ; — Eastwick ; — 
Yardley; — Hemel Hempstead ; — Hoddesdon; — 
Thorley ; — Kelshall ;— Sawbridgeworth ; — Ayott 
Saint Lawrence and Ayott Saint Peter ;—Great 
Wymondley, Little Wymondley and Ippolits ;—Hex 
ton and Pirton;— “neg and Datchworth ;— 
Northchurch and Aldbury ;— Braydon ; — Elmley 
Lovett ;—Astley ;—Stoulton ;— Grimley ; —County 

VoL, 101. 


Februariz. 151 


| of Monmouth ;—Saint Mawgan-in-Pydar ; —Hol- 
| beach ;—Gainsburgh ;—Members of the Horncastle 
Association for the Protection of Agriculture ;— 
| Waddingworth ;— Hemingby ; — Hagworthingham ; 
| — Coningsby ;— Horncastle ;—Great Abington and 
| Little Abington ;—Melbourn (Cambridge) ; — and, 
Chesterton ; praying the House to withhold their 
sanction from the said proposed measures,—were 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


nesday next, the Factories Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 25th day of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair 
(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic. c. 90, for granting 
Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 
14, to amend the Laws for the Importation of Corn); 
and which Amendment was, To leave out from the 
word “ That” to the end of the Question, in order 
to add the words, “ this House will, upon this day 
“* six months, resolve itself into the said Committee, ’ 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 17° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


it was referred to consider of authorizing the Ad- 
vance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund of 


towards defraying the Expense of County Works, 
the Execution of which shall have been approved 
of and presented by Grand Juries in Jreland, a Re- 
solution ; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct Advances 
to be made, out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to 
an Amount not exceeding One hundred thousand 
pounds, towards defraying the Expense of County 
Works, the execution of which shall have been ap- 
proved of and presented for under any Act of the 
resent Session gglating to County Works Present- 
ments (Ireland), or which shall have been presented 
for by Grand Juries in reland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the County Works Presentments (Ireland) 
Bill, that they have power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


into a Committee upon the County Works Present- 
ments (Jreland) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

u 4 Ordered, 





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The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- Factories Bil 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Customs and 


the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, a 
1 


rn Importa- 
n. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom County Works 
Presentments 
(ireland) 

: : siglaae [ Advance of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Money.} 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself County Works 
Presentments 
(Ireland) Bill. 


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Supply. 


Fishery Piers 
and Harbours 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Drainage, &amp;c. 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Westminster 
Bridge and 
New Palace. 


Army 
Estimates. 


No. 59. 


Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 


No. 60. 


Edinburgh 
and Bathgate 
Railway. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Thames 
Junction 


Branch) Bill. 


152 16°--17° 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
- Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to encourage the Sea Fisheries 
of Ireland, by promoting and aiding with Grants of 
Public Money the Construction of Piers, Harbours 
and other Works, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause, (Works not to be executed 
without consent of Admiralty), was thrice read; and 
added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third 
Reading of the Drainage, &amp;c., (Lreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the present state of Westminster Bridge, 
and of the New Palace at Westminster, particularly 
with reference to the reception and accommoda- 
tion of this House in the same, and to report their 
Observations thereupon to the House: — And a 
Committee was appointed of Sir Robert Harry 
Inglis, Mr. Cardwell, Sir George Clerk, Sir How- 
ard Douglas, Viscount Duncan, Colonel Fox, Mr. 
Gaskell, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Hawes, Sir 
Charles Lemon, Mr. Stafford O’Brien, Viscount 
Palmerston, Mr. Pendarves, Lord John Russell 
and Mr. Wyse, with power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have power to ad- 
journ from place to place. 

Ordered, That all former Reports of Committees 
of this House on the subject of the permanent ac- 
commodation thereof since the Fire of 1834, and all 
similar Reports communicated by the House of 
Lords ; together with the Report of the Committee 
(1844) on the subject of Westminster Bridge, be re- 
ferred to the Committee. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,— Estimates of Effective 
and Non-effective Army Services, for the year 
1846-47. 

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


Sir Thomas Winnington presented a Bill to re- 
gulate the Salmon Fisheries of England and Wales: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Wednesday the 4th 
day of March next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of James Law, of Fludyer-street, West- 
minster, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself and his agent, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway 
( Thames Junction Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. ' 





A. 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and Croydon Railway Com- 
pany to construct a Branch to Deptford, and a Wet 
Dock, and other Works connected therewith : And 
that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Februarii. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Middleton ga; 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bil. 
the Petition for the Middleton Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas the Town of Middleton, and. 
its Vicinity, in the County of Lancaster: And that 
Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Walker and Mr. Bro- 
therton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Deeside 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the Deeside Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as on the Section the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked, for the 
following embankments or cuttings; viz. 








Embankments. Cuitings. 
; Miles. Fur. Miles. Fur. 
(| = 4 - 4 
l}- = = =| 4 7 
| 5 1 5 1 
At or about the - | 7 #68 5 38 
10 3266 
| | 14 1 | 
[| 2 1 | 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee York and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of North Midland 
the Petition for the York and North Midland Rail- (7 Riding 
way (East Riding Branches) (No. 2.) Bill, the Stand- Branches) ” 
ing Orders had been complied with. (No. 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to make certain Branch Railways in the 
East Riding of the County of York, and for other 
Purposes: And that Mr. Broadley, Sir John Low- 
ther and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Burnley 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Petition for the Burnley Improvement and vo Mi Bil 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and 
improving the ‘Town of Burnley, in the County Pa- 
latine of Lancaster, and for better supplying the 
Inhabitants thereof with Gas and Water: And that 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and Mr. 
Townely do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee priageton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 


the Petition for the Bridgeton Improvement and 4 Police Bill 


— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, draining 
and otherwise improving the Town or Village of 
Bridgeton and Places adjacent, in the county of 
Lanark: And that Mr. William Lockhart and Mr. 
Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Great North 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of nok onl 
the Petition for the Great North of England and bridge Branch 
Boroughbridge Branch Railway Bill, the Standing Railway Bil. 
Orders had been complied with. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway 








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Rail 


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Ra 





&gt; 
Tas 


9 VicTori&amp;. 16°—17° 


Railway Company to make a Railway from the 
line of the Great North of England Railway, to or 
near to Boroughbridge: And that Mr. Octavius 
Duncombe, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Hudson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Great North Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

of England = gy Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 

Railv’Y pul. the Petition for the Great North of England Railway 

Puc Purchase Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

for enabling the Great North of England Railway 

Company to lease and also to sell their Railway to 

the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 

Company, and to authorize the raising of additional 

Money by the said last-mentioned Company, for 

those and other Purposes: And that Mr. Octavius 

Duncombe, Mr. Lawson and Mr. Hudson do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


West of Scot- Mr. Greene reported from tie Select Committee 
land Junction on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Railway Bil. the Petition for the West of Scotland Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 

plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to be called The West of 
Scotland Junction Railway, with Branches: And 
that Mr. Oswald and Mr. Hastie do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Great North § Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ofEnglandand gy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
fiway Bill the Petition for the Great North of England and 
Bedale Branch Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with, 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the ewcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company to make a Railway from the 
Line of the Great North of England Railway, to 
Bedale: And that Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Mr. 
Lawson and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring 


it in. 
Midland Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ae i on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Tietemath the Petition for the Midland Railway, Syston to 
Railway Peterborough Railway (Deviation and Branches) Bill, 
eet ogy the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
iL 8) “Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


to authorize certain Alterations in the Line of the 
Syston and Peterborough Branch of the Midland 
Railway, and the Formation of certain other Branch 
Railways in connection therewith: And that Sir 
John Trollope, Mr. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Farnham 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Bristol Water- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

works Bil, on Petitions for Private Bilis; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bristol Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying with Water the City of Bristol, and 
certain Parishes adjacent thereto, in the Counties of 
Gloucester aud Somerset: And that Mr. Philip 
Miles and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Glasgow Har- 


bour Mineral 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Glasgow Harbour Mineral Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Heatheryhall, on the 
south side of the River Clyde, to the joint Line of 
the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr, and the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railways, with a 
Branch Railway and a Dock or Harbour, in con- 

Vo. 101. 





Februari. 153 


nection therewith : And that Lord James Stuart and 
Mr. Baird do prepare, and bring it in. 


And then the House, having continued to sit, 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Martis, 17° die Februarii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 





PRAYERS. 


M®: Goodbody, from the Office of the Accountant Bankruptcy. 
in Bankruptcy, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts 
of Parliament,—A Statement of the Amount trans- 
ferred and paid out as Dividends, of the Amount paid 
by Orders of the Court and of the Judges, from the 
31st day of December 1844, to 1st January 1846 ; 
also showing the unappropriated Balance existing 
on the following Accounts, and standing to the 
Credit of Richard Clark, Esquire, Accountant in 
Bankruptcy, on the 1st January 1846; viz., 1st. 
The Bankruptcy Fund Account; 2d. The Interest 
arising from Bankruptcy Fund Account; 3d. The 
Unclaimed Dividend Account; 4th. The Secretary 
of Bankrupts’ Account; 5th. The Secretary of 
Bankrupts’ Compensation Account; together with 
Appendixes to the two last-named Accounts, of the 
Payments made, to whom, and whether as Salaries, 
Compensation or other Allowances :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Mr. Ho/ford, from the Office of the Governors of Quecn Anne's 
Queen Axne’s Bounty, was called in; and at the bar Bounty. 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—An Account of all Monies received 
and disbursed by the Governors of Queen Anne's 
Bounty, during the year ending on the 31st day of 
December 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for better sup- York New 
plying with Water the City and Neighbourhood of a 
York: And the same was read the first time; and“ 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lawson presented a Bill for enabling the Great North 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- %f Ensiand ant 
£ ‘ d “ ghbridge 
pany to make a Railway from the Line of the Great Branch Rail- 
North of England Railway to or near to Borough- way Bill. 
bridge: And the same was read the first time ; and 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lawson presented a Bill for enabling the peat ag 
Great North of England Railway Company to lease alban 
and also to sell their Railway to the Vewcastle and Purchase Bill. 
Darlington Junction Railway Company; and to 
authorize the raising of additional Money by the 
said last-mentioned Company, for those and other 
Purposes: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lawson presented a Bill for enabling tie Great North 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- % England and 
ee ‘ es Bedale Branch 
pany to make a Railway from the Line of the Great Railway Bill 
North of England Railway to Bedale: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


Mr. Lawson presented a Bill for enabling the York and 
York and North Midland Railway Company to North Midland 
make certain Branch Railways in the East Riding oral — 
of the County of York, and for other Purposes : Branches 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered (Ne 2.) Bull 
to be read a second time. 


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154 


A Petition of the Right honourable Beaumont 
alles Lord Hotham, praying that he may be heard, by 
aaa his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Court Branch) London and South Western Railway (Hampton 
Bill. Court Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


London and 
South Western 


Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Elgin, praying that 
the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


PerthandIn- _ A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
verness Rail- Council of the royal burgh of Elgin, taking notice 
way sand, 4 of the applications for leave to bring in the Perth 
verness and : 2 
Elgin Railway. and Inverness Railway; and, the Inverness and Elgin 
Railway Bills; and praying that such Bills may 
pass into law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Bridgeton Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for paving, light- 
Improvement ing, watching, cleansing, draining and otherwise 
and Police Bill. 5? “. S ees @ = - 
improving the Town or Village of Bridgeton, and 
Places adjacent, in the County of Lanark: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Midland Rail- 
way, Syston 


Sir John Trollope presented a Bill to authorize 
certain Alterations in the Line of the Syston and 


to Peter- : ° ; 

wheter Rail- Peterborough Branch of the Midland Railway, and 
way (Devia- the Formation of certain other Branch Railways in 
tions and 


connection therewith: And the same was read the 


Branches) Bill. : , 
a first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Middleton Gas 


= Mr. Walker presented a Bill for lighting with Gas 
lil. 


the Town of Middleton, and its Vicinity, in the 
County of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 


The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 
(Thirsk and Malton Branches) Bill was read a 
way (Thirsk Second time; and committed. 
and Malton Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Branches) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Newcastle and 
Berwick Rail- 
way Bill. 


The Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


North Union The North Union Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. ,.- é 
time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
* Huyton and 
Aston,” “Huy - 
ton, Prescot 
and Saint 


The Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and As- 
ton,’ “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” 
“ Warrington and Parkside,’ “ Showhill and Por- 
tobello” and “ Edgehill and Huyton Branches” Bill 
‘Hclens.” was read a second time; and committed. 
“Warrington Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
and Parkside,” mittee of Selection. 

* Showhill and 

Portobello,” 

and “ Edgehill 

and Huyton” 

Branches Biull. x ' 

Glasgow, Petitions from Leeds;—and, Penpont; praying 

emits oa that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 

——— Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
: read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 


The Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway 
(Deviations and Branches) Bill was read a second 
Railway (De- time ; and committed. 
viations and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Branches) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


17° Februari. 





A. 1846. 


Petitions of William Paynter, of Belgrave-square, London ang 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—-and, Charles Sth Wester 
Pott, Arthur Pott and William Pott, of Bridge- we Bow 
street, in the borough of Southwark, in the county Extension) 
of Surrey, Esquires; praying that they may be il. 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and South Western Railway 
(London Bridge Extension) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of William Paynter, of Belgrave-square, North Kent 
in the county of Middlesex ;—and, Charles Pott, —s City 
Arthur Pott and William Pott, of Bridge-street, in Bin ” 
the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, 
Esquires ; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Kent Railway (City Extension) Bill,—-were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Yo 


wa 





Petitions of William Paynter, of Belgrave-square, North Kent 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—and, Charles ®ailway Bill. 
Pott, Arthur Pott and William Pott, of Bridge- 
street, in the borough of Southwark, in the county 
of Surrey, Esquires; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the North Kent Railway Bill,—were pre- ( 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Carnwath and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in beg 
the case of the Petition for the Carnwath and West ®@!™*y ® 
Linton Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Caledonian Railway 
to West Linton and Leadburn, to be called The 
Carnwath and West Linton Railway: And that 
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Leeds and__ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in —— 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds and Bradford live rn 
Railway (Junction Lineat Bradford) Bill,the Stand- ford) Bill. 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Company to make a Junction Line at Bradford, in 
the West Riding of the County of York: And that 
Mr. Beckett and Mr. Busfeild do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Oldham Dis- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom ‘ict Railways 
four Petitions complaining of non-compliance with ~ 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Oldham District Railways Bill, were referred ; 

That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Mumps Extension 
of the Oldham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway, at Oldham, to the Ashton, Staly Bridge 
and Liverpool Junction Railway at Ashton-under- 

Lyne; another Railway from the Ashton, Staly Bridge 
and Liverpool Junction Railway aforesaid, near 
Ashton- 





and 


Stern 
y (Lon. 


on) 





Kent 
y (City 
on 


ont 
Bill. 





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mn 


il- 
om. 





_ tion Railway 
sil 


9 Vicroriz: 


Ashton-under-Lyne, to the Branch of the Manches- 
ter and Birmingham Railway from Stockport to 
Guide Bridge, near to Guide Bridge aforesaid ; | 
another Railway from the said Mumps Extension | 
of the Oldham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway to the Manchester and Leeds Railway at 
Rochdale ; another Railway from the said Oldham 
Branch of the Manchestexy and Leeds Railway at 
Oldham aforesaid, to the Manchester and Leeds | 
Railway, in the Township of JVewton, in the Parish | 
of Manchester ; another Railway from the said Old- 
ham Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway to 
Royton ; and, lastly, a Railway from the said Mumps | 
Extension of the Oldham Branch of the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway to the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway at Shaw Hall Bank, with two 
Branches therefrom to Mossley and Waterhead Mill: 
And that Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Buckley do prepare, 


and bring it in. 





York and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the York and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to connect the Great North 
of England Railway with the Lancaster and Car- 


lisle Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be called 


The York and Carlisle Railway: And that Lord 
Harry Vane, Colonel Lowther and Mr. Alderman 
Thompson do prepare, and bring it in. 
Caledonianand Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
pg once , Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
Railway Bill, case of the Petition for the Caledonian and Dum- 
bartonshire Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Glasgow to Dumbarton 
and Lochlomond, with Branches to Helensburgh and 
other Places, to be called The Caledonian and 
Dumbartonshire Junction Railway : And that Mr. 
Smollett, Mr. Forbes and Mr, Colquhoun do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Swansea Vale Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

Railway Bill Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Swansea Vale Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Swansea Vale Railway Company to 
complete and extend the Line of such Railway, and 
to make Branches therefrom: And that Sir John 
Guest and Captain Layard do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ballochney Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Petia Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


1) By the case of the Petition for the Ballochney Railwa 
Nici (Shotts Branch) Bill, the Standing Gdn hel “ml 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Ballochney Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway to the Kirk of Shotts, and 
to improve the Gauge of their Rails: And that Mr. 
Oswald, Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Lockhart do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Malton and 
Driffield June- 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Malton and Driffield 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Scarborough Branch 
of the York and North Midland Railway, at orton, 
near Malton, to the Bridlington Branch of the Hull 
and Selby Railway, at Great Driffield, with a Branch 


Bill. 


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155 


therefrom : And that Mr. Evelyn Denison and Mr. 
Broadley do prepare, and bring it in, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Monkland and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in a 
the case of the Petition for the Monkland and Kir- (Chapel Hall 
hintillock Railway (Chapel Hall Branch) Bill, the Branch) Bill. 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Company to make Branch Railways to Chapel Hall, 
and the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Oswald, Mr. Colquhoun and 
Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Monkland 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ©#2*! Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Monkland Canal Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for altering, amending and enlarging the Powers and 
Provisions of the several Acts passed in relation to 
the Monkland Navigation: And that Mr. Lockhart 
and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Bridgewater 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in and Minchead 
the case of the Petition for the Bridgewater and pier Bil. 
Minehead Railway and Pier Bill, the Standing 
| Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Bristol and Exeter 
Railway, at Bridgewater, to the Town and Port of 
| Minehead, with Branches therefrom, and for con- 
structing a Pier and other Works at the termination 
of the said Railway: And that Sir Thomas Acland 


and Mr. Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Great Western 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in = = 
the case of the Petition for the Great Western and” 
Wycombe Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western Rail- 
way, at Maidenhead, in Berkshire, to the Town of 
High Wycombe, in the County of Buckingham: 

And that Mr. Dashwood and Captain Osborne do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Electric Tele- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a 
the case of the Petition for the Electric Telegraph sites 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and regulating the Electric Telegraph 
Company, and to enable the said Company to work 
certain Letters Patent: And that Mr. Hawes and 
Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Tenby, Saun- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in dersfoot and 
the case of the Petition for the Tenby, Saundersfoot \" = 
and South Wales Railway Bill, the Standing Orders ° 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to connect the Saundersfoot 
Railway with the South Wales Railway, with the 
Harbour of Saundersfoot, and with the Town of 
Tenby, to be called The Tenby, Saundersfoot and 
South Wales Railway, and for other Purposes: And 
that Sir Richard Philipps, Mr. Ward and Sir Johu 


Owen do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Hull and Selby 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Rulway ou. 
the case of the Petition for the Hull and Selby ““***™ 
Railway Purchase Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 





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156 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Hull and Selby Railway Company 
to lease and also to sell their Railway to the York 
and North Midland and Manchester and Leeds 
Railway Companies, or one of them, and to autho- 
rize the raising of additional Money by both or 
either of the last-mentioned Companies, for those 
and other Purposes: And that Mr. Broadley and 
Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Macclesfield Petitions of George Greaves, of Curborough, 
agg near Lichfield, in the county of Stafford, Farmer ;— 
iad and, Bethuel Philips, of the parish of Checkley, 
in the county of Stafford; praying that leave 
may be given them to withdraw their Petitions, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Macclesfield 
and Lichfield Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
oe etig Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
racers 5 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; and the 
same were read as, follow : 
Edinburgh and 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
Glasgow Rail- and Glasgow Railway Amendment and Branches 
ae — Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
Branches. with; That the parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Bill. 
Edinburghand 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
Peebles Rail- and Peebles Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ae ought to be dispensed with; That the parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Waveney Val- 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Waveney 
= = Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Petition, the 
Railway. ‘standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Kondon and 4. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Seen (Cun. Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston Stations 
len anabuston Enlargement) Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
Stations En- to be dispensed with ; That the parties be permitted 
fargement-) to proceed with their Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Great West- 
ern and Uxbridge Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ‘That the parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6, Resolved, That in the case of the Cambridge 
and Oxford Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, Thatin the case of the Ayrshire and 
Galloway Railway, re-committed Report and Re- 
port of the 9th of February, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

7 8. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendinent 
marnock and ig - : 

Ayr Railway and Branches (No. 4.) Petition, the Standing Orders 


Amendment ought not to be dispensed with. 
and Branches 


(No. 4.) 


Holme Reser- 
veirs. 


Great Western 
and Uxbridge 
Railway. 


Cambridge 
and Oxtord 
Railway. 


Ayrshire and 
Galloway 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 


9. Resolved, That in the case of the Holme Re- 
servoir's Petition, for leave to present a Petition for a 
Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the parties be permitted to present their 
Petition accordingly. 

London and 10. Lesolved, That inthe case of the London and 
—e- South Western Railway (Romsey and Redbridge 
rt and Junction) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to 
Redbridge be dispensed with; That the parties be permitted to 
Junction. ) proceed with their Bill. 

London and 11. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
York Railway. York Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
to be dispensed with; That the parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

12. Resolved, That in the case of the London, 
Newbury and Bath Direct Railway Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


London, News 
dury and Bath 
Direct Rail- 
way. 


17° Februari. 





A. 1846. 


13. Resolved, That in the case of the Ulverstone, Ulverstone, 
Furness, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Peti- Furness, and 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Cutie sar 
with ; That the parties be permitted to proceed with way. 
their Bill. 

14. Resolved, That in the case of the Leeds, Dews- Leeds, Dew 
bury and Wakefield Railway Petition, the Standing a Me 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the par- nang 
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

The ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 
11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Tabie. 





The House was moved, That the Report in respect Ulverstone, 
of the Petition for the Ulverstone, Furness, and Lan- Furness, and 
caster and Carlisle Railway Bill, which was this day Guat ad 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, way Bill. 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Lancaster and Car- 
lisle Railway, near Milnthorpe, to or near to Ulver- 
stone, to be called The Ulwverstone, Furness, and 
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway: And that Mr. 

Wilson Patten and Mr. Talbot Clifton do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bill for making a Railway, west of Scot- 
to be called The West of Scotland Junction Rail- land Junction 
way, with Branches: And the same was read the ®ailway Bill. 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of War- warrington 
rington, in the county of Lancaster, praying that Church Rates 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Warrington Church 
Rates Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for making a Glasgow Har- 

Railway from Heatheryhall, on the South side of bour Mineral 
the River Clyde, to the joint Line of the Glasgow, ®#!way Bill. 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr, and the Glasgow, 
Paisiey and Greenock Railways, with a Branch 
Railway and a Dock or Harbour m connection there- 
with: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect painburgh and 
of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow Rail- 
Railway Amendment and Branches Bill, which was i Ha 
this day made from the Select Committee on Stand- Branches Bill. 
ing Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company to alter the Line of the Glasgow Junction 
Railway, and to form Branches to South Queens- 
ferry and Port Dundas Harbour: And that Mr. 
Gibson Craig and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The Heuse was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and Birmingham Birmingham 
Railway (Camden and Euston Stations Enlargement) Railway 

a Ae : (Camden and 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- guston 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the Stations En- 
same being read ; a 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company to enlarge their Stations in London, 
and for other Purposes: And that Mr. Mangles, 
Colonel Anson and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to authorize the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company to make a Railway from Railway 
Tunbridge Wells to join the Rye and Ashford Ex- — 
tension of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Rail- Hastings and 
way, near Hastings: And the same was read the Rye) Bill. 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 





Mr, 
















Leeds, 
pury 
Manch 
Railwe 
(Wake 
Exten 
Bill. 






Cam 
and 
Rail 



















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neashire — 
- Yorkshire 
North Eastern 
Railway Bill. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 

ailwa 
{Wakefield 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


London and 


Brighton Rail- 


way (Wands- 


yorthBranch) Surrey, praying that they may be heard, by them- 


Bill. 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 


ways. 





9 VicroRIz. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Skipton to York, to be called The 
Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Leeds, Dewsbury and Man- 
chester Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making an Extension of the Leeds, Dewsbury 
and Manchester Railway from the Township of 
Churwell,in the Parish of Batiey, in the West Riding 
of the County of York, to the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway, at Wakefield, in the said West Riding : 
And that Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Beckett and 
Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Cambridge and Oxford Rail- 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Cambridge to Oxford, 
with a Branch to join the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way, near Cambridge: And that Mr. Wilshere and 
Mr. Eliot Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Board for Repair of the High- 
ways in the parish of Croydon, in the county of 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and Croydon Railway (Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
West Riding Union Railways Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in the sealed plans deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace fortheWest Riding and in the 
Private Bill Office, a tunnel near the 7th furlong of 
the 13th mile, isnot marked by a dotted line on the 
Plan, but the same was marked on the Plan depo- 
sited with the said Clerk of the Peace, for public 
inspection. 

Also inasmuch as the distance of 14 miles on the 
muin line from the junction with the Manchester and 
Leeds Line, in the township of Norland, is described 
on the Plan as being only 13 miles. 

Also the point which is 17 miles in length from 
the commencement of the main line is marked on 
the said Plan as only 7 miles. 

Also the point which is 18 miles is marked as only 
8 miles. 

Also the point upon the Plan described in sheet 
11 as being 8 miles from the commencement of the 
main line is described in sheet 12 at 17 miles, and 
the same point upon the section is described as 18 
miles. 

Also as the 2d furlong of the line to Willington- 
street, is only 9 chains in length. 

Also as the height of the Railway above the sur- 
face of the crossing of the public highway near the 
2d furlong of the 5th mile is not marked. 

Also as there is no cross Section to the above, 
although the level and rate of inclination of the same 
must be altered. 

Also as the height of the rails above the datum 
line at the change of gradient near the 4th furlong 
of the 7th mile is figured on the Section as being 
410 feet, whereas the height by measurement with 
the scale thereto is 420 feet. 


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157 


_ Also as the height of the rails above the datum 
line at the change of gradient near the 6th furlong 
of the 7th mile is figured on the Section as 114 feet 
3 inches, ana should be 424 feet, as by measurement 
with the said scale. 

Also as the depth of the Railway beneath the sur- 
face is not marked upon the Section at the crossing 
of the public road near the 3d furlong of 7th mile. 
Also as the level of the rails above the datum at 8 
miles, and at the point of Junction at Dewsbury, is 
figured on the Section as 435 feet, whereas the 
height by measurement with the scale is 445. 

Also the same objection at the 2d furlong of the 
10th mile, which is figured as being 450 feet, whereas 
by admeasurement with the scale the height thereof 
is 462 feet. 

Also as the level of the rails above the datum line 
at the 6th furlong of the 11th mile is marked on the 
Section as 466 feet, whereas it is 480, as measured 
by the scale. 

Also, the same at 1 furlong of the 12th mile, stated 
as 466 feet, whereas the admeasurement by the 
scale thereto is 480 feet. 

And also inasmuch as the same at 6th furlong of 
the 12th mile as 492 feet, whereas it is 508 feet, as 
admeasured by the scale thereto. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Guildford, 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Chichester, 
+4: +s : Portsmouth 

several Petitions complaining of non-compliance .44 Farcham 

with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Railway. 

for the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth and Fare- 

ham Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 

Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 

the application to the Reverend W. P. Mellersh and 

Mrs. Jane Mellersh, had been served upon Christ- 

mas Day: Also inasmuch as a portion of land 

adjoining to property, No. 139, in the parish of 

Luggershall, and within the line of deviation pro- 

posed, is not numbered on the Plan; and also 

masmuch as the rate of inclination at the end of 

the line near Portsea, is not marked upon the 

Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yurde Buller reported from the Select Glasgow, 
— on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom nin a 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance : 
with the Standing ule, in the case of rm Peti- peso 
tion for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 2nd Branches 
Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 5.) Bill, (Ho. 5) Bi. 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no Plans and 
Sections of the proposed Railway and Branches 
were deposited with the Sheriff Clerks of the counties 
of Lanark and Ayr, on or before the 30th day of 
November last; but it appeared to the Committee, 
that Plans and Sections had been deposited with 
the said Sheriff Clerks on the 31st December, and 
that notices had been given of the intention to make 
such deposit on or before the said 31st December. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for making a Glasgow, 
Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Dumfries and 
and Ayr Railway, near Cumnock, to the Caledonian aa 
Railway, near the crossing of the River Sark, to be . 
called The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, 
with Branches: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to empower London and 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company to ——_ . 
make a Railway from the London and Birmingham aiene pay 
Railway, near Watford to Saint Alban’s and Dun- Luton Branch) 


stable, with a Branch to Luton: Aud the same was Bill. 





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Cononley 
‘Township. 


Linen. 


Customs and 
Corn Impor- 
tation. 


Corn Laws. 


Copper, 


Spirits. 


Districi 
Asylums 
(Metropolis. ) 


Limerick 
Harbour. 


Wells 
Harbour. 


158 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Farmers and other Inhabitants, 
being Rate-payers in the township of Cononley, in 
the parish of Kildwick, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, stating that the Petitioners feel 
themselves much injured by reason of not being able 
legally to assess and rate for the relief of the Poor 
and the repair of the Highways, certain premises 
used for the working of lead-mines in the said town- 
ship; and praying the House to take into considera- 
tion the propriety of adopting such measures as will 
enable the parish officers to assess and levy just and 
equitable rates for the relief of the Poor and repair 
of the Highways, &amp;c., on such aforesaid the property 
in the said township, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Linenand Linen 
Yarns in Brechin, praying the House wholly to abo- 
lish the duties levied on the importation of Foreign 
Linens, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Forfar ;—Great Hucklow, Little 
Hucklow and Grindlow ;— Bakewell and Over Had- 
don;— Youlgreave and Gratton ;—Bog of Kin- 
nettles ;—Tannadice (two Petitions) ;—and, County 
of Peebles; praying that the proposed measures 
relative to Customs and Corn Importation may re- 
ceive the sanction of the House,—were presented, 
and read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dudley ;— Gloucester ;— Welling- 
bro’ ;— Largo ; — Banwell ;- Douglastown ;— Tan- 
nadice ;— Preston Pans ;— Normanton and Snydale ; 
— Armitage Bridge; — Goole ;— Altofts ; — and, 


Hyde, Newton, Werneth and Godley; praying for | 
the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and | 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Kingston-upon- Thames ; — Shef- 
fling ;— Ottringham ;— Burstwick ;-——Easington ;— 
Pattrington, in South Holderness ;-—Hollym ;—Low 
Dunsforth ;—and, High Dunsforth; praying the 
House not to sanction any diminution in the pro- 
tection now granted to agriculture,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
others, of the borough of Wolverhampton, and its 
neighbourhood, praying that the Duty on Foreign 
Copper may be immediately repealed, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of Mem- 
bers and Friends of the Leeds Temperance Society, 
praying the House not to reduce the Duty on Brandy 
or other Foreign Spirits, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the parish 
of Saint Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, praying that that 
parish may not be joined with other parishes under 
the provisions of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 101, em- 
a the Poor Law Commissioners to establish 

istrict Asylums in the Metropolis, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on District Asylums ( Metropolis.) 


A Petition of the Limerick Bridge Commissioners, 
praying the House to devise measures for the im- 
provement and protection of the Port and Harbour 
of Limerick, and for the immediate employment and 
consequent relief of the suffering Labourers of that 
city and neighbourhood, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shipowners, Merchants, Traders 
and Inhabitants of the Port of Wells, in Norfolk, 
praying that the House will institute an inquiry into 
the accounts of the Commissioners of Wells Harbour, 


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A. 1846. 


into the general management thereof, and into the 
imposts to which the shipowners and traders are 
subjected, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Walter Parker, Barrister-at- Andover 
Law, of No.11, Furnival’s-Inn, in the city of London, Union. 
praying that a full inquiry may be made by a Com- 
mittee of the House into the conduct of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, in the late inquiries at the Andover 
Union Workhouse, and into the circumstances con- 
nected with the Petitioner’s constrained resignation 
of office as an Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Warrington (sixteen Petitions) ;— 
Heywood;— Kidderminster;— Walmersley;— Haugh- 
ton ;— Werneth (two Petitions) ;—and, Bury (six Pe- 
titions); praying that the Factories Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Factories Bil, 


Petitions from Bristol;— Nash ;—Newport (Mon- yijiitia, 
mouth);—Members of the Religious Society of 
Friends, and others of their religious persuasion ;— 
Manchester ;— Kettering ;— Hamilton (Chairman) ; 
— Keighley; — Maidstone Peace Society (Secre- 
taries) ;—Free Inquirers of Mary-le-bone (Treasurer 
and Secretary); — Norwich ; — Leicester ;— Ged- 
dington (two Petitions) ;—T'ynemouth ;— Ackworth ; 
—-Newcastle-upon- Tyne;--Margate ;--Saint Mewan; 
—Saint Stephen’s and Saint Dennis, near Saint 
Austel;—and, Tavistock; praying the House not 
to sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia,—were presented, and read; and ordered io 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dunbar ;—and, Montrose ; praying Prisons 
that the House will, without delay, give full effect (Scotland) 
to the recommendation of the Committee appointed 
in the last Session of Parliament to inquire into the 
system of Taxation for Prisons in Scotland, so far 
as the regulations of Assessment in Counties and 
Burghs is concerned, by passing a Bill for an altera- 
tion of the law as it at present stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee pyptic 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
Petitions presented upon the 11th, 12th and 13th (FifthReport.) 
days of this instant February, and had directed 
him to make a report thereof to the House. 

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


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Edinburgh 
of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Peebles Rail- and Peebles 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select Railway Bill 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Dalkeith Branch of 
the North British Railway to Peebles, with Branches 
to Lasswadeand Roslin, to be called The Edinburgh 
and Peebles Railway: And that Sir John Hope and 
Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Honse was moved, That the Report in respect Ayrshire and 
ofthe Petition for the Ayrshire and Galloway Rail- Se ™ 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select Railway 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 


the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, by Castle Douglas, to the 
Solway Frith, to be called The Ayrshire and Gal- 
loway Railway: And that Mr. Richard Hodgson, 
Mr. Hope Joleen and Mr. Lockhart do prepare, 
and bring it in. 
Sir Robert Price presented a Bill for making a Cheltenham 
Railway from the Great Western Railway, atChelten- and Oxford 


ham, to join the Ozford, Worcester and Wolver- Bl*¥ Bill. 
hampton 





yanca st 
Carlisle 
way’ (Ex! 
to Caled 
ailway 
Lancast 
ston 
vo Ra 
Amalga 
Bill. 


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Winde 
Railw 


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Sout! 
Rail 
(Ror 
Redl 
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Bill, 





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hampton Railway, near Shipton-under-Wychwood, | 
in the County of Oxford: And the same was read | 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


rancasterand The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Extension 
Carlisle Rail- to Caledonian Railway) and Lancaster and Preston 
AO Hr Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, was read a 
as and second time; and committed. 
Iancaster and = Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
ang tl mittee of Selection. 
pod eee: A Petition of the Carlisle Gas Light and Coke 
Bill. Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
arts of the said Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
property through which the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned, is intended to pass, or within the 
limits of deviation therefrom defined on the Plan 
thereinafter mentioned, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Furness and Windermere Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


London and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

caliwey ester of the Petition for the Zondon and South Western 

(Romsey and Railway (Romsey and Redbridge Junction) Bill, 

Redbridge which was this day made from the Select Committee 

Junction) Bill. oy Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

to enable the London and South Western Railway 

Company to make a Railway from the Bishopstoke 

and Salisbury Branch of the London and South 

Western Railway, at Romsey, to the Southampton 

and Dorchester Railway, at Redbridge, all in the 

County of Southampton: And that Mr. Compton 

and Sir William Heathcote do prepare, and bring it in. 


Furness and 
Windermere 
Railway. 





Lower Bann 
Navigation. 


A Petition of John Hancock, of Lurgan, in the 
county of Armagh, Esquire, taking notice of the 
application for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in the Lower Banu Navigation Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the 
Holme Reservoirs Bill, which was this day made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Commissioners of the Holme Re- 
servoirs, appointed under and by virtue of an Act 
passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act for making and maintaining certain Reservoirs 
in the several Townships of Holme, Cartworth, Au- 
stonley, Upperthong, Wooldaleand Hepworth, in the 
several Parishes of Kirkburton and Almondbury, in 
the West Riding of the County of York,” for leave 
to bring in a Bill for completing, repairing, main- 
taining and improving certain Reservoirs in the se- 
veral Townships of Cartworth, Wooldale and Au- 
stonley, in the several Parishes of Kirkburton and 
Almondbury, and for making and maintaining a 
certain other Reservoir in the several Townships of 
Hepworth and Cartworth, in the said Parishes of 
Kirkburton and Almondbury, all in the West Riding 
of the County of York, was accordingly presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Von. 101, 


Holme 
Reservoirs, 





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159 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Wheat, 
Return of the Weekly Average Price of Wheat by 
which the Duty is regulated, according to the Act 
5 and 6 Vic.c. 14; and also of the Weekly Average 
Price of Wheat, calculated according to the Provi- 
sions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, from the 2d day of 
March 1844 to the present time :—And, a Return 
from the Inspectors of Corn Returns of the Quan- 
tities of Wheat returned as brought to Market in 
the months of September, October, November and 
December 1844, and January 1845; and a like Re 
turn for the same months in 1845-6 (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 122, of Session 1844). 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Friendly 
to amend an Act of the 4th and 5th year of his late Societies Bill. 
Majesty William the Fourth, relating to Friendly 
Societies: And that Mr. Thomas Duncombe and 
Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Select Railway Bills 
Committee appointed to consider the mode in which (Third 
the House shall deal with Railway Bills proposed ®¢?Po™) 
to be submitted to the House during the present Ne.61. 
Session, and who were empowered to report their 
Observations and Opinion thereupon from time to 
time; That they had further considered the matters 
referred to them, and directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House. 

Ordered,That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next ; and be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railways. 
Command,—Copy, Report of the Gauge Commis- 
sioners. 

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


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to amend Friendly 
an Act of the fourth and fifth year of his late Ma- Societies Bill. 
jesty William the Fourth, relating to Friendly So- No. 62. 
cieties : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
the 25th day of this instant February ; and to be 
printed. 


Ordered, That all Bills for the formation or im- Harbours, 
_ of Harbours and Wet Docks, Navigable Dock c. 
ivers and Canals and Works of every kind, on 
lands within high water-mark, be referred to the 
Board of Admiralty for their report thereon, before 
the Committee on the Bill shall report to the House. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Ship 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to “Cataraque.” 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Reports and Correspondence respecting 
the Loss of the Emigrant Ship “ Cataraque,” in 
Bass’s Straits, in August last, having 369 Emigrants 
on board :—And, a Copy of the Report of the Of- 
ficer at Liverpool, on the state of the “ Cataraque” 
before sailing from Liverpool in April 1845, and 
what the length of Contract:—Whether the Captain 
and Mate had passed any Examination, and how 
long the Captain had been at sea. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Zollverein. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy or Extract of any Instructions from 
the Foreign Office for the guidance of any Agents 
deputed to inquire into the state of Commercial 
Negotiations with the Zollverein at Munich in 1836: 
—Also, Copies or Extracts of any Letters or Re- 
ports from them to the Board of Trade, or any 
Department of this Government, respecting the 
Conferences of any such Agents or other Public 
Functionaries, with the Commissioners of the Zodél- 

x4 verein, 





State of 
Ireland. 


Customs and 


Corn Importa- 


tion, 


County Works 


Presentments 


(ireland) Bill. 


Drainage, &amp;c. 


verein, for the facilitation of Commerce between | 
Great Britain and Germany. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Questibn was pro- 
posed, That this House will, upon Monday next, 


resolve itself into a Committee, to take into con-, 


sideration the State of Zreland, with a view tu devise 
means to relieve the Distress of the Jrish People :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 9th day of this instant February, was pro- 
posed to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker 
do now leave the Chair, (for the House to resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 
Vic. c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and 
also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, to amend the Laws 
for the Importation of Corn); and which Amend- 
ment was, To leave out from the word “ That” to 


17°—18° Februariz. 





the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“« this House will, upon this day six months resolve | 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. | 

And the Question being again proposed, That | 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the | 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned | 


Debate. | 


And the House having continued to sit till after, 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; | 


; a4 | 
Mercurii, 18° die Februarii, 1846: | 
| 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned | 


till To-morrow. | 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself into | 


a Committee upon the County Works Presentments 
(Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para-| 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Cuiauses N° 1 to N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 


Crausr, Ne 5, (Applications for Presentments on 

Barony to be made at Baronial Sessions). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 4.1.5. After the 
words “that is to say” to insert the words “ the 
‘&lt; making of any new road, the Presentment for 
“ which shall have been previously duly certified 
“ as by law at present required.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


Clause amended, and agreed to. 


CiauseEs, N°6 to N° 25, with Amendments to se- 
veral of them, agreed to. 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 








(ireland) Bill. reading of the Drainage, &amp;c. (Lreland) Bill; 


Wigan 
Election. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
this day received a Report from the Examiner of 
Recognizances, stating that the Sureties to the Pe- 
tition of Thomas Cook and Thomas Wall, complain- 














A. 1846. 


ing ofan undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Wigan, being four Sureties in the sum of £.250. 
each, are unobjectionable. 


A Petition of Henry Gawler and Christopher Manchester 
Godson, praying that it may be an Instruction to the and South- 
Committee, to whom the Petition for leave to bring 7?! Rai. 
in the Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill ~ 
stands referred, that their Petition complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders, or such 
of its allegations thereof as affect the property or 
interests of the Petitioners, may not be entertained 
by such Committee, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for supplying with Bristol Water. 
Water the City of Bristol and certain Parishes Works Bill 
adjacent thereto, in the Counties of Gloucester and 
Somerset: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill to enable the London London ana 


and Croydon Railway Company to construct tt io sn 
Branch to Deptford, and a Wet Dock and other Jarction 


Works connected therewith: And the same was Branch) Bill, 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill to unite and con- Blackburn and 
solidate the Blackburn and Preston Railway Com- Preston and 
7 ‘ . . East Lanca- 
pany with the East Lancashire Railway Company : shire Railwavs 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered Amalgamation 
to be read a second time. Bill. 


The Order for reading a second time this day the Roman 
Roman Catholic Relief Bill, was read, and dis- Catholic Relief 
charged. _ 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 25th day of this instant Fe- 

ruary. 


Mr. Smythe presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- sugar. 
mand,—Copy of Further Correspondence respecting 
the Claim of Spain that the Sugars of Cuba and 
Porto Rico should be admitted into the United 
Kingdom, upon the same terms as the Sugars of 
the United States and of Venezuela. 

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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to H. S. Chap- U. S. Chap- 
man, Esquire, which was presented yesterday, be ™? — 
printed. No. 63. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Population, Population. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 64. 


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








Mercurii, 18° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


QRDER ED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Scott, from the Office of the Chamberlain of Port of 
the City of London, was called in; and at the bar Lond. 
presented,— Return to an Order, dated the 14th day 
of July, m the last Session of Parliament, for Re- 
turns of Amount of Dues for Harbour Service upon 
Ships which entered the Port of London, in each 
of the years 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, stating 
the Sum paid per Ton; also, a detailed Account 
of the Expenditure during the same period, espe- 
cially 


il- 
oy 


ys 
on 


Bridgwater Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
+ he way from the Bristol and Exeter Railway, at Bridg- 
Pier Bill. water, to the Town and Port of Minehead, with 
Branches therefrom, and for constructing a Pier and 
other Works at the Termination of the said Railway: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
York and The York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Ex- 
este Midiend tension) Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
os, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
‘sion) Bil. = mittee of Selection. 


9 VicToRIi£. 


cially the Expenses under the head of “ Harbour 
Service :”’—And, of Receipts by the Corporation 
of London, for each of the years 1836 to 1844, 
both inclusive, from Fines or Quit Rents, or any 
other name, for permission to cut through the 
banks of the Thames, or to erect Buildings or Works, 
driving Piles, &amp;c., or Encroachments upon such 
River below London Bridge :—A similar Return for 
permission above London Bridge :—Returns of the 
Number of Merchant and Fishing Vessels, and of 
their Tonnage, that have entered the Port of Lon- 
don, in each of the years 1836 to 1844, inclusive ; 
distinguishing those engaged in the Foreign Trade, 
and the Colliers and Fishing Vessels from the 
Coasters :—Of the Number of Steam Vessels, and 
their Tonnage, employed in the Trade with the Port 
of London, and their repeated Voyages, during each 
of the years 1836 to 1844, inclusive, distinguishing 
those employed in the Coasting Trade from those 
in the Foreign Trade :—And, of the Number of 
Steam Vessels, and of their Tonnage, employed in 
carrying Passengers only within the limits of the 
Port of London, between the Wore and the North 
Foreland, Ramsgate included ; specifying their re- 
peated Voyages, during each of the years 1836 to 
1844, inclusive:—An Account of the Number of 
Ships, Vessels and Steam Boats, and their Tonnage, 
that entered the several Docks, namely, the Com- 
mercial Docks, London Docks, East and West 
India Docks, East Country Dock, Saint Katha-| 
rine’s Dock, Regent’s Canal and Grand Surrey | 
Canal Docks, during each of the years 1836 and | 
1844 :—Returns of the Number of Tons of Coals 
imported into the Port of London, during each o 
the years 1836 to 1844, inclusive, and the Gross and | 
Net Amount received in each of those years as Duty 
on Coals, distinguishing also the Quantity of Coals, 
and the Amount of Dues received thereon, in each 
of those years, for Coals brought landwise into the 
City of Zondon and Limits, under existing Acts of | 
Parliament :—And, of the Number of Tons of Ballast | 
and Rubbish removed from the Bed of the River | 
Thames, by the Corporation Lighters, in each year, 
from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, distinguishing 
the Quantities above and below London Bridge (all 
these in continuation of Returns in Appendix to 
Report of Committee, 1836, on the State of the 
Port of Zondon) :—And then he withdrew. 

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

Mr Leach, from the Office of the Chamberlain of 
the City of London, was called in; and at the bar 
presented,—Further Return, in pursuance of the 
last-mentioned Order :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Swansea Vale Sir John Guest presented a Bill to enable the 

Railway Bill. Svansea Vale Railway Company to complete and 
extend the Line of such Railway, and to make 
Branches therefrom: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 








Port of 
London. 


York and The York and North Midland Railway (East 
— Riding Branches (No. 1.) Bill was read a second 
(East Riding time; and committed. 

ranches) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
(No. 1.) Bil. mittee of Selection. 


18° Februarizz. 





161 


The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Newcastle and 
(Durham and Sunderland Railway, and Wearmouth oe ‘ 
Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill was read a se- a oe 
cond time ; and committed. and Sunder- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — Railway 


mittee of Selection. pon Dock 


Purchase and 
: : . : _ Branches) Bill. 
The York and North Midland Railway (Widening york and 


and Enlargement) Bill was read a second time ; and North Midland 


committed. iw iden and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- tnlargement) 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill Direct London 
was read a second time ; and committed. and Ports - 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a 
mittee of Selection. — 


The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Sheffield and 
Bill was read asecond time; and committed. Lincolnshire 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — aul 
mittee of Selection. tease 


The South Eastern Railway (from the Waterloo- South Eastern 
road, near Hungerford Bridge, to the Greenwich Railway (from 
Railway) Bill was read a second time; and com- a 
mitted. Hungerford 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bridge, to the 
mittee of Selection. Railway) Bill. 

The South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway South Eastern 
to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Railway 
Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill was read a — 
second time ; and committed. Chilharn, near 
Ordered, That the Billi be referred to the Com- Canterbury, 


mittee of Selection. with Branches 
to Sheerness 


and Faver- 
sham Creek) 
Bill. 

The South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich south rastern 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Railway (from 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill was read a second — Greenwich 

; : ailway to 
time ; and committed. Chart, near 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Ashford, with 


itt f Selection. Branches to 
mittee o ection Tunbridge and 


Riverhead) 


Bill. 

A Petition of James Beckford Wildman, of Chil- gouth Eastern: 
ham Castle, in the county of Kent, Esquire, praying Railway 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or (Greenwich 
agent, against certain parts of the South Eastern +l 
Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Can- Canterbury, 
terbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham a 
Creek) Bill, was presented, and read. pe eng 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the sham Creek) 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, Bill. 
by himself, his counsel] or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making Ayrshire and 
a Railway from Ayr, by Castle Douglas, to the Sol- Galloway 
way Frith, to be called The Ayrshire and Galloway ®*!ay Bilt 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making Leeds, Dews- 
an Extension of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manches- bury and 
ter Railway, from the Township of Churwell, in the ee 
Parish of Batley, in the West Riding of the County (Wakefield 
of York, to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at Extension) 
Wakefield, in the said West Riding: And the same ? 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and York Railway York Railway 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a von 

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Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Hull and Selby 


Railway 
Purchase Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Waterworks 
Bill ; and, 
Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Great Western 


and Uxbridge 
Railway Bill. 


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for making a Railway from London to York, with 
Branches therefrom, providing for the Counties of 
Hertford, Bedford, Huntingdon, Northampton, Rut- 
land, Nottingham and the three Divisions of the 
County of Lincoln, a Railway Communication with 
London and York, to be called The Great Northern 
Railway: And that Mr. Astell, Mr. Beckett De- 
nison, Mr. John Charles Dundas and Mr. Redhead 
Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Waveney Valley and Great 
Yarmouth Railway Bill, which was yesterday made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Diss, in the County of 
Norfolk, to South Town, otherwise Little Yarmouth, 
in the County of Suffolk, with a Branch Railway 
connected therewith, to be called The Waveney Val- 
ley and Great Yarmouth Railway : And that Colonel 
Anson, Mr. Rumbold and Mr. Wilshere do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Broadley presented a Bill for enabling the 
Hull and Selby Railway Company to lease, and 
also to sell, their Railway to the York and North 
Midland, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- 
panies, or one of them, and to authorize the raising 
of additional Money by both or either of the last- 
mentioned Companies, for those and other Purposes : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of William Duncan, Esquire, residing 
in and at present one of the Magistrates of Edin- 
burgh, Robert Grieve, Esquire, of Noble-hall, Mer- 
chant, in Edinburgh, James M‘Laren, Esquire, 
Merchant, Edinburgh, and at present Master of the 
Merchant Company of Edinburgh, Thomas Johnston, 
Esquire, of Underwood, residing in Edinburgh, Ralph 
Richardson, Esquire, Merchant, Edinburgh, Robert 
Philip, Esquire, Merchant, and at present one of the 
Councillors of Leith, David Thom, Esquire, Mer- 
chant, and at present one of the Councillors of Leith, 
John Gray, Esquire, Manufacturer, residing at Crai- 
gie-terrace, Edinburgh, and Archibald Thomson, 
Esquire, Merchant, Edinburgh, being ordinary Di- 
rectors of the Company called The Edinburgh and 
Leith Water Company, lately formed for providing 
an additional supply of Water to the city of Edin- 
burgh, burgh of Canongate, towns of Leith and 
Portobello and places adjacent, praying that the two 
Bills for the supply of Water to the City of Edin- 
burgh and Town of Leith and Places adjacent, may 
be considered as competing Bills, and that they may 
be committed to the same Committee, and disposed 
of together, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to extend 
their Works, to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
alter and amend the Acts relating to the said Com- 
pany, be postponed for a fortnight, to give time for 
another Bill, which has been applied for, for pro- 
viding an additional supply of Water to the City of 
Edinburgh, Burgh of Canongate, Towns of Leith 
and Portobello, and Places adjacent, the Petition 
for which is now before the Sub-Committee on Peti- 
tions, to be brought forward in order that these, as 
competing Bills, may be referred to the same Com- 
mittee. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
to the Petition for the Great Western and Uxbridge 
Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 


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A. 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western Rail- 
way, at West Drayton, to Uxbridge, in Middlesex : 
And that Mr. Dashwood and Captain Osborne do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London, 
of the Petition for the London, Newbury and Bath Newbury ana 
Direct Railway Bill, which was yesterday made Seliver teh 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, ‘ 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the 
Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation to make a Rail- 
way from the Great Western Railway, at or near 
the City of Bath, to the Town of Newbury, in the 
County of Berks, with a Branch therefrom: And 
that Admiral Dundas, Viscount Duncan and Mr. 
Walker Heneage, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for forming and Electric 
regulating the Electric Telegraph Company, and to Telegraph 
enable the said Company to work certain Letters a 
Patent : And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of John Rawlinson;—and, Thomas Bai- Manchester 
ley, Charles Wayte and George Clarke; praying #™4 South- 
that it be an Instruction to the Committee to whom = _ 
the Petition for leave to bring in the Manchester and 
Southampton Railway Bill stands referred, that their 
former Petitions, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the said Bill, had not been complied with, may 
not be entertained by such Committee,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The London and Brighton Railway ( Wandsworth London and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Brighton 
mitted Railway 

(Wandsworth 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Brighton and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Chichester 
mitted. Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor priohton and 
and Littlehampton Branches) Bill, was read a second Chichester 
time ; and committed. Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ee sonal 
mittee of Selection. Branches) Bill. 

Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making pjyerstone, 

a Railway from the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, Furness and 
near Milnthorpe, to or near to Ulverstone, to be called — 
The Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Carlisle a ~ 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


yay Bill. 


The Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- iverpool 
x + a f pool, 

Tyne Junction Railway Bill was read a second time; Manchester 
and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Senction Rail- 
mittee of Selection. way Bill. 

Mr. Wilshere presented a Bill for making a Rail- Cambridge 
way from Cambridge to Oxford, with a Branch to and Oxford 
join the Eastern Counties Railway near Cambridge: B#!lway = 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for making a Rail- Malton and 
way from the Scarborough Branch of the York and oy &lt;n eral 
North Midland Railway, at Norton, near Malton, jm. saad 
to the Bridlington Branch of the Hull and Selby 
Railway, at Great Driffield, with a Branch there- 
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from: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


York and “ . 
Carlisle Rail- a Railway to connect the Great North of England 


— Railway with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, 
with Branches therefrom, to be called The York 
and Carlisle Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Railway A Petition of Provisional Directors of the Zon- 


18° Februarzi. 


Mr. Redhead Yorke presented a Bill for making | 


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


A Petition of the Mayor of the borough of Leeds, Oregon and 
praying the House to use their best efforts to pro- Militia. 
‘mote the peaceful settlement of the Oregon question, 
and not to sanction any measure for calling out the 
, Militia, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
'upon the Table. 


| A Petition of William Hurst, of West Bank- Grand Junc- 


Deposits, &amp;e. don, Hounslow and Western Railway Company, | within-Widness, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, tion Railway, 


praying that the Act 1 and 2 Vic., ¢. 117, to pro- | 


vide for the Custody of certain Monies paid in pur- 
suance of the Standing Orders of either House of 
Parliament, by Subscribers to Works or Undertak- 
ings to be effected under the authority of Parliament, 
may be altered and amended, and that power may 
be given to the Court of Chancery to direct that 
deposits made by Railway Companies may be lent 
to the Bank of England, or any other banks in 
England established by Act of Parliament or Royal 
Charter, at interest, so that the Petitioners and 
and other depositors may receive interest without 
the risk of attending a re-investment on Government 
security, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bilsden ;—and, Eyethorne ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. 


Militia. Petitions from Gloucester ; — Leeds ; — Preston 
(Lancaster) ;— Tintagel ;—and, Carlisle ;— praying 
the House not to sanction any measure for the en- 
rolment of the Militia,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Warrington (three Petitions) ;— 
Clayton, West ;—Dolytown ;— Bridgnorth ;—-Roch- 
dale ; — Oldham (eight Petitions) ;— Romiley ;— 


Factories Bill. 


Compstall Werneth (three Petitions) ;—Todmorton ; | 


—Chorley (two Petitions) ;— Todmorden and Wals- 
den (two Petitions) ;— Walsden ;—Saddleworth (four 
Petitions) ; — Heap ; — Rochdale ; — Werneth ;— 
Todmorden (two Petitions) ;— James Robinson and 
others ;—Langfield ;— Halifax ; — Euxton ;—Hyde 
(six Petitions) ;—Errenden ;—and, Sowerby; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may pass into a law,— 


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


Punishment 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Preston, 
of Death. 


in the county of Lancaster, praying for the abolition, 
in all cases, of Punishment by Death, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


A Petition of Landowners, Occupiers and others 
interested in agriculture, in the parish of Fordham, 
praying the House to reject the proposed measure 
relative to Customs and Corn Importation, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Frost, Petitions from Brighton (Chairman) ;— and, 
Williams and Cockermouth; praying the House to present an 
— Address to Her Majesty for the liberation of John 


Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William Jones,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Tea. A Petition af Merchants, Traders and other In- 
habitants of the city of Londonderry, praying for 
reduction of the duty on Tea, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Guardians of the 
Poor of the Mildenhall Union, in the county of 
Suffolk, praying that the landlords of cottages may 
be assessed to the Poor Rates, instead of the occu- 

Vou. 101, 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


: ; -? “ Huyton and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Aston,” “Huy- 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Grand ton, Prescot 
Junction Railway “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, 2r4 Saint 
Prescot and Saint Helens,’ “ Warrington and Ken- « Warrington 
yon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhiil and and Kenyon,” 
Portobello,” and “ Edgehill and Huyton” Branches ae oral 
Bill, was presented, and read. “ Showhill and 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Portobello,” 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, _ “2 —_ 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, Huyton” 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Branches Bill. 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Kirkintillock and Kilsyth Railway Bill was Kirkintilloch 
read a second time ; and committed. and Kilsyth 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- anny ae 
i mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Lancaster 
gesses of the borough of Carlisle, praying that they #n¢ Carlisle 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, (Maneatis to 
against certain parts of the Lancaster and Carlisle Caledonian 
Railway (Extension to Caledonian Railway) and pc Lo and 
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Amalga- ane 
mation Bill, was presented, and read. tion Railways 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Amalgamation 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard,” 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the Edinburgh 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company to alter 474 Glasgow 
the Line of the Glasgow Junction Railway, and to yo, 
form Branches to South Queensferry and Port and Branches 
Dundas Harbour: And the same was read the first Bill. 


time ; and ordered tv be read a second time. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for making a Edinburgh 
Railway from the Dalkeith Branch of the North hog 
British Railway to Peebles, with Branches to Lass- ~~ = 
wade and Roslin, to be called The Edinburgh and 
Peebles Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for making a Rail- Carnwath and 
way from the Caledonian Railway to West Linton bsg 
and Leudburn, to be called The Carnwathand West 
Linton Railway: And the same was read the first 


| time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill to enable the Bal- Ballochney 
lochney Railway Company to make a Branch Rail- raid 
way toa point near to the Kirk of Shotts, and to Branch) Bill. 
improve the Gauge of their Rails: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Henry Walter Andover 
Parker, Esquire, relative to the Andover Union, Ui. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Land Re- 
Return, taken from the data furnished by the “danas 
Revision of the Ordnance Survey of the County 
of Donegall, showing the Number of Acres of Land 
reclaimed since the first publication of the Maps of 
that Survey, in each Parish of that County, saa 

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the revision is sufficiently advanced to give the 
information ; and the Number of Acres still unre- 
claimed in the same Parishes, as well as the Number 
of Acres in cultivation :—And a similar Return as to 
any other County, from information considered 
authentic by the Department of the Ordnance 
Survey of Zreland. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
County Works Mr. Greene reported the County Works Present- 


Presentments ments (Ireland) Bill:—And the Bill was re-committed 
(Ireland) Bill. +4 4 Committee of the whole House :—The House 
immediately resolved itself into the said Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Drainage, &amp;e. The Order of the day being read, for the third 
(Ireland) Bill. Reading of the Drainage, &amp;c., (Jreland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


To-morrow. 


Railway 
Deposits, &amp;. ¢,117, to provide for the Custody of certain Monies 
_ paid, in pursuance of the Standing Orders of either 
House of Parliament, by Subscribers to Works or 
Undertakings to be effected under the Authority of 
Parliament, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to alter and amend the said Act: And that Mr. 
Moffatt and Mr. Gisborne do prepare, and bring 
it in. 
Farnham 


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


Copies of any Instructions issued by the Poor Law 
Commissioners for the purpose of uniting the parish 
of Farnham, in Surrey, now under Gilbert’s Act, 
with certain other parishes under the Poor Law 
Act:— And of any Memorial to the Poor Law 
Commissioners from the Rate-payers of the parish 
of Farnham, remonstrating against such union, or 
any interference whatever. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ion ten. oO Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
way Exten- the Petition for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
sion (No. 3.) Junction Railway Extension (No. 3.) Bill, the Stand- 
Bill. ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 
tion Railway Company to make an Extension from 
their Line of Railway, in the Parish of Bole, to join 
the Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln Railway, in 
the Parish of Averham, with a Branch Railway 
therefrom, to the Town of Newark-upon- Trent, all 
in the County of Nottingham: And that Lord 
Worsley and Mr. Christopher do prepare, and bring 
ii in. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 


London and 


Blackwall on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
eed the Petition for the London and Blackwall Railway 
‘ta ening) ~~ (Widening) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 


plied with. 


18° Februari. 


The House was moved that the Act 1 and 2 Vice. | 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 


A. 1846, 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee GreatGrims) 

on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 4d Sheffielg 

the Petition for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield ae 

Junction Railway Extension (No. 1.) Bill, the Stand- Setenen 

ing Orders had been complied with. (No. 1.) Bill 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making certain new Lines and Deviations in 

the Line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 

tion Railway, and for constructing a Branch there- 

from to the Town of Caistor, all in the Parts of 

| Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln: And that Lord 

, Worsley and Mr. Christopher do prepare, and bring 

it in, 

| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee East Lanca- 


‘on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of shire Railway 
_the Petition for the East Lancashire Railway De- i we 
viation and Branches Bill, the Standing Orders had ; 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the East Lancashire Railway Company 
to alter the line of such Railway, and to make 
Branches therefrom, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. 
Walker do prepare, and bring it in. 








| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Gloucester and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Dean Forest 
the Petition for the Gloucester and Dean Forest #lway Bil. 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
| plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for making a Railway from Gloucester to the Mon- 
_mouth and Hereford Railway, and to the South 
Wales Railway at. Awre, to be called The Gloucester 
and Dean Forest Railway: And that Mr. Pihill- 
potts and Captain Berkeley do prepare, and bring 


it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Shropshire 
/on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Union Rail- 
ithe Petition for the Shropshire Union Railways Casal (Cheater 
| and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill, and Wolver- 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. hampton Line) 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ®™ 

for making a Railway from the Chester and Crewe 
| Branch of the Grand Junction Railway at Calveley 

to Wolverhampton, and for other Purposes connected 
therewith: And that Viscount Clive and Mr. Legh 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Shropshire 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Union Rail- 
the Petition for the Shropshire Union Railways and Caah Clow: 
Canal (Newtown to Crewe, with Branches) Bill, the town to Crewe, 
Standing Orders had been compiied with. with Branches) 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill _ 

for making a Railway from Newtown, in the County 

of Montgomery, to Crewe, in the County of Chester, 

with Branches, and for other Purposes connected 

therewith: And that Viscount Clive and Mr. Legh 

do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, South Essex 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing oe 

. S YS 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London 
and South Essex Railway Bill, was referred; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Black- 
wall Extension Railway at Stepney, in the County 
of Middlesex, to the River Crouch, in the Parish of 
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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| Railways therefrom to the River Thames, in the 
for widening the Line of the London and Blackwall | Parish of Chadwell, and to Lower Southend, in the 
Railway, and for amending the Acts relating to the | Parish of Pritt/ewell, in the said County of Essex : 
said Railway: And that Doctor Bowring and Mr. And that Dr. Bowring and Mr. Mitcalfe do pre- 
Mitcalfe do prepare, and bring it in. | pare, and bring it in. 

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farwich and =©6 Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Eastern = on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ret the Petition for the Harwich and Eastern Counties 
Pier Bill. Junction Railway and Pier Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
fur constructing a Railway from the Port or Harbour 
of Harwich, in the County of Essex, to the Parish 
of Ardleigh, in the said County, and for construct- 
ing a Pier in the said Port or Harbour, in connection 
with such Railway: And that Mr. John Attwood 
and Mr. Spooner do prepare, and bring it in. 


Rugby and 
Stamford ; 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Rugby 
and Stamford Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway from Rugby 
to the Syston and Peterborough Railway at Stam- 
ford: And that Mr. Stafford O’ Brien and Colonel 
Anson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Woodstock 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Roads. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Woodstock Roads Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as no estimate of expense or Subscription Contract 
or Declaration in lieu of Subscription Contract had 
been deposited in the Private Bill Office previous to 
the presentation of the Petition; but it was proved 
to the Committee that the portion of road to be 
made turnpike, was an existing highway, neither re- 
quiring alteration ner expenditure. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


—— Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to enable 

South Western the London and South Western Railway Company 

Railway to make a Railway from the Bishopstoke and Salis- 

ew ga bury Branch of the London and South Western Rail- 

Junction) Bill. way, at Romsey, to the Southampton and Dorchester 
Railway, at Redbridge, all in the County of South- 
ampton: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Kennington Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to repeal 
Lane, &amp;e. an Act of the fifty-second of George the Third, for 
Lighting, &amp;c. Jighting and watching the Road leading from Newing- 
ton Butts to the Nag’s Head on the Wandsworth 
Road, and other Places communicating therewith, 
in Lambeth, Clapham and Battersea, in Surrey, and 
for making other Provisions for lighting and im- 
proving the said Road, and other Places adjacent 
or near thereto: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Monkland 


Canal Da Mr. Rutherfurd presented a Bill for altering, 


amending, and enlarging the Powers and Provisions 
of the several Acts passed in relation to the Monk- 
land Navigation: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to he read a second time. 


Nortii Kent 


t A Petition of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, of 
Railway Bill. 


Charlton House, in the county of Kent, Baronet, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the North Kent Rail- 
way Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


— and A Petition of James Campbell, of Hampton Court, 
Junctan’ in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying that 
Railway Bil, he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 


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certain parts of the Staines and Richmond Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for making a Rail- Caledonian 
way from Glasgow to Dumbarton and Lochlomond, #4 Dumbar- 
and with Branches to Helensburgh and other Places, — 
to be called The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Railway Bill. 
Junction Railway: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill to enable the Monk- Monkland and 
land and Kirkintilloch Railway Company to make Kirkintillocn 
Branch Railways to Chapel Hall and the Glasgow, ‘Chara Hall 
Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway : And the same Branch) Bill. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Threlfaill, of Morton, in the Leeds and 
parish of Bingley, in the West Riding of the county Bradford 
of York, Cotton-spinner, praying that he may be pee 
heard, by himself or his counsel, against certain of Levels in 
parts of the Leeds and Bradford Railway (Altera- Bingley) Bill. 
tion of Levels in Bingley) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, 
if be think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
this day, notwithstanding any adjournment of the 
House. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Bank- Bankruptcy. 
ruptey, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 65, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Queen Queen Anne’s 
Anne’s Bounty, which was presented yesterday, be Bounty. 
printed. No. 66. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 19° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Goodbody, from the Court of Chancery, was aii of 
called in, and at the bar presented, pursuant Chancery. 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy o 
an Order issued by the Lord Chancellor, 31st January 
1846 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and yoicoster 
Inhabitants of the parish of Rothwell, or Rowell, in and Bedford 
the county of Northampton, taking notice of the Railway. 
application for leave to bring in the Leicester and 
Bedford Railway Bill, and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for more effec- galford Hun- 
tually regulating the Salford Hundred Court, for dred Court 
extending the Jurisdiction and Powers of the said 3" 
Court, and for establishing and constituting it as a 
Court of Record: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction Manchester, 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- Sheffield and 
itted Midland Junc- 

7 , : tion Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill te referred to the Com- piu, 

mittee of Selection. 


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Manchester, A Petition of Inhabitants of Buxton in public 
arsed ang meeting convened, praying that the Manchester, 
Midland Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway 
Junction 


_. Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
Railway Bill and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Teedsand Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for enabling the 
ee Leeds and Bradford Railway Company to make a 
Live at Brad. Junction Line at Bradford, in the West Riding of 
ford) Bill. the County of York: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
London and 


Mr. Mitcalfe presented a Bill for widening the 


— Line of the London and Blackwall Railway, and for 
(Widening) amending the Acts relating to the said Railway: 
Bill. 


And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Mitcalfe presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the London and Blackwall Extension 
Railway at Stepney, in the County of Middlesex, to 
the River Crouch, in the Parish of Canewdon, in 
the County of Essex, and also Branch Railways 
therefrom to the River Thames, in the Parish of 
Chadwell, and to Lower Southend, in the Parish of 
Prittlewell, in the said County of Essex: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Ambergate, 
Nottingham 
and Boston, 
and Eastern 
Junction 
Railway. 


A Petition of Thomas Chester and others, praying 
that their Petition, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and 
Eastern Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with, may be withdrawn, and that no pro- 
ceedings be taken thereon, and that the Petitioners 
may be reported as assenting to the said under- 
taking, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 
Canal (New- 
town to 
Crewe, with 
Branches) Bill. 


Viscount Clive presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Newtown, in the County of Montgomery, to 
Crewe, in the County of Chester, with Branches ; 
and for other Purposes connected therewith: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 


Viscount Clive presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Chester and Crewe Branch of the 
Canal (Chester Grand Junction Railway at Calveley to Wolver- 
and Wolver- hampton, and for other Purposes connected there- 
hampton Line) with: And the same was read the first time; and 
Bill. : , : 

ordered to be read a second time. 


Burnley Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for better 

Improvement paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and improving 

and Water- he T att Se : : rig ; &gt;, 

works Bil, the Town of Burnley, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, and for better supplying the Inhabitants 
thereof with Gas and Water: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Aséell presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from London to York, with Branches therefrom, pro- 
viding for the Counties of Hertford, Bedford, Hun- 
tingdon, Northampton, Rutland, Nottingham, and 
the three Divisions of the County of Lincoln, a 
Railway Communication with London and York, to 
be called The Great Northern Railway: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Wilshere presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Diss, in the County of Norfolk, to South 
Town, otherwise Little Yarmouth, in the County of 
Suffolk, with a Branch Railway connected there- 
with, to be called The Waveney Valley and Great 
Yarmouth Railway : And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


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A. 1846. 


The London and Brighton Railway (East Grin- 
stead Branch) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway De- 
viations, and Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford and 
Newhaven Branches Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Mumps Extension of the Oldham 
Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at 
Oldham, to the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool 
Junction Railway at Ashton-under-Lyne; another 
Railway from the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool 
Junction Railway aforesaid, near Ashton-under-Lyne, 
tothe Branch of the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway from Stockport to Guide Bridge, near to 
Guide Bridge atoresaid ; another Railway from the 
said Mumps Extension of the Oldham Branch of the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway to the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway at Rochdale; another Railway 
from the said Oldham Branch of the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway at Oldham aforesaid to the Man- 
chester and Leeds Railway in the Township of Vew- 
ton, in the Parish of Manchester ; another Railway 
from the said Oldham Branch of the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway to Royton ; and, lastly, a Rail- 
way from the said Mumps Extension of the Oldham 
Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway to the 
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway at Shaw Hall 
Bank, with two Branches therefrom to Mossley and 
Waterhead: Mill: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Phillpotts presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Gloucester to the Monmouth and Hereford 
Railway, and to the South Wales Railway, at Awre, 
to be called The Gloucester and Dean Forest Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Great Western Railway, at West 
Drayton, to Uxbridge, in Middlesex: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Great Western Railway, at Maiden- 
head, in Berkshire, to the Town of High Wycombe, 
in the County of Buckingham: And the same was 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill to enable the East 
Lancashire Railway Company to alter the Line and 
Levels of such Railway, and to make Branches 
therefrom, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Stafford O’ Brien presented a Bill to em- 
power the London and Birmingham Railway Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway from Rugby to the 
Syston and Peterborough Railway, at Stamford : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Christopher presented a Bill for making cer- 
tain new Lines and Deviations in the Line of the 
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, and 
for constructing a Branch therefrom to the Town 
of Caistor, all in the Parts of Lindsey, in the County 
of Lincoln: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 

Mr. 


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Brighton Rail. 
way (East 
Grinstead 
Branch) Bill, 


Brighton, 
Lewes and 
astings 
Railway De- 
Viations, and 
Eastbourne, 
Hailsham, 
Seaford and 
Newhaven 
Branches Bill, 
Oldham 
District Rail- 
ways Bill, 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway Bill. 


Great Western 
and Uxbridge 
Railway Bill. 


Great Western 
and Wycombe 
Railway Bill. 


East Lanca- 

shire Railway 
Deviation and 
Branches Bill. 


Rugby and 
Stamford 
Railway Bill 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
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Great Grimsby Mr. Christopher presented a Bill to authorize the 

and Sheffield, Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Com- 

oars pany to make an Extension from their Line of Rail- 

‘\.. 3.) Bil. way, in the Parish of Bole, to join the Wottingham, 

: Jewark and Lincoln Railway, in the Parish of 
Averham, with a Branch Railway therefrom to the 
Town of Newark-upon-Trent, all in the County of 
Nottingham: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


tondon, New- The Order made yesterday, That Admiral Dundas, 
bury — Viscount Duncan and Mr. Walker Heneage do pre- 
a Bill. pare, and bring in the London, Newbury and Bath 
; Direct Railway Bill, was read ; and discharged. 
Ordered, That Admiral Dundas and Viscount 
Duncan do prepare, and bring in the Bill. 


Shefiield, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Ashton-under- on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
~ eat the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
Railway and Manchester Railway (Ashton Canal Purchase) 
(Ashton Canal Bil], the Standing Orders had not been complied 
Purchase). ith, in regard to Bills of the third class, to which 
class the said Bill belongs. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Shettield, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
a the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 


anchester 

Savay and Manchester Railway (Barnsley Branch) Bill, 

nec the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

— Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill |: 
for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company to make a Branch 
Raiiway from their Main Line of Railway to Barns- 
ley, and to the Midland Railway, to be called The 
Barnsley Branch: And that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 
Parker and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 

Sheffield, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


= on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Manchester the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
Railway and Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough 
Worsborough and Glossop Branches, and Sheffield Station) Bill, 
and Glossop the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Branches and 
Sheffield Sta- 
tion) Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company to provide additional 
Station-room at Sheffield, and also to make Branch 
Railways to Dukinfield and Worsborough, and to 
purchase and maintain a Branch already made from 
their Main Line to Glossop, and for other Purposes : 
And that Mr. Parker and Mr. Hindley do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Huddersfield © Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
oe on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ond Canal. the Petition for the Huddersfield and Manchester 
(Bradford Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill, the 
Branch) Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Rail- 
way and Canal Company to make a Branch Rail- 
way from their Main Line of Railway to Bradford: 
And that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Stansfield and 
Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 

Private Bills, Resolved, That no Notice for a Committee on a 
Petition for a Private Bill be received at the Private 
Bill Office, which shall fix for the first meeting of 
such Committee any day later than Friday the 6th 
day of March next. 

‘Resolved, That no Notice of Postponement of any 
such Committee be received at the Private Bill 
Office, except by the authority of the Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be read a first time 
later than the next day but one after the Report of 
the Committee on Petitions, or of the Standing 

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167 
Orders Committee, on such Bill, as the case may 
be, shall have been laid on the Table, except by 
special Order of the House. 

Resolved, That there be no more than twenty-one 
clear days between the First Reading of any Private 
Bill,not being a Railway Bill, and the Second Read- 
ing thereof, except by special Order of the House. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill, not being a Rail- 
way Bill, which shall now have been read a first 
time, shall be read a second time after ten clear 
days from this day, except by special Order of the 
House. 


Notice being taken, that the Cambridge and O2- Cambridge 
ford Railway Bill had been read a first time yester- and Oxford 
day, and that no Copies had been delivered to the Bway Bill. 
Door-keepers for the use of Members before such 
First Reading, as directed by Standing Order 
No. 109; 

Ordered, That the proceedings of yesterday on 
such First Reading be null and void. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for constructing a Harwich and 
Railway from the Port or Harbour of Harwich, in Eastern Coun- 
the County of Essex, to the Parish of Ardleigh, in oe aa 
the said County, and for constructing a Pier in the Pier Bill. 
said Port or Harbour, in connection with such Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Mirfield ;--Hechmondwike;--Brad- West Riding 
ford;—Liversedge ;— Huddersfield ;— Manningham; Union Rail- 
— Halifax ; — Bingley ;—Keighley ;— Cleckheaton ; “*Y* 

— Dewsbury ;—Leeds ;—and, Hunsworth and Go- 
mersal; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the West Riding Union Railways Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


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Petitions from Merthyr Tydvil;—and, Bristol; Bristol ana 
praying that the Bristol and South Wales Junction South Wales 
Railway and Ferry Bill may pass into a law,—were JU»ction Rail~ 

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


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a Tenby, Saun- 
Railway to connect the Saundersfoot Railway with dersfoot and 
the South Wales Railway, with the Harbour of athe 
Saundersfoot, and with the Town of Tenby, to be ~ =o 
called The Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales 
Railway, and for other Purposes: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Wilsontown, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Morningside 
the Petition for the Wilsontown, Morningside and oe gua 
Coltness Railway (Bathgate Branch) Bill, the Stand- (Bathgate 
ing Orders had been complied with. Branch) Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway to 
the Town of Bathgate: And that Mr. Oswald, 

Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. William Lockhart do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Dundee and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Arbroath 
the Petition for the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Ralway Ex- 
Extensions Bill, the Standing Orders had not been . 
complied with, inasmuch as no Estimate of the Ex- 
pense for the making of the said Railway had been 
lodged in the Private Bill Office of the ss but 
that the office copy of the Engineer’s Estimate had 
been lodged in the place thereof; that in the absence 
of the Engineer in Scotland, the original Estimate 
was produced, and his signature thereto verified, 
and that the office copy of the Estimate lodged = 

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the Private Bill Office is an exact copy of the origi- 
nal Estimate. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Wilsontown, Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
and Coltness 00 Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Railway the Petition for the Wilsontown, Morningside and 
(Caledonian 


- _ Coltness Railway (Caledonian Junction) Bill, the 
ener sae Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness 
Railway Company to make a Branch to the Cale- 
donian Railway; And that Mr. Oswald, Mr. Colqu- 
houn and Mr. William Lockhart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 
Billingsgate 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
Market Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of 
the Petition for the Billingsgate Market Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal, alter and amend the several Acts relating 
to Billingsgate Market, in the City of London: And 
that Mr. Masterman and Mr. Lyall do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Fleetwood, Preston and West 
Riding Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Preston, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, to Elslach, in the West Riding 
of the County of York, with Branches to Burnley, 
in the same County Palatine, and elsewhere: And 
that Mr. Talbot Clifton and Mr. Wilson Patten do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Fleetwood, 
Preston and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sunderland Waterworks Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Borough of Sunderland, and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the County of Durham: And that Mr. 
Hudson and Mr. Barclay do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sunderland 
Waterworks 


Maldon, Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- 
— mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 


case of the Petition for the Maldon, Witham and 
Braintree Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Maldon, through Witham, 
to Braintree, all in the County of Essex: And that 
Mr. Dick and Mr. Charles Round do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Railway Bill. 


City of London 
Coal Market 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the City of London Coal 
Market and Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for providing an enlarged Site for re-building the 
Coal Market in the City of London, and for widening 
the Avenues in the Vicinity thereof, and for effecting 
other Improvements in the said City: And that 
Mr. Masterman and Mr. Lyall do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Rye and Derwent 
Drainage Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


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Derwent 
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for improving the Drainage of the Valiies of the 
Rye and Derwent, in the North and East Ridings of 
the County of York: And that Mr. Cayley, Mr. 
Octavius Duncombe and Viscount Morpeth do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- Bristol ang 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Exeter 


case of the Petition for the Bristol and Ezeter rrp 
Railway (Crewkerne Branch) Bill, the Standing Branch) Bil 


Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Billi 
for making a Railway from the Yeovil Branch of 
the Bristol and Exeter Railway, to or towards the 
Town of Crewkerne, in the County of Somerset, and 
for amending the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway: And that Mr. Acland and Mr. 
Philip Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- punace ang 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Perth Railway 
case of the Petition forthe Dundee and Perth Rail- Bi 
ve Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Dundee and Perth Railway Company 
to alter their Line at Inchyra and Lairwell, and to 
extend the same toward the Penitentiary at Perth : 

And that Mr. Duncan and Lord Gordon Hally- 
burton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- northumber. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the land Docks 
case of the Petition for the Northumberland Docks 8" 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for constructing Docks and other Works at the 
Coble Dean, in the County of Northumberland, and 
in the Borough and County of Mewcastle-upon- 
Tyne, to be called The Northumberland Docks: 
And that Mr. Matthew Bell, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, 
Mr. Mitcalfe and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Lincoln, Wain- 
Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Petitions fleet Haven 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing —— 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Lincoln, pil 
Wainfleet Haven and Boston Railway Bill were re- 
ferred; That the parties promoting the Bill appeared 
before the Committee, and stated it was not their 
intention to proceed any further with the measure 
this Session. 

Ordered, That the Petition for the said Bill be 
withdrawn. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Leicester and 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Bedford Rail- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the “™ 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as a garden in the parish of Saint 
Paul, Bedford, marked as 184 on the Plan with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Bedford, should 
have been marked 182, and a chaise-house and 
stable, No. 18&gt;, which appear in the Book of Re- 
ference, are omitted in the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Leicester, and 
in the Private Bill Office, are not duplicates of each 
other, inasmuch as on the said Plan deposited in 
the Private Bill Office, the turnpike-road from Lei- 
cester to Welford, No. 6, on the Plan of the said 
Railway, in Leicester, is shown as intended to pass 
under the said Railway, and to be directed over and 
along certain lands belonging to Sir Edward Cra- 
dock Hartopp, situate in Knighton; and no such 
proposed diversion of the said road is shown on the 
said Plan deposited with the said Clerk of the 
Peace of the said county of Leicester. ; 
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And inasmuch as No. 24, which appeared in the 
Plan as one field, in the parish of Rothwell, was in 
fact five fields, the hedges dividing those fields being 
omitted. 

And inasmuch as a certain hovel, rick-yard and 
garden belonging to John Pooley Norton, and in 
the occupation of Mary Norton, situate in the parish 
of Rothwell, and lying or being within or near to 
the space 24, in Rothwell, on the said Plans, is 
wholly omitted to be described on the said Plans 
and in the said Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a field adjoining the field, No. 
25, in the parish of Oakley, on the said Plans, ap- 
pears as one field, whereas it should have appeared 
as two fields, divided by a fence. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway was 
not marked over or under the turnpike-road, No. 
34, in the parish of Little Bowden. 

And inasmuch as the line of Railway was de- 
scribed in the Notices as terminating at or near 
Diichfield Mill, in the parish of Ilchester, whereas 
the termination, though near Ditchfield Mill, in the 
parish of Z/chester, is, in fact, in the parish of Jrth- 
lingborough, whicl: is not mentioned in such Notices. 

And inasmuch as a small piece of arable land, 
forming a corner of a field, being about half an 
acre, belonging to Sir Edmund Cradock Hartopp, 
and in the occupation of William Porter, situate on 
the west side of the turnpike-road from Leicester to 
Welford, and adjoining certain garden allotments, 
numbered 14&gt; to 148 on the Plan, in the parish of 
Kington, is wholly omitted from the said Plans and 
Books of Reference, and no application in writing 
was made to the owner in respect of the same. 

And inasmuch as the application in writing made 
to John Stableford, who is the owner of certain 
houses and other property situate in the liberty of 
Bromhingsthorpe, in the parish of Saint Mary, in 
the borough of Leicester, numbered 106, 1062 and 
106&gt;, on the Plans, does not show whether such 
Railway is intended to pass through such property 
upon the level or upon an embankment or cutting, 
and does not state the greatest height of the em- 
bankment, or the depth of cutting tobe made through 
such property. 

And inasmuch as No. 16, upon the said Plan, 
appears as one field, where it ought to appear as 
two fields, being divided by a fence, and notice had 
not been given to the owner and occupier in respect 
of one of such fields. 

And inasmuch as a fence dividing a field, the 
property of Thomas Wotton Barlow, in Little Bow- 
don, No. 9, in the said Plan, from a field, No. 11, 
the property of William Flavell, is wholly omitted on 
the said Plan, but it appeared that the fences were 
represented in an early impression of the plate, and 
that there appeared to have been a failure in taking 
off the engraving. 

And inasmuch as a dwelling-house, cow-house, 
farmstead and out-buildings, adjoining the properties 
numbered 27 and 32*, in Kibworth Beauchamp, in 
the said Plans, belonging to Robert Haynes, and in 
the occupation of John Underwood, are wholly 
omitted from the said Plans and Books of Refer- 
ence. 

And inasmuch as no notice had been given to the 
Leicester and Swannington Railway Company in 


19° Februar. 169 


And inasmuch as that, at the point of crossing 
the public road, which is shown on the Plans at or 
about 54 miles and 6 furlongs, marked on the said 
Plans, appear according to the distances marked on 
the Section to be at 54 miles, 5 furlongs and 5 
chains. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmarket, Wymond- 
ham and Attleborough Branch) Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as it appeared that a certain road 
in the parish of Stoke Ash and in the parish of 
Lhorndon, is not correctly numbered on the Plan, 
the No. 24, by which it is referred to in the Book 
of Reference, in the parish of Stoke Ash, being 
marked upon the Plan on that part of the road 
which is in the parish of T’horndon, and the No. 31, 
by which it is referred to in the Book of Reference 
in the parish of Thorndon, not appearing at all on 
the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a field between certain pro- 
perties Nos. 79, 11 and 5, part of which is within 
the limits of deviation in the parish of Old Buck- 
ingham, is not numbered upon the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway above 
the datum line is not accurately marked at the com- 
mencement at 0 miles 0 furlongs, the height of the 
Railway above the datum line being described as 
being 105 feet, whereas it measures 115 feet, and 
also at 13 miles 61 chains the height of the Rail- 
way above the datum line is marked 101 feet, where- 
as it measures 161 feet; but it appeared that in 
both cases the gradients are correctly calculated 
from the actual measurement. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the North 
Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as Thomas Garratt, one 
of the Subscribers to the Contract Deed to the 
amount of £.2,800, did not duly bind himself, his 
heirs, executors and administrators for the pay- 
ment of the money so subscribed, he being one 
of the two Trustees appointed for the purpose of 
enforcing and giving effect to the covenants con- 
tained in the said Contracts; but it appeared that 
the amount of subscriptions to the said Deeds were 
sufficient, without the subscription of the said Tho- 
mas Garratt. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Colonel Anson presented a Bill to empower the 


Norfolk Rail: 
way Extension’ 
(Stowmarket, 


Wymondham 


and Attlebo- 
rough Branch.). 


North Staf- _ 
fordshire Rail-- 
way (Pottery 
Line.) 


London and® 


London and Birmingham Railway Company to en- Birmingham 


wee - ag: E Railway 
large their Stations in London, and for other Pur- ‘onnhen ail 


respect to such part of their land intended to be 


k is included in the liberty of the Abbey of . 
pe ene ype ie ihe - 7 meg wr, poses: And the same was read the first time ; and Euston Sta- 
t- s = &gt; : ag, c 1 ’ ti Enlarge- 
inserted in the Book of Reference, but that the said | ordered to be read a second time nent) Bill. 





{ ment) Bill, 
Company have had notice for the lands intended | 
to be taken in the adjoining parish of Bromkings-| _Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Limerick, 
thorpe. | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Ennis and 


And inasmuch as the point of crossing the public |a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the ieee. 
road, No. 34, in Sharnbrook, which is shown on the | Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the ; 
Plans at 22 miles, 3 furlongs and 6 chains, appears, | Limerick, Ennis and Killaloe Junction Railway Bill, 
according to the distances marked on the Section, | was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 
to be situated at 23 miles, 2 furlongs, 9 chains and | complied with. 

a half. | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 101. Z Mr. 








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170 19° Februari. A, 1846. 


Rugby, Lea- Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


= earl on Petitions for Private Bills, to —- oe mittee of Selection. 
en ae ini . i ith the Stand- | ’ ; ; 
way. bw ye mae gpg: peg a the | Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for making a Cambridge 
Re P : rT at atte taal: Dates WR wees Railway from Cambridge to Oxford, with a Branch aed Oxford 
vlna : That’ the ‘Sanding Orders had not been 'to jom the Eastern Counties Railway, near Cam- ““'Y*Y =. 
? P=) , 


complied with, inasmuch as a tunnel at 9 miles bridge: And the same was read the first time ; and 


6 furlongs (and 220 yards in length), was not marked ordered to be read a second time. 


by a dotted line on the Plan. | Ordered, That the Petition of Provisional Direc- Manchester, 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- \tors of the proposed Sheffield, Bakewell and West Shefiield ana 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. Midland Railway Company, praying that the Man- Midland June. 
‘i 2 : tion Railway 
chester, Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway Bill, 
Railway Bills. The House was moved, That the 7th, 8th and | Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
9th Paragraphs of the Standing Order of the House, |which was presented upon Friday last, be referred 
No. 87, might be read ; and the same were read, as | to the Committee on the Bill. 





follow : ne : : , : 
“That in the case of a Railway Bill, the Com- A Petition of Henry Coppock, of Stockport, in Birkenhead, 
mittee report specially : the county of Chester, Geatleman, complaining that Lancashire 


. : . ‘ ; = : . . and Cheshire 
7. The sufficiency or insufficiency for agricultural, ithe Standing Orders of the House, in respect to Mensicn 


commercial, manufacturing or other purposes, of the application for the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Railway. 
the present means of conveyance, and of communi- | Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
cation between the proposed termini, stating the Plied with; and praying that he may be heard, by 
present amount of traffic by land or water, the | himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
average charges made for passengers and goods, and Was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


time occupied. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

8. The number of passengers, and the weight and | Pe ate . , 
description of the goods expected upon the pro-| it oe Majority - the nen i the ie ge 
posed Railway. use Lower Navigation, in the county 9) USSEX, Hastings Rail- 


9. The amount of income expected to arise from present at a special adjourned meeting of such way Devia- 
the conveyance of passengers and goods, and in frustees ;—and, Owners of land within the Lewes tiome amd Hast 
what proportion; stating also generally the descrip- and Laughton Levels, in the county of Sussex ; wage A 
tion of goods from which the largest revenue is an- Praying that they may be heard, by counsel, against and Newhaven 
ticipated.” the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Devia- Branches Bill. 

2 lq: ry ° ral ae 

Ordered, That the said Paragraphs be repealed. tions and Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford and New- 

7 haven Branches Bill,—were presented, and read ; 


Macclesfield A Petition of George Greaves, of the parish of and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


and Lichfield Farewell, in the county of Stafford, was presented, | ii . , 
Railw: . : ° oe aris yer ( East and West 
Railway. and read ; setting forth, that the Petitioner is in- A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Collins, of Bast and Wes 


| Knar , ; , ; Yorkshire 
formed and believes that a Petition has been pre- Knaresborough, in the county of York, praying that 


he may be heard, by counsel, against certain parts pune. 

\ . ¥ s ailway Pi 
sented by the Company of Proprietors of the Na- y oy 7.0 parts Railway Bill. 
vigation from the Trent to the Mersey, against the 


of the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway 
Petition of the Promoters of the intended Maceles- 


Bill, was presented and read; and ordered to lie 
field and Lichfield Railway, alleging, amongst 


upon the Table. 
other things, that the Petitioner, as occupier of a A Petition of Mara Drummond, of Hyde Park- Direct London 
certain property in the parishes of Farewell and gardens, in the county of Middlesex, Widow of Tho- *4 Ports- 
Chorley, and Saint Chad, otherwise Stowe Lichfield, ‘mas Drummond, Esquire, late Under Secretary for ee = 
in the said county of Stafford, has received no no- Jreland, praying that she may be heard, by her- ee 
tice of the said intended application, and is aggrieved self, her counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
thereby ; that the Petitioner is an assenting party to!the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, 
the said intended application, to Parliament, and is | was presented, and read. 
not desirous that the said Company of Proprietors | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
of the Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, or |Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
any other party or parties, should appear against | by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
the said intended application, for and on behalf of | jf she think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Petitioner ; and praying that the said Company | the Bill, against the said Petition. 
of Proprietors of the Navigation from the Trent to | ‘ 
the Mersey, or any other person or persons, may not A Petition of Maria Drummond, of Hyde Park- Epsom and 
be heard on the allegations aforesaid, or that the said gardens, in the county of Middlesex, Widow of Tho- Dorking — 
Petition may be withdrawn by the Order of the | mas Drummond, Esquire, deceased, late Under Se- ®*!w*y -. 
House. ; i 'cretary for Ireland, praying that she may be heard, 
_ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ‘by herself, her counsel or agent, against certain 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. |parts of the Epsomand Dorking Railway Bill, was 
a ; presented, and read. 
a A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Yeomanry, | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
and Carlisle Professional and Mercantile Gentlemen, and other | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Railway Bill. Inhabitants of the parish of Tynron, Dumfriesshire, | by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle | if she think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Bill, against the said Petition. 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | is 


| A Petition of Henry Edward Flynn, of Retreat, Dublin, Dun- 
London and The London and South Western Railway (Farn- | Ranelagh, in the county of Dublin, taking notice of drum and 








South Western Zam and Alton Branch) Bill was read a second time ; ‘the application for leave to bring in the Dublin, co" 
oe and and committed. | Dundrum and Enniskerry Railway Bill; and pray- 
Alton Branch) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ing that he may be heard, by himself or counsel, 
Bil. mittee of Selection. against such Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Wisbech, St. The Wisbech, Saint Ives and Cambridge Junction | 
Ives and Railway Bill was read a second time; and com-| A Petition of William Gebbie, of Strathaven, onion a 
— mitted. |Gentleman, and John Tennent, of the city of Glas- alive. 


Railway Bill. j gow, 




















South Eastern 
Railway (from 


the Greenwich 


Railway to 
Chart, near 
Ashford, with 
Branches to 


9 VicToriz. 


gow, Gentleman, with the consent and cognizance 
of James Hamilton, of Whiteshawgate, John Lou- 
doun, of West Mains, and John Jackson, of Hallthill, 
John Struthers, of Cullen, and Mrs. Sarah Gardiner, 
and the Reverend Matthew Gardiner, Doctor in 
Divinity, Minister of the parish of Bothwell, her 
Husband, and others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
of lands and other properties situated upon the line 
of the intended Hamilton and Strathaven Direct 
Railway, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the Ha- 
milton and Strathaven Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 


19° Februari. 





by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Christopher Idle, of Northfrith, in 
the parish of Hadlow, in the county of Kent, Es- 
quire, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the South Eastern 
Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, 


Tunbridge and hear Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and 


Riverhead) 
Bill. 


Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Scottish 
Central and 
Caledonian 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Axholme, 
Gainsborough, 
Goole and 
York and 


Riverhead) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Peake, of Tunstall, in the 
parish of Woolstanton, in the county of Stafford, 
Terro-metallic Tile Manufacturer, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Derby and Crewe Junction Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Robert Oliphant, Writer to the 
Signet, with the cognizance and consent of Thomas 
Maitland, Esquire, m. P., complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Scottish Central and Caledonian 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire, taking notice of the ap- 


North Midland plication for leave to bring in the Axholme, Gains- 
Junction Rail- orqugh, Goole and York and North Midland Junc- 


way. 


Direct 
Northern 
Railway. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 


Extension, and 


Lincoln, York 
and Leeds 
Junction 
Railway. 


tion Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire, taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Direct Northern 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Cambridge and 
Lincoln Extension, and Lincoln, York and Leeds 
Junction Railway Bill ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vou, 101. 





171 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Goole and 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the mg 
West Riding of Yorkshire, taking notice of the ap- i 
plication for leave to bring in the Goole and Don- 

caster Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Gorbals 
Glasgow Waterworks, complaining that the Stand- Gravitation 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- Vterworks. 
tion for the Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting under and Sunderland 
by virtue of a certain Act of Parliament passed in Docks Bill. 
the eleventh year of the reign of His Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for the Im- 
er and Preservation of the River Wear and 

ort and Haven of Sunderland, in the County Pala- 
tine of Durham, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Sunderland Docks Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Tradespeople and Inhabit- North Staf-_ 
ants of the town of Cheadle, in the county of Staf- fordshite —_ 
ford, praying that the North Staffordshire Railway Valigy Line) 
(Churnet Valley Line) Bill may not pass into a Bill. 
law, was on and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


- 


A Petition of Nobility, Clergy, Gentry and Inha- Staines and 
bitants of the parish of Zwickenham, in the county Richmond 


| of Middlesex, praying that the Staines and Richmond Ralway Bill, 


Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Commissioners of the Court of Re- North Kent 
quests for the town and borough of Southwark and Railway Bill. 
the eastern half hundred of Brixton, in the county 
of Surrey ;—Company of Proprietors of the Grand 
Surrey Canal ;—and, James Beckford Wildman, of 
Chilham Castle, in the county of Kent, Esquire ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Arthur Kett Barclay, Algernon North Kent 
Perkins and Charles James Bevan, of the Anchor Railway (City 
Brewery, New Park-street, in the borough of South- —- 
wark,in the county of Surrey, Brewers, and Co- 
partners in the Firm of Barclay, Perkins and Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Kent Railway (City Extension) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Gardiner, Writer to the Signet ; Edinburgh and 
—Shotts lron Company, in the county of Lanark, ye Di- 
and Charles Cameron, residing in Coates-crescent, "°° “*™W*Y- 





z2 Edinburgh, 








172 


Edinburgh, James Adam, Solicitor, Supreme Courts, 
Edinburgh, William Crichton, Canal House, Glas- 
gow, and George Imlach, Writer to the Signet, 
Edinburgh, Trustees for the said Company (two 
Petitions) ;—John Tennent, of the city of Glasgow, 
Gentleman, with the concurrence and cognizance 
of North Dalrymple, of Cleland and Fordel, Esquire, 
of the Reverend Matthew Gardiner, of Bothwell, 
Doctor of Divinity, of Mrs. Sarah Forrest Gar- 
diner, of Haughhead, all in the county of Lanark, 
and of William Forrest, Esquire, of Trees Banks, 
of James Gardiner, Esquire, Writer to Her Majesty’s 
Signet, of Mrs. Ellener Hamilton, of Dalziell, as 
Curatrix of John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, Es- 
quire, of Dalziell, residing at Edgecot, Banbury, 
Oxon, of Alexander Machonochie, of Meadow-bank, 
Esquire, in the county of Edinburgh, as Commis- 
sioner for Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Inglis Coch- 
rane, of Murdieston, c.3., of John Weir, Farmer, 


10° Februariz. 











A. 1846. 


of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Hollacombe ;—Esbourn ;—Chaw- 
leigh ;— Husthwaite ;— Oulston and Thornton Hill; 
— Yearsley ; —Exeter ; — Harworth ; — Silpho ;— 
Burniston ; — Snainton ; — Lebberston ; —Stainton 
Dale; — Hutton Bushell ;—Osgodby ;— Cayton ;— 
Wykeham ;— Broxa ;—Newby';—Hachness ;— East 
Ayton ; — Scalby ;— West Ayton ;— Throxenby ;— 
Troutsdale ; — Irton; — Sawdon ; — Gristhorpe ;— 
Seamer ;—Brompton (York);—Harwood Dale ;— 
Ebberston ; — Winchester ;—County of Orkney ;— 
and, Kelso; praying the House not to sanction any 
diminution in the protection now granted to British 
agriculture,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Flecti 







Fros 
will 
and 






Petitions from Swaffham ;— Elgin; — Guisebo- Customs ana 
rough ; — Kirkleatham;— Hutton Low Cross ;— Corn Imper- 








at Clelandtown, and of James Cooper, Farmer, at 
Spindleside, in the parish of Shotts, all in the 
county of Lanark, and other Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers in the county of Lanark; — Statute 
Labour Trustees of the parish of Bothwell, in the 
county of Lanark ;— and, Alexander Duke of 
Hamilton and Brandon, Knight of the Most noble 
Order of the Garter ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that leave may not be given to bring in such Bill; 
and that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Paisley, Barr- 
head and Hur- 
let Railway. 


Petitions of Sir John Maxwell, Baronet, of Pol- 
loc, Colonel William Mure, of Caldwell, and John | 
Graham, of Craigallan, Esquire, Trustees of the | 


| Alvingham ;—South Elkington ;—Ludborough and 





Pinchingthorpe ;—Coxwold and Newburgh ;—Hin-*"°- 
derwell-in- Cleveland ; — Redcar ;— Brotton ;— Nor- 
manby, Eston, &amp;c.;— Tocketts ;—Withcall ;—Bur- 
well ;— Yarborough ; — Marschapel ;— Witham ;— 






Tut 
roa 
lan 






|Wyham ;—Hallington and Raithby, with Maltby 
—Aby, with Greenfield and Claythorpe ;—Kedding- 
ton, South Park and Stewton ;—North and South 
Reston ;—Shidbrooke and Saltfleet ;—Fulstone ;— 
Anthorpe and Swaby ;— Great Carlton, Little Carl- 
'ton and Castle Carlton ;—Gayton-le-Marsh and 
Tothill ;—Covenham Saint Mary and Covenham 
Saint Bartholomew ;— Saltfleetby Saint Peter’s, 
Saltfleethy All Saints and Saltfleetby Saint Cle- 
ments ;—Ludford Magna and Ludford Parva ;— 
Little Risington ;—Carlton (York) ;—Stokesley ;— 
Seamer ;— Nunthorpe ;—Great Ayton ;—Faceby ;— 
Broughton ;—- Westerdale and Commondale ; — 
Danby ;— Kildale ;— Newby ;—Potto ;—Kirby ;— 
Hutton, near Rudby ;—Great and Little Busby ;— 








Sil 





























turnpike-roads, in the county of Renfrew, 
James Hopkirk Hill, acting Cierk to t 


Trustees ;— and, Patrick Maxwell Stew 


and of | 2vtland;— Saint Cleer ;—County of Carlow ;— 
he said S*elton, in Cleveland ;—Swinton, in Cleveland ;— 
of Moorsholm, &amp;c., in Cleveland ;— and, Lofthouse, 


art we , . 
Toy. 1 Cleveland; praying the House to reject the 





Chapel-street, Grosvenor-square, Esquire, and Hous- 
ten Stewart, of The Gart, Esquire, Curators of Sir | 
Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, of Greenock and | 
Blackhull, Baronet, with the consent and cognizance | 
of the said Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, and of | 
Alexander Graham, of Capeilie, Esquire, and others, 
respectively Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands 
and other properties on the line of the Railways 
thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Welsh Midland A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 

Railway Bill ¢jJlors of the borough of Swansea, in the county of 
Glamorgan, in the Principality of Wales, praying 
that the Welsh Midland Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Factories Bill. Petitions from Hindley (eight Petitions) ;—Comp- 
stall Werneth (five Petitions) ;—Birble-cum-Bam- 
ford ;— Chorley (two Petitions);— and, Euzton ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





/proposed measures relative to Customs and Com 
Importation,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tideswell and Litton ;—Ashford 
and Brushfield ;—Beeley, Edensor and Pilsley ;— 
Hathersage ;— Castleton ;— Bradwell ;—Moneyash, 
Flagg and Sheldon ;—Ashover ;—and, Taddington 
Priestcliffe and Blackwell; praying the House to 
pass the said proposed measures,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 













Petitions from Bridgewater ;— Radcliffe and Militia. 
Pilkington ; — Nottingham ; — and, Cirencester ; 
praying the House to refuse its sanction to any 
measure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were 
| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 








A Petition of Inhabitants of Colchester, praying War. 
the House to adopt measures to insure the insertion 
of a clause in all international Treaties, binding the 
parties to refer all disputes that may arise to arbitra- 
tion, and to abide by the decision of the arbitrators, 
without having any resort to arms, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Guardians and Rate-payers of the Poor Law 
New Ross Electoral Division of the Ros¥ Poor Law (lan) 
Union, complaining of the present system of having 
different rates for different Electoral Divisions of the 










Corn Laws. Petitions from Frenchay;— Gravesend;— Welwyn ; 
— Bideford ;— Winchester ;— Hucknall Torkard ;— 
Carlton (Nottingham) ; — Arnold ;—Weston-super- 
Mare ;— Over ;— Tynemouth ;— Glasgow (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Nailsworth ; — Canterbury ; —Drogheda ; 


— Bedford ;—and, Uxbridge ; praying for the repeal 


same Union in Jreland; and praying the House to 
| pass a legislative enactment making it imperative 
upon the Guardians to have an equal rate in all the 
| Electoral Divisions of the Poor Law Union, and 
| thus to distribute upon all, according to their pro- 
perties, a just share in maintaining the poor and 
indigent members of the community at large, was 
presented, 























nd 
r~ 


Elections. 


Frost, 
Williams 
and Jones. 


Turnpike- 
roads (Scot- 
land.) 


Silks. 


Poor Removal. 


Lord’s Day. 


Dublin Police. 


Tobacco. 


District 
Asylums 


. (Metropolis.) 


9 VicToRIz. 


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


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
National Association for promoting the Political 
and Social Improvement of the People, meeting at 
National Hall, High Holborn, praying the House 
to make due inquiry into the influence used by 
Peers at Elections, and take means for confining 
them to the exercise of the privileges enjoyed by 
them as Members of the House of Lords, was 


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


Petitions from Heywood ;—and, Tillicoultry ; pray- 
ing that the House will present an Address to Her 
Majesty for the liberation of John Frost, Zepha- 
niah Williams and William Jones,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend the 
Presbytery of Stratkbogie, praying the House to 
pass into law any Bill for reducing the number of 
licensed Houses, and for withholding and withdraw- 
ing the licenses from the keepers of Toll-houses in 
Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Broad Silk Hand-loom 
Weavers, of Spitalfields, praying the House not to 
pass into a law the reductions proposed in the new 
Tariff relative to the duties on foreign wrought Silks, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Owners and Occupiers 
of lands and houses, in the parish of Great Cres- 
singham,in the county of Norfolk, praying the House 
to reject the proposal that a five years industrial 
residence should fix the legal settlement of the 
resident in that parish, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants ofthe Borough of Bridge- 
water, praying the House to pass a law for greatly 
restricting or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquors on the Lord’s Day, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Constables of the late City of Dublin 
Police Force, stating, that either from old age or 
being deficient in stature, they were deemed unfit to 
serve in the new Police Force, and those that had 
not fourteen years’ service were also considered dis- 
entitled to remuneration, the result of which was the 
Petitioners were sent adrift on the world without 
any compensation for their loss of office or a pro- 
vision for the future, and most of them, with large 
and he!pless families, were thereby deprived of their 
only means of support ; and praying the attention 
and sympathy of the House to their case, and that 
the House will grant them redress, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants aud Traders being Dealers 
in Tobacco, and residing inthe Town of Bridgewater, 
praying that the duty on Tobacco may be reduced 
to one shilling per pound, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the West 
London Union, praying the House not to allow any 
infringement upon the system established by the Act 
7 and 8 Vic. c. 101, on the subject of District Asy- 
Jums, but that every part of the Metropolitan Police 
District, without exception, may be included in some 
one of the Asylums Districts, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Dis- 


- trict Asylums, (Metropolis). 


Vou. 101. 


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173 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 
Sir William Horne: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, ’ 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Administra- 
for removing some Defects in the Administration of (0? ‘ ae 
Criminal Justice ; to which the Lords desire the Justice Bill. 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Turnpike- 
prevent Tacksmen of Tolls, or other Persons, being inn) — 
licensed, to sell Wine, Ale or Spirituous Liquors, 
at any Toll Bar in Scotland; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Charitable 
Specification of the several Sums at present adminis- Donations and 
tered by the Commissioners of Charitable Donations Bequests 

a : (Ireland. ) 
and Bequests in Ireland, stating by whom left, and 
the objects in each case :—A Statement of any Suit 
at Law instituted by the present Board of Commis- 
sioners since its formation, giving Names of the 
Parties, and Account of Progressand Result of any 
such Suit: —And, Returns made into the Office of 
such Commissioners since 1830, specifying the Name 
of Testator or Donor, particular Diocese or Court ; 
Number and Particulars of the Charitable Donations 
and Bequests which appear to have been devoted to 
Protestant or Roman Catholic Schools, Institutions, 
or Charities. 


Ordered, That Mr. Maitland have leave of Ab- ree of 
sence till the 1st day of March next, on account of “?°™°* 
illness in his family. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize Grand Juries in County Works 
Ireland, at the Spring Assizes of the present year, (ireland) Bill 
to appoint Extraordinary Presentment Sessions ; 
to empower such Sessions to make Presentment for 
County Works, and to provide Funds for the execu- 
tion of such Works; and also to provide for the more 
prompt Payment of Contractors for Works under 
Grand Jury Presentments in Jreland, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for pro- Drainage, &amp;e. 
moting the Drainage of Lands and Improvement of (eln4) Bill 
Navigation and Water Power, in connection with 
such Drainage, in Lreland, and to afford Facilities for 
increased Employment for the Labouring Classes 
in Works of Drainage during the present year, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (When unanimous, the pro- 
prietors of land may execute Works themselves in 
certain cases), was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, that Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Sessional Resolu- Elections. 
tions of the House respecting the interference of 
Peers at Elections might be read ; and the same were 
read, as follow :~ 

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

“ Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the 
liberties and privileges of the Commons of the 
United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or 
other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of Zreland 
at the time elected and not having declined to 

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174 


serve for any county, city, or borough of Great 
Britain, to concern himself in the Election of Mem- 
bers to serve for the Commons in Parliament, except 
only any Peer of Zreland, at such Elections in Great 
Britain respectively, where such Peer shall appear 
as a Candidate, or by himself, or any others, be 
proposed to be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant 
or Governor of any county to avail himself of any 
authority derived from his commission, to influence 
the Election of any Member to serve for the Com- 
mons in Parliament.” 


Complaint made by a Member in his place, of the 
conduct of the Duke of Buckingham, a Lord of Par- 
liament, for having concerned himself in thecompass- 
ing and bringing about the vacation of a seat in this 
House by the late Member for Buckingham, Sir 
Thomas Francis Fremantle, and for having con- 
cerned himself in the compassing and bringing about 
the Election and Return of the Marquis of Chandos 
for the said borough: 

Also complaint made by the same Member of the 
conduct of the Duke of Richmond, a Lord of Parlia- 
ment, for having concerned himself in the compass- 
ing and bringing about the vacation of a seat in this 
House by Lord Arthur Lennox, late Member for 
Chichester, and for having concerned himself in the 
compassing and bringing about the Election and 
Return of Lord George Charles Henry Gordon Len- 
nox for the said city : 


Also complaint made by the same Member of the 
conduct of the Duke of Newcastle,a Lord of Parlia- 
ment, for having concerned himself, during the 
last vacancy, and at the last election, in causing the 
Right honourable Wiliam Ewart Gladstone to 
desist from again coming forward as a Candidate 
for the representation of Newark, and for having 
concerned himself in the compassing and bringing 
about the Election and Return of John Stuart, Es- 
quire, for the said borough : 


Also complaint made by the same Member of the 
conduct of the Duke of Marlborough,a Lord of Parlia- 
ment, for having concerned himself in the compass- 
ing and bringing about the Election and Return for 
Woodstock of the Marquis of Blandford, April 1844, 
and for having concerned himself in compassing and 
bringing about the vacation of a seat in this House 
by the said Marquis of Blandford, April 1845 :— 
Also for having concerned himself in the com- 
passing and bringing about the Election and Return 
of Viscount Loftus for the said borough, April 1845: 
—Also for having concerned himself in the com- 
passing and bringing about the Election and Return 
of Lord Alfred Churchill for the said borough. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, ‘That it be referred to the Committee of Pri- 
vileges, to inquire into the causes that led to the 
vacation of their seats in this House by the Members 
Jately representing in Parliament the City of Chi- 
enester and the Boroughs of Newark, Woodstock and 
Buckingham; also to make inquiries as to the 
Elections of the Members now representing in Par- 
liament the said City and the said three Boroughs, 
and to report whether or not in any, and if so in 
what cases, either as to vacation or election, the 
Resolution of this House, “That it is a high infringe- 
ment of the liberties and privileges of the Commons 
of the United Kingdom, fur any Lord of Parliament, 
o: other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of Ireland 
at the time elected, and not having declined to serve 
for any county, city, or borough of Great Britain, 
to concern himself in the Election of Members to 
serve for the Commons in Parliament, except only 
any Peer of Jre/and, at such Elections in Great 
Britain respectively, where such Peer shall appear 
as a Candidate, or by himself, or any others, be 
proposed to be elected ; or for any Lord Lieutenant 
or Governor of any county to avail himself of any 
authority derived from his Commission, to influence 
the Election of any Member to serve for the Com- 


19° Februari. 








A. 1846. 


mons in Parliament,” has beeninfringed upon :—And 
the said Motion was, with the leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Calcutta Ming 


Copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Calcutta 
Mint, and an Abstract of the Operations of the Mint 
in each year since its reform; stating the Expense, 
under each head, and the Amount of Coin, and the 
Number of each kind, coined in each year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Tobacco, 


Returns of the Number of Persons charged with or 
committed to prison on a Charge of adulterating 
manufactured Tobacco, or having adulterated ‘To- 
bacco in their possession, in each of the years ended 
the 5th day of lanien 1844, the 5th day of January 
1845, and the 5th day of January 1846, stating the 
Number of Persons convicted, the Number who 

aid the Penalties, the Number who compromised, 
and the Number confined in Prison for Adulteration ; 
stating also the Number of Persons in Prison on 
the Ist day of January 1844, on the Ist day of 
January 1845,and on the 1st day of January 1846, 
for the Offence of Adulteration, or having adulterated 
Tobacco in their Possession :—And, of the Number 
of Persons charged with Adulteration of Tobacco, 
or having adulterated Tobacco in their Possession, 
who weve not committed to Prison, or tried for the 
alleged Offence, in each of the years ended on the 
31st day of December i843, 1844 and 1845. 


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


Returns of the Number of Persons convicted for 
Smuggling, or being concerned in the Smuggling of 
Tobacco, in the United Kingdom, distinguishing 
England, Ireland and Scotland, between the 1st day 
of January 1845 and the 1st day of January 1846 ; 
naming the Places where each Conviction occurred ; 
distinguishing the cases heard by Magistrates where 
the Weight has been over Six Pounds, and stating 
the Weight in both cases; and also, specifying 
whether the Tobacco seized was manufactured or 
was not manufactured; and also, stating the 
Amount of Fine or [mprisonment imposed in each 
case, and whether the party paid the Fine or suffered 
the Imprisonment, and for what time imprisoned ; 
also, the Cost of maintaining the Prisoners in gaol : 
—And, of the Number of Persons committed to 
Prison on a charge of Smuggling, in the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1846, under the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 53, distinguishing the Number committed 
and convicted, in classes, for smuggling Tobacco, 
Spirits, Tea, Silk, and for any other Articles, and 
the Total Number of Persons committed in that 
year; also, of the Number of Persons who paid the 
Penalties imposed, the Number of Compromises 
made, and the Number of Persons confined in Pri- 
son for Smuggling in that year; stating also, the 
Number of Persons in Prison for Offences against 
the Revenue Laws on the 1st day of January 1846. 


the 9th day of this instant February, was proposed to 
be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do now 
leave the Chair (for the House to resolve itself into 
a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 99, 
for granting Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 
and 6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the Laws for the Importa- 
tion of Corn); and which Amendment was, To leave 
out from the word “ That” to the end of the Ques- 
tion, in order to add the words, “ this House will, 
upon this day six months, resolve itself into the said 
Committee,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 








And 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Customs and 


adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon ner Imper- 
ation. 











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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 20° die Februarii, 1846: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Burghs (Scot- A Petition of the Deacon of the Incorporation of 

jand) Bil. Weavers, Dyers and Cloth-dressers of Canongate, 
praying that the Burghs (Scotland) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Burghs (Scot- The Burghs (Scotland) Bill was, according to 

tand) Bill Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday the 5th 
day of March next. 


Butter. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantities of Butter exported from 
the United Kingdom during the years ending the 
31st day of December 1830, 1835, 1840, and 1845, 
to Foreign Countries, or to the Colonies, specifying 
the Quantities sent to each respectively. 


Vagrants. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Vagrants or wandering Poor received 
into the Union Workhouses, irrespective of the 
Metropolitan Districts, for the last Five years, 1841, 
1842, 1848, 1844, and 1845, distinguishing the 
Numbers of Males and Females, and specifying, 
where any records have been kept, the Numbers of 
Males between the ages of Eighteen and Forty. 





Ship Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,--A Re- 
“Ampbion.” turn of the Expense of taking the Amphion’s Bow 
No.67. down to put on Mr. White’s Bow, and then taking 
down a part of Mr. White’s Bow to put on another, 
to enable her to point her main-deck guns right 
ahead. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table; and be printed. 


Omagh, Dun- — A Petition of John Cuming, complaining that the 
Sviachand St2nding Orders of the House, in respect to the 
Belfast Junc- application for the Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh and 
tion Railway. Belfast Junction Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Port of Mr. Cardwell, presented, pursuant to Orders, 
cote, —Further Returns to an Order dated the 14th 
day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, for 
Returns of Amount of Dues for Harbour Service 
upon Ships which entered the Port of London, in 
each of the years 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, 
stating the Sum paid per Ton; also, a detailed Ac- 
count of the Expenditure during the same period, 
especially the Expenses under the head of “ Har- 
bour Service :’—And, of Receipts by the Corpora- 
tion of London for each of the years 1836 to 1844, 
both inclusive, from Fines, or Quit Rents, or any 
other name, for permission to cut through the 
banks of the Thames, or to erect Buildings or Works, 
driving Piles, &amp;c., or Encroachments upon such 
River below London Bridge :—A similar Return for 
aig above London Bridge :—Returns of the 
umber of Merchant and Fishing Vessels, and of 
their Tonnage, that have entered the Port of Lon- 
don, in each of the years 1836 to 1844, inclusive ; 
distinguishing those engaged in the Foreign Trade, 
and the Colliers and Fishing Vessels, from the 
Coasters :—Of the Number of Steam Vessels, and 
their Tonnage, employed in the Trade with the Port, 
of London, and their repeated Voyages, during each 
of the years 1836 to 1844 inclusive, distinguishing 
those employed in the Coasting Trade from those 
in the Foreign Trade :—And, of the Number of 
Steam Vessels, and of their Tonnage, employed in 


Februarii. 175 


Port of London, between the Wore and the Worth 
Foreland, Ramsgate included ; specifying their re- 
peated Voyages during each of the years 1836 to 
1844 inclusive:—An Account of the Number of 
Ships, Vessels and Steam Boats, and their Tonnage, 
that entered the several Docks, namely, the Com- 
mercial Docks, Zondon Docks, East and West 
India Docks, East Country Dock, Saint Katha- 
rine’s Dock, Regent’s Canal and Grand Surrey 
Canal Docks, during each of the years 1836 and 
1844:—Returns of the Number of Tons of Coals 
imported into the Port of London, during each of 
the vears 1836 to 1844 inclusive, and the gross and 
net Amount received in each of those years as Duty 
on Coals, distinguishing also the Quantity of Coals, 
and the Amount of Dues received thereon, in each 
of those years, for Coals brought landwise into the 
City of London and limits, under existing Acts of 
Parliament :-——And, of the Number of Tons of Bal- 
lust and Rubbish removed from the bed of the River 
Thames, by the Corporation Lighters, in each year, 
from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, distinguishing 
the Quantities above and below London Bridge (all 
these in continuation of Returns in Appendix to 
Report of Committee, 1836, on the State of the 
Port of London). 

Returns to an Order dated the 23d day of January Legacy Duty, 
last, for Returns showing the Amount of Capital on &amp;e. 
which the several Rates of Legacy Duty have been 
paid in Great Britain in the year ended the 5th day 
of January 1846; and an Abstract of the Total 
Amount under each Rate since 1797 :—And, show- 
ing the Amount of Capital on which the several 
Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in Jreland, 
for the year ended the 5th day of January 1846, 
and distinguishing the Amount of each Rate ; also, 
an Abstract of the Total Amount under each Rate 
since 1797 : —AnAccount, showing the Total Amount 
of Duties on Legacies, Probates and Administrations 
received in Jreland in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1846 :—Returns of the Total Amount of 
Revenue received in the United Kingdom in the 
year ended the 5th day of January 1846, for Stamp 
Duty on Legacies, on Probates, Administrations 
and Testamentary Inventories, distinguishing the 
Amount from England and Wales, from Scotland, 
and from Jreland :—And, of Total Duty received 
in England, Scotland and Ireland since 1797, dis- 
tinguishing Legacies from Probates, Administration 
and Testamentary Inventories; also, an Abstract of 
the Aggregate Amount from Legacies and Pro- 
bates, &amp;c., in England and Wales, in Scotland, and 
in Ireland :—And, an Account, showing the Total 
Amount of Duty on Legacies, Probates and Admi- 
nistrations received in each year in Ireland, since 
the year 1797 to the 5th day of January 1846 (all 
in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 101, 
of Session 1845). 

A Return, showing the Number and Description Cattle. 
of each kind of Live Cattle and other Animals im- No.68. 
ported into the United Kingdom from Foreign Coun- 
tries for the year ending the 5th day of January 1846. 

Return to an Order dated the 4th day of this a 
instant February, for Copy of any Communication Vessels, 
from the Board of Trade to the Commissioners of 
the Customs, as to the Interpretation of the 13th 
Article of the Convention with France, relative to 
the Examination of French Fishing Vessels. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the Superaanu- 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of ations. 
Treasury Warrant, adding the Factory Department 
to the Schedule of the Superannuation Act. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant, adding the Depart- 
ment of Public Works (Ireland) to the Schedule of 
the Superannuation Act. 

Copy of Treasury Minute, adding the Depart- 
ment of the Commissioners for Advance of Loans 
for Public Works to the Schedule of the Superan- 
nuation Act. 





carrying Passengers only within the limits of the 
Vor. 101. 


Copy of Treasury Minute, dated the 9th Septem- 
Z4+ ber 





























































pein ad 





Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Law. 


Bankruptcy. 


Radcliffe and 
Pilkington 
Gas Bill. 


Ennis Dock 
and Fergus 
Improvement. 


General 
‘Terminus and 
Glasgow 
Harbour 
Railway Bill. 


Leicester and 
Bedford 
Railway. 


Billingsgate 
Market Bill. 


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ber 1845, granting a Superannuation Allowance to 
Mr. Algar, an extra Clerk in the Department of the 
Treasury. 

Copy of Treasury Minute, dated the 11th April 
1845, awarding Compensations to reduced Clerks 
of Chelsea Hospital. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant, granting Compensa- 
tion to Richard Henn, Esquire, an Officer of the 
Court of Chancery in Jreland. 

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


And the House, having continued to sit till 
after twelve of the clock on Friday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Veneris, 20° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copy of any 
Letter and General Rule issued by the Poor Law 
Commissioners relative to the Employment of Pau- 


= in pounding, grinding or otherwise breaking 


ones, or in preparing Bone Dust, with Copies of 


any Answers from the several Boards of Guardians 
remonstrating against such General Rules :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Brown, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of 
Fees by the Chief Registrar of the Court of Bank- 
ruptcy, made up to the 31st day of December last : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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

The Radcliffe and Pilkington Gas Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

“Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Sir James C. Anderson, Baronet, 
Buttevant Castle, County Cork, Charles Staun- 
ton Cahill, of No. 18, Austin Friars, Wellesley 
Campbell, Wansied, Essex, John Francis Nolan, 
Southwell Cottage, Lower Heath, Hampstead, and 
W. M. Sloane, Colonel, Saint James’s-square, for 
leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill 
for the Formation of a Dock at Ennis, in the County 
of Clare, and the Improvement of the Navigation 
of the River Fergus, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. : 


The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
Inhabitants of the parish of Rothwell, or Rowell, 
and its neighbourhood, in the county of Worthamp- 
ton, taking -notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Leicester aud Bedford Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Masterman presented a Bill to repeal, alter 
and amend the several Acts relating to Billingsgate 
Market, in the City of London: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


19°—20° Februariz. 





A. 1846. 


Mr. Masterman presented a Bill for providing an City of Londo, 
enlarged Site for rebuilding the Coal Market in the Coal Market 
City of London, and for widening the Avenues in a” 
the Vicinity thereof, and for effecting other Improve- 
ments in the said City: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time, 


Petitions of John Thomas Hope, of Netiey, in the Shrewsbury 
county of Salop, Esquire ;—John Ballard, of Leo- Fan neretind 
minster, in the county of Hereford ;—and, William ti 
Gilkes, of Leominster, in the county of Hereford ; 
praying that they may be permitted to withdraw 
their Petitions, complaining that the StandingOrders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; and the Orders ; 
same were read, as follow: 

1. Fesolved, That in the case of the Deeside Deeside 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be ®*¥*y- 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the West Riding West Riding 
Union Railways Petition, the Standing Orders ought U0" Rail 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted ~ 
to proceed with their Bill. _ 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Guildford, a 
17° 1 . a chester, 
Chichester, Portsmouth and Fareham Railway Peti- portsmouth 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed and Fareham 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed #ivay. 

vith their Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, Glasgow. 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment Paisley, Kil- 
aud Branches Petition (No. 5.), the Standing Orders yay 
ought not to be dispensed with. pdb nant 
and Branches. 
(No. 5.) 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Royal Asylum goyal Asylum 
of Saint Ann’s Society Petition, the Standing Orders of Saint Aus 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be Society. 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on affixing the 
Notices for three successive Sundays on the church 
door of the parish of Streatham ; and that the Com- 
mittee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how 
far such Order has been complied with, and do re- 
port the same to the House on the report of the 
Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Woodstoch Woodstock 
Roads Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Road 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Enfield Chase Enfield Chase 
Road Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- Ro#4. 
pensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to pro- 
ceed with their Bill. 

The first, second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh 
Resolutions, being read a second time, were agreed 
t 


0. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Wavency 
property on the line of Railway thereinafter men- \/°Y - 
tioned, praying that they may be heard, by their Yarmouth 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wave- Railway Bill. 
ney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The Aylesbury and Thame Junction Railway Bill Aylesbury and 
was read a second time; and committed. [oer 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- our Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Exeter, Yeovil 
on Petitions for Private Bills,to whom several Pe- sndDorches 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the Bel" ” 

Standing 





don 
et 
re 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
Sudbury and 
Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction 
Railway, and 
Tyne Dock 
Bill. 


Alford Valley 
Railway, 


9 VicToRIz. 20° Februariz. 177 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | 


Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as it appeared that Mary 
Beed is the owner of a pasture tield and occupation- 
road numbered 74, 75 and 81, in the parish of Coly- 
ton, and that she has not had notice, nor is her 
name inserted in the Book of Reference, but it ap- 
peared that notice was, by mistake, served upon her 
brother, Thomas Beed, and his name also appears 
in the Book of Reference, and it likewise appeared 
that his name stands as the owner of the field in the 
poor rate for the year 1845. 

And inasmuch as the names of William Vickary, 
Richard Granger and John Chard, had been incor- 
rectly inserted in the list of assents to the Bill, their 
names having been signed to an assent paper by 
their children, of the respective ages of 8, 10 and 
13 years, acting under the direction of, or with the 
cognizance of their mothers, and that the name of 
William Hayman had been signed to an assent pa- 
per by his wife, and that the said William Vickary, 
Richard Granger, John Chard and William Hay- 
man stated that they gave no authority for that pur- 

ose. 

. And inasmuch as that Robert Thomas Day was 
the owner and occupier of a field in the parish of 
Crewkerne, numbered 147, and that he also was the 
occupier of two fields in the said parish, numbered 
162 and 175, but that he did not receive any appli- 
cation on account of the same, nor was his name 
inserted in the Book of Reference. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead 
Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Counties 
Railway, at Marks Tey, near Colchester, to the Town 
of Sudbury, in the County of Suffolk, and the Town 
of Halstead, in the County of Essex, with a Branch 
Railway from the Eastern Union Railway to The 
Hythe, at Colchester: And that Sir Henry Smyth 
and Mr. Saunderson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Newcastle 
and Darlington Junction Railway, and Tyne Dock 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Mewcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow 
Slake, in the River Tyne, and to make Branch Rail- 
ways and Works to communicate therewith, and 
for other Purposes: And that Mr. Liddell, Mr. 
Hodgson Hinde and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Alford Valley Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the extreme height over or under the sur- 
face of the ground had not been marked for every 
embankment and cutting, in the following instances ; 
viz. 

Embankment. Cutting. 





3 miles 3 furlongs from terminus; | In two instances, be- 





two instances between 8th mile tween the 8th mile 
and 8th mile Ist furlong; and in and the 8th mile 
one instance at the 15th mile. Ist furlong. 

Vou. 101. 





But it appeared that in no case did the height 
over or under the surface of the ground exceed five 
feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Great North. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the of Scotland 
case of the Petition for the Great North of Scotland — 

~ . : : . nsion) 
(Eastern Extension) Railway Bill, the Standing Railway. 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the extreme height over or under the surface of the 
ground had not been marked for every embankment 
and cutting in the following instances, viz. 


Embankment. Cutting. 





ee 


Miles. Fur. 


9° 
21 miles, 6 furlongs from ter- = 4 
minus ; height marked, but not 2 «4 
greatest height. 92 4 





Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Liverpool and’ 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Preston and 
the Petition for the Liverpool and Preston and Man- Manchester 

‘ 4 ; and Southport- 
chester and Southport Railways Bill, the Standing Railways. 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as no 
application in writing, either personally or by leaving 
the same at his usual place of abode, was made to 
Mr. Edward Riddel, an owner on the line, on or 
before the 31st day of December immediately pre- 
ceding the application for the Bill, but it appeared 
that the parties acting on behalf of the Railway 
Company were informed by Mr. Riddel’s tenant, 
that he lived at Mewcastle-under-Lyne, but that upon 
sending there for the purpose of serving him with a 
notice they discovered that he resided at Newcastle- 
on-Tyne, where a notice was subsequently left at 
his usual place of abode on the 3d of January, and 
a further application was personally made to him on 
the 5th of the same month, of which service an 
acknowledgment under the hand of Mr. Riddel, was 
produced before the Committee, and it further ap- 
peared that he was neuter in respect of the proposed. 
undertaking: And also inasmuch as at the 9th page 
of the Section of the main line, No. 1. Melling to 
Farrington, at the crossing of the turnpike-road 
from Liverpool and Preston, an alternative change of 
the gradients is marked in figures on the Section; in 
the one alternative it is proposed to cross the 
turnpike-road on the level, in which case the gra- 
dients would be 1 in 1650, and 1 in 475, and in the 
other, in which it is proposed to cross the turnpike- 
road by means of a bridge, the gradients would be 
1 in 110 and 1 in 216. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Sheffield, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Ashton-under* 
the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne —. 
and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest and Maccles- Railway 
field Canal Purchase) Bill, the Standing Orders had (Pek Forest 
been complied with. pre seny r 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Purchase) Bill.. 
for vesting in the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company the Peak Forest 
Canal, and the Macclesfield Canal: And that Mr. 
Parker, Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Buckley do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Eastern Union. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of os 
the Petition for the Eastern Union and Harwich pier Bil. 
Railway and Pier Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Eastern Union Railway Company 

AA to 


erecta 


: | 
: 
4 











Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill. 


East Lothian 
Central and 
Tyne Valley 
Railway. 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester 
Junction 
Railway (Ex- 
tensions and 
Deviations) 
Bill. 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester 
Junction 
Railway 
(Crickheath 
and Wem 
Branches.) 
Bill. 


Welsh Charity 
School Incor- 
poration Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Devi- 
ations and 


Branches Bill. 


178 


to make a Railway to Harwich, with a Pier or Jetty | 
in connection therewith: And that Major Beres- | 
ford and Captain Gladstone do prepare, and bring | 
it in. 

Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Great North of Scotland Rail- | 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied _ 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Aberdeen to Inverness, 
with Branches to Banff, Portsoy,,Garmouth and 
Burghead, to be called The Great North of Scotland 
Railway: And that Mr. Cumming Bruce and Mr. 
Bannerman do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of! 
the Petition for the East Lothian Central and Tyne 
Valley Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the extreme height over 
or under the surface of the ground had not been 
marked for every embankment and cutting in the 
following instances, viz. 








Embankment. Cutting. 
Miles. Fur. Miles. Fur. 
12 4 Section 4 Between 12 4) Not shown on Sec- 
and tion 4, but shown 
12 58 on Section 2. 
also 
Between 13 - 
and 
13 7 





Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ches- 
ter Junction (Extensions and Deviations) Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill | 
to authorize the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester | 
Junction Railway Company to make an Extension | 
into Shrewsbury, aud certain Alterations and Devia- 
tions in their Line of Railway : And that Sir Watkin 
Williams Wynn and William Ormsby Gore do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ches- 
ter Junction Railway Bill (Crickheath and Wem 
Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill | 
to authorize the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester | 
Junction Railway Company to make Railways to | 
Crickheath and Wem, and to raise additional Capital | 
for those Purposes: And that Sir Watkin Williams | 
Wynn and Mr. William Ormsby Gore do prepare, | 
and bring it in. | 








Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Welsh Charity School Incor- | 
poration Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Grdered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called 
The Welsh Charity School, and to enable them the 
better to carry on their Charitable Designs: And 
that Colonel Wood, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and 
Mr. Clive do prepare, and bring it in. 





j 
| 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Deviations and Branches Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 





20° Februari. 


A, 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
authorize the North Wales Mineral Railway Com- 
pany to make certain Branches, and also to make a 
Deviation in their present Line of Railway, and to 
raise additional Capital for those Purposes: And 
that Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and Mr. William 
Ormsby Gore do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway a 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. pron 
pheric 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill, 
mittee of Selection. 


The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill was Stirling and 
wt . Dunfermline 
read a second time; and committed. Railway Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland eng 
Junction Railway Bill was read a second time ; and jock an’ Mid. 
committed. land Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Come Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Cardiff;—and, County of Mon- Bristol and 
mouth; praying that the Bristol and South Wales a 
Junction Railway and Ferry Bill may pass into a Railway and 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to Ferry Bill, 


lie upon the Table. 


The North and South Junction Railway Bill was ~_— - 
i . , j ih unc- 
read a second time ; and committed. tion Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pin, 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Huddersfield 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 294 — 
the Petition for the Huddersfield and Manchester ee 
Railway and Canal (Huddersfield Branch Diversion (Huddersfield 
and Cooper Bridge Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders Branch 
had been complied with. enue Seiten 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Branch) Bill. 
for enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Rail- 
way and Canal Company to divert their Main Line 
of Railway in Huddersfield, and to make a Branch 
therefrom, near Cooper Bridge, in the Township of 
Huddersfield: And that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. 

Stansfield and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Derby, Gains- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case ef heed 
the Petition for the Derby, Gainsborough and Great Junction 7 
Grimsby Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders Railway Bill 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Derby to Mansfield and 
Worksop, in the County of Nottingham, to be called 
The Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junc- 
tion Railway: And that Colonel Rolleston, Mr. 
Christopher and Mr. Thomas Hussey do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Huddersfield 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ad Man- 


? 


the Petition for the Huddersfield and Manchester no emg 

Canal and Railway (Oldham Branch) Bill, the (Oldham _ 

Standing Orders had been complied with. Branch) Bill. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 

enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 

and Canal Company to make a Branch Railwa 

from their Main Line of Railway to Oldham: And 

that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Stansfield and Mr. 

Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bolton Water- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of works Bill. 
the Petition for the Bolton Waterworks Lill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the fixed point to which the datum hori- 
zontal 


ee et 


9 VicrorizZ. 


zontal line was referred, is the level of the Manchester 
and Bolton Canal at Bolton, which was not deemed 
by the Committee a sufficiently fixed point. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. | 


| 


Richmond 7 
Railway (Kew 
Branch) Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Richmond Railway (Kew Branch) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied | 
with, inasmuch as the heigkt of embankment and | 
the depth of the cutting was not marked on the 
Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


| 


20° Februari. 





Enficld and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ee iway Bill on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Enfieldand Edmonton Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | 
making a Railway from the Northern and Eastern | 
Counties Railway, at Edmonton, to the Town of | 
Enfield, in the County of Middlesex: And that’ 
Colonel Thomas Wood and Mr. Hudson do prepare, | 
and bring it in. 
= a Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
soni on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Railway (Har- the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
bour Branch) Railway (Harbour Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders 
Bill. : : 

had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway to the 
River and Frith of Clyde, at or near Greenock, and 
a Pier or Wharf in connection therewith : And that 
Mr. Hope Johnstone and Mr. Patrick Stewart do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Glasgow, Kil- = Mr, Greene reported from the Select Committee 

y lg on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

Railway Bill. the Petition for the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ar- 
drossan Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 





for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Barrhead | 
and Neilston Direct Railway to the Town of Kil-| 
marnock, with certain Branches therefrom, to be | 
called The Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan 
Railway, and to purchase the Ardrossan Railway 
and Harbour: And that Mr. Bouverie and Mr. 
Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 
Scottish Mid- = Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
— on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(South Inch of the Petition for the Scottish Midland Junction 
Perth Branch) Railway (South Inch of Perth Branch) Bill, the 
™. Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Scottish Midland Junction Railway Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway to the South Inch 
of Perth, and to amend the Act relating to such 





Railway: And that Mr. Home Drummond and | 
Viscount Duncan do prepare, and bring it in. | 


| 


GreatGrimsby Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 
pe ca on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
Railway and the Petition for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield’ 
Grimsby Junction Railway and Grimsby Docks Consolidation | 
ag Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
“ Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for’ 
consolidating the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 
tion Railway and the Grimsby Dock Companies : 
And that Lord Worsley, Mr. Christopher and Mr. 
George Heneage do prepare, and bring it in. 


Great Grimsby 


rreat ( Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Gas Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Great Grimsby Gas Bill, the | 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Vou. 101. 


Company to make a Branch Railway from their 


i 


179 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas the Parish and Borough of 
Great Grimsby, in the County of Lincoln: And that 
Lord Worsley and Mr. Edward Heneage do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Great Grimsby 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 4 Sheffield 
the Petition for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Railwan 
Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) Bill, the Stand- (Humber 
ing Orders had been complied with. Ferries) Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Ferries across the River Humber, 
in connection with the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway: And that Lord Worsley, Mr. 
Christopher and Mr. George Heneage do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee geottish Mid- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of land Junction 
the Petition for the Scottish Midland Junction Rail- tt A Bill 
way Branches Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Midland Junction Railway 
Company to make certain Branch Railways, and to 
amend the Act relating to such Railway: And that 
Mr. Home Drummond and Viscount Duncan do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a — 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock oo CPolice - 
Railway (Polloc and Govan Branch) Bill, the Stand- and Govan 
ing Orders had been complied with. Branch) Bill, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway to the 
Polloc and Govan Railway, and to amend the Acts 
relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. Hope 
Johnstone and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Select Com- Railway Bills: 
mittee on Classification of Railway Bills ; That Classification 
they had further considered the matters referred to — ” 
them, and directed him to make a Report thereof ae 
to the House. a 

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


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a Ficetwood, 
Railway from Preston, in the County Palatine of Preston and 
Lancaster, to Elslack, in the West Riding of the je Riding 

&lt; . unction 
County of York, with Branches to Burnley, in the Railway Bill. 
same County Palatine, and elsewhere: And the 


same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


' read a second time. 


A Petition of the Reverend Frederick Wheeler, of Macclesfield 
Lichfield, in the county of Stafford, Clerk, taking and Lichfield 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the Réilway. 
Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill; and praying 
that all opposition to the said Bill, for and on behalf 
of the Petitioner, may be withdrawn, and that no 
person may proceed or be heard upon the allegations 
contained in his former Petition, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for enabling the Huddersfield 
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal and Manches- 


ter Railway 
and Canal 


Main Line of Railway to Bradford: And the same (Bradford 
'was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Branch) Bill. 
| second time. 


| Admiral Dundas presented a Bill to authorize the London, New- 
Company of Proprietors of the Kennet and Avon bury and Bath 
Canal Navigation to make a Railway from the Great Direct Rail- 


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ee EAP oT EE LAT LE a 


Oxford, 
‘Southampton, 
Gosport and 
Portsmouth 
Railway 


South -Eastern 
Railway 
Greenwich 
Railway to 
Chilham, near 
Canterbury, 
with Branches 
to Sheerness 
and Faver- 
sham Creek) 
Bill. 


London and 
Brighton 
Railway 

{ Dorking 

Branch) Bill. 


Sheffield, 
Buxton, Leek, 
Potteries and 
Crewe 
Railway. 


‘Newport, 
Abergavenny 
and Hereford 
Railway. 


180 90° Februariz. A. 1846. 


Western Railway, at or near the City of Bath, to|of land on the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
the Town of Newbury, in the County of Berks, with | tioned, praying that their Petitions complaining that 
a Branch therefrom: And the same was read the | the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of Thomas Neale and others, Owners or 
Occupiers of lands upon the line or in the neighbour- 
hour of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— Henry 
Dawson, of Curzon-street, May-fair, in the County 
of Middlesex, Esquire ;—Company of Proprietors of 
the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, and of 
Owners or Occupiers of lands upon the line orin the 
neighbourhood of theRailway thereinafter mentioned ; 
—and, Charles Lemon Greaves and others, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of lands on the line of a pro- 
posed Railway from the Great Western Railway, at 
or near Didcot, in the county of Berks, by way of 
Newbury, to the South Western Railway, at or near 
the Andover Road Station thereof, in the parish of 
Mitcheldever, in the county of Southampton, to be 
called The Oxford, Southampton, Gosport and 
Portsmouth Railway; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport and Ports- 
mouth Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Petitions from Manchester ;— Newbury ;—and, 
West India Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the said Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


application for the said Bill, had not been complied 
| with, may be withdrawn, and that no’ proceedings 
on their behalf may be taken, was also presented, 
and read ; and referred to the said Select Committee. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, or whose 
interests might be affected thereby, praying that 
leave may be given to introduce the said Bill, and 
that the prayer of the Petition of James Gwathin 
and John Morgan may not be granted, and that this 
present Petition may be referred to the Committee 
of the House to whom the Petition for leave to in- 
troduce the said Bill is referred, together with the 
said Petition hereinbefore mentioned, and purporting 
to be the Petition of the said James Gwatkin and 
John Morgan, was also presented, and read; and 
referred to the said Select Committee. 


A Petition of William Ryding, Ann Ryding, West Lan- 
Peter Rimmer, John Gorstige and Edward Aindow, cashire 
praying that they may be permitted to withdraw ®#!*y- 
their Petitions, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the West Lancashire Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with, and that the same may not be 
considered by the Committee as to any matter 
complained of in the said Petition, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 











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| 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of Manchester 
Ducie;—and, Persons interested in property upon 44 Bury: 


the line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; com- — 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Town and | plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
Parish of Woolwich,in the county of Kent, praying | respect to the application for the Manchester and 
that the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway | Bury Atmospheric Railway Bill, had not been 
to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Shecr- complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
ness and Faversham Creek) Bill may pass intoa law, | by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | the same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Table. | the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| 
The Zondon and Brighton Railway (Dorking | 
Branch) Bill, was read a second time; and com-| 
mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of John Davenport, the younger, of 
Westwood Hall, in the county of Stafford, and of | 
Vaenol, in the county of Carnarvon, Esquire, praying | 
that he may be permitted to withdraw his Petition | 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Sheffield, Bux- 
tox, Leck, Potteries and Crewe Railway Bill, had | 
not been complied with, was presented, and read; | 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





A Petition of John Morgan, of the hamlet of Glas- 
coed, in the parish of Usk, in the county of Mon- 
mouth, an Owner of land on the line of Railway 
called The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford | 
Railway, praying that the Petition of James Webb | 
Hemming, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with, should not be considered 
in any wise that of the Petitioner, and that the | 
said Petition may be withdrawn, and that leave may 
be given to introduce the said Bill, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Gwatkin, of the parish of 
Goytre, in the county of Monmouth, Farmer, and 
John Morgan, of Abergavenny, in the same county, 
Draper, being respectively Owners and Occupiers 


| 


A Petition of the Provost and College Royal of windsor, 
the Blessed Mary, of Eton, near unto Windsor, in Slough and 


ithe county of Berks, praying that they may be Staines 


‘ ‘ Atmospheric 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain Railway Bill. 


parts of the Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmo- 
spheric Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from New Windsor (two Petitions) ;— 
Staines ;-—Slough ; — and, Colnbrook, Horton and 
Wraysbury ; praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Matthew Bell presented a Bill for con- Northumber- 
structing Docks and other Works, at the Coble ant Docks 
Dean, in the County of Northumberland, and in the 
Borough and County of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, to be 
called The Northumberland Docks: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Commissioners, Sunderland 


acting under and by virtue of a certain Act of Docks Bill. 


Parliament passed in the eleventh year of the reign 


of his Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, 
“ An Act for the Improvement and Preservation of 


the River Wear and Port and Haven of Sunderland, 
in the County Palatine of Durham,” which was pre- 
sented yesterday, praying that they may be heard, 


by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 


the Sunderlund Docks Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition, 

Mr. 





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Mr. Barclay presented a Bill for better supplying 
ane with Water the Town and Borough of Sunderland, 
Bill. and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of 

Durham: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Windsor, The Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric 
Slough and Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Stain ; 

‘ rmospheric mitted. 


Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


fold Junction The Mold Junction Railway was read a second 
Railway Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


gomersetshire Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Midland Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Railway. the case of the Petition for the Somersetshire Mid- 
land Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as in the copy of the 
Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, the da- 
tum horizontal line is not referred in writing to some 
fixed point near one of the termini. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mitcham and =©=- Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
South Western Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
Railway Bul. the case of the Petition for the Mitcham and South 
Western Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Mitcham to join the 
London and South Western Railway near Wands- 
worth: And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Safford New Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Gas Bill, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Stafford New Gas 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Town and Borough 
of Stafford, and the several Parishes and Townships 
of Saint Mary and Saint Chad, in Stafford, Castle 
Church, Hopton and Cotonand Tillington, all in the 
County of Stafford: And that Captain Carnegie and 
Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


Southport Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

Improvement Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Southport Improve- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, watching, watering, cleansing, 
regulating and otherwise improving the Town of 
Southport, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for establishing and regulating a Market and 
Market Places therein: And that Mr. Wilson Pat- 
ten, Mr. Valbot Clifton and Captain Lindsay do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Newcastle- Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
= el el Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
Branch ~~ Sveral Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
Railway Bill. with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle 
Branch Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle 
Railway Company to extend their Railway in New- 
castle-upon- Tyne, to make several Branch Railways, 
and for other Purposes connected with their Under- 
taking: And that Mr. Matthew Bell, Mr. Philip 
Howard and Mr. Ord do prepare, and bring it in. 
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Mr. Parker presented a Bill for enabling the Sheffield, 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- — 
way Company to provide additional Station-room ll 
at Sheffield, and also to make Branch Railways Railway 
to Dukinfield and Worsborough, and to purchase on 
and maintain a Branch already made from their Vo™oroush 

| ma | o elt and Glossop 
Main Line to Glossop, and for other Purposes: And Branches and 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be oe 
read a second time. largement) 

Mr. Parker presented a Bill for enabling the Sheffield, 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- Ashton-under- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway from (Jne2n4 
their Main Line of Railway to Barnsley, and to the Railway 
Midland Railway, to be called The Barnsley Branch : (Barnsley 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered Branch) Bill. 


to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bramston presented a Bill for making a Rail- Maldon, 
way from Maldon, through Witham, to Braintree, aaa 
all in the County of Essex: And the same was read Railway Bill. 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 


time, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester 


Manchester and Salford Waterworks, praying that ee, 
provision may be made in the Manchester and Sal- pin 


ford Waterworks Bill, for enabling them to purchase 


additional lands for the purposes of their Under- 
taking, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir Henry Smyth presented a Bill for improving Rye and Der- 
the Drainage of the Vallies of the Rye and Derwent, — Drainage 
in the North and East Ridings of the County of ~ 
York: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Acland presented a Bill for making a Rail- Bristol and 
way from the Yeovil Branch of the Bristol and Ex- messy il 
eter Railway to or towards the Town of Crewkerne, ead 
in the County of Somerset, and for amending the Bill. 

Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


The Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway Bristol and 
and Ferry Bill was read a second time ; and com- South Wales 
mitted. ; Railway and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Ferry Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Cornwall 
Saltash, in the parish of Saint Stephens, in the Railway. 
county of Cornwall, praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any proposal that may be made by the Cornwall 
Railway Company or any other Railway Company, 
to cross Hamoaze by means of a floating bridge at 
or neat Torpoint, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the Wilsontown, 
Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway Com- Morningside 
pany to make a Branch Railway to the Town of gs 
Bathgate: And the same was read the first time ; (Bathgate 


and ordered to be read a second time. Branch) Bill. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the Wilsontown, 
Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway Com- ee an 
pany to makea Branch to the Caledonian Railway : Railway 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered (Caledonian 
to be read a seconé time. paced ) Bil 

Petitions of Charles Lennox Cumming Bruce, of Edinburgh 
Roseisle and Kinnaird, Esquire, one of and Commis- a aang 
sioner for the Trustees of the late Thomas Earl of “” “*™ 
Elgin and Kincardine, Owners of land on the line of 
the proposed Edinburgh and Perth Railway ;—Jokn 
Beatson Bell, of Glenfarg, in the county of Perth, 
Esquire ;—Archibald Grahame, of No. 30, Great 

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George-street, Westminster, at the request and with | 


the cognizance of Elias Cathcart, Esquire, of Saint 
Margaret, in the county of Fife ;—-and, John Jamie- 
son, of the city of Edinburgh, Solicitor ; complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Edinburgh and Perth 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dundee and Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to enable the Dundee 

Perth Railway and Perth Railway Company to alter their Line at 

_ Inchyra and Lairwell, and to extend the same to- 
wards the Penitentiary at Perth: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern 
Railway 
(Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the height 
of the Railway under the surface of the road No. 72 
on the Plan, is not marked in figures on the Section 
at the crossing thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate 
Junction 


Railway. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the amount 
paid up by each subscriber is not stated in the Con- 
tract Deed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Leicester and 
Tamworth 
Junction 
Railway. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Leicester and Tamworth Junction Rail- 
way Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the datum 
horizontal line being referred to a fixed point on the 
Section, and stated in writing to be 200 feet below 
the surface of the rails on the Leicester and Swan- 
nington Branch, does not correspond with the datum 
assigned to the Atherstone Branch, which is stated 
to be 170 feet below the same point ; also inasmuch 
as the height and span of the arch over the Ashby- 
de-la-Zouch Canal, is not shown on the Section de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace for Lancaster 
and Warwick; and also inasmuch as the extreme 
height of the embankment at 11 miles, and the 
depth of cutting at 4 miles 3 furlongs, are not marked 
in any of the Sections deposited. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Trustees of the River Wearer Na- 
vigation, in the county of Chester, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester and Bir- 
minghum Railway Billi, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


Great 
Grimsby, 
Louth, Horn- 


Two Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers, 


20° Februari. 


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after mentioned ; praying that the Great Grimsby, castle, Lingy, 
Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland Railway 24 Midlang 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; *!"ay Bi 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railway By 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- (Irelan} ) as 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, that in all cases 

of Irish Railway Bills, wherein the promoters shall 

have proved compliance with the Standing Orders 

in the House of Lords, they do give priority to the 
investigation of the compliance with the Standing 

Orders of the House of Commons applicable to 

such Bills over all other cases which may stand for 

inquiry before them, provided due notice of the 

sitting of the Committee for such purpose has been 

given, and that the promoters of such Bills propose 

to prove the compliance with the Standing Orders, 

either wholly or in part, by viva voce evidence :— 

And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- South Easter, 
hithe and Deptford roads, praying that they may Railway (inn 
b om the Greenwich 

e heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Railway {, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway Chart near 


(from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ash- Ashford, with 
Branches to 


’ Tunbridge anj 
Bill, was presented, and read. Riverhead) 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Bill 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother= South Eastern 
hithe and Deptford roads, praying that they may Railway | 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, eee 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway Chilham, near 
(Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, Canterbury, 
with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) py heen 
Bill, was presented, and read. ~ and Faver- 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the sham Creek) 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard,” 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Erasmus Mawbey, of the Old Kent- North Kent, 

road, Gentleman ;—'Trustees of the Bermondsey, ®*+y BY 
Rotherhithe and Deptford roads;— and, Mayor, 
Commonalty and Citizens of the city of London, 
Governors of the possessions, revenues and goods of 
the Hospitals of Edward late King of England the 
Sixth, of Christ, Bridewell and Saint Thomas -the- 
Apostle (as Governors of Saint Thomas’s Hospital 
aforesaid); praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the North Kent Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Richard Dean, Builder, praying London and 


‘ &gt; mi a ar i i . South Western 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Railway (Lov- 


agent, against certain parts of the London and don Bridge 

South Western Railway (London Bridge Extension) Extension) 

Bill, was presented, and read. Bill 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- South Easter 
hith d D rd d : | Railway (irom 
withe an eptford roads, praying that they may the Waterloo 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

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aneat against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
iongerford (from the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford Bridge, 


pridge, tothe +5 the Greenwich Railway) Bill, was presented, and 


nwich 
oraway) Bill. read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


corkMactoom A Petition of Sir George Conway Colthurst, of 

and Killarney Ardyrum, in the county of Cork, Baronet, Saint John 

Railway: Jefferyes, of Grenville House, in the city of Cork, 
Esquire, William Kissane Rogers, of the city of 
Cork, Esquire, Francis Lyons, of said city of Cork, 
Esquire, and Thomas Somerville Reeves, of Tramore 
House, in the county of Cork, Esquire; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Cork, Macroom and Kil- 
larney Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Roval Asylum The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of St. Ann's of the Petition for the Royal Asylum of Saint 
Society Bil. A nn’s Society Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called 
The Royal Asylum of the Saint Ann’s Society, 
and to enable them the better to carry on their 
Charitable Designs: And that Mr. Brotherton and 
Mr. Masterman do prepare, and bring it in. 


— and Petitions of Inhabitants of Streatham, Croydon 
airay. and Tooting, in the county of Surrey;—and, Owners 


(Wandsworth and Occupiers of land upon or within the limits of 

Branch) Bill. deviation of the line of the proposed Wandsworth 
Branch of the London and Brighton Railway ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill,--were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Staines and Ordered, That the Petition of Nobility, Clergy, 

— Gentry and Inhabitants of the parish of Twicken- 

Railway Bil. Aam, in the county of Middlesex, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, praying that the Staines and 
Richmond Junction Railway Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


ah A Petition of Thomas Part, the Solicitor, and 
Bi" ~George Bunow Gregory, Agent for the Southport 


Improvement Bill, was presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That in printing the above Bill, for deposit in 
the Private Bill Office of the House, and to be an- 
nexed to the Petition for the same, certain Schedules 
referred to by the body of such Bill were omitted, 
by mistake, to be attached to the same; that such 
Schedules consist of the following particulars: the 
form of list of persons entitled to vote on the elec- 
tion of Commissioners ; the form of voting paper ; 
the form of conveyance to the Commissioners ; the 
list of market tolls ; the form of warrant of distress 
for rates ; the form of mortgage ; the form of con- 
viction: That no fraud or concealment was contem- 
plated by the Petitioners, but such omission was 
entirely through inadvertence, each such Schedule 
being described and referred to by the Clauses of 
the said Bill; and praying that they may be at liberty 
to add the said Schedules to the said Bill, on pre- 
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20° Februariz. 183 


senting the same to the House on the First Reading 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration upon Monday next ; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the late Duke of Liverpool, 
Bridgewater, the Owners of lands on the line of an Warrington, 
intended Railway from Liverpool to Stockport, ee 

Sa. : a port 
through Warrington, with a Branch to Manchester, Direct Rail- 
to be called The Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester way Bill. 
and Stockport Direct Railway, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Liverpool, Warrington, Manches- 
ter and Stockport Direct Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Wigan 
received a Letter from the Honourable James Lind- Election. 
say, informing him that it is not his intention to 
defend his Return for the Borough of Wigan: And 
the said Letter was read, as followeth ; 


« Sir, 21, Berkeley-square, February 20, 1846. 

“ IT have the honour to acquaint you, that I do 
not intend to defend my Return for the Borough of 
Wigan, against which a Petition has been presented 
by two of the Electors of the said Borough. 

“« T have the honour to be, 
éc Sir, 
“ ‘Your obedient humble Servant, 
“ James Lindsay.” 


“ To the Right honourable the Speaker 
of the House of Commons.” 


A Petition of Magistrates, Town Council and In- Glasgow, 
habitants at large of the royal burgh of Aznan, Dumfries 
praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle cig A 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, clic 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee public 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the Petitions 
Petitions presented upon the 16th and 17th days of aver 
this instant February; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Ordered, That there laid before this House, a District 
Return of Number of Casual Poor relieved with Asylums. 
Lodging, Food, Clothing and other Necessaries in ’ 
the Unions and Parishes comprised in the Asylum 
Districts formed by the Poor Law Commissioners 
in the years 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, with the 
Cost of such Relief in each year. 


Ordered, That Colonel Westenra have leave of Leave of 
absence for a month, on account of ill-health. Absence. 


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


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

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


Petitions from the Northern Division of Devon; Customs and 
—Saintfield ; — Northleach ;— W. Thompson and Corn Impor- 
others ;—Sutton Courtney ;—Brightwell ;— Bessel- ‘*°”- 
sleigh ;— East Hampstead ; — Cholsey ; — Arbor- 
field ;— Buchlebury ;—Fawley ;—Enborne ;—North 
and South Moreton ;—East Jisley (two Petitions) ; 

— Welford; — Chaddleworth (two Petitions) ; — 
Winterbourne; — East Suffolk Agricultural Pro- 
tective Society (Chairman) ;—Dennington ;—Don- 
nington, Stenigot and Biscathorpe ;—Vheddlethorpe 





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Frost, 
Williams and 
Jones. 


Militia. 


William Ellis. 


Frances Sarah 


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All Saints and Theddiethorpe Saint Helens;— which she alleges to be unequally and unfairly 
Fotherby, Brackenborough and Little Grimsby ;— imposed upon her property, as a plaintiff, by her next 
Walmsgate ;—Binbrook Saint Gabriel and Binbrook friend in Chancery, was presented, and read; and 
Saint Mary ;—Legbourne and Little Cawthorpe ;— | ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Tathwell and Haugham ;—North Ormsby and Ut- | 
terby ; — Kelsterne and Calcethorpe ; —Burgh-on- | 


Corrisholme ;—North and South Cockerington ;— | to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do 
Muckton;—North Coates;—South Willingham ;— | now leave the Chair (for the House to resolve itself 
and, North Somercotes; praying the House not to | intoa Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic. 
sanction the proposed measures relative to Customs | C. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also the 
and Corn Importation,—were presented, and read; | Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, to amend the Laws for the 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. Importation of Corn); and which Amendment was, 
A Petition of William Ferguson, Minister of the | To leave out from the word “That” to the end of 
Congregational Church and Congregations of Pro- | the Question, in order to add the words, “ this House 
testant Dissenters in the parishes of Bicester and |“ will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into 
Launton, in the county of Oxford, praying the House | “‘ the said Committee,” instead thereof. 
to pass the said proposed measures, was also pre-| And the Question being again proposed, That the 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Petitions from Higham ; — Westerfield ; — Bad-| Debate. 
dingham ; — Ashfield ; — Tunstall ; — Petistree;—| And the House having continued to sit till after 
Hacheston;—Saint Michael a al _ twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
sy Ashey ;—Sibton ;—Knoddishall ; alpole ;— | Sabbati, 21° die Februari, 1846: 


azlewood ;—Saint Andrew’s (Suffolk) ;—Monkso- | 
ham ;— Monewden ; — Rendlesham ; — Wissett ; — | Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
| till Monday next. 


Grundisburgh ;— Winston ;-- Wrentham Benacre and 
South Cove ;—Saint Peter Southelmham ;— Then ; | 
— Reddisham ;— Pettauge;— Gedgrave ;—Bedfield ; | 


burgh ;—Somerleyton ;— Ashby ;—Worlingworth ;— | cery and of the Registrars, and of the Clerks of the 
Bealings ;--Bredfield ;— Melton ( Suffolk) ;—Lound ;| Registrars, and of the Clerks to the entering Regis- 
— Westleton ;—Alderton ;— Yoxford ;—Ashboching; | trars, and of others, to the Lords of the Treasury, 
— Hollesley ;— Otley ; — Uggeshall ; — Stooen ; —- for Compensation, under the 48th section of the Act 
Barsham ;—Wesshall ;—Spexhall ; — Stratford ; — 3 and 4 Vic. c. 94, intituled, “An Act for the Regu- 
—Ufford ;— Saint Nicholas Southelmkham ;—Mar- lation of the Process and Practice of certain Officers 
lesford ; — Creeting Saint Mary ; — Mickfield ; — of the High Court of Chancery in England,” and of 
Halesworth;—Flixton ;—Barnby;—Saxmundham ; the Warrant or Warrants under the hands of the 
— Earl Stonham ;— Shelley ;—Fulton ;— Offton ;— said Lords of the Treasury, founded upon any of 
Weybread ;—Sternfield ;-- Laxfield ;-- Burgh Castle; such Claims, and of any Report or Reports of the 
— North Cove ;—Corton ; — Blundestone ;—Great , Commissioners appointed by them under the Acts 
Blahenham ;— Wilby ;—Thorrington ;—Raydon ;— | 11 Geo. 4, and 1 Will. 4, c. 58, upon which such 
Sproughton ;—Mettingham ;—Kelsale ;—and, Ship-| Warrants are founded :—And, of the Report of the 
meadow ; praying the House not to sanction any | Commissioners appointed by the Lords of the Trea- 
diminution in the protection now granted to agricul- | sury under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, aud 1 Will. 4, c. 58, 
ture,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | upon the Claims of the Side Clerks of the Court of 
upon the Table. _ Exchequer, for Compensation, under that Act, and 
Petitions from Saint Helens and West Auckland ; a Copy of the Schedule of the Fees to which such 
— Wootton Bassett ;—-Send and Ripley;— Reading; | Side Clerks were by the said Commissioners found and 
— Halsted ;— West Bromwich ; — Brentford ; —| declared to be entitled :—Returns of the respective 
Mitcham ;—Saint George, in the county of Middle-| Ages of the Persons entitled to Compensation under 
sex (Chairman) ;— Wallington ;—Kilbirnie ;—New- the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 103, and the Names of the 
bury ;—Sunderland ; —Cricklade ;— Saint Austell ;, Sworn Clerks to whom they were articled, and the 
—and, Clerkenwell; praying for the repeal of the | Dates of their Articles respectively, to such Sworn 
Corn Laws,—were also presented, aud read; and | Clerks, and the Dates of their several Admissions 
ordered to lie upon the Table. |to Seats as Sworn Clerks or Waiting Clerks; and 
|of the Sums paid by each of the said late Sworn 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Al Saints, Poplar, in | Clerks entitled to Compensation for the Purchase of 
the county of Middlesex, praying the House to present | any Business of a Sworn Clerk ; stating the Sums 
an humble Address to Her Majesty, that She will be | so paid by each Person, and the Person to whom 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Customs ang 
Bain, Girsby and Gayton-le-Wold ;—Manby and | adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon ‘Jorn Inger. 
Grimoldby ; —Welton-le-Wold ; —Grainthorpe and the 9th day of this instant February, was proposed , 


| Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— Court of 
— Cransford ; — Lowestoft ; — Bandsey ; — Kurn- Copies of all Claims made by the Masters in Chan- Chancery, &amp;c. 


graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Warrington ;—and, Upton-upon- 
Severn; praying the House not to sanction any mea- 
sure for the Enrolment of the Militia,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Poplar, praying the 
House to recommend to Her Most gracious Majesty 
the Queen the immediate restoration of William 
Ellis to his native country, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Frances Sarah Barlee, of Duke's: 
Bridge House, Bungay, in the county of Suffolk, 
Wife of Charles William Barlee, praying that she 
may be relieved from certain heavy rates and taxes 








| Giffin Wilson, one of the Masters of the High Court 


paid, and the time or times when paid :—Of the 
sentence of Frost, Williams and Jones, was presented, 


Number of Attendable Warrants granted by each 
of the Taxing Masters for the Taxation of Costs 
each day, within the first, second and third years of 
his appointment ; distinguishing the Warrants to jus- 
tify Attendances, and the Number of Bills of Costs, and 
the Amountand Rate of the Per-centage on the Taxa- 
tion thereof paid thereon during each of those seve- 
ral years, and the Sums received by him for Warrants 
granted, and for Copies of Bills of Costs, and for 
Reports or Certificates or otherwise, during each of 
those periods :—And, of the Total Amount of the 
Sums received by each of the Taxing Masters or 
the Court of Chancery (paid out of the Suitors’ Fee 
Fund), both for Salary and Compensation, since the 
passing of the Act 5 and 6 Vic.c. 103, distinguish 

ing the Sums paid to each Person, and the Name# 
of the Persons :—And, a Copy of the Report of Sir 


of 


9 VicToRIz@. 


of Chancery in England, dated the 3d day of Decem- 
ber 1842, made in the matter of the Suitors of that 
Court, and ascertaining the Costs and Charges in- 
curred in preparing, procuring and passing the Act 
5 and 6 Vic. c. 103, for abolishing certain Offices of 
that Court, and also a Copy of the state of facts laid 
before the said Master on the part of the said Suitors, 
and referred to in his said Report. 


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185 


fessors of Pastoral Theology and Ecclesiastical 
History in Oxford : —-Of the Name of the Professor : 
—The Number of Lectures given in each of the 
last five years :-—The Number of Pupils in each of 
the last five years; distinguishing the Numbers 
who were and were not Members of the University, 
and, in the case of the Professor of Experimental 
Philosophy, Oxford, the Number of Members of 

















































Christ Church :—Any Statutes or other Regulations 
of the University, or of any College, relative to 


fessors, (so far as relates to the University of 
Oxford). 


. i} 
West Ridi The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Union Rail- of the Petition for the West Riding Union Railways | 4ttendance on the Lectures :—Ali the Emoluments | 
ways Bill Bil], which was this day made from the Select Com- of the Professorship, whether derived from Endow- | 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the | Ment, University Grant, or ~— Fees, or from 
same being read ; any other source :—Any other Office, in or out of | 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for the University, or Ecclesiastical Preferment, held 
making certain Lines of Railway, in the West Riding | by any of the Professors; and the portion of the ) 
of the County of York, to be called The West Riding | year during which he may be obliged, by such 
Union Railways: And that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. | Office or Preferment, to reside out of the University ; 
Beckett Denison, Mr. Charles Wood and Mr. En-|@nd the portion of the year during which he has — 
twisle do prepare, and bring it in. resided out of the University in each of the last five i 
years :—And, whether in any case other Professor- 
North Staf- A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, me! on the same subject exist in either University, 
fordshire Rail- hyildings and lands in the towa of Macclesfield, in| * if so, the Value of their Endowments, and 
way ‘teed the county of Chester, complaining that the Standing whether Lectures are or are not given by the Pro- | 
| 


Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
leave may not be given to introduce the same into 
Parliament, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Mr. Lewis, from the Commissioners of Arundel Arundel Port.. 
Port, was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report and Account of the Commissioners of the 
Harbour of Littlehampton, called Arundel Port, in 1 
the County of Sussex, from the 31st day of Decem- i 


i 


Controverted Ordered, That the Alphabetical List of Members | hey 1844, up to and including the 31st day of De- 
Elections. to serve on Election Committees be referred to the | cember 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 
General Committee of Elections. Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 
Port of Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Port of | The Order of the day being read, for taking into Southport ! 
London. London, which were presented upon Wednesday | consideration the Petition of Thomas Part, the (i. iccaaes ii 
No.70. last, and yesterday, be printed. Solicitor, and George Bunow Gregory, Agent for” 


the Southport Improvement Bill, which was pre- i 
sented upon Friday last, for liberty to add Schedules is 
to the Bill:—The House proceeded to take the said 
Petition into consideration: —And the same was 
again read. 

Ordered, That the Parties have leave to alter the 
Bill, according to the prayer of their Petition. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Legacy 
Duty, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to French Fish- 
ing Vessels, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Legacy Duty, 
&amp;e. 
No. 71. 


French Fish- 
ing Vessels. 


No. 72. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock 
on Saturday morning, adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for paving, gouthport 
lighting, watching, watering, cleansing, regulating Improvemen® 
and otherwise improving the Town of Southport, in 

the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for establish- 

os , —|ing and regulating a Market and Market-places 

therein: And the same was read the first time ; and 

ordered to be read a second time. 








Lune, 23° die Februarii ; 


Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. The Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill was Saint Helens 
read a second time ; and committed. er sata 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- dead 


mittee of Selection. 


PRAYERS. 


WN R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 
Number of Women having Illegitimate Children ; 
and also of the Number of Illegitimate Children 
relieved in each of the several Poorhouses of Jre- 
land, during the half year ending the 29th day of 
September 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 
. on That the said Return do lie upon the 
able. 


Tilegitimate 
Children 
aniaes The Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Rail- gastern Union 
way Bill was read a second time; and committed. and Hadleigh 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction 


‘ : Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. tii 


The East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway kast and West 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Yorkshire 

Ordered That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Oxford and 
Cambridge 
Universities. 


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having 
been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid upon the 


Petitions from Llandebie, Lianguick and part of Welsh Midland 
Table ; viz..—Further Return to an Order dated the 


the parish of Llandilofawr, Llanfihangel, Aberby- Railway. 





27th day of January last, for Returns relative to the 
Professors of Oxford and Cambridge included in the 
annual Vote in the Miscellaneous Estimates, and 
to the Regius Professors of Divinity, Physic, Civil 
Law, Greek and Hebrew, the Lady Margaret Pro- 
fessor of Divinity, and the Lord Almoner’s Professor 


of Arabie in both Universities, and the Regius Pro- 
VoL. 101. 








thick and Llangadock ;—Llanfairarybryn and Llan- 
dyngat ;—Swansea and its neighbourhood ;—Car- 
marthen ;—Llandansaint and Mothvey ;—and, Vale 
of Swansea and its contributing Vallies of Clydach, 
Cwmannan, Cwmtwrch, Cwmgeuidd, Cwmllech, The 
Drim Mountain, Dylais Vale, and other districts; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring “ 

BB the 





186 


the Welsh Midiand Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bilston Gas A Petition of the Birmingham and Staffordshire 
a andCoke Gas Light Company, praying that the Bilston Gas 
Light and Coke Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


Great North Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill for making a 

of Scotland Railway from Aberdeen to Inverness, with Branches 

Railway Bill. t) Banff, Portsoy, Garmouth and Burghead, to be 
called The Great North of Scotland Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Bandon and A Petition of Timothy Hurley, of Clocenties, and 
Bantry Rail- others on the Bandon and Bantry Railway, com- 


a plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Bandon and Ban- 
try Railway Bill, had not been complied, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Cork, Black- A Petition of Members of the Committee of 


rock and Pas- Merchants of the city of Cork, taking notice of the 

sage Railway. a yplication for leave to bring in the Cork, Black- 
rock and Passage Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill, may pass into law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 

East and Ordered, That the Petition of the Reverend 

West York- — Thomas Collins, of Knaresborough, in the county of 

shire Junction &gt;, ; P 

Railway Bill, York, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
praying that he may be heard, by counsel, against 
certain parts of the East and West Yorkshire 
Junction Railway Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


South Eastern The South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge Wells to 
mote, 8 ga Hastings and Rye) Bill was read a second time ; 
ps Tctions and committed. 

and Rye) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The South Eastern Railway (Branch from Rei- 
gate to Dorking) Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Branch from 
Reigate to 
Dorking) Bill. 


Midland Rail. The Midland Railway, Syston to Peterborough 
way, Syston to Railway (Deviation and Branches) Bill was read a 
ieelwen iio. second time ; and committed. 

satinee' Ordered That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


viation and ; U 
Branches) mittee of Selection. 


Bill. 

Bury Improve- A Petition of Rate-payers, Inhabitants of the 

ment. borough of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Bury Improvement Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may not pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Shrewsbury, Mr. William Ormsby Gore presented a Bill to 
a authorize the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester 
tion Railway Junction Railway Company to make an Extension 
(Extension into Shrewsbury, and certain Alterations and Devi- 
ations in their Line of Railway: And the same was 


and Devia- 
tions) Bill. . : 

read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester Junc- 


Mr. William Ormsby Gore presented a Bill to 
authorize the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester 


tion Railway Junction Railway Company, to make Railways to 
Crickheath and Wem, and to raise additional Capital 
for those Purposes: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


(Crickheath 
and Wem 
Lines) Bill. 





23° Februariz. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. William Ormsby Gore presented a Bill to North Wales 
authorize the North Wales Mineral Railway Com- Mineral Rajj- 
pany to make certain Branches, and also to make a 

a Deviation in their present Line of Railway: And Branches) Bill, 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


Major Beresford presented a Bill to empower the Eastern Union 
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway Company to #4 Harwich 
make a Railway to Harwich, with a Pier or Jetty Pier Ba 
in connection therewith: And the same was rea 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 


Mr. Buckley presented a Bill for vesting in the Shefficla, 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- Ashton-under. 
way Company the Peak Forest Canal and the — 
Macclesfield Canal: And the same was read the first way (Peak 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. Forest and 
Macclesfield 
Canal Pur- 
chases) Bill, 
The South Eastern Railway (Rye to Rye Harbour) South Eastern 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. ppt (Rye 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- bour) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Ayrshire, 
Junction Railway Bill was read a second time ; and Bridge of Weir 
committed and Port Glas. 

a gow Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved that the Report in respect Enficld Chase 
of the Petition for the Enfield Chase Road Bill, 8024 Bill. 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 
the same being read ; : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for enabling the Trustees of the Enfield Chase Road 
to make a Deviation or Alteration of the said Road 
from a point near the Sixteenth Mile-stone, in the 
Parish of North Mims, to the Town of Hatfield, in 
the County of Hertford: And that Viscount Mahon 
and Mr. Halsey do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Perth and Crieff Direct Railway Bill was perth and 
read a second time; and committed. Crieff Direct 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- B#iway Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The North Western Railway Bill, was read a North Westem 
second time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for making a Railway Mitcham and 
from Mitcham to join the London and South Western South Werrm 
Railway, near Wandsworth: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Londonand Croydon Railway ( Thames Junc- London and 


tion Branch) Bill, was read a second time ; and com- Croydon Rail- 


: way (Thames 
mitted. Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Cromarty ;— Tain ;—Helmsdale ; Great North 
— Invergordon ;—Caithness ;— Thurso; — Wick ;— of Scotland 

: ° . . Railway Bill. 

Dornoch ;—Brora;— and, Golspie; praying that 

the Great North of Scotland Railway Bill may pass 

into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


The Bridgeton Improvement and Police Bill was priageton 
read a second time ; and committed. ingevvcmaas 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ "4 Police 


mittee of Selection. 





A Petition 





az 


mor omD 


ce * OO het ODD 


ee So, 





9 Vicroriz. 


jondon Sew- A Petition of Thomas Hawkins, of No. 59, Great 

age Manure Ryssell-street, Bloomsbury, in the county of Middle- 

Company: sex, Esquire, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the London Sewage Manure Com- 
pany Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upou the Table. 


Glasgow, The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Dumfries and Bill, was read a second time ; aud committed. 
co pu. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
. mittee of Selection. 
A Petition of Proprietors, Farmers, Merchants, 
Tradesmen and others, Inhabitants of the village 
and parish of New Cumnoch, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Midland The South Midland Railway (Northampton and 
Railway edford Lines) Bill, was read a second time; and 
(Northampton ¢ommitted. 


ford ' 

tines) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

South Midland The South Midland Railway (Huntingdon Branch) 

Railway Bill, was read a second time; and committed. 

aL Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

London and The Zondon and Birmingham Railway (Saint 


Birmingham Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, was read a second 


Railway time; and committed 
int Alban’ ? Pie 
laa Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Branch) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


GreatGrimsby | Lord Worsley presented a Bill for consolidating 

and Sheffield the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, 

Junction Rail- and the Grimsby Dock Companies: And the same 
y an 2 

Grimsby was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 


Docks Consoli- second time. 


dation Bill. 

Sheffield, Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Earl of 
Rotherham, Effingham ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the 
Wakenta, Calder and Hebble Navigation; praying that they 


Huddersfield may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

and Goole against certain parts of the Skefield, Rotherham, 

Railway Bil. Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Rail- 
way Bill, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Welsh Mid- Petitions of Catherine Jenkins, of the town of 

land Railway. Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan, Widow ;— 
Thomas Williams, of Blaenhywick, in the parish of 
Llanthen, in the county of Brecon, Farmer ; — 
Frederick’ Arthur Aylwin, of Hendregladys, in the 
county of Brecon ;—J.P. Gwynne Holford, Esquire, 
of Buckland, in the county of Brecon ;—and, Eliza- 
beth Williams, of Glasbury House, in the county of 
Radnor ; praying that they may be permitted to 
withdraw their names from their Petitions, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Welsh Midland 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with,—were 
presented, aud read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Fn Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
unction 


Railway Bill, Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tious complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Clitheroe Junction Railway Pill, were referred; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
VoL. 101, 





23° Februari. 187 


for making a Railway from the East Lancashire Rail- 
way, at Accrington, in Lancashire, to Long Preston 
and Settle, in Yorkshire, with Branches therefrom : 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Walker do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Heywood 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Waterworks 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing ® 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Heywood 
Waterworks Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better supplying with Water the Town or 
Village of Heywood and Places adjacent thereto, in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster: And that Lord 
Francis Egerton and Mr. Walker do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Newmarket 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Peer Chester- 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the ty seated 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Chesterford to New- 
market, with a Branch to Cambridge: And that 
Mr. Etwall, Colonel Anson and Colonel Hall do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Midland and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Eastern | 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance se one 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition bridge to 
for the Midland and Eastern Counties Railway Weedon) Bill. 
(Cambridge to Weedon) Bill, were referred; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Cambridge Line of 
the Eastern Counties Railway, at Cambridge, to the 
London and Birmingham Railway, at ornear Weedon 
in the County of Northampton: And that Mr. 
Solicitor-General and Lord Alfred Paget do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Dundee New 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom &amp;as Bill. 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Dundee New Gas Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better supplying with Gas the Royal Burgh 
of Dundee, Suburbs thereof, and Places adjacent, 
in the County of Forfar: And that Lord Gordon 
HHallyburton and Mr. Duncan do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Great Grimsby 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom se ae 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with vay Sebeaiioes 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for (No. 2.) 
the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Extension (No. 2.) Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with; inas- 
much as the height and span of the arch of two 
bridges over certain public roads at or about the 
first mile is not marked on the Section ; and inas- 
much as the datum line is referred to the level of a 
stake driven into the ground onthe west side of the 
High-street, Lincoln, at the point of junction with 
the Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln Railway now 
in course of execution, such stake not being a suffi- 
ciently fixed point, and being erroneously designated, 
inasmuch as it is not in the High-street, Lincoln, but 
in an orchard separated by a wall from the said 
High-street, and is only distinguishable from other 

BB2 stakes 


Sake preawa neds beams nea aan nacre cw 


SE STI a 


WC 7 SETS 

















188 


stakes in such orchard by being larger and bound 
with an iron hoop. 


23° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


The Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereham, Wells Norfolk Rail. 
«nd Blakeney Branch) Bill was read a second time; Coe extension 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | and committed. (Dereham, 


Committee on Standing Orders. 
Derby, Gains- Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for making a 
Great Grimsby Railway from Derby to Mansfield and Worksop, in 
Junction 
Rafiway Bill. Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junction Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Great Grimsby 


and Sheffield ° : i at] 
Junction Rail. Ferries across the River Humber, in connection 


the County of Nottingham, to be called The Derby, |and committed. ; 


; Well 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Blakeney. 


mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill, 


The Sunderland Gas Bill was read a second time ; gunderlana 

Gas Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


The Downpatrick Gas Bill was read a second Downpatrick 
Gas Bill, 


Lord Worsley presented a Bill for improving the | time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


way (Humber with the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction | mittee of Selection. 


Ferrics) Bill. Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


‘Great Grimsby 
Gas Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Woodstock 


spect of the Petition for the Woodstock Roads Bill, Roads Bill 
Lord Worsley presented a Bill for lighting with | Which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Gas the Parish and Borough of Great Grimsby, in Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 


the County of Lincoln: And the same was read the and the same being read ; 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern 
Railwa ‘ ; 
&lt;Fuapeer and was read a second time; and committed. 

Perth Harbour Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Branches and |: ore . 
Deviations) Mittee of Selection. 


Bill. 


Edinburghand 
Northern Rail- 


Ordered, Tnat leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for repairing, improving and maintaining certain 

The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Pettycur Roads leading from the Borough of New Woodstock 
and Perth Harbour Branches and Deviations) Bill | t° Roliright-lane, and other Roads connected there- 
with, in the County of Ozford: And that Lord 


Alfred Churchill and Mr. John Benett do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


A Petition of George Fish Richardson, of Lans- Epsom and 


The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branches | down-place, Cheltenham, in the county of Glouces- a 


way (Branches tom the Dundee and Arbroath Railway and Tay | ter, and alsoof Leatherhead, in the county of Surrey, “°Y 


from the 
Dundee and 
Arbroath 
Railway and 
‘Tay Ferry 
Improvement) 


erry Improvement) Bill was read a second time ; 
and comunitted. 


mittee of Selection. 


Bill. 

Edinburghand The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Strath- 
Sailway. earn Deviation) Lill was read a second time ; and 
4 Strathearn committed . 


Deviation) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Edinburghand 
Northern 
Railwa i 
Giabeieont and committed. 

Leslie Exten- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
sions) Bill. = mittee of Selection. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern 


Esquire, praying that he may be heard, pi his 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Epsom 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-|and Dorking Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upou his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for enabling the Huddersfield 


Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal and Manches- 
Company to make a Branch Railway from their %°t,8ailwiy 
The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly | Main Line of Railway to Oldham: And the same (Oldham 
and Leslie Extensions) Bill was read a second time ; | was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Branch) Bill, 
second time. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for enabling the Huddersfield 
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal and Manches- 


The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Kinross, | Company to divert their Main Line of Railway in Railway 


and Canal 


Railway (Kin- Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Bill was read a Huddersfield, and to make a Branch therefrom, near (Huddersfield 


cross, Wood- second time; and committed. 
mill and 
Newburgh : "Ss : 
Branches) Bil, Mittee of Selection. 
Edinburghand 


The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (ewport 
Northern 


Cooper Bridge, in the Township of Huddersfield : Diversion and 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | And the same was read the first time; and ordered pane he 
to be read a second time. 


Branch) Bill. 


The South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Strood, south Eastern 


ete and Saint Andrew’s Branch) Bill was read a second | near Rochester) Bill was read a second time ; and Railway 
port and Saint time; and committed. 
Andrew’s 

Branch) Bill 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 







North British The North British Railway Bill was read a se- 
Railway Bill. cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


North British The North British Railway (Hawick Branches) 
tees A Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Seer hes) Bull. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 






North British The North British Railway (Carlis/e Extension) 

a Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

sion) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


North British 


I The North British Railway (Gretna Branch) Bill 
romain was read a second time ; and committed. 

Branch) Bill. Ordered, That the Ball be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








committed. 


mittee of Selection. 


committed. 


(Maidstone to 
Strood, near 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Rochester) 


mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The South Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) South Eastern 


Bill was read a second time; and committed. se 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- mew) Bill 


The South Eastern Railway (Chislet to Margate) South Eastern 


Bill was read a second time; and committed. toniskee “ 
Ordered, Vhat the Bill be referred to the Com- jfargate) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The South Eastern Railway (Godstone Station to South Eastern 
East Grinstead) Bill was read a second time; and Railway 


(Godstone 
: Station to East 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Grinstead) 


mittee of Selection. Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Leeds and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom York Railway 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with 








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93° Februarize. 189 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition | 


names of occupiers, &amp;c., of properties numbered 41 


for the Leeds and York Railway Bill, were referred; | and 45° in the parish of Foleshill, and that no ap- 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. | plication had been made to them in respect thereof ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Leeds to York, with a 
Branch therefrom: And that Mr. Beckett Denison 
and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 


Berks and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

Hyate Bol ,. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 

po ami several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 

&amp;e.) with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford Ex- 
tension, &amp;c.), Bill, were referred ; ‘That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the parish of Rodden, in the county of Somerset, 
(through which the portion of the line intended to 
be made passes), is omitted from the notices in the 
Gazettes and Newspapers; also inasmuch as in the 
Plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
Berks, certain lands numbered thereon, from 1? to 
12°, in the parish of All Cannings, in the county of 
Wilts, are shown to be required for the purposes of 
the proposed work, but the Book of Reference 
thereto does not contain the names of the owners, 
occupiers or lessees of such lands respectively ; also 
inasmuch as on the Section deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for Somerset, the height and space of 
the arch of the bridge over a certain turnpike-road 
from Salisbury to Bath (at 36 miles 3 furlong), is 
not marked on the said Section; also, a similar 
error as toa public road, numbered 59, in the parish 
of Bakley ; also, a similar error as to a public road 
at 38 miles 5 furlongs; also, a similar error as to 
a public road at 38 miles 7} furlongs; also, inas- 
much as the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the following public road has not been 
marked in figures, at every crossing thereof, on the 
said Section. 








: Railway 
Mileage ; over or under 
where omission Road. Road 
occurs, proposed to be crossed. 
Miles. Fur. 


9 13 | From Collingwood | to be conveyed under. 
to Marlborough. 
82 7 |- road - -|- ditto - - over. 
383 25 |- road - -|- ditto - - over. 








And also inasmuch as the extreme height over or 
under the surface is not marked for every embank- 
ment and cutting on the said Section at 

33m. 7f. Embankment. 
No height. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Coventry, Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

Nuneaton, Bir- Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 

mingham and +4. +s . 

Leicester several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 

Railway. with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Lei- 
cester Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the vertical measure from the datum line to the 
line of the Railway at the 2d furlong of the 3d mile 
as marked on the Sections deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for Warwick, does not correspond with 
that marked on the Section deposited in the Private 
Bill Office ; also inasmuch as in the Section depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office, the vertical measure 
is incorrectly marked as 258 feet, whereas it should 
be 271; also inasmuch as the rate of inclination 
from 1 mile 2 chains and 2 miles 14 furlongs, is 
incorrectly marked on the Section deposited in the 
Private Bill Office; also, a similar error at from 2 
miles 13 furlongs to 2. 7. 2., marked as 1 in 230, 
whereas it should be 1 in 178 on the said Section ; 
also inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
at the Private Bill Office, does not contain the 

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also inasmuch as property numbered 5», in the pa- 
rish of Saint Michael, is not numbered in the Book 


| of Reference; also inasmuch as the extreme height of 


the Railway over or under the surface of the ground 
at the 3d furlong of the 17th mile, is not marked ; 
also inasmuch as an alteration in the present level of 
a certain public carriage-road, numbered 12 on the 
Section, and numbered 51 on the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for Warwick, and within 
the parish of Foleshill, is intended to be altered, 
but no correct number is marked on the cross Sec- 
tion in reference thereto; also inasmuch as the in- 
tended alteration in the present level of a road num- 
bered 13, on the said Section, in the parish of Beb- 
worth, is variously stated on the said Section and 
cross Section in reference thereto, and that the said 
cross Section is wrongly numbered. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth Railway Bill Exeter, Top- 
was read a second time; and committed. sham and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill 
mittee of Selection. f 
Petitions from Exeter ;— Topsham ;— and, Ex- 
mouth; praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to enable the scottish Mid- 
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Company tomake land Junction 
certain Branch Railways, and to amend the Act RUWiy | 
relating to such Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to enable the scottish Mid- 
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Company tomake land Junction 
a Branch Railway to the South Inch of Perth, and (south 

: : ‘ 1 Inch of 
to amend the Act relating to such Railway: And Perth Branch) 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be Bill. 


read a second time. 


The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- Glasgow, 
way Amendment and Branches (No. 1.) Bill was Paisley, Kil- 
read a second time; and committed. pe oe ee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Amendment 
mittee of Selection. and Branches 

(No. 1.) Bill. 

The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- Glasgow, 
way Amendment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill was Paisley, Kil- 
read a second time; and committed. i 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Arnendmen&gt; 


: , Amendment 
mittee of Selection. and Branches 


(No. 2.) Bill. 
The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- Glasgow, 
way Amendment and Branches (No. 3.) Bill was Paisley, Kil- 
read a second time ; and committed. aoe ee 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Amendment 
mittee of Selection. (No ny 4 
A Petition of Inhabitant Householders in the Bilston Gas 
town of Bilston, and the adjoining villages of Brier- ra egy 
ley, Ettingshall and Coseley, all in the county of °~ 
Stafford, praying that the Bilston Gas Light and 
Coke Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Bilston Gas 
posed, That the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Bil] Light and 
be now read a second time ; Coke Bill, 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 

BB3 posed 


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190 23° Februariz. 


posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
of Selection. 


Welsh Charity Mr. Bulkeley Hughes presented a Bill to incor- 

School Incor- porate the Members of the Institution called the 

yocation Bae. Welsh Charity School, and to enable them the better 
to carry on their Charitable Designs: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be reada 
second time. 


Midland Rail- Petitions of George Haddon, of the parish of Saint 

way (Leicester Mary, in the borough of Leicester, Grazier and Vic- 

jy eat tualler, and Occupier of land upon the line of Rail- 

on Alteration , ; : 

andBranches.) way thereinafter mentioned ;—and, John Collier, of 
the parish of Saint Mary, in the borough of Leicester, 
Gentleman, an Occupier of land upon the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; praying that the 
Committee of the House, to whom their Petitions 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Midland Rail- 
way (Leicester and Swannington Alteration and 
Branches) Bill, had not been complied with, were 
referred, may not take cognizance of the said Peti- 
tions, or any of the allegations therein contained, 
but that they may be allowed to withdraw the 
same, or, otherwise, that the Order of the House 
referring such Petitions to the said Committee may 
be discharged,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Royal Asylum 
of Saint Ann’s th 
Society Bill. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to incorporate 
e Members of the Institution called The Royal 
Ayslum of the Saint Ann’s Society, and to enable 
them the better to carry on their Charitable Designs : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
Newcastle- Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to authorize the 
ppt wl Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Com- 
Branch Raile pany to extend their Railway in Newcastle-upon- 
way Bill Tyne, to make several Branch Railways, and for 
other Purposes connected with their Undertaking : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
Newcastle and = Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for enabling the 
ee a a Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- 
way and Tyne pany to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake in the 
Dock Bill. River Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and 
Works to communicate therewith, and for other 
Purposes: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
Newcastle and A Petition of William Beckwith, the younger, of 
omega Silksworth, in the county of Durham, Esquire, a 
way (Durham Lieutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, and 
and Sunder- Priscilla Maria Beckwith, his Wife, praying that 
pier aaa they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
mouth Dock against certain parts of the Newcastle and Darling- 
Purchase and ton Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland 
Branches) Bill. Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill: and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern A Petition of William Guest, late of Kemsing, in 
Railway Crom, the county of Kent, but now of Cheltenham, in the 
Railway to county of Gloucester, Gentleman, praying that he 
Chart, near may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 

against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 


Ashford, with 
Branches to : s 7 
Tunbridge and (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ash- 





A. 1846. 


ford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Riverhead) 
Bill, was presented, and read. Bill. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


The London and Birmingham Railway (Newport London ang 
Pagnell Branch) Bill was read a second time ; and Birmingham 
committed. pete 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a 
mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making Colchester, 

a Railway from the Eastern Counties Railway at Stour Valley, 
Marks Tey, near Colchester, tothe Town of Sudbury, sand 4 
in the County of i and the Town of Halstead, way Bill, 
inthe County of Essex, with a Branch Railway 

from the Eastern Union Railway to The Hythe, at 
Colchester: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Slamannan and Borrowstouness Railway Bill Slamanan 
was read a second time; and committed. and Borrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- =a 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail- Wilsontowa, 
way (Improvement and Branches) Bill was read a Morningside 
second time; and committed. = gay 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Improvement 
mittee of Selection. en Branches) 
The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail- Wilsontown, 
way (Knowtun Branch) Bill was read a second time; Morningside 
and commitied. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Knowton 
mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill. 


The Slamannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig Slamannan 
Branches) Bill was read a second time; and com- Railway 

itted (Bathgate and 
ml 4 : Jawcraig 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Exeter and Exmouth Railway Bill was read Exeter and 
a second time; and committed. Exmouth 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- P*!™*y Bil 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of William Ward, a Landowner, Newcastle and 
through whose property the Railway thereinafter — Rail- 
mentioned is proposed to be made, praying that he ““Y 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Southampton 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Same 
the Petition for the Southampton Port and Harbour" , 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending certain Acts of the forty-third and 
fiftieth years of the Reign of His late Majesty King 
George the Third, relating to the Port and Harbour 
of the Town and County of the Town of South- 
ampton: And that Mr. George William Hope and 
Mr. Mildmay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Liynvi 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a 
the Petition for the Liynvi Valley and South Wales cain 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had Railway Bill 
been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 





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and 
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9 Vicroriz. 


for making a Railway from Llangynwyd to Margam, 
by a Company to be called The Liynvi Valley 
Railway Company: And that Dr. Bowring and Mr. 
Morris do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of tie Petition for the Deeside Railway Bill, 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committce on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Ferryhill, near Aber- 
deen, to Aboyne, to be called The Deeside Railway : 
And that Mr. Bannerman and Sir Andrew Leith 
Hay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Deeside Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of James Hardcastle, of Firwood, in 
the parish of Bolton-in-the-Moors, in the county of 
Lancaster, Bleacher, and Owner and Occupier of 
property, and a Rate-payer within the limits of the 
Acts thereinafter mentioned or referred to, and also 
a consumer of water supplied under such Acts, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Manchester and 
Salford Waterworks Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester 
and Salford 
Waterworks. 


The West of Scotlund Junction Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


The Cheltenham and Ozford Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Dill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Cheltenham 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend Samuel Curlewis Lord, 
Doctor in Divinity, of Lower Tooting, in the county 
of Surrey, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the London 
and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


London and 
Brighton 
(Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill. 


Direct A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
— the city of Brechin, taking notice of the application 
ilway. 


for leave to bring in the Direct Northern Railway 
Bill, and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
Railway Bills Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifi- 
— cation Committee of Railway Bills; That they 


had further considered the matters referred to them, 
and directed him to make a Report. thereof to the 
House. 

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


Report.) 
No. 73. 


Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction 
Railway 
(Whitehaven 
Extension and 
Kirksanton 
Deviation ) 
Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition of the Whitehaven and 
Furness Junction Railway (Whitehaven Extension 
and Kirksanton Deviation) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Whitehaven and Furness Junction 
Railway Company to make a Railway in deviation 
from their Line of Railway, and to construct an 
Extension thereof to a point of Junction with the 
Whitehaven Junction Railway: And that Mr. Ed- 

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191 


ward Stanley, Mr. Matthias Attwood and Mr. 
Alderman Thompson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Carnegie presented a Bill for better sup- Stafford New 
plying with Gas the Town and Borough of Stafford, Gas Bill. 
and the several Parishes and Townships of Saint 
Mary and Saint Chad, in Stafford, Castle Church, 

Hopton and Coton, and Tillington, all in the County 
of Stafford: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart presented a Bill to enable Glasgow, 
the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Com- rhein —_ 

H reenock Rail- 
pany to make a Brarch Railway to the River and way (Harbour 
Frith of Clyde, at or near Greenock, and a Pier or Branch) Bill. 
Wharf in connection therewith : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart presented a Bill to enable Glasgow, 
the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Com- Paisley and _ 
pany to make a Branch Railway to the Polloc and cae 
Govan Railway, and to amend the Acts relating to and Govan 
the said Railway: And the same was read the first Branch) Bill. 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart presented a Bill for making Glasgow, Kil- 
a Railway from the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston arnock and 
Direct Railway to the Town of Kilmarnock, with Railay Bill 
certain Branches therefrom, to be called The Glas- 
gow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway, and to 
purchase the Ardrossan Railway and Harbour: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Petitions of Charles Dizon, of Stanstead, in the Direct London 

county of Sussex, Esquire ;—George Fish Richard- 4 ge 
son, of No. 28, Landsdown-place, Cheltenham, in the way Bill. ° 
county of Gloucester, and also of Leatherhead, in 
the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—and, the Reverend 
John Coles, of Silchester, in the county of South- 
ampton, Clerk, Josias Rogers John Coles, a Lieu- 
tenant in Her Majesty’s Regiment of Fourth 
Dragoon Guards, Esquire, and Henry Thomas 
Coles, of Gray’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Direct 
London and Portsmouth Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Guildford, 

of the Petition for the Guildford, Chichester, Ports- eareiae 
° : ° - Portsmouth 

mouth and Fareham Railway Bill, which, upon Fri- gnq Fareham 
day last, was made from the Select Committee on Railway Bill. 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Pill 
for making Railways from Guildford to Chichester, 
and from Fareham to Portsmouth, with Branches 
to Petersfield, in the county of Hants, and to 
Chichester Harbour, in the county of Susser: And 
that Mr. Mangles and Lord Henry Lennox do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern rancashire 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- and Yorkshire 
mitted. North Eastern 

: . Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Went Drainage, Wakefield, 
and others, Owners or Proprietors of lands within —— 
the district of the Went Drainage, praying that on (Methiey, 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Askern and 
or agents, against certain parts of the Wakefield, Oakenshaw 


BB4+ Pontefract Branches) Bill. 








192 


and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


93° Februari. 


Pontefract and Goole Railway (Methley, Ashern| Benjamin Hawes, Esquire, Sir William Heathcote, 


| Baronet, James Weir Hogg, Esquire, John Somerset 


A. 1846. 


Pakington, Esquire, Charles Wood, Esquire. 
Viscount Sandon also reported from the General 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | Committee of Elections; That they had divided the 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | List referred to them of Members to serve on Elec- 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


in 


North and 
SouthJ unction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Halifax Gas Light and Coke 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North and South Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


Leeds, Dews- A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


bury and ‘alder and Hebble Navigation, praying that they 
9 eae may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


(Deviations against certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and 
and Branches) Manchester Railway (Deviations and Branches) 
Bill. Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railw 
Bill. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace 
for the county of Chester, praying that they may 
“Y be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


Great 
Grimsby, 
Louth, Horn- 
castle, Lincoln 
and Midland 
Junction 
Railway. 


Petitions of George B. Yard, and others, Owners 
or Occupiers of lands or houses upon the line or in 
the neighbourhood of the proposed Railway therein- 
after mentioned ;—and, Thomas Robison and others, 
Owners or Occupiers of lands or houses upon the 
line or in the neighbourhood of the proposed Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned; praying that their Pe- 
titions, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Great 
Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
may be withdrawn, and that no further proceedings 
be had thereon,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Trish North 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and 
Midland Rail- 


improving the Port of Dublin, taking notice of the 
way; and, : , : : 5 : 
Irish Great  @pplications for leave to bring in the Jrish North 
Western Rail- Midland Railway ; and, the Jrish Great Western 
way. Railway Bills; and praying that such Bills may not 
pass into law, as they now stand, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Wales A Petition of Landowners, Gentry, Farmers and 


Railway others, Inhabitants of the Vale of Glamorgan, taking 

wee notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. 

Controverted Viscount Sandon reported from the General Com- 

Elections. 


mittee of Elections, That they had selected the fol- 
lowing Members to be the Chairmen’s Panel, and 
to serve as Chairmen of Election Committees for 
the present Session: — Charles Buller, Esquire, 


tion Committees into Five Panels. 
| Whereupon the Clerk decided by lot, at the Table, 
| the order of the said Panels, and distinguished each 
| of them by a number denoting the order in which 
| they were respectively drawn. 
Ordered, That the said Panels be printed. 


Petitions from Huntley ;—Inverury ;— Ottery ;— Corn Laws, 
and, Bungay and Beccles; praying for the repeal of 


\ 
| the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballynure ; — Gortanewry ; — Customs ang 
Coolosarah ;— Cranny ;-- Dunlybrian ;—Ballygonny Corn impor. 
and Ballyniall ;— Moyhealan ;— T'amnavalley ;— “%™ 
Cullion ;—Lismoney and Terassan ;—Killygouland ; 
—Ashcott ;—Saint Enoder ;—and, Saint Merryn; 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measures relative to Customs and Corn Importation, 


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





Petitions from Heap (two Petitions) ;—and, Chor- Factories Bill 
| ley (two Petitions); praying that the Factories Bill 

| may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sunderland ;—Liskeard ;—Loddes- Militia. 
well ;— Rochdale ;— Littleborough ;— Smallbridge ; 
— Heywood ;— Warkworth and Amble ;—and, Brid- 
port; praying the House not to sanction any mea- 
sures for the enrolment of the Militia,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 














A Petition of Members of the Gaiway Mechanics Mechanics 

Institute, and other Inhabitants of the town of Institutes 

Galway and its vicinity, stating that the Petitioners senate 
| felt it necessary to apply to the Royal Dublin 
Society for assistance towards engaging a duly qua- 
lified professor to deliver a course of lectures during 
the winter, but were refused, owing to the exhaustion 
of the Parliamentary Grant for Provincial Lectures 
in Ireland, an evil to which the managers of other 
similar institutes were also subject; and praying 
the House to take the premises into consideration, 


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


A Petition of Governors and Directors of the District 
Poor of the parish of Saint James, Westminster, in Asylums . 
the county of Middlesex, complaining of the irregular (tee) 
proceedings of the Board of Management of the 
North Western Metropolitan District Asylum, and 
praying for an inquiry into the manner in which the 
Poor Law Commissioners have exercised the powers 
for the establishment of District Asylums for house- 
less poor in the Metropolis, confided to them by the 
statute 7 and 8 Vic.,c. 101, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on District 
Asylums (Metropolis). 


A Petition of Shipowners of the port of Dundee, Timber. 
was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners have learned that fifteen Shipowners 
residing in the port of London have petitioned the 
House against the proposed alteration by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government in the Timber Duties, and 
generally against any other alteration or relaxation 
of the present laws affecting our maritime and com- 
mercial policy; that the Petitioners have learned that 
the said fifteen London Shipowners assume to speak 
in the name and on behalf of the Shipowners of 
the United Kingdom, but that the Petitioners deny 








| their authority so to speak for them, dissenting, as 
they do entirely, from the opinions of the said Peti- 


tioners, 








9 VicToRiZ. 


tioners, and disagreeing, as they do, in the prayer of 
their Petition, that so far from concurring with the 
said Petitioners, the Petitioners cordially approve 
of the alteration in the Timber Duties proposed by 
Her Majesty’s Government, also of the other mea- 
sures now proposed to Parliament, for relaxing the 
bonds of commerce and increasing the supply of 
food for the people; the Petitioners therefore be- 
lieving that the said measures will prove highly 
conducive to the general interest and welfare of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects humbly and 
earnestly pray the House to pass the same, with as 
little delay as the forms of Parliament will allow. 

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


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to add the words “ this House will, upon this day 
“six months, resolve itself into the said Committee,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 24° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 7 and 8 Vic., Joint Stock 


c. 111, for facilitating the Winding up the Affairs of ae 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Mi- | Joint Stock Companies unable to meet their Pecu- Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Law 


and 
Ore 


Bill. 


(Ireland.) 


War. 


Frost, 
Williams and 
Jones. 


William Sher- 
rat Ellis. 


Coal-whippers. 


Corn Laws. 


Supply. 


Customs and 
Corn Impor- 
tation. 


dleton Union, in the county of Cork, praying the 
House to relieve them from the payment of the 
loan for the building of their Workhouse, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northampton, praying 
the House to pursue such a course towards foreign 
nations as shall prevent the necessity of War, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Hawick ;--and, Monmouth ; praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, that She will be 
graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the 
sentence passed on Frost, Williams and Jones,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hawick and vicinity, 
praying the House to present an Address to Her 
Majesty, for the liberation of William Sherrat Ellis, 
now undergoing sentence of transportation, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Statement of 
the Receipts and Expenditure, of the Coal-whippers’ 
Office, to the 31st December 1845. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Memorials or Petitions from 
Public Meetings, Municipal Corporations, Chambers 
of Commerce, or other Public Bodies, presented to 
the Queen, the first Minister of the Crown, or the 
Executive Government, since the 1st day of Sep- 
tember 1845, for the opening of the Ports; particu- 
larizing all those which prayed for the repeal of the 
Corn _ say and showing the Name of the Place, 
and the Public Body, or Meeting, with which each 
Petition or Memorial originated. 

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


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 9th day of this instant February, was pro- 
posed to be made to the Question, That Mr. 
Speaker do now leave the Chair (for the House to 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
Act 8 and 9 Vic.,c. 90, for granting Duties of 
Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, 
to amend the Laws for the Importation of Corn) ; 
and which Amendment was, To leave out from the 
word “ That” to the end of the Question, in order 

Vou, 101, 





niary Engagements, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 7&amp;8 
Vic., c. 113, to regulate Joint Stock Banks in Eng- 
land, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the said 
Acts :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
a Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to regulate Joint Stock Banks in Scotland and 
Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
regulate Joimt Stock Banks in Scotland and Ireland: 
—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer 
and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Soap. 


Returns to an Order dated the 26th day of January 
last, for Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in 
Great Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft ; and 
also the Quantity upon which the Silicated Duty 
has been charged, from the 5th day of January 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 :—Of all Soap 
exported, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
specifying the Port from whence shipped, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846 ; and of all Soap exported from Jreland to 
Foreign Parts, specifying the Port from whence 
shipped, and distinguishing the Quantity shipped 
in each year, from the 5th day of January 1843 to 
the 5th day of January 1846 :— Of the Quantity 
of Soap, distinguishing Hard from Soft, and the 
Amount of all Allowances and Drawbacks made to 
the Manufacturers of Woollens, Linen, Silks and 
others, from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th 
day of January 1846:—Of all Soap exported to 
Ireland, Hard and Soft, the Port from whence 
shipped, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of 
January 1846:—Of all Soap imported into Great 
Britain, distinguishing that imported from Lreland 
and from Foreign Parts, the Port at which imported, 
and the Amount of Duty paid thereon, from the th 
day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846 :—Of the Names of all Persons convicted of 
defrauding the Revenue arising from Soap; the 
Date of each Conviction ; the Amount of the several 
Penalties; whether the Persons so convicted had 
been previously convicted or fined, or had had Pe- 

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194. 93°—94° Februariz. 


nalties compromised with or without Conviction; the 
Amount paid to the seizing Officer for each Convic- 
tion, and the Names, Dates and Amount of all , 
Penalties paid in all cases which have been com 
promised or tried before the Summary Court of | 
Excise, from the 5th day of January 1845 to the | 
5th of January 1846:—And, of the Number of, 
Licenses granted to Soapmakers ; distinguishing | 
those granted in England, Scotland and Ireland, | 
from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day | 
of January 1846 (in continuation of Parliamentary | 
Paper, No. 210, of Session 1845). | 
Bricks. Return to an Order dated the 2d day of this 
instant February, for continuation of a Return of | 
the Duties paid upon Bricks in the several Excise | 
Collections in England, from 1839 to 1845, both 
years inclusive. 
Wheat, &amp;c. | A Return of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
No. 74. Oats, Wheat Flour, and Oatmeal, from the 5th day 
of January 1846 to the latest period the same can 
be made out, being in continuation of the Account 
contained in the Paper No. 16, ordered by this 
House to be printed on the 2d February 1846. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the | 
Table; and that the last be printed. 





Upwell-cum- A Petition of John Jackson, of No. 12, Essex- | 
Welney street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, | 
my. and Edward Parratt and Edward Walmisley, both | 
of the House of Lords, Parliamentary Agents, was | 
presented, and read; setting forth, That a Petition | 
was presented to the House for leave to bring in a! 
Bill for the Division of the Rectory of Upwell-cum- 
Welney, in the County of Norfolk, and in the Isle 
of Ely, in the County of Cambridge; that such | 
Petition was referred to one of the Sub-Committees | 
on Petitions of the House; that such Committee, 
by their Chairman, on the 10th day of this instant | 
February, reported to the House, That the Standing | 
Orders had been complied with, and leave was 
thereupon given to bring in the said Bill; and Mr. 





A. 1846. 


the Petition for the Hertford and Hatfield Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the projected Great 
Northern Railway, at Hatfield, to the Borough of 
Hertford: And that Mr. Astell and Mr. Beckett 
Denison do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bury Gas Biz, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in case of the 
Petition for the Bury Gas Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting more effectual Powers for lighting with 
'Gas the Town of Bury, and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the Parish of Bury, in the County Pala- 
jtine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, 

Mr. Walker and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 

bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Cambridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 2"¢ Lincoln 
aed a ° ° Extension, and 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the Yincoln, York 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the and Leeds 
Cambridge and Lincoln Extension, and Lincoln, ot 
York and Leeds Junction Railway Bill, were re- — 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bury Water. 


| on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of works Bill. 


the Petition for the Bury Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting more effectual Powers for supplying 
with Water the Town of Bury, and the several 
Townships of Walmersley-cum-Shuttleworth, Bury 
and Elton, all in the Parish of Bury, in the County 
| Palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, 


Bagge and Mr. Chute were to prepare, and bring in | My. 


Walker and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 


the same ; that owing to the mistake of the printer, | 
the press was broken up, in order to introduce cer- 
tain corrections in the three Schedules to the said | 
Bill, arising from changes in the ownership and oc- | 
cupation of certain lands comprised in the said | 
Schedules, and consequently it became necessary to 
restore the print of the said Bill as it originally | 
stood when annexed to the Petition for the Bill; | 
that during the making of the said alterations, re- | 
storing the print of the said Bill as annexed to the | 
said Petition, by a Resolution of the House made | 
the 19th of this instant February, it was resolved, | 
that no Private Bill be read a first time later than | 
the next day but one after the Report of the Com- 
mittee on Petitions on such Bill shall have been 
laid on the Table, except by special Order of the 
House; that the object sought by the said Bill is| 
the division of the rectory of Upwell-cum-Welney | 
into three divisions for ecclesiastical purposes, in | 
order to extend the benefit and influence of religious | 
worship and pastoral care and instruction among | 
the inhabitants of the said rectory, and that the | 
public in general are in no manner affected by the | 
said Bill; and praying that the House will be pleased | 
to order that leave may be now given to bring in the | 
said Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. | 


| 
| 


Ipswich and A Petition of John Lord Henniker, praying that, 

Bury Saint ~~ he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, | 

Edmund's ce . Z pal 

Railway (Nor- 2gainst certain parts of the Zpswich and Bury Saint 

wich Exten- J¢dmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill, was 

sion) Bill. —_ presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Hertford and 
Hatfield 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Colchester Navigation and Im- 
provemént Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for improving the Navigation from 
the Hythe, at Colchester, to Wivenhoe, in the County 
of Essex, and for better paving, lighting and im- 
proving the Town of Colchester, and for making a 


Colchester 
Navigation 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


| new Cut, and deepening the River Colne from Wi- 
| venhoe to Ooze End, leading towards the Sea: And 
that Sir Henry Smyth, Mr. Saunderson and Mr. 


Charles Round do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor Poor Law. 
Law, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 75. 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 24° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 
HE York and North Midland Railway (East York and 
. Riding Branches) (No. 2.) Bill, was read ew 
second time; and committed. (East Riding 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches) _ 
mittee of Selection. (No, 2.) Bille 
The 





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and 
rk 


9 Vicroriz. 


Great North The Great North of England Railway Purchase 
of England ~=- Bi] was read a second time ; and committed. 
so Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The Great North of England and Boroughbridge 


Great North of 


England and = Branch Railway Bill was read a second time ; and 
Boroughbridge zs 

Branch Rail- committed. 

way Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The Great North of England and Bedale Branch 


Great North of 


Zagien ranch Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
ale : 
Railway Bill. mitted. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 2.) of the 


Petitions for 


Private Bills Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 

Penh and). _ Petitions of the Weaver Incorporation of the royal 

a ~ burgh of Elgin ;—Glover Incorporation of the royal 

way; and, 5 


Inverness and burgh of Elgin ;—Tailor Incorporation of the royal 
Eigin Railway. burgh of Elgin;—Shoemaker Incorporation of the 
royal burgh of Elgin ;—Hammermen Incorporation 
of the royal burgh of Elgin ;—Square Wright Incor- 
98 of the royal burgh of Elgin ;—and, Bankers, 
Merchants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the 
royal burgh of Elgin ; taking notice of the applica- 
tions for leave to bring in the Perth and Inverness 
Railway; and, the Jnverness and Elgin Railway 
Bills; and praying that such Bills may pass into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 
— Petitions of the Weaver Incorporation of the 
Bigin Railway. Toyal burgh of Elgin ;—Glover Incorporation of the 
; royal burgh of Elgin ;—Tailor Incorporation of the 
royal burgh of Elgin ;—Shoemaker Incorporation 
of the royal burgh of Elgin ;—Hammermen [ncor- 
poration of the royal burgh of Elgin ;—and, Square 
Wright Incorporation of the royal burgh of Elgin ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
Enfield and Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Edmonton = Railway from the Northern and Eastern Counties 
Railway Bill. 


Railway,at Edmonton, to the Town of Enfield, in the 
County of Middlesex: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire 
Railways Amalgamation Billwas read asecond time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Blackburn and 
Preston and 
East Lancashire 
Railways 
Amalgamation 
Bill. 


a Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a 

Railway Bill, Railway from the East Lancashire Railway, at Ac- 
crington, in Lancashire, to Long Preston and Setile, 
in Yorkshire, with Branches therefrom: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 

ee Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for the better 

aterworks 


Bill, supplying with Water the Town or Village of Hey- 
wood, and Places adjacent thereto, in the County Pa- 
latine of Lancaster : And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colchester 
Navigation and 
Improvement 
Bill, chester, to Wivenhoe, in the County of Essex, and for 


Mr. Saunderson presented a Bill to amend an Act 


94° Februariz. 


for improving the Navigation from The Hythe, at Col- , 


195 


ening the River Colne from Wivenhoe to Ooze End, 
leading towards the Sea: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill was read Cambridge 
a second time; and committed. and Oxford 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®#!way Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the South Eastern 
Grand Surrey Canal, praying that they may be Railway (from 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against Sane - 
certain parts of the South Eastern Railway (from the Chart near 
Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Ashrd, with 
Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill, was Tunbeidge and 
presented, and read. Riverhead) 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Bi! 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the south Fastem 
Grand Surrey Canal, praying that they may be heard, Railway _ 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- (Oreenwich 
tain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich pes dell 
Railway to Chi/ham,near Canterbury, with Branches Canterbury, 
to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill, was pre- “ith Branches 
to Sheerness and 
sented, and read. Faversham 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Creek) Bill. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the South Eastern 
Grand Surrey Canal, praying that they may be }#!Wey (from 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agenis, against road, near 
certain parts of the South Eastern Railway (from Hungerford 
the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford Bridge, to the Bridse, te the 

° : ; nwich 
Greenwich Railway) Bill, was presented, and read. Railway) Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the , 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 











| Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for the better sup- Dundee New 
plying with Gas the Royal Burgh of Dundee, Sub- &amp;** Bill. 
urbs thereof, and Places adjacent, in the County of 

Forfar : And the same was read the first time ; and 

| ordered to be read a second time. 

Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- Deeside Rail- 
way from Ferryhill, near Aberdeen, to Aboyne, to be way Bill. 
called The Deeside Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


| 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for enabling the Enfield Chase 
Trustees of the Enfield Chase Road to make a De- Reed Bill. 
| viation or Alteration of the said Road from a point 
| near the sixteenth Mile-stone, in the Parish of North 
| Mims, to the Town of Hatfield, im the County of 
Hertford: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 








Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making Hertford and 
a Railway from the projected Great Northern Rail- ee Rail- 
| way, at Hatfield, to the Borough of Hertford: And“ °" 


| the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
| read a second time. 


_ Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making Leeds and York 
1a Railway from Leeds to York, witha Branch there- Railway Bill, 
|from: And the same was read the first time; and 

‘ordered to be read a second time. 


| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lancashire and 


better paving, lighting and improving the Town of |Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom North Yorkshire 


Colchester ; and for making a New Cut and deep- 
Vou, 101, 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with Railway. 


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‘Wear Dock 
Railway. 


Yorkshire and 


Glasgow Rail- 


way Bill. 


Bury Water- 
works Bill. 


Bury Gas Bill. 


196 94° Februari. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for making a Rail- Liynvi Vale 
and South 
Wales J Unction 
Railway Bil), 


the Standing Orders, in the case of the Lancashire 
and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the extreme height of an em- 
bankment at 23 miles 3 furlongs is not marked 
upon the Section; and inasmuch as the extreme 
height of an embankment at 33 miles 7 furlongs is 
not marked upon the Section ; and inasmuch as the 
cross Section of a highway, No. 15, does not show 
the gradient of the surface of the present highway ; 
and inasmuch as the height and span of arch of a 
public road at 41 miles 3} furlongs over the pro- 
posed Railroad is not marked upon the Section; 
and inasmuch as upon the said Section a tunnel 
is described between 3 and 5 miles, but on the Plans 
no such tunnel is described by dotted lines; and 
inasmuch as at 8 miles 6 furlongs, the Section 
describes a public highway to be raised 9 feet and 
crossed by the Railway, but that there is no cross 
Section thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Wear Dock Railway Bill, were referred; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as a piece of waste land numbered 5, in 
the township of West Rainton, in the parish of 
Houghton-le-Spring, in the ownership and occupa- 
tion of the Newcastle and Darlington Railway Com- 
pany, was not scheduled in the notice served upon 
that Company, and that no notice had been served 
in respect thereof; and inasmuch as in the Copies 
of the Subscription Contract printed and deposited 
in the Private Bi!l and Vote Offices, the descriptions 
of the Subscribers following are omitted ; viz.: Ar- 
mitage, George, Cambridge-square, Hyde Park, 
London ; Bagshaw, John, 17, Gloucester-place, Port- 
man-square, London; Bradley, Christopher Lons- 
dale, Richmond, Yorkshire; Clayton, Matthew 
Hutton, 42, Lombard-street, London; Rotter, Ad- 
dison Langhorne, Heaton Hall, in Newcastle ; West, 
James Atkinson, Western Lodge, Durham. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Yorkshire and Glasgow Railway Bill, were 
referred ; ‘hat the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great North of 
England Railway, at Thirsk, in the North Riding 
of Yorkshire, to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, 
at Clifton, in Westmoreland, to be called The York- 
shire and Glasgow Union Railway: And that Mr. 
Octavius Duncombe, Mr. Cayley and Mr. Beckett 
Denison do prepare, and bring it in, 


Mr. Walker presented a Bill for granting more 
effectual Powers for supplying with Water the Town 
of Bury, and the several ‘Townships of Walmersley- 
cum-Shuttleworth, Bury and Elion, all in the Parish 
of Bury, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Walker presented a Bill for granting more 
effectual Powers for lighting with Gas the Town of 
Bury, and the Neighbourhhood thereof, in the Parish 
of Bury,in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 














A. 1846. 


way from Llangynwyd to Margam, by a Company, 
to be called The Llynvi Valley Railway Company : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for making a Rail- Midiend ana 
way from the Cambridge Line of the Eastern Counties Eastern Coun. 


Railway, at Cambridge, to the London and Birming- (¢, Railway 
ge to 


ham Railway, at or near Weedon, in the County of 
Northampton: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Glasgow Waterworks Bill was read a second Glasgow Water. 
k 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Seventh 
Petitions presented upon the 18th, 19th and 20th Report.) 


days of this instant February, and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Castlerea, in the Stamp Daties 
county of Roscommon, and the surrounding districts, Assimilation 


stating, that many of the Petitioners are grievously 
taxed and over-burthened from the effects of the 
Stamp Duties Assimilation Act, of the year 1841, as 
regards the shilling, the eighteen-penny and two 
shilling promissory note or bill stamps in particular ; 
and suggesting that, as in the case of the penny 
postage, small note stamps of from one penny to 
two-pence and three-pence be instituted for sums 
varying under and up to five pounds, from three- 
pence to sixpence for sums from five pounds to ten 
pounds, and from sixpence to one shilling, and one 
shilling and sixpence for sums from ten pounds to 
twenty-five pounds, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Hereford, Tea and Sugar, 


and its vicinity, praying the House at once to make 
such a material reduction in the Duties upon Tea 
and Sugar as will ensure a large consumption, by 
which means they conceive a revenue equal to the 
present will be maintained, and the comforts of all 
Her Majesty’s subjects be most efficiently enlarged, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the American Customs and 
Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, stating that Cora Importe- 
the members of the said Chamber of Commerce “" 


view with great anxiety the prolonged discussions on 
the commercial changes now under consideration, 
which, from the uncertainty and delay they occasion, 
press with great severity on all classes in the country, 
and are producing failure and distress amongst its 
traders; and praying the House, by a speedy ad- 
justment of the question, to allay the anxiety and 
excitement, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses, of the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in the 
county of Norfolk, praying the House to sanction 
the proposed measures relative to the Customs, and 
immediately to abolish the Corn Laws, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from the East Riding of the county of 
York; — Firmingley ; — Armthorpe ;—Sherburn ;— 
and, Members of the Shadwell Agricultural Lmprove- 
ment Society, in the West Riding of the county of 
York; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measures relative to Customs and Corn [m- 
portation, — were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and other Inhabitants, Cononley 
being Rate-payers, in the township of Cononley, Tewn-"t- 


praying 


Fro 
aud 


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hlley 
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Ction 


ind 


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Bill, 


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praying the House to take into consideration the 
propriety of adopting such measures as will enable 
their parish officers to assess and 1 for the relief 
of the poor, and repairs of the highways, certain 
buildings used for the purpose of working Lead 
Mines in that township, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenock (three Petitions); — 
Bristol (twelve Petitions) ;—Southwark ;— George 
Morton ;— William Taylor and others ;— Rochdale; 
— Dalkeith ;— Merthyr Tydfil ;—Burnley and Ha- 
bergham Eaves ;—Coventry ;—and, South Shields 
(Chairman); praying the House to address Her 
Majesty that She will be graciously pleased to remit 
the remainder of the sentence of transportation passed 
on Frost, Williams and Jones,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Frost, Williams 
and Jones. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of 
the Wesleyan Chapel, Bexhill, in the county of 
Sussex, complaining that there is a large class of 
persons in this kingdom who live by the promotion 
of Promiscuous Intercourse between the sexes; and 
praying that the Magistrates and Officers of Police 
be invested with such summary powers of proceeding 
in cases of suspected delinquency, as to enable them 
not only to detect guilt, but bring it to certain 
punishment, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Promiscuous 
{utercourse. 


Petitions from Greenock ; — Burnley and Ha- 
bergham Eaves ;—and, Keighley ; praying the House 
to recommend to Her Majesty the immediate, full 
and free pardon of William Sherratt Ellis, now 
undergoing sentence of transportation,—were pre- 


William 
Sherratt Ellis. 


D4 Februari. 


197 


the County of Oxford: And the same was read the 
first time : and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Killarney June- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom tion Railway. 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Killarney Junction Railway Bill, was referred ; 

That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Bill Malton and 
- , . Driffield 
was read a second time ; and committed. Junction Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Mary Jay and William Lewis ;—and, Shrewsbury 
James Vaughan; praying that their signatures to ad Hereford 
certain Petitions, complaining that the Standing ®*!"*y- 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with, may be erased, and that 
such Petitions may in no manner be prosecuted on 
their behalf,—were presented,and read; and referred 
_ the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Kent Atmo- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the = 
case of the Petition for the Kent Atmospheric Railway"? ~' * 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making several new Lines of Railway in the 
County of Kent, thereby providing Railway Accom- 
modation to the central Parts of such County, and 
affording a direct Communication between London 
and Maidstone, to be called The Kent Atmospheric 





sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Railway: And that Mr. Frewen and Admiral Dun- 


Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of 
the Poor of the Carrick-on-Suir Union, in the county 
of Tipperary, praying for the repeal of the Legis- 
lative Union of Great Britain and Ireland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Union with 
Ireland. 


Militia, Petitions from Greenock (Chairman) ;—Xilmar- 
nock; — Doncaster ;— Members of the Colchester 
Peace Society ;—and, Bury (Lancashire); praying 
the House not to sanction any measure for the en- 
rolment of the Militia,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Factories Bill. Petitions from Oldham ;— Bridgeton( Glasgow) ;— 
Bury ;—Castleton ;— Haworth ;—and, Keighley (two 
Petitions); praying that the Factories Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Corn Laws, Petitions from Taunton ;— Callender ;— Batley ;— 
North Cheshire ; — Cheadle ;—— Kimbolton ;—and, 
Lilliesleaf ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Queen’s County ;—Packington;— 
Birkin;—and, Rolvenden; praying the House not 
to sanction any diminution in the protection now 
granted to Agrieulture,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Turnpike-roads 


; A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend the 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Presbytery of Jedburgh, in the county of Roxburgh, 
praying that the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Woodstock 


+ sag Lord Alfred Churchill presented a Bill for repair- 


ing, improving and maintaining certain Roads lead- 
ing from the Borough of New Woodstock to Roll- 


right-lane, and other Roads connected therewith, in 
VoL. 101, 


das do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Great North 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in ag 
the case of the Petition for the Great North and gj), ° 
South Wales Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from Carmarthen to Aberyst- 
'wyth, in the County of te to be called The 
| Great North and South Wales ailway: And that Mr. 
Morris and Mr. Saunders Davies do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Cockermouth 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in mea eee 
the case of the Petition for the Cockermouth and Railway Bill. 
Workington Extension Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Borough of Cocker- 
mouth to the Town of Keswick, all in the County of 
Cumberland, to be called The Cockermouth and 
Workington Extension Railway: And that Mr. 

Aglionby, Mr. Edward Stanley and Mr. Horsman 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Ely and Hun- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; ‘That in tingdon Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Ely and Huntingdon (Bettor's atl 
Railway (Bedford Extension) Bill, the Standing 4 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Lynn and Ely 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Ely and 
the Petition for the Lynn and Ely, and Ely and me 
Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dereham Railways Deretam Rail- 
| Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders had not ways Amalgu~ 

been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices cone ™™ 
cerning the intended Amalgamation were not pub- 

| lished in three successive weeks in the months of 

| October and November last, or either of them, in 
cc3 any 








Manchester and 4 : pod : 
Leeds Railway on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


Extensions, 


Manchester, 
Buxton, Mat- 
lock and Mid- 


lands Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Manchester and 


Birmingham 
Railway Bill. 


Gravesend 
Borough. 


Newmarket and 


Chesterford 
Railway Bill. 


London,’ 
Hounslow and 
Western Rail. 
way Bill. 
Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement, 


198 


any newspaper or gazette, but that the said Notices | 


newspaper. ; 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Extensions Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the Section of the 
Horbury and Crigglestone Branch of the said Railway 
Extensions, thedatum horizontal line marked therein, 
is not referred to some fixed point stated in writing 
in the said Section, near one of the termini, but 
that it was proved to the Committee that the datum 
horizontal line is marked in the Section, and is re- 
ferred to a fixed point, near one of the termini, being 
at the junction of the said intended Branch with the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway ; and that with re- 
ard to all the other Branches and Extensions, the 
Sending Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


24° Februarie. 





A. 1846. 


Petitions from Abbots Bromley ;— and, Leek 


praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


read ; setting forth, That in the course of last year 4 
the Petitioners projected a Railway from Ayr to the ( 
Caledonian Railway, at Lampits, with side Branches, 
which they believed and still believe would be at- 
tended with very great public advantages ; that the 
Petitioners were desirous of introducing into the 
House, in the present Session, a Bill for carrying 
inte effect the portion of the said proposed Railway 
between West Glenbuck and Lampits, and for such 
purpose took every means which care and diligence 
could suggest on their parts for correctly complying 
with the Standing Orders of the House, applicable 
to such Bill; that, after proceeding with the surveys 
of such Railway to a considerable extent, your Pe- 
titioners sought permission to complete the same 
through the land of a proprietor who had permitted 





A Petition of Maria Lady Davenport, Widow of | 


the late Rear Admiral Sir Salushury Price Daven- | 


similar surveys to be made through his land by a 
competing Company, and who was not inimical to 
the formation of a Railway through such lands, but 


: | who, in consequence of an arrangement with such 
port, c.B. and K.C. H., of Bramall Hall, in the county | q a © 


of Chester, praying that she may be heard, by her 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Man- 
chester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she | 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill 


? 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Maria Lady Davenport, Widow of 
the late Rear Admiral Sir Salusbury Price Daven- 
port, c.B. and K.c.H., of Bramall Hall, in the county 
of Chester, praying that she may be heard, by 
her counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, 
praying that the House will be pleased to confer on 
the said Borough the privilege of electing a Member 
to represent its inhabitants in Parliament, was pre- 


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


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Chesterford to Newmarket, with a Branch 
to Cambridge: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the London, Hounslow and Western 
Railway Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Agliondy reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improve- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no Notice was given to the 
owners, lessees or occupiers of the houses in a street 
from the New-road to Lawson-street, although the 
same appear in the Schedule annexed to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





competing Company, not only refused permission to 
the Petitioners to make such surveys, but, along 
with another proprietor, who was a director of the 
competing Company, resisted the same by interdicts 
obtained on ex-parte applications to the courts of 
law, which they enforced by constables in the pay 
of the competing Company; that the Petitioners 
were thus prevented from completing their surveys 
in time to deposit their Plans and Sections with the 
Sheriff Clerks by the thirtieth day of November, as 
| required by the Standing Orders of the House ; but 
| believing that the House will not reject their pro- 
posed Bill on account of a delay in the deposit of 
such Plans not occasioned by any fault of their own, 
and knowing that the line adopted by the competing 
Company was unobjected to by the said proprietors, 
so far as the same affected their lands, they deter- 
mined on depositing similars Plans to those of their 
opponents in passing through such lands, and in pro- 
ceeding with their application to Parliament ; that 
Plans and Sections of their whole projected line of 
Railway were accordingly lodged with the Sheriff 
Clerks, with the Parish Schoolmasters and in Par- 
lament, by the thirty-first of December last; aud 
early in the present Session the Petitioners presented 
a Petition to the House, praying leave to introduce 
their said intended Bill ; that against such applica- 
tion, a Petition signed by the agent for the said 
competing Company, and supported only by the con- 
sent of the said landowners by whom the Petitioners 
had been prevented from completing their surveys, 
and by another proprietor, who was a shareholder 
in the competing Company, was presented to the 
House, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in respect of the said Bill, and on 
reference of the said Petitioners to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions of the House, the facts above 
stated were proved, and the said Standing Orders 
were of necessity found not to have been complied 
with, by reason of the non-deposit of the said Plans 
'and Sections with the Sheriff Clerks, on or before 
the thirtieth November, but an addition was made 
to their Report, calling attention to the circum- 
stances of the case, and to the subsequent deposits 
made by the Petitioners ; that the Report from the 
said Select Committee having been referred to the 
Standing Orders Committee of the House, it was, 
by such last-mentioned Committee, resolved that 
the Standing Orders of the House ought not to be 
dispensed with, and that the Petitioners ought not 
to be allowed to proceed with their Bill; that : 
such 





4 2 2 HCER 5 Macclesfield 
were published in three successive weeks in the taking notice of the application for leave to bring in and Lichfejg 


month of January last, in the proper gazette and|the Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill; and Railway, 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Giasguy, 


and Ayr Railway Company, was presented, and Paisley, Kil. 
miarnock and 





Psfield 
Chfield 
J. 





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Q VicroriZ. 


such decision the Petitioners would have bowed with 
deference, and without further appeal to the House, 
if the question at issue were one merely relating to 
practice in the compliance with the Standing Orders 
of the House, or to negligence or ignorance on their 
parts in such compliance, but they humbly conceive 
that a principle is involved in the question deeply 
interesting to the community, and which justifies 
them in appealing from the decision to the House ; 
that, as the Petitioners are informed and believe, the 
practice which has hitherto prevailed in Committees 
of the House, has been to view with indulgence all 
errors in matters of form required by the Standing 
Orders, which errors have not arisen from a want of 
due care and diligence in the endeavour to comply 
with the said Standing Orders ; that, in the present 
instance, the Petitioners are not chargeable or 
charged with any such want of care or diligence, 
nor is the delay which occurred in the deposit of 
their Plans complained of by any others than those 
by whom such delay was occasioned, the Petition 
complaining of such delay being (as before stated) 
that of the agent of the competing Company, sup- 
ported by the landowners, who themselves prevented 
the completion of such Plans, or are interested in 
the competing Company; that if therefore the House 
should determine that in this and other similar cases 
it may be competent for landowners to resist the 
endeavour to comply with the Standing Orders of 
the House on the part of promoters of Railway Bills, 
and afterwards to defeat such Bills by reason of 
such non-compliance, the publication of such deci- 
sion will inevitably have the effect of either stopping 
all furture surveys or of justifying the most exorbi- 
tant exactions of money for permission to make the 
same; that, moreover, it will (as in the present in- 
stance) enable any landowners pecuniarily or other- 
wise interested in the formation of any particular 
Railway, to resist and effectually prevent the forma- 
tion of any competing project, or the submission 
thereof to the consideration of the Legislature, al- 
though far more beneficial to the public; that, in 
the present instance, not only are the Petitioners 

revented from submitting to the House a project, 
which they believe to be in all respects preferable 
to that which is supported by the landowners by 
whom they have been opposed, but, by reason of 
such landowners acting in concert with a competing 
Company, their rights and interests will be evaded 
by such Company, without the opportunity being 
afforded them of efficiently protecting the same, by 
the formation of a Railway m connection with their 
own undertaking, calculated to attain with greater 
advantage to the public all the objects proposed by 
their competitors ; that, under these circumstances, 
the Petitioners humbly submit to the House, that 
the rejection of their Bill is a severe and unmerited 
hardship upon them, and an undue encouragement 
to their competitors, by whose acts they have been 
prevented from complying with the Standing Orders 
of the House; and that, if drawn into precedent (or 
if confirmed by the deliberate decision of the House), 
competition will hereafter be carried on by the re- 
sistance of landowners to the compliance with the 
Standing Orders, either purchased by rival Compa- 
nies, or dictated by their own personal interests, and 
Parliament will then be prevented from forming a 
just opinion of the merits of those schemes intended 
for the permanent welfare of the public which may 
be submitted to their consideration ; that, in full 
conviction of the evils that would result from such 
a system, as well as on account of the hardship to 
themselves occasioned by the decision which has 
been come to in reference to their Bill, notwith- 
standing every effort on their part strictly to fulfil 
the Standing Orders of the House, the Petitioners 
pray that the said Standing Orders may be dis- 
pensed with in reference to the said Bill, and that 
the Petitioners may be allowed to proceed therewith 
in the present Session. 

Vor. 101. 











Q4° Februariz. 199 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Church 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Discipline. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Suits against 
Clerks in Holy Orders, in the Courts of the Arch- 
bishops and Bishops of England and Wales, since 
the Church Discipline Act, 3 and 4 Vic. c. 86; stating, 
whenever an Offence has been proved against such 
Clerk in Holy Orders, the Name of the Clerk, the 
Nature of the Offence, and the Sentence pronounced 
by the Judge. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Electors, Xe. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Persons now on 
the Register of Electors for each County or Division 
of a County in England, Wales and Scotland :—- 
Of the Number of Polling Districts into which each 
County or Division of a County is divided :—And, 
of the Number of Persons who voted at any contested 
Election (since the year 1840), in each County or 
Division of a County (distinguishing the Number of 
Persons who voted on the First and Second Days 
respectively). 

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


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, Factories Bill. 
the Factories Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 25th day of March next. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Ma- Great North 
nufacturers, Farmers, Merchants and Inhabitants of teat A 
the burgh of Huntley, praying that the Great North" ~"" 
of Scotland Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of James Horne, Manager of the 
Aberdeen Commercial Company, also of Thomas 
Tuit, of Crichie, near Inverury, in the county of 
Aberdeen, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill for Southampton 
amending certain Acts of the forty-third and fiftieth at —— 
vears of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Third, relating to the Port and Harbour of the 
Town and County of the Town of Southampton: 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Commit- Standing 
tee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders 
were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Alford Valley Alford Valley 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Railway. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Great North Great North 
of Scotland (Eastern Extension) Railway Petition, phenyl 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; tension) 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Railway. 
Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the East Lothian East Lothian 
Central and Tyne Valley Railway Petition, the te et 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That Railway. ’ 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


cc4 4, Resolved, 











200 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Sheffield, 
on Manchecer 2s2ton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Ash- 
ei ton Canal Purchase) Petition, the Standing Orders 
(Ashton Canal ought not to be dispensed with. 

Purchase. ) 

Somersetshire 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Somersetshire 
Midland Rail- Midland Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 


Sheffield, Ash- 
ton- under-Lyne 


bia ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

Richmond 6. Resolved, That in the case of the Richmond 

Railway (Kew Railway (Kew Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders 

nr ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bilt. 

Rugby, Lea- 7. Resolved, That in the case of the Rugby, 

mington and = Leamington and Warwick Railway Petition, the 

Railway. Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 


the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Edinburgh and = 8, Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
Northern Kail- and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Peti- 
line * nee a tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 

with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Biil. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Airdrie and 
Bathgate Junction Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving 
to the Committee on the Bill, that the amount paid 
up by each subscriber was so paid up by such sub- 
scriber previous to the presentation of the Petition 
for the Bill. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Leicester 
and Tamworth Junction Railway Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

The first, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, 
ninth and tenth Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, ‘That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Leicester and 
Tamworth Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Richmond — The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

wnt of the Petition for the Richmond Railway (Kew 
Branch) Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and Provi- 
sions of the Richmond Railway Act, 1845; and to 
enable the Company thereby incorporated to make 
and maintain a Railway from Mortlake, in the County 
of Surrey, to Kew, in the said County: And that 
Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Standing 


~ Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
rders. 


on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth : 

West Riding Resolved, That in the case of the West Riding 
UnionRailways, Union Railways Petition, the Committee beg to re- 
port, That they observe in the Votes of the House 
circulated in the morning of Saturday last, that the 
entry therein regarding their Report presented on 
the evening of Friday last, gives, in so far as relates 
to the above mentioned Railway, an erroneous state- 
ment of the Resolution to which they came, such 
entry in the Votes being “That in the case of the 
West Riding Union Railways Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought to be dispensed with,” whereas the 
Resolution to which the Committee came was “ That 
in the case of the West Riding Union Railways Peti- 
tion, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with” :—That the Committee have considered it their 
duty to take the earliest opportunity for inquiring into 
the circumstances relating to such erroneous entry, 
and having satisfied themselves that the error was 
purely clerical, beg leave now toreport the Resolution 
to which they came on Friday last, the 20th instant, 
and which was at that time announced to the Parties 
interested in such Railway Petition, viz., “ That in 
the case of the West Riding Union Railways Peti- 
tion, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 





24° Februari. 


A. 1846. 


with :”—But your Committee beg toadd, that in their 
opinion it is desirable for them to have an oppor- 
tunity of considering what, if any, effect on the whole 
case ought to be attributed to the circumstances 
and consequences of the above-mentioned error, and 
have therefore instructed their Chairman to move, 
that their Report and that of the Sub-Committee 
on the West Riding Union Railways Petition, be 
referred back to them for their consideration, and 
Report thereon. 


the House upon consideration of the Report of the 
Standing Orders Committee, in relation to the West 
Riding Union Railways Petition, and the Order for 
bringing in a Bill thereupon, on Friday last, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Proceedings and Order 
be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Report of the Standing Orders 
Committee, in relation tothe said Petition, be referred 
back to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report of the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, in relation to 
the said Petition, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the East Lothian Central and 
Tyne Valley Railway Bill, which was this day made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the North British Rail- 
way, at East Linton, to Dalkeith, to be called The 
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Railway : 
And that Sir John Hope and Mr. Balfour do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Surrey and Sussex 
Roads, acting in execution of an Act of Parliament 
passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act for more effectually amending the Road leading 
from the Stones End, in Blackman-street, in the 
Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to 
Highgate, in the county of Sussex, and several other 
Roads therein mentioned, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto,” praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Brighton Railway 
(Wandsworth Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways in the 
township of Hitchin, in the county of Hertford, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, which was this 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company to make a Railway from their Line at 
Thornton, to Dunfermline: And that Mr. Edward 
Ellice, and Mr. George William Hope do prepare, 
and bring it in. 





which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on 








The House was moved, That the Proceedings of 


East Lothian 
Centra! and 

Tyne Valley 
Railway Bill, 


Lendon aud 
Brighton 
ailway 
(Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill. 


Cambridge and 
Oxford Rail- 
way Bill, 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (Dunterm- 
line Branch) 


Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Aiford Valley 
of the Petition for the Alford Valley Railway Bill, Railway Bill, 





Februariz. 201 


sell, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Baring, Mr. Williams 

Wynn, Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Shaw, Viscount Pal- 

merston, Viscount Mahon, Colonel Fox, Mr. Pen- 

darves, Mr. Acland, Sir William Somerville, Mr. 

David Dundas and Mr. Monckton Milnes. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


9 VicTorRIz. Q4°—J5° 


on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Kintore to Alford, to 
be called The Alford Valley Railway: And that 
Mr. Bannerman and Sir Andrew Leith Hay do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That Mr. Horsman be discharged from Petitions for 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on Private Bills.. 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Machenzie be added to 
the Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Great North of Scotland 
(Eastern Extension) Railway Bill, which was _ this 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing 


Great North 
of Scotland 
(Eastern Ex- 
tension) Rail- 





Bill. ‘ A 
— Orders, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring im a Bill Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Crown Solicitors 
for making a Railway from Dyce to Fraserburgh, | Copies of all Treasury Minutes, and all Minutes of (Ireland.) 
with a Branch to Peterhead, to be called The Great | the Jyish Government, and of the Home Office, and 
North of Scotland (Eastern Extension) Railway :| of al) Documents on which the same were founded, 

And that Mr. Bannerman and Sir Andrew Leith including any Reports from any of the Law Officers 

Hay do prepare, and bring it in. of the Crown, and also all Correspondence relating 

a toany Alterations which have been made in the 

a. A Petition of the Provost and College Royal of| Office of Crown Solicitor, its Duties or Emoluments, 
Staines Atmo- the Blessed Mary, of Eton, near unto Windsor, in| oy in the Arrangements for conducting, or Expenses 
spheric Railway the county of Bucks, praying that they may be heard, attending, Crown Prosecutions in Jreland, subse- 
Bill by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer-| quent to the Treasury Minute of the 3d day of June 


tain parts of the Windsor, Slough and Staines At- 


1842 :—And, of the Minutes, Warrants, Letters or 


Lothian mospheric Railway Bill, was presented, and read. | Documents appointing or relating to the Appoint- 
_— Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | ment of Messieurs Seed, Julien and Elliot as Crown 
ber Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | Solicitors for the Home Circuit in Treland, or for 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


certain Counties belonging to that Circuit. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


f; f the Bill, against the said Petition. 7 dace 
SOE Sr ae ey a A Petition of Commissioners of the Warkworth Newcastle and 


Harbour, praying that the Mewcastle and Berwick Berwick Rail- 


iti f Sir God Webster, of Battel| .,“. , 
ites =f le fe Oe ee ee ee Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, “*) Bill 


Railway (Tun- Abbey, in the county of Sussex, Baronet, and of 


aw Dame Charlotte Webster, of Battel Abbey afore- and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Rye) Bill, said, Widow, praying that they may be heard, by 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Clonmel and 
of the borough of Clonmel, taking notice of the Thurles Ruil- 
application for leave to bring in the Clonmel and “*’ 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
a South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge Wells to Hastings 
a and Rye) Bill, was presented, and read. 


y 
sworth 


) Bill. 


e and 
ail. 


and 
Rail- 
erm- 


1) 


Postage (East 
India. ) 


Cape of Good 
Hope, &amp;c, 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Orders or Regulations respecting the 
Carriage of Letters and Newspapers within the seve- 
ral Presidencies of the East India Company, stating 
the several Rates of Postage for Letters and News- 
papers in the Inland Communication of the country, 
and the Charge for Letters and for Newspapers 
brought by Sea from England and other Places, and 
for transmission to the several Places in India :— 
And, a Return of the Aggregate Amount of Postage 
received by the East India Company, at each of their 
Presidencies, and the Expense incurred for the Ser- 
vice of the Post at each Presidency, stating whether 
the Letters and Despatches of the Public Depart- 
ments are sent free of charge in India. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Applications from the Colonists 
of the Cape of Good Hope, made to the Colonial 
Office, for a Representative Government, together 
with Copies of the Answers thereto ; also, of all 


Thurles Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Customs and 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Cor Importa-: 


upon the 9th day of this instant February, was pro- 
posed to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker 
do now leave the Chair (for the House to resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 
Vic. c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, to amend the Laws for 
the Importation of Corn); and which Amendment 
was, ‘l’o leave out from the word “ That” to the end 
of the Question, in order to add the words, “ this 
“ House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


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


Mercurii, 25° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till To-morrow. 


Applications of a similar import from other British 
Colonies, within the last ten years. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Rugby, Lea- 
of the Petition for the Rugby, Leamington and War- mington and 


. ilwe j i , ; * , Warwick Rail-: 
wick Railway Bill, which was this day made from way Bill. 


ey 
ll. 


Library. 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That a Standing Committee of sixteen 
Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the 
direction of the Library, and to whom shall be re- 
ferred all matters relating thereto :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Rus- 

Vou. 101. 





the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, in the Parish of Rugby, in the 
County of Warwick, to Leamington and Warwick, 
in the County of Warwick: And that Mr. Dugdale, 
Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Horsman do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


DD A Petition 





Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 





202 Q4°.—_ 5° 
A Petition of Messieurs Dyson and Co., of Par- 


Rdnenl’s Raile 2ament-street, in the city of Westminster, Agents for 


way ( Norwich 


Extension) ; 


Great Western 
and Uxbridge 


Railway ;; 


Great Western 
and Wycombe 


Railway ; 


London, New- 
bury and Bath 


Direct Rail- 
way; and, 
East Lanca- 


shire Railway 
Deviations and 


the Bills thereinafter mentioned, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners are agents 
for the following Bills; “The Jpswich and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension),” 
“ The Great Western and Uxbridge Railway,” “The 
Great Western and Wycombe Railway,” “ The Lon- 
don, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway,” “The East 
Lancashire Railway Deviations and Branches ;” 
that, by a Resolution of the House of the twelfth day 
of January, the time between the First and Second 
Readings of Railway Bills is limited to seven clear 


Branches Bills, Gays ; that the Petitioners gave notice of the Second 


Rugby, Lea- 
mington and 


Warwick Rail- 


way Bill, 


Election 
Notices (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banks (Scot- 
jJand and Ire- 


jand) Bill, 
No. 76. 


Election 
Notices (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


No. 77. 


Pablic Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Reading of the said Zpswich and Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill for the 
twenty-third instant, but not having received any 
breviate in time to lay the same on the Table of the 
House one clear day previously to the Second Read- 
ing, they have been obliged to give a fresh notice 
for Friday thetwenty-seventh day of February, being 
three days after the time limited by the said Reso- 
lution of the House ; that with respect to the other 
Bills the Petitioners inadvertently omitted to give 
notice of the Second Reading of such Bills for Fri- 
day the twenty-seventh instant, being the last day 
allowed by the said Resolution of the House, but 
they have given notice of such stage for the Monday 
following ; that the Petitioners beg leave to express 
their regret at the error which they have committed, 
and humbly trust that the interests of their clients 
may not be thereby compromised ; that such fault 
has been committed quite inadvertently by the Peti- 
tioners, and without any intention of treating with 
disrespect the Orders of the House, and they throw 
themselves on the indulgence of the House, and 
most humbly pray that the Second Readings of the 
before-mentioned Bills may take place on the days 
for which notice has been already given by the 
Petitioners, or that they may have such other relief 
in the premises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Newdegate presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way, in the Parish of Rugby, in the County of 
Warwick, to Leamington and Warwick, in the County 
of Warwick: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
define the Notice of Elections of Members to serve 
in Parliament for Cities, Towns or Boroughs in 
Ireland: And that Mr. Charles Buller and Mr. 


Roebuck do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to regulate Joint Stock Banks in Scotland and 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Charles Buller presented a Bill to define the 


Februariz. 








Notice of Elections of Members to serve in Parlia- 





A. 1846. 


Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Factories, 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Returm of 
the Number and Names of the Persons summoned 
for Offences against the Factory Acts, between the 
1st day of January 1845 and the 1st day of January 
1846; specifying the Date of the Conviction or 
Hearing; the Place of Hearing; by whom each Con- 
viction was made; the Offence in each case; and 
the manner in which the Penalties and Costs were 
appropriated :—Also, a Summary of the Total Num- 
ber of Informations and Convictions, and the 
Amount of Penalties and Costs. 


Copy of Correspondence or Extracts of Corre Isle of Man. 
spondence on the subject of a Reform of the House 
of Keys in the Jsle of Man (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper of Session 1845):—Copies or 
Extracts of Correspondence on the subject of the 
Nomination of Colonel James Campbell as a Member 
of the House of Keys, and his refusal to serve ; with 
Proceedings consequent thereon :—And, Copy of 
the Oath or Declaration taken by Members of the 
House of Keys on their Admission. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty dated the Turmpike Trasts 
17th day of July, in the last Session of Parlia- Scotland.) 
ment, for a Return of the Debts affecting the 
different Turnpike Trusts in Scotland on the Ist 
day of June 1845, and of the Names of those who 
have made themselves personally responsible for 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated Lunatic 
the 2d day of August in the last Session of Par- Asylums. 
liament, for a Return from the Person or Persons 
appointed under an Act of the forty-eighth year 
of King George the Third, c. 96, and an Act of 
the ninth year of King George the Fourth, c. 40, or 
either of them, to keep Accounts of Receipts and 
Payments under the Authority of the said Acts or 
either of them, and from the Clerk of the Peace anp 
the Treasurer of the County, and any other Officer 
who has the Custody and Payment of any Monies 
raised by a County Rate of the Counties of Bedford, 
Chester, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucester, Kent, Lancas- 
ter, Leicester, Middlesex, Norfolk, Nottingham, Staf- 
ford, Suffolk, Surrey, West Riding of York, Devon, 
Oxford, Shropshire, Somerset, and North and East 
Ridings of York, and of the County of the Town of 
Nottingham, of all Monies which have been paid out 
of the County Rate for the purchase and hire of Land, 
and for the building, erecting, altering, furnishing 
and completing the County Lunatic Asylum of each 
such County, and the Yards, Courts and Outlets 
thereto belonging, and also for Repairs and other 
Expenses of such County Lunatic Asylum, and on 
any other account whatever for or relating to the 
County Lunatic Asylum of each such County ; and 
also, an Account of all Monies borrowed by each 
County for Re-payment of any of the above-men- 
tioned or any other Expenses for or relating to the 
County Lunatic Asylum of each County, and of the 
Monies raised for the Re-payment of the Money 
borrowed, and the Interest thereof, and whether 
raised by Special Rate or General Rate, and how 
much, if any, of the Money borrowed now remains 
owing from each such County, together with the 


ment for Cities, Towns or Boroughs in Ireland : | Dates of all the above Payments ; the above Ac- 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered | Counts to distinguish what Monies have been paid 


to he read a second time upon Wednesday the 4th 
day of March next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- 
spect the Journals of the House of Lords, in relation 
to any proceedings on the Public Works (Ireland) 
Bill, and to make Report thereof to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Sir James Gra- 
ham, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Young, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Hawes, Mr. Pigot, Mr. Roebuck, Sir Robert Fer- 
guson, Mr. Grogan and Mr. Sharman Crawford :— 
And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 





by order of the Justices in General or Quarter Ses- 
sions, and what by order of the Visiting Justices of 
the County Lunatic Asylum, and what by any other 
Authority; and also, the Amount of all Monies 
which have been paid out of the County Rate since 


the erection of such Asylums for Pauper Lunatics 
chargeable to each such County, and the Dates 
thereof; and also, a Return of Towns, Places, Li- 
berties and Districts within each such County 
which does not contribute to the County Lunatic 
Asylum of such County. 





this 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Railway 
Orders,—Returns to an Order dated the 6th day of Deposits. 









Jurors ( West-- 
meath, ) 


sts 


Jurors ( West- 
meath. ) 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Schools 
(Ireland. ) 


Diocesan 
Schools 
(Ireland. ) 


Police 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 88. 


9 VicTORIz. 


this instant February, for a Return of all Monies paid 
to the Court of Chancery in England, the Court of 
Chancery in Jreland, and the Court of Exchequer 
in Scotland, under Standing Orders 33 and 39°, on 
Account of Railway Bills now before the House of 
Commons ; distinguishing the Companies by which 
such Monies have been paid, and stating the Sums 
paid by each Company, and the Date of each 
Payment :—(so far as relates to Scotland and Ire- 
land). 

Returns of the Grand Panel of the County of 
Westmeath, returned for the Spring and Summer 
Assizes 1845, and the Names of the Grand Jurors as 
sworn at these Assizes :—Of the Names, Residences 
and Additions of the Magistrates who memorialized 
the Government for the late Special Commission :— 
Of theGrand Panel as returned to the Commission : 
—Of the Grand Jurors who were sworn on the Grand 
Inquest, with their Residences and Additions :— 
Of the Panel returned for the Trial of the several 
Prisoners, with their Residences and Additions :— 
Of the Names, Residences and Additions of those 
who answered their Names when called at each 
Trial :—And, of the Names of those ordered to stand 
by, by the Crown, with their Resideuces and Ad- 
ditions, as given on the Panel. 

A Return of the Names of the several Jurors 
challenged by the several Prisoners in each case 
tried at the Westmeath Special Commission, with 
their Names and Residences as given on the Panel. 

Return toan Order dated the sth day of August in 
the last Session of Parliament, for Returns of the 
Number of Meetings of the Board of Commissioners 
of Education, with the Names of the Commissioners 
attending each, and of the Number, Duration and 
Cause of each Inspection of the Schools under 
the Board, which have taken place during the years 
1844 and 1845 :—And, of the Names of the Schools 
of Industry established by the Board of Education 
in Ireland, where situated, of the Number of 
Teachers and Pupils in each, of the Administration 
and Course of Education pursued therein, and of 
the Sums expended for their Establishment and 
Maintenance, specifying the Amount contributed 
by the Board, the Patrons and Subscribers (where 
any), and the Pupils, respectively. 


Return to an Order dated the 8th day of August, 
in the last Session of Parliament, for Returns show- 
ing the Administration and Course of Instruction 
in the Diocesan and Royal Schools in Jreland, from 
1836 to 1845, inclusive (in continuation and in the 
form of Appendix, No. 3, of the Select Committee 
on Education and Formation Schools (Jreland) of 
1836) :—And, of the Masters of the Diocesan and 
Royal Schools of Lreland, and of the Number of 
Pupils frequenting the same, in 1844 and 1845. 

Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of August 
in the last Session of Parliament, for Returns of 
the Sums contributed and expended for the Esta- 
blishment and Maintenance of the Diocesan Schools 
in Ireland, in each of the years from 1836 to 1845 
inclusive, distinguishing the Sums contributed by 
the Clergy of the Established Church, by the Grand 
Juries, and by the Pupils frequenting the Schools 
respectively. 

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


Ordered That the Return showing the Number of 
Policemen who are employed as Servants by the 
Inspector-General of Police in Jreland, the Deputy 
Inspectors-General, Receiver, Surgeon, Veterinary 
Surgeon, Provincial Inspectors and Officers of the 
Reserved Force of Police in Dublin; together with 
the Number of Policemen acting as Clerks, as Mes- 
sengers, or other employment not that of an ordinary 
Constable, in the Office of the Inspector-General, 
or other Officers above named, or to the Officers 
of the Reserved Force of Police in Dublin, dis- 

VoL. 101. 


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203 


tinguishing each Employment, and the Pay and 
Allowances of each, and the Total Expense ;_ to- 
gether with a Recapitulation, showing the Annual 
Expense of Officers’ Servants, Officers’ Clerks and 
Messengers ; and, Total Annual Expense of Ser- 
vants, Clerks and Messengers, which was presented 
upon the 24th day of June in the last Session of 
Parliament, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to [legitimate Ilegitimate 
Children (Jreland), which was presented yesterday, Children 


be printed. (Ireland.) 
= No. 79. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Oxford Oxford and 
and Cambridge Universities, which were presented Cambridge 
upon the 5th day of this instant February, and U™vertes. 
yesterday, be printed. Ho. 98. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Soap, soap. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 81. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Bricks, pricks. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 82. 


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








Mercuri, 25° die Februari ; 
Anno 9° Victories Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That all Committees have leave committees. 
to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That Lord Worsley be discharged from Petitions for 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on Private Bills. 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That Viscount Ebrington be added to 
the Committee. 


and committed. Wakefield 


mittee of Selection. 


way, at Thirsk, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, 0 


to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, at Clifton, 
in Westmorland, to be called The Yorkshire and 
Glasgow Union Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


way Bill. 


read a second time; and committed. oe 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ”* °"* 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for making a Rail- East Lothian 
way from the North British Railway, at East Lin- Central and 


Central and Tyne Valley Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 
Mr. Aglionby presented a Bill for making a Rail- Cockermouth 
Extension 


called The Cockermouth and Workington Extension 





DD2 Railway : 


The Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway Leeds, Dews- 


( Wakefield Extension) Bill was read a second time ; bury and Man- 
chester Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- hcamaiet Bill. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making Yorkshire and 
a Railway from the Great North of England Rail- eh Union 


The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Caledonian and 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- Pumbartonshire 
Junction Rail- 


The Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill was Edinburgh and 
Peebles Rail- 


ton, to Dalkeith, to be called The East Lothian Rollwoy Bill 


way from the Borough of Cockermouth to the Town 2"4 Workington 
of Keswick, all in the County of Cumberland, to be Railway Bill. 


SEES 


oz = c Poy sz eta = Saran: = ans 
wer Se Pecbea aa ae ee a A LE ety AREA 








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204 


Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


‘Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way (Extension 
to Caledonian 
Railway) and 
Lancaster and 


A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lan- 
caster and Carlisle Railway (Extension to Cale- 
r donian Railway), and Lancaster and Preston Junc- 

reston Junc- |. : . ‘ 

tion Railways tion Railways Amalgamation Bill, was presented, 
Amalgamation and read. 

Bill. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Great Northand 
South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth, in the 
County of Cardigan, to be called The Great North 
and South Wales Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

Kent Atmo- Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making se- 
— Railway veral new Lines of Railway in the County of Kent, 
ill. mage ; f ‘ 
thereby providing Railway Accommodation to the 
central Parts of such County, and affording a Direct 
Communication between London and Maidstone, to 
be called The Kent Atmospheric Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 


Swansea Vale The Swansea Vale Railway Bill was read a second 


Railway Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Irish Great _ A Petition of the President, Vice President and 
= Rail- Members of the Galway Mechanics’ Institute, 


taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Jrish Great Western Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Eastern A Petition of Trustees under an Act of Parliament 


se ich Passed in the first year of the reign of his late Ma- 
Railway to Jesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 


Chilham, near 


for more effectually repairing and otherwise improv- 
Canterbury, 


og ac ing the Road from the Post Road, near Faversham, 
pon sat by Bacon’s Water, through Ashford, to Hythe, and 
and Faversham from: Bacon’s Water to Castle-street, in the City of 
Creek) Bill. Canterbury, all in the County of Kent,” and of the 
other Trustees of the said first-mentioned Road, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Eastern Ratlway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, 
near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and 

Faversham Creek) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Kent 


A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of the 
Railway Bill. 


New Bridge of Rochester, in the county of Kent, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the North Kent 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsei or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Maic- 
stone to Strood 


A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of 
the New Bridge of Rochester, in the county of Kent, 


near Rochester) Praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 

will, agents, against certain pafts of the South Eastern 
Railway (Maidstone to Strood, near Rechester) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 





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A. 1846, 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway Bill was Glasgow Har- 
read a second time; and committed. bour Mineral 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the Kilmarnock and 
royal burgh of Ayr, praying that the Kilmarnock 3" Direct 
and Ayr Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law," Bil 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Glasgow, 
Council of the royal burgh of Ayr, praying that a 
2 eee s : : +7, Carlisle Rail- 
the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill way Bin, 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the Glasgow and 
royal burgh of Ayr, taking notice of the application Belfast Union 
for leave to bring in the Glasgow and Belfast Union 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Ayrshire and 
the royal burgh of Ayr, taking notice of the ap- a 
plication for leave to bring in the Ayrshire and Gal- 
loway Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Caledonian 
the royal burgh of Ayr, taking notice of the a i 
plication for leave to bring in the Caledonian Ex- “s 
tension Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Cripps presented a Bill to enable the White- Whitehavenand 
haven and Furness Junction Railway Company to jay em 
make a Railway in deviation from their Line of (Whitehaven 
Railway, and to construct an Extension thereof to Extension and 
a point of Junction with the Whitehaven Junction Deviation) Bill 
Railway: And the same was read the first time; — 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of Occupiers of lands and tenements, London, 

Parishioners, and others, in and near the parishes of el 
Great Badminton and Little Badminton, in the Direct Railway. 
county of Gloucester ;—Farmers, Parishioners, and 
others, in and near the parishes of Acton Turville, 
in the county of Gloucester, and Littleton Drew, in 
the county of Gloucester ;—Proprietors and Occu- 
piers of lands, and Residents in and near the pa- 
rishes of Dodington, Wapley and Codrington, Old 
Sodbury and Little Sodbury, in the county of Glou- 
cester ;— Chipping Sodbury, in the county of Glou- 
cester ;— Tormarion, in the county of Gloucester ;— 
Yate, in the county of Gloucester ;—and, Landowners 
and others, of Iron Acton and Acton Ilgar, in the 
county of Gloucester ; taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the London, Bristol and 
South Wales Direct Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Scottish 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a? 
the case of the Petition for the Srottish Grand Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Town of Oban to 
Crianlarich, 








Airdt 
Bath 
tion 


Bill. 


eos eS] 


amt -. eee 8 


nd 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


Carnwath and 
West Linton 
Railway Bill. 


Ballochney 


Railway (Shotts 


Branch) Bill. 


Menkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway 
(Chapel Hall 
Branch) Bill. 


Edinburgh 

and Glasgow 
Railway 
(Amendment 
and Branches) 
Bill. 


Bridgewater 
and Minehead 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Militia, 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
lion, 


Corn Laws, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


9 VicrorRIzZ. 


Crianlarich, in the County of Argyle, with a Branch 
to Lochlomond, to be called The Scottish Grand 
Junction Railway: And that the Lord Advocate, 
Lord James Stuart and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Airdrie and Bathgate Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Airdrie to Bathgate, 
with a Branch to Whitburn and Blackburn, to be 
called The Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway: 
And that Mr. Baillie and Mr. Baird do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Carnwath and West Linton Railway Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bollochney Railway (Shotts Branch) Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway (Chapel 
Hall Branch) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Edinburghand Glasgow Railway (Amendment 
and Branches) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Paisley ;--Glasgow (two Petitions) ; 
— Holbeck ; —Newton, in Mottram-in-Longdendale 
(four Petitions) ;—Mottram-in- Longdendale ;—- Bury 
(Lancaster) ;—and, Chorley (two Petitions); praying 
that the Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Renton (Chairman) ;— West Lin- 
ton ;— Kilmarnock ;— Tavistock ;—Saint Boswell’s ; 
—and, Coalsnaughton; praying the House not to 
sanction any measure for the enrolment of the Mili- 
tia,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Tenant Farmers and 
others, Inhabitants of the parishes of Dodington, 
Wapley and Codrington, in the county of Gloucester, 
praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measures relative to Customs and Corn Importation, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Farmers, Labourers 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Bradford, in 
the county of Devon, praying the House to continue 
to uphold and maintain a system of protection to 
Agriculture, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

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205 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Frost, Williams 
habitants of the borough of Rochdale, praying the 4 Jones 
House to address Her Majesty to take the case of 
Frost, Williams and Jones, now undergoing sentence 
of transportation, into Her consideration, and be 
graciously pleased to remit the remainder of their 
sentence, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- William 
habitants of the borough of Rockdale, praying the Shertt Ellis. 
House to recommend to Her Most gracious Majesty 
the Queen the immediate, full and free pardon of 
William Sherratt Ellis, now undergoing sentence of 
transportation, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Car- Ulverstone, 
lisle Railway Bill was read a second time; and Fumess and 
&gt; itted Lancaster and 
comm : F Carlisle Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Wakefield, 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of one st 
the Petition for the Wakefield, Pontefract and — cc — 
Goole Railway, and Port, &amp;c., of Goole Bill, the of Goole Bill. 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for empowering the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 
Railway Company to construct a Jetty and other 
Works, and to providea Station, Coal Staiths and 
other Conveniences at the Port of Goole,and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Port: And that Mr. 

Lascelles and Mr. Milnes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Manchester, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Huddersfield 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the ony 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Railway Bill. 
Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, at or near 
Penistone, to the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 
tion Railway, at or near Glandford Brigg: And 
that Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Stansfield do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Dundee Gas 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 
the Petition for the Dundee Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend an Act for incorporating the Dun- 
dee Gas Light Company : And that Viscount Duncan 
and Mr. Duncan do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Grand Trunk 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of ¢* Stafford and 
the Petition for the Grand Trunk or Stafford and — 
Peterborough Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notice for 
Mr. John Boultbee, an owner of property on the 
line, was not served on him at his residence till ten 
o'clock p.m. of December 31st 1845, but that it was 
proved to the satisfaction of the Committee, that 
the party who had charge of the notice to be de- 
livered on the said owner had been directed to 
Aberystwith, where the said owner formerly had 
a residence, and which place he reached at the hour 
of six P.M. on the evening of 31st December 1845, 
and that not finding the said owner, he proceeded 
with all despatch to Noyadd, near Cardigan, a dis- 
tance of twenty miles, which place he reached at 
the hour of ten o’clock on the said evening ; that he 
served the Notice on the said owner at that hour, 
who consented to receive the said Notice,and though 

DDS a dissentient 














Willingham 
Inclosure and 
Drainage 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Sittingbourne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Breviates of 
Private Bills. 


London, 
Hounslow and 
Western Rail- 
way Bill, 


Leicester and 
Tamworth 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


York and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, 


Richmond 


Railway (Kew 


Branch) Bill. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill. 


Roman Catholic 


Relief Bill. 








206 25° Februari. A. 1846. 


a dissentient to the proposed Railway, has not peti-! The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply, 


tioned against the same. | mittee of Supply; __ 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the! Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee} Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case! on Petitions for Private Biils, to whom a Petition Oxford Raitwas 
of the Petition for the Willingham Inclosure and | complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Bill. 
Drainage (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had {| Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London 
been complied with. — _.| and Oxford Railway Bill, was referred; That the 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill Standing Orders had been complied with. 
for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Willingham, in| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
the County of Cambridge, and for draining and em- | for making a Railway from London to Oxford, with 
banking certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in| several Branches therefrom: And that Mr. Du Pre 
the said Parish: And that Mr. Eliot Yorke and Mr.| and Mr. Fitzmaurice do prepare, and bring it in. 

Allix do prepare, and bring it in. 

Mr. Greene reported from the ‘Select Committee Sir Andrew Leith Hay presented a Bill for making _— North 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of] 2 Railway from Dyce to Fraserburgh, with a Branch Guan, 
the Petition for the Sittingbourne Improvement| '° Peterhead, to be called The Great North of Scod- tension Rai. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. land — ao on es ag aaa “yo. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | ¥8* "8G “Re Ste Gime; ane omered Oe rene 8 
for paving the Foot-ways in the Town of Sitting- second time. 

in the Parish of Sitting rne, in the Count . F 
overt ms . for lighting ; “ _gostens poe asd Sir Andrew Leith Hay presented a Bill to enable Edlobrgh and 
Removal and Prevention of Nuisances and Annoy- the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company to vartieden 
ances within the said Parish: And that Mr. Plump- make a Railway from their Line at Thornton to Dun- jine Branch) 
tre and Mr. Deedes do prepare, and bring it in. fe ae pooh eye = sg haves = the first time ; Bil. 

and ordered to be read a second time. 

Resolved, That Standing Order, No. 114, requir-| ; 
ing the Breviate of all Private Bills to be laid on the |_ Sir Andrew Leith Hay presented a Bill for mak- Alford Valles 
Table three clear days before the Second Reading of | Te * Ayond Valley —- to ri iford, to be called Railway Bilt. 
such Bills; and Standing Order, No. 119, requiring |The Alford Valley Railway: And the same was 
Breviates of Bills amended in Committee to “8 sub- read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
mitted to the Chairman of Ways and Means, and | time. 
laid on the Table the day wane to the considera- _ 
tion of the Report, be suspended with respect to all! A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Stockport 
Bills entitled to the privileges agreed to be granted | gesses of the borough of Stockport, in the several !™provement. 
in certain cases by the Resolutions of the House on | counties of Chester and Lancaster, for leave to 
the 7th day of July last. present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for the 

further Regulation and Improvement of the said 

The London, Hounslow and Western Railway Bill Borough, was presented, and read; and referred to 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and | the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| A Petition of the honourable Frederick Dudley Cambridge and 
mittee of Selection. Ryder, The Reverend Henry Wills, Whiston Bristow, —" Railway 
Samuel Allen, Joseph Lucas, Septimus Wright and ” 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect _ William Lucas, the younger, praying that they may 
of the Petition for the Leicester and Tamworth|be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
Junction Railway Bill, which was yesterday made | against certain parts of the Cambridge and Oxford 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, | Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

might be read ; and the same being read ; | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
for making a Railway from the Leicester and Swan- | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
nington Railway to the Trent Valley Railway, with | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
a Branch to or towards Atherstone, to connect the | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Towns of Leicester and Tamworth: And that Mr. 


Villiers and Captain Carnegie do prepare, and bring The Zondon and South Western Railway (Romsey London and 








it in. and Redbridge Branch) Bill was read a second time ; fouth Wester 
The York and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a|@24_ committed. ' (Romsey and 

second time; and committed. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Redbridge 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | Mitte of Selection. Beanch) Bill 


mittee of Selection. . 

The Hull and Selby Railway Purchase Bill was Hull and 
Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to alter, | read a second time ; and committed. Pokus oe 

amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- —— 

the Richmond Railway Act, 1845, and to enable the | mittee of Selection. 

Company thereby incorporated to make and main- | 

tain a Railway from Mortlake, in the County of| Petitions from Lingfield ;—and, East Grinstead ; South Eastern 

Surrey, to Kew, in the said County: And the same | praying that the South Eastern Railway (Godstone Raliwey Get 


. . ‘ M4 e bd bad } t Sta i t , 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a | Station to East Grinstead) Bill may pass into a jaw, Fast Grinstead) 








second time. —were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon Bill. 
the Table. 
The Friendly Societies Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed toaCom-| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copper. 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. | Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 


: ) | Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
The Order of the day being read, for the Second | 1846, distinguishing each sort of Copper, from what 
Reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; Country, and into what Ports imported :—Of the 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon | Quantities of Copper exported from the United 
Wednesday next. 


Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of — 
1846, 





Tin. 


Zinc 


Lew 


Co! 





Tin. 


Zinc. 


Lead, 


Committees, 


Northampton 
County 
(Southern Di- 
vision) Writ. 


Farnham 
Parish. 


25°_ 26° 


1846, distinguishing each sort, from what Port sent, 
and to what Country exported :-—Of the Quantities 
of Copper exported from the Port of London in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1846,distinguish- 
ing each sort, and to what Country exported :—Of 
the Quantities of Copper exported from the Port of 
Liverpool in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846, distinguishing each sort, and to what Country 
exported :—And, of all Copper Ore which has been 
imported into the United Kingdom in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1846, showing the 
Quantity upon which Duty has been paid, the 
Countries from which the same has been imported, 
and the Per-centage Quantity of Metallic Copper 
contained in each Parcel of Ore upon which the 
Duty has been paid, together with the Rate and 
Amount of Duty received thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Tin imported into the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 1846, 
distinguishing from what Countries imported : — 
And, of all Tin exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year ending the 5th day of January 1846, 
distinguishing to what Countries exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Zine and Zinc Ore imported and 
exported during the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1846, and the Duty paid thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


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an Account of the Import and Exports of Lead and 
Lead Ore forthe year ending the 5th day of January 
1846. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, notwithstanding any adjournment of the 
House. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 26° die Februari; 
Anno 9° Victorize Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Speaker called the attention of the House 
_ tothe Return to the Writ for the Election of 
a Member to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Southern Division of the County of Northampton, 
in the room of William Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, 
who had accepted the Office of Steward of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Chiltern Hundreds, by which it appeared 
that Richard Henry Richard Howard Vyse, Es- 
quire, was returned Member for the County of 
Northampton, instead of the Southern Division of 
the said County. 

And the House being informed that Richard 
Henry Stopford, Esquire, was in attendance, and 
had been present at the Election, he was called in, 
and stated, that he is an Elector for the Southern 
Division of the County of Northampton, and was 
present at the Town of Northampton when Richard 
Henry Richard Howard Vyse, Esquire, was returned 
the Member for the said Southern Division :—And 
then he withdrew. 


The Clerk of the Crown attended, and amended 
the said Return accordingly. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in, and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of any Instruc- 
tions issued by the Poor Law Commissioners for the 
purpose of uniting the parish of Farnham, in Surrey, 
now under Gilbert's Act, with certain other parishes 
under the Poor Law Act ;—And, of any Memorial 
to the Poor Law Commissioners from the Rate- 
payers of the parish of Farnham, remonstrating 
against such Union or any interference whatever. 


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


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Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Manchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- andSouthamp- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the te Railway. 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as a portion of a certain 
field within the limits of deviation, in the parish of 
South Cerney, in the county of Gloucester, adjoining 
No. 109, is not numbered in the Plan, nor is the 
same described in the Book of Reference; and that 
Charles Sutton, the owner and occupier thereof, has 
not received any application in respect of the same ; 
but it appeared that he was applied to in respect of 
the adjoining fields. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Pollard, the elder, of 
the parish of South Cerney, is the lessee of a cer- 
tain field No. 115 on the said Plan, situate within 
the limits of deviation marked on the said Plans, 
and has not received any application in writing in 
respect of the same. 

And inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, 
the tunnel occurring between the 44th and 45th 
mile on the said Plan is not marked on the Plan 
throughout its whole length by a dotted line, but 
that the correct length of the tunnel is given in 
figures on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of 
the following curves, not exceeding a mile length, is 
not noted in the said Plan in furlongs and chains, 
viz., the curve occurring at the 71st mile, and the 
curve occurring between the 77th and 78th miles. 

And inasmuch as certain property marked No. 1 
on the Plan, and being down land, in the parish of 
Collington Ducis, proposed to be taken for the 
purposes of the Railway, are stated in the Book of 
Reference to the said Plan to be the property of the 
Marquis of Aylesbury and his Trustees, and George 
Pike the occupier thereof, whereas it appeared that 
Joseph Hague Everett is the owner, and Richard 
Harrison is the occupier of a considerable portion 
of the said property numbered 1, and the names of 
the said Joseph Hague Everett and Richard Har- 
rison are omitted from the Books of Reference in 
respect of the said property, and no written appli- 
cation has been made to them in respect thereof ; 
but it appears that the Promoters received wrong 
information in this case as to its being the property 
of the Marquis of Aylesbury from one of the agents 
of the Marquis, and that they furnished the party 
whose property it is with a Plan, on which was 
stated the information they had received, and the 
error was not corrected. 

And inasmuch as adjoining to the property num- 
bered 1 on the Plan, within the limits of deviation, 
is a certain arable field separated from the open 
down land by a bank and ditch, of which Joseph 
Hague Everett is the owner, and Richard Harrison 
is the occupier ; but such arable field is not defined 
or described in the said Plan, nor does the Book of 
Reference thereto contain the names of the owner 
or reputed owner and occupier thereof, nor has any 
application been made to the said Joseph Hague 
Everett and Richard Harrison in respect thereof ; 
but it appeared that the Promoters received wrong 








information, as in the last case. 

And inasmuch as it appears by the Plan that the 
Railway is intended to be carried over two public 
highways, in the parish ef Zugershall, one being the 
principal road, aud the other a branch from it, by 
separate and distinct crossings, which roads are not 
separately numbered on the said Plan, but No. 25 
is appended thereto, at the junction of the said two 
roads, and the Book of Reference to the Plan con- 
tains a description of only one public highway num- 
bered 25 in the said parish, and no written applica- 
tion has been made to the Surveyors of the said 





roads in respect of the interference with both thereof, 


and the application to the said Surveyors does not 


DD4 specify 































Rugby and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


Leeds and 
Bradford 
Railway 
(Guiseley 
Branch. ) 


Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway 


Bill. 


Belfast and 
Holywood 
Atmospheric 
Railway. 


Monmouth- 


am Railways on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


208 


specify to which of the two roads so intended to be 
crossed by the Railway as aforesaid such application 
is intended to refer; but it appears that the Sur- 
veyors of both roads are the same, and that both 
roads are intended to be crossed by bridges of the 
same height and span. 

And inasmuch as a certain thatched cart-house, 
built of mud, lying a small distance within the limits 
of deviation, defined on the Plan, and situated in 
the field No. 44, is not described in the Book of 
Reference, nor has any application in respect thereof 
been made to Mr. Joseph Hague Everett the owner, 
or Richard Harrison the occupier, but that the 
said owner and occupier were applied to in respect 
of the field in which the said cart-house is situate. 

And inasmuch as a certain uninclosed public 
road in the parish of Fifield, is not marked on the 
Plan in the said parish, or referred to in the said 
Book of Reference, and no application was made to 
the Surveyors for the said parish in respect thereof, | 
but that the said road is numbered in the parish of 
Thruxton, through which it passes, beyond the limits 
of deviation, and is referred to in the Book of 


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Reference. | 

And inasmuch asa small walled garden separated | 
from the field 46 by an iron fence is not shown 
separately from the said field in the Plan, nor sepa- 
rately referred to in the Book of Reference, but the 
owner and occupier thereof appear to- be the same 
as those of the said field. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


{ 
Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the | 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | 


Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Bill, were referred ; 
that the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Rugby to Huntingdon : 
And that Mr. Astell and Mr. Octavius Duncombe 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds and Bradford 
Railway (Guiseley Branch) Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to the parties to 
withdraw their Petition. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill, | 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had been | 
complied with. | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for making a Railway from the Midland Railway, | 
near Derby, to the Grand Junction Railway, at | 
Crewe, with a Branch to Burton-upon-Trent : And | 
that Mr. Mundy, Mr. Colvile and Mr. Ricardo do | 


_on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case o 


prepare, and bring it in. 


A. 1846, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making certain Branch Railways to be connected 
with the Newport and Pontypool Railway, and for 
incorporating a new Company for carrying on the 
Monmouthshire Canal Navigation: And that Mr. 
Fitzmaurice and Mr. Pakington do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Eastern Coup. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (8 Railway 
the Petition for the Eastern Counties Railway tension} = 
(Epping Extension) Bili, the Standing Orders had ; 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to 
make a Railway from Epping toa point of Junction 
with the Colchester Line of the Eastern Counties 
Railway, at or near the I/ford Station thereon: And 
that Mr. Ward, Mr. Hudson and Mr. Bramston do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Derby Gas 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 
the Petition for the Derby Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for more effectually lighting with Gas the Town of 
| Derby and several Parishes and Places adjacent or 
/near thereto, in the County of Derby: And that 
Mr. Colvile and Mr. Mundy do prepare, and bring 


(it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Huddersfield 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Sheffield, 
the Petition for the Huddersfield and Sheffield and 214 Manche 
Manchester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill, Railways 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Amalgamation 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to _ 
incorporate the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction 
Railway Company with the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway Company: And that Mr. Stansfield and 
Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Eastern Union 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of porn A ‘ 
the Petition for the Eastern Union Railway (Ard- veal 
leigh to Colchester) Bill, the Standing Orders had Bill. 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Eastern Union Railway Company to 
complete the Eastern Union Railway from the 
Junction thereof with the Line of the Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway at &lt;drdleigh to Colchester: And that 
Major Beresford and Captain Gladstone do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Witham Na- 
f Vigation Bill. 
the Petition for the Witham Navigation Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the Witham Navigation, 
and to reduce the Tolls on the said Navigation : 
And that Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Astell and Mr. 


| John Charles Dundas do prepare, and bring it in. 
Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| 


the case of the Petition for the Belfast and Holy- 
wood Atmospheric Railway Bill, the Promoters of 
the application for the Bill had declared their inten- 
tion not to proceed therewith, and requested leave 
to withdraw the Petition for the same. 

Ordered, That leave be given to the parties to 
withdraw their Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Monmouthshire Railways Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Commercial 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 84 = 
the Petition for the Commercial Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Commercial Road 
and other Roads connected therewith, in the Coun- 
ties of Middlesex and Essex: And that Mr. Fre- 
derick Hodgson and Colonel Thomas Wood do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene ene from the Select Committee Bury Improve- 


f ment Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case o 





the 








id 
d, 
es- 
ds 


‘ion 


ion 


C= 


Congleton and 


Bill 


Bath Water- 
works Bill. 


Monmouth 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


Mountmellick 
Junction 
Railway. 


Lowestoft 
and Beccles 
Railway and 
Drainage. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Great South- 


ern andWest- 
ern Railway 
(Ireland) 
(Cork Exten- 
sion). 





9 Vicrori2. 


the Petition for the Bury Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for better lighting, paving, cleansing, watching, 
regulating and improving the Borough of Bury and 
the Environs thereof, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, and for improving the Sewerage and Drainage 
thereof, and for otherwise promoting the Health and 
Convenience of the Inhabitants: And that Mr. 
Walker and Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


Crewe Railway on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Congleton and Crewe Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Congleton to Crewe, 
with a Branch therefrom to Red Cross: And that 
Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. John Tollemache do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bath Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually supplying with Water the City 
of Bath, and several Parishes and Places adjacent 
thereto: And that Viscount Duncan and Mr. Roe- 
buck do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Monmouth and Hereford Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize certain Alterations of the Line of the Mon- 
mouth and Hereford Railway : And that Sir Robert 
Price and Mr. Pulsford do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Mountmellick Junction Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway 
and Drainage Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as in the Book of 
Reference deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
the name of one occupier was omitted ; but the party 
was served with Notice before the thirty-first of 
December last, and the error has been corrected in 
the Books of Reference deposited with the parish 
Clerks and in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. oe 

Ordered, That leave he given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Company to purchase a Portion of the Line of the 
Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway: And 
that Mr. James Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Great Southern and Western 
Railway (Jreland) (Cork Extension) Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Vou. 101. 





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209 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Liverpool and 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bury, and 

the Petition for the Liverpool and Bury, and Man- gg : 

chester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill, the Railways 

Standing Orders had been complied with. Amalgamat ion 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Bu 

incorporate the Liverpool and Bury Railway Com- 

pany with the Manchester and Leeds Railway 

Company: And that Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Milner 

Gibson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Ely and Bury 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- B#ilway Bill 
tions, complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Ely 
and Bury Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Ely to Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s: And that Lord George Bentinck, Viscount 
Jocelyn and Mr. Eliot Yorke do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Weston-super- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Mare Pier Bilh 
the Petition for the Weston-super-Mare Pier Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
constructing a Pier and forming necessary Ap- 
proaches thereto, in the Parish of Weston-super- 

Mare, in the County of Somerset: And that Mr. 
Dickinson and Mr. William Miles do prepare, and. 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee.London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of eed 
the Petition for the London and Birmingham Rail- a. yg 
way and Birmingham Canal Arrangements Bill, Canal Ar- 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. — 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Billfor  ~ 
carrying into effect certain Arrangements between 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company and. 
the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigations, and for granting certain Powers 
to the said respective Companies: And that Colonel 
Anson and Mr. Rohert Scott do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Cromford 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Canal Bill: 
the Petition for the Cromford Canal Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
authorizing the Sale of the Cromford Canal and 
other Property of the Cromford Canal Company : 

And that Mr. Gisborne and Mr. Colvile do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Birmingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Cemetery Bill. 
the Petition for the Birmingham Cemetery Bill, the 

Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
establishing a Cemetery at Birmingham, in the 

County of Warwick: And that Mr. Spooner and 

Mr. Muntz do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee south Eastern 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway (Ash- 
the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (Ashford hacen 
Stations Enlargement) Bill, the Standing Orders Bin. 

had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 

construct an additional Station at Ashford, in the 

County of Kent, and for other Purposes: And that 

Mr. Deedes, Mr. Plumptre and Sir Edmund Filmer 

do prepare, and bring it in. 





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210 


London au! Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for, Private Bills; That in the case of 
Crovdon Rail- the Petition for the London and Brighton and Lon- 
ways Consoli- don and Croydon Railways Consolidation Bill, the 
dation Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate and unite the Londonand brighton and 
the London and Croydon Railway Companies, and 
the Undertakings belonging to them: And that Mr. 
Kemble and Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Chichester, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

pe ral on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

Railway Bil, the Petition for the Chichester, Portsmouth and 

, Fareham Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
vesting the Portsmouth Extension of the Brighton 
and Chichester Railway in the London and South 
Western and London and Brighton Railway Com- 
panies: And that Captain Pechel, Lord Alfred 
Hervey and Lord Henry Lennox do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





Plymouth Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Great Western on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
7" the Petition for the Plymouth Great Western Docks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
constructing Docks at Millbay, Plymouth, to be 
called The Plymouth Great Western Docks: And 
that Viscount Ebrington and Sir George Grey do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The Ayrshire and Galloway Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ayrshire and 
Galloway 
Railway Bill. 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway Bill. 


_—— The Leeds and Bradford Railway (Junction Line 

Bradford Rail- at Bradford) Bill was read a second time; and 

way (Junction committed 

Line at Brad- : 

ford) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


_——— Captain Fitzmaurice presented a Bill for making 

Oxford Rail- a Railway from London to Oxford, with several 

way Bill. 3ranches therefrom: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Airdrie and Mr. Oswald presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
Bathgate — way from Airdrie to Bathgate, witha Branch to 
Junction Rail- Whitburn and Blackburn, to be called The Airdrie 
way Bill. ‘ el 
' and Bathgate Junction Railway : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Dundee Gas Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to alter and amend 

Bill. an Act for incorporating the Dundee Gas Light 
Company: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Wakefield, Mr. Redhead Yorke presented a Bill for empow- 

Pontefract and ering the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway 

Goole Railway Company to construct a Jetty and other Works, and 

of Goole Bill” to provide a Station, Coal Staiths and other Conve- 
niences at the Port of Goole, and for other Purposes 
relating to the said Port: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Willingham Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill for inclosing 


Inclosure and Lands in the Parish of Willingham, in the County 
of Cambridge, and for draining and embanking cer- 


Drainage 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


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A. 1846. 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Oldham District Railways Bill was read a Oldham 
second time; and committed. a 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- "* 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for making a Rail- Scottish Grand 
way from the Town of Oban to Crianlarich, in the a Rail- 
County of Argyle, with a Branch to Lochlomond, to “*Y _ 
be called The Scottish Grand Junction Railway : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Deedes presented a Bill for paving the Foot- sittingboune 
ways in the Town of Sittingbourne, in the Parish of Improvement 
Sittingbourne, in the County of Kent, and for light- ~~ 
ing the Streets, and for the Removal and Preven- 
tion of Nuisances and Annoyances within the said 
Parish: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the President and Fellows of Sion Sion College 
College, within the city of Zondon, for leave to pre- Pst#te. 
sent a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling 

them to raise Money by Mortgage of Part of their 

Estates for the purposes therein mentioned, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a Leicester and 
Railway from the Leicester and Swannington Rail- Tamworth, 

‘ : Junction Rail- 
way to the Trent Valley Railway, with a Branch way Bill. 
to or towards Atherstone, to connect the Towns of 
Leicester and Tamworth: And the same was read 


the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Somersetshire 

of the Petition for the Somersetshire Midland Rail- Midland Rail- 
: : be way Bill. 

way Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made from 

the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 

be'read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from Frome to the Bristol 

and Exeter Railway, at or near the Highbridge 

Station thereof, in the Parish of Burnham, in the 

County of Somerset, to be called The Somersetshire 

Midland Railway: And that Mr. Dickinson and 

Mr. William Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That all Select Committees on Railway Railway Bills. 
Groups or Bills be empowered to refer (if they shall 

so think fit) to the Chairman of Ways and Means, 

together with the Members ordered to prepare and 

bring in each such Bill, any unopposed Railway 

Bill submitted for their consideration; and that such 

Bills be severally dealt with by the said Chairman, 

and those Members respectively acting with him, as 

other unopposed Bills are to be dealt with. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Mold Junction 
Undertaking for recovering and preserving the Railway Bill. 
Navigation of the River Dee, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Mold Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, ‘Vhat the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Wardens of the parish of Saint London Soll 
Saviour, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, an d Sout nM est 
Inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Saviour, don Bridge 
comprising the Committee appointed on this behalf Extension) 
in public vestry assembled, the Trustees of the - 


Borough Market in the said parish, and the Com- 





tain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in the said Parish : 





mittee of the parish estates of the said parish :— 
and, 








ee bel FP 








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and, Commissioners for carrying into execution an 
Actof Parliament madeand passed in the fifty-second 
year of the reign of His late Majesty King George 
the Third, intituled, “ An Act for better paving, 
cleansing, lighting and watching the Streets, Lanes 
and other Public Passages and Places within the 
Manor of Southwark, otherwise called The Clink, or 
Bishop of Winchester’s Liberty, in the parish of 
Saint Saviour, Southwark, in the County of 
Surrey ;” praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and South Western Railway (Lon- 
don Bridge Extension) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 
(Hampton 
Court Branch) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Sir George Henry Frederick Berke- 
ley, K.c.B., a Major General in the Army now 
commanding the Belfast District in Ireland, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the London and 
South Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Parliamentary Trustees on the 
Bridges over the Clyde at Glasgow ;—and, Trustees 
under the Acts relating to the Navigation of the 
River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the West of Scotland 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


North Kent 


Petitions of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway 
Railway Bill. 


and Canal Company ;—Master and Four Wardens 
of the Fraternity of the Art or Mystery of Haber- 
dashers of London, Governors of the possessions, 
revenues and goods of the Almskouse and Free 
Grammar School of William Jones, in Monmouth, 
in the county of Monmouth ;—Her Majesty’s Jus- 
tices and Commissioners of Sewers for several 
limits in the eastern parts of the county of Kent ; 
—Commissioners for carrying into execution an 
Act of Parliament made and passed in the fifty- 
second year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for better 
paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the Streets, 
Lanes, and other Public Passages and Places within 
the Manor of Southwark, otherwise called ‘The Clink, 
or Bishop of Winchester’s Liberty, in the Parish of 
Saint Saviour, Southwark;” — Rector, Church- 
wardens and Overseers and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, in the Counties of 
Kent and Surrey ;—and, Wardens of the parish of 
Saint Saviour, Southwark, in the County of Surrey, 
and of Inhabitants of the said parish of Saint 
Saviour, being the Committee appointed in this 
behalf in public vestry assembled ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the North Kent 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 

VoL. 101. 


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211 


Petitions of Wardens of the parish of Saint North Kent 
Saviour, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, and ct (City 
of Inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Saviour, — 
being the Committee appointed in this behalf in 
public vestry assembled ;—and, Commissioners for 
carrying into execution an Act of Parliament made 
and passed in the fifty-second year of His late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for better paving, cleansing, lighting and watching 
the Streets, Lanes and other Public Passages and 
Places within the Manor of Southwark, otherwise 
called The Clink, or Bishop of Winchester’s Liberty, 
in the Parish of Saint Saviour, Southwark, in the 
County of Surrey;” praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the North Kent Railway 
(City Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tionersheard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and South Eastern 
Overseers and other Inhabitants of the parish of Railway (from 
Saint Paul, Deptford, in the Counties of Kent and iver — 
Surrey, praying that they may be heard, by them- Chart, near 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Ashford, with 

£ the South E - ta fr &gt; al Branches to 
of the South Kastern hailway (from the Greenwich punbridge and 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Riverhead) 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill, was presented, and ® ill. 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Masters and Four Wardens of the South Eastern 

Fraternity of the Art or Mystery of Haberdashers Railway (from 
£ = ANE Oe eT eee the Waterloo- 
of London, Governors of the possessions revenues yoaq. near 
and goods of the Almshouse and Free Grammar Hungerford 
School of William Jones, in Monmouth, in the Bridge, to the 
county of Monmouth ;—and, Trustees of the Surrey Railway) Bill 
and Sussex roads acting in execution of an Act of 
Parliament passed in the ninth year of the reign of 
His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, 
“ An Act for more effectually amending the Road 
leading from the Stones End, in Blackman-street, in 
the Borough of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, 
to Highgate, in the County of Sussex, and several 
other Roads therein mentioned, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto;” praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Eastern Railway (from 
the Waterloo-road near Hungerford Bridge, to 
the Greenwich Railway) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices and Com- gouth Eastern 
missioners of Sewers for several limits in the Railway (Can- 
eastern parts of the county of Kent, praying that Dover) Bill 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the South Eastern 
Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


EE2 A Petition 








212 96° Februariz. A. 1846. 


South Eastern A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and | same county; taking notice of the application for 
ae Overseers and other Inhabitants of the parish of leave to bring in the London, Bristol and South 
Railway to Saint Paul, Deptford, in the counties of Kent and | Wales Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Chilham, near Surrey, praying that they may be heard, by them- | Bill may not pass into law,—were presented, and 
ge es selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

to Sheerness Of the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway | _ 

andFaversham to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to| A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Hull and sey 
Creek) Bill. Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill, was presented, | S¢SSes of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, peg Pur- 

ona sand _praying that they may be heard, by themselves, ““** Bul. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | dl and Selby Railway Purchase Bill, was pre- 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their sented, and read. , = 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, ad Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. |the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
London and Petitions of Rector, Churchwardens and Over- their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


Croydon Rail- seers and other Inhabitants of the parish of Saint in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
way (Thames &gt; 


Sensdion Paul, Deptford, in the counties of Kent and Surrey; | 

Branch) Bill. —and, Master and Four Wardens of the Fraternity; A Petition of Trustees of the Harbour of Dundee Edinburgh 
of the Art or Mystery of Haberdashers of London, acting under the authority of various Acts of Par- 2nd Northen 
Governors of the possessions, revenues and goods of | liament, praying that they may be heard, by them- Pte a 
the Almshouse and Free Grammar School of Wil- | selves, their agents or counsel, against certain parts from the 
liam Jones, in Monmouth, in the county of Monmouth ; | of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branches Dundee and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | from the Dundee and Arbroath Railway and Tay alll 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | Ferry Improvement) Bill, was presented and read. Tay Ferry 
London and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction, Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Improvement) 
Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. ‘the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners ?™ 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or | in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | A Petition of Managers of the royal burgh of Edinburgh 
Petitions. | Dysart, praying that they may be heard, by them- and Norther 


: : : Railwa 
| selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts y 
Leeds, De sti Geor .F B Park. | : . Pettycur and 
es Man Petitions of George Lane Fox, of Bramham Park, | of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway ( Pettycur te Harbour 


cheater Rail. 12 the West Riding of the county of York, Esquire; and Perth Harbour Branches and Deviations) Bill, Branches and 
way (Wake- —and, Owners of property situate on the line of the | was presented, and read. Reviatienn) 
field Exten- proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned; praying| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to ie 
sion) Bill. that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, Dews- | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
bury and Manchester Railway ( Wakefield Extension) their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
Bill,—were presented, and read. _in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners) A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Long Aylesbury and 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | Crerdon, in the county of Buckingham, praying Thame Junc- 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | that the Aylesbury and Thame Junction h tion Railway 


“ ailway }: 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, an _ 


in —" ee _| presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
A Petition of Ann Tatham, of Colkirk, near on the Bill. 


Newcastle and 


Darlington = Fakenham, in the county of Norfolk, Widow, and the | 
Junction Rail- R 


way (Durham Reverend falph Tatham, of Saint John's College) A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of London and 
and Sunder- Cambridge, b.v., praying that they may be heard, | Lindsey, praying that he may be heard, by his York Railway 
land Railway, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Lon- ~~ 

pong al certain parts of the Newcastle and Darlington| don and York Railway Bill, was presented, and 

Purchase and Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Rail-| read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Branches) Bill. way and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches), 


Bill, was presented, and read. | A Petition of William Wainwright and Augustus London and 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to! William Gadesden, both of Christian-street, in the Blackwall 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | parish of Saint George-in-the-East, in the county rota ’ 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon of Middlesex, Sugar Refiners, praying that they may Mads — 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | be heard, by their counsel or agents, against cer- 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. | tain parts of the London and Blackwall Railway 


; | (Wideni ill sent : 
Wakefield, A Petition of William Clough, of Pontefract, in ee, So Tes an, Sr Se; ae 


| :; 
Pontefract and Y : ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Goole Railway the county of York, praying that he may be heard, | 


(Methley, by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain | A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Great Grimsby 
Askern and parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail- _of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that and Sheffield 


ake : nae &lt;a . ‘ : ‘tion Rail- 
ranches) Bill way (Methiey, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) | they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Junction Kal 


ri mber 
Bill, was presented, and read. | agents, against certain parts of the Great Grimsby Fe Bill 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) 
‘he Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his | upon the Table. 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in| = 
favour of the Bill; against the said Petition. | A Petition of Henry Thomas Hope, of The Deep- London and 
| dene, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that ne eng 
London, Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands,| he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, ya d 


: Pag oat ei c : A (Dorking , 
Bristol and = Parishioners and others of, in and near the parish | against certain parts of the London and Brighton Branch) Bill. 
South Wales ° : re : | , a ‘ 

Direct Rail. Of Zuckington, in the county of Wilts ;—and,! Railway (Dorking Branch) Bill, was presented, 
way. Owners and Occupiers of lands, Parishioners, and | and read. 
others of, in and near the parishes of ettéleton, in | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the county of Wilts, and West Kington, in the | the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 


heard, 








Nor 
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Che 
an¢ 


[ia -a- a- 





Northumber- 
Jand Docks. 


Iby 
ir. 


Cheltenham 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 

(East Riding 
Branches) Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 

and Railway, 
and Manches- 
ter and Leeds 
Railway Amal- 
gamation. 


Edinburgh 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Atmospheric 
Railway Bill. 





9 VicToRIzZ. 


heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Smith and William Smith, 
both of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Ship-builders, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Northumberland Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Porcher, of Cliffe, in the 
county of Dorset, Esquire, and George Reid, of 
Clarence-terrace, Regents Park, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cheltenham and Oxford 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Beverley, in the East Riding of 
the county of York, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the York and North Midland Railway (East Riding 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of David Price, Holder of one hun- 
dred shares in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury 
Canal Navigation and Railway, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House in respect to the 
application for the Manchester, Bolton and Bur 
Canal Navigation and Railway, and Manchester and 
Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Duncan, Esquire, residing 
in and at present one of the Magistrates of Edin- 
burgh, Robert Grieve, Esquire, of Noble Hall, Mer- 
chant, in Edinburgh, Robert Philip, Esquire, Mer- 
chant, and at present one of the Councillors of 
Leith, John Gray, Esquire, Manufacturer, residing 
ai Craijie-terrace, Edinburgh, David Thom, Esquire, 
Merchant, and at present one of the Councillors of 
Leith, James M‘ Laren, Esquire, Merchant, in Edin- 
burgh, and at present Master of the Merchant Com- 
pany, Edinburgh, and Thomas Johnston, Esquire, 
of Underwood, residing in Edinburgh, being Ordi- 
nary Directors of the Company called The Edin- 
burgh and Leith Water Company, lately formed for 

roviding an additional supply of water to the city 
of Edinburgh, burgh of Canongate, towns of Leith 
and Portobello, and places adjacent ;—and, Inha- 
bitants of Edinburgh and Leith, and suburbs thereof, 
and Payers of water-rates therein, and also of In- 
habitants of Portobello; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh Waterworks Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Middle District of 
Roads, in the county of Edinburgh, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh 
Vou. 101. 





26° Februari. 








913 


and Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. , 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Grant, Banker, in Elgin, Banffshire 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Railway. 
in respect to the application for the Banffshire 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and. 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish London and 
of Newport Pagnell, praying that the London and Railwae (Ne a 
Birmingham Railway (Newport Pagnell Branch) port Pagnell 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; Branch) Bill. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ellesmere ; — Whitchurch ;—and, Shropshire 
Nantwich; praying that the Shropshire Union Rail- U2ion Rail- 

.) \ . ways and Ca- 
ways and Canal (ewtown to Crewe, with Branches) nai (Newtown 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and to Crewe, with 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Branches) Bill. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ; — Audlem ; — Shropshire 
Nantwich ;—and, Market Drayton; praying that pment 
the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester Canal (Chester 
and Wolverhampton Line) Bill may pass into a law, and Wolver- 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie —- Line) 
upon the Table. . 


Petitions from Limerick;— Roscrea and the 
North Riding of the county of Tipperary ;—and, 
Nenagh ; taking notice of the application for leave 


Great Munster 
Railway. 


Y| to bring in the Great Munster Railway Bill; and 


praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Earlsferry ;— and, Pittenweem ; East of Fife 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring Bway. 
in the East Fife Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Edinburgh and 
Council of the burgh of Helensburgh, complaining —— and 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect spire panel 
to the application for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. 
and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Law, of Fludyer-street, West- Glasgow and 
minster, complaining that the Standing Orders of the ng a —_ 
House, in respect to the application for the Glas- "°" “*™™"Y- 
gow and Dundee Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself or his agent, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James Gregson, of Turton, in the Lancashire 
county of Lancaster, Farmer, praying that he may Waterworks. 
be permitted to withdraw his Petition, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Lancashire Waterworks 
Bill, had not been complied with, and the several 
allegations contained therein, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


EE3 A Petition 








District 
Asylums (Me- 
tropolis. ) 


Joint Stock 
Companies 
Act. 


Factories. 


Frost, 
Williams, 
and Jones, 


Prisons 


(Scotland.) 


Property Tax. 


Customs and 
Corn lnporta- 
tion. 


Factories Bill. 


214 


A Petition of Governors and Directors of the 
poor of the parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint 
John, Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, stat- 
ing, that since the order of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, establishing District Asylums in the Me- 
tropolis, came into operation, great numbers of per- 
sons who have recourse to begging, in the love of 
idleness and vice, resort to the workhouse after 
spending and consuming the receipts of mendicancy, 
and take up their lodging there for the night ; that 
the said order of the Commissioners has had the 
effect of encouraging mendicant habits in the idle 
and slothful ; and the Petitioners are confident that 
such mendicant habits will be encouraged by the 
institution of night asylums; and praying the House 
to take the matter into consideration, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 


District Asylums (Metropolis). 


A Petition of Archibald White, of Great Missenden, 
in the county of Bucks, Gentleman, praying the | 
House to make such an addition to the Standing 
Orders as will cause proof to be required by and 
furnished to the Committee of the House charged 
with the duty of ascertaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House have been complied with by par- 
ties petitioning for Private Bills, that such parties 
have strictly complied with the provisions of the | 
fourth section of the Act 7 and 8 Vic., for the Re-| 
gistration, Incorporation and Regulation of Joint 

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





A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Dundee, complaining of the treatment 
of six factory girls in the employ of Messrs. Baxter 
and Brothers, Manufacturers, in Dundee ; and pray- 
ing for inquiry, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brighton;—and, Thomas Balweil, 
and others ; praying the House to present an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, for the liberation of John 
Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William Jones, | 
now undergoing sentence of transportation,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the 
ne burgh of Pittenweem, praying the House to 
take into consideration the Report of the Select 
Committee of the House appointed in the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament, to inquire into the system of'| 
taxation for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the regu- | 
lation of assessments in counties and burghs is con- 
cerned, with the view to giving effect to the recom- 
mendations contained in the said Report, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Martha Eliza Rhoda Shuttleworth, 


96° Februariz. 











complaining of delay in return of tax where incomes 
are under one hundred and fifty pounds a year, | 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, praying 
that there may be an early and wise settlement of 
the question of Customs and Corn Importation, to 
relieve the commercial community from excitement 
and embarrassment, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Bolton :— Bolton (three Pe- 





titions) ;— Sharples ;— Rochdale (three Petitions) ; 
—Johnston ;— Thornliebank ;— Milngavie ; — Pol-| 
lokshaws ;—and, Macclesfield (Chairman) ; praying | 
that the Facteries Bill may pass into a law,—-were | 


A. 1846. 


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


Petitions from Carron Ironworks ; — Alloa ;— 
Pershore ;—Kilrenny ;— Bath ;—and, Wymondham ; 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 
the enrolment of the Militia,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Militia. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens, Searchers, 
Assistants and Commonalty of the Corporation of 
Cutlers of Sheffield, in the county of York, praying 
that the duty on the importation of foreign Copper 
Ore may be immediately repealed, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Copper Ore, 


A Petition of Shipowners resident in the borough Timber. 
of Tynemouth, praying the House to pass measures 
for carrying out the proposed alterations in the tariff 
generally, and more particularly the reduction of the 


‘duties on Timber, was presented, and read ; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Torrington ;— East JIsley ; Corn Laws. 
— Herne; —Torwyn ;—Oaken’s Gate and Pain’s- 
lane ;— Bowden ;—Stalybridge (two Petitions) ;— 
Welchpool ;— Glenlivat ;—Deptford ;— Andover ;— 
Ferry Port-on-Craig ; — Newburgh ; — Ceres ; — 
Dunshalt ;—and, Mark Inch; praying for the re- 
peal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from North Elmham; — Ashley ; — 
County of Banff(Preses) ;—Chester ;—and, George 
Robert Wythen Baxter, Esquire ; praying the House 
not to sanction any diminution in the Protection 
granted to British Agriculture,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Yarm;— Southern part of the Customs and 
County of Bucks ;—and, Kirkby Lonsdale; praying Cor lmporta- 
the House not to sanction the proposed measures 
relative to Customs and Corn Importation,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- Railway Bills 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had Classification 
further considered the matters referred to them, sesso 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

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


Sir Robert Peei preseuted, by Her Majesty’s Coionial ships. 
Command,—Copy of a Letter from the Honorary yo, 93, 
Secretary of the North American Colonial Association 
to the President of the Board of Trade, in reference 
to a Letter, dated 28th May 1844, to the President of 
that Board, from G. F. Young, Esquire, Chairman 
to the General Shipowners’ Society, on the subject 
of the Admission of Colonial-built Ships to the 
Privilege of British Registry, and of the Reply 
thereto. 

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


Ordered, That the Copy of Letter from G. F. Colonial Ships. 
Young, Esquire, Chairman of the Committee of the Ne. 83. 
General Shipowners’ Society, on the subject of the 
Admission of Colonial-builtShips to the Privilege of 
British Registry, printed in Appendix to the Eighth 
Report from the Select Committee on British Ship- 
ping, in Session 1844, be re-printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Sir George Rose : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act ig 
to repeal so much of an Act passed in the fourth Nat. Bill. 
year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, ‘* An Act for naturalizing Henry 

Robert 











Ore, 








Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Ferguson’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Fishing 
Vessels. 


Passengers, 
&amp;c. (Steam 
Vessels.) 


Crown Prose- 
cutions, &amp;ec. 
(Ireland.) 


Poor Law 


(ireland. ) 


9 VicToRIz. 


Robert Ferguson” as enacts that the said Henry 
Robert Ferguson should not thereby be enabled to be 
of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House 
of Parliament, or to take any Office or place of trust, 
either Civil or Military, or to have any grant of lands, 
tenements or hereditaments from the Crown to 
himself, or any other person or persons in trust. for 
him; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will give leave 
to Sir Robert Ferguson, Colonel Conolly, George 
A. Hamilton, Esquire, Sir Denham Norreys, The 
O’ Conor Don, and Fitzstephen French, Esquire, 
Members of this House, to attend their Lordships 
to be sworn, in order to their being examined as 
Witnesses before the Select Committee appointed 
by their Lordships to inquire into the operation of 
the 1 and 2 Vic. c. 56, and the other Laws relating 
to the Relief of the destitute Poor in Zreland, and 
also to inquire into the operation of the Medical 
Charities in Jreland, which are supported wholly or 
partially by grants from the County Cess:—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
the last part of the said Message by Messengers of 
their own. : 

And the Messengers were again called ; and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 
they again withdrew. 


Ferguson’s Naturalization Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir George Clerk presented,—Return to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 8th day of August 
in the last Session of Parliament, fora Return of all 
British and French Fishing Vessels seized or de- 
tained under the provisions of the Act for carrying 
into effect a Convention with France concerning the 
Fisheries, with the Dates of such Seizure or Detention 
and the Amount of the Penalty incurred or paid, with 
the Time of Detention in each case :—Likewise a Re- 
turn of all British Fishing Vessels that have been 
taken into Portsof Francein which Her Majesty may 
have Consuls or Agents, since 1839, for breach of 
the Oyster Fishery Regulations, with the Amount 
of the Penalty incurred or paid, and the Time of 
Detention in each case. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House» 
a Return, for the last three years, of the Number of 
Passengers, Horsesand Carriages which have arrived 
in Steam Vessels from Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe and 
Havre, at the several Ports of London, Dover, 
Folkestone, Brighton, Shoreham and Southampton. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Crown Prosecutions in which Bills 
have been sent up to the Grand Jury for each County 
in Ireland, at each Lent and Summer Assizes in 
the years 1843, 1844, 1845 and 1846 respectively, 
giving the Names of the Parties accused, the Nature 
of the Crime with which they were charged, and the 
Proceedings in each case, 2. e. whether the Bill of 
Indictment was found a true Bill or ignored, whether 
the Party accused was tried, aud at what time, and 
the Result of the Trial, whether in Conviction or 
Acquittal or the disagreement of the Jury :—Of all 
Memorials or Applications for the Aid of the Civil 
or Military Power in each County in Ireland for 
the same Period, specifying the Dates thereof respec- 
tively, and the Names of the Memorialists in each 
case :—And, of the Number of Stipéndiary Magis- 
trates and Constabulary appointed to any District in 
Ireland, within the said Period, in consequence of 
such Applications or Memorials. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Guardians of the 
~~ of the Midleton Union, in the County of Cork, 
OL. 101. 


26°—27° Februariz. 


915 


relating to the Poor Law (Ireland), which was 
presented upon Monday last, be printed, 


adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
the 9th day of this instant February, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do now 
leave the Chair, (for the House to resolve itself into 
a Committee to consider the Act 8 &amp; 9 Vic., c. 90, 
for granting Duties of Customs, and also the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Vic.,c. 14,to amend the Laws for the Im- 
portation of Corn); and which Amendment was, To 
leave out from the word “That” to the end of the 
Question, in order to add the words “ this House 
“ will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into 
“ the said Committee,” instead thereof, be now read : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Customs and 


posed, That the Order of the day for resuming the : 


orn Importa~ 
on. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Bridport Writ. 


to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament, for the Borough of Bridport, inthe room 
of Alexander Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, Es- 
quire, who, since his Election for the said Borough, 
hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her 
Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- 
— and Bonenham, in the County of Bucking- 
Lam. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
the 9th day of this instant February, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That Mr. Speaker do 
now leave the Chair, (for the House to resolve itself 
into a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., 
c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the Laws for the 
Importation of Corn); and which Amendment was, 
To leave out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “this House 
“ will, upon this day six months, resolve itself into 
“ the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion :—The House resumed the said adjourned De- 
bate. 

And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 27° die Februarii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ap- 
tor ag to inspect the Journals of the House of 

ords, with relation to any Proceedings upon the 
Public Works (/reland) Bill, and to make Report 
thereof to the House; That they had inspected the 
said Journals accordingly, and had taken a Copy 
of the Proceedings of the Lords thereupon; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 


“ Die Jovis, 26° Februari, 1846.” 

“ The Order of the day being read for the Third 
Reading of the Bill, intituled, ‘An Act for the further 
Amendment of the Acts for the Extension of Public 
Works in Ireland ;’” 

“ Ordered, That the said Bill be read a third 
time on this day six months.” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


upon the 23d day of January last, That leave be ( 
given to bring in a Bill for the further Amendment 
of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of 
Public Works in Ireland, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Resolution 





EE4+ which, 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill, 


The House was moved, That the Order made Public Works 


Ireland) 


(No. 2.) Bill. 








East India. 
No. 85. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No. 86. 


Bilston Gas 
Light and 
Coke Bill. 


Somersctshire 
Midland 
Railway. 





216 26°—27° 


which, upon the 27th day of January last, was re- 
ported from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider of authorizing a Grant out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for Public Works in Ireland ; 
and which Resolution was then agreed to, might be 
read; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

* Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland be authorized to direct Ad- 
vances to be made out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the said United Kingdom, to an amount not ex- 
ceeding Fifty thousand pounds, to be applied for 
Public Works in Jreland.” 

The House was also moved, That the Order 
made upon the same day, That it be an Instruction 
to the Committee on the Public Works (/reland) 
Bill, That they have power to make provision therein 
pursuant to the said Resolution, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the further amendment of the Acts for the Ex- 
tension and Promotion of Public Works in Jreland: 
And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Young do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Viscount Jocelyn presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Papers respecting the late Hostilities 
on the North-Western Frontier of India. 

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


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for the further 
amendment of the Acts for the Extension and Pro- 
motion of Public Works in J/reland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: —The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for this day. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Staffordshire 
Gas Light Company, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bilston Gas Light and Coke 
Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to iie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Dalton Haskoll Serrell, Solicitor 
to a Bill for making a Railway, to be called The 
Somersetshire Midland Railway, was presented, and 
read; setting forth, That a Petition was presented 
to the House, which Petition was referred to the 
Sub-Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, who, 
owing to a clerical error in preparing the Plans, re- 
ported that the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, and the said Petition was consequently 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
who reported on the twenty-fourth of February 
instant, that in this case the Standing Orders ought 
to be dispensed with, and the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill; that the Petitioner was 
instructed by his Parliamentary Agents that it was 
against the practice of the House to annex the name 
of any Member thereof toa Private Bill, without 
first having obtained his consent thereto; that the 
Petitioner accordingly obtained the consent of Mr. 
Dichinson, and endeavoured to meet with Mr. Wil- 
liam Miles, one of the representatives of the eastern 
division of Somerset, to which county the said Bill 
relates, in order to obtain his consent to his name 
being placed upon the said Bill as taking charge 
thereof, but was unable to meet with him; that the 
Petitioner then made written application to the said 
Mr. William Miles on the twenty-fifth instant, but 
was unable to obtain his answer of assent until the 
morning of this day, Thursday; that Motion was 
then made in the House, and leave givento bring in 
the said Bill, but such Bill could not be presented 


A. 1846. 


within the time prescribed by a Sessional Order of 
the House made on the twelfth day of February 
instant (Resolution No.6, Votes, p. 253); and pray- 
ing the House that, so far as the Somersetshire Mid- 
land Railway Bill is concerned, the said Sessional 
Order may be dispensed with, and that the said 
Bill may be allowed to be presented forthwith. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Februari. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Factories, Factories, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 87, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the IJs/e of Isle of Man, 
Man, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be No, 88, 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns of the Grand Panel Jurors 
for the County of Westmeath, returned for the As- Westmeath.) 
sizes of 1845, which were presented upon Tuesday No. 89. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return of the Names of Jurors Jurors 
challenged at the Westmeath Special Commission, (Westmeath. 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 89, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Lunatic Lunatic 
Asylums, which were presented upon Tuesday last, Asylums. 
be printed. No. 90, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Education Education 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Tuesday last, ane) 
be printed. No. 91. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Schools Schools 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Tuesday last, Ireland.) 
be printed. No. 91, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Diocesan Diocesan 
Schools (Ireland), which was presented upon Tues- poe soe 
day last, be printed. ( — a 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before One of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 


day. 











Veneris, 27° die Februarii ; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Lawrence Ruck, of Pennal, North Kent 
in the County of Merioneth, Esquire, praying Bway Bill 

that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 

agent, against certain parts of the North Kent Rail- 

way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Edward Lombe, of Great Melton, Norfolk Rail- 
in the county of Norfolk, Esquire, praying that he way Exten- 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, F's - 
against certain parts of the Norfolk Railway Ex- om Blakeney 
tensions (Dereham, Wells and Blakeney Branch) Branch) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counse! heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The York New Waterworks Bill was read a second York New 


. . lg s 
time; and committed. — 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ~ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Tenby, Saundersfoot and South Wales Rail- Tenby, Saun- 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. —— 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition 






















) 





9 VicTorRiz. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thame, in the county 
of Oxford, praying that the Aylesbury and Thame 
Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was 


Aylesbury and 
Thame Junc- 
tion Railway 


ill. d 

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

Monklandand Mr. Oswald presented a Bill to empower the 


Kirkintilloch 


Pilway Bill Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Company to 


purchase a Portion of the Line of the Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Glasgow Petitions of James Finlay and Company, carry- 

Waterworks jng on business as Cotton Spinners, at Deanston, in 

Bill. the county of Perth, and as Merchants in Glasgow, 
and of Individual Partners of the said Company ;— 
General Commissioners of Police for the city of 
Glasgow, acting under the Act 6 and 7 Vic., c. 99, 
and being also Water Rate-payers in said city ;— 
Right honourable Francis Earl of Moray, «.t. ;— 
John Urquhart, Esquire, of Fairhill, in the county of 
Lanark ;—and, Miss Grizell Kinnynmond Edmon- 
stoune, of Newton; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Maldon, The Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Bill 
Witham and was read a second time ; and committed. 

Railway: Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

Shropshire Petitions from Welshpool ;—and, Newtown; pray- 
Union &lt; ing that the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 
Canal (New- (Newtown to Crewe, with Branches) Bill may pass 
town to into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
Crewe, with i : ’ 

Branches) Bill. to lie upon the Table 

Shropshire A Petition of Ironmasters and Manufacturers in 
Union Rail- the district of South Staffordshire, praying that the 
Canal (Chester Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and 
and Wolver- Wolverhampton Line) Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


Shropshire A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

Union Rail- posed, That the Shropshire Union Railways and 

Cea (Cheater Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill be 

and Wolver- now read a second time ; 

hampton Line) The Amendments following were proposed to be 

= made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: —The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed. 

. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Shropshire The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Vew- 
eo town to Crewe, with Branches) Bill was read a 
Canal (New- second time; and committed. 


townto Crewe, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
aan) mittee of Selection. 


Ellesmere The Ellesmere and Chester Canal Bill was read a 
ob pl second time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
VoL. 101, 


97° Februari. 





217 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to incorporate the Huddersfield 
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Com- 2"4 Sheffield 
. “3 and Manches- 
pany with the Manchester and Leeds Raiiway Com- ter and Leeds 
pany: And the same was read the first time; and Railways 


ordered to be read a second time. a 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to incorporate the Liverpool and 
Liverpool and Bury Railway Company with the Bury and 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company : And the Manchester 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be Railways 
read a second time. Amalgamation 

Bill. 

A Petition of William Clarke, of Robert-terrace, Portbury Pier 
Kings-road, Chelsea, Gentleman, praying that his nd Railway. 
Petition complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Portbury Pier and Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with, may be withdrawn, or that the same 
may not be proceeded with upon any allegations 
affecting the interests of the Petitioner, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Dundee and Perth Railway Bill was read a Dundce and 
second time ; and committed. — Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ’ 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of William Berry, Esquire, of Tayfield, Edinburgh 
in the parish of Forgan and county of Fife ;—and, Railway (New 
Trustees of the Turnpike-roads, in the district of port a Saint’ 
Cupar and county of Fife; praying that they may Andrew’s — 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Bre!) Bill. 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Newport and Saint Andrew’s Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Viscount Duncan presented a Bill for more ef- Bath Water- 
fectually supplying with Water the City of Bath, works Bill 
and several Parishes and Places adjacent thereto: 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Rochester 
of the city of Rochester, in the county of Kené, Bridge Bill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Rochester Bridge Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- Great Grimsby 
way Extension (No. 1.) Bill was read a second time ; yaad gael 

i ion Rail- 

and committed. way Extension: 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 1.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- Great Grimsby 
way Extension (No. 3.) Bill was read a second time ; 2"4 Sheffield 
and committed. or ees 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 3.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Sheffield, 
Railway (Barnsley Branch) Bill was read a second Ashton-under- 
time ; and committed. cries 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway 


i ion. (Barnsley 
mittee of Selection Sranch) Bill. 


The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Sheffield, 
Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough and Glossop Ashton-under- 


1 . . Ly a d 
Branches and Sheffield Station) Bill was read A ada l 


second time ; and committed. : Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Dukinfield, 


5 . Worsborough 
mittee of Selection. and Glossop 


Branches ané 

Sheffield 

Station) Bill. 
FF Mr. ) 














Cromford 
Canal Bill. 





Birmingham 
Cemetery Bill. 




















Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 
































Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway. 
























































London and 
Birmingham 
Railway and 
Birmingham 
Canal Ar- 
rangements 
“* 

sill. 





















































Bristol Water- 
works Bill. 























London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill. 





























London and 
Blackwall 
Railway 
(Widening) 
Bill. 
































Fleetwood, 
Preston and 
West Riding 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 



































Ulverstone, 
Furness and 
Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


















































Windsor, 
Slough and 
Staines Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


























Waveney 

Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 


way Bill, 









































218 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill for authorizing the 
Sale of the Cromford Canal, and other Property of 
the Cromford Canal Company: And the same was | 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second | 
time. 


| 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for establishing a 
Cemetery at Birmingham, in the County of War-| 
wick: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction 
Railway and Pier Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








A Petition of John Yeats, Proprietor of lands and 
houses along the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Rail- | 
way, complaining that the Standing Orders of the | 
House, in respect to the application for the Aberdeen, | 
Banff and Elgin Railway Bill, had not been com- | 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by | 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, | 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Francis Scott presented a Bill for carrying | 
into effect certain Arrangements between the London 
and Birmingham Railway Company and the Com-. 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Na-| 
vigations, and for granting certain Powers to the’ 
said respective Companies : And the same was read | 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second | 
time. 

The Bristol Waterworks Bill was read a second | 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 

The London and South Essex Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





The Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junc- | 


tion Railway Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered. That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Daye Barker and John Barker, 
both of Low Wood, in the parish of Carimel, in the 
county of Lancaster, Powder Manufacturers, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Ulverstone, Fur- 


27° Februariz. 





A. 13846. 


bitants of the borough of Great Yarmouth, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Frances Sarah Barlee, of Duke’s- 
bridge House, Bungay, in the county of Suffolk, 


| (Wife of Charles Willtam Barlee), praying that the 


said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was also presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Captain Fitzmaurice presented a Bill for making Monmouth- 


certain Branch Railways to be connected with the I Railways 


Newport and Pontypool Railway, and for incorpo- 
rating a new Company for carrying on the Mon- 
mouthshire Canal Navigation: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail- Wilsontown, 
way (Caledonian Railway Junction) Bill was read a oe 
second time; and committed. — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Caledonian 
mittee of Selection. tion) BAL. 

The Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail- Wilsontown, 
way (Bathgate Branch) Bill was read a second time ; sy 
and committed. Railway 

Ordered, 'That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Bathgate 
mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill 


The Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill was read a Clyde Dock 
second time; and committed. = Harbour 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bl 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Hugh Laird, Writer, in Kinross, as Kinross June- 
Clerk to the Trustees of the First or Kinross District tion Railway 
of Kinross-shire Statute Labour Roads, under au- ” 
thority of Act of Parliament 7 Geo. 4, c. 69, inti- 
tuled, “An Act for regulating and converting the 
Statute Labour in the County of Kinross, and for 
more effectually making and repairing the Highways 
within the said County ;’—James McFarlane, re- 
siding in Kinress, in the parish and county of Kin- 
ross ;—Josephk Murray, Esquire, of Aytoun, in the 


| county of Perth ;—Henry West Walker, Writer, in 


The London and Blackwall Railway (Widening) 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


duchtermuchty, as Clerk to the Trustees for the 
|Mmanagement of the Turnpike-road to Cupar, by 
| Auchtermuchty, wnder authority of the Act 1st and 
| 2d Will. 4, passed on 6th September, 1831, intituled, 
| An Act for more effectually making and repairing 
certain Roads in the Counties of Fife, Kinross, Perth 
and Clackmannan” ; — James Simpson, Esquire, 
of Mawcarse, in the parish of Orwell and county of 
| Kinross, residing at Blairfield, in the said parish and 
| county ;—and, James Greig, Esquire, of Lethangie, 
| in the parish and county of Kinross, and residing at 
| No. 12, Regent-terrace, Edinburgh; complaining 
' that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Kinross Junction Railway 
| (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
‘ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


ness and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, was | agents and witnesses, against the same,—were_pre- 


presented, and read. 


'sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if | 
they think fit ; and counsei heard, in favour of the | 


Bill, against the said Petition. |agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 


Petitions from Hampton; — Datchet ; — and, | 
Clewer; praying that the Windsor, Slough and | 
Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill may pass into a | 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to_ 
lie upon the Table. 


The Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Rail- 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and Inha- 





A Petition of William Allan, of Hillside, praying Edinburgh 

that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 24 Leith 

od Atmospheric 
3 ; : : Railway Bill. 
Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-roads in Edinburgh 
the district of Cupar and county of Fife, praying — 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- heroea, 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh Woodmill and 


Railway June. 


New 
Bra 


Col 
Ro 


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9 VicTrorix. 


Newburgh 


and Northern Railway (Kinross, Woodmill and 
Branches) Bill. 


Newburgh Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Commercial 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for more 
Roads Bill, 


effectually repairing the Commercial Road, and other 
Roads connected therewith, in the Counties of Mid- 
dlesex and Essex: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Enfield and 
Edmonton 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Landowners, Occupiers and House- 
holders, whose property is proposed to be taken or 
affected by the Enfield and Edmonton Railway 
Company, praying that the Enfield and Edmonton 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Congleton Captain Carnegie presented a Bill for making a 
hag JO Railway from Congleton to Crewe, with a Branch 


therefrom to Red Cross: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


South Eastern Mr. Deedes presented a Bill to enable the South 
Railway 


heed te Eastern Railway Company toconstruct an additional 
se Enlarge- Station at Ashford, in the County of Kent, and for 


ment) Bill. other Purposes: And the same was read the first 
time : and ordered to be read a second time. 

South Eastern A Petition of the Right honourable George John 

Railway y : aaa ae 

- Baron Sondes, praying that he may be heard, by 


to Dover) Bill. himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the South Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
Grand June- A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants 
tion Railway of the town and neighbourhood of Runcorn, in the 
“Huyton and ass : : 
Aston,” “Huy- county of Chester, praying that the Grand Junction 
ton Prescot Railway, “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot 
— and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon,” 
“Warrington “ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Porio- 
and Kenyon,” bello,” and “ Edgehill and Huyton” Branches 
a Parkee» Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
“ Showhill and and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Portobello,” 
and “ Edgehill 
and Huyton” 
Branches Bill. 
Rugby and 
Stamford 
Railway Bill. 


The Rugby and Stamford Railway Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London and The London and Birmingham Railway (Camden 
—e and Euston Stations Enlargement) Bill was read a 
XG ray 


(Camden and second time; and committed. 

Euston Sta- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
tions Enlarge- yy; oe eee 

ment) Bil, Muttee of Selection. 


Trent Valley * Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
oe on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Branch) Bill the Petition for the Trent Valley Railway (Alrewas 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Trent Valley Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway from Armitage to the Mid- 
land Railway, at Wichnor, in the County of Stafford, 
and to amend the Act relating to the same Com- 
pany: And that Viscount Duncannon, Colonel 
Anson and Captain Carnegie do prepare. and bring 
it in. 
Vor, 191. 


97° Februariz. 


219 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Stamford and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 869 
the Petition for the Stamford and Spalding Railway aioe sian 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Stamford Branch of 
the intended Great Northern Railway, in the Parish 
of Bainton, in the County of Northampton, to unite 
with the Loop Line of the same Railway, in the 
Parish of Crowland, in Lincolnshire: And that 
Mr. Astell, Mr. Beckett Denison and Mr. John 
Charles Dundas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Runcorn and 
on Petitions forPrivate Bills; That in the case of Preston Brook 
the Petition for the Runcorn and Preston Brook ®*!"*y- 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notice of the in- 
tended application to Parliament was only adver- 
tized for two successive weeks in the Londou Gazette, 
viz., on the 5th and 10th November ; but the Soli- 
citor to the Bill stated to the Committee that he had 
called at the London Gazette Office on the 3d of 
October, and had handed in the written Notice as it 
now appears in the Gazette, and verbally directed, 
and also endorsed on the Notice, that it should be 
inserted in the Gazette three times, viz., the fol- 
lowing aud two successive weeks; and that, until last 
Saturday, he was not aware of the omission. 

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Dover and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Deal Railway 
the Petition for the Dover and Deal Railway Bill, ®™ 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Dover to Deal, in the 
County of Kent: And that Sir William Somerville, 

Viscount Newport and Colonel Thomas Wood do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of South Western 
the Petition for the London and South Western a 
Railway Acts Amendment Bill, the Standing Orders Bill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the London and 
South Western Railway Company, and to authorize 
the said Company to enter into Contracts, and to 
complete Arrangements with certain other Railway 
Companies: And that Sir John Easthope and Mr. 

Kemble do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Gravesend 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of tang 
the Petition for the Gravesend and Rochester Rail- Canal (Sale 
way and Canal (Sale and Purchase) Bill, the Stand- and Purchase) 
ing Orders had been complied with. Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Purchase of the Gravesend and 
Rochester Railway and Canal by the South Eastern 
Railway Company: And that Mr. Plumptre, Sir 
Edmund Filmer and Mr. Douglas do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committce Great Western 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Railway Bill. 
the Petition for the Great Western Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend and enlarge some of the Provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, and to confirm the Purchase of certain Rail- 
ways by the said Company: And that Mr. Charles 
Russell and Mr. Hayter do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Salthouse 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Embankment 
the Petition for the Salthouse Embankment Bill, ~~ 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 





FF2 Ordered, 





Brighouse 
Sewering, 
Drainage and 
Lighting. 


Nottingham, 
Mansfield and 
Midland Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Boston, 
Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway. 


220 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 


for reclaiming from the Sea, embanking and improv- | 
ing the Salthouse Sands, in the Manor of Plain 
Furness, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And | 
that Mr. Charles Cavendish, Mr. George Cavendish | 
and Mr. George William Hope do prepare, and | 
bring it in. | 
Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Brighouse Sewering, Drainage 
and Lighting Bill, the Standing Orders had not been | 
complied with, inasmuch as no notice of the intended 
application was posted on Luddenden Church, which | 
Church, although within the same parish, is 12| 
miles distant from Brighouse, which alone is affected | 
by the Bill. | 
Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the | 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. | 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition | 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the /Vot- | 
tingham, Mansfield and Midland Junction Rail-| 
way Bill, was referred; That the Standing Or-| 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as no | 
Plans, Sections or Books of Reference were depo- |, 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of | 
Derby, on or before the 30th of November last ; but | 
that the said Plans, Sections and Books of Refer- | 


ence were deposited at two o’clock on the morning | 
of the 1st of December ; and inasmuch as no Sec-| 
tions were deposited with the Clerk of the Peace | 
for the county of Nottingham on or before the 30th 
of November, but that such Sections were depo- | 
sited at half past two o’clock on the morning of the 
ist December last; and inasmuch as at the 9th | 


mile, 7 furlongs and 4 chains, at the junction of | 
two sheets of the Section, the level of the line of | 
Railway is not correctly given on one of the sheets, 
there being an error of a few feet ; and inasmuch 
as at the 13th mile, 1 furlong, 6 chains, the level | 
of the Railway is figured at 13 feet on one sheet | 
of the said Section, and 123 feet on the adjoining | 
sheet. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


| 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- | 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 


97° Februarit. 


A. 1846. 


And also inasmuch as the Plans of the same de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace, and in the 
Private Bill Office, are admitted by the promoters 
to be inaccurate. 

And inasmuch as no Plan was deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Derby on the 
30th November last, but that such Plan was depo- 
sited with such Clerk of the Peace before office 
hours, on the 1st December last. 

And inasmuch as no Sections were deposited with 
any of the Clerks of the Peace on the 30th of No- 
vember last, but that Sections were deposited before 
office hours on the 1st December last ; that it also 
appears that a second set of Sections were deposited 
with the respective Clerks of the Peace on the 14th 
December last, and that the promoters gave a written 
notice to the opponents of the Bill of such second 
deposit, but the promoters stated to the Committee 
their intention of abandoning such second deposit, 
and desired to prove their compliance with the 
Standing Orders on the Sections deposited on the 
1st December last ; that under these circumstances 
numerous allegations having been made in the Pe- 
titions complaining of non-cumpliance with the 
Sanding Orders ot discrepancies between the two 
deposits, and the Petitioners complaining that they 
have been misled in consequence of the notice of a 
second deposit, the Committee have declined to re- 
ceive any evidence as to the accuracy of either set 
of Sections, neither of which had been deposited 
within the time prescribed by the Standing Orders. 

And inasmuch as Joseph Yarnell is the occupier 
of a certain field marked No. 57, in the parish of 
Handsworth, and the name of the said Joseph 
Yarnell does not appear in the Book of Reference, 
nor has any application been made to him in respect 


| thereof, but it appeared that Matthew Habbershaw, 


whose name appears in the Book of Reference as 
the occupier of the said field, was the tenant thereof 
from year to year, and paid the rates, and that the 
said Joseph Yarnell was sub-tenant under him. 

And inasmuch as there appears in the Book of 
Reference, in the parish of Farndon, No. 30, as a 
plantation, pasture, field or land, and half the bed 
of the River Devon, dividing the said parish of 
Horton from the parish of Farndon, but no No. 30 
referring to it appears in the Plans lodged in the 
Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the Subscription Contract does 
not contain the correct description of every sub- 
scriber to the same, as the names of Joseph Bottant 
and Samuel Baggerley, being therein described as 
“Squires of Hungerton Hall,” whereas it appeared 
that Joseph Bottanit was a domestic servant of Gre- 


Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill, were gory Gregory, Esquire, of Hungerton Hall, and it 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been | also appeared that no other person in the parish of 
complied with, masmuch as the Railway passes | Hungerton was entitled to the description of Esquire, 
through two fields in the parish of Averham, in the | except the said Gregory Gregory. 
county of Nottingham, and the said parish is not} And inasmuch as Harriett Whichcote and Char- 
mentioned in the Notices of application ; but the | lotte Gwinnett, two of the subscribers to the deed, 
township of Staythorp, in which township the two| do not duly bind themselves, their heirs, executors 
said fields are situated, and which is in the parish | and administrators, they being married women; but 
of Averham, is mentioned in the said Notices. | itappeared that the deed was signed by the husbands 
And inasmuch as power is taken by the Bill to| of the said Harriet Whichcote and Charlotte Gwin- 
make a Branch Railway from the main line of Rail- | nett, as well as by themselves, though the names of 
way, commencing near the Vicarage House, in- the | their husbands do not appear in the List of Sub- 
parish of Heckington, passing through the parishes | scribers ; but it also appeared that the amount of sub- 


of Heckington, Great Hale, Little Hale, Bicher, 
Donington, Quadring, the District of Quadring 
Hundred, Gosberton, Surfleet, Pinchbeck and Spald- 
ing, in the county of Lincoln, and terminating at 
or near the gas works in. Spalding aforesaid ; but 
it appears that no Sections were deposited with the 


scriptions to the said deed was sufficient without 
| the subscription of the said Joseph Bottani, Samuel 
| Baggerley, Harriett Whichcote and Charlotte Gwin- 
nett. 

| Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on the Standing Orders. 


Clerks of the Peace, nor in the Private Bill Office 
in respect of the said Branch, no deposits made | 
with the Parish Clerks, and no applications made 
to landowners, lessees or occupiers in respect of 
the same, and that the said Branch was not included 
in the calculations for the Estimate and Subscription 
Contract. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Belfast Union 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the ®“!”*Y- 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 

been 














Wexford, 
Carlow and 
Dublin June- 
tion Railway, 





9 VicToriz. 


been complied with, inasmuch as in the Copy of the 
Plan deposited with the Sheriff Clerk of the county 
of Ayr, No. 21, in the Book of Reference, in the 
parish of Newton-upon-Ayr, described as a belt of 
plantation, is not marked upon the said Plan. 

And inasmuchasin the Division E.F. of the Branch 
E.F.G.at the 6th mile, the Railway crosses a public 
carriage-road, but neither the height or span of arch 
over the same is stated upon the Section. 

And inasmuch as a statute-labour road, No. 3, in 
the parish of Maybole, is crossed by the Railway, 
but neither the height nor span of arch over the same 
is stated on the Section. 

And inasmuch as No. 142, in the parish of Girwan, 
at the 22d mile 6 furlongs, the Railway crosses a 
statute-labour road, but it is not stated whether 
such road is to be altered or not, no cross Section 
thereof is given, nor the height or span of arch over 
the same marked thereon. 

And inasmuch as between the points 11th mile 
7th furlong and 12th mile 3d furlong, there is a 
gradient on the Section, the rate of inclination of 
which is not stated ; and also between the 49th mile 
2d furlong to the end of the main line there is a 
gradient on the Section, the rate of inclination of 
which is not stated on the copy of the Plan deposited 
as aforesaid. 

And inasmuch as the radius of a curve of 4 fur- 
longs between the points of 13th mile 43 furlongs, 
and 13th mile 73 furlongs, is not noted, and another 
radius of a curve of 4 furlongs between 14th mile 
13 furlongs and 13th mile 7? furlongs, is not noted, 
and another radius of a curve of 6 furlongs, between 
14th mile 7 furlongs and 15th mile 6 furlongs, is not 
noted upon the aforesaid Plan. 

And inasmuch as the Section does not correspond 
with the Plan in the several instances following : 


On the Plan. On the Section. 











Chains. Miles. Fur. | Chains. Miles. Fur. 
Aroad 9 Southof —- 5 7 Southof - 5 
Ditto -} ditto 5 - 14 Northof 5 - 
Ditto 6 ditto 6 - 3h South of 6 - 
Ditto 6 ditto 6 5 2 ditto 6 5 
Ditto 2 ditto 7 - 13 Northof 7 - 
Ditto 22 ditto 8 4 at 8 4 
Ditto 64 ‘ditto 8 5 4} Southof 8 5 
Ditto 4 ditto 9 - 132 ditto 9 - 
Ditto 23 ditto 9 2 at 9 2 
Ditto 8 ditto 9 5 64 Southof 9 5 
Ditto 4 ditto 17 6 i ditto 7 5 


But it appeared to the Committee that the above 
was mainly a continuous error extending through 
the several indicated points. 

And inasmuch as the north-end of a tunnel is 
shown at 43 chains south of 37th mile 2d furlong, 
and onthe Section at the point 37th mile 2d fur- 
lone. 

And inasmuch as the 17th mile upon the Plan is 
marked with 7 furlongs only, and the 18th mile with 
9 furlongs; and also the 48th mile upon the Plan 
is marked with 9 furlongs, and the 49th mile with 
7 furlongs only. 

And inasmuch as there is no figure put against 
the 7th mile on the Branch E. F.G. on the aforesaid 
Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Rail- 
way Bill, were referred; That the Standing Or- 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the applications in writing to the owners, lessees 
and occupiers, were, in the instances following, 
served upon Christmas Day 1845, viz.: Thomas 
Pounder, Edward Dowker, William Pounder, Samuel 
Armstrong, Thomas Bobicar, Samuel Bobicar ; 
and inasmuch as the applications in writing to the 
Vou. 101. 


27° Februari. 


931 


owners, lessees and occupiers, were, in the instances 
following, served upon Sunday the 28th day of De- 
cember last, viz.: Sarah Perceval, Mary Anne Moran; 
and inasmuch as the Grand Jury of the county 
of Wexford have not been entered in the Books of 
Reference, as owners and occupiers of the several 
highways following, viz.: No. 3, townland of Kil- 
luran, parish of Killuran; No. 22, townland of 
Pole Hose, parish of Ardcandrish; No. 2, townland 
of Ardcandrish, parish of Ardcandrish; and inas- 
much as Nos. 4 and 6 in the townland of Pole 
Hose, in the parish of Ardcandrish, is stated to be in 
the occupation of Herbert Hose, whereas the Peti- 
tioner Joseph Carley is the occupier of such proper- 
ties, and that no application was made to the said 
Joseph Carley, in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, 


Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches 
to Thornliebank, Househill and Hurlet) Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Di- 
rect Railway Company to make Branch Railways 
to Thornliebank, Househill and Hurlet, and to amend 
the Act relating to such Railway: And that Mr. 
Hope Johnstone, Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. Patrick 
Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow, 
Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as one-tenth part of the 
amount subscribed has not been deposited with the 
Court of Exchequer in Scotland; but it appeared that 
in the Contract there was a power to confine the appli- 


only of the works mentioned therein, and that one- 
tenth part of three-fourths of the estimate for com- 
pleting that part of the work intended to be made 
has been deposited. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow 
Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus Bill, 
was referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as on three of the 
proposed Branches the furlongs are not marked 
on the Plan; and inasmuch as no Notice has been 
given of a line of Railway connecting the two forked 
terminations at the Harbour of Glasgow, for the 
making of which line of Railway powers are sought 
in the Petition and Bill annexed thereto. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Peti- 
tion, complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 

















ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway 
(Branches to Paisley) Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
'asmuch as the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the public street or carriage-road, iu 
FFS the 








Mr. Greene reporied from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
ge . i -_ ? Neilston Di- 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing tg tl 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow, (Branches to 
Thornliebank, 
Househill and 
Hurlet) Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 
and Lesmaha- 
gow Direct 
Railway. 


cation of the money subscribed to the making a part, 


Glasgow Har- 
bour Grand 

Junction Rail- 
way Terminus. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Di- 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Paisley.) 


London, 
Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Basingstoke 
to Yeovil.) 


229 


the Abbey parish of Paisley, No. 39 on the Plan, 
and the height and span of the arch over such pub- 
lic carriage-road, are not marked in figures on the 
Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway 
(Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the name of the parish of Clifton 
Maybank, through which the alternative Branch 
commencing in the parish of Yetminster, is intended 
to pass, is not contained in the notice with respect 
to such Branch. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited at the 
Office of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Dorset, the datum line is not referred to some fixed 
point stated in writing thereon, near either of the 
termini, the only fixed point stated in writing on 
such Section being the flagstone within the porch 
of Fisherton Turnpike-gate House, which is 30 
miles from either of the termini. 

And inasmuch as the Sections deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Dorset and 
Wilts, are duplicates of that deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, inasmuch as on the Section deposited 
with the said Clerks of the Peace, at the point at 
which the Yeovi/ Branch is stated to diverge out of 
the main line, the miles are incorrectly marked for 
several miles on each side thereof. 

And inasmuch as with respect to a certain portion 
of the line as laid down on the Plan, viz.: from 
field No. 2, in the parish of Sutton Bingham, to the 
termination of such line, no Section has been de- 
posited, nor have the lands through which such line 
is drawn been numbered or referred to in the Books 
of Reference, nor has application been made, in ac- 
cordance with the Standing Orders, to the several 
owners, lessees and occupiers of such lands ; but it 
was stated by the promoters that it was not their 
intention to make that portion of the line so de- 
scribed on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
with the Parish Clerk of East Coker did not con- 
tain the names of the owners, lessees and occupiers 
of the lands in such parish through which the 
work is to be made. 

And inasmuch as on one of the alternative lines 
a fieid in the parish of Sutton Bingham, adjoining 
No. 2, in the said parish, and within the limits of 
deviation, is not numbered on the Plan or reterred 
to in the Book of Reference, nor has application 
been made to the owner or occupier thereof. 

And inasmuch as on one sheet of the Section de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Somerset, the distances on the datum line are 
not marked in miles and furlongs to correspond with 
those on the Plan, inasmuch as on such sheet of the 
Section, the mileage is numbered afresh, viz.: 1, 2, 
3, &amp;c., whereas, on the Plan the numbers run con- 
tinuously on as 33, 34, 35, &amp;c. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Dorset, 
the distances on the datum line of the alternative 
line are not marked in miles and furlongs to cor- 
respond with those on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as in the Lists deposited in the 


in fact, he dissented. 

And inasmuch as a field between Nos. 19 and 20 
and another field adjoining No. 18, in the parish of 
Bradford Abbas, into or through which the Railway 


97° Februari. 





iread the Bills a second time on the days for which 
Private Bill Office, the name of Thomas King is | Notices have been given. 
erroneously entered as having made no reply, whereas, | 


A. 1846. 


Bartlett, occupiers, are not numbered on the Plan 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Dorset, or referred to in the Book of Reference 
thereto. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office, the name of John 
Score, occupier of property, No. 11, in the parish 
of Barwick, is not inserted, nor has any application 
been made to him in respect of such property. 

Ordered, 'That the Report be referred to the Selec* 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Peti- hn and 
; pe : : . reenock 
tion, complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- Railway 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the (Bridge of 

Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Bridge We Branch, 
of Weir Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
a public carriage-road, No. 17, on the Plan, in the 
parish of Kilbarchan, is not shown on the Section, 
nor is the height of the Railway over or under the 
surface of such road, or the height and span of the 
arch of the bridge at such road, marked in figures 
at the crossing thereof, nor is the proposed alteration 
in the present level or rate of inclination of such road 
stated, nor any cross Section added with reference to 
the same ; and inasmuch as in the same parish the ex- 
treme height under the surface of the ground is not 
marked on the Section for a cutting of 8 feet on the 
Branch ofthe Railway, marked D. E.; and inasmuch 
as the datum horizontal line is not referred to a fixed 
point stated in writing on the Section of the line of 
Railway ; and inasmuch as the memorandum of the 
radius of a curve on the Branch D. E., not exceeding 
amile in length, is not noted on the Plan in furlongs 
and chains. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Thames ThamesHaven 
Haven Dock and Railway Petition for leave to ode 
present a Petition for a Bill, the Standing Order“  ”’ 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to present their Petition accordingly. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Lower Bann Lower Bann 
Navigation Petition for leave to present a Petition Navigation. 
for a Bill, the Standing Order ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to present their 
Petition accordingly. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Upwell-cum- Upwell-cum- 
Welney Rectory Petition for leave to bring in their Welney Ree- 
Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed = ~' 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to bring in their 
Bill accordingly. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Ennis Dock Ennis Dock 
and Fergus lmprovement Petition for leave to pre- sea 
sent a Petition for a Bill, the Standing Order ought . 
not to be dispensed with. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Jpswich and Ipswich and 
Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) ; Bury a 
Great Western and Uxbridge Railway; Great ti (Nor- 
Western and Wycombe Railway ; London, Newbury wich Exter- 
and Bath Direct Railway; and, East Lancashire sion); Great 
Railway Deviations and Branches Petition to read bene se 
the Bills a second time, the Sessional Order ought to way ; Great 


be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to Western and 
Wycombe 


Railway ; 
London, New- 
bury and Bath Direct Railway ; and, East Lanea- 
shire Railway Deviations and Branches Bills. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Stockport Stockport = 
Improvement Petition for leave to present a Peti- @provene™ 
tion for leave to bring in a Bill, the Standing Order 


is intended to be carried, and of which the Marquis | ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be per- 
of Anglesea is the owner, and George and Joseph | mitted to present their Petition accordingly. 


7. Resolved, 








ich.) 





9 VicroRiZ. 


West Riding 7. Resolved, That in the case of the West Riding 

Union Rail- Union Railway Petition, Report of the 17th February, 

ways and Report of Select Committee on Standing Orders 
of the 20th February, the Standing Orders ought | 
not to be dispensed with. 

GreatGrimsby 8. Resolved, That in the case of the Great 


and Sheffield Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension 

Junction Tn (No. 2) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 

(Ne. 2.) dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on their establishing, to the 
zatisfacticn of the Committee on the Bill, a more 
permanent fixed point to which their present datum 
line shall be referred; and that the Committee on 
the Bili do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 

Bolton 9, Resolved, That in the case of the Bolton Water- 

Waterworks. works Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bili. 

The first, second, third, fifth, sixth, eighth and 

ninth Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Direct Zondon and 
Portsmouth Railway Bill, the Sheffield and Lincoln- 
shire Junction Railway Bill, and the London and 
York Railway Bill, to the Chairman of Ways and 
Means, and to Two other Members, not being those 
whose names are on the back of the Bills respec- 
tively. 


Bury Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Mr. Walker presented a Bill for better lighting, 
paving, cleansing, watching, regulating and im- 
proving the Town of Bury and the Environs thereof, 
m the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for im- 
proving the Sewerage and Drainage thereof, and 
for otherwise promoting the Health and Convenience 
of the Inhabitants: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Manchester, A Petition of Members of the Board for the re- 
nee all pair of the Highways in the township of Sheffield, 
tion Railway 1 the parish of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the 
Bill. county of York, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Middleton 


Gas Bill The Middleton Gas Bill was read a second time ; 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Boston Water- 


works Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Tean and The Order made upon the 6th day of this instant 


Dove Valley 
and Eastern 
and Western 
Junction 
Railway, 


February, for referring the Vetition for leave to bring 
in the Tean and Dove Valley and Eastern and 
Western Junction Railway Bill to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, was read; and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Chichester, 
ortsmouth 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill fur vesting the 
Portsmouth Extension of the Brighton and Chi- 


and Fareham 


Railway Bill. chester Railway in the London and South Western 
and London and Brighton Railway Companies: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
VoL. 101. 


The Boston Waterworks Bill was read a second | 





27° Februariz. 293 


| Mr. Astell presented a Bill for making a Railway Rugby and 
from Rugby to Huntingdon: And the same was Rallwae Bil 
_read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second r 


time. 


The London and York Railway Bill was read London and 
a second time; and committed. York Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Astell presented a Bill to amend the Acts Witham 
relating to the Witham Navigation, and to reduce Navigation 
the Tolls on the said Navigation: And the same’ 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Mold Junction 
gesses of the borough and city of Chester, praying Railway Bill. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Mold Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the city of Chester, praying that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Colvile presented a Bill for making a Rail- Derby and 
way from the Midland Railway, near Derby, to the a aioe 
Grand Junction Railway, at Crewe, with a Branch Bin, 
to Burton-upon-Trent: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Colvile presented a Bill for more effectually Derby Gas 
lighting with Gas the Town of Derby, and several Bi 
Parishes and Places adjacent or near thereto, in the 
County of Derby: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Peter le Neve Foster, of Champion East Dereham 
Hill, in the county of Surrey, Barrister-at-law, pray- ore) Norwich 
ing that he may be allowed to withdraw his Petition ““""*Y 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, ‘in the case of the Petition for the East 
Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill, and that the 
said Petition and all the allegations therein may be 
treated and be null and void, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the Derby, Gains- 
Ancient Freemen of the borough of Derby, praying borough and 
i h D b GS ° b h d G G i Pv GreatGrimsby 
that the Derby, Gansborough an reat Grimsby Junction Rail- 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- way Bill. 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from John Crump, of Witham, in the Maldon, 
county of Essex, Farmer :—Sarah Sims, of Witham, Witham and 
jin the county of Essex, Widow, seised in fee of the Railway Bill. 
premises thereinafter mentioned ;—Samuel Brown 
Oliver, of Chertsey, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, 
seised in fee of the premises thereinafter mentioned, 
subject to the life estate of his mother, Catherine 
Oliver, widow ;—Reverend Henry Du Cane, of 
| Witham, inthe county of Essex, Clerk ;—and, Cathe- 
rine Oliver, of Woodford, in the county of Essex, 

Widow, Tenant for life of the premises thereinafter 
mentioned; praying that they may be heard, by their 

| counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mal- 
don, Witham and Braintree Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

‘to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 

| of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
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Q24. 97° Februarii. A. 1846. 


Eastern Union Major Beresford presented a Bill to empower the A Petition of Ratepayers in the township or Toxteth Park 
Railway Eastern Union Railway Company to complete the extra-parochial place of 7 oxteth Park, in the county provement. 
(Ardleigh to yastern Union Railway, from the junction thereof Palatine of Lancaster, complaining that the Stand- 


Ick , - ~ . . ° . . 
Bil iii with the Line of the Eastern Counties Railway at ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
Ardleigh, to Colchester : And the same was read the tion for the Toxteth Park Improvement, Bill, had 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. _ not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
_be heard, by their agents and witnesses, against the 
Bristol and The Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne ‘same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 


crite no Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
way (Crew- ° 
ne Be mitted. - 
Bill iets Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-, A Petition of Ironmasters and Coalmasters re~ Shropshire 
mittee of Selection. siding within the South Staffordshire Mineral Dis- a “a 
trict, praying that they may be heard, by themselves Gana1(Ches 
e ° . “2. . ter 
Weston-super- Mr. Dickinson presented a Bill for constructing | and their counsel, against the Shropshire Union and Wolver- 
Mare Pier Bill. » Pier, and forming necessary Approaches thereto, | Line) Bill, we Canal a goad be bpgreses poe ae Bape Line) 
in the Parish of Weston-super-Mare, in the County | ine) Dull, was presented, and read; ana ordere 
of Somerset: And the same was read the first time ; | to lie upon the Table. 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
| Sir Robert Price presented a Bill to authorize Monmouth 
Manchester, Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for making a | certain Alterations of the Line of the Monmouth and a 
— Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and | Hereford Railway: And the same was read the first sities 
Grimsby Di- Manchester Railway, at or near Penistone, to the | time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
rect Railway Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, at | ; 
a. or near Glandford Brigg, to be called The Man-| Sir George Grey presented a Bill for constructing Plymouth 
chester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct, Docks at Millbay, Plymouth, to be called The lh = a 
Railway : And the same was read the first time ;| Plymouth Great Western Docks: And the same 
and ordered to be read a second time. was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
/a second time. 
Huddersfield The Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and 
and Manches- Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill was read a second| The House was moved, That the Report in respect Stockport In. 
ter Railway ° Sted f the Petiti to ti t ta Petition for Provement 
and Canal time ; and committed. ; of the Fetition for eave to present a Fetition for ji) 
(Bradford Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| leave to bring in the Stockport Improvement Bill, 
Branch) Bill. mittee of Selection. | which was this day made from the Select Committee 
_ /on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | being read ; 
of the borough of King’s Lynn, in the county of | A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
Norfolk, praymg that the Norfolk Estuary Bill may | gesses of the borough of Stockport, in the several 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; andordered counties of Chester and Lancaster, for leave to bring 
to lie upon the Table. in a Bill for the further Regulation and [mprove- 
‘ , : ment of the said Borough, was accordingly pre- 
London and Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to consolidate and | oe gy? 


Brighton and ..: ; /sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
London and Unite the London and Brighton and the London and | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Croydon Rail- Croydon Railway Companies, and the Undertakings 
ways — belonging to them: And the same was read the | 
dation Bul, first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 








Norfolk 
Estuary Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Lower Bann 
‘of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for N@visation 
| Nak de 
ai ais ; leave to bring m the Lower Bann Navigation Bill 
Laniee sae A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and | which was this day made from the Select Committee 
= ester houses in the parish of West Molesey, in the county | 5, Standing Orders might be read ; and the same 
(Hampton Of Surrey, praying that the Zondon and South | peino read: , : 
Court Branch) Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch) Bill A Deities of Promoters of the Undertaking 
ill, ‘ j ¢ . P te ‘ . ; — 
oni ry ow ° Ts cc and read; and ¢hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
ordered to le upon the fable. ‘for improving the Navigation of the River Lower 


Ely and Bury = Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill for making a | Bann, in the Counties of Antrim and Londonderry, 

Railway Bill Railway from Ely to Bury Saint Edmund’s: And |'™ Ireland, was accordingly presented, and read ; 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be | ee ae the Select Committee on Petitions 
read a second time. ee: 


ia _, : ; 
Glaszow, ' A Petition of Charles James Johnstone, of Corn-| Petitions of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- London and 
umiries anc 


+17 . . ; ; ‘ ) e — Croydon Rail- 
Carlisle Rai 22, in the shire of Dumfries, Esquire, Rear-Admiral | a + age 7 ag es ge a ot ag , . way (Thames 
way Bill. of the Blue, praying that he may be heard, by him- | shed they — be head by ‘nsdinelines, desk ace Branch) Bill 
ms “eo ong pad oo, against certain parts of sel or agents, against certain parts of the London 
a oa “os mal ne Core Ceteey OM, | and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction Branch} 
was presented, and read. . ‘ : , 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ag Rp ang pen aptonssced — 
ae hi the nrg -_ me — heard, 'to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
wD, rere alpen yantinade mead pend eadialean-oag | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
re eee nets Se, Sh TP GEOG | Sidhe, hen tela i; anh-ennpelietel 
ili, against the said Petition. . &gt; sh DR: . epee ae . 
iti |in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Great Munsicr A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Killaloe | tie F 
Railway. and the surrounding districts, taking notice of the | The House was moved, That the Report in respect ——. 
application for leave to bring in the Great Munster Of the Petition for the Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory tory Bill 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass | Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- 


into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to | mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 


lie upon the Table. | same being read ; 
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Liverpool The Liverpool Docks Bill was read a second | for the Division of the Rectory of Upwell-cum-Wel- 
Docks Bill time ; and committed. | ney, in the County of Norfolk, and in the Isle of 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| Ely, in the County of Cambridge: And that Mr. 
mittee of Selection. | Bagge and Mr. Chute do prepare, and bring it “4 
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The Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway 
Bury Saint ~( Norwich Extension) Bill was read a second time ; 
Edmund's _ itted 
Railway (Nor- and committed. 
wich Exten- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
sion) Bil. = mittee of Selection. 

Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city and borough of Norwich;—and, the 
Right honourable John Lord Henniker, an Owner 
of land on the line of a proposed Railway from the 
Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway, in the 
courity of Suffolk, to the city of Norwich ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ipswich and 


Petitions of William Stephens, of the parish of 
Aston-juzta-Birmingham, in the county of Warwick ; 
—Mary Thompson, of Aston, near Birmingham, in 
the county of Warwick ;—and, Henry Potter, of 
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; praying 
that they may be at liberty to withdraw their Pe- 
titions, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Birminghamand Oxford Junction Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Birmingham 
and Oxtord 
Junction 
Railway. 


Bilston Gas 
Light and 
Coke Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Birmingham 
and Staffordshire Gas Light Company, which was 
presented yesterday, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bilston Gas Light and Coke 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Public Peti- 
tions (Eighth 
Report.) 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 23d and 24th days of 
this instant February ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Factories Bill. Petitions from Thornham;— Heap (two Peti- 
tions); — Todmorden ; — Bury (Lancaster) ;—Mac- 
clesfield (two Petitions); — and, Stockport (three 
Petitions); praying that the Factories Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Customs and Petitions from Tewkesbury, and its vicinity ;— 
fart Importa- and, County of Haddington; praying that the pro- 
posed measures relative to Customs and Corn 
Importation may receive the sanction of the House, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 

Petitions from Buttevant ;—Doneraile ;—County 

of Haddington ;—and, Kilshanning; praying the 

House not to sanction the said proposed measures, 

—-were also presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 

Cora Laws, Petitions from Stonehaven; —and, Tewkesbury; 
—and, Frome Selwood ; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from New Sarum;— Berwick Saint 
John; — Coldstream; — Dunse; — and, Ingleby 
Greenhow ; praying the House not to sanction any 
diminution in the protection now granted to Agri- 


27° Februariz. 


culture,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


995 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Association of Sugar. 
Merchants of Liverpool trading to Brazil, called 

The Liverpool Brazilian Association, praying the 
House to provide for the importation henceforth 

into this country of Brazilian Sugar, upon the same 
terms as any other Foreign Sugar, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Silk Weavers of Ormskirk, in the Silk. 
county palatine of Lancaster, praying the House 

not to consent to any further reduction of the duties 

on Foreign Wrought Silks, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union Poor Law. 
of Stockport, in the several counties of Chester and 
Lancaster, praying the House, by a full and com- 
prehensive change in the Poor Law, to make all 

classes of the community bear their full share in the 

relief and cure of pauperism, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants ofthe town of Swansea, Militia. 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 

the enrolment of the Militia, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Knaresborough ; — Leeds (Chair- Frost, 
man) ;—and, Keighley; praying the House to pre- a 
sent an Address to Her Majesty, that She will be “"° °°" 
graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the 
sentence passed on Frost, Williums and Jones,— 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Com- Criminal 

missioners of Supply, of the county of DWairn, Prosecutions 
as ee . ° (Scotland. ) 

praying for alteration in the mode of paying the 

expenses of Criminal Prosecutions in Scotland, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


Petitions from Lanark ;—Hammermen Incorpora- Burghs (Scot- 
tion of Dundee (Deacon) ;—and, Slater Incorporation land) Bill. 

of Dundee(Deacon) ; praying that the Burghs Scot- 

land) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Re- Turnpike- 
verend the Presbytery of Elgin, praying that the roads (Scot- 
Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, #4) Bill 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


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

Return of the Expense incurred, from the year 1840 
to the end of the year 1845, by the Rewards paid 
for the Apprehension of Deserters, by the Expenses 
attendant on their Committal, and Maintenance in 
Gaol : —Likewise, the Expense attendant on the 
Committal and Maintenance of all other Soldiers 
during the same period. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Chairman of a Factories. 
Meeting of Inhabitants of Dundee, complaining of 
the treatment of six factory girls in that town, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law. 
Returns of the several Unions and Parishes included 
in an Order of the Poor Law Commissioners, dated 
the 2ist day of December 1844, (relative to Poor 
Persons who reside in such Unions or Parishes, but 
are not settled therein), distinguishing such of the 
same Unions and Parishes as have agreed, from 
such of them as have refused, to administer Relief 





Vot. 101. 


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Public Works 


(ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Public Works 


(Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Timber. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


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through their Officers, to any Non-settled Poor, on 
behalf of the Unions or Parishes to which they 
belong: —And, of the Number of Poor Persons 


belonging to such of the said Unions and Parishes 


respectively, as have refused so to administer such | 


Relief, who at any time between the date of the 
said Order and the 25th day of March following, 
were receiving Non-resident Relief from the Union 
or Parish to which they belonged ; and showing also 
how many of such last-mentioned Persons continued 
to receive Relief from the Unions or Parishes to 
which they belonged at any time between the said 
25th day of March and the 24th day of June fol- 
lowing, and whether as Resident or Non-resident 
Poor ; and showing, as to such of them as were re- 
sident, whether Out-door or In-door Relief was 
given, and stating, as to such of them as were so re- 
lieved being Non-resident, by what species of agency 
such Relief was administered. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Public Works (Ireland) 


(No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report he now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the further Amendment of 


the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public 
Works in Ireland, was, according to the Order 
made this day, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Straker, of 


Gateshead, within the Port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
Ship-owner, which was presented upon the 16th day 
of this instant February; also the Petition of the 
there-undersigned Ship-owners of the Port of Dun- 
dee, which was presented upon the 23d day of this 
instant February; and also the Petition of the 
there-undersigned Ship-owners resident in the bo- 
rough of Tynemouth, which was presented yesterday, 
relative to the Timber Duties, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 9th day of this instant February, was 

roposed to be made to the Question, That Mr. 
Secaker do now leave the Chair, (for the House 
to resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
Act 8 and 9 Vic., c.90, for granting Duties of Cus- 
toms, and alsothe Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, toamend 
the Laws for the Importation of Corn); and which 
Amendment was, To leave out from the word “That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 28° die Februarii, 1846: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 








Februariz. A. 1846. 


Mr. Young, } sa 
Mr. Henry Baring: P 
Major Beresford, 1 240 


Mr. Newdegate: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellers for the Noes, { 


(In the Committee.) 


Question again proposed, That, in lieu of the Duties 
now payable on the Importation of Corn, Grain, 
Meal or Flour, there shall be paid, until the 1st day 
of February 1849, the following Duties ; viz. 


If imported from any Foreign Country ; 


Wueat :— 8. 
Whenever the average price of Wheat, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 
---- under 48s. the Duty shall be, for 
every quarter - - - 
----~48s8. and under 49s. - 
----49s. and under 50s. - 
----50s.and under 51s. - 
----51s.and under 52s. - 
-+-- 52s. and under 53s. - 
----538. and upwards - 


Barry, Bear or Bice :— 


Whenever the average price of Barley, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

---- under 26s. the Duty shall be, for 
every quarter - - 

- --- 26s. and under 27 s. 

---- 27s. and under 28 s. 

---- 28s. and under 29s. 

---- 29s. and under 30s. 

-- -- 380s. and under 31 s. 

----31s. and upwards 
Oats :— 

Whenever the average price of Oats, 
made up and waited in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- --- under 18s. the Duty shall be, for 
every quarter - - 
----18s, and under 19 s, - 
----19s. and under 20s. - 
---- 20s. and under 21 s. - 
---- 21s. and under 22 s, - 
---- 22s, and upwards - 


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m™ bo bo C9 CO 


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Rye, Pease anp Beans :— 
For every quarter, 
A Duty equal in amount to 
on a quarter of Barley. 
Wueat Meat anv Friour :— 
— For every Barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 
Bartry Mean :— 
For every quantity of Two hundred and seventeen 
and a half pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
OATMEAL AND GROATs :-- 
For every quantity of One hundred and eighty-one 
pounds and a half, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Oats. 
Rye Mean anv Four :— 
—— For every barrel, being One hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
upon forty gallons of Rye. 
Pea Meat anp Bean Meat: 
— For every quantity of Two hundred and seventy- 
two pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Daty payable on 
a quarter of Pease or Beans. 





the Duty payable 














If the produce of and imported from any British 
Possession out of Europe; 
Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease, 
and Beans, the Duty shall be for every quarter 1 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye Meal, 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, the Duty shall be 
foreverycwt. - - + &lt;= «= - - 


$ 


d. 








9 VicTortIz. 


And that from and after the said Ist day of Fe- 
bruary 1849 there shall be paid the following Duties, 
viz. 

Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease 
and Beans, for every quarter 


Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye Meal, 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, for every cwt. - - 4 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


s. d. 
a 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the matters to them referred; and that 
he was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

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


Joint Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Banks (Scot: Reading of the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
and and 3 
Ireland) Bill. Zand) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend a Clerical Error in an Act of the last Ses- 
sion, for regulating the Labour of Children, Young 
Persons and Women in Print Works: And that Mr. 
Manvers Sutton and Sir James Graham do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Print Works 
Bill. 


GreatGrimsby The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

i of the Petition for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 

way Extension Junction Railway Extension (No. 2.) Bill, which 

(No. 2.) Bill. was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 
tion Railway Company to make an Extension from 
the Market Rasen Branch of the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway, to communicate 
with the City of Lincoln, and also a Branch to the 
Town of Barton-upon-Humber, and other Works 
connected therewith: And that Lord Worsley and 
Mr. Christopher do prepare, and bring it in. 


London and Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Goul- 
Brighton Rail- pn of Betchworth House, in the county of Sur- 
Bey ats rey ;—and, Anne Lockwood, of the parish of Betch- 
ranch) Bill, 7€Yy5;—and, Anne Lockwood, par 
worth, in the county of Surrey; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves,-their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

att Works = Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to amend a 
. -Clerical Error in an Act of the last Session, for regu- 
lating the Labour of Children, Young Persons and 
Women in Print Works: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


No. 92. 


Eastern Coun = Mr. Bingham Baring presented a Bill to enable 
ties Railway - 


(Epping Ex the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a 
tension) Bill. Railway from Epping to a point of junction with 
the Colchester Line of the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way, at or near the Jiford Station thereon: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 
Vou. 101. 


27°—28° Februarit.—2° Martii. 297 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Farnham Farnham 
Parish, which was presented yesterday, be printed, Parish. 
No.93. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Fishing Fishing 
Vessels, which were presented yesterday, be printed. Vessels: 


: , : oa No, 94. 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 


a quarter of an hour after Three of the clock 
on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 2° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS, 


’ I "HE Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Newcastle- 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and UPon-Tyne 

Saeed and Carlisle 

committed. Branch Rail- 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Wishaw and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Coltness Rail- 
mitted say Grew 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


_ The Monkland Canal Bill was read a second Monkland 
time ; and committed. Canal Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for the Division Upwell-cum- 
of the Rectory of Upwell-cum-Weiney, in the County Welney Ree- 
of Norfolk, and in the Isle of Ely, in the County of tty Bill. 
Cambridge: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Salford Hundred Court Bill was read a gajfora Hun- 
second time ; and committed. dred Court 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bi. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway yeweastle and 
and Tyne Dock Bill was read a second time ; and Darlington 
committed. Junction Rail- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Doxk Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The Kennington Lane, &amp;c., Lighting, &amp;e., Bill was Seutuatin 
read a second time; and committed. Lane, &amp;c., 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Lighting, &amp;c., 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Rochester Bridge Bill was read a second Rochester 
time ; and committed. Bridge Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Chester and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Manchester 
¥ ‘3s ae . Direct Rail- 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance \) 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as no proof was 
adduced before the Committee of any proceedings 
having been taken by the promoters, as required by 
the Standing Orders, in the case of Bills of the 
second class, to which class the present application 
belongs. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select ampbergate, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Nottingham 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 21¢ Boston 

; : is y Bi 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for oe a 
the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway 





GG 2 Bill, 































































‘Sheffield New 
Streets Bill. 


228 


Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. oe 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from or near the Ambergate 
Station of the Midland Railway, through Notting- 
ham, to Spalding and Boston, with Branches there- 
from, and for enabling the Company to purchase 
the Nottingham and Grantham Canals: And that 
Mr. Frederick Tollemache, Mr. Turnor, Sir James 
Duke and Mr. Gisborne do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Heme Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That 
in the case of the Petition for the Sheffield New 
Streets Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making certain New Streets or Thoronghfares, 
and widening and improving certain other Streets or 
Thoroughfares, within the Townand Borough of 
Sheffield, in the County of York: And that Mr. 
Parker and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 


AndoverCanal Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 


,and Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


“Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 
Canal 
(Shrewsbury 
and Stafford 
Railway) Bill. 


Grand Union 
Railway. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Andover Canal and 
Navigation Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Andevor Canal and 
other Property of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Andevor Canal Navigation: And that Sir William 
Heathcote, Mr. Etwall and Mr. George William 
Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 
(Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway) Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford, 
with a Branch to Stone, and for other Purposes: 
And that Viscount Clive aud Captain Carnegie do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Grand Union Railway Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as no application in writing had been made 
to Robert Butler, in respect of a small plantation in 
the parish of Ratcliffe, through which the line of 
Railway passes, numbered 86 on the Plan, on or 
before the 31st December; but that application had 
been made to him in respect of his adjoining pro- 
perty. 

And inasmuch as no notice of application was 
served on Lord Harborough on or before the 31st 
of December; but it was proved that the person 
who was to serve the notice on his lordship, left 
London on the 30th of December for the purpose 
of serving Lord Harborough, and others, with 
notices of the intended application; having served 
the others, he proceeded to Leicester, where he 
arrived at six o’clock on the evening of the 31st 
December, which is about twelve miles distant, on 
his way to Melton; when he arrived at Leicester he 
found himself so ill that he could not proceed; he 
returned to London on the following evening, and 
was confined to his room for several days after his 
arrival, and did not report the circumstances to the 
solicitors for the Bill until the 5th; and that Lord 
Harborough was served with the said notice on the 
7th of January. 


2 Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


And inasmuch as no notice was served on the 
Reverend John Henry Cary on or before the 31st 
December last ; but it was proved that the person 
who was to serve the said notice received instruc- 
tions to serve a notice of the intended application 
on the Reverend Mr. Cary, at Farnham; that he 
served the same accordingly upon the Reverend 
C. P. Cary, there, before 31st of December last ; 
that such notice was returned by the said Mr. 
Cary on the 5th day of January, with a letter, from 
which it appeared that the wrong person was served, 
and that it having been ascertained that the Re- 
verend John Henry Cary lived at Farnhurst, in- 
stead of Farnham, the notice was served upon him 
on the 7th of January. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene ge from the Select Committee Londonderry 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of and Ennis- 
the Petition for the Londonderry and Enniskillen a 
Extension Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had is 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the declaration 
does not set forth the amount of funds, as required 
by Standing Order No. 30. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Stowmarket 





on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Navigation 
the Petition for the Stowmarket Navigation Bill, ™ 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending an Act passed in the thirtieth year of 
the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, 
for ailing and maintaining a navigable Communi- 
cation between Stowmarket and Ipswich, in the 
County of Suffolk, so as to enable the Trustees of 
such Act to lease the said Navigation, and for other 
Purposes connected therewith : And that Mr. Wad- 
dington aad Mr. Bennet do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee yganchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Birming- 
the Petition for the Manchester and Birmingham ham Conus 
Continuation and Welsh Junction Railway Bill, the — Rail- 
Standing Orders had been complied with. way Bill. 

Ordered, 'Vhat leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Montgomeryshire 
Canal, in the Parish of Llanilachairn, in the County 
of Montgomery, to the Town and Harbour of Aber- 
ystwith, in the County of Cardigan; And that 
Colonel Powell and Sir John Hanmer do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Governesses 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Benevolent 
the Petition for the Governesses Benevolent Insti- Istituto 
tution Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied =~ 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called 
The Governesses Benevolent Institution, and to 
enable them the better to carry out their Charitable 
Designs: And that Mr. Cowper and Mr. Richards 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches geottish Mid- 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. land Junction 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway |. 

, me ; Branches Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Scottish Midland Junction Railway (South scottish Mid- 
Inch of Perth Branch) Bill was read a second time ; land Junction 
and committed. (Bouth Inch of 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Perth Branch) 


mittee of Selection. Bill. 


Petitions from Newbur2 ;—Bath ;—Vale of Pea~ yonaon, New- 
sey (two Petitions) ;— Trowbridge ;— Bradford ;— bury and 


Bath Direct 


Great Bedwyn ;—and, Marlborough; praying that Railway Bill. 


the London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 





Bill 











9 VicTorRIzZ. 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


tondon, New- _ The London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 
pury and Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Bath Direct Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Ralway BY. nite of Selection. ; 


perby,Gains- The Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby 
porough and Junction Railway Bill was read a second time ; and 


GreatGrimely committed. 
my Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


9° Maric. 229 


an intended Railway from Liverpool, through War- 
rington, to Stockport, with a Branch diverging there- 
from, from the township of Woolston-with-Martins- 
croft, in the parish of a to Manchester, 
to be called ‘The Liverpool, Warrington, Manches- 
ter and Stockport Direct Railway ;—J. Ireland 
Blackburne and others, Owners, Lessees and Occu- 
piers of lands on the line of an intended Railway 
from Liverpool, through Warrington, to Stockport, 
with a Branch diverging therefrom from the town- 
ship of Woolston-with-Martinscroft, in the parish of 
Warrington, to Manchester, to be called The Liver- 
pool, Warrington, Manchester and Stockport Direct 
Railway ;— Wilbraham Egerton and others, Owners, 





Salthouse Mr. Cavendish presented a Bill for reclaiming 

Embankment from the Sea, embanking and improving the Sa/t- 

ma house Sands, in the Manor of Plain Furness, in the 
Countv Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


Eastern Union The Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and 
and Harwich ~Pjer Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Railway and = Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Pier Bill. i ee 

mittee of Selection. 


Great North The Great North of Scotland Railway Bill was 
of Scotland read a second time; and committed. 


Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Bromsgrove The Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tene- 

Improvement ments Bill was read asecond time; and committed. 

and Small Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

Tenements i ~ 

Bill. mittee of Selection. 

Ballyshannon _ A Petition of John Collum, of the city of Dublin, 


Harbour and Solicitor, and of Enniskillen, in the county of Fer- 
Docks. managh, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 


Lessees and Occupiers of lands on the line of an 
‘intended Railway from Liverpool, through War- 
|rington, to Stockport, with a Branch diverging 
\therefrom from the township of Woolston-with- 
Martinscroft, in the parish of Warrington, to Man- 
chester, to be called The Liverpool, Warrington, 
Manchester and Stockport Direct Railway ;—Joseph 
Birley, of Ford Bank, in the county of Lancaster, 
Esquire, an Owner and Occupier of land on the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, being respectively 
interested in lands on the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned ;—Earl of Derby and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended 
Railway from Liverpool to Warrington, Manchester 
and Stockport, called The Liverpool, Warrington, 
Manchester and Stockport Direct Railway ;—and, 
Henry Lawrence and others, Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended Rail- 
way from Liverpool, through Warrington, to Stock- 
port, with a Branch diverging therefrom from the 
township of Woolston-with-Martinscroft, in the 
parish of Warrington, to Manchester, to be called 
The Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and Stock- 
port Direct Railway ; complaining that the Standing 





Orders of the House, in respect to the application 


Ballyshannon Harbour and Docks Bill, had not been for the Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, | Stockport Direct Railway Bill, had not been com- 


by himself or his counsel, against the same, was | 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select | by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 


, the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow, Kil- The Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Rail- 
marnock and way Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Ardrossan Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Railway Bill. : ; : 

mittee of Selection. 


Great Western The Great Western and Uxbridge Railway Bill 

and Uxbridge wasread a second time; and committed. 

Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Great Western The Great Western and Wycombe Railway Bill 
and Wycombe was read a second time ; and committed. 
Railway Bill. — Qydered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Electric Tele- The Electric Telegraph Company Bill was read 
graph Com- a second time; and committed. 


ny ae. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Liverpool, Petitions of Richard Lane and others, Owners 

Warrington, 


Manchester’ 224 Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended 
and Stockport Railway from Liverpool to Warrington, Manchester 
way. and Stockport, called The Liverpool, Warrington, 
Manchester and Stockport Direct Railway ;— W. L. 
Wright and others, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers 
of lands on the line of an intended Railway from 
Liverpool, through Warrington, to Stockport, with 
a Branch diverging therefrom from the township of 
Woolston-with-Martinscroft, in the parish of War- 
rington, to Manchester, to be called The Liver ool, 
Warrington, Manchester and Stockport Direct Rail- 
way ;—Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Lilford, 
Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers of land on the line of 
Vou. 101. 


plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The City of London Coal Market and Improve- City of Lon- 
ment Bill was read a second time ; and committed. - Coal : 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 727*¢t 2” 


: : Improvement 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Billingsgate Market Bill was read a second Billingsgate 
time ; and committed. Market Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir William Somerville presented a Bill for mak- Dover and 
ing a Railway from Dover to Deal: And the same Deal Railway 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a” 
second time. 


The Burnley Improvement and Waterworks Bill Burnley Im- 
was read a second time; and committed. SS 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 3) °°" 

mittee of Selection. 


The East Lancashire Railway (Deviation and East Lanca- 


3 ~ z - shire Railway 
Branches) Bill was read a second time; and com (Deviation 


mitted. deviation 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil. 


mittee of Selection. 


Captain Carnegie presented a Bill for enabling Trent Valley 
the rent Valley Railway Company to make a Kallway_ 
Branch Railway from Armitage to the Midland jyanch) Bill. 
Railway, at Wichnor, in the County of Stafford, 

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230 


and to amend the Act relating to the same Company : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Wuddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
(Oldham 
Branch) Bill. 


The Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and 
Canal (Oldham Branch) Bill was read a second 
time : and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
(Huddersfield 
Diversion and 
Cooper Bridge 
Branch) Bill. 


The Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and 
Canal (Huddersfield Diversion and Cooper Bridge 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honourable 
the Earl of Lindsey, which was presented upon 
Thursday last, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
London and York Railway Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
Sudbury and 
Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


The Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Hal- 
stead Railway Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 
the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neiiston Direct Rail- 


Railway way Company to make Branch Railways to Thorn- 
(Branches to liebank, Househill and Hurlet, and to amend the 
Thornliebank, 


Act relating to such Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Househill and 
Tlurlet) Bill. 


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Glasgow, The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
nar. ag (Harbour Branch) Bill was read a second time ; 
Railway and committed. 

(Harbour Ordered, 'Yhat the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Branch) Bill. snittee of Selection. 


Glasgow, 


The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
Paisley and . 


(Polloc and Govan Branch) Bill was read a second 


Greenock . : 

Railway time ; and committed. 

— and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
rvovan 


Branch) Bill, Mittee of Selection. 


Aston Rates 


The Aston Rates Bill was read a second time; 
Bill. 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London and 
Birmingham 


A Petition of the Zondon and Birmingham Rail- 








way Company, praying that provision may be made | 
in the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint | 
Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, enabling them to 
make deviations in the parishes of Saint Alban’s 
and Caddington, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Railway 
(Saint Alban’s 
and Luton 
Branch) Bill. 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal. 


Petitions of Robert Craik, of Barnsley, in the 
county of York ;—Matthew Sykes, of Barnsley, in 
the county of York, Bleacher;—John Fletcher, of 
Kirkby-near-Emley, in the county of York ;—Han- 
nah England, of the Old Mill, in Barnsley, in the 
county of York ;—John Hepworth, of Emiley, in the 
county of York ;— William Archer, of Clayton Hall, 
in the county of York ;—John Bedford, of Wake- 
field, in the county of York ;—and, James Methley, 
of Barnsley, in the county of York; praying that 











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they may be permitted to withdraw their names 
from their Petitions, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal 
Bill, had not been complied with,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Hodgson Ramsbotham, of West Ridi 
Calverley, in the county of York, Gentleman, taking — Rail- 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the “"¥* (N° 2) 
West Riding Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill; and 
praying that the Standing Orders of the House may 
be dispensed with, and that the Parties may be al- 
lowed to proceed with their Bill, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Easthope presented a Bill for amending London and 
the Acts relating to the London and South Western South Westem 
Railway Company, and to authorize the said Com- yes —_ 
pauy to enter into Contracts, and to complete Ar- Bil, 
rangements with certain other Railway Companies : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Cornwall Legh presented a Bill for enabling Great Grimsh 
the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway and Sheffield 
Company to make an Extension from the Market tn ta 
Rasen Branch of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield (No. 2) Bil. 
Junction Railway, to communicate with the City of 
Lincoln, and also a Branch to the Town of Barton- 
upor-Humber, and other Works connected there- 
with: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Direct London 
Commitiee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom pom tang 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance sales 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Direct London and Manchester Railway Bill 
were referred; ‘hat the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as a great proportion 
of the numbers in 9 pages of the Books of Refer- 
ence deposited with the Clerks of the Peace and in 
the Private Bill Office do not correspond with the 
numbers upon 3 sheets, 67,68 and 69, of the Plans 
deposited therewith. 

Also inasmuch as Alicia Warren is described in 
the Book of Reference deposited in the Private Biil 
Office as owner, and Sarah Fildes occupier of gar- 
den, Xc., No. 89, in the township of Cheadle Moul- 
sey, whereas the said No. 89, is an arable field 
belonging to W. White, and occupied by W. Bayley, 
junior, and that no application had been made to 
them as such owner or occupier respectively. 

Also inasmuch as Peter Pownall and Isaac 
Faulkner were described as owner and occupier of 
property numbered 91, whereas the same is the 
property of and is in the occupation of the said 
William White, and that no application had been 
made to him as such owner and occupier respec- 
tively. 

Also inasmuch as Jonathan Langford is described 
as lessee and occupier of a field and footpath in 
the said township of Witlington, numbered 109, 
whereas James Higinbotham is lessee and occupier 
thereof, and that no application had been made 
30 him. 

Also inasmuch as a road described as in the town- 
ship of Burnage Witlington and Didsbury, num- 
bered 43, is described in the said Books of Reference 
to be an occupation-road belonging to W. Egerton, 
Esquire, and in the occupation of Samuel Norris, 
whereas it is a public highway belonging to the 
surveyors, and no notice had been given to them in 
— thereto. 

Also inasmuch as John Langford, is described as 
owner of a garden and buildings numbered 92, 
whereas John Warham and Richard Langford, as 
trustees 








ts 


if 


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trustees of John Rigby, deceased, are the owners 
thereof, and that no application had been made to 
such trustees. 

Also as a certain piece of grass-land belonging to 
J. Heald, and in the oecupation of C. Goldshaw, 
numbered 12, is stated to be in the township of 
Heaton Norris, whereas the same is in the township 
of Didsbury. 

Also as an inclosure adjoining No. 319, in the 
parish of Saint Mary, Islington, is not numbered on 
the Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace. 

Also as no radius of a curve is written in furlongs 
and chains at the 3d mile on main line on the said 
Plans. 

Also as on the said Plans an inclosure numbered 
314, does not appear so numbered on Plans depo- 
sited at the Private Bill Office, nor referred to in 
the Book of Reference deposited therewith. 

Also as on said Plans in Private Bill Office, pro- 
perty numbered 119% to 119f in the parish of Luton, 
is described in the Book of Reference as 6 houses 
and gardens, whereas the same do not appear to be 
numbered on the Plans deposited with Clerks of 
Peace. 

Also inasmuch as on Private Bill Office Plan, an 
inclosure numbered 34 in Pulloxhill, is not numbered 
on the Plans deposited with the said Clerks of 
Peace. 

Also a certain road numbered 41, in the parish 
of Maulden, is not numbered on Clerks of Peace 
Plans. 

Also as No. 42 in the same parish is numbered 35 
on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of Peace. 

Also as a road numbered 35 is not marked on 
the Plans deposited with the Clerks of Peace. 

Also as No. 41 is wrongly numbered on the Plans 
deposited with Clerks of Peace. 

Also as property numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, in Kemp- 
ston, is not numbered on Clerks of Peace Plans. 

Also the same error as to road numbered 54, in 
Broncham. 

Also as properties numbered 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 
49, to 58, in the parish of Shambroke, are not in- 
serted in the Plan deposited with Clerk of Peace 
for Hertford. 

Also as No. 56 in parish of Shambroke, is not 
numbered on the Clerks of Peace Plans. 

Also as properties numbered 84, 85, 86 and 87, on 
the Plan deposited in Private Bill Office, are not 
numbered on the same. 


Also inasmuch as property numbered 1 and 2 in 
the parish of Burton Seagrave, is not numbered on 
the Plans deposited with Clerks of Peace. 


Also property numbered 1 in the parish of Brough- 
ton, is not numbered on the Plans deposited with 
Clerks of Peace. 

Also inasmuch as property numbered 1 in the 
parish of Rowell, is numbered 2 on the Plans depo- 
sited with Clerks of Peace. 

Also as a road in Little Bowden numbered 12, is 
not numbered on the Plans deposited with Clerks of 
Peace. 

Also inasmuch as in the said Plans with Clerks 
of Peace, the limit of deviation passing through 
Great Bowden, at or about 77 miles 6 furlongs, 
differs from that shown on the Plan deposited at 
Private Bill Office. 

Also inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of Peace, the parishes of East and West 
Langton are marked as two distinct parishes, where- 
as in the Plan in the Private Bill Office, the same 
are altered to the townships of East and West 
Langton. 

Also inasmuch as an inclosure in Foxton is num- 
bered 10 on the Plans deposited with said Clerks of 
Peace, whereas it is numbered 11 in the Plan de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office. 


Also as in the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, a road numbered 11 in Foxton, is not num- 
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2° Martie. 231 


bered in the Plans deposited with the said Clerks of 
Peace. 

Also inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with 
said Clerks of Peace, the limits of deviation in 
Great Glen, at about 86 miles, differ from the limits 
of deviation shown on the Plans deposited in the 
Private Bill Office. 

Also inasmuch as in the Private Bill Office Plan, 
a parish near Ravenstone is described as the parish 
of .Vailstone, whereas it is described as the parish 
of Normanton on the Clerks of Peace Plans. 


Also inasmuch as a road in Natdstone,numbered 19, 
is numbered 20, in the parish of Normanton, on the 
Plans deposited with Clerks of Peace. 

Also inasmuch as inclosures in Ashby-de-la-Zouch 
numbered 1, 2, 3,4, 5,6, 7 and 8, are not numbered 
on the Plans deposited with Clerks of Peace. 


Also inasmuch as from the Books of Reference 
deposited with Clerk of Peace for Derby, properties 
numbered on the Plans deposited therewith, 72 to 79 
(in the parish of Packington, in counties Leicester 
and Deriy) are omitted, and the several owners and 
occupiers of such property are not named in the 
said Books of Reference. 

Also inasmuch as an inclosure numbered 53 in 
Church Gresley, in the Plans deposited at Private 
Bill Office, is not numbered on the Plans deposited 
with Clerks of Peace. 

Also the same error as to inclosure numbered 4, 
in the parish of Staplehill. 

Alsoa similar error as to inclosure numbered 68¢ 
in Burton-on-Trent and Stapenhill. 

Also inasmuch as the two said parishes are writ- 
ten on sheet 63 of the Plan deposited at Private 
Bill Office, whereas on the Plans deposited with 
Clerks of Peace, the parish of Stapenhill only is 
written. 

Also as on the Plan in Private Bill Office, an in 
closure adjoining to No. 70, in the parishes of Bur- 
ton-on- Trent and Stapenhill, is numbered 68, where- 
as on the Plan deposited at Hertford, the same is 
not numbered. 

Also as an inclosure adjoining No. 59, and num- 
bered 62 on the said Plan, is numbered 61 on the 
Plans deposited with Clerks of Peace aforesaid. 

Also inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace, certain pru- 
perty numbered 34 to 40 in the parish of Zatbury 
are omitted, nor are the names of the owners, &amp;c. 
thereof inserted in the said Books of Reference. 


Also inasmuch as in the said Books of Reference 
property numbered 2 and 3 in the parish of Leigh 
has no name of owner or occupier referring to such 
property. 

Also inasmuch as in the said Plan an inclosure in 
Cheekley is numbered 137, whereas in the Plans 
deposited with Clerks of Peace, the same is num- 
bered 136. 

Also inasmuch as on all the Plans deposited no 
radius of a curve is written in furlongs and chains 
at 142 miles 3 furlongs. 

Also as in all the said Books of Reference pro- 
perty numbered 9 in Cheddleton, is described as 
river navigation, whereas upon the Plans the said 
number is placed on a field. 


Also inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- 
posited with Clerks of Peace, property numbered 64 
in Gawsworth is not properly described, inasmuch 
as no owner or occupier appears for the same. 


Also inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- 
posited with Clerk of Peace of Hertford, Saint 
Alban’s property, numbered 515 to 543 on the Plans, 
in the parish of Prestbury, and county of Chester, 
are omitted therefrom. 


Also as the same properties are stated to be in 
the said parish in the county of Stafford, in the 
Books of Reference deposited with Clerk of Peace 
for Bedfordshire. 

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932 


Also inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- 
posited for the counties of Stafford and Chester, 
properties numbered from 515 to 568, in the said 
parish, in the county of Chester, are stated to be 
in the said parish, within the county of Stafford. 

Also as in the said Book of Reference deposited 
at Saint Aiban’s, said property, numbered from 545 
to 568, are stated to be in the county of Stafford. 

Also as in Book of Reference deposited for the 
county of Bedford, property numbered 545 to 568 
are omitted. 

Also inasmuch as on the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, an inclosure adjoining to No. 61, 
in the parish of Cheadle, county of Chester, is num- 
bered 1 in the parish of Stockport, whereas in the 
said other Plans such property is not numbered, and 
no parish mentioned in reference thereto. 

Also inasmuch as .on the Sections deposited with 
the said Clerks of Peace, the extreme depth of cut- 
ting is not marked at the entrance to a tunnel at 13 
miles 7 furlongs, and also at 14 miles 13 furlong. 

Also inasmuch as on the said Sections deposited 
at Derby, a vertical measure from the datum line to 
the line of Railway is not marked in feet and inches 
at the change of the alternative gradient at 8 miles 
5 furlongs and 34 chains on the main line. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
the change of gradient at 15 miles 5 furlongs, and 
16 miles 5 furlongs, is not marked on the Sections 
deposited with the said Clerks of Peace. 

Also inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
surface of public road to Pickford Mills, at 22 miles, 
5 furlongs, 5 chains, is not marked on the Sections 
deposited with said Clerks of Peace. 

Also as there is no cross Section thereto, showing 
the intended alteration of the said public road. 

Also inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
the surface of a public road, at or about 23 miles 
3 furlongs, is not correctly marked, inasmuch as in 
the Private Bill Office it is marked 8 feet, whereas 
on the Section deposited with Clerks of Peace the 
same is marked 3 feet. 

Also asa public road from Luton, at or about 
27 miles 7 furlongs is not marked on any of the said 
Sections. 

Also that a vertical measure from the datum line 
to the line of Railway is not marked in feet and 
inches at each change of the gradient, at 33 miles 
2 furlongs on the Sections deposited with the said 
Clerks of Peace. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
32 miles 2 furlongs, and 34 miles 6 furlongs is not 
correctly marked on the said Sections,as on sheet 19 
it is stated to be 1 in 100, whereas in sheet 20 it is 
stated to be 1 in 200. 

And inasmuch as a vertical measure from datum 
line to the line of Railway is not marked at each 
change of gradient on Clerks of Peace Sections 
deposited for Chester, at or about 34 miles 6 fur- 
longs. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination at between 
34 miles 6 furlongs and 36 miles, is not marked on 
the Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace. 

Also inasmuch as a vertical measure from the 
datum line is not marked on the Section depo- 
sited for the county of Chester, at or about 36 miles. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination is not 
marked on the Sections deposited with the said 
Clerks of Peace between 36 miles and 37 miles 2 
furlongs. 

Also inasmuch as on the Section in the Private Bill 
Office, a public road from Kempstow tu Bedford, is 
stated to be raised 5 feet and passed on the 
level, whereas the cross Section referred to, No. 17, 
shows the road to be raised about 10 feet 6 
inches. 

Also inasmuch as the height and span of the arch 
over the Railway, at or about 45 miles 6 furlongs 
5 chains, is not marked in figures on the Section 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace. 


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A. 1846. 


Also that the cross Section at No. 25,deposited in 
Private Bill Office, is not a duplicate of the Sections 
deposited with the Clerks of Peace. 

The same error in cross Section No. 30, and 
No. 31. 

Also inasmuch as on the cross Section deposited 
with Clerk of Peace of Hertford Liberty, Saint 
Alban’s, and Bedford, at the road, at or about 86 
miles 5 chains, there is no depth of cutting marked 
upon the said Sections. 

Also inasmuch as the cross Section No. 45, de- 
posited at the Private Bill Office, does not corre- 
spond with theSections deposited with the Clerks of 
Peace. 

Also inasmuch as the crossing of the river at 
160 miles 6 furlongs 34 chains, is to be effected by 
an arch of 30 feet span and 16 feet high, whereas 
on the Section deposited at the Private Bill Office, 
the same is proposed to be diverted. 

Also inasmuch, as to the River Bollin, like error, 
stated, to be effected by an arch (at 160 miles 7 
furlongs), whereas in the Section deposited at Private 
Bill Office, the same is shown to be diverted. 

Also inasmuch as the name of Joseph Rice, as 
occupier of property numbered 77 in the parish of 
Packington, was omittted from the Books of Re- 
— deposited with the Clerks of Peace afore- 
said. 

Also inasmuch as for certain properties, numbered 
34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40 in Titbury, belong- 
ing to Sir O. Mosley, the name of such owner 
was not inserted in the said Books of Reference. 

Also inasmuch as the name of J. Hoibrooke, as 
the occupier of Nos. 34, 36, 37, 38 and 40, was not 
inserted in the said Books of Reference. 

Also inasmuch as a Copy of so much of said 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference for property 
situate within the parish of Mearsham, was not de- 
posited with the Parish Clerk of such parish on or 
before the 31st December. 

Also inasmuch as no application had been made 
to Lord Anglesea, as owner of a piece or close of 
land in the occupation of 7’. Newton, and numbered 
79 on the said Plan. 

And also inasmuch as no application had been 
made to Thomas Laudor, as occupier of a close of 
land, numbered 19, in the parish of Burton-on- 
Trent. 

Ordered,That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction shrewsbury, 
Railway (Crickheath and Wem Lines) Bill, was read ———. 
a second time ; and committed. aon tadioee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Crickheath 
mittee of Selection. and Wem 

Lines) Bill. 

The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction shrewsbury, 

Railways (Extension and Deviations) Bill was read Oswestry and 
: : Chester Junc- 

a second time ; and committed. tion Railways 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Extension 


mittee of Selection. and Devia- 
tions) Bill. 


The North Wales Mineral Railway (Deviation North Wales 
and Branches) Bill was read a second time; and —— 
committed. tion a 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Charles Russell presented a Bill to amend Great Western 


ee ‘lwav Bill 
and enlarge some of the Provisions of the Acts re- Railway 


lating to the Great Western Railway Company, and 
to confirm the Purchase of certain Railways by the 
said Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Thames Haven 
Dock and Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to a a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Thames Haven Dock and Rail- 

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9 VictrorizZ. 


way (No. 2.) Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Directors of the Railway therein- 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
extending and enlarging some of the Provisions of 
two several Acts passed respectively in the sixth 
and seventh years of the reign of His late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, and the fifth and sixth 
years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 
relating to the Thames Haven Dock and Railway, 
was accordingly presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





Wishaw ana _. A Petition of William Hunt, of No. 10, Whitehall, 

Coltness Rail- Gentleman, one of the Solicitors for the Bill there- 

way (Greenhill jnafter mentioned, was presented, and read ; setting 

Branch) Bill. ¢th; That a Bill is now pending in the House, 

intituled, a Bill to enable the Wishaw and Coltness 

Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from 

the Wishaw and Coltness Railway to the Wilson- 

town, Morningside and Coltness Railway, at Green- 

hill, with a Branch to Goodockhill ; that the said Bill 

was read a first time on the sixteenth of February, 

last; that notice was given for the Second Reading 

of the said Bill for Monday the twenty-third of 

February last; that up to Monday the twenty- 

third, named for the Second Reading of such Bill, 

Messrs. Mitchell, Henderson and Mitchell, were 

the Solicitors, and Messrs. Graham and Weems 

were the agents for the said Bill; that in the afternoon 

of the twenty-third February, Messrs. Graham and 

Weems informed the Petitioner that neither they nor 

Messrs. Mitchell, Henderson and Mitchell could 

continue to act as agents for such Bill consistently 

with their continuing to act as agents for various 

other Bills for which they were interested, and they 

then transferred the management of the said Bill to 

the Petitioner; that owing to the short interval 

which elapsed between the time that the Petitioner 

was called upon to act for the said Bill and the 

hour at which it was necessary the said Bill should 

be read a second time the Petitioner had no time 

to inquire into the circumstances, and determine 

whether he could or could not act for the said Bill, 

and was therefore unable to get the said Bill read a 

second time on that day, in accordance with the 

notice given at the Private Bill Office of the House ; 

that in consequence of such delay, more than seven 

clear days have elapsed since the First Reading of 

the said Bill, and by reason of the seventh Sessional 

fi Order of the House, adopted on the twelfth day of 

c- February last, with regard to Railway Bills, by 

which it was resolved that there be no more than 

seven clear days between the First Reading and the 

Second Reading of any Railway Bill, the Petitioner is 

now unable to have the said Bill read a second 

d time; and praying that the said Sessional Orders 

may be dispensed with, and that the Petitioner 

may be permitted forthwith to give notice of and 
proceed with the Second Reading of the said Bill. 

. a That the said Petition do lie upon the 

able. 


Sheffield, The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 
' aa Railway (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal 
. Manchester Purchases) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Railway (Peak mitted. 
J Maclesticda _ .O?dered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Canal Pur- Mittee of Selection. 
: chases) Bill. 
Leicester A Petition of Alan James Giulston, of Llwynyberllan, 
—— Llangaddock, in the county of Carmarthan, Esquire, 
ee taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
m agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was pre- 
I. sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
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233 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Persons, pray- Sunderland 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or Docks Bill. 
agents, against certain parts of the Sunderland Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Anthony John Moore, of Building- Newcastle and 
Hill House, near Sunderland, in the county of Dur- Darlington _ 
ham, Gentleman ;—and, Promoters of a project for menage 
making a line of Railway from Sunderland to Dur- aad tee 
ham, with several Branch Railways, in the county land Railway 
of Durham; praying that they may be heard, by a. 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Purchase and 
parts of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Branches) Bill. 
Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and 
Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Sir John Gerard,of New Hall, within Saint Helens 
Ashton-in-Mackerfield, in the county palatine’ of oe eo, 
Lancaster, Baronet;—John Bellhouse, of Manchester, en 
in the county of Lancaster, Timber Merchant ;— 
and, David Bellhouse, James Bellhouse, John Bell- 
house, Wainwright Bellhouse and William Bellhouse, 
all of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, as 
Executors and Devisees of tle late David Bellhouse; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of the Reverend Henry Robert Crewe, Derby, Gains- 
of Breadsall, in the county of Derby, Clerk, and borough and 
Owners and Occupiers of land in the said parish of $7¢atGrimsby 
Breadsall ;—and, Sir John Harpur Crewe, of Calke Railway Bill. 
Abbey, in the county of Derby, Baronet; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Derby, 
Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junction Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Maddy, of Norfolk Rail- 

Somerton, in the county of Suffolk, Doctor in Di- way Extension 
mee : : ae: (Stowmarket, 
vinity, taking notice of the application for leave to Wymondham 
bring in the Worfoik Railway Extension (Stow- and Attlebo- 

market, Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) tushBranch.) 
Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 

his counsel or agent, against such Bill, was pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions of Surveyors of Highways within the Huddersfield 
township of Bradford, in the county of York ;— and Manches- 
and, Commissioners for paving, lighting, watching al 
and improving the town of Bradford, and part of (Bradford 
the hamlet of Little Horton, adjoining thereto, in the Branch) Bill- 
county of York, and for removing and preventing 
all nuisances therein ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

HH against 





Bridgeton 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Wakefield 
Extension) 
Bill. 


934 


against certain paris of the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of John Whitehead, Merchant, in Gilas- 
gow, one of the Town Council, and also one of the 
Magistrates of said city, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Bridgeton Improvement and 
Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Major Hamilton Ann Montgomerie, 
of Arndean, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, was 

resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Wakefield Waterworks Company 
incorporated under and by virtue of an Act of Par- 
liament made and passed in the seventh year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
intituled, “‘ An Act for better supplying with Water 
the Town of Wakefield, and the Neighbourhood 
thereof, in the West Riding of the county of York ;” 
—Reverend Ralph Henry Brandling, of Seaton 
Burn, in the County of Northumberland, Clerk, 
and Robert Plummer, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 
the County of Northumberland, Esquire, Charles 
Atticus Monk, of Humshaugh, near Hexham, in the 
County of Northumberland, Esquire, and John 
Grace, of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, aforesaid, Esquire, 
his Trustees ;—Owners of land, houses and other 
property along the line proposed to be taken for 
making an extension of the Leeds, Dewsbury and 
Manchester Railway from the township of Churwell, 
in the parish of Batley, to the Manchester and 
Leeds Railway, at Wakefield, in the West Riding 
of the county of York;— A certain Company 
incorporated by an Act of Parliament made and 

assed in the third year of the reign of his late 
fajesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act 
for lighting with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood 
of Wakefield, in the West Riding of the County of 
York,” under the name or style of The Wakefield 
Gas Light Company ;—and, Commissioners under 
and by virtue of an Act of Parliament made and 
passed in the eleventh year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for the better paving, repairing and cleansing the 
Streets, Lanes, Alleys and other Public Passages 
within that Part of the Town of Wakefield, in the 
County of York, which lies within the East End of 
Westgate Bridge, the South Side of Northgate Bar, 
the North End Kirkgate Bridge, except so much 
thereof as is repaired by the West Riding of the 
said County of York, and the extreme part of the 
Township of Wakefield, aforesaid, lead:ng from 
Wrengate, towards East Moor, for preventing Nui- 
sances and Annoyances therein, and rendering the 
same more commodious ;” praying that theymay be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and 
Manchester Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 





2° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed for carry- London ana 
ing into execution the several Acts for Dats. the South Western 
Streets and Lanes within the Borough of Southwark, don 
and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, Extension) 
and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same, Bil. 
and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages 
adjoining thereto, and for preventing Annoyances 
therein, so far as the same relate to the West 
Division thereof in the said Acts mentioned, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
South Western Railway (London Bridge Extension) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Rill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Henry Callander, Esquire, Glasgow 
of Craigforth, praying that the Glasgow Waterworks Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Proprietors or Owners of dwelling 
houses, and other heritages, and House Factors 
within the city and suburbs of Glasgow, and other 
Inhabitants thereof;— David Dundas, of Ochtertyre, 
Esquire, Member of Parliament for the county of 
Sutherland ;—Henry Home Drummond, of Blair 
Drummond, in the county of Perth ;—Owners and 
Occupiers of lands, houses and factories, in the city 
of Glasgow, and in the parishes of Port of Monteith, 
Aberfoyle and Drymen ;—Proprietors of property 
and Householders, in the barony of Gorbals, in the 
county of Lanark ;—John Hamilton, Esquire, of Bar- 
dowie, Proprietor of the lands and estate of Zeny, and 
others, situated on the River Teeth, in the county 
of Perth;—Provost, Magistrates and Town Council, 
of the royal burgh of Stirling;—Alexander Buchanan, 
of Arnprior, Esquire ;—and, the Right honourable 
Clementina Sarah Drummond, Lady Willoughby de 
Eresby, Wife of the Right honourable Peter Robert 
Drummond Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and the 
said Peter Robert Drummond Lord Willoughby de 
Eresby for his own interest; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Anne Warburton Owen, of Glaase- Shropshire 
vern, near Welshpool, in the county of Montgomery, Union = 
Widow, praying that she may be heard, by her coun- Canal (New- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Shropshire town to - 
Union Railways and Canal (ewtown to Crewe, with Crewe, with 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. wean 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Sir John Gerard, of New Hall, near Grand Junc- 
Ashton-in-Mackerfield, in the county palatine of tion Railway, 


“ 7 ¢ d 
Lancaster, Baronet ;—and, Bankers, Merchants, Per ad 


Manufacturers and others, resident in or interested ton, Prescot 
in the trade or property of the town and neighbour- and Saint 


rs : . Helens,” 
hood of Warrington, in the county of Lancaster 5 oWartington 





praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their and Kenyon,” 


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4 Parkside,” counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Grand 
-showhill and Junction Railway “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, 
ijt Prescot and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and 
ind Huyton,” Kenyon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhill 
sranches Bill. 544 “Portobello,” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton,” 
Branches Bill,—-were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








cambridge A Petition of Francis Charles James Pemberton, 
and Oxford = oof Trumpington, in the county of Cambridge, Es- 
Railway Bill quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Cam- 
bridge and Oxford Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner jeard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
South Midland A Petition of Alan James Gulston, of Llwyny- 
Railway berilan, near Llangaddock, in the county of Carmar- 
Ti” then, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by his 
Lines) Bill. © counsel or agent, against certain parts of the South 


Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Samuel Pope and Susannah Pope, 
his Wife, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and York Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


2° Marti. 





Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
hy themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow Har- 
hour Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Terminus 
Bill. 


A Petition of Charles Gray, Deputy Chairman 
of the Parliamentary Trustees, for improving the 
Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging the 
Harbour of Glasgow, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Glasgow Harbour Grand 
Junction Railway Terminus Bill; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Gray, Deputy Chairman of 
the Parliamentary Trustees for improving the Navi- 
gation of the River Clyde, and enlarging the Har- 
bour of Glasgow, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow Har 
bour Mineral 
Raibvay Bill. 


Caledonian 


A Petition of His Grace Alexander Duke of 
Hamilton and Brandon, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Caledonian Exten- 
sion Railways Bill; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 161. 


Railways. 





935 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that they 
mav be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the West of Scotland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Surveyors of Highways within the Leeds and 
township of Bradford, in the county of York, praying wnat Rell 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Live pig 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and ford) Bill. 
Bradford Railway (Junction Line at Bradford) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Kedgwin Hoskins, of Birch House, Gloucester and 
in the county of Hereford, Esquire, Member of Dean Forest 
Parliament, and of Nathaniel Morgan, of Ross, in ne ae 
the county of Hereford, Banker, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Gloucester and Dean 
Forest Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Commissioners appointed for carry- North Kent 
ing into execution the several Acts for paving the Railway Bill. 
Streets and Lanes within the Borough of Southwark, 
and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, 
and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same, 
and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages ad- 
joining thereto, and for preventing Annoyances, 
therein, so far as the same relate to the West Divi- 
sion thereof, in the said Acts mentioned ;—and, Wil- 
liam Wickham Drake, Esquire ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the North Kent Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for im- Glasgow, 
proving the Navigation of the River Clyde, and en- a = 
larging the Harbour of Glasgow, praying that they | nar tied 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Branch) Bill. 
against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway (Harbour Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, ia 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Rollisson and William Rol- London and 





lisson, of Tooting, in the county of Surrey, Nur- Brighton 
serymen, Seedsmen and Florists, praying that they Railway 
; 5 (Wandsworth 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Branch) Bill. 
against certain parts of the London and Brighton 
Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 





favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


HH2 + A Petition 


Forth and 
Clyde Navi- 
gation and 
Bowling Bay 
Improvement. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow 
Termini and 
Branches. ) 


Midland Rail- 
way (Syston 
t o Peterbo- 
rough, Devia- 
tions and 


Branches ) Bill. 


Ulverstone, 
Furness and 
Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 
and Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Excter and 
Exmouth 
Railway Bill. 


North British 
Railway 
( Hawick 
Branches) Bill. 


236 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for im- 
proving the Navigation of the River Ciyde, and en- 
larging the Harbour of Glasgow, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Forth and 
Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improvement 
Bill ; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against such Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for im- 
proving the Navigation of the River Clyde, and 


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enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Caledonian 
Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Most noble Francis Duke of 
Bedford, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railway (Syston to Peterborough, Devia- 
tions and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Landowners on the line of the 
there-undermentioned Railway, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Ulverstone, Furness and Lan- 
caster and Carlisle Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Preston, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool and Manchester and New- 
castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill, was _pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Hancock, of Harley-street, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Robert Burford, 
of the same place, Esquire, and George Burrow 
Gregory, of Bedfurd-row, m the same county, 
Gentleman, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Exeter and Exmouth Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish | 
of Kelso, praying that the North British Railway 
(Hawick Branches) Bill may not pass into a law, 





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

Petitions of Trustees upon the south and west | 
branches of Kelso Union turnpikes (and) road, in | 
the counties of Roxburgh, Berwick, Northumberland | 
and Durham ;—Trustees upon the Lauder and Kelso | 
turnpike-road, in the counties of Roxburgh and | 


Berwick ;—and, Trustees upon the south and west | 


A. 1846. 


branches of Kelso Union turnpikes, and the Lauder 
and Kelso turnpike-roads, in the counties of Roz- 
burgh, Berwick, Northumberland and Durham; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counselor agents, 
against certain parts of the North British Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Britis) 
Railway Bill 


Petitions from Dunstable ;—and, Royston ; pray- Cambridge 
ing that the Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill #4 Oxtori 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and“ = 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- South Eastem 
gesses of the borough of Maidstone, praying that Railway (trom 
sat a : 4 © ~. 2 the Greenwieh 
the South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Raitway to 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Chart, near 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill may pass into ag ey 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie Tynbridee ani 
upon the ‘Table. Riverhead) 
Bill. 

Petitions from Buckfastleigh ;—and, Ashburton ; Ashburton, 
praying that the Ashburton, Newton and South i an 
" bee &lt; . ° ev! 
Devon Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were Railway Bill 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kington ;—Merthyr Tydfil ;—and Wash Mii- 
Tredegar ; taking notice of the application for leave "4 Railway. 
to bring in the Welsh Midland Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Landowners and Inhabitants, in the London and 
several parishes of Malden, Ewell and Epsom, in the South Wester 
county of Surrey, and the neighbourhood, praying — ma 

z Z &gt; (Epsom 
that the London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Farmers and Ennis Dock 
other Inhabitants of the town of Ennis, and its vi- 24 Fergus | 
cinity, taking notice of the application for leave to — 
bring in the Ennis Dock and Fergus Improvement 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the Poor Removal. 
Board of Guardians of the Bury Union, in the 
county of Lancaster, praying the House to take the 
subject of the Law of Settlement and parish appeals 
into early consideration, and to make such alterations 
therein as may thoroughly improve the present un- 
certain and expensive system, especially in causing 


| all appeals to be decided, as far as possible, on their 


merits, and in visiting with sufficient costs the vex- 
atious prosecution and resistance of appeals without 
sufficient grounds, or otherwise that the removal of 
paupers may be abolished altogether, and that they 
may be deemed settled in the parishes or townships 
in which they respectively become chargeable after 


a month’s residence, due provision being made for 


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the repression and punishment of vagrancy, or to 
adopt such other measures for the remedy of the 
grievances above represented as to the House shall 
seem meet, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the 
Board of Guardians of the Poor of the Bury Union, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying the House to 
pass a Bill to abolish the present laws of rating and 
settlement, and enact that all expenses attending 
the relief of the poor in England and Wales should 
be paid by a general tax on real and personal pro- 
perty, was presented, and read ; and ordered io lie 
upon the Table. 


Factories Bill. Petitions from Warrington ;—and, Hyde (Chair- 
man); praying that the Factories Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


‘Timber. A Petition of Shipowners of the port of London, 
praying the House to pass the measure proposed 
by Her Majesty’s Government for the reduction of 
the Timber Duties, as also such other measures in 
relation to shipping and commerce as the House 
may deem necessary to promote the general interest 
of all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Militia. Petitions from Saffron Walden ;—Chichester ;-— 
and, Penicuick (Chairman) ; praying the House not 
to sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Frost, . A Petition of Inhabitants of Alva, praying the 
Willams and House to present an Address to Her Majesty, 


for the liberation of John Frost, Zephaniah Wil- 
liams and William Jones, now undergoing sentence 
of transportation, was presented, and read ; and or 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Benefit Petitions of Members of the Woolwich New Be- 

aa Act, Refit Building Association ;—and, Members of the 

0 “West End Economic and Mutual Benefit Building 
Institution ; praying for alteration of the Benefit 
Building Societies Act, to the effect of abolishing 
certain Stamp Duties thereby imposed,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


‘Corn Laws. Petitions from the North Division of Wilts ;— 
Campsie ; — Rickmansworth ; — Ipswich ; —Almond 
Bank, Pitcairn-green, and their vicinity ;—Ful- 
lochfield ;— Drumlithie ; —Auchinblae ; — Carmar- 
then ;—and, Stalybridge; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,— were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land re- 
siding in the parishes of Westmeon, Warnford, Ex- 
ton, Corhampton and Meon Stoke, in the county of 
Southampton, praying the House to continue invio- 
late the present amount of protection to Agriculture, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Burghs (Scot- 


{ A Petition of Magistrates and Cummissioners of 
land) Bill. S 


Police of tie town or barony of Gorbals, in the 
county of Lanark, praying that the Burghs (Scoé- 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


WilliamHenry A Petition of Mary Elizabeth Wyburd, of Graves- 
Wyburd. end, in the county of Kent, and Ann Farrell, the 
Wile of James Farrell, of Vicarage-place, Kensington, 
in the county of Middlesex, stating that the Petition- 
ers are the two sisters of William Henry Wyburd, for- 


merly a Lieutenant in the service of the Eust India 
Vou. 101. 











Company; that in June 1835, he was dispatched 
on an important secret diplomatic mission to Khiva, 
and the Petitioners have great reason to fear that 
their unhappy brother is lingering in frightful cap- 
tivity in the kingdom of Bokhara ; and praying the 
House to cause inquiry to be made, with a view to 
the ascertaining whether their brother be living or 
dead, and to adopt measures for recovering him, if 
living, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landlords, Clergy, Freeholders and Potatoes 
other Inhabitants of the united parishes of Mount- (Ireland. 


shannon and Clonrush, in the county of Galway, 
praying the House to adopt some remedy for the 


| suffering occasioned by the failure of the Potato 


Crop in Ireland, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Dick, Wife of Andrew Glasgow Small 
Long, residing in Hill-street, Glasgow, complaining Debts Court . 


of the fees exacted from her in the Small Debts 
Court, at Glasgow, in January 1846 ; and praying 
the House to take into consideration the proceedings 
of that court, and repeal the exactions and fees 
which she considers prevent persons summoned to 
appear from being heard, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Johnson Gedge, of Bury Saint Ed- property Tax. 


mund's, in the county of Suffolk, Printer, praying 
that it may be a direction to the Income Tax Com- 
missioners to allow such deduction from the returns 
of trade or business for bad debts as they shall be 
satisfied, upon inquiry, is a fair estimate of the same, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of James Soper, of Monxton, in the Andover 
county of Hants, praying that the House will be Union. 


pleased to institute an inquiry into the conduct of 
the Poor Law Commissioners relative to an altera- 
tion of the medical districts, and also a change in 
the medical officers of the Andover Union, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Honourable Craven Berkeley, Member for Corn Laws. 
the town of Cheltenham, having in his place called (Cheltenham 
the attention of the House to the circumstances Petition). 


under which a Petition, purporting to be the Peti- 
tion of the undersigned Inhabitants of Cheltenham, 
for a repeal of the Corn Laws, had been transmitted 
to him, to be presented to the House; and having 
stated, that he had, in consequence, made inquiry at 
Cheltenham, in relation to the said Petition, and 
could not find any trace of such a Petition having 
been signed by the inhabitants of Cheltenham, whose 
names are attached to it; the said Petition was de- 
livered in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to a 
Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances 
under which and the parties by whom the signatures 
thereto were annexed. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was _pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the said Com- 
mittee, that they do inquire into the method which 
has been adopted by the Anti-Corn Law League in 
obtaining Signatures to Petitions praying for the 
total and immediate repeal of the Corn and Provi- 
sion Laws, to be presented to this House :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Reading, and neigh- The Punjab. 


bourhood, praying the House not to vote the Thanks 
of Parliament for the wars in the Punjdb, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Hn 3 Resolved, 


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238 9°. —3° Martiz. 


Military Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 

Operations on of this House be given to the Right honourable 

the Sutlej. —__Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor- 
General of India, Knight Grand Cross of the Order 
of the Bath, for the energy and ability with which 
he directed the military means at his disposal, to 
the repelling of the unprovoked invasion by the Sikh 
Army of the dominions of the British Government, 
and of the protected States upon the left bank of the 
Sutlej ; and also for the firmness and gallantry with 
which he directed the operations of that portion of 
the Army under his immediate command, in the 
afternoon and night of December 21st, 1845, and 
on the morning of the 22d, upon which occasion the 
enemy’s defences were carried by storm, the greater 
part of their artillery captured, and their subsequent 
attempts to regain what they had lost repeatedly 
defeated. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to General Sir Hugh Gough, 
Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the 
Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the 
East Indies, for the distinguished valour with which 
he directed and led the several attacks upon the 
enemy, and for the eminent services rendered by 
him in the battles of the 18th, 21st and 22d of De- 
cember 1845, displaying, as he did, in conjunction 
with the Governor-General, a brilliant example to 
the troops, of perseverance and courage in critical 
circumstances, and of irresistible ardour in the se- 
veral attacks made upon the enemy. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major-General Sir Henry 
George Smith, Knight Commander of the Order of 
the Bath, to Major-General Walter Raleigh Gilbert, 
and to Major-General Sir John Hunter Littler, 
Knight Commander of the Order of the ath, and 
to the several Officers, European and Native, under 
their command, for the eminent services rendered 
by them in the recent arduous and successful ope- 
rations. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers, European and Native, 
for the perseverance and fortitude maintained by 
them at Moodkee, on the 18th of December 1845, 
and for the daring valour with which they forced 
the enemy’s entrenchments at Ferozeshah, on the 
21st and 22d of December, captured most of his 
guns, and finally compelled the Sikh Army, of 





greatly superior numbers, to retire within their own 
frontier. 

Resolved, That this Resolution be signified to 
them by the Commanders of the several Corps. 


Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of India, 
and that he be requested to communicate the same | 
to the several Officers referred to therein. 


A. 1846. 


the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to 
sit again. 
The Committee divided : 


"= , ( Mr. Borthwick a 
Tellers for the Y eas,) i. Mates f 70. 


Tellers for the Noes, be Hen) Baring , }297. 
Question again proposed, That the words proposed 
to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That 
the Chairman do now leave the Chair,—put, and 
Negatived. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 3° die Martti, 1846: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the matters to them referred ; and that 
he was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, ve- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Print Works Bill was, according to Order, Print Works 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill was read Turnpike- 
the first time; and ordered to be redd a second time 10248 (Scot- 


“A : 7 land) Bill. 
upon l’riday next ; and to be printed. No. 95. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Poor Law, &amp;c., 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of Thurs- (Ireland. 
day last, wherein their Lordships request that this 
House will give leave to Sir Robert Ferguson, 
Colonel Conolly, George A. Hamilton, Esquire, 

Sir Denham Norreys, The O’Conor Don and Fitz 
Stephen French, Esquire, (Members of this House), 
to attend their Lordships to be sworn, in order to 
their being examined as witnesses before the Select 
Committee appointed by their Lordships to inquire 
into the operation of the 1 and 2 Vic., c. 56, and 
the other Laws relating to the Relief of the Destitute 
Poor in Ireland ; and also to inquire into the opera- 
tion of the Medical Charities in Ireland, which are 
supported wholly or partially by grants from the 
County Cess:—And Sir Robert Ferguson and Sir 
Denham Norreys being present in their places, de- 
clared that they were willing, with the leave of the 


_ House, to go to the House of Lords as desired by 


| their Lordships. 


Customs and The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

Corn Importa- into a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vie., | 

tion. c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, to amend the Laws for the 
Importation of Corn. 


(In the Committee). 


Motion made, and Question pronosed, That in 
lieu of the Duties now payable on the Importation 
of Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour, there shall be paid, 
until the Ist day of February 1849, the following 
Duties ; 

Amendment proposed : To leave out the words 
in lieu of,” in order to insert the words “ all Du- 
“* ties on imported Corn do now cease and deter- 
“* mine,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Question ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 


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Resolved, That Sir Robert Ferguson and Sir 
Denham Norreys have leave to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships, if they think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to acquaint them, that this House hath given leave 
to Sir Robert Ferguson and Sir Denham Norreys to 
go to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lord- 
ships, if they think fit: And that Mr. Greene do 
carry the said Message. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bolton Water- 
of the Petition for the Bolton Waterworks Bill, works Bill 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually supplying Water to the Inha- 
bitants of the Town of Bolton, and several Town- 
ships and Places adjoining or near thereto, in the 

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9 VicToRIZ. 


County of Lancaster: And that Mr. Ainsworth and 
Dr. Bowring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Coalwhippers The House was moved, That the Act 6 and 7 Vic. 
(Port of Lon- © 491, (Localand Personal) for establishing an Office 
os} for the benefit of Coal-whippers of the Port of Lon- 
don, and for staying certain Actions in respect of 
Fitters’ Certificates, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Act. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee upon the Burghs (Scotland) Bill, upon 
Thursday next, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House wili, upon Thursday 
the 19th day of this instant March, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Able-bodied Paupers 
receiving Relief in the Poor Law Unions of England 
and Wales, in each of the Weeks in January 1845 and 
January 1846; distinguishing those receiving 1n- 
door and Out-door Relief. 


Burghs (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Able-bodied 
Paupers. 


Friendly The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Societies Bill. Committee upon the Friendly Societies Bill, upon 
Wednesday next, was read, and discharged. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesda 
the 11th day of this instant March, resolve itself 
into the said Committee. 


New Rossand Petitions of James Hendrey, of Wellington-street, 

Carlow Junc- Agent for John St. George Deane, of Berkley Forest, 

ee i Ross, and William Robinson Scart and others, 
Landowners upon the proposed line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ; —and, James Fogerty, of 
Drummin, and Murtagh Doyle, of Ballynotour, 
Lessees and Occupiers upon the proposed line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the New Ross and Carlow Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Buckingham- 


A Petition of John Innes Pocock, praying that 


(OxtoniwaY he may be permitted to withdraw his Petition 
Bletchley complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
Junction.) in respect to the application for the Buckinghamshire 


Railway (Oxford and Bletchley Junction) Bill, had 
not been complied with, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 
ae and Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to au- 
Sutioar aad thorize the Purchase of the Gravesend and Rochester 
Canal (Sale Railway and Canal, by the South Eastern Railway 
—) Purchase) Company : And the same was read the first time ; 
j and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonial Ships. 
No. 97. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of a Letter from J.B. Chapman, 
Esquire, Chairman of the Committee of the General 
Shipowners Society, dated 14th February 1845, in 
reply to the Letter addressed to the Board of Trade 
by the Committee of the North American Colonial 
Association, on the subject of imposing a Tax on 
the Admission of Colonial-built Ships to the pri- 
vilege of British Registry. 

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


Worcester 
and Porth 
Dynilaen 
Railway. 


A Petition of Howell Lloyd, of Hindre’nellis, in 
the county of Merioneth, Esquire, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Worcester 
and Porth Dynilaen Railway Bill; and praying that 


he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
VoL. 101. 


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239 


against such Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ralph William Grey, of Chipchase Newcastle- 
Castle, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire, ¥pon-Tyne 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel ek co 
or agent, against certain parts of the ewcastle-wpon- way Bill. 
Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, A@4resses- 
17th, 23d and 24th days of February last, (That Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that the Papers therein savntoned might be 
laid before this House,) had been presented to Her 
Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Prisons 
Command,—Copy, Seventh Report of the General (Scotland.) 
Board of Directors of Prisons in Scotland, to the Right 
honourable Sir James R. G. Graham, Baronet, one 
of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, of 
their Proceedings under the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 42. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Corn Laws. 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of all Memo- 
rials or Petitions from Public Meetings, Municipal 
Corporations, Chambers of Commerce, or other 
Public Bodies, presented to the Queen, the First 
Minister of the Crown, orthe Executive Government, 
since the 1st day of September 1845, for the opening 
of the Ports; particularizing all those which prayed 
for the Repeal of the Corn Laws, and showing the 
Name of the Place, and the Public Body or Meeting, 
with which each Petition or Memorial originated. 
. Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 3° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
M®: Goodbody, from the Office of the Commis- Lunacy. 


sioners in Lunacy, was called in, and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—Copy of Report to the Lord Chan- 
cellor, under the Act 8 and 9 Vic.,c. 100, s. 88, of the 
Number of Visits made, the Number of Patients 
seen, and the Number of Miles travelled by tae seve- 
ral Commissioners in Lunacy, during the s:x months 
ending the 4th of February 1846 :~And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Taylor, of Eccleston Hall, Grand June- 
near Prescot, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, tion Railway, 
being an Owner of lands through which the intended gant tee 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is intended ton, Prescot 
to be made, praying that he may be heard, by him- and Saint 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of a Wartington 
the Grand Junction Railway, “ Huyton and Aston,” and Kenyon,” 
“ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” “ Warring- “ hfe ol 
ton and Kenyon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” r= teieems 
“ Showhill and Portobello,” and “ Edgehill and Portobello,” 
Huyton’ Branches Bill, was presented, and read. 74 a 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Branches Bill. 


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240 


ay 
Deviation and 
Branches Bill. 


London, 
Hounslow and 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


Clonmel and 
Thurles Rail- 
way. 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation 
Bill. 


3° Martiz. A. 1846. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by Dublin and Enniskillen Railway Bill, were referred ; 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | with, inasmuch as Thomas William Barlow had an 
Bill, against the said Petition. | interest, being a head rent or lease for livesrenewable 
|_ for ever in the several properties numbered 1 to 43 
A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for inclusive, in the townland of Lackenmoree, in the 
repairing the Road from Haslingden, through New | = of Denn, in the county of Cavan, and that 
Church and Bacup, to Todmorden, praying that they | he is not entered in the Book of Reference ; but it 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, was proved to the Committee that the said Thomas 
against certain parts of the East Lancashire Railway | William Barlow was duly served with notice, and 
Deviation and Branches Bill, was presented, and application was made to him, pursuant to the Stand- 
read. 'ing Orders, before the 31st day of December last. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | Committee on Standing Orders. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 


: : oe Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Shefficla 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. a f ; 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Markets Bill. 
lthe Petition for the Sheffield Markets Bill, the 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
West Middlesex Waterworks, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London, Hounslow and 
Western Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill fer 
enlarging and improving the Market Places of the 
Town of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, and for regulating the Fairs and Markets of 
the said Town: And that the Earl of Arundel and 
Surrey and Mr. Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 





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iene all : ae | Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Portsmouth 
aE Se Ns Spee oe is eo ‘on Petitions for "inal Bills ; That in the case of Harbour Pier 
the Petition for the Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill, _ 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition‘for the Clonmel and Thurles Railway Bill, | 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 


the Petition for the Black Sluice Drainage and 
Navigation Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 


for making a Pier from the Common Hard at the 
|Eastern or Portsmouth side of the Harbour of 
| Portsmouth, in the Parish of Portsea, in the County 
of Southampton: And that Mr. Crompton and Mr. 
Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


/on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


Argyll Canal 


Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) the Petition for the Argyll Canal Bill, the Standing 
for better draining and improving certain Low, Marsh | Orders had been complied with. 
and Fen Lands lying between Boston Haven and! Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Bourn, in the County of Lincoln, and for further | for making a Canal from the Harbour of East Tar- 
improving the Navigation through such Lands: And | bert to West Loch Tarbert, inthe County of Argyli, 
that Sir John Trollope, Mr. Turnor and Mr. Chris-| and other Works in connection therewith: And 
topher do prepare, and bring it in. that the Lord Advocate and Mr. Smollett do pre- 
| pare, and bring it in. 
Norfolk Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 
Estuary Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Vorfolk Estuary Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing and reclaiming from the Sea certain 
Tracts of Land forming part of the great Estuary 
called “ The Wash,” between the Counties of Vor- 
folk and Lincoln: And that Lord George Bentinck, 
Viscount Jocelyn and Mr. Bagge do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee sutton Har- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of bourand 
the Petition for the Sutton Harbour and Docks poner fA 
(Plymouth) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and regulating the Harbour of Sutton 
Pool, within the Port of Plymouth, in the County 
of Devon, and for other Purposes: And that Sir 
John Yarde Buller, Viscount Ebrington and Sir 


George Grey do prepare, and bring it in. 
Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | ° ee ™ 


poe a for Private Bills; to whom a Petition | Mr. Greene presented a Bill to incorporate the Governesses 

complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | y4 onhers of the Instituti , rernesses Benevolent 

Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Cork, | Members of the Institution called The Governesses pot ition 
’ _) ? , i i : 

Blackrock and Passage Railway Bill, was referred ; | Benevolent Institution, and to enable them the pi, 

That the Standing Orders had been complied with. | 





Cork, Black- 
rock and 
Passage 
Railway. 


better to carry out their Charitable Designs: And 


r . : l the st time : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. _| the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


‘read a second time. 


Doncaster, 
Wakefield and 
Leeds Rail- 


way. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | ; 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Doncaster, for making a Railway from the City of Worcester 

‘akefield and Leeds Railway Bill, was referred; | 2d County of the same City to the Town or 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. | Borough of Ludlow, in the County of Salop, was 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | presented, and read. 

| Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


A Petition of Directors for making the Railway Worcester and 


thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Ludlow Rail- 
way. 


Dublin and 
Enniskillen 
Railway. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee ‘posed, That the Petition do lie upon the Table:— 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 


| withdrawn. 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


A Petition 


Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | 


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9 Vicroriz. 


fluddersfield A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

and — Calder and Hebble Navigation, praying that they 

ad meee may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

an y : 4 —) 

(Bradford against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Man- 

Branch) Bile ohester Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

South Eastern A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Act 

oe ne for widening and improving the Streets and other 

: Strood, near Public Places in Maidstone, praying that they may 

Rochester) be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 

ill Bill parts of the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to 

" Strood, near Rochester) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

South Eastern = Petitions of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in 
mi a, the county of Surrey, Esquire;—and, Commissioners 
’ Railway to for executing the Acts for widening and improving 
ier Chart,near the Streets and other Public Places in Maidstone, 
— _ praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
Tonbridge and counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Riverhead) Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chart, 
= near Ashford, with Branches to Tonbridge and 
Riverhead) Bill, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

. in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 
— Eastern ~— Petitions of Thomas Bigg, of Eastchurch, in the 
(Greenwich 28/e of Sheppey, in the county of Kent, Yeoman, 
Railway to Ferry Warden of the said island, and George Brooks 
oe neat Chambers, of Minster, in the said island, Yeoman, 
with Branctca) John Matson, of Eastchurch aforesaid, Yeoman, 
Bill. homas Burford, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, 

Thomas Reed, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, Robert 
Palmer, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, Richard 
Yates, of Eastchurch aforesaid, Yeoman, Stephen 
Pym, of Eastchurch aforesaid, Yeoman, Richard 
Bigg, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, John Masters, 
of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, Abraham Constable 
Prati, of Eastchurch aforesaid, Yeoman, James 
Mantle, of Eastchurch aforesaid, Yeoman, Frederick 
Leese, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, and James 
Robinson, of Minster aforesaid, Yeoman, the Jur 
of the said island ;—-William John Evelyn, of Wot- 
ton, in the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—and, John 
Hyde, of Syndale Park, near Faversham, in the 
county of Kent, Esquire; praying that they may 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, 
with Branches) Bill, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

nd London and 


A Petition of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in 
the county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he may 
Junction eard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
ranch) Bill. certain parts of the London and Croydon Railway 
( _— Junction Branch) Bill, was presented, and 

ead. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition, 

Vou. 101. 


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way (Thames 





3° Marti. 














941 


Petitions of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in North Kent 

the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—John Hyde, of Railway Bill- 
Syndale Park, Faversham, in the county of Kent, 
Esquire ;—and, Reverend Edward Gregory, of 
Bridge Hill, in the county of Kent, Clerk ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Oldham 
Rochdale Canal, praying that they may be heard, by District Rail- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain ““Y* ”"” 
parts of the Oldham District Railways Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Most noble Charles Duke of Brighton and 
Richmond and Lennox, an Owner of lands situate in sori 
the parish of Southbersted, in the county of Sussez ; pte ak 
—and, Commissioners of Sewers for the level of Littlehampton 
Felpham and Bognor, which comprises (among Branches) Bill. 
others) the parishes of Aldingborne, Felpham and 
Southbersted, in the western part of the county of 
Sussex ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor 
and Littlehampton Branches) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Resolved, That the Standing Order of the House, 
No. 110, requiring that there be three clear days 
between the First and Second Reading of a Private 
Bill; and the Standing Order of the House, No. 134, 
requiring three clear days’ notice of a Second Read- 
ing to be given in the Private Bill Office ; and the 
Standing Order of the House, No. 139, requiring 
one clear day’s notice in the Private Bill Office of 
the day proposed for the Report of every Private 
Bill, and also for the consideration of the Report ; 
and the Standing Order of the House, No 123, re- 
quiring the Reports on Railway Bills to be discussed 
every Tuesday and Thursday; and the Standing 
Order of the House, No. 142, requiring one clear 
day’s notice of the Third Reading of a Bill; and the 
Standing Order of the House, No. 124, prohibiting 
any Private Bill from passing through two stages 
on the same day, be suspended with respect to all 
Bills entitled to the privileges granted by the Reso- 
lutions of this House on the 7th day of July last. 

Resolved, That such Bills may be read a second 
time on the day following the First Reading of such 
Bills. 

Resolved, That the Committees on such Bills may 
report, and such Report may be considered on the 
same day with that on which the Committee sits. 

Resolved, That such Bills may be read a third 
time on the following day. 


Private Bills.. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for more effectually Bolton Water 
supplying Water to the Inhabitants of the Town of works Bill 
Bolton, and several Townships and Places adjoin- 
ing or near thereto, in the County of Lancaster : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 





Dr. Bowring ane a Bill for making a Rail- Stamford and 





tamford Branch of the intended Spalding 


way from the ; 
I! Great ailway Bill. 








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Great Northern Railway, in the Parish of Bainton, 
in the County of Northampton, to unite with the 
Loop Line of the same Railway, in the Parish of 
Crowland, in Lincolnshire: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


North British 


: , Petitions of Trustees of the Post Road District 
Railway Bill. 


of Roads, in the county of Edinburgh, acting under 
the authority of an Act of the fifth and sixth year 
of the reign of His late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, intituled, “An Act for more effectually 
making, repairing and maintaining the Turnpike- 
roads inthe County of Edinburgh,” and of various 
Acts therein recited, and of other Trustees acting 
under the authority of the said Act ;—and, William 
Henry Miller, Esquire, of Craigentinny, in the 
county of Edinburgh ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North British Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


North British 
Railway 
(Hawick 
Branches) Bill. 


A Petition of George Scott, Esquire, of Wooden, 
in the county of Roxburgh, Captain in the Royal 
Navy, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
North British Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (Kinross, 
Woodmill and 
Newburgh 
Branches) Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-roads 
leading from the Great North Road to Cupar, by 
Auchtermuchty, and of the Road from Auchter- 
muchty, by Mournipea Lumquhat Mill and Pitcairly, 
to Denmill, where it joins the Newburgh turnpike- 
road, with a branch from Pitcairly, by Weddersby 
Den, to the said road leading from the Great North 
Road to Cupar, near Rossie, with the branch of 
road to Pitcairly, by Mac Duff’s Cross, to the road 
from Abernethy to Newburgh, m the counties of Fife 
and Kinross, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(Kinross, Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
and Worthern 
Railway 
(Lochgelly and 
Leslie Exten- 
sions) Bill. 


A Petition of James Goodall, Thomas Goodall and 
Alexander Goodall, Coal lessees, in the parish of 
Auchterderran, and county of Fife, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
er Northern execution certain Acts of Parliament made in rela- 
Railway . Se 2 
(Pettycur and tion to the Harbour of Perth and the Navigation 
Perth Harbour of the Tay, praying that they may be heard, by 
ee . themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
Bil. . parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(Pettycur and Perth Harbour Branches and De- 
viations) Bill, was presented, and read. 


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A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Henry Labouchere, of No. 27, Bel- Bridgewater 


grave-square, in the county of Middlesex, one of Her 


and Minehead 


Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Councillors, gay- Railway Bill 


ing that he may be heard, by himself or counsel, 
against the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for making certain 
New Streets or Thoroughfares, and widening and 
improving certain other Streets or Thoroughfares 
within the Town and Borough of Sheffield, in the 
county of York: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sheffield New 
Streets Bill, 


Petitions from Longwood and Golcar ;— Halifax ; West Riding 


—Elland and Greetland ;— Calverley ;—Bramley ; 
—Armley ;—Farnley ;—Pudsey ;—Chapelallerton ; 
— Leeds (three Petitions) ;— Kirkstall ;— Gilder- 
some ;— Beeston ;— Hunslet ;—- Stanningley ;—Drigh- 
lington ;— Headingley ;— Holbeck ;—Potternewton ; 
— Wortley ;—Southowram ;—Northowram ;—Brig- 
house ;—Haley Hill ;—Ovenden ;—LIllingworth ;— 
Hipperholme ;— Hebden Bridge ;— Greetland ; — 
Lindley ;— Almondbury ;— Honley ;— Huddersfield ; 
— Dalton ; — Lockwood ; — Bingley ; — Allerton ; 
— Clayton; — Thornton ; — Eccleshill ; — George 
Mackay Sutherland, Esquire, and David Sharpe; 
— Humphrey Brown; — Jonas Greenwood and 
Daniel Hainsworth ; — Barkisland ; — Soyland ; 
—Rishworth ;— Sowerby ; — Norland (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Heckmondwike ;— Baildon ;—Idle ;—Shir- 
coat ;—Salterhebble ;— Warley ;—Shipley ;—Shelf; 
—Wilsden ;—Keighley ;—Heaton ;—North Bier- 
ley ;—Justices of the Peace in and for the West 
Riding ef York, at Quarter Sessions assembled, the 
2d day of March 1846, at Wakefield in the said 
Riding ;— Gomersal ;— Batley ;—Manningham ;— 
Liversedge ;—Hunsworth ;—Horton ;—Bowling ;— 
Cleckheaton ;— Bradford (York) ;— Dewsbury ;— 
Wike ;—Clifton;—and, Mirfield ; praying that inthe 
case of the West Riding Union Railways (No. 2.), the 
Standing Orders of the House may be dispensed with, 
and that the parties may be allowed to proceed with 
their Bill,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Waddington presented a Bill for amending 
an Act passed in the thirtieth year of the reign of 
his late Majesty King George the Third, for making 
and maintaining a Navigable Communication be- 
tween Stowmarket and Ipswich, in the county of 
Suffolk, so us to enable the Trustees of such Act to 
lease the said Navigation, and for other Purposes 
connected therewith: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Joseph Barber, William John Hall, 
John Ismay Nicholson, Frederick Besley, William 
Stennett and John Knill, all of Lower Thames-street, 
in the city of London, Wharfingers, for leave to pre- 
sent a Petition for leave to bring ina Bill for the 
regulation of the Legal Quays within the Port of 
London was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Sunderland Waterworks Bill was read a 


a second time; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- Great Grimsby 
way and Grimsby Docks Consolidation Bill was dhe . 
read a second time; and committed. Railway and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Grimsby 

Docks Consoli- 


mittee of Selection. 


Th 





Union Rail- 


ways (No, 2.) 


Stowmarket 
Navigation 
ill. 


Legal Quays 
(London.) 


Sunderland 


dation Bill. 
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y Bill. 


1 New 
Bill. 


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chef The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 
— val way (Humber Ferries) Bill was read a second time ; 
way (Humber and committed. 
Ferries) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


East Lincoin- _ A Petition of Mortgagees of the Tolls of a certain 
ig Railwayy Turnpike-road, in the county of Lincoln, called 
sa the Scartho Turnpike, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the East Lincolnshire Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ambergate, Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill for 

Nottingham = making a Railway from or near the Ambergate 

and Boston ei... : . : 

Railway Bill, Station of the Midland Railway, through Notting- 
ham, to Spalding and Boston, with Branches there- 
from ; and for enabling the Company to purchase 
the Nottingham and Grantham Canals: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Sheffield, 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
Rotherham, 


oe land and other property upon and near the line of 
Wakeficll, the proposed Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wake- 
Huddersfield field, Huddersfield and Goole Railway, praying that 
and Goole ‘they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
ssiaitiadaaas agents, against certain parts of the Sheffield, Rother- 
ham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Viscount Clive presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Shrewsbury to Stafford, with a Branch 
Canal Shrews- ¢2 Stone, and for other Purposes: And the same 
ena eat was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


Stafford Rail- second time. 
way Bill. 


Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 


Scottish The Scottish Grand Junction Railway Bill was 
Grand June- yead a second time ; and committed. 
tion Railway 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Boharm ;—Edinhkillie, Auldearn, 
Quarry Wood, Rafford, Kinloos and Dyke ;—Dal- 
las, Birnie, Saint Andrews, Shanbryde, Rothes and 
Urquhart ;— Elgin (two Petitions) ;—Garmouth ;— 
Rafford ;— Burghead ;—and, Forres; praying that 
the Great North of Scotland Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of David Price, which 
was presented upon the 26th day of February last, 
Bury Canal . : ’ the Hous 
Navivation Complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
ind Railway, in respect to the application for the Manchester, 
ind Manches- Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, 
ter and Leeds 2 , 
Railway and Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation 
Amalgama- Bill, had not been complied with, be referred to the 


tion Bill Select Commitee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 


Glasgow 


neo A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, 

Bill, warehouses and factories within the city and suburbs 
of Glasgow, praying that the Glasgow Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow and 
Dundee Junc- 
tion Railway. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of 
Leven and Melville, residing at Melville House, in 
the county of Fife, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

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243 


for the Glasgow and Dundee Junction Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first ineeting of the 
Committee. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the Parish of Saint London and 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, praying that a 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ‘Canales ana 
agents, against certain parts of the Zondon and Euston Sta- 
Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston Stations tions Enlarge- 
Enlargement) Bill, was presented, and read ; and a 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Peti- 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the pS (Ninth 
Petitions presented upon the 26th, 27th and 28th nantes 
days of February last ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Cam- Poor Removal. 
bridge Union, praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measure relative to the law of settle- 
ment, by which an industrial residence for five or any 
other number of years should confer a settlement, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mewbury, in the poor Law. 
county of Berks, praying the House to devise means 
for abolishing local rates for the relief of the poor, 
either in whole or in part, by increased Income Tax 
or other provision from the public funds, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dovor and its vi- Naval and 
cinity, praying that no addition to the armed force Military Esta- 
of the country may be made, nor any increase in Plshments. 
the estimates for warlike purposes be granted, under 
any pretence whatever, but on the contrary, that a 
reduction may be made in the Naval and Military 
Establishments of the country, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Paper Stainers of the Paper-hang- 
city of Dublin, praying the House not to sanction ™S* 
the proposed intention of the Government to admit 
French Paper-hangings at a reduced rate of duty, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchant Seamen now in the Port Merchant 
of London, praying that a Select Committee may Seamen’s 
be appointed to examine into and report upon the —_ 
state of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, that every 
thing relating to the Fund be free from stamp duty, 
also that Government should have power to call for 
all papers and documents connected with that Fund, 
that all acts of the Out-port Trustees should be 
under the control of the London Board, and that 
any Act relating to the Fund should be only passed 
for alimited period, and not deemed a final measure ; 
and that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill (1845) 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wakefield ;—and, Bilston ; pray- Frost, 
ing the House to address Her Majesty, that She ee 
will be graciously pleased to remit the remainder of °°" 
the sentence passed on John Frost, Zephaniah Wil- 
liams and William Jones,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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Factories Bil. Petitions from Glasgow (three Petitions) ; — 
Rutherglen ;—Johnstone ;—Chorley (four Petitions) ; 
and, Whittle-le-Woods (two Petitions); praying that 
the Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Militia. A Petition of Inhabitants of Houghton-le-Spring 
and its vicinity, praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for the enrolment of the Militia, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Customs and Petitions from Stanford ;— West Hendred ;— East 

Corn Importa- Hanney ;—Midgham ;—Aldworth ;—and, Wantage; 

— praying the House not to sanction the proposed 
measures respecting Customs and Corn Importation, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dunfermline ;—and, Trowbridge ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Corn Laws. 


Tobacco. A Petition of Merchants and Traders, being 
Dealers in Tobacco, and residing in the city of 
Norwich, praying that the duty on Tobacco may be 
reduced to one shilling per pound, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Burghs (Scot- A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
fand) Bill. ~~ Council of the royal burgh of Arbroath, praying 
that the Burghs (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, 


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


Prisons A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of 

(Scotland) —_ Whithorn, praying the House to give effect to the 
Report of the Select Committee appointed in the 
last Session of Parliament to inquire into the system 
of Taxation for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the 
regulation of assessments in counties and burghs is 
concerned, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Turnpike- Petitions from Kirk Session of Rayne (Modera- 
&gt;a tor);—and, Presbytery of Garioch (Moderator) ; 
praying that the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie wpon the Table. 


Factories. A Petition of Roman Catholic Clergy and Laity 
of Liverpool, praying the House not to give any 
sanction to the principles and recommendations con- 
tained in Mr. Horner’s Report in reference to the 
religious education of Factory Children in Factories, 
but adopt protective measures to insure perfect re- 
ligious freedom to the poor labourers in Factories, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








A, 1846. 


withdraw their Petitions, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Birmingham and Oxford Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 






Petitions of Charles Seymour, of Birmingham ;— Birmingham 
James Johnson, of Birmingham;—and, Thomas #4 Oxtord 
Bate, of Birmingham ; praying that they may be at ete 
liberty to withdraw their Petitions, complaining that Extension.) 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Birmingham and Oxford Rail- 
way (Birmingham Extension) Bill, had not been 
complied with,—were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Francis Charles James Pemberton, Midland and 
of Trumpington, in the county of Cambridge, Es- Eastern Coun- 
se ey . ties Railway 
quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, (Cambridge to 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Weedon) Bill. 
Midland and Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge 
to Weedon) Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Wood, Proprietor of the Lichfield Free 

Wolverhampton Chronicle Newspaper, complaining School. 

that a verdict for damages has been obtained against 

him in an action for libel, for the publication of an 

extract from the Minutes of the Committee of Coun- 

cil on Education, in relation to Lichfield Free 

School ; and praying for redress, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Dundee and Dundce and 
Arbroath Railway Extension Petition, the Standing AtbroathRail- 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties "“” ee 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Leicester and Leicester and 
Bedford Railway Petition, the Standing Orders Bedford 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be ®™!”*- 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk Norfolk Rail- 
Railway Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Way Extension 
Attleborough Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders stan 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be and Attlebo- 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. roughBranch.) 
4, Resolved, That in the case of the North Staf- Northstafford- 


fordshire Railway (Potiery Line) Petition, the shire Railway 


Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 9 

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the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
5. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool Liverpool and 
and Preston and Manchester and Southport Rail- a a 
way Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- and Geciiaeet 
pensed with; That the Parties be permitted to Railway. 
proceed with their Bill. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Lancashire Lancashire 





AndevorCanal Mr, lawn presented a Bill for authorizing the 

Navigation Sale of the Andevor Canal and other Property of | 

_ the Company of Proprietors of the Andevor Canal | 
Navigation: And the same was read the first time ; 
and oidered to be read a second time. 


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Birmingham Petitions of Thomas Newbold, of Warwick ;— 
and Oxford ‘J Joseph Hall, of Warwich;—Jonathan Watts, of 
— Ral Warwick ;—Samuel Smith, of the parish of Aston- 
, juxta-Birmingham ;—James Johnson, of Birming- 
ham ;—Jonathan Kimbell, of Knowle, in the county 

of Warwich ;—James Wisedell, of Birmingham ;— 

John Hollis, of Solihull, in the county of Warwick ; 

—Henry Harvey Chattock, of Solihull, in the | 


county of Warwick ;—and, James Trueman, of Bir- | 
mingham; praying that they may be at liberty to 











and North Yorkshire Railway Petition, the Standing 24 North 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Par- a” 
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Wear Dock Wear Dock 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Railway. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Lynn and Lynn and Ely, 
Ely, and Ely and Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dere- al wg 
ham Railways Amalgamation Petiticn, the Standing and Lynn and 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Dereham Rail- 
ways Amal- 
gamation. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Berks and Berks and 
Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension) Petition, H2tsRailway 


; . ; Hungerford 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed Sxtension.) 
with. 


10. Resolved, 


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Coventry, 10. Resolved, That in the case of the Coventry, 
ena Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Railway Pe- 
and Leicester tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
Railway. with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Bill. 
Manchester 11. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester 
ea and Leeds Railway Extensions Petition, the Stand- 
rxtensions. ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Grand Trunk 12. Resolved, That in the case of the Grand 
or Stafford and Trunk or Stafford and Peterborough Railway Peti- 
— tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill. 
Exeter, Yeovil 13, Resolved, That in the case of the Evzeter, 
a Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
inserting a Clause restraining them from compul- 
sorily taking the lands in respect of which the names 
of William Vickery, Richard Granger, John Chard 
and William Hayman were incorrectly inserted in 
the lists of assents to the Bill. 
Neweastle- 14. Resolved, That in the case of the Newcastle- 
— a upon- Tyne Improvement Petition, the Standing Or- 
. ‘ ders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on striking 
out from the Schedule the houses in a street from 
the New-road to Lawson-street. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, 
tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth 
Resolutions, being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, 'That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





NorthStafford- The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

os oy ae ) of the Petition for the North Staffordshire Railway 

Bill. (Pottery Line) Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at Macclesfield, to the Trent 
Vallev Railway, at Colwich, with Branches: And 
that Mr. Adderley, Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Alderman 
Copeland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Grand Trunk, The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
teen ag of the Petition for the Grand Trunk or Stafford and 
Union Rail- Peterborough Union Railway Bill, which was this 
way Bill. day made trom the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Midland Rail- 
way, at or near Loughborough, to join the Trent 
Valley Railway, to be called The Grand Trunk or 
Stafford and Peterborough Union Railway: And 
that Captain Carnegie and Sir Robert Heron do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Dundee and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Railway Bix- of the Petition for the Dundee and Arbroath Rail- 

tension Bil, Way Extension Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Com- 
pany to make a Railway from their Line of Geordies 
Burn, to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway, at 
Almericloss: And that Lord Gordon Hallyburton 
and Mr, Duncan do prepare, and bring it in. 

ae and _ The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Railway Bill. of the Petition for the Leicester and Bedford Rail- 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Vou. 101. 


3° Marti. 











945 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from or near the Town of 
Hitchin, through Bedford, to the Leicester and 
Swannington Railway, to be called The Leicester 
and Bedford Railway: And that Mr. Wynn Ellis, 
Mr. Henry Stuart and Mr. Maunsell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in Coventry, 
respect of the Petition for the Coventry, Nuneaton, naan 
Birmingham aud Leicester Railway Bill, which ana Leicester 
was this day made from the Select Committee on Railway Bill. 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Zondon and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at Coventry, to the Midland 
Railway, in the Parish of Wigston Magna, in the 
County of Leicester, and for making several Branch 
Railways therefrom, to be called The Coventry, 
Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Railway : 

And that Sir Henry Halford, Mr. Packe and Mr. 
Villiers do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in Newcastle- 
respect of the Petition for the Vewcastle-upon- Tyne cate. aol 
Improvement Bill, which was this day made from Bill 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas the Borough of MNewcastle- 
upon-Tyne, and for varying and extending the 
Powers of the several Acts for regulating and im- 
proving the said Borough: And that Mr. Ord and 
Mr. Hodgson Hinde do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in Lancashire 
respect of the Petition for the Lancashire and North en 
Yorkshire Railways Bill, which was this day made Railways Bill. 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making Railways for better connecting the 
Manchester and Leeds, the East Lancashire, the 
Leeds and Bradford, and the Great North of Eng- 
land Railways, with a Branch to Clitheroe, to be 
called The Lancashire and North Yorkshire Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Lord 
Ernest Bruce and Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ferguson's Naturalization Bill was read a second Ferguson's 
time ; and committed. Nat. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Alexander Bain, of Edinburgh, Electric 
Electrical Engineer and Electric Clock and Elec- ae ats , 

. 1. : ompany Bill. 
trical Telegraph Manufacturer, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Electric ‘Telegraph Company Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees and Managers of the Savings - 
Savings Bank established at Sherborne, in the ae, 
County of Dorset, praying the House to pass an 
Act to empower the Commissioners for the reduction 
of the National Debt to pay interest upon the fund 
called The Separate Surplus Fund, now standing to 
the credit of the Trustees of the several Savings 
Banks with the said Commissioners, or to enable 
the Trustees to re-invest their Surplus Fund in any 
of the Government Securities, and apply the interest 
arising therefrom for the benefit of the institutions, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

113 Resolved, 

































































































































_— 


BERT TET WAS. ITS CE 


ape a geenorere a pee 





Harbours, &amp;c. 


Timber. 


Corn Laws 
(Cheltenham 
Petition.) 


Railways. 


Andover 
Union. 


Corn Laws 
(Cheltenham 
Petition.) 


246 5°—4° Marti. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, an Account of the aggregate Receipt of 
Revenue or Income of the several Sums and charges 
levied on shipping at every Port, Harbour and 
Creek in the United Kingdom, in the year 1845, 
whether levied under authority of Acts of Parlia- 
ment, by orders of Municipal Corporations, or under | 
charters of any kind, or by consent, prescription, | 





or by any other authority, so as to exhibit the entire f 


charges of every kind levied on Vessels at each of | 
the Ports, Harbours and Creeks of the United | 
Kingdom, stating the several Heads of such Re- | 
venue ; and also the Expenditure for the same year, | 
under separate Heads for the same year (in con: | 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 571, of | 
Session 1845). 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of the there-under- 
signed Shipowners of the Port of London, in favour 
of the proposed reduction of the Duties on Timber, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Petition from Cheltenham, that they 
do inquire into an alleged organized and extensive 
system of fraudulent and vexatious objections to the 
votes of a great Number of duly qualified Electors 





A. 1846. 


Berkeley, Mr. Bright, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Thomas 


| Duncombe, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Ridley Colborne, Sir 


Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Redhead Yorke, Mr. 
Repton, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, 
Mr. Villiers, Major Beresford, Lord Worsley and Mr. 
Bankes, with power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Act 5 and 6 Vic, c. 14, to amend the Laws for the 
Importation of Corn. 


(In the Committee). 


Question again proposed, That in lieu of the Du- 
ties now payable on the Importation of Corn, Grain, 
Meal or Flour, there shall be paid, until the 1st day 
of February 1849, the following Duties ; 

And to which an Amendment was proposed : To 
leave out the words “ in lieu of,” in order to insert 
the words “ all Duties on imported Corn do now 
“ cease and determine,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Question ; 

The Committee divided : 

"1. f. Mr. Young 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. See Baiting: 
Mr. Villiers, c= 
Mr. Bright : 


65. 


Tellers for the Noes, 








for the Northern Division of Warwickshire, the 
Northern Division of Staffordshire, and certain 
Divisions of other Counties :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


| Mercurii, 4° die Martii, 1846 : 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 


Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to | 


give directions that there be laid before this House, | 
Returns of all completed Railways, with the date 
of their Acts and the opening of their Lines, and 
also of all Railways in progress of construction ; 
with the Amounts of the estimated Cost of each | 
Line, and the Sums raised and authorized to be | 
raised in addition thereto, with the Names of their | 
present Directors and of the Engineers, and the 
distances between their Termini, and the Names, | 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported; That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the matters to them referred ; and that 
he was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Print Works 
into a Committee upon the Print Works Bill; and, Bill 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Customs ana 
into a Committee to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., Corn Importa- 
c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also the * 


Number and Length of their Branches :—Of all the | after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
Railway Schemes now before the Legislature, the | sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
Amount of their estimated Cost, the additional | the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Sums they propose to raise, the Names of the Di- | cAmendments thereunto. 

rectors, and of the Engineers, andthe Names, Num-| Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 
ber and Length of their Branches :—Of all Acts | 


o ’ o ale F € r “ ‘ ' 
authorizing or confirming the Sale or Lease of any | The House, according to Order, resolved itself Coal-whippers 
| 
| 


into a Committee to consider the Act 6 and 7 Vic., (Port of Lon- 
c. 101(Localand Personal), for establishing an Office oy 

for the Benefit of Coal-whippers of the Port of Zon- 

don, and for staying certain Actions in respect of 

Fitters’ Certificates. 


Railways, either completed or in progress of con- 
struction, to other Railway Companies, the Names | 
of the Directors of both Companies, and the terms | 
of Sale or Lease:—And, a similar Return in re- | 
spect of all applications now before Parliament for | 
such last-mentioned Acts. 

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


(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
| the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
T was . i ‘ ‘ lishing an 
Ordered, That the Petition of James Soper, of | continue and amend an Act for estab = 


: A a i » the 7 ‘oal-whi P h rt 
Monxton, in the county of Hants, Farmer, relative | Office for the benefit of Coal-whippers of the Pot 


10 the Andover Union, which was presented yes- | of London. 
terday, be printed. | Resolution to be reported. 





The House was moved, That the Order made | Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
yesterday, That the Petition purporting to be the | reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
Petition of the there-undersigned Inhabitants of | lution. 

Cheltenham, for a repeal of the Corn Laws, be re-| Ordered, That the Report ve now received. 
ferred to a Select Committee to inquire into the cir-| Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
cumstances under which, and the parties by whom, | which was read, as followeth ; 

the signatures thereto were annexed, might be read; | Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 


and the same being read ; | the House, That !eave be given to bring in a Bill to 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Craven | continue and amend an Act for establishing an Office 
for 





tae 





Q VicTortIZ. Ye 


for the Benefit of Coal-whippers of the Port of Zon- 
don :—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Sir George Clerk and Mr. 
Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Manchester Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for mak- 
a orl ing a Railway from the agg oe oor Canal, in 
ion and Welsh the Parish of Llanllachairn, in the County of Mont- 
Junction gomery, to the Town and Harbour of Aberystwyth, 
Railway Bill. tn the County of Cardigan: And the same was read 


the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal Police 
and Statute 
Labour. 


A Petition of Robert Lamond, a Burgess of the 
royal burgh of Glasgow, carrying on business in the 
city, and residing in the barony parish of Glasgow, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal Police and Statute Labour Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


Coal-whippers Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue and 
_— amend an Act for establishing an Office for the Be- 
on) ea «efit of Coal-whippers of the Port of Zondon: And 


N 
No.98- the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
printed. 
0 samga Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
uildings. 


Return of all Sums of Money received for Salaries, 
or by Fees, or from any other source, either by the 
Registrar, Official Referees, Clerks, District Sur- 
veyors, or by any other Person employed in the 
execution of the said Act, for what Purpose, and 
for what Duty or Business the same has been re- 
ceived, and by whom received, since the said Act 
came into operation: — And also, Return of all 
Payments made, and all Expenses incurred, from 
the said period, in the Execution of the said Act; 
also, of all or any Sums of Money now owing to or 
by the Department of the Metropolis Buildings 


Office. 
oe &amp;e., Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
— Returns of the Woollen Worsted Manufactures ex- 


ported to China, from the year 1824 to the year 
1833, distinguishing the Quantities and Description 
shipped in each year, with the declared Value :— 
And, of the Woollen Worsted Manufactures ex- 
ported to China, Hong Kong, from the cessation of 
the East India Company’s Trading Charter to the 
5th day of January 1845, distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Description shipped in each year, with the 
declared Value. 

Customs. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Articles of Import into the United 
Kingdom on which all Customs Duties have been 
withdrawn since the Ist day of January 1842; spe- 
cifying the Articles, the Date at which the Duty on 
each ceased to be levied, and the Total Amount of 
Duty which was levied on each in the year 1841. 


Customs. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Persons employed in the 
Collection of the Customs Duties in the United 
Kingdom, on the 1st day of January in each of the 
years 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846; of the Aggre- 
gate Salaries of the same at each of those periods ; 
and of the Number of Persons employed at each of 
those periods at an Annual Salary of £.500 or above, 
with the Total Amount of such Salaries ; at an An- 
nual Salary of £.300 and under £.500, with the 
Total Amount; at an Annual Salary of £.100 and 
under £.300, with the Total Amount; and at An- 

Vou. 101, 


Martti. Q47 


nual Salary or at Annual Wages under £.100, with 
the Total Amount. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Van Diemen’s 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 1@n4- 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Two Letters from C. Maclachlen, Esquire, 
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 
24th and 27th February 1846, on the subject of 
Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Liverpool and 
of the Petition for the Liverpool and Preston and *reston and 
Manchester and Southport Railways Bill, which was and Southport 
this day made from the Select Committee on Stand- Railways Bill. 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway to the North Union Railway, and from 
Southport to the North Union Railway, and from 
the North Union Railway to the Manchester, Bolton 
and Bury Railway, with certain Branches, to be 
called The Liverpool and Preston and Manchester 
and Southport Railways, and also for constructing 
a Pier and other Works at North Meols: And that 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and Viscount 
Sandon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Corn Corn Laws. 
Laws, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 99. 


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








Mercurti, 4° die Marti ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
| R. Parkinson, from the Accountant-General’s Railway 
1 Office in Chancery, was called in, and at the Deposits. 
bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, dated 
the 6th day of February last, for a Return of all 
Monies paid to the Court of Chancery in England, 
the Court of Chancery in Jreland, and the Court 
of Exchequer in Scotland, under Standing Orders 
33 and 392, on account of Railway Bills now before 
the House of Commons; distinguishing the Com- 
panies by which such Monies have been paid, and 
stating the Sums paid by each Company, and the 
Date of each payment, so far as relates to England ; 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Wales Junction Lynvi Valley 
and South 


The Zlynvi Valley and South 
Railway Bill was read a second time ; and com- Wise. Junc- 
mitted. tion Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Enfield and Edmonton Railway Bill was read Enfield and 
+: - Edmonton 
a second time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Honourable George Anson By- Maldon, ‘ 
ron, of Langford-grove, in the county of Essex, and hanes 
Lucy Elizabeth Jane, his Wife, Jane Wescomb, of Railway Bill. 
Thrumpton Hall, in the county of Nottingham, 

Mother and Guardian of Mary Jane Wescomb and 





Catherine Sarah Wilhelmina Wescomb, Infants under 
114 twenty-one 





Ep te ee 
SRS IN ES INS TT 


et A etn an a Sn eee 
SENSE Ae nesnaenre aasseee 


er PT SPT 


— 


AEE it Esta 


em 
Poa BR Ct rect 


| 


Leeds and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Hertford and 
Hatfield 
Railway Bill. 


Portsmouth 
Harbour Picr 
Bill. 


Deeside 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway 
(Eastern Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Alford Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill. 


Dundee and 
Arbroath 
Railway Ex- 
tensions Bill. 


Argyll Canal 
Bill 


Norfolk 
Estuary Bill. 


Lancashire 
and North 
Yorkshire 


Railway Bill 


Q48 4° Martiz. 


twenty-one years of age, and Francis Newman| Branch to Clitheroe, to be called The Lancashire 


Rogers, Henry Meynell and James Mitchell, Es- | 


quires, Trustees of the Marriage Settlement of the 
said George Anson Byron and Lucy Elizabeth Jane, 
his Wife, and the said Francis Newman Rogers, 
Esquire, Receiver of the estates of the said Infants, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mal- 
don, Witham and Braintree Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Leeds and York Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Hertford and Hatfield Railway Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Compton presented a Bill for making a Pier 


from the Common Hard, at the Eastern or Ports- | 


mouth Side of the Harbour of Portsmouth, in the 
Parish of Portsea, in the County of Southampton : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Deeside Railway Bill was read a second time; 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Great North of Scotland Railway (Eastern 
Extension) Bill was read a second time ; and com- 


mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Alford Valley Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dun- | 
fermline Branch) Bill was read a second time; and | 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill to enable the 
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company to make a 
Railway from their Line, at Broughty, to Broughty 
Ferry Castle, and another Railway from their Line, 
at Geordies Burn, to the Arbroath and Forfar Rail- 
way, at Almeriecloss: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill for making a 
Canal from the Harbour of East Tarbert to West 
Loch Tarbert, and other Works in connection there- 
with: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord George Bentinck presented a Bill forinclosing 
and reclaiming from the Sea certain Tracts of Land 
forming part of the Great Estuary called The Wash, 
between the Counties of Norfolk and Lincoln: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Lord George Bentinck presented a Bill for making 
Railways for better connecting the Manchester and 
Leeds, the East Lancashire, the Leeds and Bradford, 
and the Great North of England Railways, with a 





A. 1846. . 


and{North Yorkshire Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Joseph Coates, of Clifton, in the Bristol Water. 
borough of the city of Bristol, Esquire, praying that Works Bill 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Bristol Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Worsley 
within or near the township of Astley, Bedford and Roads. 
Pennington, in the parish of Leigh, in the county of 
Lancaster, taking notice of the application for leave 
'to bring in the Worsley Roads Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Norfolk Rail- 
of the Petition for the Worfolk Railway Extension Way Extension 
(Stowmarket, Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Vroceaee 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select and Attlebo- 


Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and — Branch) 





the same being read ; 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| to empower the Norfolk Railway Company to make 
_a Railway from the Ipswich and Bury Saint Ed- 
_mund’s Railway, at Stowmarket, to the Norfolk 
| Railway, at Attleborough and Wymondham: And 
that Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. William Collett do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Newton (Devon) ;—and, Teign- Ashburton, 
mouth; praying that the Ashburton, Newton and Newton and 
South Devon Railway Bill may pass into a law,— Railway Bil 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill forimproving Sutton 
and regulating the Harbour of Sutton Pool, within Harbour and 
the Port of Plymouth, in the County of Devon, and pon) Bil 
for other Purposes: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Clitheroe Junction Railway Bill was read a Clitheroe 
second time ; and committed. — ” 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bway Bil: 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a Liverpool and 
Railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway to Preston and 
the North Union Railway, and from Southport to pe 
the North Union Railway, and from the North Union Railways Bill. 
Railway to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Rail- 
way, with certain Branches, to be called The Liver- 
pool and Preston, and Manchester and Southport 
Railways, and also for constructing a Pier and other 
Works at North Meols: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 
Mr. Farrer: P the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz.: 
. A Bill, intituled, An Act to encourage the Sea Fishery Piers 
isheries of Ireland, by promoting and aiding with 22¢ Barvow 
Grants of Public Money the Construction of Piers, (Ireland) Bill. 





Harbours and other Works : 
A Bill, 

















9 VicTrorIz. 


County Works A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize Grand Juries 
Presentments jn Jp Spring Assizes of th S , 
(ireland) Bi, 2 Ireland, at the Spring zes of the present year, 


to appoint extraordinary Presentment Sessions, to 


4° Marti. 


249 


A Petition of Landowners and Occupiers of land, Sheffield and 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, —— 
| their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Railway Bill. 


empower such Sessions to make Presentment for | Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill, 


County Works, and to provide Funds for the exe- 
cution of such Works, and also to provide for the 
more prompt payment of Contractors for Works 
under Grand Jury Presentments in Lreland: 
Drainage, &amp;c. A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts for 
(Ireland) Bill. promoting the Drainage of Lands, and Improvement 
of Navigation and Water-power in connection with 
such Drainage, in [reland, and to afford Facilities for 
increased Employment for the Labouring Classes in 
Works of Drainage during the present year : 


Public Works A Bill, intituled, An Act for the further Amend- 

(Ireland) ment of the Acts for the Extension and Promo- 

(No. 2.) Bil. tion of Public Works in Jreland :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

Coventry, Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

Nuneaton, way from the London and Birmingham Railway, at 

Birmingham 5 


and Leicester Coventry, to the Midland Railway, in the Parish of 

Railway Bill. Wigston Magna, in the County of Leicester, and for 
making several Branch Railways therefrom, to be 
called The Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and 
Leicester Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a seeond time. 


Leicester and Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- 


ea pu. Wy from or near the Town of Hitchin, through 
pte Bedford, to the Leicester and Swannington Railway, 
to be called The Leicester and Bedford Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 
Manchester The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
and Leeds = of the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 


Railway Ex. ; : ‘ 
tensions, &amp;c, Way Extensions, &amp;c., Bill, which was yesterday 


Bill. made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- | 
pany to make several Branch Railways, and to | 
authorize the Amalgamation of certain other Com- | 
panies with such Company: And that Mr. Mark | 
Philips and Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and bring | 


it in. 


Exeter, Yeovil The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
= Dorchester of the Petition for the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorches- 
Railway Bill. ‘ : : 
ter Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making Railways from Exeter to Yeovil, and to 
West Milton, to connect the same with Dorchester, 
with Branches, to be called The Ezeter, Yeovil and 
Dorchester Railway : And that Colonel Baillie, Mr. 
Pendarves, Mr. Thomas Hussey and Mr. McGeachy 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Wishaw and Notice being taken that the Wishaw and Coltness 
Coltness Rail” Railway (Greenhill Branch) Bill had been read a 
ay (Greenhill ; : 
Branch) Bill, Second time upon Monday last, without the proper 
Notice having been given in the Private Bill Office ; 
Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Second 
Reading of the said Bill be null and void. 
Uhaw and Ordered,That the Petition of William Hunt, which 
oltness Rail- Seared 
way (Greenhill Wa8 presented upon Monday last, for permission to 
Branch) Bill. give Notice forthwith, and proceed with the Second 
Reading of the Wishaw and Coltness Railwa 
(Greenhill Branch) Bill, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 
Richmond 


The Richmond Railway (Kew Branch) Bill was 


Railway (Kew yead ; ; , 
Branch) Bu, '°8O® second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
VoL. 101, 


| was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bili; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 








Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for lighting with Gas Newcastle- 
the Borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and for vpon-Tyne 
scious j : a Improvement 
varying and extending the Powers of the several pi; 
Acts for regulating and improving the said Borough: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in Wear Dock 
respect of the Petition for the Wear Dock Railway Relwey Bill 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The Wear Dock 
Railway, from the Borough of Sunderland, to the 
City of Durham, with several Branch Railways 
connected therewith, all in the County of Durham : 

And that Mr. Granger and Mr. Wawn do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The Midland and Eastern Counties Railway Midland and 
(Cambridge to Weedon) Bill was read a second Eastern Coun- 
. . ties Railway 
time ; and committed. (Cambridge to 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Weedon) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for enlarging and Sheffield _ 
improving the Market Places of the Town of Shef- Markets Bill. 
field, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
and for regulating the Fairs and Markets of the 
said Town: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 





Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for making North Staf- 
fordshire Rail-~ 

. &gt; . a P tt 

Railway, at Macclesfield, to the Trent Valley Rail- line) Bil, 


way, at Co/wich, with Branches: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


-a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for making Grand Trunk, . 

a Railway from the Midland Railway, at or near tes ate 
Ae : eterborough 

Loughborough, to join the Trent Valley Railway, to Union Railway 
be called The Grand Trunk, or Stafford and Peter- Bill. 
borough Union Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Ordered, That Mr. Hardy have leave of absence Leave of 
till Easter, on account of ill health. Absence. 


The Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill Newmarket 
was read a second time; and committed. pve fe el 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- giy, , 


mittee of Selection. 





Petitions from Stirling ;—and, Ripon; praying Corn Laws. 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ardfinan ;—and, Caher; praying 
the House not to sanction any diminution of the 
protection now granted to British Agriculture,— 


y|were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from Torquay ;— Whitworth ;— and, Militia. 
Uppermill; praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





KK A Petition 





250 4° Martiz. A. 1846. 


A Petition of William Bullock, Weaver, Bigger, | The House was moved, That the Act 7 and 8 Metropolitan 
Suffraze, &amp;. Lanarkshire, praying the House to enact with all) Vic., c. 84, for regulating the Construction and the gs Bill. 
convenient speed that every man in the realm, of | Use of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neigh- 

sane mind, and unconvicted of crime, and having | bourhood, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

attained the years of his majority, may equally share| | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

in annually electing Representatives to serve im | to amend the said Act by authorizing the appoint- 
Parliament, and that the voting be by Ballot, was | ment of a Third Official Referee : And that Sir 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | James Graham and Mr. ardwell do prepare, and 

Table. | bring it in. 


Universal 


| 
Prisons A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and; A Petition of John Wo 


rmald, of Temple Bar, West Riding 
(Scotland. ) 


Council of the royal burgh of Dunfermline, praying | London, stating that an application for a Bill was a sag 
the House to take into consideration the Report of | lately pending in the House, for making several ys (No, 2.) 
the Select Committee of the House, appointed in the | Railways in the West Riding of the county of York, 

last Session of Parliament to inquire into the system | to be called The West Riding Union Railways, but 

of Taxation for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the | which was thrown out by the Committee on Standing 
regulations of Assessments in Counties and Burghs | Orders; that notwithstanding such rejection, the 


is concerned, with the view to giving effect to the | Promoters thereof are getting up, and are about to 





i 


oe wgreemmerseenne ir inet et SS ES 








recommendations contained in the said Report, was 


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


Poor Removal. Petitions from Bradford Union (Chairman and 
Clerk) ;—and, Tiverton Union (Chairman); praying 
the House not to sanction any Bill that may come 
before it for the alteration of the Law of Settlement, 
which does not include a general rating for the 
relief of the Poor in its provisions,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Bequests for The Order of the day being read, for the Second 

ee and Reading of the Bequests for Pious and Charitable 

Yharitable aon 

Purposes Bill, Purposes Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read asecond 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the word 
“ now,’ and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

{ Lord John Manners,|\ 

? (Mr. Charles Buller : ai 

. {Mr. Young, 1 

°°) \ Mr. Henry Baring :§ ™ 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 

upon this day six months” be added at the end of 

the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


ce 


Tellers for the Yeas 


Tellers for the N 


“é 


Salmon The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Fisheries Bill. Reading of the Salmon Fisheries Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


ne . . . . 
Election Phe Election Notices (Zreland) Bill was, according 
Notices, ai to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
(Ireland) Bill. Committee of the whole House, for We 


25th day of this instant March. 


Roman Catho- The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
lic Relief Bill. Reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upor Wednesday next. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 7 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Print Works 


Pri Mr. Greene reported the Print Works Bill; and 
dil. 


the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


dnesday the | 


present a Petition that the same may be re-con- 
sidered by the House during the present Session of 
Parliament ; and praying the House not to re-con- 
sider the said application during the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Cornwall 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Railway. 
complaining of non-compliauce with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Cornwall Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, imas- 
much as thecross Sections of the roads, being 67 in 
number, do not clearly explain the nature of the 
alterations proposed, the rates of inclination, 
neither of the present roads _ nor of the altered roads, 
being stated in figures in such cross Sections ; and 
inasmuch as Michael Spear is the lessee of two 
small gardens Nos. 53 and 54 in the parish of 
Northill, making together about half an acre, but 
he does not appear as the lessee in the Book of 
Reference, nor has he received Notice as such in 
respect to the said gardens, but it appears that he 
has received Notice as occupier of the adjoining 
field, and that the occupiers of the two gardens in 
question have also been served with Notice. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from Bedford ; — and, Macclesfield ; Direct London 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring ea” 
in the Direct London and Manchester Railway Bill; a 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,— 


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


A Petition of the Right honourable the Ear! of sam oy 
Thanet, praying that he may be heard, by himself, bosom ou dc 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Railway to 
South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Rail- Chart, near 
way to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tun- a ag 
bridge and Riverhead) Bill, was presented, and ‘Tunbridee and 
read. Riverhead) 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to Bil 
(the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
| Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
| of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 
Petitions of Commissioners for executing an Act Waveney 

of Parliament passed in the sixth year of his late Pham 
| Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “ An pore Rail- 
| Act for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, way Bill. 
|in the County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers 
/connected therewith, and for repairmg or taking 

down and re-building a certain Bridge over the said 
| Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain 
| Bridge called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River 








| Waveney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, 
be | and forsuspending for a limited period certain Duties 
| payable to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, 


and 











Sunderland 
Gas Bill. 


Dundee and 
Perth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


No. 100. 


Lynn and Ely 


Railway 
(Extension to 


em and Ely 


tailway 
(Extension to 
March) Bill. 


9 Vicrorr2. 


and imposing other Duties in lieu thereof ;”—and, 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of 
Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Waveney 
Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


4°—5° Martiz. 





951 


construct a Railway from the Borough of Wisbech 
to March, in the Parish of Doddington, all in the 
Isle of Ely and County of Cambridge: And that 
Lord George Bentinck and Viscount Jocelyn do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 


Worsley 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


Roads. 





to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the town and parish of Sunderland-near-the-Sea, 
in the county of Durham, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Sunderland Gas Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
execution certain Acts of Parliament made in 
relation to the Harbour of Perth, and the Naviga- 
tion of the Tay, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Dundee and Perth Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the seventh and eighth years of Her present 
Majesty, for regulating the Construction and the Use 
of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neighbour- 
hood, by authorizing the Appointment of a Third 
Official Referee: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow, and to be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


the case of the Petition for the Worsley Roads Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the fixed point stated in writing on the 
Section to which the datum line was referred, was 
the surface of the water in the canal at Worsley, 
which the Committee did not regard a sufficiently 
fixed point. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Dublin and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Belfast Junc- 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the —- a y 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Branch Rail- 
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, and Navan ¥*y Pxten- 
Branch Railway Extensions Bill, was referred ; °°"~ 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the application to the Honourable 
John Henry Knox was made upon Christmas-day 
last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Irish North Midland Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Notices in the newspapers do 
not state the time of deposit of the Plans, Sections 
and Books of Reference with the Clerks of the 
unions. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Trish North 
Midland 
Railway. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin 


Waterford, 
Wexford, 
Wicklow and 
Dublin Rail- 
way. 








Jovis, 5° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
S! 


Petition for the Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension 


to Spalding) Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 


ing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Lynn and Ely Railway Company to 
construct a Railway from the Borough of Wisbech 
to Spalding, in the Parts of Holland, in the County 
of Lincoln, with a Branch to Holbech: And that 
Lord George Bentinck and Viscount Jocelyn do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Lym and Ely Railway (Extension to March) Bill, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 


complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Lynn and Ely Railway Company to 


Vou. 101, 





R William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to 
Spalding) Bill, Whom several Petitions complaining of non-compli- 
ance with the Standing Orders, in the case of the 


Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the application to Mr. Crooke was not made until 
after the 31st day of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Biils; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds, Wakefield and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil 
for making a Railway from and out of the Midland 
Railway, in the Parish of Rothwell, to and into the 
said Midland Railway, in the Township of Walton, 
in the Parish of Sandal Magna, all in the West 
Riding of the County of York, to be called The 
Leeds, Wakefield and Midland Junction Railway : 
And that Mr. Lascelles and Mr. Matthew Bell do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Leeds, Wake- 
field and Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Shrewsbury, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in te ing, Sg 
the case of the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Oswestry jo. al Novth 
and Chester Junction, and North Wales Mineral Wales Mincrat 
Railway Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders Railway Amal- 

Te : = gamatiop Bill. 
had been complied with. . 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Consolidation of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry 
and Chester Junction, and the North Wales Mineral 
Railway 








KK 2 





Q52 


Railway Companies : And that Sir Watkin Williams 
Wynn and Mr. William Ormsby Gore do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


“York Improve- 


. Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
ment Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the York Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for widening, altering and improving certain Streets 
within the City of York, and for other Purposes : 
And that Sir John Lowther, Mr. Redhead Yorke 
and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


.Liverpool and 
Harrington 
‘Waterworks 
Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee cn Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool and Har- 
rington Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Provisions of two several Acts passed 
in the third and eighth years of his Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for supplying with Water the 
Town of Liverpool and Harrington, and Toxteth 
Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster: And 
that Viscount Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


London, 
Bristol and 
South Wales 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the London, Bristol and 
South Wales Direct Railway Bill, the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the proposed Berks and 
Hants Railway, at Huntingdon, to the Great Western 
Railway, at Chippenham, with a Branch to Devizes, 
to be called The London, Bristol and South Wales 
Direct Railway: And that the Earl of Shelburne, 
Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. Pusey do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Hartlepool Gas 
and Water- 
-works Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Hartlepool Gas and 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas, and supplying with Water the 
Town of Hartlepool, and the Neighbourhood thereof, 
in the County of Durham: And that Lord Harry 
Vane and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


New Zealand = Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

Company Bill Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the New Zealand Com- 
pany Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to grant certain Powers to the New Zealand Com- 
pany: And that Mr. Aglionby and Mr. Charles 
Buller do prepare, and bring it m. 


‘Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


The Kent Atmospheric Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway 
Bill. 


Colonel Baillie presented a Bill for making Rail- 
ways from Exeter to Yeovil, and to West Ailton, 
to connect the same with Dorchester, with Branches, 
to be called The Ereter, Yeovil and Dorchester Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Manchester, The Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby 
Huddersfield Direct Railway Bill was read a second time ; and 
the ng cominitted, 

i Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


rect Railway 
Bill. mittee of Selection. 


5° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


Two Petitions from Carmarthen, praying that Great North 
the Great North and South Wales Railway Bill may 24 South 


beer 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and By 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Great North 


orth and South Wales Rail- 24 South 
=" Railway 
1 


posed, That the Great N 
way Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the word 
‘ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Monday next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment and Motion were, severally, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

A Petition of Subscribers and Shareholders in a 
Company (provisionally registered) for making and 
establishing a Railway from Carmarthen to Aberyst- 
wyth, in the county of Cardigan, to be called The 
Great North and South Wales Railway, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be printed, at 
the expense of the Parties, if they think fit. 





A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to West Riding 
the West Riding Union Railways, praying that the Union Rail- 
Order of the House which limits the presentation of “*9* (N° #) 

a Petition for a Private Bill to a day, now passed, 
_may, in the case of the West Riding Union Rail- 
ways Bill, be dispensed with, and that leave may be 
| given to the Petitioners to present a Petition for 
_ leave to bring in a Bill for making certain lines of 
| Railway, in the West Riding of the county of York, 
to be called the West Riding Union Railways, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in the township of Stainland, in the West Riding 
| of the county of York, praying that the Standing 
_ Orders of the House, in respect to the said Bill, may 
be suspended, and that the promoters and parties 
may be permitted to proceed with the Bill during 
the present Session of Parliament, was. also pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the said Select 
Committee. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of John Hodgson 
Ramsbotham, of Calverley, in the county of York, 
Gentleman, which was presented upon Monday 
last; and from Longwood and Golcar ;—Halifaz ; 
—Elland and Greetland ;—Calverley ;—Bramley ; 
— Armley ; — Farnley ; — Pudsey ; — Chapelaller- 
ton ;—Leeds (three Petitions) ; — Kirkstall ;— Gil- 
dersome ; — Beeston ; — Hunslet ; — Stanningley ; 
—Drighlingion ; —Headingley ; — Holbeck ;—Pot- 
ternewton ; — Wortley ; — Southowram ; — North- 
owram ; — Brighouse; — Haley Hill ; — Ovenden ; 
—Illingworth ;— Hipperholme ;— Hebden Bridge ; 
—Greetland ; — Lindley ; — Almondbury ; — Hon- 
ley ; — Huddersfield ; — Dalton ; —~ Lockwood ; — 
Bingley; — Allerton ; — Clayton ;— Thornton ; — 
Eccleshill ;— George Mackay Sutherland, Esquire, 
and David Sharpe ;—Humphrey Brown ;—Jonas 
| Greenwood and Daniel Hainsworth ;—Barkisland ; 
| —Soyland ; — Rishworth; —- Sowerby; — Norland 
(two Petitions) ; — Heckmondwike ; — Baildon ;— 
| Idle ;—Shircoat ;— Salter hebble ;— Warley ;—Ship- 
| ley ; — Shelf ;— Wilsden ; — Keighley ; — Heaton ; 
—North Bierley;—Justices of the Peace in and 
for the West Riding of York, at Quarter Sessions 

assembled the 2d day of March 1846, at Wake- 
field, in the said Riding ;—Gomersal ;— Batley ;— 
Manningham ;—Liversedge ; — Hunsworth ; — Hor- 





ton; — Bowling ; — Cleckheaton ; — Bradford ; — 


Dewsbury ; — Wike ; — Clifton ; — and, Mirfield, 


| which 








9 VicToRIz. 


which were presented upon Tuesday last, praying 
that in the case of the said Bill, the Standing 
Orders of the House may be dispensed with, and 
that the parties may be allowed to proceed with 
their Bill, be referred to the said Select Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Petition of John Wormold, of 
Temple Bar, London, which was presented yester- 
day, praying the House not to re-consider the said 
Bill during the present Session of Parliament, be 
referred to the said Select Committee. 

The Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill 


Yorkshire and 


Glasgow 4. Was read a second time ; and committed. 
a Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
way Diu. : : 
mittee of Selection. 
Wear Dock Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for making a Railway, 


Railway Bill. to be called The Wear Dock Railway, from the 
Borough of Sunderland to the City of Durham, with 
several Branch Railways connected therewith, all 
in the County of Durham: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Rail- 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 


East Lothian 
Central and 


Tyne Valley Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Railway Bill. 5 : 

mittee of Selection. 
Cockermouth = The Cockermouth and Workington Extension Rail- 


and Working- way Bill was read a second time; and committed. 


Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Rochdale The Order made upon the 6th day of February 

_ last, for referring to the Select Committee on Peti- 

and Leeds _— tions for Private Bills the Petition for the Rochdale 

Railway. Canal, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill, 


was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Brecon and 
Merthyr Tidvil 
Junction 
Railway. 


The Order made upon the 5th day of February 
last, for referring to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills the Petition for the Brecon 
and Merthyr Tidvil Junction Railway Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 

Railway Bills. The House was moved, That the 20th paragraph 
of the Standing Order of the House, No. 87, might 
be read ; and the same was read, as followeth :— 

“ That in the case of a Railway Bill, the Com- 
mittee report specially :— 

“ Whether the calculations proved in evi- 
dence before the Committee have satisfactorily 
established, that the revenue is likely to be 
sufficient to support the annual charges of the 
maintenance of the Railway, and still allow 

rofit to the projectors.” 

Ordered, That the said paragraph be repealed. 


pe Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to enable the Man- 
Railw ay Chester and Leeds Railway Company to make several 
Extensions, Branch Railways, and to authorize the Amalgama- 
&amp;e., Bill. 


tion of certain other Companies with such Company : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Mr. Packe presented a Bill for better draining 
and improving certain Low, Marsh and Fen Lands, 
ying between Boston Haven and Bourn, in the 
County of Lincoln, and for further improving the 
Navigation through such Lands: And the same was 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Norfolk Rail- 
way Exten. 
Sion (Stow- 


Mr. William Collett presented a Bill to empower 
the Norfolk Railway Company to make a Railway 
from the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Rail- 


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953 


way, at Stowmarket, to the Norfolk Railway, at At- market, 
tleborough and Wymondham: And the same was Wymondham 


_ the first time ; and ordered to be read a second ak Gaus 
ime. Bill. 


A Petition of Roger Sinclair Aytoun, of Inch- Edinburgh 
dairnie and Balgregie, in the county of Fife, pray- #4 Northern 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or dedetie ane 
agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Leslie Exten- 
Northern Railway (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) **) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Saint London and 
Alban’s, in the county of Hertford, and of the Railway (Saint 
neighbourhood of the said borough, praying that Alban’s and 
the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint futon Branch) 
Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill may not pass into pda 
a law; and taking notice of the application for and Dunstable 
leave to bring in the Saint Alban’s, Luton and nt! _ 
Dunstable Railway Bill; and praying that such yong ea 
Bill may not pass into law; and also taking notice ter Railway. 
of the application for leave to bring in the Direct 

London and Manchester Railway Bill; and praying 

that such Bill may pass into law, was presented 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert John Great Western 
Lord Carrington, praying that he may be heard, by sie Wycombe 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the ®#/way Bill 

gent, ag P 
Great Western and Wycombe Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Liverpool, 
of the borough of Preston, in the county of Lan- = sacar 
caster, praying that they may be heard, by them- i a e 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Junction 
of the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- Railway Bill. 
Tyne Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Peake, of Tunstall, in the Derby and 
parish of Wolstanton, in the county of Stafford, Tile Crewe Junc- 
Manufacturer, praying that he may be heard, by Hor ®lway 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sir Richard Brooke, Baronet, of Grand Junc- 
Norton Priory, in the parish of Runcorn, and county (it Railway 

é J. d uyton and 
of Chester, praying that he may be heard, by his Warrington 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Grand Branch) Bill. 
Junction Railway (Huyton and Warrington Branch) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Burnley Gas Light Company ;— Burnley Im- 


Thomas Grimshawe, late ot Fulledge, within Burnley, Wovement and 
; s . aterworks 
but now of Peersclough, in the Forest of Rossendale, pi), 





VoL. 101, 





KK3 Esquire, 


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Esquire, an Owner of buildings and land within the 


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A. 1846. 


Manufacturer, being the Lessee and Occupier of 


police district of Burnley and Habergham Eaves, | certain property thereinafter described upon the line 
but non-resident, Thomas Chaffer, of Burnley, Tim-| of the proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned, 
ber Merchant, an Owner of buildings, a Rate-payer | praying that he may be heard, by himself or his 
and resident within Burnley, and John Hall, of | counsel, against certain parts of the Enfield and 


Habergham Euves, Farmer and Grocer, an Owner 
of buildings, a Rate-payer and resident within Ha- | 
bergham Eaves, all in the county of Lancaster ; 


| Edmonton Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
/Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 


—and, Company of Proprietors of the Burnley | himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think 
Waterworks ; praying that they may be heard, by | fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, agaist 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain the said Petition. 

parts of the Burnley Improvement and Waterworks | 


Bill,—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


North British 


Railway Bill. Abercorn, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the | 


North British Railway Bill, was presented and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 


by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers 
and others, resident in, or interested in, the trade 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, 
“ Huyton and 
Aston,” “Huy- 
ton, Prescot 


rington, in the county of Lancaster, praying that 
and Saint Y 


Helens.” they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
“Warrington @gents, against certain parts of the Grand Junction 
and Kenyon,” Railway “ Huyton and Aston” “ Huyton, Prescot 
aa Pathe» and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon,” 
“Showhill and © Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Porto- 
Portobello,” 


and “ Edge Hill Bill, was 
and Tuyton ” , : 
Branches Bill. 


presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counse! or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Clyde Dock 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, and Town 
Council and Burgesses, resident Inhabitants of the 
royal burgh of Dumbarton, in the county of Dum- 
barton, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 


of the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill, was presented, | 


and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


or property of the town and neighbourhood of War- | 


bello,” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches | 


A Petition of James Forbes Leith, of Whitehaugh, arora Valley 

| in the county of Aberdeen, with consent of William Railway Bill 
Garden, of Balfing, Surgeon, James Ross, of Edin- 
Pein s.s.c., and Charles Chalmers and Nathaniel 
Farquhar, of Aberdeen, Advocates, Curators or 
| Guardians of the said James Forbes Leith, praying 
{that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 


A Petition of the Most noble James Marquis of ; agent, against certain parts of the Alford Valley 


| Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
'Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
‘if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 
} 
1 
| 


| A Petition of Charles Kinnear, Esquire, of Kin- Edinburgh 
lock, in the county of Fife, praying that he may be and Northern 
| heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- rg 
. ‘ : , mill 
tain parts of tle Edinburgh and Northern Railway and Newburgh 
(Kinross, Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Bill, Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of an Midland and 
Act of Parliament passed in the ninth year of the Eastern Coun- 
a8 a . = ; ; ties Railway 
reign of his Majesty King George the Fourth, (Gampridge to 
intituled “An Act for more effectually repairing Weedon) Bill. 
the Roads from the Town of Cambridge to the 
Wadesmill Turnpike-road, in the Parishes of Great 
| Chishill and Little Chishill, in the county of Essex, 
‘and from the said Town of Cambridge to Royston, 
|in the county of Cambridge,” praying that they 
‘may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Midland and 
_ Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge to Weedon) 

' Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in | 


favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


Oldham 
District 
Railways Bill. 


A Petition of Assheton Clegg, of Broughton, in 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and Thomas Hol- 
lins, of Cheetham, in the said county, Merchant 
(surviving Devisees, in trust, and Executors named 
aud appointed im and by the last Will and 'lesta- 
ment of William Clegq, late of Westwood-within- 
Oldham, in the said county, deceased), praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, 
solicitors or agents, against certain parts of the 
Oldham District Railways Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Fnficld and 
Edmonton 


Railway Bill Edmonton, in the county of Middlesex, Horse Hair 
WALL Wi Jiu, - 


\ 


A Petition of John Henry Kolle, of the parish of 


| Petitions of John Wreford, of Broughton House, Kent Atmo- 
_Otford, in the county of Kent, Esquire ;—and, — 
Charles Polhill, of Cambridge-terrace, Paddington, one 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire; praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Kent Atmospheric Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Inhabitants in the royal burgh were 
Cupar, Fife, and its vicinity, praying that they may ed slow. 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, port Railway 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern and Saint 
Railway (Vewport Railway and Saint Andrew’s ss Bill. 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners wn 

y 








inuaiukes 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


9 Vicroriz. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for the maintenance and 
repair of the several roads in the county cf Ayr, 
thereinafter mentioned, and other roads in said 
county, made under the authority of an Act 
passed in the seventh and eighth year of the 
reign of George the Fourth, c. 109, intituled, 
“ An Act for repairing and keeping in Repair 
the Turnpike-roads, in the County of Ayr, for 
making and maintaining certain New Roads, for 
rendering ‘Turnpike certain Parish Roads, and for 
regulating the Statute Labour in the said County,” 
the names and designations of the Petitioners being 
as follow: James Campbell, Esquire, of Craigie, 
James Ballantine, Esquire, of Castlehill, Alexander 
Aird, Esquire, of Crossflat, Dugald Hamilton, 
Esquire, of Beechgrove, James Dunlop, Esquire, of 
Annanhill, Hugh Brown, Esquire, of Broadstozxe, 
Charles Somerville Macallester, Esquire, of Ken- 
nox, John Brown, Esquire, of Kilmarnock, William 
Howison Crawfurd, Esquire, of Crawfurdland, and 
Thomas Smith Cuningham, Esquire, the younger, 
of Caprington, and all Road Trustees as aforesaid, 
and the Petition having also been agreed to and 
authorized by a meeting of Road Trustees for the 
said county of Ayr, held at Ayr, on the twenty- 
third day of January, eighteen hundred and forty- 
six, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Amendment and Branches (No. 1.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for the management and 
repair of the several roads in the county of Ayr, 
thereinafter mentioned, and other roads in said 
county, made under the authority of an Act 
passed in the seventh and eighth year of the 
reion of George the Fourth, c. 109, intituled, 
“An Act for repairing and keeping in Repair 
the Turnpike-roads in the County of Ayr, for 
making and maintaining certain New Roads, for 
rendering Turnpike certain Parish Roads, and for 
regulating the Statute Labour in the said County,” 
the names and designations of the Road Trustees so 
signing this Petition being as follow: viz., James 
Campbell, Esquire, of Craigie, James Ballantine, 
Esquire, of Castlehill, Alexander Aird, Esquire, of 
Crossflat, Dugald Hamilton, Esquire, of Beechgrove, 
James Fairlie, Esquire, of Holms, James Dunlop, 
Esquire, of Annanhill, Hugh Brown, Esquire, of 
Broadstone, Charles Somerville Macallester, Esquire, 
of Kennox, John Brown, Esquire, Kilmarnock, 
William Howison Crawfurd, Esquire, of Crawfurd- 
land, Thomas Smith Cuningham, Esquire, younger, 
of Caprington, and, Alexander Robertson, Esquire, 
frvine, all in the county of Ayr, and Creditors upon 
the roads above mentioned, viz., Dugald Hamilton, 
Esquire, of Beechgrove, Miss M. Campbell, Nether- 
place, Dr. D. Reid, Kilmarnoch, and James Fairlie, 
Esquire, of Holms, Creditors upon the above-men- 
tioned, the Petition having also been agreed to and 
authorized by a meeting of Road Trustees held at 
Ayr on the twenty-third day of January, eighteen 
hundred and forty-six, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches (No.3.) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
VoL. 101. 


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by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of Archibald Stirling, of Keir, Esquire, Glasgow 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel Waterworks 
or agent, against certain parts of the Glasgow Water-°"* 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Parliamentary Trustees on the Bridges West of Seot- 
over the Clyde, at Glasgow ;—and, Trustees under land Junction 
the Acts relating to the Navigation of the River *“!w*y Bil 
Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the West of Scotland 
Junction Railway Bill, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Henry John Adeane, of Babraham, Newmarket 

in the county of Cumbridge, Esquire, an Owner of rt 
: : ailway 

land on the line of a proposed Railway from Chester- pin, 

fordto Newmarket, praying that he may be heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 

parts of the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Wearmouth Bridge Commis- Sunderland 
sioners, praying that they may be heard, by their W#terworks 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the ”~ 
Sunderland Waterworks Bill, was presented, and 

read. 

Ordered, Tnat the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 

they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Commissioners for lighting, cleansing —*,* 
paving and regulating the town of Bishop Wear- —— 
mouth and Bishop Wearmouth Panns, in the county 

of Durham ;— and, Wearmouth Bridge Commis- 
sioners ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, agaist certain 

parts of the Sunderland Gas Bill,—were presented, 

and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Fitzgerald, of Muntham Richmond _ 

House, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, praying - sa de 
* 4 a ¢ ) Bill. 

that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 

agent, against certain parts of the Richmond Railway 

(Kew Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Biil, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees under the Acts of Parlia- Glasgow, 


: ; fe : Dumfrics ant 
ment thereinafter Se and Creditors or Re- Gini. ait. 
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256 5° Marti. A, 1846. 


presentatives of Creditors upon the tolls leviable 
on certain roads in the counties of Lanark and 
Dumbarton, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of George Falconar, Esquire, of Car- 
—_— lowrie, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
(Amendment his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
and Branches) Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and 
_ Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of John Fergus, Esquire, of Strathore, 
a praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
(Dunfermline Or agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Branch) Bill. Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Liverpool A Petition of Owners, Occupiers and Tenants of 
Docks Bill. roperty, within the alterations contemplated by the 
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Docks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Dundee and A Petition of Curators of Alexander Moncrieff, 
— Railway Esquire, of Barnhill, a Minor, praying that they 
; may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Dundee and 

Perth Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners beard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Western A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road, from 
Railwey Bill. the Toll House Beck, in the county of Lancaster, 
to Kirkby Lonsdale and Kirkby Kendal, in the 
county of Westmoreland, through Kirkby Lonsdale, 
to Milnthorpe, in the said county, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North Western Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sette, _. A Petition of Sir William Milliken Napier, Ba- 
ery a A ronet, of Milliken and Napier, Proprietor of land 


gow Junction In the county of Renfrew, through which the 


Railway Bill. Railway after mentioned is intended to pass, and of 


Proprietors of lands in the said county, and Trustees 
under an Act of the reign of his Majesty King 
William the Fourth, intituled, An Act for repairing 
Roads in the County of Renfrew, and for altering the 














Line of Road between Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in 
_the county of Renfrew, and the several Acts therein 


referred to, pursuant to a resolution adopted at a 
meeting of the said Road Trustees, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir 
and Port Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of property of situate on the Leeds, Wake. 
line of the proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned, — _ Mid- 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in age 
the Leeds, Wakefield and Midland Junction Railway Leeds, Dews. 
Bill, and praying that such Bill may pass into — and Man. 
law; and also praying that they may be heard, by yay Wane 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain field Exten- 
parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Rail- ©) Bill. 
way (Wakefield Extension) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester 
Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
tition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Francis Earl Great North 
of Moray, k.t., praying that he may be heard, by Railway Bill 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Great North of Scotland Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Murray Patton, Esquire, of Stirling and 
Glenalmond, George Patton, Esquire, of Cairnies, Duntermline 
' r ts ‘ Railway Bill. 
Advocate, Thomas Patton, Esquire, of Connachan, 
James Morison, Esquire, Accountant, in Perth, 
James Miller, Esquire, Writer,in Perth, Trustees act- 


| ing under a Trust Disposition and Settlement, of date 


the 8th day of November 1836, executed by the 
late Captain William Patton, of Devonshaw, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Stir- 
ling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Burton-on-Trent ;—Ampthill ;— Direct London 
Macclesfield ;—and, Leek; taking notice of the ap- — ne vaneag 
ee . . S er Railway. 
plication for leave to bring in the Direct London 
and Manchester Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Olney, Lenten sod 
in the county of Buckingham, and its vicinity, pray- Rallwae (Hew 
ing that the London and Birmingham Railway ( New- port Pagnell 
port Pagnell Branch) Bill may pass into a law, Branch) Bill 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Proprietors of and others beneficially 
interested in the land over which the projected 
Branch Railroad from Wolverton to Newport Pag- 
nell, is proposed to be carried, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves or their counsel, ~— 

the 








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the said Bill, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ballyshannon 
Harbour and 


A Petition of John B. Shiel, of Ballyshannon, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 





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the sole grounds and pretext for the same, was an 
anonymous letter, addressed to and received by the 
Commissioners of Excise, in which not even the 
christian name of the Petitioner, or of any other 
person, was given, nor, with certainty, any name ; 


A Petition of Shipowners of the port of Greenock, Timber. 


— the Ballyshannon Harbour and Docks Bill; and|@nd praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was and ordered to lie upon the Table. . 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

‘ was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 

Cambridge A Petition of Landowners and others, Inhabitants 


um of the town of Luton, and its neighbourhood, pray- 
ye" ing that the Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 


“4 ordered to lie upon the Table. 

id- 

on . . °. bd 
ad London, Petitions from Milborne Port ;— Yeovil (two Peti- 
f Salisbury and ¢ions) ;—Stalbridge and Sturminster ;—Andover ;— 
an. Yeovil Junc- a 


|. tion Railway Sherborne ;— Wincanton ;— Crewkerne ;—Martock 
. (Basingstoke and other places ; — Henstridge ;—Gillingham ;— 
and Yeovil). §¢oke-under-Hambdon and other places ;—and, JI- 
chester (two Petitions); taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the London, Salisbury 
and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke and 
Yeovil) Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Wexford, Petitions from Enniscorthy ;— Taghmon ;—Kan- 

: — and ¢y7k;— Mitchelstown;—Donerail and Glanworth;— 

Railway. Newtown Barry ;—Davidstown, Bree and Adams- 
town (two Petitions) ;—Ardcolm and other places ; 
—Castle Bridge and Crossabeg;—Charles Arthur | 
Walker and others ;—Clogheen;—Caherciveen and 
Iveragh ;—Bantry and Ballagheen ;— Killarney ;— 
Carrich-on-Suir ;—Clonmel ;— Gorey and Ferns ;— 
and, Blackwater ; taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Wexford, Waterford and 
Valentia Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


York New 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Commissioners 
Waterworks 


acting under the authority of an Act of Parliament, 
for lighting, cleansing and improving such parts of 
the City of York, and Suburbs thereof as are not 
within the Jurisdiction of the Liberty of Saint Peter 
of York, in general meeting assembled, praying that 
the York New Waterworks Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Derby,Gains- A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
po hed gesses of the borough of Derby, praying that the 
Junction Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junction 
Railway Bill Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cork and Petitions from Midleton Union;—Carricktoohill 
Waterford 


Railway. and New Glanmire ;—Midleton and Ballinacurra ; 
a -—and, Cove andThe Great Island; taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Cork and 
Waterford Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitioners are deeply interested in the prosperity 
of British maritime commerce, in which some of 
them have been engaged for many years; that the 
Petitioners do not concur in the sentiments expressed 
in a Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
General Shipowners’ Society of the Port of London, 
against the alteration in the Timber Duties proposed 
by Her Majesty’s Government, and generally against 
any other alteration of the present laws affecting our 
maritimeand commercial policy; that,onthe contrary, 
the Petitioners cordially approve of the alteration in 
the Timber Duties proposed by Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment, and also of the other measures now proposed 
to Parliament for removing restrictions on trade, 
and increasing the supply of the people’s food; that 
the Petitioners believe that such measures will 
prove highly beneficial to the shipping interest, and 
will promote, in an incalculable degree, the welfare 
and happiness of all classes of Her Majesty’s sub- 
jects; and praying that it may please the House to 
pass the same with as little delay as the forms of 
Parliament wiil allow. 

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


Petitions from East Bradenham ;—Little Fran- mititia. 
sham ;— Great Fransham ;— West Bradenham ;— 
Sheffield(Chairman) ;-- Wendling ;—Great Dunham ; 
—Little Dunham; — Necton ;—Hale ;—Sporle ;— 

and, Tiverton (two Petitions); praying the House 

not to sanction any measure for the enrolment of 

the Militia,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders of the borough of Frost, , 
Paisley, praying the House to address Her Majesty, Williams and: 
that She will be graciously pleased to remit the re. °°" 
mainder of the sentence of John Frost, Zephaniah 
Williams and William Jones, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hitchin, and its War. 
vicinity, praying the House to take such practical 
measures as shall insure the insertion of a clause in 
all international Treaties, binding the parties to 
refer all disputes that may arise to arbitration, and 
to abide by the decision of the arbitrators without 
having any ‘resort to arms, and furthermore entreat- 
ing the House not to sanction any measure that will 
tend toincreasethe present military establishment of 
this country, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar and Clergy of the town of Factories Bill: 





a6 Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Wood, 
relating to Lichfield Free School, which was pre- 
sented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


peg _ A Petition of Joshua Toulmin Smith, of Hare- 
court, inthe Inner Temple, and of Highgate, in 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire, complaining that 
his private residence, situated at Highgate aforesaid, 
was on the 18th day of December last entered by 
a Supervisor of Excise, together with two policemen, 


under colour and pretence of a search warrant; that 


Preston, in the county of Lancaster, praying that the 
Factories Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and District 
Guardians of the Poor of the parish of Saint Asylums 
Martin-in-the-Fields, praying the House to main- “M*t"opol*) 
tain the law as it now relates to the formation of 
District Asylums for the relief of destitute house- 
less poor, and not to sanction any measures for in- 
fringing upon the order of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners for the establishment of the Districts already 
formed, was presented, and read; and referred to 





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258 


the Select Committee on District Asylums (Metro- 
polis.) 


Customsand _— Petitions from Therfield ;— Newnham;— Bugrave ; 

Corn Importa- — Norton ; —Ashwell ; — Baldock ; —Ickieford ; — 

—_ Abbotts Langley ; —Kinsworth ; — Wallington ; — 
Rickmansworth ;— Willian;— Hitchin;—and, Paul’s 
Walden; praying the House not to sanction the pro- 
posed measures relative to Customs and Corn Im- 
portation,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. 


Petitions from Shetland Islands;—and, Arthur 
Anderson, of the city of London, Merchant ; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Burghs (Scot- 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Guildry or Mer- 
land) Bill. 


chants in the city of Brechin, praying that the Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Harbours of 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and others 
Refuge. 


interested in the trade of the port and city of Bristol, 
praying that inquiry may be made as to the pos- 
sibility of making a Harbour of Refuge by means 
of piers or island breakwaters at Lundy Island, 
and in Porlock Bay, and whether such site would 
not be preferable to the proposed site near Minehead, 
and whether the large trade of the ports of the 
Bristol Channel is not as deserving of the support 


of Parliament and Government as the trade of other, 


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


Ordnance 
Survey 
(Scotland. ) 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return, showing the 
Number of Officers, and of a!l other Parties, em- 
ployed on the Ordnance Survey of Scotland since 
the 1st day of May 1843; the Number to be so 
employed during the current year; the Sums which 
have been voted since the last Return, for carrying 
on the said Survey ; the Amount thereof which has 
been laid out in each year since 1843, inclusive, and 
the Balances, if any, now in hand, and applicable 
to this purpose; as also, a Statement of the exact 
state of, and the Progress made in, the Survey since 
the last Return (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 246, of Session 1843). 

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


Royal Assent 


rag A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of 
IUS, 


the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
ei ing, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public Bills therein mentioned ; and that 
the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the 
Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills are as 
follow : 

An Act for the further Amendment of the Acts 
for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works 
in Ireland: 

An Act to amend the Acts for promoting the 
(Ireland) Bill) Drainage of Lands, and Improvement of Navigation 
and Water Power, in connection with such Drainage, 
in Ireland, and to afford Facilities for increased Em- 


Public Works 
(ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Drainage, &amp;c. 





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A. 1846. 


ployment for the Labouring Classes in Works of 
Drainage during the present year : 

An Act to encourage the Sea Fisheries of Jreland Fishery Piers 
by promoting and aiding with Grants of Public and Harbours 
Money, the Construction of Piers, Harbours and (Ireland) Bill. 
other Works : 

An Act to authorize Grand Juries in Ireland, at County Works 
the Spring Assizes of the present year, to appoint ar eg 
Extraordinary Presentment Sessions, to empower ‘ nny oe 
such Sessions to make Presentment for County 
Works, and to provide Funds for the Execution of 
such Works, and also to provide for the more 
prompt Payment of Contractors for Works under 
Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland. 





A Motion was made, and the Question being Andover 
proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed, Union. 
to inquire into the Administration of the Poor Laws 
in the Andover Union, and into the management of 
the Union Workhouse ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ there be laid before this House, a Copy of Mr. 
Parker’s Report, and of the Evidence taken by 
him with reference to the crushing of bones in 
the Andover Union Workhouse, together with a 
Copy of all Evidence taken on the inquiry into 
the conduct of Mr. M‘ Dougall, and a Copy of all 
Correspondence between the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners and the Board of Guardians of the An- 
dover Union or their Officers, from the 1st day of 
September 1845 to the 1st day of March 1846,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by adding at the end thereof the 
words “‘ and into the conduct of the Poor Law 
“¢ Commissioners and their late Assistant Commis- 
sioner, Mr. Parker, in reference to the two in- 
vestigations held at Andover, and into all the 
cireumstances under which the Poor Law Com- 
missioners called upon Mr. Parker to resign his 
Assistant Commissionership.” 


And the Question being put, That those words 

be there added ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, “1 Waki’ 
J Mr. Young, 
Mr. Henry Baring : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the Administration of the Poor Laws 
in the Andover Union, and into the management of 
the Union Workhouse, and into the conduct of the 
Poor Law Commissioners and their late Assistant 
Commissioner Mr. Parker, in reference to the two 
investigations held at Andover, and into all the cir- 
cumstances under which the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners called upon Mr. Parker to resign his Assist- 
ant Commissionership. 


} 92. 
69 


Tellers for the Noes, 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Basilian Nuns. 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 

Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 

directions that there be laid before this House, 

Copies of Despatches received by the Secretary of 

State for Foreign Affairs, containing Information 

about the Persecution inflicted upon the Basilian 

Nuns of Minsk:—And the said Motion was, with 

leave of the House, withdrawn. 





Ordered, 





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South Sea __ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Company Bill. +, make further Provisions as to Unclaimed Stock 
and Dividends of the South Sea Company: And 
that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. 
Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act 
8 and 9 Vic. c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, 
and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, to amend the 
Laws for the Importation of Corn; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Print Works | The ingrossed Bill to amend a clerical Error in 
Bill. an Act of the last Session, for regulating the Labour 
of Children, Young Persons and Women, in Print 
Works, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Metropolitan | The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Buildings Bill. reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Metropolitan Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 

Buildings amend an Act for regulating the Construction and 

(No. 2.) Bill. {Jse of Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neigh- 
bourhood: And that Sir James Graham and Mr. 
Manners Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Metropolitan A Motion being made, That this House will, To- 

Talore of morrow, resolve itselfinto a Committee, to consider 

Officers. of authorizing the Payment, out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, of the Salaries of the Official Referees and 
Registrar of Metropolitan Buildings ; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


South Sea = =» Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a 
Company Bill. Bi}} to make further Provisions as to Unclaimed 
No.101. Stock and Dividends of the South Sea Company : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 

to be printed. 


Metropolitan Sir James Graham presented a Bill to amend an 
Buildings Act for regulating the Construction and Use of 
srl sre Buildings in the Metropolis and its Neighbourhood : 
No.102. And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow; and to be 

printed. 


Property Tax. Mr. Cardwell presented,—Returns to an Order, 
dated the 9th day of February last, for a Re- 
turn of the Net Amount of Property and Income 
Tax received for the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845, classed under the several Schedules 
(A.), (B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.), contained in the Act 
5 and 6 Vic. c. 35. 

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


te , Ordered, That the Petition of the Mayor, Al- 
we dermen and Burgesses of the City of Rochester, 

in the county of Kent, which was presented upon 

the 27th day of February last, praying thet they 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the Rochester Bridge Bill, 


be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
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Martiz. 259 


Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, Private Bills. 
—A Return of the Number of Private Bills intro- 
duced in each of the last Two Sessions, for the fol- 
lowing purposes :—Lighting, Waterworks, Town Im- 
provement, Docks, Harbours, Cemeteries, Markets 
and Police; together with an Abstract. 


A Petition of Gentry, Manufacturers, Tradesmen London ana 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Luton and its oan gta 
vicinity, in the county of Bedford, praying that the Qiw?y, 
London and pce par (Saint Alban’s | rien 
and Luton Branch) Bill may not pass into a Jaw, Branch) Bill. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Luton, in the county of Bedford, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court Court of 
of Session (Scotland), which was presented upon Session 


the 27th day of January last, be printed. ye ioge 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Lunacy, Lunacy. 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 104, 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 6° die Martiz; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That Sub-committee (No. 2.) of Petitions for 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Ptvate Bills. 
Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


The London and Oxford Railway Bill was read a London and 
second time ; and committed. ry" ie 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- we 
mittee of Selection. 


The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill Monkland and 
was read a second time; and committed. aoe 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Oxford ;—and, Uxbridge; praying London and 
that the London and Oxford Railway Bill may pass O*ford Rail- 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered way Bul 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Charles James Pemberton, Midland and 
of Trumpington, in the county of Cambridge, see Beer 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, (Cambridge to 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Weedon) Bill. 
Midland and Eastern Counties Railway ( Cambridge 
to Weedon) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Commissioners for lighting, cleans- Sunderland 
ing, paving and regulating the town of Bishopwear- Waterworks 
mouth and Bishopwearmouth Panns, in the county 
of Durham, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 





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260 6° Martii. 


tain parts of the Sunderland Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Aldermen and Councillors of the 
borough of Sunderland ;—Shareholders of and in 
the Undertaking called The Sunderland Subscrip- 
tion Gas Light Company, established in the borough 
uf Sunderland, in the county of Durham ;—and, 
Merchants, Manufacturers and Householders re- 
siding in the borough of Sunderland, in the county 
of Durham; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against the Sunderland 
Gas Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


‘Sunderland 
‘Gas Bill. 


The Great Grimsby Gas Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Great Grimsby 
‘Gas Bill. 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


The Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London, Mr. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for making 

Bristoland q Railway from the proposed Berks and Hants 

South Wales Railway, at Hungerford, to the Great Western Rail- 

way Bill. way, at Chippenham, with a Branch to Devizes, to 
be called ‘the London, Bristol and South MWales 
Direct Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Rugby, The Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Railway 
ee Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
or aan Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Railway Bill. . ’ a 

mittee of Selection. 


Mold Junction | A Petition of the North Wales Mineral Railway 

Railway Bil. Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Mold Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Scottish Grand 
Junction 
Railway B ill. 


Ordered, That the Scottish Grand Junction Rail- 
way Bill, now placed in Group No. 5. of Railway 
Bills, be referred to the Chairman of Ways and 
Means and the Members ordered to prepare, and 
oring in the Bill. 

Heywood _ The Heywood Waterworks Bill was read a second 
—_— time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Liverpool 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Birkenhead, and the 
Docks Bill 


neighbourhood thereof, in the county of Chester; 
— Charles Hodgson Horsfall, of Toxteth Park, 
in the county of Lancaster, Steel and Iron Manu- 
facturer, carrying on business in co-partnership 
under the firm of the Mersey Steel and Iron 
Company ;—-Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the township of Birkenhead, in the county of 
Chester ;—Company of Proprietors of the Ziver- 
pooland Harrington Waterworks ;— Liverpool Gas- 
light Company ;— Rate-payers of the borough of 
Liverpool, residing on the Cheshire side of the 
River Mersey ;—Company of Proprietors of the 
Mersey and Jrwell Navigation ;—Trustees under 
the will of the late Francis Duke of Bridgewater ; 
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A. 1846. 


virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the 
eleventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled “ An Act for the 
better Paving and Sewerage of the Town of Liver- 
pool, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for 
settling the Boundaries between the said Town and 
Township of Kirkdale, and Parts of the Township of 
Everton and West Derby,’ and of an Act passed in 
the fifth year of the reign of Her present Majesty 
Queen Victoria, intituled “ An Act for amending 
an Act relating to the Paving and Sewerage of the 
Town of Liverpool, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster,’ and being also Surveyors of Highways 
within the said town; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool Docks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Most noble Hugh Duke and London, 
Earl of Northumberland, k.G., praying that he may oo and 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against \.° gi, 

: » VY en, ouns agi, Mined way Bill. 
certain parts of the London, Hounslow and Western 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Brayne, of Banbury, in the Northampton, 

county of Oxford, Gentleman, praying that he may pn and 
be at liberty to withdraw his former Petition, com- — 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Morthampton, 
Banbury and Cheltenham Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Robert Brayne, of Banbury, in the Northampton 
county of Oxford, Gentleman, praying that he may $74 Banbury 
be at liberty to withdraw his former Petition, com- a 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 


| respect to the application for the Northampton and 


Banbury Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Allan Kaye, Attorney and Agent Grand June- 
for Thomas Molyneux Seel, of Manor House, within pro Railway, 
Maghull, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, uyton an 


Aston,” “Huy- 


praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or ton, Prescot 
agent, against certain parts of the Grand Junction 24 Saint 
Railway ‘‘ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton Prescot « + 
and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon,’ and Kenyon,” 
“ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhilland Port- “ Warrington , 
obello” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches ya ye 


. “ Showhill and 
Bill, was presented, and read. Portobello,” 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 24 “Edge Hill 


Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, ee ak 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable George Talbot, Cheltenham 
Baron Dynevor ;—and, Sir John Chandos Reade, %*4 Ors 


i ilway Bill. 
Baronet; praying that they may be heard, by them- _— 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. : 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition 


Met ete tt ett MmOn 





9 VicTorRIz. 


Kent Atmo- A Petition of Eliza Susannah Whatman, of Vin- 
— ters, in the county of Kent, Widow, and James 
wa. J 


Whatman, of the same place, Esquire, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Kent Atmo- 
spheric Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Brighton and = A Petition of Owners of lands situated in the 


oe parishes of Aldingborne and Southbersted, in the 
Bognor and county of Sussex, praying that they may be heard, 
Littlehampton hy themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
Branches) Bill. certain parts of the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
way (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Shrewsbury, Mr. Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for the Con- 
Oswestry and 


Chester Junc- SOlidation of the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester 
tion,andNorth Junction and the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Wales Mineral Companies : And the same was read the first time ; 
a and ordered to be read a second time. 

Bill. 


Mitcham and 
South Western 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Mitcham and South Western 
Railway Bill be read a second time upon Monday 
next. 


London and 
Brighton and 
London and 
Croydon Rail- 
ways Consoli- 
dation Bill, 


The London and Brighton and London and Croy- 
don Railways Consolidation Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Welsh Charity 
School Incor- 
poration Bill. 


The Welsh Charity School Incorporation Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Biil be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The South Eastern Railway (Ashford Stations 
Enlargement) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Ash- 
ford Stations 
Enlargement) 
Bill. 


Whitehaven A Petition of Messieurs Jones and Walmisley, 
= —" Agents for the Bill thereinafter mentioned, was pre- 
Railway sented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petition- 


(Whitehaven 
Extension and 
Kirksanton 
Deviation.) 


ers are employed to pass a Bill now depending in 
this House, to enable the Whitehaven and Furness 
Junction Railway Company to make a Railway in 
deviation from their line of Railway, and to con- 
struct an extension thereof, to a point of Junction 
with the Whitehaven Junction Railway, which Bill 
was read the first time in this House on Wednesday 
the 25th day of February last; that on Thursday 
the 12th day of February last, this House resolved 
that there be no more than seven clear days between 
the First Reading of any Railway Bill, and the 
Second Reading thereof, except by special Order 
of the House, and that the Breviate of every Rail- 
way Bill shall be laid on the Table of the House, 
and be printed, and delivered one clear day before 
the Second Reading; that the Petitioners caused 
the Breviate of the said Bill to be printed, and 
printed copies thereof were on Tuesday the 3d 
instant delivered at the Private Bill Office, for the 
purpose of being laid on the Table, and at the same 
time a notice of the Second Reading of the Bill for 
Thursday the 5th instant, but the proper Officer 


there did not feel warranted in receiving the same, 
Vou. 101, 


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261 


by reason of the said Resolution of this House : 
that the printed Breviate has now been laid on the 
Table of this House; that there is no Petition 
against the said Bill, nor any opposition thereto ; 
that the Petitioners regret that a notice of the 
Second Reading was not given in due time, and 
trust that the promoters of the said Bill may not be 
prejudiced by the aforesaid omission; that great 
inconvenience, expense and loss of time will be 
sustained by the promoters of the said Bill if the 
said Bill be not permitted to proceed forthwith; 
and praying that they may be permitted to proceed 
with the said Bill, notwithstanding more than seven 
clear days have elapsed since the said Bill was 
read the first time, and that permission may be 
given for the Second Reading of the same. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Seiect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Chichester, Portsmouth and Chichester, 

Fareham Railway Bill be read a second time upon a 
: and Fareham 
Monday ne xt Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the London and Birmingham Rail- London and 
way and Birmingham Canal Arrangements Bill be Bitmingham 
read a second time upon Mond t ett 
pon Monday next. Birmingham 

Canal Ar- 

rangements Bill. 


Ordered, That the Eastern Union Railway (Ard- ee Union 
leigh to Colchester) Bill be read a second time upon , Ardlereh - 
Monday next. Colchester) 

Bill. 


Notice being taken that the Manchester, Hudders- Manchester, 
field and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill had Huddersfield 
been read a second time yesterday, without a printed Grimsby Di- 
Breviate having been laid upon the Table ; rect Railway 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Second Bill. 
Reading of the said Bill be null and void. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Petitions from Auchinleck ;—and, Old Cumnock ; Glasgow, 
praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle pom e A a 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, way Bill. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


Petitions of Thomas Carter, of Otterton, in the Exeter Great 
county of Devon, Yeoman ;—Joel Carter, of Harp- Western Rail- 
ford, in the county of Devon, Yeoman ;—Thomas “*”’ 
Burgoin, of Ottery Saint Mary, in the county of 
Devon, Yeoman ;—and, John Drew, of Ottery Saint 
Mary, in the county of Devon, Yeoman; praying 
that their Petitions complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Exeter Great Western Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with, may be withdrawn, or that 
the same may not be allowed to be proceeded with 
upon any allegations affecting the interests of the 
Petitioners,— were presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway, Wakefield, 
and Port, &amp;c., of Goole Bill was read a second time ; Pontefract 
and committed. 0 asco 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Port, &amp;c., of 


mittee of Selection. Goole Bill. 


The Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill was read a Rye and 
second time ; and committed. ee ee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- cetaanes 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Gentry, Manufacturers, Tradesmen Direct London 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Luton and its and Manches- 
vicinity, in the county of Bedford, praying that t5R™lway 
the Direct London and Manchester Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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262 


New Zealana Mr. Aglionby presented a Bill to grant certain 

Company Bill. Powers to the New Zealand Company: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Wakefield Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Waterworks. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Wakefield Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as in the Declaration instituted in lieu of 
a Subscription Contract, and deposited, with the 
estimate of the expense, in the Private Bill Office, 
it is stated that the Works are to be made by 
means of funds, or out of money to be raised upon 
the credit of the present surplus revenue, but the 
nature and amount of such funds or surplus revenue 
are not set forth in the said Declaration; but that 
it was proved to the satisfaction of the Committee, 
that the Wakefield Waterworks Company had in 
their possession at the end of the last year surplus 
funds to the amount of fifteen hundred pounds ; 
and that the said sum is at the disposal of the said 
Company, and over which, under their existing Act, 
they have control, and that upon the credit of this 
sum they propose to raise money for the intended 
extension of their present work. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


North Union 
Railway 
(Horwich 
Branch) Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the North Union Railway (Horwich 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the North Union Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway to Horwich, and tv raise a 
further Sum of Money: And that Mr. Wilson Pat- 
ten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and Captain Lindsay do 
prepare, and bring it in. 
Leeds, York Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
pate gama on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Railway Bill. the Petition for the Leeds, York and Midland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Railway from Leeds 
to the York and North Midland Railway, in the 
Township of Colton, all in the County of York: 
And that Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Lascelles and Mr. 
Cayley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Stockton Gas 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Stockton Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting with Gas the Town and Borough of 
Stockton, and other Places in the Counties of Dur- 
ham and York: And that Mr. Bowes and Lord 
Harry Vane do prepare, and bring it in. 


Dudley Canal 
and Birming- 
ham Canal 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dudley Canal and Birmingham 
Canal Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for consolidating the Dudley Canal Navigation with 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and for other 
Purposes: And that Mr. Robert Scott, Colonel 
Anson and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and bring it in. 


Direct Bir- 
mingham and 
Leicester Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Direct Birmingham and Leices- 
ter Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 7 





6° Martii. 





A, 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Birmingham to Leices- 
ter, to be called The Direct Birmingham and 
Leicester Railway: And that Mr. Newdegate, Mr. 
Muntz and Mr. Spooner do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


the Petition for the Taff Vale Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Taff Vale Railway Company to 
construct certain Branch Railways and Extensions, 
and to take a Lease of the Bute Ship Canal: And 
that Colonel Wood and Mr. Henry Berkeley do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


for the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumbarton- 
shire Junction Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the height over or under the turnpike-road 
numbered 31, called The Ferry and Vaw, at the 
crossing of the Branch,is not marked on the Section 
deposited for Dumbarton, and nocross Section added 
in reference thereto; and that no separate notice 
had been given in respect of such property to the 
Trustees. 

Also inasmuch as the distanceson the Plan depo- 
sited with the Sheriff Clerk of Dumbartonshire are 
not marked in miles and furlongs at 9 and 10 miles, 
in the parish of Dumbarton. 

Also inasmuch as the distances are not marked on 
the said Section for the Branch (D.) 

Also inasmuch as at or near No. 72, in Old Kil- 
patrick, the said Section shows a cutting of 27 feet 
in depth, whereas there is an embankment of 12 feet 
thereat. 

Also inasmuch as no notice had been given to the 
Trustees of the turnpike-road numbered 142 on the 
said Plans deposited with the Sheriff Clerk ; and 
also, no notice to same Trustees for the house num- 
bered 141. 

Also inasmuch as the Plan deposited in the Sheriff 
Clerk’s Office for Dumbarton and Lanark does not 
correspond with the Plan in the Private Bill Office. 

At a point where the line crosses the Severn, the 
words “ parish bounding” are in the Private Bill 
Office Plan, but not in the said other Plans. 

As to Nos. 226 and 227, the words “ supposed 
boundary of parish” are omitted on the Plans depo- 
sited with said Sheriff Clerks. 

Also as to No. 1 and No. 2, in the parish of Dum- 
barton, the figures and words 9 miles and 10 miles 
are omitted on the said Plans deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerks. 

Also as near the words “‘ Yoker Lodge” there are 
marked 1 furlong 2 chains, but.on said Plans depo- 
sited with Sheriff Clerks there are marked 30 
furlongs 2 chains. 

Alsc inasmuch as near No. 2. there is the letter 
(F.) referring thereto at the junction of a Branch, 
which is not marked upon the other Pians deposited 
with Sheriff Clerks. 

Also masmuch as near the terminus at Glasgow 
there is a curve shown onthe said Plan, marked 
radius 2 feet, not marked upon the other Plans 
deposited with Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as on the said Plans deposited in 
the Private Bill Office (sheet 4) near 3 miles 1 fur- 
long on datum line, there is a vertical line from the 
datum of the rails marked 125-6, and words “ Dal- 
quhoun Branch leaves at point (B.) on Plan,” 
whereas tlie same figures and words are not upon 
| the other Plans deposited as aforesaid. 

Also inasmuch as on the said Section at 2 miles 


w3 


7? furlongs, the words “ turnpike-road to be crossed 





on 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Taff Vale 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Bill 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Edinburgh aad 
to whom se- Glasgow and 
tte Me : -,,, Dumbarton- 
veral Petitions complaining of non-compliance with gj 


the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Railway. 


rire Junction 








9 VicrorizZz. 


on the level unaltered” are not upon the other 
Plans deposited with Sheriff Clerks aforesaid. 

Also inasmuch as a cross Section marked cross 
Section No. 14} is not on other Plans and Sections 
deposited with Sheriff Clerks aforesaid. 

Also inasmuch as at about 1 furlong from left end 
of Section of Branch to Dalquhoun, there are words 
“turnpike-road to be raised 7 feet and crossed on 
the level, see cross Section No. 14,” which do not 
appear on the Plans, &amp;c., as deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as the datum horizontal line of the 
Section of the said Branch (sheet 4) is 98 feet above 
the datum line of the same Section on the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, as measured by 
the vertical scale on the other Plans deposited with 
the Sheriff Clerks (the Plans not corresponding in 
measurement). 

Also inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line on the said Section of the said Branch 
is on the said Sections 223 feet 6 inches, whereas 
the same on the Section deposited in the Private Bill 
Office is 123 feet 6 inches, as measured by the ver- 
tical scales on the Section deposited with the said | 
Sheriff Clerks. | 

Also inasmuch as on the datum line of the said | 
section of the said Branch there are no distances | 
marked to correspond with those on the Plans depo- | 
sited with Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as on Plan deposited in Private 
Bill Office (sheet 7) on the Section marked Bowling 
Branch, there appear the words “leaves main line at 
a point marked (L.) on Plan,” whereas there are no 
such words on the Plans, &amp;c., deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as the height and span of every 
arch of the bridges by which the Railway is to cross 
the River Severn (at three several places) are not 
marked in figures at every such crossing, on any of 
the Sections deposited as aforesaid. 

Also inasmuch as the radius of a curve at the 
Glasgow terminus is not marked in furlongs and 
chainsonthe Plans, &amp;c., deposited with said Sheriff 
Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as the vertical height at the change 
of the gradient near the crossing of the Forth and 
Clyde Canal is incorrectly marked 100 feet, whereas 
it is 108 feet. 

And also inasmuch as the height and span of the 
arch at the crossing of the Railway on one of the 
streets in Helensburg are not given; and inasmuch 
as there is no cross Section added thereto, on the 











said Section deposited with the Sheriff Clerk of 


Dumbartonshire. 


| 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 


Committee on Standing Orders. 


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263 


with, all in the West Riding of the County of York: 
And that Mr. Lawson and Mr. Ridley Colborne do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Manchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Hyde _ 
the Petition for the Manchester and Hyde Railway ®*!way Bill. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway, in the Township of Gorton, in 
the County of Lancaster, to Hyde, in the County of 
Chester: And that Mr. Milner Gibson and Mr. 


Brotherton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Birkenhead 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (Commission 
the Petition for the Birkenhead (Commissioners) 


ers) Docks Bill. 


Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be givento bring ina Bill to 
authorize the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners to 
construct an additional Duck at Birkenhead: And 
that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache and 
Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Manchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 224 Poole 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing pos, 
| Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Man- Salisbury and 
chester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury Pole) Bil. 
‘and Poole) Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Poole, to join the pro- 
posed Manchester and Southampton Railway, in the 
Parish of Collingbourn Ducis, in the County of 
Wilts, with a Branch therefrom: And that Lord 
Ernest Bruce, Mr. George William Hope and Mr. 

Etwall do prepare, and bring it in. 





Petitions from J.andowners, Lessees or Occupiers Leicester and 
along and in the vicinity of the line of the Railway oo 

| . : unction 
thereinafter mentioned ;—A therstone ;— Tamworth ; Railway Bill. 

—and, Leicester; praying that the Leicester and 

| Tamworth Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
_law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


| upon the Table. 


| 
| 





The Leicester and Tamworth Junction Railway Leicester and 
| Bill was read a second time; and committed. &gt; — 

| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Enfield Chase Road Bill was read a second Enfield Chase 
lg: . Road Bill. 
‘time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


| mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Petitions of William Barber, of Birmingham, in Birmingham 


and Basing- 

—e lainine of wt li ith the Standing =e aA ar - and Oxford 
(Tring to complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | the county of Warwick ;— William Giles, of Bir- Se dhen 
en Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Tring, mingham, in the county of Warwick ;—and, Joseph Railway 


Reading and Basingstoke Railway (Tring to Saun- | Bradley, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick ; (Birmingham 
derton) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing-Orders | praying that they may have leave to withdraw their EXte"sion.) 
had been complied with. Petitions complaining that the Standing Orders of 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill|the House, in respect to the application for the 


for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, in the Parish of Pitstone, to the 
Parish of Saunderton, both in the County of Buck- 
ingham: And that Mr. Henry Berkeley and Mr. 
Etwall do prepare, and bring it in. 


ata Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
a om Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Townships of 
Bilton-with-Harrogate and Pannal, and certain 
Parts of the Townships of Knaresborough and Scri- 


ven with Tentergate thereto, or intermixed there- 
VoL. 101. 


Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Bir- 
mingham Extension) Bill, had not been complied 
| with,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
| the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





The Eastern Counties Railway (pping Extension) Eastern Coun- 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. (Ep berg 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- tension) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for lighting with Hartlepool Gas 
Gas and supplying with Water the Town of Hart- 74" ir 
lepool, and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County 
of Durham: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 





A Petition 


LL4 





264 6° Martzz. A. 1846. 


Swansea Vale A Petition of the Most noble Henry Duke of | county of Cambridge, Esquire; praying that they 
Railway Bill. Beaufort, K.G., praying that he may be heard, by|may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
himself, his counsel or agent, against the Swansea | agents, against certain parts of the Newmarket and 
Vale Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and | Chesterford Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. read. “ 

A Petition of the Most noble Henry Duke of And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


Bristol and 
South Wales Beaufort, K.G., praying that he may be heard, by 
Railway Bil. himself, his counsel or agent, against the Bristol 

and South Wales Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for making a Rail- Leeds, Wake. 
Clyde Dock Petitions of Samuel Higginbotham, Alexander | way from and out of the Midland Railway, in the — and Mid- 
= Harbour Macgregor and George Dalziel, being Three and a| Parish of Rothwell, to and into the said Midland iaiee ae 
; Quorum of the Trust Disponees of the deceased | Railway, in the Township of Walton, in the Parish 
Charles Todd, Merchant, in Glasgow ;—and, Wil-| of Sandal Magna, all in the West Riding of the 
liam Hamilton, Merchant, in Glasgow; praying | County of York, to be called The Leeds, Wakefield 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | and Midland Junction Railway: And the same 
or agents, against certain parts of the Clyde Dock | was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
and Harbour Bill,—were presented, and read. second time. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners} The Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill was Monmouth 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | read a second time ; and committed. er ig 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard,| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- on 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. mittee of Selection. 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


BridgetonIm- A Petition of Trustees of the Statute Labour of Sir Howard Douclas presented a Bill to amend Liverpool and 
oe and the county of Lanark, within that portion of said! the Provisions of two several Acts passed in the Harrington 
olice Bill. : aT . ; ; : : a Waterwork 
county called the Barony Parish of Glasgow, in| third and eighth years of his Majesty King George piy , 
virtue of the powers and provisions of an Act passed the Fourth, for supplying with Water the Town _— 
in the forty-seventh year of the reign of his Majesty Liverpool and Harrington, and Toxteth Park, in 
King George the Third, c. 45, intituled, “ An Act | the County Palatine of Zancaster: And the same 
for amending an Act of the twelfth year of his pre-| was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
sent Majesty, for repairing and widening several | second time. 
Roads through the County of Zanark, and for 
building a Bridge over the River Clyde, at or near Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property West Riding 
a Place called The Howford, in the said County, | in the town of Bradford, in the West Riding of the Union Rail- 
and for making more effectual and converting the | county of York;—Merchants, Manufacturers, In- “*%* (Ma. 2) 
Statute Labour within the said County, and for re-| habitants, Owners and Occupiers of property in the 
pairing and regulating the Roads within the same,” | town of Dewsbury, in the West Riding of the county 
and also Ratepayers under the provisions of the | of York ; — Clergy, Gentry, Manufacturers, Mer- 
said Act, and liable in the statute labour of the | chants, Owners and Occupiers of property within 
said parish, or the assessments leviable in _lieu| the borough of Wakefield, in the county of York ;— 
thereof, praying that they may be heard, by them- | Landowners, Merchants, Manufacturers, and Occu- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts piers of property at Morley, in the West Riding of 
of the Bridgeton Improvement and Police Bill, was | the county York;— Gentry, Merchants, Manu- 
presented, and read. | facturers, Owners and Occupiers of property in the 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the county 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | of York -—Merchants, Manufacturers, Owners and 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | Occupiers of property in Pudsey, in the county of 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- | York ;—and, Inhabitants of the ‘am of Liverpool, 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. ‘in the county of Lancaster; praying that the Stand- 
Stirling and _A Petition of Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esquire, |g Orders of the House maynot be dispensed with, 
Dunfermline Advocate, Steward of the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, |" regard to the application for the West Riding 
Railway Bill. and of Steuart and Company, Glass Manufacturers, | Union Railway s (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and 
in Alloa, praying that they may be heard, by them- | 24; and referred to the Select Committee on 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Standing Orders. 
of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, wa: 
presented, aa goad. uf y — The Order made yesterday, That leave be given Lynn and Ely 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | t© bring in the Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension cama to 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | © March) Bill, was read, and discharged. March) Bill. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa-| |. - , 
vour of the Bili, against the said Petition. rhe Order made yesterday, That leave be given Lynn and Bly 
to bring in the Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension Railway 
Public Peti- Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee | to Spalding) Bill, was read, and discharged. Cosine) Bill 
—— on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the! Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. gies 
— Petitions presented upon the 2d and 3d days of this 
instant March; and had directed him to make a| A Petition of Inhabitants of Hungerford and its London, 
Report thereof to the House. vicinity, praying that the Zondon, Newbury and Newbury and 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | Bath Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law, over ae 
and be printed. | was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


Stafford New The Stafford New Gas Bill was read a second | the Table. 


Gas Bill. time ; and committed. is ii 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | A Petition of Thomas Peers Williams, of Temple hear ape 
mitten of Selects House, in the county of Berks, Esquire, praying Slough a 
ee of Selection. ’ . ?, ’ © Staines Atmo- 
+: popes that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, soheric Rail- 
Newmarket Petitions of William Parker Hamond, of Pam-| against certain parts of the Windsor, Slough and way Bill. 
and Chester-  pisford Hall, in the county of Cambridge, Esquire ; | Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill, was presented, 
o Railway _and, Wedd William Nash, of Hinxton, in the | and read. 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





Downpatrick 


= Ordered, That the Committee on the Downpa- 
Gas Bul. 


trick Gas Bill be revived:—And that they have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 


Sheffield and Ordered, That the Committee on the Sheffield 
— and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill be revived: 


Railway Bill. —And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon 
Monday next 


_ a. Ordered, That the Committee on the Direct Lon- 
and Ports- 


mouth Rail- don and Portsmouth Railway Bill be revived :—And 


way Bill. that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Mon- 
day next. 
London and Ordered, That the Committee on the London 


York Railway ong York Railway Bill be revived: — And that 


- they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday 
next. 

Exeterand = A Petition of John Follett, of Exeter, Esquire, 

Bill Rail- )-aying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Exeter and 
Exmouth Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Exeter, Top- A Petition of John Follett, of Exeter, Esquire, 

sham and 


Exmouth RaiJ- Praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
way Bill. or agent, against certain parts of the Exeter, Top- 
sham and Exmouth Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


York Improve- 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for widening, al- 
ment Bill. 


tering and improving certain Streets in the City of 
York, and for other Purposes: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Lower Bann 
Navigation. 


A Petition of John Hancock, of Lurgan, in the 
county of Armagh, Esquire, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Lower Bann Navigation Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Standing 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders ; 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Sion College 
Estate Petition for leave to present a Petition for a 
Bili, the Standing Order ought to be dispensed with; 
That the Parties be permitted to present a Petition 
accordingly. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Legal Quays 
(London) Petition for leave to present a Petition 
for a Bill, the Standing Order‘ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to present a 
Petition accordingly. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow and 
Belfast Union Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Partiés be 


permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Vou. 101. 


Sion College 
Estate. 


Legal Quays 
(London.) 


Glasgow and 
Belfast Union 
Railway. 


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265 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Wexford, Wexford, 

Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Petition, the C2%ew at 

: : . Dublin Junc- 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That tion Railway 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Dublin and Dublin and 
Enniskillen Railway Petition, the Standing Orders E=niskillen 
ought to be dispensed; That the Parties be per- _— 
mitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Lowestoft Lowestoft 
and Beccles Railway and Drainage Petition, the 24 Beccles 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; —— 
Long the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 

ill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Runcorn Runcorn and 
and Preston Brook Railway Petition, the Standing Preston Brook 
Orders ought to be dispened with ; That the Parties Bway. 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, that in the case of the Brighouse Brighouse 
Sewering, Drainage and Lighting Petition, the Sewering, 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That Dramage and 

2 2 z ghting. 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the London- Londonderry 
derry and Enniskillen Extension Railway Petition, 2nd Ennis- 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; Killen Bxten- 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their nicl 
Bill, on producing to the Committee on the Bill a 
declaration framed in conformity. with the Standing 
Orders. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Vottingham, Nottingham, 
Mansfield and Midland Junction Railway Petition, po 9 a 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ‘om caer. 
boy the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 

ill. 

11. Resolved, That in the case of the Grand Grand Union 
Union Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought Railway. 
to bedispensed with; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

12. Resolved, That in the case of the Boston, Boston, 
Newark and Sheffield Railway Petition, the Stand- aa 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Railway 

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, 
eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow and 
of the Petition for the Glasgow and Belfast Union — —— 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and Ayr Railway, near the Manse of Newton, 
to the Town of Stranraer, with certain Branches di- 
verging therefrom, to be called The Glasgow and 
Belfast Union Railway: And that Mr. Oswald, Sir 
John M¢ Taggart and Captain Dalrymple do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Lowestoft 
spect of the Petition for the Lowestoft and Beccles #14 Beccles 
Railway and Drainage Bill, which was this day te tnd 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, = 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Lowestoft to Beccles and 
for facilitating the Drainage of the Lands adjoining 
thereto: And that Lord Rendlesham and Mr. Gooch 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Grand Union 
of the Petition for the Grand Union Railway Bill, Railway Bill. 
which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Vottingham to Lynn, 
with Branches to Boston, Shirbeck and Doughty 
Quay, to be called The Grand Union Railway: 
And that Mr Wynn Ellis and Mr. Hutt do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

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266 


Edinburgh A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
— cil, of Arbroath, praying that the Edinburgh and 
(Branches | Northern Railway (Branches from the Dundee and 
from the Arbroath Railway and Tay Ferry Improvement) 
ee Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
way and Tay andordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ferry Im- 

provement) 

Bill. 

London and A Petition of Sir George Hilaro Barlow, of Fir 


— Grove, in the parish of Farnham, in the county of 
enim Surrey, Baronet, and the Reverend Edward John 
and Alton | Ward, of East Clandon, in the county of Surrey, 
Branches) Bill. praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and South 
Western Railway (Farnham and Alton Branches) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Goth, of Beverley, in the 
county of York, Gentleman, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Great Grimsby Gas Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Great Grimsby 
Gas Bill. 


Hull and Selby 
Railway Pur- 
chase Bill. 


A Petition of the President, Vice-Presidents, 
Directors and Members of the Chamber of Com- 
merce at Hull, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Hul/ and Selby Railway Purchase Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Stafford Writ. Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing ofa Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament, for the Borough of Stafford, in the room 
of Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, Esq., commonly 
called the Honourable Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, 
who, since his election forthe said Borough, hath 
accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for 
executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of 
Great Britain and Treasurer of the Exchequer of 
Ireland. 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Runcorn and Preston Brook 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Right honourable Francis Egerton, 
commonly called Lord Francis Egerton, to makea 
Railway, from Runcorn, to join the Grand Junction 
Railway near Preston Brook, with a Branch there- 
from to the River Mersey: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Birmingham A Petition of Jane Hawkesford, of the parish of 
and Oxford —_A ston, near Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, 
Junction a i. = f : 

Stine. Widow, praying that she may be at liberty to with- 


draw her former Petition, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Birmingham and OxfordJ unction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


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A. 1846. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the township of Wath-upon- 
Wath-upon-Dearne, in the county of York, taking ie = 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the me 
Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement Pill ; and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into law, was presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act of North stag. 
Parliament for making the Road from Bretton fordshire Rail. 
Cross, in Macclesfield, to Buxton, assembled at Bn A iene 

: alley Line) 

meeting duly held at the office of the clerk of the Bil, 

said Trustees situate in Brunswick-street, in the 
borough of Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, 

praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 

or agents, against the North Staffordshire Railway 
(Churnet Valley Line) Bill, was presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Alexander, of Doncaster, in Manchester, 
the county of York, the Commissioners for warping Huddersfield 
and improving lands within the parish of Messingham, Gaoae es 
in the county of Lincoln, and of Owners of lands rect Railway 
on or near the line of the proposed Railway therein- Bill. 
after mentioned, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Manchester, Huddersfield and 
Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Winscombe ; — Higher Hurst ;— Corn Laws. 
Corston and Newton Saint Loe;—Kingsbridge ;— 
Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Dublin ;—and, 
Carrickfergus; praying tor the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Hope Woodlands, Thornhill, Ashton 
and Abney ;—Dronfield ;—Eyam Foolow and Eyam 
Woedlands ;— Darley and Great Rowsley;—and, 
Baslow, Bubnell and Froggatt; praying the House 
not to sanction any diminution in the protection now 
granted to Agriculture,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ayr;—and, Chelsea (Chairman) ; Customs and 
praying the House to sanction the proposed measures Corn Importa- 
relative to Customs and Corn Importation,—were __ 
oie and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Shipowners of the Port of Sunder- Timber. 
land, praying the House wholly to remove the 
protecting duty on Foreign Timber, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blackburn (eleven Petitions) ;— Factories Bill. 
Lower Darwen; — Oswaldtwistle ; — Clayton-le- 
Moors ; — Mellor ;— and, Padiam; praying that 
the Factories Bill may pass into a law,— were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lieupon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Coleford; — Crawshawbooth ;— Militia. 
Rochester, Chatham, and their Vicinity;— Lavington ; 
Sileby ;—Howdon Pans ;—Llanbrynmair ;—Ulver- 
stone ; — Llanerfil; — Bitton, Syston and Saint 
George ;— Bawburgh ;— Durham ;— Rawtenstall ;— 
Okehampton ;—Coalbrookdale;— Kelso ; —Carno;— 
Bradford ( York) ;— Evan;— Hawick ;— Falkirk;— 
and, Sheffield; praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for the enrolment of the Militia, —were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman Poor Removal. 
of the Board of Guardians of the Garstang Union, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying the House to 
make such afterations in the present Poor Law re- 
lative: to the removal of the poor, as may thoroughly 
improve the present system, especially in sais | 
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Burghs (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Factories. 


Mechanics 
Institutes 
(Ireland.) 


Samuel 
Gordon. 


Railways 
(Ireland. ) 


Joshua Toul: 
min Smith, 


Timber, 


Exports and 
Imports. 


9 Vicroriz. 


all appeals to be decided as far as possible on their 
merits, and in visiting with sufficient costs the vex- 
atious prosecution and resistance of appeals without 
sufficient grounds, or otherwise that the removal of 
paupers may be abolished altogether, and that they 
may be deemed settled in the parishes or townships 
in which they respectively become chargeable after 
a three years’ residence, due provision being made 
for the repression and punishment of vagrancy, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Guildry Incorporation of the 
royal burgh of Montrose, praying that the Burghs 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Baxter, Brothers, and Company, 
Flax-spinners, in Dundee, praying that they may be 
allowed an opportunity of refuting the statements 
contained in the Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee, 
in reference to the treatment of certain Factory Girls 
in the Petitioners’ employ, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council 
of the corporation of Drogheda, praying for en- 
couragement to the Royal Dublin Society, in fur- 
nishing Lecturers to Mechanics Institutes in [reland, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Three Petitions of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of 
Aungier-street, Dublin, praying for inquiry into 
injuries alleged to have been inflicted on him by 
persons holding official situations in Lreland,— were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
Leitrim, at Spring Assizes assembled, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That by the Standing Or- 
ders of both Houses of Parliament referrible to 
Railways, the inclination necessary to be observed, 
in cases where the railroad crosses a turnpike-road 
is one in thirty, in the case of any other road one in 
twenty; that as the principal leading roads in many 
parts of Zreland are not turnpike-roads throughout 
their whole length, but more particularly in that 
county, the Railway engineers have taken advantage 
of this circumstance, and in their Sections altered 
some of the leading roads to an inclination of one 
in twenty, which would be a serious obstruction to 
traffic; and praying that all mail and other leading 
roads (though repaired by presentment instead of 
turnpike-rates) may be placed on the same footing 
in respect to levels as turnpike-roads ; and further 
stating that the Mullingar and Longford Extension 
to Sligo, the Enniskillen and Sligo, and the Shannon 
and Sligo, are the Railways now passing through 
Parliament, and those crossing through that county. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Joshua Toulmin 
Smith, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered That the Petition of Shipowners of the 
Port of Greenock, relative to the Timber Duties, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the declared Value of the various 
Articles of British Produce and Manufactures ex- 
ported to the British West India Colonies for the 
past year, ending the 5th day of January 1846, with 
the Rate of Duty imposed on each Article in the 
Colonies; and of the Quantities of the Principal 
Articles of the Growth and Manufacture of the 


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267 


British West India Colonies imported into the United 
Kingdom, and of the Quantities cleared for Home 
Consumption, and the Rate of Duty charged on 
each Article, with the Gazette Average Price of 
Sugar, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846; also, the Number of Ships, distinguishing 
British and Foreign, with their Tonnage, that have 
entered and cleared for the British West India Co- 
lonies from the United Kingdom during the same 
Period :—A similar Return for the East India Com- 
pany’s Territories and Ceylon:—A similar Return 
for China :—A similar Return for Mauritius :—A si- 
milar Return for the British North American Co- 
lonies :—A similar Return for New South Wales 
and Australian Colonies :—A similar Return for the 
United States of America:—A similar Return for 
Cuba:—A similar Return for the Brazils :—And, a 
similar Return for Mexico, and the other Ports of 
South America (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 651, of Session 1845). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an west India 
Account of the Imports into the United Kingdom Produce. 
of Sugar, Molasses, Rum, Coffee and Cocoa, from 
the West Indies and British Guiana, for the years 
1831 to 1845, both inclusive ; distinguishing, in 
columns, the Quantities imported from each Colony 
in each year. 


Mr. Moffatt presented a Bill to amend an Act of Railway, &amp;c. 
the first and second years of Her present Majesty, Deposits Bill. 
for providing for the Custody of certain Monies No. 100. 
paid in pursuance of the Standing Orders of either 
House of Parliament, by Subscribers to Works or 
Undertakings to be effected under the Authority of 
Parliament: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
the 19th day of this instant March; and to be 








Vou. 101, 


printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Turnpike- 
reading of the ‘Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill; roads (Scot- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ® Bill 

upon Friday the 20th day of this instant March. 


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Customs and 
into a Committee, to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., aoe — 
ce. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and alsothe 
Act 5and 6 Vie.,c. 14, to amend the Laws for the 
Importation of Corn. 


(In the Committee.) 


Question again proposed, That in lieu of the 
Duties now payable on the Importation of Corn, 
Grain, Meal or Flour, there shall be paid, until the 
first day of February One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-nine, the following Duties: 


Another Amendment proposed: After the words 
“ Corn, Grain, Meal or Flour, there shall be paid,” 
to insert the words, “ a fixed Duty of Five shillings 
“ per quarter upon Wheat.” : 

Question, That those words be there inserted 
——put, and Negatived. 


Another Amendment proposed : To leave out the 
words “ until the first day of February One thou- 
‘“‘ sand eight hundred and Forty-nine.” 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Question :—Amend- 
ment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 


1. fesolved, That in lieu of the Duties now pay- 
able on the Importation of Corn, Grain, Meal or 
Flour, there shall be paid, until the first day of 
February One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
nine, the following Duties: viz., 


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268 6° Marti. 


If imported from any Foreign Country ; 
Wueat :— 

Whenever the average price of Wheat, s. d. 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- -~- under 48s. the Duty shall be, for 

every quarter - - - - 
- --- 48s. and under 49s. - . . 
---- 49s. and under 50s, - . - 
---- 50s. and under 51s. - - - 
---- 51s. and under 52s. - - - 6 - 
-- -- 52s. and under 53s. - - - 5 - 
----53s.and upwards - - - 4 - 





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! 


Sd 
Barwey, Bear or Biee:— 

Whenever the average price of Barley, 
made up and ublished in the man- 
ner required byl aw, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- --- under 26s, the Duty shall be, for 
every quarter - - - - 
---- 26s. and under 27s. - - - 
~ ----27s. and under 28s. - - - 
---- 288. and under 29s. - - - 
---- 298. and under 308, - : - 
-- -- 30s. and under 31s, - - - 
----3ls, and upwards) - - - 





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Whenever the average price of Oats, 
made up and published in the man- s. d, 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- - -- under 18s. the Duty shall be, for 

every quarter - - - - 
----18s. and under 19s. - - - 
---- 19s. and under 20s. - - - 
---- 20s. and under 21s. - - - 
---- 21s. and under 22s. - - - 
- --- 22s. and upwards - ~ - 


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Rye, Pease anp Beans :— 
———— For every quarter, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
on a quarter of Barley. 
Wueat Meat anv Friovur :— 
——— For every Barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 


A Duty equal in amount to the Duty oe 
on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 
Bartey MeaL:— 
For every quantity of two hundred and seventeen 
and a half pounds, 


A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
OaTMEAL AND Groats :— 
— For every quantity of one hundred and eighty-one 
pounds and a half, 


A Duty equal in ameunt to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Oats. 





Rye Mear anv Frovur :— 
— For every barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
forty gallons of Rye. 





Pea Meat anp Bean Meat :— 
&gt;——— Forevery quantity of two hundred and seventy- 
two pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Pease or Beans. 
If the produce of and imported from any British 
Possession out of Europe ; 


Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease 8. d. 
and Beans, the duty shall be for every quarter 1 - 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye Meal 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, the duty shall be for 
every cwt. - - - - - - - - A} 


And that from and after the said 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1349, there shall be paid the following Du- 
ties: viz, 


Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, | a &amp; 
Pease and Beans, for every quarter - : 1 - 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye 
Meal, Pea Meal and Bean Meal, for every 
“mas os es te Se Uh lo 


2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Customs 
now chargeable on the articles under mentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, the following 
Duties shall be charged: viz., 











s. d. 
Buckwheat, the quarter - - - - - 1 - 
Maize or Indian Corn, the quarter - - ~~ - i- 
Meal the ewt. - = = - -| = 43 
Rice, the cwt. - - - - - - -}; 1- 
of and froma British Possession, theewt.| - 6 
- rough, and in the husk, the quarter - 1 - 
of and from a British Possession, the 
quarter - - - - - -j =- 1 


Resolutions to be reported. 


3. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Customs 
now chargeable on the articles under-mentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, the following 
Duties shall be charged: viz., 


Agates or Cornelians, cut, manufactured or set, | £. s. d. 

for every 1007. value - - - - -|10 - - 
Ale and Beer of all sorts, the barrel - - -}| l-- 
Almonds, Paste of, for every 100/. value - -|10 - - 
Amber, Manufactures of, not enumerated, for 

every 1007. value - - - = = -/10 - - 
Arrow Root, the ewt. - - - - -| - 2 6 
—— of and from a British Possession, per ewt.- | - - 6 





To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

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

Mr. Greene also reported, That the Committee 
had made further Progress in the matters to them 
referred; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

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


The Metropolitan Buildings (No. 2.) Bill was, Metropolitan 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- gy 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, oe te. 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Metropolitan 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the Buildings 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United naa 5 “ 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Sa- 
laries of the Official Referees and Registrar of Me- 
tropolitan Buildings. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Salaries of the Official Re- 
ferees and Registrar of Metropolitan Buildings be 
paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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

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


The Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ireland) Joint Stock 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; Banks (Scot- 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, Treland) Bill 
for Friday the 20th day of this instant March. ; 


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

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Out-Pension- 
for regulating the Payment of the Out-Pensioners &amp;* oe 
of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals: And that (oF Chelecs) 
Mr. Sidney Herbert and Sir George Cockburn do Bill. 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Out-Pension- 
for amending the Act for rendering effective tne Ts SeTvices 


Bl a ich f Chelsea and 
Services of the Chelsea Out-Pensioners, and ex- min 


tending it to the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Hos- Bill. 
pital : 














9 VicrorIz. 


pital: And that Mr. Sidney Herbert and Sir George 
Cockburn do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of Trustees and Owners of the Chapel 
or Meeting-house for Members of the Society of 
Protestant Dissenters, of the Denomination called 
Particular or Calvinistic Baptists, situate in Little 
Prescott-street, Goodman’s Fields, in the county of 
Middlesex,and other property ;—and, Charles Stovel, 
of No. 5, Hebon-terrace, Mile End-road, in the 
county of Middlesex, Minister of the Gospel, and 
Members of the Society of Protestant Dissenters 
meeting for religious worship in the Chapel or 
Meeting-house in Little Prescott-street, Goodman’s 
Fields, in the said county, of the denomination 
called Particular or Calvinistic Baptists ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of John Wildman, of Lower Brooke- 
street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, a Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, the lawfully 
appointed Guardian of the Honourable George 
Harry Earl of Stamford and Warrington, now a 
minor under the age of twenty-one years, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal (Oldham Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel John Wildman, 
of Lower Brooke-street, Grosvenor-square, in the 
county of Middlesex, the lawfully appointed Guardian 
of the Right honourable George Harry Earl of 
Stamford and Warrington, a minor under the age 
of twenty-one years, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wildman, of Lower Brooke- 
street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, a Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, and the 
lawfully appointed Guardian of the Right honourable 
George Harry Earl of Stamford and Warrington, 
now a minor under the age of twenty-one years, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Oldham District 
Railways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition, 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, praying that leave may be given 
them to withdraw their former Petition, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Bristol and Birmingham 
Railway (Gloucester and Stonehouse J unction) Bill, 


had not been complied with, was presented, and 
Vou. 101. 


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269 


read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees nominated, elected and Kennington 

appointed under and by virtue of an Act of Par- eam 
liament made and passed in the tenth year of the Bil, 
reign of King George the Fourth, c. 129, intituled, 
“ An Act for watching, lighting, cleansing and 
otherwise improving the Roads, Streets and other 
Public Passages and Places within the District left 
as belonging to the original Parish Church of Saint 
Mary Lambeth, in the County of Surrey, and the 
Ecclesiastical District called the Waterloo District, 
in the same Parish ;” praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Kennington-lane, &amp;c., Lighting, 
&amp;e., Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition ofthe Reverend Henry Leigh Bennett, London and 

of Thorpe-place, near Chertsey, in the county of — 
A ay 

Surrey, Clerk, praying that he may be heard, by (Chertsey 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the and Egham 
London and South Western Railway (Chertsey and Branch) Bill 
Egham Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel le in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Christopher Francis South Eastern 
Godmond, Clerk, Vicar of East Malling, in the Railway (from 
county of Kent, praying that he may be heard, by Worn 

bunty ent, praying may “ard, DY Railway to 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts Chart, near 
of the South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich pshtord, with 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to ukdaecent 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill, was presented, and Riverhead) 
read. - 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury Protection of 
of the county of Cavan, praying the House to pass Life (Ireland.) 
a Bill for the purpose of suppressing Outrage and 
Crime in Ireland, and restraining those who so long 
with impunity have committed it, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for regulat- Out-Pension- 
ing the Payment of the Out-Pensioners of Green- pod Pay = 
wich and Chelsea Hospitals: And the same was a Chelsea) 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second Bill. 


time upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. No. 105. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for amending Out-Pension- 
the Act for rendering effective the Services of the peter 
Chelsea Out-Pensioners, and extending it to the aa 
Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Hospital: And the Bill. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be No, 106. 

: 7 
read a second time upon Wednesday next; and to 


be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— Wheat. 
A Return of the Weekly Average Price of Wheat No, 96, 
by which the Duty is regulated, according to the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic.,c. 14; and also of the Weekly 
Average Price of Wheat, calculated according to 
the Provisions of the Act 9 Geo. 4,c. 60, from the 
2d day of March 1844 to the present time :—And, 

a Return from the Inspectors of Corn Returns, of 
the Quantities of Wheat returned as brought to 
Market in the months of September, October, No- 
MM3 +&gt; vember 











Property Tax. 
No. 107. 


Private Bills. 
No. 108. 


x 


Tariffs, &amp;c., 
(British 
India.) 


Calcutta Mint. 


Education 
(India. ) 


Inns of Court. 


Harrogate 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


270 


vember and December 1844, and January 1845; 
and a like Return for the same months in 1845-46 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 122, 
of Session 1844). 

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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Property 
Tax, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Abstract of the Returns re- 
lative to Private Bills, which was laid upon the 
Table yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 9° die Marti; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS, 

M® Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 

the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copies 
of the existing Tariffs and Commercial Regulations 
of British India and the Dependencies thereof on 
Exports and Imports. 

A Copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Cal- 
cutta Mint, and an Abstract of the Operations of the 
Mint in each year since its reform; stating the 
Expense under each head, and the Amount of Coin, 
and the Number of each kind, coined in each year. 

Mr. Campbell also presented,— Return to an Or- 
der, dated the 10th day of March in the last Session 
of Parliament, for a Copy of the Orders of the 
Government of India for the Establishment of the 
Council of Education in Bengal, and at the other 
Presidencies :—Also, a Return of the Establish- 
ments maintained in 1843 for the promotion of 
Education amongst the Natives of British India, 
andthe Salaries and Expense of the same :—Also, 
a Statement of the Funds supplied by the Indian 
Government, and from other sources, for the support 
of Education in British India, and the Expenditure 
of the same, under separate heads, at each of the 
several Presidencies :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Eddridge, Sub-Treasurer of the Middle Tem- 
ple, was called in; and at the bar presented,—Re- 
turn to an Order dated the 9th day of February last, 
for a Statement of the Regulations in the four Inns 
of Court, having the Power of Call to the Bar, as to 
Admission of Students, and Call to the Bar, with 
the Date of each Regulation, and the Authority by 
which it was made ; and specifying any distinction 
made between Members of the Universities of Oxford 
and Cambridge, and others, (so far as relates to the 
Middle Temple) :—And then he withdrew. 

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





6°—9° Martie. 





Mr. Martin, Sub-Treasurer of the Jnner Temple, 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—A further 
Return to the said Order (so far as relates to the 
Inner Temple) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Harrogate Waterworks Bills, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying with Water the Hamlets or Places of 
High and Low Harrogate, in the several Townships 
of Knaresborough, Pannal, Bilton-with-Harrogate 
and Scriven-with-Tentergate, in the Parishes of! 
Knaresborough and Pannal, in the West Riding of | 
the County of York: And that Mr. Lascelles and 
Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring it in. 





A, 1846. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Mallow and 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — Rail- 
ye 


the Petition for the Mallow and Fermoy Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Dublin ana 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 


Kingstown 


xtension 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway, 


Ss 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Dublin 

and Kingstown Extension Railway Bill, was referred ; 

That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Yeovil 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Markets and 


the Petition for the Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
regulating the Markets and Fairs in the Borough 
and Town of Yeovi/, in the County of Somerset : 
And that Mr. Acland and Mr. Dickinson do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Fairs Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Furness and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Windermere 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Furness and Windermere Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum line is re- 
ferred to a point marked on crossing of east parapet 
of the bridge over Dragley Beek, near Dyke Lands, 
on the turnpike-road leading from Ulverstone to 
Lindal in Furness, at (A.) on the Plan, sheet No. 4, 
such point not being sufficiently marked or defined 
on the said bridge to constitute a fixed point ; and 
inasmuch as an additional Plan, on a scale of not 
less than a quarter ofan inch to every 100 feet, has 
not been laid down in the case ofa piece of ground 
cultivated as a garden, No. 4602, in the parish of 
Ulverstone ; and inasmuch as at 13 miles 7 furlongs 
3 chains, a public road is shown on the Section 14 feet 
below the level of the rails, but there is no road shown 
on the Plan at this point; and inasmuch as the pro- 
portion or rate of inclination between the 13th mile 
6th furlong and the 14th mile 5th furlong 3d chain is 
not correctly marked on the Section, being described 
as one in 390, whereas it is one in 438 ; and inas- 
much as cross Sections No. 6, having reference to 
the alteration of the public road No. 174, in the 
parish of Windermere, has nota description thereon 
of the surface of the road when altered ; and inas- 
much as on cross Sections Nos. 7 and 8, the line 
intended to denote the surface of the road when 
altered is not stated to denote such surface. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Railway. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Birkenhead 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Small Debts 


the Petition for the Birkenhead Small Debts Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts, within the Town of Birkenhead, in the 
County of Chester, and other Places in the same 
County: And that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John 
Tollemacheand Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Taunton Gas 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 1 
the Petition for the Taunton Gas Light and Coke 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Taunton Gas Light and Coke Com- 
pany, incorporated by the Taunton Gas Act 1845, 
to borrow additional Money for the Purposes of the 
Company, and for confirming a Purchase made by 
them, 


ight and 


Coke Bill. 














Ne 
Dai 
Jui 
wa 


Shi 
wa 


Bil 





and 


nd 


nm 


and 


and 
lere 











Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way (Pontop 
and South 
Shields Rail- 


way Purchase) 


Bill. 


Plymouth 
Cemetery Bill. 


Warrington 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Birkenhead 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway. 


Portmadoc 
Harbour. 


South Wales 
Railway 
{No. 2.) Bill, 


9 VicTorizZ. 


them, and for other Purposes: And that Mr. Labou- 
chere and Sir Edward Colebrooke do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Newcastle and Darlington Junc- 
tion Railway (Pontop and South Shields Railway 
Purchase) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Pontop and South 
Shields Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway Company: And that Mr. Hutt 
and Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Pétitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Plymouth Cemetery Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a general Cemetery for the Inter- 
ment of the Dead, in the Neighbourhood of the 
Towns of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse, in 
the County of Devon: And that Viscount Ebring- 
ton, Mr. Gill and Sir George Grey do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Sétrutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Warrington Waterworks Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and Bo- 
rough of Warrington, or Parts thereof, in the Coun- 
ties of Zancaster and Chester, and the Townships of 
Latchford and Appleton, in the last-mentioned 
County: And that Mr. Zreland Blackburne and Mr. 
Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Birkenhead Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering, amending and enlarging the several 
Acts relating to the Improvement of Birkenhead, 
Claughton-cum-Grange and part of Oxton, in the 
County of Chester: And that Sir Philip Egerton, 
Mr. John Tollemache and Mr. Tatton Egerton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Chester and Birkenhead Railway 
Bill, the Parties promoting the said Railway had 
given notice that they do not intend to proceed 
further in the said case, during the present Session 
of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Portmadoc Harbour Bill, the 
Parties promoting the same had given notice that 
they do not intend to proceed further in the said 
case, during the present Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills: That in the case of 
the Petition for the South Wales Railwav (No. 2.) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for completing the Line of the South Wales Railway, 
and to authorize the Construction of an Extension, 
and certain Alterations of the said Railway, and 
certain Branch Railways in connection therewith: 
And that Viscount Villiers and Mr. John Henry 
Vivian do prepare, and bring it in. 

Vor. 101. ™ 


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271 


The Northumberland Docks Bill was read a Northumber- 
second time; and committed. iand Docks Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- Glasgow and 
way from the Glusgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Belfast Union 
Ayr Railway, near the Manse of Newton, to the ®*!ey Bill 
Town of Stranraer, with certain Branches diverging 
therefrom, to be called The Glasgow and Belfast 
Union Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Dundee New Gas Bill was read a second Dundee New 

time ; and committed. Ges Bul. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


The Dundee Gas Bill was read a second time ; Dundee 
and committed. Gas Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Monmouthshire Railways Bill was read a Monmouthshire 
second time; and committed. Railways Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Benbow presented a Bill for consolidating Dudley Canal 
the Dudley Canal Navigation with the Birmingham = a pad 
Canal Navigations, and for other Purposes: And Atalsamation 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to Bill. — 


be read a second time. 


The Colchester Navigation and Improvement Bill a _ 
. . ation 
was read a second time; and committed. Sanakooniak 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Francis Mercier, of Tottenham, in ¥astern Coun- 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire, complaining that ve 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the Barnet.) 
application for the Eastern Counties Railway ( Tot- 
tenham to Barnet) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Col- Eastern Union 
chester) Bill was, according to Order, read a second am 5 ; 
time; and committed. Golcherser) Bil 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Chichester, Portsmouth and Fareham Rail- Chichester, 
way Bill was, according to Order, read a second poy yrutn 
time ; and committed. Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill was Derby and _ 
read a second time ; and committed. cous Junction 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ailway Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Windsor Writ. 

to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the borough of Windsor, in the room 
of Ralph Neville, Esquire, who, since his election 
for the said borough, hath accepted the Office of one 
of the Commissioners for executing the Office of 
Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, and Trea- 
surer of the Exchequer of Jreland. 


The Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester Huddersiield 
and Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill was read a = ao. 
second time; and committed. and Leeds 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railways _ 
mittee of Selection. i aanaaate 


. Bill, 
MM 4 The 





72 


The Liverpool and Bury and Manchester and 
, Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill was read a se- 
Manchester ana x i} 

Leeds Railways cond time ; and committed. 

Amalgamation Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Liverpool and 
Bury, and 


Rugby and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


The Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock 
Bill. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill to authorize 
the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners to construct 
an additional Dock at Birkenhead, in the county of 
Chester: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Congleton 
aud Crewe 
Railway Bill. 


The Congleton and Crewe Railway Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Bury Gas Bill. The Bury Gas Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bury Water- 


f The Bury Waterworks Bill was read a second 
works Bill. 


time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mitcham and 
South Western 
Railway Bill. 


The Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Great Grimsby = The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 
and Sheffield z : ‘ a ‘ - 
Junction Rail. Way Extension (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time ; 
way Extension and committed. 

(No. 2.) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Dover and Deal 


¥ The Dover and Deal Railway Bill was read a se- 
Railway Bill. 


cond time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Manchester 
and Hyde 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway, in the Township of Gorton, in the County 
of Lancaster, to Hyde, in the County of Chester : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mauchester and 
Povle Railway 
(Luggershail, 


Lord Ernest Bruce presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Poole, to join the proposed Manches- 
Salisbury and fer and Southampton Railway, in the Parish of Col- 


Poole) Bill. — Tingbourn Ducis, in the County of Wilts, witha 


Branch therefrom: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lowestoft and 
Beccles Rail- 
way and Drain- 
age Biil. 


Lord Rendlesham presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Lowestoft to Beccles, and for facili- 
tating the Drainage of the Lands adjoining thereto: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Tring, Reading 
and Basingstoke 


Mr. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for making 
Railway (Tring @ Railway from the London and Birmingham Rail- 
to Sauuderton) way, in the Parish of Pitstone, to the Parish of 
Bill. Saunderton, both in the County of Buckingham : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


North Union Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the 

aes ~¥ North Union Railway Company to make a Branch 

Bill. Railway to Horwich, and to raise a further Sum of 
Money: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


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A. 1846. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for enabling 
the Right honourable Francis Egerton, commonly 
called Lord Francis Egerton, to make a Railway 
from Runcorn to join the Grand Junction Railway 
near Preston Brook, with a Branch therefrom to 
the River Mersey : And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The London and Birmingham Railway and Bir- 
mingham Canal Arrangements Bill was, according to 
Order, read asecond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Elias Dyer, praying that his Peti- 
tion, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the /3ristol 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway Bill, 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway and 
Birmingham 
Canal Arrange. 
ata 
ments Bill, 


Bristol and 
Biemingham 
Railway (Bath 


and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill, had not “~ 


been complied with, may be withdrawn, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Halifax (nine Petitions) ;— Brig- 
house (two Petitions) ;— Elland-cum-Greetland ;— 
Staniland ;—Sowerby Bridge ;—Hipperholme-cum- 
Brighouse ; — Hebden Bridge ;— Todmorden ; 
Bradford (twelve Petitions) ;—Horton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Great and Little Horton ;—Bowling ;— 
Manningham ;— Mirfield (five Petitions) ;— Burley 
and Wenston ;—Otley (two Petitions); —Pool; — 
Yeadon ;— West Ardsley ;— Thornhill ;—Sir George 
Armytage, Baronet ;—Heckmondwike (two Peti- 
tions);—Dewsbury (five Petitions) ;— Wike ;— Bat- 
ley (six Petitions) ;— Ossett (four Petitions) ;— Earls- 
heaton (three Petitions) ;—Cleckheaton ;— Liver- 
sedge (two Petitions) ;—Gomersal ;— Oakenshaw ;— 
Hanging Heuton (two Petitions) ;— Wike, and other 
places (two Petitions) ;— Goole ;— Rawcliffe ;—JZdle 
(two Petitions) ;—Shipley, and other places ;— 
Wilsden and Clayton ;—North Bierley and Shelf ;— 
Guiseley (three Petitions) ;—Shipley ;— Baildon (two 
Petitions) ;—Worth Bierley ;—Clayton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Eceleshill ;— Low Moor and Shelf ;—Aller- 
ton ;—~ Dudley Hill ;— Thornton; — Wilsden ;— 
Frances Mary Richardson Currer ;—Low Moor 
Company ;—John Green Paley ;—John Bradford ; 
—Anna Battye ;— Huddersfield (three Petitions) ;— 
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Com- 
pany ;—Honourable Jsabella Ramsden (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Pontefract ;—Keighley (three Petitions) ; 
—Shipton (two Petitions );— Rochdale ;—Burgley 
(two Petitions) ;—Liverpool and Bury Railway 
Company ;—Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- 
pany ;—Ripponden;—Ashton-under-Lyne and Staly- 
bridge ; — Oldham ;— Heywood ;—Manchester ;— 
Bolton ;—Shelf ;—Silsden and Steeton ;— Wakefield, 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Company ;—Owners 
and Workers of Collieries in the West Riding ;— 
George Mackay Sunderland, Esquire ;— Wakefield 
(four Petitions) ;— Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester 
Railway Company ;—David Yewdall and Joseph 
Yewdall ;—Leeds (nine Petitions) ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 
Canal Navigation and Railway ;—and, Leeds and 
Bradford Railway Company; praying that the pro- 
moters of the West Riding Union Railways (No. 2.) 
Bill may be permitted to proceed with the same 
during the present Session of Parliament,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

Petitions from Stanningley ;—Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers of land adjoining or near the line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned (seven Petitions) ; 
— Hunslet and South Ward ;—-Leeds (nine Petitions) ; 
— Holbeck and Hunslet ;— Brighouse (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Halifax (two Petitions) ; — Pudsey ;— 
Eccleshill ; — Bradford (two Petitions) ;—Charles 
Naylor ;— Rawden ; — North Bierley ; — Idle ; — 
Batley ; — Horton ; — Farsley ;— Drighlington ;— 

Wilsey ; 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways (No. 2.) 








Leeds, York 
and Midland 
Junction 

Railway Bill, 


Stockton 
Gas Bill. 


Grand Union 
Railway Bill. 


Northumber- 
Jand Docks Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct 
Railway 
(Branches to 
Thornliebank, 
Housebill and 
Hurlet) Bill. 


Ely and Bury 
Railway Bill. 


Upwell-cum- 
Welney 
Rectory Bill. 


Legal Quays 
(London. } 


Woodstock 
Roads Bill. 


Great North 
and South 
Wales Railway 
Bill, 


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Wilsey ;—Clayton ;—Huddersfield ;—and, Hudders- 


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273 


Mr. Wakley presented a Bill for making a Rail- Direct Bir- 


field and Manchester Railway and Canal Company; way from Birmingham to Leicester, to be called The ™tgham and 


Leicester 


praying that the House will not dispense with the | Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway : And the Railway Bill 
Standing Orders in relation to the application for same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read : 
the said Bill,—were also presented, and read ; and , a second time. 


referred to the said Select Committee. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for better supplying Harrogate Gas 


Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for making , with Gas the Townships of Bilton with Harrogate (No. 2.) Bill. 
and maintaining a Railway from Leeds to the York | and Pannal, and certain Parts of the ‘Townships of 
and North Midland Railway, in the township of , Knaresborough, and Scriven-with-Tentergate, adja- 
Colton, all in the county of York: And the same | cent thereto, or intermixed therewith, all in the West 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a} 
second time. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill for lighting with Gas 
the Town and Borough of Stockton and other 
Places, in the Counties of Durham and York: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Wynn Ellis presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Nottingham to Lynn, with Branches 
to Boston, Skirbeck and Doughty Quay, to be 
called The Grand Union Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Smith and 
William Smith, both of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Ship- 
builders, which was presented upon the 26th day 
of February last, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Northumberland Docks Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct 
Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househill and 
Hurlet) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Ely and Bury Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory Bill was reada 
second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Legal Quays (London) Bill, 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Petition of Joseph Barber, William John Hall, 
John Ismay Nicholson, Frederick Besley, William 
Stennett and John Knill, all of Lower Thames- 
street, in the city of London, Wharfingers, for ieave 
to bring in a Bill for the Regulation of the Legal 
Quays within the Port of Zondon, was accordingly 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


_ The Woodstock Roads Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Gread North and South Wales Rail- 
way Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Von. 101, 





Riding of the County of York: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Petitions of James Hawkins, of Birmingham, in Birmingham 
the county of Warwick ;— William Lee, of Birming- and Oxford 
ham, in the county of Warwick ;—and, Samuel —" aaa 
Hayes, of Bordesley, in the county of Warwick; ~" 
praying that they may be at liberty to withdraw 
their Petitions complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Thomas Simpson, of Birmingham, in Birmingham 
the county of Warwick ;—Joseph Parkes, of Bir- nd Oxford | 
mingham, in the county of Warwick ;—and, Joseph se tes 
Green, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; ham Extension.) 
praying that they may be at liberty to withdraw 
their Petitions complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Birmingham and Ozford Junction Railway 
( Birmingham Ranendiaes Bill, had not been com- 

lied with,—were presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


The Great Western Railway Bill was read a Great Western: 
second time; and committed. Railway Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Gravesend 
(Sale and Purchase) Bill was read a second time; a 
. ailway and 
and committed. ; Canal (Sale and: 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Purchase) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill to em- Taff Vale 
power the Taff Vale Railway Company to construct Railway Bill. 
certain Branch Railways and Extensions, and to 
take a Lease of the Bute Ship Canal: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Nottingham, 
spect of the Petition for the Nottingham, Mans- aang and 
field and Midland Junction Railway Bill, which, jion ion 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- Bill. 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Nottingham, to join the 
Midland Railway at the Clay Cross Station, with 
Branches therefrom, and also a Railway therefrom 
to Mansfield: And that Mr. Houldsworth and Mr. 

John Stuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers and Sunderland 
Householders being resident in the borough of Waterworks 
Sunderland, in the county of Durham ;~-and, Com- ®"" 
missioners for improving the town and parish of 
Sunderland-near-the-Sea, in the county palatine of 
Durham ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Sunderland Waterworks Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

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Swansea Vale 
Railway Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Bristol and 
South Wales 
Junction Rail- 
way and Ferry 


bill. 


Bristol Water- 
works Bill, 


274 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A. Petition of the Most noble Henry Duke of 
Beaufort, k.G., praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Swansea Vale Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; aud counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable George John 
Earl De La Warr, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Most noble Henry Duke of 
Beaufort, &amp;.G., praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway 
and Ferry Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Chew 
Stoke, in the county of Somerset;—W. H. Cart- 
wright, Rector of Compton Marton ;—Inhabitants 
of the parish of Winford, in the county of Somerset; 
—Inhabitants of the parish of Chewton Mendip, in 
the county of Somerset ;—Inhabitants of the parish 
of West Harptree, in the county of Somerset ;— 
Inhabitants of the parish of East Harptree, in the 
county of Somerset ;—Inhabitants of the parish of 
Chew Magna, in the county of Somerset :—Inhabit- 
ants of the parish of Litton, in the county of So- 
merset ; —Inhabitants of the parish of Hinton Ble- 
witt, in the county of Somerset ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the parish of Emborow, in the county of Somerset ; 
praying that the Bristol Waterworks Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 

Petitions of Commissioners for paving, pitching, 
cleansing and lighting the city of Bristol, and 
liberties thereof ;— Bristol Gas Light Company ;— 
Francis Leyborne Popham, of Litilecott, in the 
county of Wills, Esquire, Committee of the Estates 
of Edward William Leyborne Popham, Esquire, a 
Lunatic ;— Inhabitants of the parish of Stanton 
Drew, in the county of Somerset ;—Owners and 
Occupiers of land, Mill-owners and Inhabitants of 
and in the parishes of Barrow Gurney, Long Ash- 
ten, Flax Bourton, Wraxhall and Tickenkam, in the 
ecunty of Somerset;—Owners and Occupiers of mills 
situate on the River Chew, and other streams, in the 
county of Somerset ;—Owners and Occupiers of 
land situate on and adjoining to certain waterworks 
proposed to be carried into effect for supplying the 
city of Bristol, and certain parishes adjacent thereto 
with water ;—Bristol and Clifton Oil Gas Com- 
pany ;—John Coombe aud William Hamley, of the 
borough of the city of Bristol ;—and, Master, War- 
dens and Commonalty of the Society of Merchant 
Venturers of the city of Bristol; praying that they 


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A. 1846. 


against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


the Blessed Mary of Eton, near unto Windsor, in 
the county of Bucks, praying that they may be 


against certain parts of the Windsor, Slough and 
Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


cleansing and lighting the Streets, Lanes and other 
Pubiic Passages and Places within the Kings Town 
of Maidstone, in the county of Kent ;—John Hall 
and Edward Hall, both of Dartford, in the county 
of Kent, Engineers and Co-partners ;—and, Company 
of Proprietors of the Lower Navigation of the River 
Medway ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Kent Atmospheric Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


registered for making and establishing a Railway 
from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth, in the county o 
Cardigan, to be called The Great North and South 
Wales Railway ;--and, William B. Dayson,and others, 
Subscribers to and Shareholders in a Company (pro- 
visionally registered) for making and establishing 
a Railway from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth, in the 
county of Carmarthen, to be called The Great 
North and South Wales Railway; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against the Great North and South Wales 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


“ An Act for repairing and keeping in Repair the 


and for making and repairing certain new Roads in 
the said County,” and of other Individuals connected 
with the said county of Fife, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Vewport Railway and Saint Andrew's 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 





may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee 


A Petition of the Provost and College Royal of Windsor, 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Bill. 


Petitions of Commissioners for executing the North Kent 
Act for widening, improving, regulating, paving, Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Kent Atmo- 
England ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the spheric Rail- 
Lower Navigation of the River Medway; praying ¥*9 Bil. 


Petitions of Richard Wear, and others, Subscribers Great North 
to and Shareholders in a Company provisionally and South 

Wales Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Turnpike-road Trustees of the county Edinburgh and 


of Fife, under the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 84, intituled, Norther Xail- 
&gt; way ( Newport 
’ ; t gee ‘ Railway and 
Turnpike-roads in the County of Fife, for rendering Saint Aucrew’s 
Turnpike certain Statute Labour and Parish Roads, Btnch) Bill. 





9 VicToriZ. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Aylesbury 
Small Tene- 
ments Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 

of Aylesbury, in the county of Bucks, being princi- 
pally Mechanics and Labourers, praying that the 
Aylesbury Small Tenements Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
— _ A Petition of Inhabitants of Isleworth, praying 
eae that the Staines and Richmond Junction Railway 
Railway Bill. Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Syston to 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Earl 

of Harborough, praying that he may be heard, 
ae by | or agent, against certain parts of 
Deviations and Dy his counsel or agent, against certain parts o 
Branches) Bill. the Midland Railway (Syston to Peterborough De- 
viations and Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Shropshire A Petition of the Master and Four Wardens of 
Union Railways the fraternity of the art or mystery of Haberdashers, 
tae ng im the city of London, Governors of the Possessions 
Wolverhampton 2nd Revenues of the Free Grammar School of Vew- 
Line) Bill. port, in the county of Salop, of the Foundation of 
William Adams, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Shropshire Union Raiiways and 
Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 


A Petition of Thomas Tyrwhitt Drake, of Shard- 
a Railway 
ii, 


deloes, in the county of Bucks, Esquire, and William 
Wickham Drake, of Duke-street, Saint James, in 
the city of Westminster, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Oxford 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, Vhat the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Enfield and A Petition of John Joseph Austin, of Inglan’s 
—— Lodge, London-lane, Enfield, in the county of Mid- 
ailway Bill. © 


dlesex, Esquire, Lewis Raphael, of Bush Hill Park, 
in the parish of Enfield aforesaid, Esquire, Hum- 
phrey Bowles, of Worthing, in the county ot Sussea, 
Esquire, Thomas Davidson, of No. 13, Saint George’ s- 
place, Hyde Park, in the said county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, John Meacher, of Sergeant’s-Inn, Chancery- 
lane, London, Gentleman, John Wright Rowley, of 
Edmonton, in the said county of Middlesex, Builder, 
Henry Belward Ray, of Hill-street, Berkeley-square, 
in the said county of Middlesex, Esquire, and Mary 
Burls, of Lower Edmonton aforesaid, Widow, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the En- 
field and Edmonton Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


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975 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Vis- Edinburgh 


and Peebles 


count Melville, praying that he may be heard, by ® ailway Bil 


himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Zowisa Su- Edinburgh 
sanna Jane Countess of Rothes, Widow of the late —— 
George William Evelyn Leslie Earl of Rothes, One- ‘ihenalion 
siphorus Tyndall Bruce, of Falkland, Esquire, Ar- Branch) Bill. 
chibald Hope, younger, of Craigall, Esquire, and 
John Tait, Esquire, Advocate, a Majority and Quo- 
rum of the Tutors appointed by the said George 
Willtam Evelyn Leslie Earl of Rothes, to George 
William Evelyn Leslie Leslie, now Earl of Rothes, 
his only Son, conform to Deed of Nomination by 
the said Earl, dated 19th May 1838, and registered 
in the Books of Council and Session, the 22d day 
of June 1841, whereby it is declared that any two 
of the Tutors thereby nominated shall be a quorum, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Louisa Su- Edinburgh 
sannah Jane Countess of Rothes, Widow of the late a4 Northern 
George William Evelyn Leslie Earl of Rothes, One- R99, 
siphorus Tyndall Bruce, of Falkland, Esquire, Ar- Lain 
chibald Hope, younger, of Craigall, Esquire, and sions) Bill. 
John Tait, Esquire, Advocate, a Majority and Quo- 
rum of the Tutors appointed by the said George 
William Evelyn Leslie Earl of Rothes, to George 
Willam Evelyn Leslie Leslie, now Earl of Roihes, 
his only Son, conform to Deed of Nomination by the 
said Earl, dated 19th May 1838, and registered in 
the Books of Council and Session the 22d day of 
June 1841, whereby it is declared that any two of 
the Tutors thereby nominated shall be a quorum ; 

—and, James Townsend Oswald, of Dunnikier, Es- 
quire, and of Colonel Robert Oswald, and others, 
Trustees of the late Sir John Oswald, of Dunnikier, 
G.C.B.; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly and 
Lesite Extensions) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Lieutenant Colonel James Baird, of sisting and 
Park, near Stirling, late of the 66th Regiment of Dunfermline 
Foot, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Rai!way Bill. 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Stirling 
and Dunfermline Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Soath Eastern 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Charing, in the Railway (from 
county of Kent ;—Owners and Occupiers of land, S,0reenw'" 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Little Chart, Chart near | 
in the county of Kent ;~-Owners and Occupiers of Ashford, with 





Vou. 101. 


NN2 land, 

















Branches to 
Tunbridge and 
Riverhead) 
Bill. 




























































































Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Biil. 














































































































Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, 


Rye and Der- 
went Drainage 


Bill. 


Liverpool, 
Ormskirk and 
Preston Rail- 
way Bill, 





























276 


land, and other Inhabitants of the parish of West-| 
well, in the county of Kent ;—and, Owners and Oc- | 
cupiers of land, and other Inhabitants of the parish | 
of Hothfield, in the county of Kent; praying that | 
the South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich | 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill may not pass into a 


law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. 


9° Martie. 








A. 1846. 


Petitions of Robert Towneley Parker, Esquire, Burnley 
of Cuerden, in the county of Lancaster ;—and, om mg 
Company of Proprietors of the Canal Navigation Wor. Bill, 
from Leeds to Liverpool; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Burnley Improvement and Wa- 
terworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


Petitions of Sir John Bell, William Mansel, of | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


Wrotham Heath, in the parish of Wrotham and | 
county of Kent, and of Stanstephan, in the county 
of Carmarthen, Baronet ;—and, Edward Darrell, 
of Calehill, in the county of Kent, Esquire ; praying | 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— | 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Biil; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Robert Gray, Trustee appointed 
by and acting under authority of an Act passed 
in the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for maintaining and 
repairing the Road leading from the City of Glas- 
gow, through Cowcaddens, to the north end of 
the Bridge over that part of the River at Kelvin, 
called The Milnford ot Garscube, and for making, 
repairing and maintaining the Road leading from 
Blackquarry Toll-bar, by Possill. to the Bridge 
across the River Alexander, at Langbank, in the 
Counties of Lanark and Stirling,” praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow Waterworks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Southwold, in the county of Suf- 


folk, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of George Wyndham, of Petworth House, 
in the county of Susser, Esquire ;—and, Ecclesias- 
tical Commissioners for England ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Rye and Derwent Drain- 
age Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of John Shaw Leigh, of Liverpool, in 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool, Ormskirk and 
Preston Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 











their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of George Wyndham, of Petworth Brighton and 
House, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, praying —— 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or ess 
agent, against certain parts of the Brighton and Brauch) Bill. 
Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Windham C. Anstruther, and North British 
others, Trustees under the Acts of Parliament there- oar 
inafter mentioned, and Creditors or Representatives sone ell Bill. 
of Creditors upon the tolls leviable on the Lanark 
and Dumbarton Roads, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North British Railway (Hawick 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Jacob Baron Newcastle 
Lord Hastings, of Melton Constable, in the county 2nd Berwick 
of Norfolk, and of Seaton Delaval, in the county of B'v*y ®'- 
Northumberland, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Pctitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Greaves Towneley, of Newmarket and 

Fulbourn, in the county of Cambridge, Esquire, — 
‘ . ailway Bill. 

praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Newmarket and 
Chesterford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Bradford Ellicombe, of Par- Trent Valley 
liament-street, Westminster, Parliamentary Agent, Railway (Alre- 
was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 72s Bren) 
Petitioner is agent for Bills now pending in the South Western 
House, called respectively The Trent Valley Rail- Railway Acts 
way (Alrewas Branch) ; London and South West- mncmen'5 
ern Railway Acts Amendment ; Manchester and Birmingham 
Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction Rail- Continuation 
way ; Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and $"0\y°'% i. 
Southport Railways; and, Lancashire and North way; Liverpool 
Yorkshire Railway Bills, all of which have been 4n4P eaten 
presented, and read a first time; that the last day Seotapert al- 
for reading the two first-mentioned Bills a second ways; and, 
time expires on Tuesday the 10th day of March a 
instant, and for the thirdly-mentioned Bill on Wed- Railway Bills. 
nesday next, the 11th, and for the two last-men- 
tioned Bills on Thursday and the 12th day of 


March 





l= el 


Mold Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway Bill. 


Slamannan and 
Borrowstouness 


Railway Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kil. 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
aud Branches 
{No, 2.) Bill, 


9 VictTorigZ. 9° Marti. 277 


March instant, and, according to the Orders of the Broadstone, Charles Sommerville Macallister, Es- 
House, notices of the intention to move such second | quire, of Kennox, John Brown, Esquire, Kilmar- 
readings on the respective days above mentioned noch, William Howison Crawford, Esquire, of Craw- 
should have been given on Friday last as regards furdland, Thomas Smith Cunningham, Esquire, 
the two first-mentioned Bills, and on Saturday last younger, of Caprington, and Alexander Robertson, 
before two o’clock, as regards the remainder ; that | Esquire, Zrvine, all in the county of Ayr, and also 
the Petitioner discovered on Saturday last, after the | Creditors upon the roads above mentioned, viz., 
hour for receiving notices at the Private Bill Office | James Dunlop, Esquire, of Armanhill, and Archi- 
had expired, that through an oversight on his part, bald Firmie, Esquire, Kilmarnock, Creditors wpon 
caused partly by the great pressure of business, the roads above mentioned ; this Petition having 
and partly by the difficulty at first felt from want | also been agreed to and authorized by a Meeting 
of experience in the practical working of the new of Road Trustees held at Ayr on 23d January 


order of arranging a proper and safe system for car- 
rying it into effect, such notices had not been given 
so as to allow of the said Bills being read at the 
several days above mentioned ; that the Petitioner 
has given notice in the Private Bill Office for the 
second readings of the said Bills on Friday next, 
the thirteenth instant ; and praying that the time 
for reading the said Bills may be enlarged to Friday 


next, the thirteenth instant, or that such other Order | 


may be made in the premises as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of Merchants and Shipowners, being 
Members of the Company called The London and 
Chester Shipping Association ;— and, Merchants 
and Shipowners of London, engaged in the Trade 
between the Ports of London and Chester; praying 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | 
or agents, against certain parts of the Mold Junction ' 


Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Humphrey Brown, of Little Smith- 
strect, in the city of Westminster, praying that he 


may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, | 


against certain parts of the Gloucester and Dean 
Forest Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition uf the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union 
Canal Company, and of Robert Ellis, Writer to the 
Signet, Edinburgh, Clerk of the said Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Sila- 
mannan and Borrowstouness Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for the management and 
repair of the several roads in the county of Ayr 
thereinafter mentioned, and other roads in the said 
county, made under the authority of an Act passed | 
in the 7th and 8th year of the reign of George the | 
Fourth, c. 109, intituled, “ An Act for repairing and | 
keeping in repair the Turnpike-roads in the County | 
of Ayr, for making and maintaining certain new | 
Roads, for rendering Turnpike certain Parish Roads, | 
and for regulating the Statute Labour in the said | 
County,” the names and designations of the Road | 
Trustees so subscribing this Petition being as fol- 
lows ; viz.: James Campbell, Esquire, of Craigie, 
James Ballantine, Esquire, of Castlehill, Alecander | 
Aird, Esquire, of Crossflat, Dugald Hamilton, Es- | 
quire, of Beechgrove, Hugh Brown, Esquire, 

VoL. 101. 


of dered to lie upon the Table. 


1846, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Cork and 
| bourhood of Youghal, in the county of Cork, com- ho — 
prised within the jurisdiction of the Petty Sessions“ ” 

at Youghal, taking notice of the application for 

‘leave to bring in the Cork and Waterford Railway 

Bill, and praying that such Bill may pass into 

law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 





A Petition of Manufacturers, Merchants and In- York and Car- 
habitants of Barnard Castle, in the county of Dur- liste Railway 
ham, praying that the York and Carlisle Railway ai 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

_and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Traders and others, pirect London 
residing in the borough of Leicester, taking notice of and Manchester 
the application for leave to bring in the Direct ®!*4y- 
London and Manchester Railway Bill, and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 


‘read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| 


A Petition of Merchants and Shipowners, being Birkenhead 
| Members of the Company, called The Zondon and and Holykead 
Chester Shipping Association, taking notice of the unc Ba 
application for leave to bring in the Birkenhead 
and Holyhead Junction Railway Bill, and praying 
‘that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
‘read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inha- Sunderland 
bitant Householders of the borough of Sunderland, Gas Bill. 
in the county of Durham, praying that the Sunder- 
land Gas Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Bathgate ;—and, Airdrie (two Pe- Airdrie and 
titions); praying that the Airdrie and Bathgate Batheate June 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a Jaw,—were gil, 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Bradford :—and, Devizes ; pray- London, New- 


ing that the London, Newbury and Bath Direct bury and Bath 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, -— Railway 





and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gifford and Garvald ;— Pencait- East Lothian 


land, Sallon and Giladsmuir;—and, Haddington ; Fenry) on" 
praying that the East Lothian Central and Tyne - um. 


Valley Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Three Petitions from Leith, praying that the Edinborgh and 


Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill ma a co 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or — ¥ 


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278 9° Marti. 


Sunderland Petitions from Sunderland ;— and, Monkwear- 
Waterworks 


Bill. mouth and Monkwearmouth Shore ; praying that the 
Sunderland Waterworks Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

London and A Petition of the Southampton Dock Company, 

Raliway (Len praying that the London and South Western Rail- 

don Bridge | way (London Bridge Extension) Bill may pass into 

Extension) Bill. g Jaw, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Furness and 
Windermere 
Railway. 


A Petition of Landowners, Ironmasters, Mer- 
chants and Inhabitants of Ulverstonand other places, 
within the district of Furness, in the county pala- 
tine of Lancaster, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Furness and Windermere Rail- 
way Bill ; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Rivaulrx and Scawton;—Bilsdale ; 


—Ampleforth ;—and, Helmsley ; praying the House 
not to sanction any diminution in the protection 
now granted to Agriculture,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Customs and Petitions from Farndale; — Harom; — Kirby 

Corn Importa- Moorside; — Wilburn and Skeplam ; — Fadmoor 

_— and Gillamoor ;— and, Lanark; praying the House 
not to sanction the proposed measures relative to 
Customs and Corn Importation,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Frost, Williams Petitions from Yodmorden (Chairman) ; — and, 
and Jones. Oldham ; praying the House to address Her Majesty 
that She will be graciously pleased to remit the 
remainder of the sentence passed on John Frost, Ze- 
phaniah Williams and William Jones,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


William. Ellis, Petitions from Todmorden (Chairman) ; —and, 
Oldham (Chairman); praying the House to pre- 
sent an Address to Her Majesty, to grant a full 
and immediate pardon to William Sherratt Ellis,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Militia, Petitions from Dunfermline ;—Cossey and Dray- 
ton ; —Horsham ; —Tillycoultry ;—Newton Fails- 
worth ; — Whitchurch (Hants) ; — Reading ; — 
Brailes ; —Stirling ;—Dorking ;—Earls Colne ;— 
and, Great Coggeshall; praying the House not to 
sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Post-horse A Petition of Trustees acting in the execution of 
Duties, Sc. an Act of Parliament made and passed in the tenth 
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for more effectually 
repairing and otherwise improving the Roads from 
Hurdlow House, in the County of Derby, to Man- 
chester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
other Roads therein mentioned, in the said Counties, 
and in the County Palatine of Chester, commonly 
called the Manchester and Buxton Turnpike-roads,” 
praying that the present Post-horse Duties and the 
Coach Duties may be repealed and abolished, and 
that the exemption from Tolls of carriages carrying 
letter bags or mails may be discontinued, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Hops. Two Petitions from Susser, praying the House 
not to sanction any reduction in the Duty on Foreign 
Hops,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








A. 1846. 


A Petition of Jonathan Duncan, Esquire, of Post-oftice. 
Chester-place, Kennington, in the county of Surrey, 
and Proprietor of The Sentinel newspaper, com- 
plaining of mal-administration of affairs in the 
General Post-office; and praying for inquiry, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ratepayers in the parish of Z/keston, Poor Removal, 
in the county of Derby, stating that they view 
with dismay any alteration in the Law of Settle- 
ment, whereby all persons, with certain exceptions, 
shall by a residence of five years gain a settlement ; 
and praying that in case the House should think 
proper to alter the laws affecting the relief of 
the poor, it will be pleased to enact, instead of 
the alteration in the Law of Settlement, that per- 
sons who shall have resided in any place for the 
space of five years, with certain exceptions, shall 
not be removed to any parish distant more than ten 
miles (the radius of Workhouse Unions), which the 
Petitioners with great deference submit, while it 
would accomplish the humane objects of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government, would not encourage the in- 
justice and cruelty occasioned by the expulsion of 
the poor labourers from the rural districts, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and others interested Salmon 
in the Salmon Fisheries of the Rivers Jaw and Tor- Fisheries Bill. 
ridge, in the north of Devon, praying that the Sal- 
mon Fisheries Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Merchant 
G.c.B., President, and Samuel Baker, Accountant, Seamen's Fund, 
Honorary Secretary of a Committee appointed at 
a public meeting of Seamen, held at the London 
Tavern, 17th January 1840, praying that previous 
to any tax being imposed on shipping, that the 
present state of the funds collected under the 
Acts 20 Geo. 2, c. 38, and 4 and 5 Will. 4,c. 52, 
for the Reliefand Support of MerchantSeamen, &amp;c., 
may be ascertained, with a view to obtain the actual 
state of the funds, and the loss sustained in con- 
sequence of the managers thereof not complying 
with the Acts of Parliament which authorized them 
to collect a portion of the wages of the Seamen and 
apply the same to the purposes therein named ; also 
that an inquiry may be made into the best mode for 
securing for the benefit of Merchant Seamen, their 
widows and children, a faithful account of all monies 
deducted from the wages of the former, by the institu- 
tion of a check on the receivers thereof, and also 
what other sums are available for the benefit of Mer- 
chant Seamen, their widows and children, whether 
left by will or assigned by deed, given in trust, or 
appropriated by charter, for their use, and into the 
state and management thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Raja of Sattara 
British India Association of Dublin, praying the 
House to order the Raja of Sattara a fair and im- 
partial hearing, in order to ascertain the truth or 
falsehood of the accusations against him, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of High- Rating of 
worth, in the county of Wilts, praying the House to Tee™e™* 
take into consideration the assessing of cottages to 
the poor rates, and that the House will deem it fit 
and proper to render the proprietors of such pro- 
perty liable to the payment of parochial assessments, 
either by giving the overseers legal authority to 
assess them and to recover from them, or to give to 
the tenant the = of deduction of all such 
payments from their rent, or otherwise alter and 
amend the laws so as to attain the like object, was 
presented, 


Ly! 
Bor 











Lyme Regis 
Borough. 


ral, 


Horse Racing. 


Timber. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


Fisheries 


f (Ireland. ) 


nd, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Factories, 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Game Laws, 


Tle 


Paper, 





9 VicTorRiz. 


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


A Petition of Justices of the Peace appointed and 
acting in and for the borough of Lyme Regis, in the 
county of Dorset, praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for defining the limits and boundaries of that 
borough, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- 
taries of the Belfast Society for the prevention of 
cruelty to animals, praying the House to refuse its 
sanction to the granting of money for Queen’s 
Plates to be run for in any part of the Empire, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of 
Greenock, praying the House to give effect to the 
proposed reduction of the Timber Duties, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Lanark, praying the 
House to pass the proposed measures relative to 
Customs and Corn Importation, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen of Kilkee, Baltard, 
Bahalaglass, Farrahy, Doonbeg, &amp;c., on the south- 
west coast of the county of Clare, complaining of 
the distressed state of the Fisheries in Zreland; and 
praying that the House will be pleased to recom- 
mend the establishment of a Government Loan 
Office in that district, or such other relief as the 
House may deem fit, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rural Dean and Clergy of the 
Deanery of Bicester, in the diocese of Oxford, pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c.77, as relates to the union of the Sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor, and the appropriation of 
their ecclesiastical revenues, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Bazter, Brothers, 
and Company, Flax-spinners, in Dundee, relative to 
the alleged treatment of certain Factory Girls in 
their employ, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Lisnaskea Poor-law Union, in the 
county of Fermanagh, complaining of unequal pres- 
sure of the Jrish Poor Laws on different Unions in 
that Kingdom, arising from the distribution of the 
aggregate amount of rateable property allotted to 
those Unions at their formation ; and praying for an 
alteration of those laws, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will give leave to the 
Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Salisbury, and 
the Earl Fitzhardinge, to come to the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House to inquire into the 
operation of the Game Laws: And that Mr. Manners 
Sutton do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Sums paid as Allowances on Paper 
used in the printing of any Books in the Latin, Greek, 
Oriental or Northern Languages within the Univer- 
sities of Oxford and Cambridge, or within the Uni- 
versities of Scotland, or the College of the Holy and 
Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, Dublin, by 
permission of the Vice Chancellors, Rectors, or 
Principal or Provost of the said Universities respec- 
tively, for the last Ten years, distinguishing each 
year, 

Vow. 101, 





9° Marti. 





279 


Mr. 


Vic., c. 90, for granting Duties of Customs, and also 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the Laws for 
the Importation of Corn, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties now pay- 
able on the importation of Corn, Grain, Meal or 
Flour, there shall be paid, until the ist day of 
February 1849, the following Duties: viz., 


If imported from any Foreign Country ; 


Wuear: S. 
— —_—— Whenever the average price of Wheat, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 
---- under 48s. the Duty shall be for 
every quarter - 
- --- 48s. and under 49s. 
---- 49s. and under 50s. 
---- 50s. and under 51s. 
---- 51s, and under 52s. 
-~- -- 52s. and under 55s. 
---- 53s, and upwards - 
Bar.ey, Bear, or Bice :-— 
Whenever the average price of Barley, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 
- - - - under 26 s. the Duty shall be, for 
every quarcer - 
---- 26s. and under 27 s. 
and under 28s. 
. and under 29s. 
. and under 30s, 
. and under 31 s. 
. and upwards” - 


10 


$* ee &amp; 4 
Pe oe -e 2-24 
naa = 2. 


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Paraia;n 


Oats :— 
—-——— Whenever the average price of Oats, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

- --- under 18s. the Duty shall be for 

every quarter - - - 

----18s. and under 19s. 
----19s. and under 20s, 

---- 20s, and under 21 s. 

- --- 21s. and under 22s, 
----22s. and upwards - 





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QIiaiat 


Rye, Peasr, anp Beans:— 
———-— For every quarter ; 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
Wueat Meat anv Frovur :— 
———W— For every barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds ; 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 
Bariey Mean :— 
———— For every quantity of two hundred and seventeen 
and a half pounds ; 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
OaTMEAL AND Groats :— 


For every quantity of one hundred and eighty-one 
pounds and a half; 


A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Oats. 
Rye Meat anp Frour :— 


———— For every barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds ; 


A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
upon forty gallons of Rye. 
Pea Mean anp Bean Meat :— 
For every quantity of two hundred and seventy- 
two pounds ; 


A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Pease or Beans. 





If the produce of and imported from any British 
Possession out of Europe ; 


Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease s. d. 
and Beans, the Duty shall be for eyery quarter 1 - 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meai, Rye Mcal, 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, the Duty shall be 
for every cwt. - - - - - - - 43 





NN 4 


And 


Greene reported from the Committee to Customs and 


whom it was referred to consider the Act 8 and 9 — Importa- 
10n. 


280 G° Marti. 


And that from and after the said 1st day of Fe- | Customs and Corn Importation—continued. 


bruary 1849 there shall be paid the following Duties, —_= ofand from a British Possession, for every 100 /. 
a value a ° * es = = és 
Viz. 


Crayons, for every 1001. value - - - - 
Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease s. d. | Crystal, cut or manufactured, for every 1007. value = 
and Beans, for every quarter 1 - Cucumbers, preserved in salt, for every 1007. value - 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal. Rye “Meal, a and from . British P apne for any nee 
Pes Meal and Bean Meal, for ev wey owt. 7 - 4 Fish cured, not ethene acnmmutul, the -_ - - 
2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Customs | Gauze of Thread, for every 1007. value - = - 


of and from a British Possession, for every 1001. 
now chargeable on the articles under mentioned, | V3 .. Se es ae Be — 7 


imported into the United Kingdom, the following Hair, Manufactures of Hair or Goats’ Wool, or of Hair 
or Goats’ Wool and any other material, and articles 

Duties shall be charged ; viz., d, of such manufacture wholly or in part ‘made up, not 

- particularly enumerated or otherwise o_o with 

- Duty, for every 100 J. value - 

44 of and from a British Possession, for sate 1007. 

: value - - - - - 

Hams ofall kinds, the sat - ~ - - 

of and from a British Possession, the ewt, 
Harp Strings, or Lute Strings, silvered, for any: 1002. 
1 value - - - - - 


Buckwheat, the quarter - - - - - 
Maize or Indian Corn, the quarter - = - - 
Meal, the ewt.- - - - = 

Rice, the cwt. - - - - - 
of andfrom a British Peancation, the ewt. 

rough, and in the husk, the quarter - 

of and from a British Possession, Ge 

quarter - - - - - - 


ee de 
| 








Hats or Bonnets; viz 
' $ R tions being read a second time of Chip, the Ib. - 
: i said d esolu 2 . of Bast, Cane or Horse-hair Hats or Bese cock 
were agree to. Hat or Bonnet not exceeding ee inches in 


Ordered, That Bills be brought in upon the said | diameter, thedozen - = - * _* 


h Hat or Bonnet exceedi t e ty -two ieee 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Sir Robert Peel, iL,  . . . 


Mr. Chancellor of Exchequer, Sir George Clerk and Straw Hats or Bonnets, thelb. = - = 
" d bring them in. Hats, Felt, Hair, Wool, or Beaver Hats. each - - 
Mr. Cardwell do Papen, 8 made of Silk, Silk Shag laid — ane linen or 
other material, each - - - - 
Customs and The House, according to Order, resolved itself} Hops, theewt. -  - a 
Crou Importa- into a Committee, to senile: the Act 8 and 9 Vic., | Iron and Steel, wrought, not otherwise enumerated, for 
tion, f Duti f Customs, and also the every 1001. value - - - - 
c. 90, for granting Duties o ustoms, Japanned or Lacquered Ware, for every 1001. value - 

Act 5 and 6 Vic., c 14, to amend the Laws for the | Lace; viz. Thread, for every 1007. value ° 
. Made by the hand, commonly called Cushion or 

orn. y -j 
impor tation of C Pillow Lace, whether of linen, cotton or silken thread, 
a for every 1002. value - - - - - 
(In the Committee.) Latten Wire, for every 1001. “an + - - 

Lead, manufactures of, not otherwise qnumersted, for 


Bandstring Twist, for every 1007. value - - - every 1002, value - “3 pi ph i ' 


ois pte aoa 

= a - from a British paca - ev ad 10 . 7 eiihite Sidaiaieaititia 

Barley, Pearled, the _— 7 si ” ‘ Boots, Shoes and Calashes; viz., ; 
of and from a British Possession, the ewt. . —— Women’s Boots and Calashes, the dozen pair - 

Bast Ropes, Twines and Strands, for every 100 /. value Women’s Boots and Calashes, if lined or trimmed 
of and from a British Possession, for every 1001. with fur or other trimming, the dozen pair = - 

value - a é - : “i Women’s Shoes, with cork or double soles, quilted 

Beads, viz. Shoes and Clogs, the dozen pair - - 

—— Arango, for every 100 J. value 10 Women’s Shoes, if trimmed or lined with ‘far or 
Coral, for every 1007. value 10 any other trimming, the dozen pair - - - 
Crystal, for every 1001. value 10 — Women’s Shoes of silk, satin, jean or other stuffs, 
Jet, for every 1007. value - ‘i 10 kid, morocco or other leather, the dozen pair - - 
not otherwise enumerated or described, fe every Women’s Shoes, if trimmed or lined with fur or 

10072. value - * . ° _ -| any other trimming, the dozen pair - - ~ 

Beer or Mum, the feel . “ ‘ e 1 Girls’ Boots, Shoes and Calashes, not exceeding 

Blacking, forevery 100/. value = - - - - | 10 seven inches in length, to be charged with two-thirds 

of the above Duties. 

After “ Blacking, for every £.100 value, £.10,” Men's Boots, the dozen pair - = =~ = 


proposed to insert “ Books printed in any modern | —— Men's Shoes, thedozen pair - = - = - 


Boys’ Boots and Shoes, not exceeding seven inches 
foreign language, Duty free.” in length, to be charged with two-thirds of the above 


Question proposed, hat those words be there . Duties a i ss 
eather Boot Fronts not exceeding nine inches in height 
inserted :—Motion, by leave, withdrawn. a. Se mare ee 
Brass, manufactures of, for every 1007. value - "3 10 Leather Boot Fronts exceeding nine » teint in a 
Powder of, for every 1002. value - - - 10 the dozen pair ° - - 
Brocade of Gold or Silver, for every 1007. value ‘i 10 Leather cut into shapes, or any onthe wale of Saeton, 
Bronze, manufactures of, not peealy enumerated, or any manufacture whereof Leather is the most 
for every 1001. value a i 10 7 valuable part, not ctherwise enumerated or described, 
Powder, for every 1007. wie - 10 for every 100 Z. value - - - - - - 
Buck Wheat Meal, the cwt. - - - 
Butter, the ewt. - - i 
of and from a British Susniiiee the cwt. 
Buttons, Metal, for every 1002. value = - 








Linen, or Linen and Cotton ; viz., 

Cambrics and Lawns, commonly called French 
Lawns, the piece not exceeding eight yards in length, 
and not exceeding seven-eighths of a yard in breadth, 

Cameos, for every 1007. value - - and so in proportion for ~~ ume or less quantity, 
Candles ; viz. Plain, the piece - - - - - 
Spermaceti, the Ib. - - - —— Bordered Handkerchiefs, the piece - - 

—— Stearine, the lb. - . - - —— Lawns of any tad not French, for every 1007. 
—— Tallow, the cwt. - - - ° value - - - - - ° 


Wax, the Ib. - - Damasks, the squece) yuo - - - - 
anes, Walking Canes or Sticks, costetl pai Damask Diaper, the square yard - 
otherwise ornamented, for every 1007. value Sails, not in actual use of a British ship, a wn 
Carriages of all sorts, for every 1001. value fit and necessary for such ship, and when otherwise 
Casks, empty, for every 1002. value - disposed of, for every 1007. value - 
Cassava Powder, thecwt. —- Articles, Manufactures of Linen, or of Sieen 
of and from a British Possession, the cwt. mixed with Cotton, or with Wool wholly or in part 
Catlings, for every 1007. value - - - made up, not particularly enumerated, or otherwise 
Cheese, the ewt. - charged with Duty, for every 1007. value - - 
of and from a British Possession, the ewt. Musical Instruments, for every 100. value - - 
China or Porcelaine Ware, painted or plain, gilt Mustard Flour, the ewt. - . 
ornamented, for every 100 /. value . * Paper, printed, painted or ined Peew, or “Paper 
Cider, the tun - - - - - - Hangings, or Flock Paper, the square yard - - 
Citron, preserved in salt, for every 1007. value ~ Pencils, for every 100 /. value - é A z = 
Clocks, for every 1002. value _° - - - of Slate, for every 1007. value - 
Copper manufactures not otherwise enumerated or de- Perfumery, not otherwise deny, for — 100 l. Vv a 
scribed, and lel Plates ae ed, forevery 1002, Perry, thetun - - 
value - - : Pewter, Manufactures of, for every 1001. vale 
Copper or Brass Wire, for every 1001. vies ~ - Platting of Straw, the Ib. 
Cotton article or manufactures of Cotton, wholly or in 
part made up not otherwise charged with Duty, for 
every 100 {. value - - &gt; *«  * - 


Pomatum, for every 1007. value = 
Potato Flower, the ewt. - - ~ 
Pots of Stone, for every 1007. vales - 





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9 VictorRIZ. 


Customs and Corn Importation—continued. 
Sago, the cwt.  - - - - ° a = 
Sausages or Puddings, the Ib. S - ‘ e 


Sirx ManvuractTuREs :— 

Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk mixed with metal, 
or any other material, the produce of Europe, viz. 

Silk or Satin, plain, striped, figured or brocaded, viz. 

Broad Stuffs, the Ib. . = 

Articles thereof, not otherwise senna the ib. 
Or, and at the eption of the Officers of the Cus- 

toms, for every 1002. value - - - 


Silk Gauze or Crape, plain, striped, figured or bro- 
caded, viz. 
Broad Stuffs, the Ib. - - - - 
Articles thereof, not otherwise connmetel, 
the lb. - - 
Or, and at the option of the Officers @ the 
Customs, for every 100J. value - . 


Gauze of all descriptions, mixed with Silk, Satin or 
any other materials in less proportion than one- 
half part of the fabric, viz. Broad Stuffs, the Ib. - 

Articles thereof, not otherwise enumerated, the Ib. 

Or, and at the option of the Officers of the 
Customs, for every 100/. value - 

Velvet, plain or figured, viz. Broad Stuffs, the Ib. 
Articles thereof, not otherwise enumerated, 


thelb - “ 
Or, and at the option of the Officers of the 
Customs, for every 1001. value - - 


Ribbons, plain Silk, of one colour only, the Ib. = = 
———— plain Satin, of one colour only, thelb. - 
———- Silk or Satin, striped, figured or brocaded ; 

or plain Ribbons of more than one een 


the lb. - - 
Gauze or Crape, plain, ‘zie’, figured or 
brocaded, the Ib. - - - 


Gauze mixed with Silk, Satin or other 
materials of less proportion than one- 
half part of the fabric, the lb. - 

——— Velvet, or Silk embossed with Velvet, 
thelb. - - - - - - 


Artificial Flowers, wholly or in part of wes for 
every 100/. value - - - 
Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk a" oy other 
material called Plush, commonly used for 
making Hats, the lb. - - - - - 
Fancy Silk Net or Tricot, the Ib. - - - 
Plain Silk Lace, or Net called Tulle, the Ib. - 
Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk mixed with any 
other materials, not particularly enumerated, or 
otherwise charged with Duty, for every 1001. 
value - - - - - - - - 
of or from a British Possession, for 
every 1002. value - - - - - 


Millinery, of Silk, or of which the greater part of 
the material is silk, viz. 





Turbans or Caps, each - - * = 
Hats or Bonnets, each - ~ - - 
Dresses, each - - - ‘ 3 x 


Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk and any other 
materials, and articles of the same wholly or 
partially made up, not particularly enumerated 
or otherwise charged with duty, for ened — 
value - - - - - - 


Silk-worm Gut, for every 100. value - - - 


Skins, articles manufactured of Skins or Furs, for every 
1001. value - é 2 of 
Of and from a British: Pesinaton - - E 


Soa p, Hard, the cwt.  - 
Of and from a British Siena the “s. 
—— Soft, the cwt. - 
Of and from a British en the im 
Naples, the ewt. - - - - 


Spa Ware, for every 100/. value - - &lt; 


Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts, viz. 

——~ For every gallon of such Spirits or strong 
Waters of any strength not exceeding the 
strength of proof by Sykes’s hydrometer, 
and so in proportion for any greater or less 
strength than the strength of proof, and for 
any greater or less quantity than a gallon, viz. 

——- not being Spirits or strong Waters the produce 
of any British Possession in America, or any 
British Possession within ihe limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter, and not 
being sweetened Spirits or Spirits mixed with 
any article, so that the degree of strength 
thereof cannot be exactly ascertained by such 
hydrometer, the gallon - - - 

Starch, the ewt. - - - - - 

Of and from a British Possession, the ont. - 

From and after the Ist February 1849, the ewt. 

Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called 

British Gum, the ewt.  - - ° “ 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - 
Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called 

British Gum, from and after the Ist Fe- 
btuary 1849, thecwt. - ° a a 


Steel, Manufactures of, for every 1001. value - - 
Vou. 101, 














9° Maritiz. 981 


£. s 
- 5 
- 6 
1 - 
- 9 
- 10 
1 - 
- 9 
- 10 
15 - 
- 9 
- 10 
15 - 
- 6 
- 8 
- 10 
- 14 
- 12 
- 10 
25 = 
- 8 
- 8 
1 - 
S « 
- 38 
- 7 
110 
1 - 
10 - 
10 - 
Se 
— 
- 14 
-—- 14 
- 10 
Do 
10 - 
- 15 
- 5 
- 2 
- il 
- 5 
- 2 
- 1 
10 - 


d, 


Customs and Corn Importation—continued. £. 8. d. 
Tallow, the ewt. - - - - - 1 6 
Of and from a British Possession, the on - - --1 
Tapioca, the ewt. - - - 6 
Tin, Manufactares of, not otherwise enumerated, for 
every 1002. value - - -| 10 - - 
Tobacco Pipes of Clay, for every 100 1. value - -} 10 - — 
Tongues, the cwt. - - - 7 - 
Of and from a British Saneion the -_ - = 3 - 
Turnery, not otherwise described, for our — value} 10 - 
Twine, for every 100. value ¢ -} 10 - 
Of and from a British Possession, for every 100 . 
value &lt;2 - «+ -« 5 - - 
Varnish, not otherwise : meet, for every 100 Z. 
value - - - - - - -“| 10. &lt; = 
Verjuice, the tun - - - - - - 44- 
Wafers, for every 1007. value - - - - 10 - - 
Washing Balls, the cwt. - - - l1-- 
Wax, Sealing Wax, for every 100. value - =| 10 - - 
Whip Cord, for every 1001. value - - -} 10 - - 


Wire, Gilt or Plated, or Silver, for every 1001. value 10 - - 
Woollens, Articles or Manufactures of Wool not being 
Goats’ Wool, or of Wool mixed with Cotton, wholly 
or in part made up, not otherwise —- with 


Duty, for every 1002. value - - lo - - 
Of and from a British Possession, for every 1001. 
value ° - « . = = eS ee oe 


Goods, Wares and Merchandize, being either in part 
or wholly manufactured, and not being enumerated or 
described, not otherwise charged with Duty, and not 
prohibited to be imported into or used in Great Bri- 
tain or Ireland, for every 1001. value - - - 10 - - 





4. Resolved, That, in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now chargeable on the Articles under men- 
tioned imported into the United Kingdom, the fol- 
lowing Duties shall be charged from and after the 
Ist day of June 1846 ; viz., 


Seeds; viz. :— ££. 


Canary, the ewt.  - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - 
Carraway, the cwt. - - - 
Of and from a British Peale, nm on, 
Carrot, the cwt. - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. 
Clover, the ewt. - - 
Of and from a British Possesion, the cwt. 
Leek, the cwt. - - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. 
Mustard, the ewt.  - - - 
Ofand from a British Possesion, the cwt. 
Onion, the ewt. - - ~ 
Of and from a British a the cwt. 
All other Seeds not particularly enumerated or de- 
scribed, or otherwise a with ee for ore 
100 Ll. value - 5 - - 
Of and from a British Pasniien: re every 
1007. value - - - - - - 2.10 - 


! 
Nol enwononoenwnoenas 
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QI sori ali niani ail 





5. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the goods, wares and merchandize here- 
after mentioned, imported into the United King- 
dom, shall cease and determine ; viz. 


Animals, living ; viz.,— 
Asses. 
Goats. 
Kids. 
Oxen and Bulls. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Horses, Mares, Geldings, Colts, Foals. 
Mules. 
Sheep. 
Lambs. 
Swine and Hogs, 
Pigs, sucking. 
Bacon. 
Beef, fresh, or slightly salted. 
Beef salted, not being corned Beef. 
Bottles of Earth and Stone, empty. 


Casts of Busts, Statues or Figures. 

Caviare. 

Cherry Wood, being Furniture Wood. . 

Cranberries. 

Cotton Manufactures, not being articles wholly or in part made up, not 
otherwise charged with Duty. 


Enamel. 
Gelatine. 
Glue. 


Hay. 

Hides, or pieces thereof, tawed, curried, varnished, japanned, enamelled, 
Muscovy or Russia Hides, or pieces thereof, tanned, coloured, shaved 
or otherwise dressed, and Hides, or pieces thereof, in any way dressed, 
not otherwise enumerated. 


Ink for Printers. 
Inkle, wrought. 


Lamp Black. 





00 Linen, 





982 §°—10° Marti. 


Customs and Corn Importation—continued. 


Linen, viz. Plain Linens and Diaper, whether chequered or striped 
with Dye Yarn or not, and Manufactures of Linen, or of Linen 
mixed with Cotton or with Wool, not particularly enumerated or 
otherwise charged with Duty, not being articles wholly or in part 
made up. 

Magna Grecia ware. 

Manuscripts. ; 

Maps and Charts, or parts thereof, plain or coloured. 

Mattresses. 

Meat, salted or fresh, not otherwise described. 

Medals, of any sort. 

Palmetto, Thatch manufactures. 

Parchment. 

Partridge Wood, being Furniture Wood. 

Pens. 

Plantains. 

Potatoes. 

Pork, fresh. 

—— salted, not Hams. 

Purple Wood, being Furniture Wood. 

Silk, Thrown, dyed; viz., 

Singles or Tram, Organzine or Crape Silk. 

Telescopes. 

Thread, not otherwise enumerated or described. 

Woollens; viz.,—Manufactures of Wool, not being Goats’ Wool, or of 
Wool mixed with Cotton, not particularly enumerated or described ; 
not otherwise charged with duty; not being articles wholly or in part 
made up. 

Vegetables, all, not otherwise enumerated or described. 

Vellum. 





6. Resolved, That from and after the 5th day of 
April 1847, the Duties of Customs now payable 
upon the Foreign Goods under mentioned shall cease 
and determine, and that in lieu thereof there shall 
be charged the following Duties on such Foreign 
Goods on their importation into the United King- 
dom; viz., 





From and after | From and after 
5 April 1847. 5 April 1848. 





Upon Timber and Wood Goods not 
otherwise charged ; viz., 

Timber or Wood, not being Deals, 
Battens, Boards, Staves, Handspikes, 
Oars, Lathwood or other Timber or 
Wood, sawn, split or otherwise dress- 
ed, except hewn, and not being Tim- 
ber or Wood otherwise charged with 


Cn a £.s. d. 


























Duty, the load of 50 cubic feet = - 1 - - -15 - 
— — Deals, Battens, Boards or other 
Timber or Wood, sawn or split, and 
not otherwise charged with Duty, the 
load of 50 cubic feet - - - 16 - l1-=-- 
Staves, if exceeding 72 inches in 
length, 7 inches in breadth, or 3} 
inches in thickness, the load of 50 
cubic feet - - - - - 138 - -18 - 
Firewood, the fathom of 216 
cubic feet - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - 
Handspikes, not exceeding seven 
feet in length - - the 120 -16 - -12 - 
—_—_——__—_———. exceeding seven feet 
inlength - - - the 120 112 - 14- 
Knees, under five inches square, 
the 120 - 8 - - 6 - 
— five inches and under eight 
inches square - - - the 120 112 - 14 - 
Lathwood, the fathom of 216 
cubic feet - - - - - 112 - 14 - 
Oars” - - - the 120 6 - - 410 . 





Spars or Poles under 22 feet in 
length, and under four inches in dia- 
meter, - - - the 120 -16 - 12 
22 feet in length, and up- 
wards, and under four inches in dia- 
meter - - - - the 120 112 - 14 
——————. of all lengths, four inches 
and under six inches in diameter 











the 120 3.64 - 28 - 
—— Spokes for Wheels, not exceeding 
two feet in length - the 1,000 112 - 14 - 
——_—— exceeding two feet in 
length - - - the 1,000 3.4 - 28 - 


——- Wood, planed or otherwise dressed 
or prepared for use, and not par- 
ticularly enumerated nor otherwise 
charged with Dury . . - - - 6 - - 4 
per foot of per foot of 

cubic contents, cubic contents, 

and further for | and further for 
every £.100 value,\every £.100 value, 

£. 10. 


Or, in lieu of the Duties imposed upon Wood by 
the load according to the cubic contents, the importer 
may have the option, at the time of passing the first 
entry, of entering Battens, Batten Ends, Boards, 
Deals, Deal Ends and Plank, by Tale, if of or from 

















A. 1846. 


Foreign Countries, according to the following di- 
mensions ; viz.,— 





From and after 5th | From and after 5th 
April 1847. April 1848. 








Notabove | Above 1} |Not above | Above 13 


Not above , inch 13 inch inch 

7 inches iy inh and not 3 , and not 
wie in above 23 in above 2¢ 

in width. |, . i i in 

thickness. otha. thickness. thickness. 














— 








Batten and Batten|£. s. a.l|£. 5. d.l&amp;. s. d.|&amp; 8 aL. &amp; a. 


Ends :— 
Not above 6 feet in length, 
hel20/ - - | 14 8{ 29 3] -18 6] 117 - 
Above 6 and not above 9 
feet inlength - the 120; - - 11611! 31310) 1 7 9] 215 6 
Above 9 and not above 12 
feet in length - the 120] - - 29 3) 418 6 


feet in length - the120} - -|3 17] 63 2 
Above 15 and not above 18 
feet inlength - the 120} - - 31310) 7 


| 
5 | 11611] 31310 
Above 12 and not above 15 j : 
| 26 3) 412 6 


77 8| 215 4] 510 8 
Above 18 and not above 21 

feetinlength - the 120} - - | 4 6 2] 812 4] 3 4 6) 69 - 
a ‘ Above 13 | Notabove | Above 14 
Not above | Not above] so? \Notabove} “on 

| , 
9} inches | 12 inch and not | Ijinch and not 
Boards, Deals, Deal, in in above 33 in above 3} 


Ends, and Plank :— 


in r _in 
width. | thickness. | thickness, | thickness. | thickness. 
Not above 6 feet in length, 


the 120] - + 119 6] 319 -| 1 910) 219 8 
Above 6 and not above 9 

feetinlength - the 120} - - 219 31 518 6) 2 4 5] 4 810 
Above 9 and not above 12 

feet in length - the 120} - ~ 319 -| 718 -| 219 2] 518 4 


Above 12 and not above 15 





feet in length - the 120] - - 41810| 917 8} 314 2] 7 8 4 
Above 15 and not above 18 
feetin length - the 120} - ~ 518 71/1117 2} 4 8 8 17 10 
Above }8and not above 2] 
feetin length - the 120; ~ - 618 41/1316 8| 5 3 8110 7 4 
Above 9} 
inches 
and not 
above 11} 
in 
width. 
Not above 6 feet in length, 
the 120} - - 2710) 415 8] 11510] 311 8 
Above 6 and not above 9 
feet in length - the 120] - - 311 8} 73 4) 213 8] 574 
Above 9 and not above 12 
feet in length - the 120] - - 415 7] 911 2] 3ll 7] 7 3 2 
Above 12and not above 18 
feet in length - the 120] - - 519 7}1119 2} 49 7] 819 2 
Above 15 and not above 18 
feet in length - the 120] - - 73 611447 -| 5 7 611015 - 
Above 18 and not above 21 
feet inlength - the 120] - - 8 7 611615 -| 6 5 8}]1211 4 






































Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis 10° die Martii, 1846 : 


Mr. Speaker resumed the chair; and Mr.-Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply; 


mittee of Supply ; 


Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year 
1846-47, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Army Estimates for the year Army. 


1846-47, be referred to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Ordnance Estimates for the ordnance. 


year 1846-47, be referred to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committeé). 


1. Resolved, That a Number of Land Forces, not Land Forces. 


exceeding 108,608 Men (exclusive of the Men em- 
ployed in the Territorial Possessions of the East 
India Company), Commissioned and Non-Com- 
missioned Officers included, be maintained for the 
Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 


and Ireland, from the 1st day of April 1846 to the 
31st day of March 1847. 


2, Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Charze for d*. 


millions, be granted to Her Majesty, towards de- 
fraying the Charge of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, 
for Service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and on Stations Abroad (excepting the 
Regiments employed in the Territorial Possessions 
ofthe East India Company), which will come in 





course 











9 VicroriZ. 


course of Payment from the 1st day of April 1846 

to the 31st day of March 1847, both days inclusive. 
Half Pay and 3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
Military Allow- hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
— jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Half Pay 
and Military Allowances to reduced and retired 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, which will 
come in course of Payment from the 1st day of 
April 1846 to the 31st day of March 1847, both 
days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Pensions to 
be paid to the Widows of Officers of the Land 
Forces, which will come in course of Payment from 
the 1st day of April 1846 to the 31st day of March 
1847, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
million, be granted to Her Majesty, towards defray- 
ing the Charge of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea 
Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged Negro 
Soldiers, of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 
which served in the British Army in 1793, 1794 


Widows’ 
Pensions. 


Out-Pensioners 
of Chelsea 
Hospital. 


and 1795, and of the Military Organization of Out- | 


Pensioners in the United Kingdom, which will come 
in course of Payment from the 1st day of April 1846 
to the 31st day of March 1847, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That 40,000 Men be employed for 
the Sea Service, for thirteen lunar months, to the 
31st day of March 1847, including 10,500 Royal 
Marines and 2,000 Boys. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, ‘not exceeding Nine 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Wages to | 
Seamen and Marines, and to the Ordinary and Yard | 
Craft, which will come in course of Payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1847. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Victuals to 
Seamen and Marines, in Her Majesty’s Fleet and 
the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which will come in 
course of Payment during the year ending on the 
31st day of March 1847. 


Seamen and 
Marines. 





Wages to - d°. 


Victuals for d°. 


Naval Stores, 
ke. lion and two hundred thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 


Naval Stores, for the building, repair and outfit of 


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283 


Her Majesty, on account, towards defraying the Ex- 
pense for Ordnance Stores, in the year 1846-47. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Ordnance 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Works and 
jesty, on account, towards defraying the Expense of «P#i"*- 
Ordnance and Barrack Works, Buildings and Re- 
pairs, in the year 1846-47, 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, to Metropolitan 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the (Selah, of 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the Ofticers.] 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of 
the Salaries of the Officia] Referees and Registrar 
of Metropolitan Buildings, a Resolution; which was 
read, as followeth ; 


9. Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding One mil- | 





the Fleet, the purchase of Steam Machinery, and 
for other purposes connected therewith, which will 
come in course of Payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1847. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 

hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of New Works, 
Improvements, and Repairs in the Naval Establish- 
ments, which will come in course of Payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1847. 
Ordnance 11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
Military Corps» hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, on account, towards defraying the 
Pay, Allowances and Contingencies of the Ordnance 
Military Corps, consisting of 11,179 Men, Commis- 
sioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, 
in the year 1846-47. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, towards defraying the Expense of 
the Commissariat and Barrack Supplies for Her 
Majesty’s Forces, Great Coats for the Army, Cloth- 
ing for Colonial Corps, &amp;c., in the year 1846-47. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 


Dock Yards, 


Commissariat 
Supplies, 


Ordnance and 
Barrack Esta- 


blishments. : 
jesty, on account, towards defraying the Salaries, 
Allowances and Contingencies of Ordnance and 
Barrack Establishments in the United Kingdom 
and Colonies, in the year 1846-47. 

gas 14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 


hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Vou. 101. 


Resolved, That the Salaries of the Official Referees 


and Registrar of Metropolitan Buildings be paid out 
| of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom 
| of Great Britain and Ireland. 


The said Resolution being read a second time; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


| proposed, ‘That this House doth agree with the 


Committee in the said Resolution ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order add the words 
“ the Report be taken into further consideration 
“* upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree with the 
Committee in the said Resolution. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Metropolitan Buildings (No. 2.) Bill, 
That they have power to make provision therein, 
pursuant to the said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Metropolitan 
into a Committee upon the Metropolitan Buildings (No. 25 Bill 
(No 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein,» ~~” ~ 
Mr. Speaker resumed the chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The South Sea Company Bill was, according to South Sea 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a ©°™P®Y Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Shipowners of Timber 
the Port of Sunderland, relative to the Timber 
Duties, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Revenue, &amp;c. 
an Account of the Number of Vessels, with the No. 109, 
Amount of their Tonnage, and Number of Men 
and Boys usually employed in navigatirg the same, 
that belonged to the several Ports of the British 
Empire on the 31st day of December in each year, 
from 1826 to 1845:—Returns of the Number and 
Tonnage of Vessels, distinguishing British from 
Foreign, employed in the Foreign and Colonial 
Trade, which entered inwards and cleared outwards, 
from Ports of the United Kingdom, in each year, 
from 1832 to 1845, exclusive of Vessels in Ballast : 

— And, of the Real and Declared Value of British 








002 and 





Commissions, 


Five Insurances, 


284 g°—10° 


and Jrish Produce and Manufactures exported from 
the United Kingdom to different Foreign Countries 
and Colonial Possessions in each year, from 1827 
to 1844:—An Account of the Net Customs Re- 
venue for each year, from 1839 to 1845; distin- 
guishing the Duty received upon Corn, and the 
Amount of Revenue, exclusive of Corn :—Returns 
of the Quantities of Raw, Thrown and Waste Silk 
entered for Home Consumption in each year from 
1814 to the 5th day of January 1845, with the Al- 
terations in the Rates of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Declared Value of British Silk Goods exported 
from the United Kingdom in each year, from 1826 
to 1845, both inclusive ; distinguishing the Principal 
Countries to which exported :—An Account of the 
Quantities of Foreign Silk Manufactures retained 
for Home Consumption in the United Kingdom, 
since the Removal of the Prohibition, on the 5th 
day of July 1826 :—Returns of the Quantities of 
Sawn and Hewn Timber, the produce of British 
Colonies and Foreign Countries, respectively, entered 
for Home Consumption in the United Kingdom in 
each year, from 1840 to 1845 inclusive, with the 
Amount of Duty received thereon ; distinguishing | 
the Duty on Staves :—Of the Quantity of Sheep’s | 
Wool imported from British Colonies and Foreign 
Countries, with the Rates of Duty charged thereon | 
in each year, from 1818 to 1845, with the Prices of | 
British Wool during the same Period, and the De- 
clared Value of Woollen Yarns and Woollen Goods | 
exported from the United Kingdom :—Of the Net | 
Produce paid into the Exchequer of the Revenue 
of Customs (exclusive of the Corn Duties), and of | 
the Revenue of Excise, in the years 1842, 1843, | 
1844 and 1845, with the Amount of Duties remitted 
in those years respectively :—Of the Reductions in | 
the Excise Department, actually effected and in| 
progress since the Repeal of the Duties on Auctions | 
and on Glass, together with any Information fur- 
nished by that Department to the Treasury, respect- | 
ing the eflects produced by the Repeal of the Duty | 
upon the Manufacture of Glass :—And, of the Prin- | 
cipal Duties of Customs repealed and reduced in 
each year, from 1839 to 1845, both inclusive, spe- 
cifying in each case the Amount of Duty received 
the year preceding the Period of Reduction :—And, 
Copies of such Parts of the Fifth Annual Report 
of the Society for the Promotion and Improvement 
of the Growth of Flax in Jreland, as relate to the 
Quantity of the Flax Crop in the season of 1845, 
the Extension of the Cultivation of Flax, and the 
present Condition of the Linen Trade in Ireland. 

Sir Robert Peel accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 

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








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Commissions issued or ap- 
pointed since 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 449, of Session 1842), 

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





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office 
in Great Britain and Ireland on Insurances from 
Fire for the Quarters ending severally the 25th day 


| 


| 


O 


Martz. A. 1846. 


day of September and the 25th day of December 
1845, distinguishing the Amount of each Office in 
the Country, London, Edinburgh and Dublin re- 
spectively (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 242, of Session 1845). 


Sir James Graham presented,—Return to an Or- potatoes 
der, dated the 23d day of January last, for a Return (Ireland.) 
of the highest Price of Potatoes in the various No.110. 
Market Towns in Ireland, per Bushel or Stone, in 
the week ending the 24th day of January, for the 
last Seven years, as well as can be ascertained. 

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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Corn Importa- 
to amend the Laws relating to the Importation of tion Bill. 
Corn: And the same was read the first time; and No.111, 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Hudson reported from the Committee on Sunderland 
the Sunderland Docks Bill, and to whom several Docks Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had considered the said Petitions, and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Sligo and Shan- 
Leitrim, taking notice of the applications for leave on Railway ; 
to bring in the Sligo and Shannon Railway ; and, — ied 
the Sligo Ship Canal Bills; and praying that such © ~ 
Biils may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Ratcliff London and 
Pavements, praying that they may be heard, by Blackwall 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of (Widening) 
the London and Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Ordnance Ordnance 
Survey (Scotland), which was presented upon Thurs- Survey 
day last, be printed. (Scotland.) 


. J No. 112. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 10° die Marti ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Standing Orders have leave to sit this day, till Orders. 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House being informed, that the Sheriffs of the North Kent 
City of London attended at the door, they were Railway (City 
called in, and at the bar presented,—A Petition of _av, 


the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the 


of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of | City of Zondon,in Common Council assembled :— 


September and the 25th day of December 1845, 
distinguishing the Amount of Allowance made to 
each Office for collecting the same in the Country, 
London, Edinburgh and Dublin, respectively, with 
the Dates of such Payments :—And, of the Sums 
insured by each Office on Farming Stock, exempt 
from Duty, for the Quarters ending severally the 
25th day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th 


And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North Kent Railway (City Ex- 
tension) Bill, was read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, 








9 VicToriz. 


Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern Petitions of the London and Croydon Railway 
Railway (from Company ;—James Connell Prance, of Maidstone, 
the Greenwich . ? q 
Railway to in the county of Kent, Surgeon and Apothecary ;— 
Chart, near and, George Tweedy, of Bromley House, in the 
Askioed, with county of Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Honour- 
Tunbridge and able East India Company’s Service, and Violet, his 
Riverhead) Wife; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
Bill. selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich 
Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Notice being taken that the Sunderland Docks 
Bill had been reported yesterday, without Notice 
having been given in the Private Bill Office ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
of the said Bill be null and void. 


Sunderland 
Docks Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill ; 
That Mr. Venables, the Parliamentary Agent for the 
said Bill, appeared before the Committee, and stated 
that the Bill now presented to the Committee is the 
same as the Bill of the last Session at the time it 
was ordered to be ingrossed, (that being the last 
stage of its Proceeding in this House in the Session 
of 1845,) except as follows: That in the third para- 
graph of the Preamble, the Preamble states, that 
the three general Consolidation Acts therein recited 
were “passed during the last Session of Parlia- 
ment,” whereas in the Bill ordered to be ingrossed, 
the said Acts are stated to have been passed during 
“ the present Session of Parliament ;” that in Clause 
3, the names of the following Parties are omitted, 
they being nolonger subscribers to the Undertaking, 
Thomas Aldham, William Atherton, John Bower 
Brown, Charles Leach Coward, William Geering 
Clarkson, George Champney, John Dalton, Samuel 
Francis Flower, Washington Thomas Gylby and 
George Calvert Holland ; and in Clause 3, |. 9, after 
York, the words “ to the city of Lincoln,” and 
in Clause 16, the words “ to Lincoln” are omitted 
in the first line after the word “ Railway,” such 
words appearing to the Committee to have been left 
therein by error, inasmuch as the Committee on the 
Bill in the last Session had negatived so much of 
the Preamble as related to the Branch to Lincoln ; 
in all other respects the Bill is the same as the Bill 
of the last Session; it appeared to the Committee 
that the above Amendments in the Preamble were 
necessary to make it in fact correspond with the 
meaning and intent of the Preamble attached to the 
Bill of the last Session; the omission of certain 
names was necessary because evidence was given 
that the Parties therein named had ceased to be 
shareholders, and their names could not, consistently 
with the forms of this House, have been struck out 
m the Lords; the last Amendments relative to the 
striking out the words “ to the city of Lincoln,” and 
“to Lincoln,” were, in the judgment of the Com- 
mittee, merely verbal errors in the ingrossed Bill of 
last year; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Direct London Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


aie. Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill; That 
way Bill. the Committee had called before them Edward 


Haynes, Clerk to Messrs. Dyson and Co., Agents 
Vou. 101. 


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285 


for the Bill, who stated that he had carefully exa- 
mined the Bill now before the Committee, and com- 
pared it with the Parchment Roll of the Bill of the 
last Session sent up by this House to the House of 
Lords, and such House Bill is word for word thesame 
as that Roll; he also stated that he had examined 
certain Clauses now presented to the Committee, 
and finds them the same as the Clauses inserted in 
the Committee of the House of Lords during the 
last Session. The Committee examined the Clauses, 
and agreed to them, and amended the Bill by in- 
serting them in it. The Committee feel themselves 
satisfied in this course, because by the Resolutions 
of this House and of the House of Lords mutual 
facilities were agreed to be given by each House to 
facilitate the passing of Bills which had proceeded 
through certain stages in each House. By the Re- 
solution of the Lords it was determined that the 
Bills which should be before that House in the 
last Session, but should not pass for want of time, 
should be marked by the Chairman of Committees 
in that House, and should be proceeded with in 
the present Session, if such Bill should be brought 
from the Commons in every respect: the same Bill 
as that which had been so marked by the Chair- 
man. A Petition from Mrs. Maria Drummond 
had been referred to the Committee, and counsel 
ordered ; and the agent tendered himself to be 
heard thereupon ; but inasmuch as it related ex- 
clusively to the general merits of the Bill and cer- 
tain Clauses therein, the Committee did not feel 
that they had the power, under Standing Order 88°, 
to hear him; and the Amendments were read; and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Welsh Mid- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- "4 Railway- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Welsh Midland Railway Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the Plans, Sections and Books of 
Reference deposited with the several Clerks of the 
Peace on or before the 30th day of November are so 
inaccurate, and the errors therein are so numerous 
and great, that they are quite insufficient for the pur- 
poses contemplated by the Standing Orders ; but it 
was proved to the Committee that Mr. Sidney Hall, 
the engineering surveyor for the Railway, and who 
had the entire management and superintendence of 
the surveying and of the Plans and Sections, was 
taken ill early in the month of November last, at 
Taunton, in the county of Somerset, and was there 
confined, under medical attendance, to his bed and 
sofa, from the 13th to the 30th November last in- 
clusive, wholly unable to give any attention to the 
surveying or preparation of the Plans and Sections, 
or to superintend his staffof assistants stationed at 
Brecon for the purpose of completing the survey ; 
and further, that the general state of Railway busi- 
ness in the country was such that it was wholly 
impossible to procure a competent engineering sur- 
veyor to supply Mr. Hall’s place ; that subsequently 
and before the 31st day of December the Plans and 
Sections were amended, and that duplicate copies 
of such amended Plans, Sections and Books of 
Reference were deposited with the several Clerks of 
the Peace and with the Railway Depariment of the 
Board of Trade, and which said amended copies 
were duplicates of the deposits made in the Private 
Bill Office of the House, and with the several Parish 
Clerks. 

And inasmuch as the copies of the Plans and 
Books of Reference deposited on or before the 
30th of November are not duplicates of those de- 
posited on or before the 31st day of December. 

And inasmuch as in the said last-mentioned Plans, 
Sections and Books of Reference deposited on or 





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286 


before the 31st day of December, the following | 
non-compliances occur: viz., inasmuch as the said | 
Plans do not correctly exhibit thereon the distances 


in miles and furlongs at the 
ch. links. 
8 20 
il 
7 
9 
11 
9 
8 
1l 


3d furlong of 3d mile, which measures 
Ist 4th 
7th 6th 
7th 8th 
8th 8th 
Ist 9th 
Ist 10th 
2d 10th 


And inasmuch as the radius of a curve less than 
one mile at the 41st mile is not stated thereon. 

And inasmuch as a tunnel of 320 yards at the 
8ist mile is not marked by a dotted line thereon. 

And inasmuch as a tunnel of 2,288 yards at the 
96th mile is omitted to be marked upon the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a tunnel of 3,230 yards at the 
27th mile is shown upon the Plan by a dotted line 
extending 300 yards beyond its intended length as 
shown upon the Section. 

And inasmuch as the distances upon the Section 
do not correspond with those upon the Plan in the 
following instances : 


90 


50 
60 


On Plan. On Section. 


links. 

3,400, 
7,200, 
7,950, 


links. 
37 =-2,400 
39 6,800 
39 7,600 


miles. miles, 
37 
39 


39 


A Road, 13, Parish of Trallwng, 
92, Ditto 
3, Aberyseir - 


And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of the several roads following 
is not noted ; viz., 


61 
62 
63 
65 
65 


8 


« 
e 


Tram-road 
Turnpike-road 
Public road 
Tram-road 

Turnpike-road 


at a 17 feet embankment, 
ata 5 feet embankment, 
ata 3 feet cutting, 

ata 6 feet embankment, 
at a 11 feet embankment. 


55 
. 2. 
1: 
And inasmuch as the length ofa tunnel, at the 
7th mile 7,080 links, does not correspond in length 
with that shown upon the Plan, but a discrepancy 
of 55 yards occurs in the length thereof. 
And inasmuch as at a change of gradient upon 
such Section the rate or inclination of such gradient 


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| 


-» $um 
A. 18406. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height or depth 
over or under the Railway is wrongly stated on the 
Sections, as follows: Cutting at 58 miles 2 furlongs, 
stated as 18 feet G inches, should be 22 feet ; cut- 
ting at 14 miles is omitted. 

And inasmuch as the datum horizontal line of the 
said intended Railway is not referred to any fixed 
point near either of the termini thereof, the point 
referred to being 5 miles and upwards from the 
nearest of such termini. 

And inasmuch as the radii of the curves are 
marked in chains, and not in furlongs and chains. 

And inasmuch as several properties lying within 

the limits of deviation are not numbered upon the 
Plan or referred to in the Book of Reference, or the 
names of the owners, lessees and occupiers of the 
same respectively inserted therein ; viz., Two pieces 
of ground lying near to the 29th mile 2d furlong ; 
two pieces of ground lying near to the 34th mile 6th 
furlong; a piece of ground lying near to the 34th 
mile 4th furlong, at a point where the projected line 
separates into two lines, and which piece of ground 
may be taken for the two projected lines ; that it is 
numbered upon the Plan and referred to in the 
Book of Reference as applicable to one of such 
ilines, but that it is not referred to in the Book of 
| Reference as applicable to the other; a piece of 
| ground lying near to the 54th mile 4th furlong. 
_ And inasmuch as Henry Stephens is stated in the 
| Book of Reference as the occupier of the property 
numbered 28, in the parish of Zrallwng, whereas 
Benjamin Moss is the occupier of the same. 

And inasmuch as Henry Simonds Coke is the 
owner as trustee of the properties numbered 87, 89 
and 90, in the lower division of the parish of Swan- 
sea, and that William Llewellyn Powell is tenant for 
life in possession thereof, and that no application 
was made to them in respect of such properties. 

And inasmuch as a road in the parish of Swansea 
is crossed by the line of Railway at 5 miles 5,350 
links, but that such road is not described in the 
Book of Reference, nor are the surveyors of such 
road entered as the owners and occupiers thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 











is not truly marked in the following instances : 


miles. links. miles. links. 
from 19 7,050 to 20 5,870 
71 600 to 71 4,600 
58 to 59 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Midland, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several ema’ 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the aes, 
| Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Leeds and _ 
| Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Rail- 
Bradford Railway Bill, were referred; That the ~"” 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as it is sought by the Bill to obtain powers to 
lease or sell to the Manchester and Leeds and Mid- 
land Railway Companies, with powers to the said 
|Companies to purchase or take, whereas in the 
Notices the intention is stated generally to sell or 
lease to any Railway Company now or hereafter 
but in this latter case the depth of a cutting, at| existing, and to enable such last-mentioned Com- 
a turnpike-road between 100 yards therefrom, is| panies to purchase or rent the same. 
marked, and the difference between the two points! | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
is about 8 feet. | Committee on Standing Orders. 

And inasmuch as at the crossing of the carriage- | 
roads following, the height over or under the Rail-| 
way is not noted : 


should be 
1 in 260 
1 176 
1 384 


stated as 
1 in 280, 
1 197, 
1 1,020, 


And inasmuch as the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not noted at the several 
cuttings and embankments following : 





links. 
6,450 
7,300 
4,150 
1,700 


miles. 
94 
94 
97 


96 


at 10 feet embankment, 
9 feet embankment, 

69 feet cutting, 

71 feet cutting ; 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Dublin, Belfast 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case eS ae 

|the Petition for the Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine way. 

|Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 

jnot been complied with, inasmuch as the rate of 
inclination of the gradient is not marked upon the 
Ballymoney Branch, and a change of the gradient 


upon the Armagh Branch between the 58th and 
and over a canal at 107 miles 1,090 links, but that} 59th miles is not marked 


the height and span of arch there is marked. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of arches | Co 
over the Railway is not given in the following | 
instance : Carriage-road, 79 miles 2,000 links. Mr. Greene reported from the Select Com- 

And inasmuch as no cross Section is shown of a| mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
public road, in the parish of Saint John; in Bed-\a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
wardine. Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition a = 

ork, 


at 106 miles, 5,650 links. 
106 0,350 
104 5,550 
103 6,200 
101 4,100 

99 6,550 


” 


39 


33 


” 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
mmittee on Standing Orders. 


| 
| 


Cork, Passage 
and Kinsale 
Railway. 








mee OS 
’ 





Sligoand 
Shannon Rail- 


way. 


Cork, Ma- 
croom and 
Killarney 


Railway. 


Great Munster 
Railway. 


9 VicToRIZ. 


Cork, Passage and Kinsale Railway Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices in the 
newspapers, the deposited Plans, and the applica- 
tions to owners, lessees and occupiers, do not cor- 
rectly specify the object of the Bill, such Notices, 
Plans and Applications having been given in respect 
of a line from Cork to Kinsale, and the present 
application being for powers to construct a Railway 
from Cork to Monkstown, short of the line originally 
contemplated. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Sligo 
and Shannon Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the Subscription Contract does not 
contain the name of Yhomas Kinaghan to his 
subscription of £.550, but that such subscription is 
signed by William Kinaghan, the son of the said 
Thomas Kinaghan ; but it was proved to the Com- 
mittee that William Kinaghan was in business with 
his father, and in the habit of transacting pecuniary 
affairs in his name, and that, deducting such £.550 
from the Subscription Contract, the amount thereof 
exceeded the three-fourths of the estimate required 
by the Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Cork, 
Macroomand Killarney Railway Bill, was referred; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the notices in the newspapers, 
the deposited Plans, and the applications to the 
owners, lessees and occupiers, do not correctly 
specify the object of the Bill, such notices, Plans 
and applications having been given in respect of a 
line from Cork to Killarney, and the present appli- 
cation being for powers to construct a Railway, 
from Cork to Macroom, being only 234 miles of 
the 57 miles originally contemplated; and inasmuch 
as a discrepancy occurs on the Plans deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace and in the Railway 
Department of the Board of Trade, and the Books 
of Reference relating thereto, the numbers from 
54 to 89 inclusive, in the townland of Ballincolly, 
having been altered upon the said Plans, and 
no corresponding alterations having been made in 
the said Books of Reference; that the error was 
immediately corrected for all the subsequent depo- 
sits, and that the several owners, lessees and occu- 
piers of the properties so inaccurately numbered, 
received written information of the existing error, 
and true references to the said deposited Plans ; 
and inasmuch as the datum line is referred to a point 
near the abandoned terminus at Killarney, such 


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287 


Railway of Ireland, in the parish of Offerlane, in 
the Queen’s County, to Limerick and Tralee, and 
the present application being for powers to construct 
a Railway from the said Great Southern and Western 
Railway of Zreland to Limerick, being about half of 
the line originally contemplated. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bandon and 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Peti- Bantry Rail- 
tion complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- “°- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Bandon and Bantry Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not heen complied 
with, inasmuch as nineteen parties, being labourers, 
were served after the hour of eight in the evening of 
the 30th day of December last; but that written 
acknowledgments, assenting to the measure, had 
been produced to the Committee from all such 
parties, 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Templemore 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Nenagh 
the Petition for the Templemore and Nenagh Junction putin 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newry, Ar- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition magh and 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Yondondery | 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Newry, way Bill. 
Armagh and Londonderry Junction Railway Bill, 

was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 

complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Galway and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several oe 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the“) ° 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 

the Galway and Kilkenny Railway Bill, were re- 

ferred; That the Standing Orders had heen com- 

plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Dublin, Dun- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of drum and 
the Petition for the Dublin, Dundrum and Ennis- Railway Dal 
herry Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been : 
complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Omagh, Dun- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of gannon, Ar- 
the Petition for the Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh ena ag 
and Belfast Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Railway Bill. 
Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





point being distant from the present proposed ter- 
minus at Macroom. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee glascow, Pais- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several ley, Kilmar- 


Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the Rock and Ayr 
© Railway 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Amendment 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and Branches 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several | Amendment and Branches (No. 6.) Bill, were re- (No. 6.) 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for | complied with, inasmuch as certain properties num- 
the Great Munster Railway Bill, were referred ; bered 316 in the Abbey Parish of Paisley, are not 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied ; shown or numbered on the Plans deposited with the 


with, inasmucli as the notices, Plans and applica- | 
tions to the owners, lessees and occupiers do not 


Sheriff Clerks. 


Also inasmuch as the distances in miles and fur- 


correctly specify the object of the Bill, such notices, | longs are not marked at the 13th mile 6th furlong, 
Plans and applications having been given in respect marks omitted. 


of a line from the Great Southern and Western 
Vou. 101. 


And also that the 5th and 6th miles are not 
004 marked 





288 10° Martii. A. 1846. 


marked as aforesaid on the said Plans deposited 
with the Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as a farm numbered 91 is not 
delineated or numbered on the said Plans. 

Also inasmuch as property numbered * to 107 
are not numbered on the said Plans deposited with 
Sheriff Clerks. 

Also property numbered 73 is not numbered on 
the Plans deposited with Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as the datum line of the Section 
of the Branch from Busby to Paisley, is referred to 
a fixed point near one of the termini of said Branch, 
whereas on the Section deposited with the Sheriff 
Clerks, it is not referred to a fixed point. 

Also inasmuch as the extreme depth of cutting 
in fields numbered 322 and 328 in the Abbey Parish 
of Paisley, is not figured on the Plans deposited 
with the said Sheriff Clerks. 

Also inasmuch as the measurement of the length 
of the Branch to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway, near Benskiven, does not corre- 
spond on the Sections deposited as aforesaid, there 
being a difference of about 170 yards at about 
3 miles 14 furlongs. 

Also inasmuch as the height and span of an arch 
at the turnpike-road numbered 69 in the said 
parish is stated to be 15 feet 6 inches, whereas on 
the said Plan deposited with Sheriff Clerks the 
same is not stated. 

Also inasmuch as on the Section of the Branch 
from Busby to Paisley, at or about 13 miles 2 fur- 
longs, the height of the Railway over the surface of 
the turnpike-road is stated to be 15 feet 5 inches, 
and the span of the arch 35 feet, whereas on the 
Sheriff Clerks’ Section it is stated to be 13 feet 5 
inches, and the span of the arch 20 feet. 

Also inasmuch as the Books of Reference are 
not duplicates, and are incorrect in several instances : 
In the parish of Kilmaurs,—No. 13° is described as 
arable field, John Fulton, occupier, whereas in 


the Book of Reference — with Sheriff Clerk 


the same is described as clump of planting, and the 
trustees of the late Henry Ritchie are stated to be 
the occupiers. 

In the parish of Stewarton ;—also No. 29', de- 
scribed as arable, and W. Cunninghame, the owner, 
Alexander Watt, occupier, whereas in the Book of 
Reference deposited with the Sheriff Clerk there is 
no number and no description of property, and no 
owner, lessee or occupier inserted therefor. 

Also as to No. 78' described as farm, steading, 
garden, &amp;c., of which W. Cunninghame is put as 
owner, and D. Gillared, occupier, whereas the same 
are omitted on the Books of Reference deposited 
with Sheriff Clerks. 

Also as to Nos. 94 and 94! arable field, Dr. A. 
Brown, owner, and John Cutherston, lessee and 
occupier, whereas in Books of Reference de- 
posited with Sheriff Clerks it is described as arable 
field and occupation-road, and W. Cunninghame, 
owner, John Russel, lessee and occupier. 

Alsoas to No. 127, W. Mure, owner, R. Saltown, 
lessee and occupier, whereas such are omitted in 
the Books of Reference deposited with said Sheriff 
Clerks. 

Also as to No. 100', arable field, and 101, belt of 
planting, J. M‘Gregor, J. Gelniorn, E. Pallock 
and IV, Gillmore, stated as owners and M. Hunter, 
occupier, whereas in the said other Books of Re- 
ference no such numbers or description appear. 

Also inasmuch as the Sections with Sheriff Clerks 
do not exhibit thereon the greatest height of 
embankment between 18 miles 4 furlongs from the 
said Junction near Busby, and 19 miles from the 
said Junction. 

Also inasmuch as for property numbered 85! on 
the said Plans, no notice had been given to Sir A. 
D. M. Cunningham, as the owner thereof, and no 
notice to the occupier. 

Also inasmuch as no notice in the form required 











by the Standing Order had been given to the 
owners, lessees or occupiers of properties numbered 
respectively, 85', 86, 87, 88, 90, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 
100!, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 91, 
91', 92, 94, 94. 

Also inasmuch as certain properties adjoining to 
Nos. 124, 133, 136, 137, 139, and 141, in the parish 
of Neilston, on the Plans deposited with the said 
Sheriff Clerks, are not numbered thereon, and 
no application made to owner and occupier. 

Also inasmuch as a toll-house numbered 32, is 
not delineated on the enlarged Plan as deposited 
with the Sheriff Clerk of Renfrew. 

Also inasmuch as at 10 miles 5 furlongs Nos. 1 
and 139 were put on the turnpike-road, whereas no 
such numbers appear on the Plans deposited with 
the said Sheriff Clerks. 

And also inasmuch as the height over the Rail- 
way is figured (on sheet 2) to be 23 feet 2 inches, 
while on the next sheet of the Section, marked 
Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet Railway, it is marked 
33 feet 2 inches. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Lancashire 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Waterworks. 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Zan- 
cashire Waterworks Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as a farm-house, &amp;c., adjoinmg No. 188 on 
the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
Lancashire, and in the township of Turton, are not 
laid down on the additional enlarged Plan; also 
inasmuch as a farm-house, &amp;c., adjoining to No. 92 
in the township of Entwisle, are not laid down on 
the additional Plan; also inasmuch as the height 
of several embankments and depth of cuttings of the 
proposed works are not exhibited on the said Plan 
in the following instances: of a proposed conduit 
from Waysh Brook, in the township of Edgeworth, 
to the Entwisle Reservoir; of a proposed conduit 
from a brook numbered 190, to a reservoir at No. 
157, in the township of Turton, no height of em- 
bankment exhibited ; of a proposed conduit from a 
proposed reservoir at No. 157, to an intended 
conduit at No. 116, no height of embankment ex- 
hibited ; of a proposed embankment of the Turton 
and Entwisle Reservoir; of a proposed reservoir 
at No. 157,no height of embankment exhibited ; 
also inasmuch as the datum horizontal line is 
not referred to a point near one of the termini 
of the proposed works; also inasmuch as there 
is an enlarged Plan of No. 223, in Turton shown 
on said Plan, whereas there is no such enlarged 
Plan shown on that deposited in the Private Bill 
Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Reading, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition ana 
complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- nwo 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway Bill, was 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the distances in miles 
and furlongs are not correctly marked at 14 miles 
aud 15 miles 9 furlongs on the Sections deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for Surrey; also as 
on sheet No. 7, between 19 miles and 20 miles, only 
7 furlongs are shown to the mile; also at sheet 
No. 14, at 43 miles, there is an error of 1 furlong ; 
also inasmuch as there is a discrepancy between 
the Plans and Sections deposited as aforesaid, at 
sheet 3 of said Sections, at 14 miles 2 furlongs and 
half a chain, a public road is shown, but the same 
is shown at 14 miles 3 furlongs 24 chains, upon the 
said Plans deposited therewith ; and also inasmuch 

as 


























































9 VicTroriz. 


as on sheet 3 of the said Sections, at 14 miles 3 fur- 
longs 8} chains, at 14 miles 4 furlongs, and at 14 miles 
6 furlongs 73 chains, certain public roads are shown, 
but the same are not shown at corresponding dis- 
tances on the said Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Buckingham- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
shire Railway on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
caer). of the Petition for the Buckinghamshire Railway 
(Tring to Banbury) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the cross 
Sections in the Plans deposited at the Private Bill 
Office, in the proposed alterations in the present 
level and rate of inclination of turnpike and car- 
riage-roads, the dotted and continuous lines marked 
therein do not accord either with the reference given 
on the cross Section sheet, nor with the model Plan 
as shown in the Appendix to the Standing Orders ; 
and that it is the opirion of the Committee, that 
the non-compliance is merely the result ofa clerical 
error. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Alliance Gas Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Company. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Alliance Gas Company Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not becn complied with, 
inasmuch as power is proposed to be taken by the 
Bill, to enable the Company to sell or lease their 
Undertaking to any other Company, established or 
to be established for the manufacture, sale and 
supply of Gas; but no notice has been given either 
in the Gazette or county newspapers of any inten- 
tion to take powers either on the part of the Alliance 
Company to sell, or on the part of any other Com- 
pany to purchase the said Undertaking. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Manchester Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
et ae and on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Bradford Rail- the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds and Leeds 
ways Amalga- and Bradford Railways Amalgamation Bill, the 
mation Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to incorporate the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Company with the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company: And that Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Milner 
Gibson do prepare, and bring it in. 


HeywoodIm- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
provement. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Heywood Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


London and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

bay Railway Tondon and York Railway Bill; That they had 
called before them Mr. Charles Edward Pendry, 
Clerk to Dyson and Co., who proved that he had 
examined the Bill now presented to the Committee, 
with the ingrossed copy of the Bill as sent up to 
the House of Lords in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, and found this Bill the same in every respect 
as that ingrossment; the Committee were satisfied 
that the Bill was in every respect the same as such 
former Bill, when it was read a third time in the last 
Session of Parliament. A Petition from the Earl 
of Lindsey had been referred to this Committee, 
and counsel ordered; and they tendered themselves 
to be heard thereupon, but inasmuch as it relates 
exclusively to the merits of the Bill and certain 
clauses therein, the Committee did not feel that 
they had the power, under Standing Order 882, to 
hear them. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 
Vou. 101. 





10° Mariiz. 289 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- Railway Bills 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had Classification. 
further considered the matters referred to them; (Pith Reporty 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the No. 113. 
House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of houses Enfield and 
and land, in the parishes of Enfield and Edmonton, Edmonton | 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that the Enfield an ee 
and Edmonton Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Dundee and 
Bill be read a second time upon Thursday next. a 
ailway Bill. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection to refer the Dundee Gas Bill; Selection. 
and, the Dundee New Gas Bill, to the same Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill for enabling the Taunton Gas 
Taunton Gas Light and Coke Company, incorporated LightandCoke 
by the ‘ Taunton Gas Act, 1845,” to borrow addi- _ 
tional Money for the Purposes of the Company, and 
for confirming a Purchase made by them, and for 
other Purposes: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of William Ramsay Ramsay, Esquire, Edinburgh 
of Barnton, praying that he may be heard, by him- and Glasgow 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of pon a 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment ca Branches) 
and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read, Bill. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Patrick Boyle, Esquire, Advocate, Glasgow, 
Factor loco tutoris of the Most honourable Paulyn Paisley, Kil- 
Reginald Serlo Marquess of Hastings, a minor, png 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Amendment 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Glas- 24 Branches: 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amend- since, 
ment and Branches (No. 3.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Archibald Campbell, Esquire, of West of Scot- 
Blythswood, praying that he may be heard, by him- !and Junction: 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of a a 
the West of Scotland Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, npon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Patrick Boyle, Esquire, Advocate, Kitmarnock 
Factor loco tutoris of the Most honourable Paulyn and Ayr Di- 
Reginald Serlo Marquess of Hastings, a minor, '¢t Railway. 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Bill; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of ny see pr of the Glasgow, 


Glasgow, Paisley and Androssan Canal, praying ae gg 
alia that 


290 


10° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


Railway (Pol- that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | cot and Saint Helens,” “Warrington aud Kenyon,” and Kenyon,” 


loc and Govan 
Branc!:) Bill. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way (Green- 
hill Branch) 
Bill. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Huyton and 
Warrington 

Branch) Bill. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, 
“Huyton and 


Aston,” “Tluy- 


ton, Prescot 
and Saint 
Helens,” 

“ Warrington 


or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, |“ Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhilland Porto- 


“ Warrington 


Paisley and Greenock Railway (Polloc and Govan | bello” and “ Edgehill and Huyton” Branches Bill,— i pan 


Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Windham Carmichael Anstruther 
and others, Trustees under the Acts of Parliament 
thereinafter mentioned, and Creditors or Represen- 
tatives of Creditors upon the tolls leviable on the 
roads in the counties of Lanark and Dumbarton, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch) 


Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie | 


upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of 
Mansfield ; — George Ralph Lord Abercromby, of 
Tullibody;—Trustees acting under the Acts of Par- | 


liament, for making and maintaining the Turn- 
pike-road from near the Long Causeway of Stir- 
ling, eastward through the county of Clackman- 
nan, and part of the county of Perth, and through 
the parishes of Logie Alloa and Clackmannan, 
to where the same joins Perthshire, at the lands 
of Tulliallan, near the Kilbagie, and from thence 
eastward through the parishes of Tudlliallan and 
Culross, by the town of Kincardine, and through 
or near by the moor of Culross, in the said county 
of Perth, till the same joins the great road at or 
near the confines of Fifeshire, and also the road or 
branch of road from the west end of the town of 
Alloa, westward by or near the village of Cambus, 
in the parish of Adloa, until it join the above-men- 
tioned road leading from Causeyhead, and also the 
road branching from the said turnpike-road, at or 
near to the Distillery of Kilbagie, in the parish of 
Clackmannan, in a north-east direction by the east 
end of Garstang Dam, through part of the said 
parish and county of Clackmannan, until it joins the 
turnpike-road leading from Alloa to Kinross, at the 
Farm of Gartlove, in pursuance of a resolution of a 
meeting of the said Trustees held at Alloa, on the 
28th day of February last, 1846 ;— and, Persons 
being 2 Quorum of the Trustees of the Turnpike- 
roads in the county of Stirling, under the Act of 
Parliament thereinafter mentioned ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Séirling and 
Dumfermline Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, ageinst the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Nathan Lovelady, of Huyton, in 
the county of Lancaster, Farmer, praying that he 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and 
Warrington Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Nathan Lovelady, of Huyton, in the 
county of Lancaster, Farmer ;—and, Thomas Rim- 
mer, of Huyton, in the county of Lancaster, Farmer ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Pres- 


whill and 
Portobello,” 
and “ Edgehill 
and Huyton” 
Branches Bill. 


were presented, and read. 
| And the said Petitions where ordered to be re- 
| ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 


Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Owners and Oc- Waveney Val- 
cupiers of land and property on the line of Railway - dione ame 
thereinafter mentioned, which was presented upon Railway Bill, 
the 20th day of February last, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Waveney Valley and Great Yar- 
mouth Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for qu- Newcastle and 
thorizing the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields P»tlington 


: - ° Juncti taile 
Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction stem hg 


Railway Company: And the same was read the and South 
Shields Rail- 
way Purchase) 
Bill. 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for making a Nottingham, 
Railway from Nottingham, to join the Midland Rail- Mansfield and 
: 4 ; Midland June- 
way at the Clay Cross Station, with Branches there- tion Railway 
from, and also a Railway therefrom to Mansfield : Bill. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 





Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for the better Warrington 
supplying with Water the Town and Borough of Waterworks 
Warrington, or Parts thereof, in the Counties of = 
Lancaster and Chester, and the Townships of Latch- 
ford and Appleton, in the last-mentioned County : 

And the was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for supplying with Harrogate 
Water the Hamlets or Places of High and Low Har- Waterworks 
rogate, in the several Townships of Knaresborough, 

Pannal, Bilton-with-Harrogate, and Scriven-with- 
Tentergate, in the Parishes of Knaresborough and 

Pannal, inthe West Riding of the County of York: 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettering and its Direct London 
vicinity, in the county of Morthampton, cage, ey eel 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the * *""™ 
Direct London and Manchester Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Committee of 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee Selection. 
of Selection, to refer the Bristol Waterworks Bill, 
and the Bristol Waterworks and Sewerage Bill, to 
the same Committee :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Cork and 
Waterford 
Railway. 


Petitions from Fermoy ;— and, Cloyne; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Cork and Waterford Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Brighouse 
of the Petition for the Brighouse Sewering, Drainage Sewering, 
and Lighting Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made pew Bill. 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, sssgitii 
might be read; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, 








9 VicrorRiz. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for sewering, draining and lighting the Hamlet of 
Brighouse, in the Township of Hipperholme-cum- 
Brighouse, in the Parish of Halifax, in the West 
Riding of the County of York: And that Mr. 
Beckett Denison and Mr. Stansfield do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


South Eastem Petitions of the London and Croydon Railway 
Railway (from Company ;—and, James Holloway, of 87, Lambeth- 
the Waterloo : . : . 
Road, near alk, in the parish of Lambeth, in the county of 
Hungerford Surrey, Corn Dealer and Coal Merchant ; praying 
Bridge, to the that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
eat against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(from the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford Bridge 
to the Greenwich Railway) Bill, were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees within the 

and Bathgate county of Edinburgh, of the two great roads 

— leading from Edinburgh to Glasgow, by the turn- 
pike-road through Corstorphine, and the turnpike- 
road through Mid Calder, commonly called the Cor- 
storphine District of Road Trustees, and the United 
District of Calder and Slateford Road Trustees, 
within the said county, and who are also Parlia- 
mentary Trustees on certain branch roads con- 
nected therewith, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Bathgate Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss 
and Northern and March, praying that he may be heard, by him- 


10° Martz. 291 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants and Shipowners of Birkenhead 
London, engaged in the trade between London and = Holyhead 
o'} . unction Rail- 
Chester, praying that the Birkenhead and Holyhead \ay Bin, 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


Petitions of James Pryde Miller, Dairsie Mill ;— Glasgow and 

Charles Wan, residing at Guard Bridge, in the eo 

arish of Saint Andrew’s, and county of Fife ;—and, ° 
Robert Fyall, Farmer or Land Labourer, residing at 
Saint Andrew’s; praying the House to discharge 
their Petitions, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Glasgow and Dundee Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with, and the Order 
thereon referring the same to the Select Committee 
to whom the Petition for the said Bill has been 
referred,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of an Newmarket 
Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of King ~~ 
George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for maintaining giq, y 
theRoad from Haverhill,in the County of Suffolk, to 
Redcross, in the Parish of Great Shelford, in the 
County of Cambridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
‘certain parts of the Mewmarket and Chesterford 
| Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
| _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
/ Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


se ll self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
Deviation) the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Strathearn 
Bill. Deviation) Bill, was presented, and read. 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Edinburgh A Petition of James Goodall, Thomas Goodall 


and Northern and Alexander Goodall, Coal Lessees, in the parish 
a of Auchterdenan, and county of Fife, praying that 
Branch) Bill. they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 

and Northern 
Railway A 
(Newport that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | 
Railway and or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh | 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 


Saint An- and Northern Railway (ewport Railway and Saint | 
— *Branch) Andrew's Branch) Bill, was poole se read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Kirkintilloch _ A Petition of Persons being a Quorum of the 


and Kilsyth Trustees of the turnpike-roads, in the county of 


Petitions of Trustees acting in execution of an Midland and 

Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her age hone 
; cas ; tale y 

present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for maintaining (Cambridge to 
certain Roads in the County of Cambridge, to be Weedon) Bill 
called The Stumpcross Roads ;’’—Right honourable 
George John Earl De La Warr; —and, Henry 
William Adams, of Ansty, in the county of Warwick, 
c. B., Lieutenant-Colonel of Her Majesty’s 49th 
Regiment; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Midland and Eastern Counties Railway 
(Cambridge to Weedon) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 





; 
| 


Council, of the royal burgh of Cupar, Fife, praying | tions. 


A Petition of Henry Hebbert, of Bromley Villa, Kent Atmo- 
Bromley, in the county of Kent, praying that he spheric Rail- 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, ““Y _ 
against certain parts of the Kent Atmospheric Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Railway Bill. Stirling, under the Act of Parliament thereinafter 


Petitions of Trustees of the Surrey and Sussex North Kent 


mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by | Roads, acting in executing of an Act of Parliament Railway Bill, 


VoL. 101. 


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292 


passed in the ninth year of the reign of His late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act for more effectually amending the Road leading 
from the Stones End in Blackman-street, in the 
Parish of Southwark, in the County of Surrey, to 
Highgate, in the County of Sussex, and several 
other Roads therein mentioned, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto;” — and, Robert Prioleau 
Roupell, of Lincoln’s-Inn, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, one of Her Majesty’s Counsel, and Francis 
Dumergue, of Lincoln’s-Inn aforesaid, Esquire, Trus- 
tees under an Act of Parliament passed in the sixth 
and seventh years of the reign of Her present Ma- 
jesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “An Act to authorize 
the granting of building and repairing Leases of 
Lands in the County of Kent, formerly belonging to 
Francis M‘ Culloh, George Boone Roupell and James 
Browne Hornor, in undivided Shares;”’ praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the North Kent 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 

Harbours, &amp;c. A Motion was made, and the Question was pro 
posed, That in case of Bills for the formation or 
improvement of Harbours, Docks, Piers, Railways, 
Bridges, Weirs, and for all works and inclosures on 
tidal lands within the ordinary spring tides; and 
also of Bills for Bridges over or Tunnels under 
Navigable Rivers within the same limits, a Copy of 
all Plans,Sections and Books of Reference, required 
by the Orders of the House to be deposited in the 
Office of any Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff Clerk, 
on or or before the 30th day of November imme- 
diately preceding the Session of Parliament in which 
application for the Bill shall be made, together with 
a published Map, toa scale of not less than half an 
inch to a mile, with the lines of such Docks, Piers, 
and other Works intended to be executed under 
the Bill delineated thereon, so as to show the general 
situation and extent of such intended works or 
alterations therein, shall, on or before the same day, 
be deposited in the Office of the Board of Admiralty : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Exeter, Yeovil A Petition of Henry Hancock, of Harley-street, 

and Dorches- jn the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Robert Bur- 

ter Railway . ; REE : 

Bill ford, of the same place, Esquire, and George 
Burrow Gregory, of Bedford-row, in the same 
county, Gentleman, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the 
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


South Eastern A Petition of John Bengerfield Belville, of Wood- 
Railway (Can- yil/e Hall, in the county of Kent, Esquire, praying 
terbury to : ] . “th 5 
Dover) Bil, that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the South Eastern 
Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill, was presented, 

and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
th: Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heerd, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Doncaster, A Petition of Commissioners appointed under 

Wakefield and and by virtue of an Act of Parliament made and 

Leeds Rail- . , é 

way. passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An 
Act for the better paving, repairing and cleansing 
the Streets, Lanes, Alleys and other Public Pas- 
sages within that Part of the Town of Wakefield, 


10° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


in the County of York, which lies within the East 
End of Westgate Bridge, the South Side of North- 
gate Bar, the North End of Kirkgate Bridge (except 
so much thereof as is repaired by the West Riding 
of the said county of York), and the extreme Part 
of the Township of Wakefield aforesaid, leading 
from Wrengate towards East Moor, for preventing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein, and for widen- 
ing and rendering the same more commodious,” 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Doncaster, Wakefield and Leeds Railway Bill; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel, or agents, against certain parts of 
such Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Merchants and Shipowners of London pirkenhead 
engaged in the trade between the ports of London and Llangollen 





and Chester ;—and, Merchants and Shipowners, Railway. 
being members of the Company called The London 

and Chester Shipping Association ; taking notice of 

the application for leave to bring in the Birkenhead 

and Llangollen Railway Bill; and praying that they 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against such Bill,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Dickinson presented a Bill for regulating the Yeovil Mar- 
Markets and Fairs in the Borough and Town of kets and Fairs 
Yeovil, in the County of Somerset ; And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be raad a 
second time. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for establishing a Plymouth 
general Cemetery for the Interment of the Dead, in Cemetery Bill. 
the Neighbourhood of the Towns of Plymouth, 

Devonport and Stonehouse, in the County of Devon: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Sion College 
spect of the Petition for leave to present a Petition Pte. 
for leave to bring in the Sion College Estate Bill, 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

A Petition of the President and Fellows of Sion 
Coliege, within the city of London, for leave to bring 
in a Billfor enabling the President and Fellows of 
Sion College, within the City of London, to raise 
Money by Mortgage of Part of their Estates, 
was accordingly presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 














Bills. 


Mr. William Feilden presented a Bill for altering, Birkenhead 
amending and enlarging the several Acts relating Improvement 
to the Improvement of Birkenhead, Claughton-cum- ”*~ 
Grange and Part of Oxton, in the County of Ches- 
ter: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. William Feilden presented a Bill for the Birkenhead 
more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts Small Debts 
within the Township of Birkenhead, in the County 
of Chester, and other Places in the same County : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow Glasgow Har- 
Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus Peti- bour Grand | 
: : . Junction Rail 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed jay ‘Terminus. 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Bill, on correcting the errors on their Plan ; but 
that they shall not take power to make that part wd 

the 








9 VicTroRIZ. 


the line in which the Standing Orders have not 
been complied with, namely, a Railway connecting 
the two forked terminations at the Harbour of 
Glasgow, without the consent of the owners of the 
property over which it passes. 
London, Salis- 2. Resolved, That in the case of the London, 
bury and Yeo- Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basing- 
ag stoketo Yeovil) Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
(Basingstoke to be dispensed with; That the Parties be per- 
to Yeovil.) mitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting a 
Clause restraining them from making the alternative 
line and alternative branch to Yeovil, and restrain- 
ing them from taking compulsorily any lands in 
the parishes of East Coher and Sutton Bingham. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester and 
Southampton Railway Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting a 
Clause restraining them from compulsorily taking a 
walled garden omitted to be marked separately on 
the Plan, but appearing to form part of a field, No. 
46%, in the parish of Appleshaw. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with; and do report 
the same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the West Riding 
Union Railways (No. 2.) Petition for leave to pre- 
sent a Petition fora Bill, the Standing Order ought 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be per- 
mitted to present a Petition accordingly. 

Somersetshire 5. Ftesolved, That in the case of the Somerset- 
Midland Rail- shire Midland Railway Petition to present the Bill, 


Suanchester 
and South- 
ampton Rail- 
way. 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways (No, 2.) 


bi the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed with ; 
That the Parties be permitted to present their Bill 
accordingly. 
Worsley 6. Resolved, That in the case of the Worsley 
Roads. Roads Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to 
be dispensed with. 
The first, second, third, fourth and fifth Reso- 
lutions, being read a second time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Public Peti- Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
tions (Ele- on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
venth Report). 


Petitions presented upon the 4th, 5th and 6th days 
of this instant March; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 


| 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | 


and be printed. 


Salmon Fish- 


segs A Petition of Robert Burton, of Longner Hall, 
eries Bill, 


in the county of Salop, Esquire, praying that the 
Salmon Fisheries Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Pious (Scot- Petitions from Musselburgh ;—Saint Andrew’s ;— 


Kilrenny ;—and, Anstruther Wester; praying the 
House to take into consideration the Report of the 
Select Committee appointed in the last Session of 
Parliament, to inquire into the system of taxation 
for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the regulations of 
Assessments in Counties and Burghs is concerned, 
with the view to giving effect to the recommenda- 
tions contained in the said Report,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clotworthy 


Dobbin Devitt. gp A Petition of Clotworthy Dobbin Devitt, late of 


e General Post-office, Dublin, stating that on the 
consolidation of the Irish Post-office with that of 
England, he was informed that his future services 
would be dispensed with, and this without any pre- 
vious notice, any written dismissal, any authority 
produced, or any cause whatever assigned, and 
subsequently a person from Scotland was placed 
in the office from which the Petitioner had been 
ejected ; and praying that the House will order the 
production of all documents necessary to the fair 
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293 


_exculpation of his character, and the investigation 
| of his case, and will institute an inquiry into the 
circumstances, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Messrs. Weeks and Day, of Glou- Metropolitan 

| cester-place, King’s-road, Chelsea, Horticultural Buildings Act. 
| Builders, praying that in any measure to be passed 

‘for the amendment of the Metropolitan Buildings 

'Act, the House will be pleased to exempt green- 

' houses, vineries, conservatories and other such like 

buildings from its operation, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and Im- Copper. 
porters of Copper Ore and Copper Smelters, praying 
for the abolition of the duty on Copper, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Watlington, near Lynn ;—and, Corn Laws. 
Saint German’s, near Lynn ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Bowden ;—Framlingham Pigot ; Militia. 
,—-and, Huddersfield ; praying the House not to 
sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ynyscynhaiarn;—and, Criccieth; Saint Asaph 
praying that the House will take into consideration, #4 Bangor 
with a view to its enactment, any Bill that may a 
be introduced for preventing the union of the sees 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same time 
| provide for the immediate appointment of a Bishop 
to the newly-erected see of Manchester,—were pre- 

— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





| A Petition of the Minister, Elders and others, Turnpike- 
| Parishioners of Rothes, praying that the Turnpike- roads (Scot- 
| roads (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was @™® Bill 
| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| ‘Table. 
| 
The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow Har- 
of the Petition for the Glasgow Harbour Grand bour Grand | 
Junction Railway Terminus Bill, which was this day ath 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, Bill. 
| might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The Glasgow 
Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus, with 
Branches: And that Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Duncan 
do prepare, and bring it in. 
| The House was moved, That the Report in respect Manchester 
of the Petition for the Manchester and Southampton 4 a 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the way Bill ’ 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Southampton to Swin- 
| don, in the county of Gloucester, to be called The 
| Manchester and Southa xpton Railway: And that 
| Lord Ernest Bruce, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. 
| George William Hope and Mr. Etwall do prepare, 
and bring it in. 





Ordered, That the Petition of Jonathan Dnncan, Post-oftice. 
relative to the Post-office, which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Education 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her (Wales. 
| Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
direct an Inquiry to be made into the state of 
PP3 Education 








Francis Ro- 
berts, Jere- 
miah Howell 
and John 
Jones, 


Frost, Wil- 
liams and 
Jones. 


Exeter ;— Edinburgh (Chairman) ;— Congleton ;— 


friars-road, London ; — London (three Petitions) ; 


294. 10’—11° 


Education in the Principality of Wales, especially 
into the means afforded to the labouring classes of 
acquiring a knowledge of the English Language :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the borough of Birmingham, praying 
the House to present an Address to Her Majesty, 
for the immediate free pardon of Francis Roberts, 
Jeremiah Howell and John Jones, now undergoing 
sentence of transportation, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Winlaton ;—Radford ;— Horton ; 
— Nottingham ;—Manchester (Chairman) ;—Fins- 
bury ;— Congleton ;— Reading (Chairman) ;— West 
Riding of the county of Yorh ;— Whitechapel ;— 
Worsbro’ ; — Preston (Lancaster) (Chairman) ;— 
Arnold ;— Carrington ;—Plymouth (Chairman) ;— 
Bolton (Lancaster) (Chairman); — Birmingham 
(Chairman); — Hucknall Torkard ;— Sution and 
Glusburn ;— Coalsnaughton ; — Sunderland ;— and, 
Lees; praying the House to address Her Majesty 
that She will be graciously pleased to remit the 
remainder of the sentence of transportation passed 
on William Sherrat Ellis,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from ;— Bolton ( Lancaster) ;—~ Aberdeen 
(two Petitions) ;— Leeds (three Petitions) ;—Chel- 
tenham ; — Stepney ; — Stockport ; — Northampton | 
(Chairman) ;— Greenwich aud Deptford ;—Aber- 
gavenny ; — Sutton and Glusburn; — Dundee ; — 
Idle ;— Westminster ;— Newport (Monmouth); — 





Bacup ;— Salford ; — Sunderland;— Stafford ; — 
Bournheath;--Hechkmondwihe ;--Newton-upon-Ayr ; | 
— Higherlane and Whitefield; —New Milns ;— 
Holbeck ; — Oxford ; — Doncaster ; — Newcastle- 
under-Lyme ;— Chorley ;— Little Marsden ;— The 
Five Deverilis ;— Mansfield ;-— Winlaton ;—~— Ash- 
burton ;— Horton ;—Alloa;— Radcliffe ;— Radford ; 


— Bexley; — Southampton ; — Vale of Leven; — 


Bury (Lancaster) ;— Preston (Lancaster) (nine Peti- 
tions) (Chairman) ;— Warwick; —- Redditch (two 
Petitions) ;— Berry Brow and Armitage Bridge ;— 
Arnold ;— Birstall ;— Northwich ;— Stainland ;— 
Long Buckley ;—Coalsnaughton;—Isham;--Denny ; | 
—Old Swinford ;— Bradford (Wilts) ;—Stanhope | 
and Tow Law ;— Carrington ;— Devizes ;—Bulking- | 
ton; — Linlithgow ; — Saint Luke (Middlesex) ;— | 
Derby (eight Petitions) ;—Wootton-under-Edge ;— 

Failsworth ;— Communicating Committee of Car-| 
penters of London (Chairman and Secretary) ;—- Wig- 

ton; — Tower Hamlets; — Rochester ; — Friendly | 
Discussion Society, Shoreditch (President, Vice- 

president and Secretary) ;— Trowbridge ;— Sudbury 
(ten Petitions) ;—West Ham ;—Lower Lane End ; | 
— Middlesboro’-on- Tees ;— Totnes and Bridgeton ;— 
| 





Martii. A. 1846. 


tions) ;—London body of Teetotal Carpenters and 
Joiners (Chairman and Secretary) ;— Pershore ;— 
Whitechapel ; — Chepstow ; — William Cotton ; — 
William Howitt ; — Norwich (two Petitions) ; — 
Limehouse (Chairman) ; — Hanley and Shelton 
(Chairman) ; — Dalston ; — Peckham, Camberwell 
and Walworth ;— Plymouth (Chairman) ;—Glasgow 
(Chairman) ;—Commercial-road East (Chairman) ; 
— Paisley (Chairman) ; — Nottingham (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Tavistock (Chairman) ; — Birmingham 
(Chairman) ;— Colne ;— Clerkenwell (Chairman) ;— 
Newport (Isle of Wight) (Chairman) ;—Anderston 
(two Petitions) ;—- Liversedge;—- Reading (Chairman); 
—London Lodge of the General Union of Carpen- 
ters of Great Britain and Ireland (Chairman and 
Secretary) ;— Bradford (York) ;— Westminster ;— 
Catshill;— Haworth;— Old Basford (two Petitions) ; 
— Sheffield ;— Whilton and Brington;—James Ford ; 
—Gorgie Mills (Chairman) ;—Hamilton (two Peti- 
tions)(Chairman) ;—Four Divisions of the Boot and 
Shoe-makers of Westminster (Chairmen and Secre- 
taries);— Hebden Bridge (forty-nine Petitions) ;— 
Thomas Kerswell and Family ;--John Bryan Merry; 
—Fornets Saint Peter ;—Dundee;— Heptonstall (six 
Petitions) ;— Green End;— Hebden Bridge Lanes ;-- 
Thomas Dawson and others ;—Lees;—Saint Pan- 
cras ;—Saint Mary Newington ;— Islington ;—El- 
derslie; — Pemberton; — Thomas Goode; — Jacob 
Goode ;—Members of the Committee and Secretary 
of the National Association of United Trades for the 
Protection of Industry, consisting of 80 Societies, 
19,000 in number, residing in different parts of the 
United Kingdom;—John Cole ;—Silsden ;—Wigan ; 
—and, Swanwick; praying the House to address 
Her Majesty that She will be graciously pleased 
to remit the remainder of the sentence passed on 
John Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William 
Jones, now undergoing sentence of transportation, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Frost, Wil-. 


put, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
take into Her Majesty’s most gracious consideration 
the Petitions of the people presented during the 
present Session of Parliament, in favour of a resto- 
ration to their native land of Frost, Williams and 
Jones ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for they Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
Yeas, UMr. Wakley: 
Tellers for thes Mr. Young, 
Noes, { Mr. Henry Baring: 


So it passed in the Negative. 


1 31. 
}i96. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Mr. Thomas 


liams and 
Jones, 


Dorking ;—Macelesfield (two Petitions) ;-- Warley ; posed, That an humble Address be presented to Kinder. 


—Worsbro’ ; — Crewkerne ; — Milbourne Port ;— | 
Cleckheaton ; — Oswaldtwistle ; — Bocking and 
Braintree ;— Bromsgrove ;— Portsmouth ;— Halifax 
(two Petitions) ;—Huddersfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Longborough ;— Todmorden (two Petitions) ;— Hull ; 
—- Falkirk and Suburbs ;-- Hammersmith, Fulham and 
Kensington ;—Stalybridge ;— Barnsley ; —Clayton ; 
— Darlington ; — Barnsley ; — Newton Heath ;— 
Hucknall Torhard ; — Clitheroe ; ~ Collumpton ;— | 
Prescot ; — Kidderminster ;—Leicester ; — Mary-le- 
bone ;—Cirencester ;—City Society of Ladies’ Boot 
and Shoe-makers (Chairman) ;—Sutton-in- Ashfield ; | 
Crayford ;— Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;—Gomersall ; | 
— Wellington (Salop) ;—Winchcomb ;—Manchester 
(three Petitions) ;— Thomas Cooper, of 134, Black- 


— Stohe-sub-Hamdon ;—Kettering ;—Charlestown ; 
— Nantwich ; — Nuneaton ; — Yeovil ; —Lambley ; 
—Haslingden ;— Riddings ;— Finsbury (two Peti- 








Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Reports or Representations, 
by Richard Pakenham, Esquire, Her Majesty’s Mi- 
nister in Mexico, on which Her Majesty’s Secre- 
tary of State for Foreign Affairs has founded the de- 
cision he has given on the applications of Mr. 
Thomas Kinder :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


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


Mercurii, 11° die Martii, 1846: 


Petitions from Northern Division of the county of Votes of Elec- 


Stafford (nine Petitions) ;—Northern Division of the 
county of Warwick (two Petitions) ;—and, John 
Matthew Gutch, of the city of Worcester, Banker ; 
alleging the existence of an organized and extensive 

system 


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9 VicrortzZ. 


system of fraudulent and vexatious objections to the 
votes of duly-qualified electors ; and praying for 
inquiry,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Votes of Elec- 
tors. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
inquire into an alleged organized and extensive 
system of fraudulent and vexatious objections to 
the votes of a great number of duly-qualifined 
electors for the Northern Division of Warwickshire, 
the Northern Division of Staffordshire, and certain 
Divisions of other Counties :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion and original Question were seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Votes of Elec- 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
tors. } 


proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the alleged facilities afforded to 
vexatious and fraudulent objections and fraudu- 
lent claims, by the present system of Registration 
of county voters for Members of Parliament ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “ county.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ county” stand part of the Question:—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the alleged facilities afforded to 
vexatious and fraudulent objections and fraudulent 
claims, by the present system of Registration of 
county voters for Members of Parliament. 


Joshua Toul- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

min Smith, Return of the following documents in the matter 
of the Petition of Joshua Toulmin Smith :—1.Copy 
of Anonymous Letter :—2. Copy of Warrant, ad- 
dressed to Peter Mann, Officer of Excise :—And, 3. 
Copy of Correspondence between Petitioner, or his 
Solicitors, and Commissioners of Excise. 

British Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 

Guiana, &amp;¢, 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of an Order in Council, dated the 
7th day of September 1838, for regulating within 
the Colonies of British Guiana, Trinidad, Saint 
Lucia and Mauritius, respectively, the relative rights 
and duties of Masters and Servants :—Of a Circular 
Despatch addressed by Lord Glenelg to the Gover- 
nors of the Legislative Colonies in the West Indies, 
dated the 15th day of September 1838, transmitting 
Copies of the said Order in Council, dated the 7th 
day of September 1838 :—Of an Order in Council 
dated the 9th day of December 1841, abrogating so 
much of the Order in Council dated the 7th day 
September 1838, as relates to Contracts of Service 
made in Europe :—Of an Order in Council dated 
the 4th day of January 1843, abrogating so much 
of the Order in Council dated the 7th day of Sep- 
tember 1838, as relates to Contracts of Service made 
in North America:—And of any other Orders in 
Council relating to the same subject. 

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


Coal-whippers The Order of the day being read, for the Second 


Port of Lone . 
— Reading of the Coal-whippers (Port of London) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 
Supply . 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of 


Supply, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow : 


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295 


1. Resolved, That a Number of Land Forces, not Land Forces. 
exceeding 108,608 Men (exclusive of the Men em- 
ployedin the Territorial Possessions of the East India 
Company), Commissioned and Non-Commissioned 
Officers included, be maintained for the Service of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
from the 1st day of April 1846 to the 31st day of 
March 1847, 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Charge for &amp;. 
millions, be granted to Her Majesty, towards de- 
fraying the Charge of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, 
for Service in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and on Stations Abroad (excepting the 
Regiments employed in the Territorial Possessions 
of the ‘East India Company), which will come in 
course of Payment from the 1st day of April 1846 
to the 31st day of March 1847, both days inclusive. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three qalt-Pay and 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Military Al- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Half-Pay !wances. 
and Military Allowances to reduced and retired 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, which will 
come in course of Payment from the Ist day of 
April 1846 to the 31st day of March 1847, both 
days inclusive. 

4, Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One widows’ 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Pensions. 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Pensions to 
be paid to the Widows of Officers of the Land 
Forces, which will come in course of Payment from 
the 1st dav of April 1846 to the 31st day of March 
1847, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Out-Pen- 
million, be granted to Her Majesty, towards de- sioners of 
fraying the Charge of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea a iiee- 
Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged Negro abe 
Soldiers, of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 
which served with the British Army in 1793, 1794 
and 1795, and of the Military Organization of Out- 
Pensioners in the United Kingdom, which will come 
in course of Payment from the 1st day of April 
1846 to the 31st day of March 1847, both days in- 
clusive. 

6. Resolved, That Forty thousand Men be em- geamen and 
ployed for the Sea Service, for Thirteen lunar months, Marines. 
to the 31st day of March 1847, including Ten thou- 
sand five hundred Royal Marines and Two thou- 
sand Boys. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine Wages to - d°. 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Wages to 
Seamen and Marines, and to the Ordinary and 
Yard Craft, which will come in course of Payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1847. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Victuals tor de. 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of Victuals to 
Seamen and Marines in Her Majesty’s Fleet, and 
the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which will come in 
course of Payment during the year ending on the 
31st day of March 1847. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One mil- Naval Stores, 
lion and two hundred thousand pounds, be granted &amp;«. 
to Her Majesty, towards defraymg the Expense of 
Naval Stores, for the Building, Repair and Outfit of 
the Fleet, the Purchase of Steam Machinery, and 
for other Purposes connected therewith, which will 
come in course of Payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1847, 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Dock Yards. 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, towards defraying the Charge of New Works, 
Improvements and Repairs in the Naval Establish- 
ments, which will come in course of Payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1847. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Ordnance Mili- 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to try Comps. 
Her Majesty, on account, towards defraying the 
Pay, Allowances and Contingencies of the Ordnance 





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296 10°—11° Martz. A. 1846. 


Military Corps, consisting of 11,179 Men, Commis- 
sioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, in 
the year 1846-47. 
Commissariat 12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
Supplies. hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, towards defraying the Expense 
of the Commissariat and Barrack Supplies for Her 
Majesty’s Forces, Great Coats for the Army, Cloth- 
ing for Colonial Corps, &amp;c., in the year 1846-47. 
Ordnance and 13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
Barrack Esta- }\undred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
oe jesty, on account, towards defraying the Salaries, 
Allowances and Contingencies of Ordnance and 
Barrack Establishments in the United Kingdom 
and Colonies, in the year 1846-47. ' 
Oedeence 14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
Stores. hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, on account, towards defraying the 
Expense for Ordnance Stores, in the year 1846-47. 
a 15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
Works and hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
Repairs. jesty, on account, towards defraying the Expense 
of Ordnance and Barrack Works, Buildings and 
Repairs, in the year 1846-47. 
The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mutiny Bill. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the 
better Payment of the Army and their Quarters: 
And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Sidney Herbert and the 
Judge Advocate do prepare, and bring it in. 


Marine Mu- Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
tiny Bill. for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine 
Forces while on Shore: And that Mr. Greene, Sir 
George Cockburn and Mr. Corry do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ways and Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
Means. itself into a Committee to consider of Ways and 
Means for raising the Supply granted to Her Ma- 


jesty. 


Metropolitan = Mr. Greene reported the Metropolitan Buildings 
Buildings = (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
(No. 2.) Bill. : 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


South Sea The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Company Bill. a Committee upon the Sonth Sea Company Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


West Riding The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Union Rail- of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 

ways (N2) leave to bring in the West Riding Union Railways 
(No. 2.) Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to 
the West Riding Union Railways, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making certain Lines of Railway in the 
West Riding of the County of York, to be called 
The West Riding Union Railways, was accordingly 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bristoi and A Petition of Thomas Williams, of Uckinghall, 
Birmingham in the parish of Ripple, in the county of Worcester, 
eet (“s" Blacksmith and Gardener, praying that leave may 
Tewkesbury be given him to withdraw his name from a Peti- 
and Malvern tion complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
&gt; House, in respect to the application for the Bristol 

and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury 


and Malvern Line) Bill, had not been complied | 





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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish London ang 
of Luton, in the county of Bedford, praying that Birmingham 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or oy ll 
agents, against certain parts of the London and and Luton 
Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bil 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

\ 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London, 
of the Petition for the London, Salisbury and Yeovil med and 
Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill, which a 
was this day made from the Select Committee on (Basingstoke* 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same being t® Yeovil) Bill, 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the South Western 
Railway, near Basingstoke, by Salisbury, to Sutton 
Bingham, in the County of Somerset, with a Branch 
to the Town of Yeovil, to be called 'The London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway: And that 
Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Benett and Mr. Seymer 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene presented, pursuant to Orders, — Gorn, 

A Return giving the Numbers of the Importers of No, 344 
Foreign Grain now in Bond in Great Britain and 

Treland, together with the Quantities imported by 

each Individual. 

A Return of the Quantities of Butter exported Butter. 
from the United Kingdom during the years ending No, 115. 
the 31st day of December 1830, 1835, 1840 and 
1845, to Foreign Countries or to the Colonies, spe- 
cifying the Quantities sent to each respectively. 

Copies of all Treasury Minutes, and all Minutes Crown Solici- 
of the Jrish Government and of the Home Office, tors (Ireland) 
and of all Documents on which the same were 
founded, including any Reports from any of the 
Law Officers of the Crown, and also all Correspond- 
ence, relating to anv Alterations which have been 
made in the Office of Crown Solicitor, its Duties or 
Emoluments, or in the Arrangements for conducting, 
or Expenses attending Crown Prosecutions in Jre- 
land, subsequent to the Treasury Minute of the 
3d day of June 1842 :—And, of the Minutes, War- 
rants, Letters or Documents appointing, or relating 
to the Appointment of Messieurs Seed, Julien and 
Elliott as Crown Solicitors for the Home Circuit in 
Ireland, or for certain Counties belonging to that 
Circuit. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Returns relative to Corn and 
Butter be printed. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for com- South Wales 
pleting the Line of the South Wales Railway, and Railway, 
to authorize the Construction of an Extension and (X°?)?™ 
certain Alterations of the said Railway, and certain 
Branch Railways in connection therewith : And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


A Petition of Robert Prioleau Roupell, of Lincoln’s South Eastern 
Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, one of Railway 
Her Majesty’s Counsel, and Francis Dumergue, of aes 
Lincoln’s-Inn aforesaid, Esquire, Trustees under an Chilham, near 


Act of Parliament passed in the sixth and seventh Camteruty, 
years of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen to Sheerness 
Victoria, intituled, “ An Act to authorize the grant- and Faver- 
ing of Building and Repairing Leases of Lands in ay nae 
the County of Kent, formerly belonging to Francis’ 
M‘Culloh, George Boone Roupell and James Browne 
Hornor, in undivided Shares,” praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

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9 VicTorIx. 


against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, 
with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Tariffs, &amp;c., 


Tariffs, &amp;e., 
(British India.) ( Be itish India), which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 116. printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Calcutta 


Calcutta Mint. | ( : 
Mint, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


No. 117. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education 


— (India), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


(India. ) 


No. 118. And then the House, having continued to sit 


till a quarter of an hour after one of the clock 
on Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Mercurii, 11° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 





PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS of the Right honourable Edward 
Granville Earl of Saint Germans ;—Richard 
Powis, of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, Esquire ; 
—Thomas Stead Carter, of Moor Place, Great Had- 
ham, in the county of Hertford, Esquire, and Eliza 
Sophia, his Wife ;— Dard Evans, of No. 121, 
Cheapside, in the city of London, Warehouseman ; 
Right honourable Heneage Earl of Aylesford ;— 
Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Saviour, South- 
wark, in the county of Surrey ;—and, James Patti- 
son, Esquire, one of the Members of Parliament for 
the city of London; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | 
against certain parts of the North Kent Railway | 


North Kent 
Railway Bill. 





10°—11° Martz. 297 


heard, by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill was read Leicester and 
asecond time ; and committed. ae Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “*” — 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Maid- Rochester 
stone, in the county of Kent, praying that the Ro- Bridge Bill 
chester Bridge Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Welling- Direct London 
borough, in the county of Northampton, taking no- rg = aa 
tice of the application for leave to bring in the Direct pepeies 
London and Manchester Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leices- Coventry, 


ter Railway Bill was read a second time ; and com- Nuneaton, 

: Birmingham 
mitted. ; and Leicester 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The Ambergate, Nottinghamand Boston Railway Ambergate, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Nottingham 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Reiley Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Direct Zondon and Portsmouth Direct London 


Railway Bill be read the third time To-morrow. —_ 24 Ports- 
mouth Rail- 


way Bill. 
Ordered, That the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Sheffield and 


Junction Railway Bill be read the third time To- Lincolnshire 
morrow Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


Ordered, That the London and York Railway London and 
Bill be read the third time To-morrow. on” Railway 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- west of scot- 








Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were’ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Grand Junc- A Petition of Sir John Gerard, of New Hall, 
Stem ant near Ashton-in-Mackerfield, in the county palatine 
Aston,” “Huy- of Lancaster, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, 
ton, Prescot by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
“aaa parts of the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and 
and Kenyon,” Aston,” ‘‘ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” 
¥ beer “ Warrington and Kenyon,’ “Warrington and 
2p Parkside,” Showhill and Portobello,” and “ Edge 
Portobello”and Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill, was presented, 
“Edge Hilland and read. 
note pi. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Stamford and 


Spalding Beil. The Stamford and Spalding Railway Bill was read 


a second time; and committed. 


leans Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Committees. Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 


this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Janet Henderson, residing in Alloa, 
praying that she may be heard, by her counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Stirling and Dun- 
fermline Railway Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 

Vo. 101. 


mittee on Group 9 of Railway Bills that they have land Junction 
power to divide the West of Scotland Junction Rail- Balway Bill. 
way Bill into two Bills. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken gjasgow Junc- 
before the Committee on the Glasgow Junction tion Railway 
Railway Bill, in the last Session of Parliament be Bil! (1845.) 
referred to the Committee on Group 9 of Railway 
Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported frem the Committee on the Downpatrick 
Downpatrick Gas Bill; That they had examined &amp;8 Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Thomas Brighton, 
Earl of Chichester, and Trustees of the Ouse Lower Lewes and __ 
Navigation, in the county of Susser ;—and, Peers ee 
and other Persons being Owners of land within the tions, and 
Lewes and Jaughton Levels, in the county of Sussex ; Eastbourne, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, (oitni mid 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Newhaven 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Deviations, Branches Bill. 
and Eastbourne, Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven 
Branches Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 


tions. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Edward Grun south Kastern 
ville Earl of Saint Germans ;—Thomas Stead Car- Railway 
ter, of Moor Place, Great Hadham, in the ane’ haere 
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298 11° Marti. 


Chilham, of Hertford, Esquire, and Eliza Sophia, his Wife ; 
ned a Richard Powis, of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, 
anhae to Esquire ;—and, John Sidney Smith, of Kidbrooke 
Sheerness and Lodge, Blackheath, in the county of Kent, Esquire ; 
and Faver- praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
sham Creek) ? 5 : ; 
Bill. their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
South-Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to 
Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheer- 
ness and Faversham Creek) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Eastern Petitions of Sir Brook William Bridges, Baronet, 
Railway (from of Goodnestone Park ;—Right honourable the Earl 
= Greenwich 4 mherst:—and, Wriothesley Baldwin and Henry 
ailway to = ,* mn : 
Chart, near Godden, of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, 
Ashford, with Brewers ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
eae to | selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
unbridge and ? : : . = 
Riverhead) of the South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich 
Bill. Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to 
Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Eastern A Petition of Wriothesley Baldwin and Henry 

Railway Godden, of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, 

| nec pe ‘o Brewers, praying that they may be heard, by them- 

Strood, near ; S ; ; 

Rochester) Selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

Bill. of the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Strood, 
near Rochester) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bridgewater Petitions of Occupiers of land on the line of the 
and Minehead proposed Railway, in the parishes of Saint Decumans 
anaes 4 and and Old Cleeve, in the county of Somerset ;— 
William Cookesley Thompson, of Blackborough, in 
the county of Devon, Clerk, Joseph Stroud, of Wil- 
leton, in the county of Somerset, Clerk, Robert Bid- 
dulph, of Charing Cross, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, and Lawrence Walker, of King’s-road, 
Gray’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
Trustees of the Will of the Right honourable George 
late Earl of Egremont, deceased ;—and, Inhabitants of 
the several towns, villages, parishes and places of 
Watchett, Willeton, Saint Decumans, Old Cleeve, 
Washford, Nettlecombe, Monksilver, Stogumber, 
Sampford Brett, Elworthy, and Crowcombe, in the 
county of Somerset ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Bridgewater and Minehead Railway 
and Pier Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


East Lothian Two Petitions from Dunbar, praying that the 
—— East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Railway Bill 
Railway Bill. may pass into a law,—were presented, and read, 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow Har- Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
bour Grand | way to be called The Glasgow Harbour Grand 
Junction Rail- ‘ . . : 

way Terminus Junction Railway Terminus, with Branches: And 
Bill. the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 








A. 1846. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Kells Dublin ana 
and the surrounding district, in the county of Meath, a 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring yayan B 
in the Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Railway ri 
Branch Railway Extensions Bill; and praying that tensions. 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stafford ;—Newport (Salop) ;— Shropshire 
Shropshire Mineral District;—and, Wellington (Sa- Union Rail- 
lop); praying that the Shropshire Union Railways — 
and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway) Bill, (Shrewsbury 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 2nd Stafford 


ordered to lie upon the Table. Railway) Bill 


The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Shropshire 
(Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway) Bill was read a Union Rail- 
second time; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Shrewsbury 
mittee of Selection. Railver) ba 

A Petition of William Lord Archbishop of Can- Dover ana 
terbury, and Francis Earl of Guilford, praying Deal Railway 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel B# 
or agents, against certain parts of the Dover and 
Deal Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upor. their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Mayor, Alder- Great Grimsby 
man and Burgesses of the Borough of Kingston- and Shefficd 
upon-Hull, which was presented upon the 26th day wsinaps shoo 
of February last, praying that the Great Grimsby Ferries) Bill. 
and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) 

Bill, may not pass into a law, as it now stands, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend the Presbytery of Turnpike- 
Fordyce, praying that the Turnpike-roads (Scot- Toads (Scot- 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and adnan 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Webb Woollgar, of Lewes, Friendly So- 
Sussex, Esquire, one of Her Majesty’s Justices of “ities Bill. 
the Peace, praying that the Friendly Societies Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Friendly So- 
into a Committee upon the Friendly Societies Bill ; “ties Bil. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 119. 
resumed the chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 25th day of this 
instant March; and the Bill, as amended, to be 
printed. 


The Salmon Fisheries Bill was, according to Order, gaimon Fish- 
read asecond time; and committed toa Esnidien eries Bill. 

of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 6th day of 

May next. 


The Order of the day being read for the Second Roman Catho- 
Reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; lic Relief Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz., To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question ; 


The 








9 VicTorRiz. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Bickham Escott, ° 

Yeas, Lord John Manners : } ™ 

Tellers for the f Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 23 

Noes, \ Mr. Colquhoun : ° 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Wednesday the 6th day of May next. 


11° Martz. 299 


on the said machinery, and that no person of either 
sex be allowed to work before six o’clock in the 
morning, nor later than ten o’clock at night in any 
factory, shop or other premises, as a washer, winder, 
threader or cutter, card perforator, tyer, or any 
other calling which is directly or indirectly con- 
nected with the ornamenting or making of lace or 
any other fabric on such machinery, under such 
fines and penalties as to the House shall seem fit,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 


Lace Facto- 
regulate the Hours of Night Labour in all Factories 


ries Bill. 


hester, The Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsb : a , 
Huddersfield Direct Railway Bill was, ee to Order, me where Bobbin Net and Warp Lace Machinery is 
and a .. asecond time; and committed. ™ employed: Andthat Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Colonel 
re Neel Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Rolleston and Mr. John Fielden do prepare, and 
Bill mittee of Selection. bring it in. 


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

Return of the Number of Bricks upon which Duty 
has been paid in each year, between the 5th day of 
January 1838 and the 5th day of January 1846, in 
England and Scotland; distinguishing the Number 
of Bricks upon which Duty has been paid in each 
county, and the Amount paid thereon respectively 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 217, 
of Session 1838). 


The Out-Pensioners Payment (Greenwich and 
: Chelsea) Bill was, according to Order, read a second 

(Greenwich time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 

and Chelsea) ? : 

Bill. House for Friday next. 


Qut-Pension- 
ers’ Payment 


Qut-Pension- 
ers’ Services 
(Chelsea and 
Greenwich) 
Bill. 


The Out-Pensioners Services (Chelsea and Green- 
wich) Bill was, according to Order, read a second 
time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 








House, for Friday next. 


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

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eight millions 
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Grea Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

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

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


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act for regulating 
the Construction and Use of Buildings in the Metro- 
polis and its Neighbourhood, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the South Sea Company 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Petitions of Masters engaged in the Lace Trade ; 
—and, Workmen engaged in the Lace Trade; pray- 
ing the House to pass a law to prohibit the system 
of night labour, so that no bobbin net or warp 
lace machine, whether making lace or any other 
fabric, shall be allowed to work any more than six- 
teen hours per day, commencing at six o’clock in 
the morning, and closing at ten o’clock at night ; 
also that no child of either sex may be allowed to 
work in any such factory, shop or other premises, 
under the age of eight years, nor at any employment 
connected with the making of lace or other fabric 

Vou. 101. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, poor Law. 

Copies of, or Extracts from, all Letters from the 
Poor Law Commissioners and the Assistant Com- 
missioners, from the 22d day of March 1842 to the 
7th day of November 1845, respecting the Erection 
or Alteration of Buildings or Places for Mills or 
other Machinery for the purpose of grinding Bones 
and preparing Bone Dust; likewise, Copies of all 
Orders respecting the Employment of Vagrants and 
Paupers in pounding or grinding Bones. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to Expiring 

inquire what temporary Laws of a public and ge- Laws. 
neral nature are now in force, and what Laws of 
the like nature have expired since the last \Re- 
port upon the subject; and also, what Laws of the 
like nature are about to expire at particular pe- 
riods, or in consequence of any contingent public 
event ; and to report the same, with their Observa- 
tions thereupon, to the House: And a Committee 
was appointed of Mr. Cardwell, Sir George Clerk, 
Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Young, the 
Lord Advocate, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Forbes 
Mackenzie, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Gibson Craig, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Cripps 
and Mr. Corry ; with power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Southport Improvement Bill Southport Im- 
be read a second time To-morrow. oo 
The House was moved, That the Report in respect Somersetshire 
of the Somersetshire Midland Railway Bill, which was retin a 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on Stand- ~ uni 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 
Mr. Seymer accordingly presented a Bill for 
making a Railway from Frome to the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway, at or near the Highbridge Station 
thereof, in the Parish of Burnham, in the County of 
Somerset, to be called the Somersetshire Midland 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Seymer presented a Bill for making a Railway London, Salis- 
from the South Western Railway, near Basingstoke, bury and 
by Salisbury, to Sutton Bingham, in the County of jee el 
Somerset, with a Branch to the Town of Yeovil, to Chaslagsieine 
be called the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junc- to Yeovil.) 
tion Railway: And the same was read the first time ; Bi 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


QQ2 Mr. 

















Brighouse 
Sewering, 
Drainage and 
Lighting Bill. 


Manchester, 
Huddersfield 
and Great 
Grimsby Di- 
rect Railway 
Bill 


300 11° Martiz. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for sewer- 


A, 1846. 


| Scrubs, was not deposited at the Private Bill Office ; 


ing, draining and lighting the Hamlet of Brighouse, | but that it was proved to the satisfaction of the Com- 
in the Township of Hipperholme-cum- Brighouse, in mittee that complete copies of the Plans, Sections 
the Parish of Halifax, in the West Riding of the | and Books of Reference of the proposed works were 
County of York: And the same was read the first | deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 


time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of James Alexander, 
of Doncaster, in the county of York, the Commis- 
sioners for warping and improving lands within the 
parish of Messingham, in the county of Lincoln, and 
of Owners of lands on or near the line of the pro- 
posed Railway thereinafter mentioned, which was 
presented upon I'riday last, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester, Huddersfield 
and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill, be referred 


| of Middlesex; that it was proved to the Committee 
| that Middlesex is the only county in which the pro- 
| posed works are intended to be made; that all the 
|documents in this case deposited with the said 
| Clerk of the Peace were produced before the Com- 
mittee; that a complete copy of the Book of Re- 
ference for the whole of the proposed works was 
deposited at the Private Bill Oftice. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


to the Cenuniitec on en Bl: ond te Pallienns Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Shrewsbury 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


West London . 


Railway Im- 


provement and 


Extension. 


their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the West London Railway Im- 

rovement and Extension Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as applica- 





tion had not been made to Mr. Scott, until after 
eight o’clock p.m. of December 31st, 1845; that 
the party entrusted to deliver the Notice to Mr. 
Scott went to the Brick-field of the said Mr. Scott, 
at Hammersmith, and was there directed to go to 
Mr. Scott, in Bolton-street, Piccadilly, which place 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- ee 
y. 


tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Shrews- 
bury and Hereford Railway Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as a certain piece of land in the parish of 
Hope-under-Dunmore, in the county of Hereford, 
adjoining a certain property, No. 13, in the Plan 
deposited in the Office of the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Hereford, within the limits of de- 
viation on the said Plan, is not numbered thereon or 
referred to in the Book of Reference deposited there- 
with ; nor are the names of the owners or reputed 
owners, lessees or reputed lessees or occupiers of 
the said piece of land contained or stated in the said 


he reached at the hour of 10 o’clock p.m. of the| Book of Reference in respect thereto; nor has John 
same evening of December 31st last; that on| Arkwright, the owner, received any notice in re- 
asking for Mr. Scott, he was told that he had re-| spect thereof. 
tired for the night, and the application was accord-; And inasmuch as John Arkwright, Esquire, is the 
ingly given to Mr. Scott’s servant. | owner of a certain field, No. 7, on the said Plan, in 
Also, inasmuch as application was not made to/ the said parish of Hope-under-Dunmore, and is not 
Mr. Rigby until after eight o’clock p.m. of 31st| entered as such in the Book of Reference; but it 
December ; that the party entrusted to serve the | appeared that notice was served upon him in respect 
application stated that owing to great pressure of | of the same. 
business and the difficulty in finding the residences | And inasmuch as thesaid Plan does not correctly 
of other parties on whom he was to serve similar | exhibit thereon the distances in miles and furlongs 
notices, he was not able to serve the notice on Mr. | from one of the termini, as the miles are marked 
Rigby until nine o’clock p.m. of 31st December at unequal and incorrect distances : viz., the mile 
last. between the 29th and 30th appears on the Plan to 
Also, inasmuch as application was nct made to be about 724 chains instead of 80 ; the mile between 
Mr. Hillersdon, on or before the 31st day of Decem- | the 47th and 48th mile appears on the plan to be 
ber last ; that the party entrusted to serve the ap- | 744 chains instead of 80. 
lication, having made inquiries from the house-| And inasmuch as there is not upon the cross Sec- 
holders in the neighbourhood of the property in! tions, in 27 instances, any horizontal or vertical line, 
question, was by them informed that Mr. Allingham by which the rates of inclination of the altered roads 
was the owner of the said property ; that he served ‘can be tested, but such rates of inclination are 
the proper application on Mr. Adlingham in proper marked in figures on the cross Sections. 
time on 31st December last; that Mr. Allingham| And inasmuch as on cross Section No. 10, the 
then informed him that he was not the owner of the | inclination described as 1 in 30 is incorrectly drawn 
said property ; that he then made inquiry of the |1 in 20 or thereabouts; on cross Section No. 12, 
tenant of the said property, and having learned from | the inclination described on both sides as 1 in 30, 
him that Mr. Hillersdon was the owner of the said | are both incorrectly drawn, the one being 1 in 20 or 
property, he served the proper application on the |thereabouts, and the other being 1 in 40 or there- 
said Mr. Hillersdon on the first day of January last. | abouts; on cross Section No. 14, the inclination 
Also, inasmuch as an application was aot served | described as 1 in 20, measures 1 in 30 or thereabouts; 
on Mr. Ralph Patterson, an owner of property | on cross Section No. 15, the inclination described as 
on the intended line on or before the 31st day | 1 1n 30 measures 1 in 20 or thereabouts ; on cross 
of December last; that the occupier of the said | Section No. 22, the inclination described as 1 in 
property was served with the proper application in | 30 measures 1 in in 16 or thereabouts. 
proper time ; that the Solicitor for the Bill having; And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 


. . 5 . . . 
afterwards discovered that the said Mr. Patterson, | the surface of a certain public carriage-road, No. 38 


the owner, had not been applied to, caused an ap-| in the said Plan, in the parish of Libottwood, at 42 
plication to be made tothat gentleman, who returned | miles 14 furlong, is not marked in figures on the 
an acknowledgment of the said application by post | said Section, the height being 2 feet. 
on the 23d day of January last; that Mr. Patterson| And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
is neuter as regards the intended line. a certain public carriage-road, at 47 miles 7 furlongs 
Also, inasmuch as a copy of the Plans and Sec- and 4 chains on the said Section, or thereabouts, 
tions of the whole of the proposed works was not | numbered 19 on the Plan, in the parish of Condo- 
deposited in the Private Bill Office on or before the | ver, is not marked in figures on the said Section, the 
31st day of December last; that only one sheet of | height being 4 feet, and the words having been 
Plans and Sections was deposited in the Private | erroneously placed ata little distance from that part 
Bill Office ; that the other sheet, containing the Plan | of the Section ; but it appears to be correctly stated 


and Sections of the intended Deviation of Wormwood | in the other Sections. 


And 











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9 VicToRIZ. 


And inasmuch as a tunnel, at 23 miles 34 fur- 
longs, being 168 yards in length, is not marked by 
a dotted line on the said Plan, but it is marked upon 
the Sections and upon the Plans deposited at the 
Private Bill Office, and with the Parish Clerks. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of the arch 
of the bridge over the-turnpike road, No. 47 on the 
Plan, in the parish of Staunton Lacey, near the 23d 
mile and 6? furlongs, are not marked in figures upon 
the Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the County of Hereford. 

And inasmuch as between the 24th mile and 2 
furlongs, and 24th mile and 43 furlongs, the inclina- 
tion is stated in the Section to be 1 in 269, whereas 
it should be 1 in 185, or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as the furlong marks are incorrectly 
placed on the said Section in the following instances, 
from the 4th mile to the 4th mile 3 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as a garden adjoining an orchard, 
No. 60 on the said Plan, in the parish of Stokesay, of 
which the Earl of Craven is, and was previous to 
the 30th of November last, the owner, and Enoch 
Morris, the occupier, is not separately and cor- 
rectly shown or numbered on the said Plan, nor 
described in the Book of Reference, nor has the said 
Enoch Morris received any notice in respect of the 
same. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Allhallows 
(Northamp- 
ton) Tithes. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Allhallows (Northampton) 
Tithes Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the necessary notices were 
not published in the London Gazette in three suc- 
cessive weeks in the months of October and Novem- 
ber, or either of them ; but that it was proved to the 
satisfaction of the Committee that the notice was 


11° Martiz. 





left with the Printer of the said Gazette on the 
eleventh day of November last; that the said notice | 
was inserted in the Gazette once, viz.,on the 15th day 
of November; and that the non-insertion of the | 
notice in the Gazettes of the 22d and of the 29th, | 
days of November respectively, was caused by the | 
very unusual pressure of business at that time. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


North Wales 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Railway. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the North Wales Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as separate lists of the names of the owners, 
lessees and occupiers were not deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, until about three weeks after the 
presentation of the Petition for the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Billingsgate 


Mere ee A Petition of the Marine Society, praying that 


they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Billingsgate Market 
Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Rye and Der- 
went Drainage 
Bill. aa. 


A Petition of Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram, 
squire, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Rye 
= Derwent Drainage Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 





VoL. 101. 


301 


Petitions of the Honourable John Wingfield Strat- Kent Atmo- 
ford, of Addington-place, in the county of Kent ;— a 
William Lambard, of Beechmont, in the parish of ~’” 
Sevenoaks, in the county of Kent, Esquire ;—and, 
Honourable John Wingfield Stratford, ot Addington- 
place, in the county of Kent, and of the Reverend 
George Robert Paulson, of Addington aforesaid, 
Clerk, Rector of the said parish of Addington ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Kent 
Atmospheric Railway Bill,—were presented and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Henry Callander, Esquire, Glasgow Wa- 
of Craigforth, praying that he may be heard, by teTworks Bill. 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the meeting-house and Huddersfield 
burial-ground of the Society of Friends of Bradford, 204 Manches- 
. . er Railway 
in the county of York, praying that they may be nq Canal 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against (Bradford 
certain parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester Branch) Bill. 
Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Market Rasen, pray- Great Grimsby 
ing that the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction aes ig ll 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- way (No. 2.) 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in the execution of Manchester, 

an Act of Parliament made and passed in the tenth eg. Mat - 
: : . . ock and Mid- 

year of the reign of his late Majesty King George jang Junction 
the Fourth, intituled “ An Act for more effectually Railway Bill. 
repairing and otherwise improving the Roads from 
Hurdlow House, in the County of Derby, to Man- 
chester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
other the Roads therein mentioned in the said Coun- 
ties, and in the County Palatine of Chester, com- 
monly called The Manchester and Buxton Turnpike- 
road,” praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having Inns of Court. 
been transmited to the Clerk, was laid upon the 
Table ; viz., Further Return to an Order dated the 
9th day of February last, for a Statement of the 
Regulations in the Four Inns of Court, having the 
power of Call to the Bar, as to Admission of Students, 
and Call to the Bar, with the Date of each Regula- 
tion and the Authority by which it was made ; and 
specifying any Distinction made between Members 
of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and 
others, (so far as relates to Lincoln’s-Inn). 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


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Jovis, 12° die Marti: ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

Adjournment, HE House met; and being counted by Mr. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 
aves ; and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 

a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 13° die Marti ; 
Anno 9° Victorie, Regine 18 46. 


PRAYERS. 
Petitions for O# DERED, That Sub-Committee (No. 3.) of 
Private Bills. the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


Standing 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Orders have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Bridlington 
Piers and 
Harbour. 


Mr. Fellowes, from the Commissioners of Brid- 
lington Piers and Harbour, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Annual Account of the Com- 
missioners of Bridlington Piers and Harbour, on 
account of the Loan of £.30,000 advanced to the 
said Commissioners by the Public Works Loan 
Commissioners, in Loans of £.5,000 each, for the 
Erection of the New South Pier and other Works, 
from the 26th day of July 1844 to the 26th day of 
July 1845. 

Abstract of the General Annual Account of the 
Commissioners of Bridlington Piers and Harbour, 
from the 26th day of July 1844 to the 26th day of 
July 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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

London and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Rallwee CBir- on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

ee Ex- the Petition for the London and Birmingham Rail- 

tension) Bill way (Birmingham Extension) Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, to or near to Navigation-street, 
in the Borough of Birmingham: And that Colonel 
Anson and Mr. Robert Scott do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Rochdale Ca- 
nal anc Man- 
chester and 
Leeds Rail- 
way. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Rochdale Canal and Manchester 
and Leeds Railway Bill, the Parties promoting the 
same had given notice to the Committee, that it was 
not their intention to proceed any further with the 
same, during the present Session. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Worcester and 
Porth Dynllaen 
Railway. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Worcester and Porth Dynllaen 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as a sum equal to three- 
fourths of the amount of the estimate of the pro- 

osed Works has not been subscribed ; but that the 

ubscription Contract is subscribed to the amount 
of One million and sixty-two thousand and five 
hundred pounds (£.1,062,500), the estimate of the 
proposed Works being the sum of Two millions 
and seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds 
(£.2,750,000); but that the Promoters had tendered 


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A. 1846. 


in evidence to the Committee, and had deposited in 
the Private Bill Office in aid of such deficient Con- 
tract, a Declaration bearing the common seal of the 
Great Western Railway Company, stating the in- 
tention of the said Great Western Railway Com- 
pany to contribute the sum of One million pounds 
(£.1,000,000) to the proposed Undertaking ; but 
that it was proved to the Committee, that the said 
Great Western Railway Company are not the Parties 
who are to be authorized in the proposed Bill to 
construct the Works of the proposed Railway, but 
that they are, by the provisions of the proposed 
Bill, only to be enabled, but not to be compelled, to 
contribute any sum or sums of money towards the 
formation of the proposed Works. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Sheffield, Ash- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of apie | 
the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne _— 
and Manchester Railway, &amp;c., Amalgamation Bill, Railway, &amp;c., 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Amalgama- 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill "™ _ 
to amalgamate the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company, the Huddersfield and 
Manchester Railway and Canal Company, the Shef- 
field and Lincolnshire Junction, the Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire Junction Extension, and the Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Railway Companies, and the 
Grimsby Dock Company: And that Lord Worsley, 

Mr. Parker and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Enniskillen 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the and Sligo Rail- 
case of the Petition for the Enniskillen and Sligo ¥*%: 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied ‘with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee waterford and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Tramore Rail- 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing “*Y: 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Waterford 
and Tramore Railway Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Great Leinster 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and Munster 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing tno 1 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Great’ © ” 
Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1.) Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had been complied 


with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Great Leinster 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and Munster 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing (No.2) 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Great~ ~~ 
Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Carlow Exten- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- sion Railway. 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Carlow 
Extension Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Cork, and Ban- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of don and Kin- 
the Petition for the Cork and Bandon and Kinsale a enguay ‘ 
Junction Railway Bill, the Parties promoting the 
same had stated to the Committee, that they ~ 

no 








sh- 


nd 
il- 


ter 





9 VicTorIZ. 


not intend to proceed any further with the same, 
during the present Session. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


New Ross and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Carlow Junc- on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
tio Railway. the Petition for the New Ross and Carlow Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Macclesfield Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
and Lichfield oy Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
ay Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the Bill annexed to 
the Petition, powers are granted to the Macclesfield 
and Lichfield Railway Company to amalgamate 
with the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Com- 
pany the Grand Junction Railway Company, the 
Trent Valley Railway Company, the intended Bir- 
mingham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway Com- 
pany and the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company, and powers are granted to such Com- 
panies, on such Amalgamation, to subscribe towards 
and take shares in the Macclesfield and Lichfield 
Railway, and powers are also granted to the Mac- 
clesfield and Lichfield Railway Company to lease or 
sell the said Railway to the above-mentioned Com- 
panies or to any other existing Company or Com- 
panies, and powers are granted to such Companies 
to rent and to purchase the same; but notices of 
the intended application for such powers to be 
granted to the aforesaid Companies have not been 
given in the Newspapers of all the counties through 
which the Railways belonging to such Companies 
pass; and inasmuch as the datum horizontal line 
is not correctly referred to any fixed point stated in 
writing on the Section; and masmuch as on the 
Section at 22 miles 773 chains there is an error of 
5 feet or thereabouts in the description of the height 
of a public road above the datum line, and at 
23 miles 24 chains there is a similar error of about 
4 feet in the description of another public road ; 
and inasmuch as 4 chains of that portion of the 
line between 25 miles and 25 miles 2 furlongs, is 
omitted from the said Section; and inasmuch as in 
cross Section No. 15, the surface ofa road is shown 
to be raised 13 feet, whereas upon the longitudinal 
Section the said road is stated to be raised 20 feet ; 
and inasmuch as at the crossing of a turnpike-road 
at 23 miles 24 chains on the Section the height of 
the Railway is marked at 4 feet above the surface 
of the said turnpike-road, whereas the Railway 
crosses the said turnpike-road on a level or there- 
abouts ; and inasmuch as at the crossing of a public 
carriage-road at 26 miles 33 furlongs, or thereabouts, 
on the said Section, the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of the same is not marked in 
figures ; and inasmuch as at 4 miles 5 furlongs or 
thereabouts, the extreme height of a cutting is not 
marked; and inasmuch as at the crossing of the 
Grand Trunk Canal the height of the Railway is 
measured from the bottom instead of the surface of 
such Canal. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Glasgow Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Union Arcade on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

- the Petition for the Glasgow Union Arcade Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for constructing and maintaining an Arcade between 
Argyle-street and Great Clyde-street, in the City of 
Glasgow, to be called The Union Arcade, and for 
altermg the Site of an intended Foot Passenger 
Bridge across the Clyde at Glasgow: And that 

Vot. 101. 


13° Martz. 








3038 


Mr. Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Liverpool Sa- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Patery Rege- 
iis ‘ ; : ations Bill. 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liverpool 
Sanatory Regulations Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Improvement of the Sewerage and Drainage 
of the Borough of Liverpool, and for making further 
Provisions for the Sanatory Regulation of the said 
Borough: And that Viscount Sandon and Sir How- 
ard Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Morecambe 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ie = 
the Petition for the Morecambe Harbour and Railway "~~ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Harbour and Docks at Heysham, on 
Morecambe Bay, in the County of Lancaster, and a 
Railway in connection therewith: And that Mr. 

Wilson Patten, Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Greene 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Rotherham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of &amp;8 Bill. 
the Petition for the Rotherham Gas Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating the Rotherham Gas Light and 
Coke Company, and for better supplying the Parish 
of Rotherham, in the West Riding of the County 
York, with Gas: And that Mr. Parker and Mr. 

Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Kendal Union 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Gs and. 
the Petition for the Kendal Union Gas and Water ¥*** 84 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying with Gas and Water the Town and 
Parish of Kendal, in the County of Westmoreland : 

And that Mr. Alderman Thompson, Colonel Lowther 
and Mr. Warburton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Midland Rail- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition pe 3 — 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing (05) 3: 
iodem, in She case of the Petition for the Midland ieee 
Railway (Purchase of Oakham Canal) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Purchase of the Oakham Canal by 
the Midland Railway Company: And that Sir 
John Trollope, Mr. Gilbert Heathcote and Mr. Finch 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Birmingham, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Wolverhamp- 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Valley Ral” 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Birming- way (Birming- 
ham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway ham, Wolver- 
(Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) Dudky Lines) 
Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders had Bin. ’ 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Birmingham to Wolver- 
hampton, and to the Grand Junction Railway, in 
the Parish of Bushbury, with a Line diverging there- 
from to Wolverhampton, and a Branch to Dudley : 

And that Mr. Clive and Mr. Robert Scott do pre- 


pare, and bring it i. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Leicester Im- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of provement 
the Petition for the Leicester Improvement Bill, the” 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 


QeQ4 Ordered, 








Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and Stour 
Valley Rail- 
way (Stour 
Valley Line) 
Bill. 


Shrewsbury 
and Hereford- 
shire Railway. 


Tlamilton New 
Gas Bill. 


304 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Borough of Leicester: And that 
Sir John Easthope and Mr. Wynn Ellis do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Rail- 
way (Stour Valley Line) Bill, was referred ; ‘That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Smethwick, in the 
Parish of Harborne, in the County of Stafford, to 
Stourport, in the County of Worcester, with Branches 
therefrom: And that Mr. Clive and Mr. Robert 
Scott do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway Bill, were 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as George Freeman is 
stated in the Book of Reference to be the occupier 
of the property numbered 31, in the parish of Leo- 
minster, whereas Mrs. Anne Price is the occupier 
thereof; but it was proved that Mrs. Price was duly 
served with notice relative to such property to the 
31st December; and inasmuch as no application in 
writing was made to John Mainwaring, in respect 
of the properties numbered 100, 101 and 102, in 
the parish of Leominster; but it was proved to the 
Committee that the promoters of the Bill were misled 
by information obtained on the premises from a bro- 


13° Marti. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Saint Austey 
mittee on Petitions for Private Biils ; That in the Small Debts 
case of the Petition for the Saint Austell Small 
= Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
within the Town of Sainé Austell, in the County 
of Cornwall, and other Places in the same County : 

And that Mr. Rashleigh and Mr. Pole Carew do 
prepare, and bring it in, 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- gaint George- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the the-Martyr 
case of the Petition for the Saint George-the- — 
Martyr (Southwark) Rectory Bill, the Standing a 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend an Act passed in the forty- 
seventh year of the reign of his Majesty King 
George the Third, for making better Provisioa for 
the Support and Maintenance of the Rector for the 
time being of the Parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, 
Southwark, in the County of Surrey: And that Mr. 

Kemble, Mr. Antrobus and Mr Trotter do prepare, 
‘and bring it in. 








Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee gouth Leith 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Church Bill, 
\the Petition for the South Leith Church Bill, the 
| Standing Orders had been complied with. 
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
hs provide for the repair of the Parish Church of 
South Leith, in the County of Edinburgh, and for 
the Administration of the Property and Revenues 
\thereof, to alter the existing mode of electing a 
| Minister to the second charge of the said Church 
and Parish, to confirm the proceedings of the Heri- 


ther of John Mainwaring, who stated that William | tors of the said Parish, relating to the purchase of 
Mainwaring, the father, was the occupier thereof;'a suitable house as a Manse, and to effect other 


and inasmuch as no application, in writing, was objects in connection with the said Church and 
made to Richard Fencott, in respect of the property Parish: And that Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Ruther- 


numbered 98, in the parish of Leominster; but | furd and Mr. Macaulay do prepare, and bring 
it was proved to the Committee that the promoters /it in. 


of the Bill were misled by information obtained upon | 


the premises by James Fencott (the father of said) Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee yiidland Rail- 


Richard Fencott), who stated that he himself was 
the occupier of such property ; and inasmuch as the 
3d furlong of the 36th mile upon the Section, 
being at the end of a street, is one chain too short ; 
and inasmuch as No. 19, in the parish of Lee- 
botwood, is described in the Book of Reference as a 
public road, whereas it is stated upon the Section 
to be a private road; but it was proved to the 
Committee that such road was only a public bridle- 
way; andinasmuchasan embankment upon the Sec- 
tion at 15 miles 1,370 links is marked as 3 feet, 
whereas it should be 10 feet; but it was proved to 
the Committee to have been an error of the litho- 
grapher, who had substituted the figure 3, for the 
figure 8, which was upon the draft copy, and which 
the promoters claimed to be the right number; 
that the Committee feel themselves bound to 
report specially that the above objections appeared 
to them to be frivolous objections, and an abuse of 
the power of Petitioning on non-compliances with 
the Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions tor Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Hamilton New Gas Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying and lighting the Town of Hamilton, 
and Places adjacent thereto, with Gas: And that 
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Baird do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- ways (Burton- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the —” ” 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Seah, 08 
Midland Railways (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton Ashby Canal 
|Branch, and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill, were Purchase) Bill 
jreferred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Midland Railway Company to make 
a Railway from Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton, 
with Branches, and to purchase the Ashby-de-la- 
Zouch Canal: And that Mr. Packe, Mr. Farnham 
and Mr. Mundy do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 7,40 and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birmingham 
the Petition for the London and Birmingham Rail- Railway 
way (Leamington Extension, and Coventry and —a* 
Rugby Stations Enlargement) Bill, the Standing and Coventry 
Orders had been complied with. and Rugby 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ~: 
to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Bil. 
Company to extend their Line at Leamington, and 
to enlarge their Stations at Coventry and Rugby. 
and for other Purposes: And that Colonel Anson 
and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Liverpool Im- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition provement 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing ws 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liverpool 
Improvement Bill, was referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 





Ordered, 











9 VicrorizZ. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and Pro- 
visions of an Act passsed in the first year of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 
to enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the Borough of Liverpool to open and widen 
certain Streets and Places, and otherwise to improve 
the same, and to enable the said Mayor, Aldermen 
and Burgesses to appropriate certain Lands, Tene- 
ments and Hereditaments for Public Purposes, and 
also to erect Public Buildings :” And that Viscount 
Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Midland Rail- Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
way (Leices- on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
ys yell titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
= and Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Branches) © Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Al- 
Bill. teration and Branches) Bill, were referred; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for vesting the Leicester and Swannington Railway 
in the Midland Railway Company, and for au- 
thorizing the last-mentioned Company to alier a 
Portion of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, 
and to make certain Branches: And that Mr. Packe, 
Mr. Farnham and Mr. Mundy do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Northumber-: 
land and Lan- 
cashire 
Junction 
Railway. 
Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway 
Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as at 17 miles 


6 furlongs on the Plan, there is a curve of above 
half-a-mile radius which is not marked in furlongs 
and chains on the said Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office; also inasmuch as the River Durness, 
and a parish boundary are shown on the said Plans 


as at 14 miles 7 furlongs, whereas on the Sections 
they are shown at 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 88 yards ; 
and also as a certain turnpike-road is shown as 
at 13 miles 3 furlongs and 460 feet, whereas on the 


400 feet. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway Pur- 
chase) Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case o 
the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Purchase) Bill 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Helensburgh 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for improving and maintaining the Port and Harbour 
of Helensburgh, in the County of Dumbarton: And 
that Mr. Smollett and Mr. Baine do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Strathtay and 
cadalbane 
ilway Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case o 


plied with. 
Vou. 101. 





13° Marti. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complainmg of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 





305 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the Line of the Perth 
and Inverness Railway to Aberfeldy, to be called 
The Strathiay and Breadalbane Railway: And 
that Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Fox Maule and 
Viscount Duncan do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Caledonian, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Polloc and 
the Petition for the Caledonian, Polloc and Govan Clydesdale 
and Clydesdale Junction Railways Amalgamation Junction Rail- 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, W@ys ae 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill oo 
to amalgamate the Polloc and Govan and Clydes- 
dale Junction Railways with the Caledonian Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart 
and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring 
it In. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee gcottish Cen- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of tral Railway 
the Petition for the Scottish Central Railway (Crieff a Bill. 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company 
to make a Branch Railway to Crieff, in the County 
of Perth: And that Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. 
Fox Maule and Viscount Duncan do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Caledonian 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Northern Di- 
the Petition for the Caledonian Northern Direct }t attend 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- — 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the Forth and Clyde 
Junction Railway to the Scottish Grand Junction 
Railway, to be called The Caledonian Northern 
Direct Railway: And that Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smol- 
lett and Mr. Home Drummond do prepare, and bring 


it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Helensburgh 


said Section it is shown at 13 miles 3 furlongs and 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to effectuate the Sale by the Glasgow, Garnhirk and 
Coatbridge Railway Company of the said Railway 
to the Caledonian Railway Company, and other 
Purposes therewith connected: And that Mr. Hope 
Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Patrick Stewart 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Harbour Bil. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Helensburgh Harbour Bill, the 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Strathtay and Breadalbane 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Extension and 
the Petition for the Helensburgh Extension and Police Bill 
oy Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the limits of the Burgh of Helens- 
burgh, in the County of Dumbarton, for lighting 
and cleansing the same, for establishing a Police 
therein, and for other Purposes relating thereto: 
And that Mr. Smollett and Mr. Baine do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


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Mr. Aglonby reported from the Select Committee Gyledonian 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the Caledonian Railway ( Langholm — 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- — 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway to the Town of Langholm : 

And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and 
Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee polloc and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Govan and 
the Petition for the Polloc and Govan and Clydes- Ps erry 

; , : ; unction Rail- 
dale Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, the ways Amalga- 
Standing Orders had been complied with. mation Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amalgamate the Polloc and Govan Railway with 
the Clydesdale Junction Railway, and to authorize 
certain Deviations of the Clydesdale Junction Line : 

And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and 
Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 
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Caledonian Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Railway mer. OD Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(Glasgow Tet- the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow 


Branches) Bill. Termini and Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to form 
certain Branch and Terminal Railways in the vicinity 
of Glasgow: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. 
Lockhart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Caledonian Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

Railway (Car- on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 

— the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Carlisle 

Deviation) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to 

deviate the Line of the said Railway in the vicinity 

of Carlisle: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. 

Lockhart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and | 

bring it in. 





Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale | 
Junction Railway Deviations) Bill, the Standing | 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to 
deviate certain Portions of the Clydesdale Junction | 
Railway: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lock- | 
hart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare and bring | 
it in, 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
way Devia- 
ions) Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Scottish Cen- 
tral Railway 


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The Exeter Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill am Yeovil 
was read a second time; and committed. a — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil,” 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee Scottish Cen- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ttal Railway 
the Petition for the Scottish Central Railway (Perth eget al 
Termini and Stations) Bill, the Standing Orders had Stations) Bil, 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to 
make certain Terminal Branches and other Works, 
at the City of Perth: And that Mr. Home Drum- 
mond, Mr. Fox Maule and Viscount Duncan do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee Darwen 
on Petitions for Private Bilis; That in the case of Waterworks 
the Petition for the Darwen Waterworks Bill, the _ 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


| for better supplying with Water the Townships of 
| Over Darwen, Eccleshill, Lower Darwen and Wal- 


ton-in-le-dale, and other Places, all in the County 
of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. 
Talbot Clifton and Mr. William Fielden do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The House was moved that the Report in respect Heywood 


| of the Petition for the Heywood Improvement Bill, !mprovement 


which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select” 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and 


| otherwise improving the Village of Heywood, in the 


(Alloa the Petition for the Scottish Central Railway (Alloa | County Palatine of Lancaster, and for establishing 


anch) Bill. . os ; 
wine Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 


plied with. | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company 
to make a Branch Railway by Alloa Ferry to Tilh- 
coultry : And that Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Fox 
Maule and Viscount Duncan do prepare, and bring 
it in. 





Scottish Cen- Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

tral Railway on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

ance A pay, the Petition for the Scottish Central Railway (Denny 

” ’ Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Scottish Central Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway to Denny, in the County of | 
Stirling: And that Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. Fox | 





a Market therein, and for other Purposes: And that 


| Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Walker do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee Herculaneum 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Docks Bill. 
the Petition for the Herculaneum Docks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for constructing Docks, Walls, Warehouses and 
other Works at Toxteth Park, in the County of 
Lancaster, to be called The Herculaneum Docks: 

And that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache 
and Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee Chorley 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Waterworks 
the Petition for the Chorley Waterworks Bill, the B™- 


Maule and Vicount Duncan do prepare, and bring | the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


it in. | 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


|for better supplying with Water the Town and 


Stirlings,zire 
Midland ’ 
Junction Rail: the Petition for the Stirlingshire Midland Junction | 
=e Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com-| 
plied with. | 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and | 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 


Parish of Chorley, in the County Palatine of Zan- 
caster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Tal- 
bot Clifton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee Charing Cross 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bridge Bill. 
the Petition for the Charing Cross Bridge Bill, the 


Glasgow Railway to the Scottish Central Railway, | Standing Orders had been complied with. 


to be called the Stirlingshire Midland Junction | 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 


Railway: And that Mr. Cumming Bruce and Mr. | for carrying into effect a Contract by the Charing 


Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Royal Asylum 
of Saint 

Ann’s Society 
Bill. 


was read a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


. 
Willingham The Willingham Inclosure and Drainage (No. 2.) 


an a and Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Jrainage 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


| 


The Royal Asylum of Saint Ann’s Society Bill | 


Cross Bridge Company for the Sale of the Charing 
Cross Bridge, and for dissolving the Company: And 
that Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Hawes do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene presented,—Further Return to an fans of Court. 
Order dated the 9th day of February last, for a 


Statement of the Regulations in the Four Inns of 

| Court, having the power of Call to the Bar, as to 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Admission of Students, and Call to the Bar, with 
the Date of each Regulation and the Authority by 
which 





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which it was made; and specifying any distinction 
made between Members of the Universities of Ox- 
ford and Cambridge and others (so far as relates to 





Gray’s Inn). 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the, 
Table. 
Radcliffeand Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
ne Radcliffe and Pilkington Gas Bill; That they had | 


examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


Aylesbury Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | 
Small iy Aylesbury Small Tenements Bill; That they had 
_— examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. | 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 
York New Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Waterworks York New Waterworks Bill; That they had exa- | 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Lancashire The Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway 
eran Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
London and Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for making a 
Yark Railway Railway from London to York, with Branches there- 


from providing for the Counties of Hertford, Bed- 
ford, Huntingdon, Northampton, Rutland, Notting- 
ham and the Three Divisions of the County of 
Lincoln, a Railway Communication with London 
and York, to be called The Great Northern Railway, 
be now read the third time :—The Bill was accord- 
ingly read the third time. 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill do 

ass ; 

. Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Direct London Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for making a 


oy Railway from the Croydon and Epsom Railway, at 
way Bill. Epsom, to the Town of Portsmouth, to be called 


The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway, be 
now read the third time :—The Bill was accordingly 
read the third time. 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill do 

ass ; 

, Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Yhat Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 


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Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Railway from Sheffield to Gainsborough, with 
Branches, be now read the third time :—The Bill 
was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for making a) 





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The London and South Western Railway Acts London and 


Amendment Bill was read a second time ; and com- South Wester n 
itted Railway Acts 
mitted. 
Amendme nt 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wear Dock Railway Bill was read a second Wear Dock 
time ; and committed. Railw ay Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wawzn reported from the Committee on the sunderland 
Sunderland Docks Bill, and to whom several Pe- Docks Bill. 
titions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had considered the said Petitions; and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 


The Bath Waterworks Bill was read a second Bath Water- 
time ; and committed. works Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Glasgow 
Waterworks Bill be revived :—And that they have Waterworks 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday next, at ” 
twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Southport Improvement Bill Southport 
be now read a second time :—The Bill was accord- Improvement 
: : Bill. 
ingly read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and Liverpool and 
Southport Railway Bill was read a second time ; Preston and 
d ‘ Manchester 
and committed. ond Seat 
yf and § port 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The Leeds, Wakefield and Midland Junction Leeds, Wake- 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- field and Mid- 
: - land Junction 
mitted. ; Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mitiee of Selection. 


The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction ghrewsbury, 
and North Wales Mineral Railway Amalgamation Oswestry and 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. eta aaa 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- North Wales 
mittee of Selection. Mineral Rail- 
way Amalga- 
mation Bill. 
The Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions, Manchester 
&amp;c., Bill was read a second time ; and committed. and Leeds 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- oe a 
mittee of Selection. — 
Ordered, That the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Dundee and 
Extensions Bill be nowread a second time :—The Bil] Arbroath 
was accordingly read a second time; and committed. Bilway Px. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ; 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill to incorporate Manchester 
the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company with #4 Leeds and 
lanchest d Leeds Railway Company: And 4¢cds2n4, 
the Manchester an allway pany: Bradford Rail- 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be ways Amalga- 


read a second time. mation Bill. 


The Manchester and Birmingham Continuation Manchester 
and Welsh Junction Railway Bill was read a second 2n¢ Birming- 
time ; and committed. eo al 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Welsh Junc- 
mittee of Selection. tion Railway 

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North Staf- =The North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) 
fordshire Rail- : 


way (Pottery Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Line) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Norfolk Rail- The Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmarket, 
po Boner ay Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Bill was 
Wymondham read a second time ; and committed. 

and Attlebo- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


— Branch) wittee of Selection. 


Manchester Lord Ernest Bruce presented a Bill for making a 
and South- Railway from Southampton to Swindon, in the 
ampton Rail- County of Gloucester, to be called ‘lhe Manchester 
way Bill, an 
and Southampton Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Birmingham The Birmingham Cemetery Bill was read a se- 
Cemetery Bill. cond time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Grand Trunk A Motion was made, and the Question being 
po proposed, That the Grand Trunk or Stafford and 
rough Union Peterborough Union Railway Bill be now read a 
Railway Bill. geeond time . 
The.Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
“* now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Captain Pechell, 1 60 
Yeas, L Mr. Henry Berkeley: Jf” 
Tellers for the § Mr. Mundy, 1 40 
Noes, Mr. Packe: j= 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: —The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London, Briss The Zondon, Bristol and South Wales Direct 


tol and South Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Wales Direct 


Railway Bill, mitted. . 
' Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Cromford The Cromford Canal Bill was read a second 
Canal Bill. ~— time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


a : Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the several 
pn gga Committees on Private Bills to entertain Petitions 


presented this day, against Bills, which Petitions 
were in the hands of Members to be presented 
to the House yesterday, notwithstanding the same 
were not presented three clear days before the day 
appointed for the first meeting of the respective 
Committees. 


Dover and Petitions from Deal and Walmer ;—and, Dover ; 
Deal Railway praying that the Dover and Deal Railway Bill may 


Bill. . 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Glasgow Har- _— Petitions from Partick ;—and, Govan; praying 


bour Mineral 


Railway Bill. that the Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway Bill may 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chichester Petitions from Littlehampton;—and, Bognor ; 
and Bognor praying that the Chichester and Bognor Railway 


Railway Bill; pp: aa oi 4 
and, Brighton Bill may not pass intoa law; and that the Brighton 





A. 1846. 


and Chichester Railway ( Bognor and Littlehampton and Chichester 
Branches) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, Cheney - 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Littlehampton 
Branches) Bill, 


Petitions from Sunderland-near-the- Sea and Sunderland 
Bishop Wearmouth ;— and, Sunderland; praying &amp;** Bill. 
that the Sunderland Gas Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to he 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hailsham;— and, Eastbourne ; Brighton, 
praying that the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Rail- — and 
en ee astings Rail- 
way Deviations, and Eastbourne, Hailsham, Sea- way Devia- 
ford and Newhaven Branches Bill may pass into a tions, and 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie ee, 


upon the Table. Soden a 


Newhaven 
Branches Bill. 
Petitions from Boxley ;— Maidstone ;— Rochester South Eastern 
and Chatham ;-—East Malling ;— Strood and Frinds- rowed 
bury ; —Aylesford ; —and, West Malling; praying nen goon 
that the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) 
Strood, near Rochester) Bill may pass into a law,— Bill. 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of property South Eastern 
in the city of Canterbury and county of Kent, and ee 
also Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of Dowss Bill, 
the city of Canterbury, praymg that the South 
Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill may 
pass into a law, was — and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned, principally South Eastern 
representing different public interests, within the ped _ 
town of Margate, in the county of Kent, praying Margate) Bil, 
that the South Eastern Railway (Chislet to Mar- 
gate) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wadhurst ;— Rye (two Petitions) ; South Eastern 
— Ewhurst ;— Mountfield and Whatlington ;—Bur- port? 
wash ;—Saleiurst and Robertsbridge ;— Westfield ; to Hastings 
— Saint Leonard and other places ;—and, Ticehurst ; and Rye) Bill. 
praying that the South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge 
Wells to Hastings and Rye) Bill may pass into a 
law, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners and Inhabitants of the Newmarket 
town of Newmarket and its neighbourhood, praying 2"4 Chester- 
% : -}; ford Railway 
that the Vewmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill iy, 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Steyning, Brighton and 
in the county of Sussex, and of the neighbourhood Chichester 
thereof, praying that the Brighton and Chichester me 
Railway (Steyning Branch) Bill may pass into a law, Branch) Bill. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kettering ;—and, Heaton Norris Direct London 
and other places ; taking notice of the application ag ang 
for leave to bring in the Direct London and Man- 
chester Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and London and | 
property situate in and near the town of East Grin- — 
stead, in the county of Sussex, and upon and near Grinstead 
to the line of a proposed Railway from East Grin- Branch) Bill. 
stead, to join the London and Brighton Railway, 
praying that the London and Brighton Railway 
(East Grinstead Branch) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





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Glasgow, A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors and 

Destriee ont other Inhabitants of the town of Kilmarnock, pray- 

Carel “ing that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Sunderland Petitions from Snnderland (two Petitions) ;— 

— Monk Wearmouth and Monk Wearmouth Shore ;— 


Bishop Wearmouth ;—Commissioners for lighting, 
&amp;e., Bishop Wearmouth ;—and, Commissioners for 
lighting, &amp;c., Sunderland ; praying that the Sunder- 
land Waterworks Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


South Eastern 


Petitions from Ramsgate ;—Strood and Frinds- 
Railway 


(Greenwich bury ; — Faversham ; — Rochester ;— Chatham and 
Railway to Gillingham ; —Canterbury ;—Milton and Sitting- 
Chilham, near bourne ; — Margate ; Stone and other places ;— 
Canterbury, Murston and other places;—Rainham and other 


ith Branches Se ca 
a anaes places ; — Preston ; — Birchington and Acol; — 


and Faver- Gravesend and Milton ;-—Higham and other places ; 

sham Creek) __and, Sheerness and other places; praying that 

” the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to 
Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheer- 
ness and Faversham Creek) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

BlyandBury =A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


Railway Bill. of the borough of King’s Lynn, in the county of 
Norfolk, praying that the Ely and Bury Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North Kent Petitions from Dover ;—Northfleet and Swans- 

Railway Bill. combe;— Welling, Bexley and Bexley Heath ;— 
Denton, Chalk and Shorne ;— Faversham (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Sittingbourne ;— Chatham ;— Canterbury ; 
—Strood and Frindsbury ;—Rochester (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Gravesend and Milton ; praying that 
the North Kent Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


South Eastern Petitions from Ditton ;—Bethersden ;—Holling- 
Railway (from bourne;—-West Malling ;--Kennington;--Warehorne; 
Railway to ~~ Sundridge ; — Brasted ;— Boxley ; — Seal and 
Chart, near Kemsing ;—Otford and Shoreham ;— Ashford ;— 
a Kingsnorth ;— Woodchurch ;— Egerton ;--Bearsted ; 
‘Tonbridge and —Brabourne ; —Ightham ; —Ryarsh;— Aylesford ; 
Riverhead) | —MJaidstone ; —Orlestone ;—Snodland ;--Lenham ; 
Bill. — Broomfield ;—and, Aldington; praying that the 


South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Rail- | 


way to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Ton- 
bridge and Riverhead) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


North Kent 


Rallwer Bai Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 


Navigation of the River Medway ;—Owners, Les- 
sees and Occupiers of lands on and near the line of 
a Railway from London to Dover, projected by the 
North Kent Railway Company ;— Charles Stevens, 
of Frederick’ s-place, Old Jewry, London, and of The 
Priory Farm, in the parish of Camberwell, in the 
county of Surrey, Esquire ;—Trustees of the Vew 
Cross 'Turnpike-roads, in the counties of Kené and 
Surrey ;— William Hall, and Peter Brames Hall, of 
Faversham, in the county of Kent, Gunpowder 
Manufacturers and Co-partners;—Gunpowder Ma- 
facturers, Members of Firms or Partnerships in 
manufacturing of Gunpowder ;— Robert Francis, of 
The Jyy House, near Canterbury, Esquire, and Ca- 
roline Matilda, his Wife ;--Right honourable Charles 
Earl of Romney, of The Mote, in the county of Kent; 
—Right honourable William Earl of Dartmouth ;— 
Reverend Richard Bathurst Greenlaw, of Blach- 


heath, in the county of Kent, Clerk ;—Sir Frederick 
Vou. 101, ; 


13° Marti. 


309 
Smith, a Lieutenant-Colonel inthe Royal Engineers ; 
— George Charles Robert Dering, of Barham Court, 
in the county of Kent ;—Ear] of Thanet ;—Church- 
wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of 
Saint George-the-Martyr, in the borough of South- 
wark, in the county of Surrey;--Catherine Chesshyre, 
of Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan, Widow, and 
the Reverend William John Chesshyre, of the city of 
Canterbury, Clerk ;—Alicia Bicknell, Widow, and 
William Morley, Esquire, both of Blackheath, in the 
county of Kent;--South Eastern Railway Company ; 
and,—Sir Henry Chudleigh Oxenden, Baronet ;— 
and, Commissioners of Sewers for the limits extend- 
ing from East Mouldsey, in the county of Surrey, to 
The Ravensbourne, in the county of Kent; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the North Kent 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Richard William Magenis, of Har- Kent Atmo- 
rold Hall, in the county of Bedford, a Major in Her spheric Rail- 
Majesty’s Army, and Ann Maria, his Wite ;—Com- imei 
missioners of Sewers for the limits extending from 
East Mouldsey, in the county of Surrey, to The 
Ravensbourne, in the county of Kent ;—Trustees of 
the New Cross, Turnpike-roads, in the counties of 
Kent and Surrey ;—South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany ;--and, James Wright Nokes, of Bromley, in 
the county of Kent, Esquire ;—praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Kent Atmospheric Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for gouth Eastern 
England;—James Wright Nokes, of Bromley, in the Railway (from 
county of Kent, Esquire ;—Company of Proprietors —— 
of the Navigation of the River Medway ;--Christopher Chart, near 
Phipps, of River, near Dovor, in the county of Kent, ast, ro 
Paper Manufacturer, and Israel Phipps, of Upper paiaeend 
Thames-street, London, Wholesale Stationer ;— Wil- Riverhead) 


liam Henry Crispe, and John Crispe, both of Maid- Bill. 





| stone, in the county of Kent;—Inhabitauts of the pa- 
rish of Bromley, in Kent, and of the vicinity ;—Right 
honourable Charles, Earl of Romney, of The Mote, 
in the county of Kent ;—John Hollingworth, Tho- 
mas Hollingworth and John Hollingworth, of Tur- 
hey Mills, near Maidstone, in the county of Kent, 
Paper Manufacturers aud Co-partners;— Stewart 
Erskine Rolland, of Bromley, in the county of Kent, 
Esquire ;—Richard William Magenis, ot Harrold 
Hall, in the county of Bedford, a Major in Her Ma- 
jesty’s Army, and Ann Maria, his Wife ;—Robert 
Booth Latter, of Pisfield, in the parish of Bromley, 
in the county of Kent, Gentleman ;—David Wil- 
liams Wire, of Stone House, Lewisham-road, in the 
county of Kent ;—and, Commissioners of Sewers for 
the limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, 
to Ravensbourne, in Kent; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South EaStern Railway 
(from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford 
with Branches, to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bili, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel, or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

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310 13° Martii. 


South Eastern Petitions of Edward Smith, of Sittingbourne, in 


se the county of Kent, Paper Manufacturer ;—John 
Railway to Wood, of Falcon-street, in the city of London, as 
Chilham, near Solicitor and Agent for John Frederick Sales Clarke, 
Canterpury, , Lieutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Second Regi- 
to Sheerness ment of Dragoons, and Sarah Margaretta Terry, 


and Faver- Widow ;—Frederick Heath, of Ingress Lodge, in | 


sham Creck) the county of Kent, Esquire;—Sir Isaac Lyon Gold- 

Bill. JY - . a 
smid, of Saint John’s Lodge, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Baronet;—John Angerstein, of Woodlands, 
in the county of Kent, Esquire ;—David Williams 
Wire, of Stonehouse, Lewisham-road, in the county of 
Kent ;— Thomas Alchin, of Sutton, in the county of 


Kent, Esquire ;--and, Commissioners of Sewers for the | 


limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county 
of Surry, to The Ravensborne, in the county of Kent ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway, to 
Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheer- 
ness and Faversham Creek) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Eastern Petitions of the Right honourable Charles Earl of 

pred Romney, of The Mote, in the county of Kent ;— 

Seneod, cong Company of Proprietors of the Navigation of the 

Rochester) River Medway ;—and, Thomas Alchin, of Sutton, in 

Bill. the county of Kent, Esquire ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Maidstone to Strood, near Rochester) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Eastern A Petition of the Zondon and Croydon Railway 
Railway (Can- Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
rot Bill ; themselves, their counsel or agent, against certain 
and, South parts of the South Eastern Railway (Canterbury to 
Eastern Rail- Dover) Bill; and, the South Eastern Railway (Green- 
st wich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, with 
way toChil- Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill, 
ham, near = was presented, and read. 

Coith Bresabes Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
to Sheerness Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners heard, 
and Faver- — by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
en Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern Petitions of George Charles Robert Dering, of 

eee _ Barham Court, in the county of Kent, Esquire ;— 

Dover) Ball. and, Frederick Montresor Mulcaster, of Chariton 
Place, in the county of Kent, Esquire; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the South Eastern 
Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tu be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
‘heir Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Eastern A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
Railway (God- property situate upon or near to a proposed line of 
pty erg Railway from the South Eastern Railway, near Tan- 
stead) Bill. ridge, to East Grinstead, in the county of Sussex, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
South Eastern Railway (Godstone Station to East 

Grinstead) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 








A. 1846. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
_vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Hilton, of Sarre, South Eastern 
in the county of Kent, Clerk, praying that he may (Ohieley ‘es 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against Margate) Bill, 
‘certain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Chislet 
to Margate) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





| A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of South Eastern 
the Poor of the Parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, ag A gy 

‘in the borough of Southwark, in the county of Sur- yoad, near = 

| rey, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Hungerford 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Quas® te the 

South Eastern Railway (from the Waterloo-road, Railway) Bill. 

near Hungerford Bridge, to the Greenwich Railway) 

| Bill, was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

‘the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

‘heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

| their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





| A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of property South Eastern 
in Hastings, praying that the South Eastern Rail- Railway (Tun- 
iway (Tunbridge Wells to Hastings and Rye) Bill, poy Pty 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Rye) Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions of the London and Brighton Railway 

Company ;—James Troup, of Hastings, Sussex ;— 

Henry John Rush, Vicar of Hollington, and others, 
|Occupiers of land on the line of a_ projected 
Railway from Tonbridge Wells to join the Rye and 
| Ashford Extension of the Brighton, Lewes and 

Hastings Railway, near Hastings ;—Edward Farn- 
comb and others, Owners and Occupiers of land 
on the line of a projected Railway from Tunbridge 
| Wells to join the Rye and Ashford Extension of 
the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway, near 
| Hastings ;-- Frederick Webster and others, Occupiers 
|and Owners of land ou the line of a projected Rail- 
way from Tonbridge Wells to join the Rye and Ash- 
| ford Extension of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings 
Railway, near Hastings ;—and, the Right honour- 
able Charles Cecil Cope, Earl of Liverpool ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
| sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Alan James Gulston, of Llwynyber- South Milland 
lian, near Llangadock, in the county of Carmarthen, nae 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by his and Bedford 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the South Lines) Bill. 
Midland Railway (orthamptonand Bedford Lines) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 





Two Petitions of Trustees of the Mew Cross South Eastern 
Turnpike-roads, in the counties of Kent and Surrey, Railway Bills. 
praying that they may be heard by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
South Eastern Railway Bills,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committees on the Bills; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, 











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mn 
Dik 
0- 


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London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Camden and 
Euston Sta- 
tions Enlarge- 
ment) Bill. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway 
(Steyning 
Branch) Bill. 


Lowestoft and 
Beccles Rail- 
way and 
Drainage Bill. 


Epsom and 
Dorking Rail- 
way Bill. 


Bury Water- 
works Bill, 


9 VicToriIz. 


heard, in favour of the Bills, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of Thomas Saunders Tapping, of No. 
4, Camden-terrace, Camden Town, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Londonand Birmingham Railway (Cam- 
den and Euston Stations Enlargement) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Commissioners of Sewers of the 


18° Martiz. 


311 

A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- London and 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their Brighton Rail- 
| counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- pe hase 
| don and Brighton Railway ( East Grinstead Branch) Branch) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
| they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor a Rates 
il. 


‘of the Aston Union, in the county of Warwick, pray- 


Ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 

,counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 

| Aston Rates Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Rape, of Bramber, in the county of Sussex ;— Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
Trustees of the River Adur Navigation, inthe county by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
of Sussex ;—and, Trustees of the Turnpike-roads | Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


leading from Horsham to Steyning and Beeding, | 
and from Beeding to Old Shoreham, in the county 
of Sussex; praying that they may be heard, by | 
themselves, their counsel, or agents, against certain | 
parts of the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyn- 
ing Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing an 
Act of Parliament, passed in the sixth year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
intituled, “ An Act for improving the Haven of Great 
Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, and the seve- 
ral Rivers connected therewith, and for repairing 





favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed under and Leeds, Wake- 
by virtue of an Act of Parliament made and passed field and Mid- 
ba « : : and Junction 
in the eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty paitway Bill. 
King George the Third, intituled, “An Act for the 
better paving, repairing and cleansing the Streets, 

Lanes, Alleys and other public Passages within 
that part of the Town of Wahefield, in the County 
of York, which lies within the East End of Westgate 
Bridge, the South Side of Morthgate Bar, the North 
End of Kirkgate Bridge (except so much thereof as 
is repaired by the West Riding of the said County 
of York), and the extreme part of the Township of 
Wakefield aforesaid, leading from Wrengate towards 
East Moor, for preventing Nuisances and Annoy- 
ances therein, and for widening and rendering the 
same more commodious,” praying that they may be 


or taking down and re-building a certain Bridge over | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
the said Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a| against certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and 
certain Bridge, called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the | Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 


River Waveney, in the Countiesof Norfolk and Suf-| read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


folk, and for suspending, for a limited period, cer- 


tain Duties payable to the Corporation of Great Yar- 
mouth, and imposing other Duties in lieu thereof,” 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and Drainage Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of George Fish Richardson, of No. 28, | 
Lansdown-place, Cheltenham, in the county of 
Gloucester, and also of Leatherhead, in the county 
of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Epsom and Dorking Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. | 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 











A Petition of Mary Formby, of Formby Hall, in 
the county of Lancaster, Spinster, and the Reverend | 
Miles Formby, of Melling, in the said county, Clerk, | 
Devisees in Trust under the will of the Reverend | 
Richard Formby, late of Formby Hall, aforesaid, | 
Clerk, deceased, and also the said Miles Formby, in | 
his own right, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bury Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Vou. 101, 





A Petition of Edward Griffith Powell, of Coed- North Wales 
mawr, in the county of Carnarvon, Gentleman, B#ilway- 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the North Wales Railway Bill; and praying that. 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against such Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sic Robert Shiffield, of Normanby Manchester, 
Park, in the county of Lincoln, Baronet, praying Hutdersficld 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Saber Di- 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester, Hud- rect Railway 
dersfield and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill, Bill 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition ; 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Edward Tilston, of Chester ;—and, Mold Junction 
William Shepherd, Agent to the Ewloi Brick and Railway Bill. 
Tile Company ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Mold Junction Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Proprietors, Inhabitants and Occu- General Ter- 
piers of houses, and others, of the village of Govan (nus and 

mas . Glasgow Har- 

and the county of Lanark ;— William Russell, Es- pour Railway 
quire, of Cessnock Bank, Proprietor and Owner of Bill; and, 


RR4 lands 





and, Glasgow 
Harbour 
Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
Terminus Bill. 


Gencral Ter- 
minus and 
Glasgow Har- 
bour Railway 
Bill. 


Glasgow Har- 
bour Mincral 
Railway Bill. 


Polloe and 
Govan and 
Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
ways Amalga 
mation; and, 
Glasgow Har- 
bour Mineral 
Railway Bill. 


Dover and 
Deal Railway 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


319 13° Martii. 


A. 1846. 


lands and houses in the parish of Govan and Gor-' Right honourable Lord Francis Egerton ; praying 
bals, or either of them, and county of Lanark ;—and, that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
Proprietors, Inhabitants and Occupiers of houses, | sel or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
and others, in West-street, Eglinton-street, and other | Docks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

streets west thereof, in Gorbals, in the county of| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
Lanark; praying that they may be heard, by them- to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
of the General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour | their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
Railway Bill, and the Glasgow Harbour Grand | in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Junction Railway Terminus Bill,—were presented, 


and read. | A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathe- Cambridge 


Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to | dral Church of Christ, in Oxford, praying that the 
the Committee on the General Terminus and Glas- | Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill may not pass 
gow Harbour Railway Bill; and the Petitioners | into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Gray, Thomas Ovington, 
George Dods, William Richmond and Robert Wil- 
son, Five and a Quorum of the Provisional Com- 
mittee of the Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction 
Railway Terminus, and Promoters of the said Un- 


dertaking, praying that they may be heard, by their | 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Gene- 
ral Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Moses Steven, of Polmadie and Bel- 
lahouston, in the county of Lanark, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow Harbour Mine- 
ral Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Tenants and Occupiers of 


lands, houses and others, in Wes¢-street and vicinity 
thereof, situated in Tradeston of Gorbals and county 
of Lanark, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale 
Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill ; 


and that the Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway | 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


? 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Deal, Walmer and 


_to lie upon the ‘lable. 

Petitionsof John Matthews Robinson, M.A., Clerk, 
| Vicar of Barrington, county of Cambridge ;—and, 
Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the 
Holy and Undivided Trinity, within the town and 
University of Cambridge, of King Henry the Eighth’s 
foundation, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, and 

read. 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Glasgow, Pais- 
|Company, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock ley and Green- 


of West-street of Tradeston of Glasgow ;— and, 
_John Mann, Attorney for William Dixon, of Govan 
Colliery, near Glasgow ; praying that they may be 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway (Polloc and Govan Branch) Bill,—were 
| presented, and read. 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
| to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


tuated along and in the vicinity of West-street, of 
| Tradeston of Glasgow ;—Glasgow, Barrhead and 
| Neilston Direct Railway Company ;—John Mann, 
Attorney for William Dixon, of Govan Colliery, 
near Glasgow ;—Trustees for the United Associate 
Congregation of Wellington-street, Glasgow ; — 
| Wilkam Gray, Merchant, in Glasgow, Preses, Ar- 
‘chibald McLellan, Coach-builder there, William 


jand Ayr Railway Company ;—Sir John Maxwell, (pote and 
‘of Potloc, Baronet, and Owners and Occupiers of Govan 
‘houses and lands situated along and in the vicinity Branch) Bill. 


Petitions of Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet, West of Scot- 
and Owners and Occupiers of houses and land si- | 


their vicinities, in the county of Kent, praying that | Lechie Ewing, of Arngomery, Merchant there, James 
the Dover and Deal Railway Bill may not pass into | McLeod, Surgeon there, John Carmichael, Wine 
alaw, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie} and Spirit Merchant there, and Duncan Gillies, 


upon the Table. 

Petitions of Henry Pringle Bruyeres and William 
Henderson, Esquires, surviving Trustees under the 
will of the late George John Piercy Leith, Esquire, 
of Walmer, in the county of Kent, deceased ;—and, 
Owners of property proposed to be taken for the 
purposes of the Dover and Deal Railway ; praying 
thet they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany ;— Ambrose Lace, of Liverpool, Solicitor ;— 
Liverpool New Gas and Coke Company ;—and, the 


Gardener there, Managers of the Gaelic Chapel So- 
‘ciety, and Trustees for their Church of Saint Co- 
| lumba, situated in Hope-street, of Glasgow, and of 
the Reverend Doctor Norman McLeod, Minister of 
said Church, and Robert Hill, Writer, in Glasgow, 
| Clerk and Secretary to said Society ;—Feuars and 

Proprietors of lodgings and other buildings on the 
lands and estate of Blythswood ;— Caledonian Rail- 
way Company, the Clydesdale Junction Railway 
Company, and the Polloc and Govan Railway Com- 
pany ;—Shareholders of an Undertaking called the 
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway, 
being a Quorum of the Managing Committee of 
Directors thereof;—and, Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway Company; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counse! or agents, 
against certain parts of the West of Scotland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

' And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


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9 VicToRIz. 13° Marti. 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


313 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the “ Act for Caledonian 
maintaining and repairing the Road leading from *°4 Dumbar- 
the City of Glasgow, through Cowcaddens, to the tion Railway 
North End of the Bridge over that Part of the Bill 


tonshire Junc- 





Glasgow 
Southern Ter- 
minal Rail- 
way. 


Petitions of Sir John Marwell, of Polloc, Baronet, 
and Owners and Occupiers of houses and lands along 
and in the vicinity of West-street, of Tradeston, of 
Glasgow ;—Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com- 
pany, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Company ;— Mrs. Christian Niven, or 
Penman, residing in Clyde-terrace, in the Gorbals 
of Glasgow, Relict of the late Andrew Penman, Book- 
seller, in Glasgow, Mrs. Christian Penman, or Muir, 
and George Walker Muir, of Glasgow, Merchant, 
her Husband, both residing in Clyde-terrace afore- 
said, and the said George Walker Muir, as Com- 
missioner and Attorney for Andrew Penman, of 
Montego Bay, Baker ;—Lord Provost, Magistrates 
and Council of the city of Glasgow ;—Chief Magis- 


River Kelvin, called The Milnford of Garscube; 
and for making, repairing and maintaining the 
Road leading from Blackquarry Toll Bar, by Pos- 
sil, to the Bridge across the River Allander, at 
Langbank, in the Counties of Lanark and Stirl- 
ing,” praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Taylor, of Moreton Hall, in Fleetwood, 
the parish of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster, sagt 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, e402 _ 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the way Bill. 


trate and Commissioners of Police of the town or 
barony of Gorbals, in the county of Zanark ;—and, 
John Mann, Attorney for William Dixon, of 
Govan Colliery, near Glasgow ; taking notice of the 


application for leave to bring in the Glasgow South- 
ern Terminal Railway Bill; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 


Caledonian Petitions of Parliamentary Trustees for improving favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

yl ,. the Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging 

aie tod *" the Harbour of Glasgow ;—Sir John Maxwell, of| Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property Grand Trunk 
Branches.)  Polloc, Baronet, and Owners and Occupiers of upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the or Stafford 


: : aE and Peterbo- 
houses and land situated along and in the vicinity of utile Sale 


Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—G. W. Lloyd 
West-street, of Tradeston, of Glasgow ;— Magistrates 





of the town or barony of Gorbals, and Commissioners 
of Police of the said town or barony, in the county 
of Lanark ;—Company of Proprietors of the Glas- 
gow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal ;—Proprietors 
and Occupiers of lands and houses in the neighbour- 
hood of the line of the Podloc and Govan Railway, 
streets adjoining thereto or along the turnpike-road 
leading to Renfrew and Paisley respectively, from 
Glasgow, by the turnpike-road leading from Gilas- 
gow by Parkhouse, termed the “ Three Mile-house 
Road,” and Merchants in Glasgow ;—Royal Incer- 
poration of Hutcheson’s Hospital, in the city of 
Glasgow ;-——Trustees on the turnpike-roads in the 
county of Renfrew, and acting under and in execution 
of an Act of his Majesty King William the Fourth, 
intituled, “ An Act for repairing Roads in the County 
of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of Road be- 
tween Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said County,” 
and the several Acts therein mentioned ; — Par- 
liamentary Trustees on the bridges over the Clyde, 
at Glasgow ;—Trustees on the Great Turnpike-road 
leading from Glasgow to Parkhouse, in the county 
of Lanark, called the Joint Road, and from Park- 
house to Three Mile-house, in the same county, and 
to Renfrew Bridge, in the county of Renfrew respec- 
tively ;—Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council of 
the city of Glasgow ;—James Monteath, Esquire, 
of Stonebyres, in the county of Lanark ;—Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Company, and the Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Com- 
pany ;—and, Mrs. Christian in or Penman, 
residing in Clyde-terrace, in the Gorbals of Glas- 
gow, Relict of the late Andrew Penman, Bookseller, 
in Glasgow, Mrs. Christian Penman, or Muir, and 
George Walker Muir, of Glasgow, Merchant, her 
Husband, both residing in Clyde-terrace aforesaid, 
and the said George Walker Muir, as Commissioner 
and Attorney for Andrew Penman, of Montego Bay, 
Baker ; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini 
and Branches) Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 101. 





and others, Owners and — of |property Railway Bill. 


upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Earl Howe, Guar- 
dian to the Marquis of Hastings, an Infant, and 
William Mary Woodhouse, Owners or Occupiers of 
property on the line and in the neighbourhood of 
the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Leicester Navigation ;—Ambrose 
Lisle Phillips and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
property upon the line and in the neighbourhood of 
the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Archbishop 
of Canterbury and Mary Frances Howley, Guar- 
dians of Sir George Howland Beaumont, an Infant, 
and others, Owners and a of property upon 
the line and in the neighbourhood of the Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;— William Gascoyne and 
others, Owners or Occupiers of property upon the line 
and in theneighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—Henry Cooper and others, Owners or 
Occupiers of property upon the line and in the 
neighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;—John Cooper Poyser and others, Owners 
or Occupiers of property upon the line or in the 
neighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;—and, Inhabitants of Loughborough and 
Sheepshead, in the county of Leicester ; praying that 
the Grand Trunk or Stafford and Peterborough 
Unicn Railway Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Charles Robert Colvile and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of a 
projected Railway from Kirby Bellars, in the county 
of Leicester, to the intended Trent Valley Rail- 
way, at or near Armitage, in the county of — 
called The Grand Trunk or Stafford and Peter- 
borough Railway, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

8s A Petition 





314 


Newcastle’ A Petition of James Kirsopp, One of Her Ma- 
i jesty’s Justices of the Peace for the county of 
Branch Rae Vorthumberlaud, praying that the Newcastle-upon- 
way Bill. Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Sir John Edward Swinburne, of 
Capheaton, in the county of Northumberland, Baro- 
net, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
Liverpool, A Petition of John Taylor, of Moreton Hall, in 
ens 5 ag the parish of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster, 
pone” ill Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 


Tyne Junction his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Railway Bill. Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway (Bog- 
nor and Little- 


A Petition of Richard Clark, of Bognor, in the 
county of Susser, Gentleman, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 


hampton _ certain parts of the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
Branches) Bill. way (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
Ipswich and A Petition of Sir William Robert Kemp, of Gis- 
Bury Saint sing, in the county of orfolk, Baronet, praying 
er me that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
ay (Nor- _ p 7 
wich Exten- agent, against certain parts of the Jpswich and Bury 
sion) Bill. Saint Edmund's Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill, 


was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Newcastle and A Petition of Members of the Board for Repair of 
Darlington ji. the Highways in the Township of Bishop Wearmouth, 
way (Durham im the county of Durham, duly appointed under the 
and Sunder- provisions of a certain Act of Parliament made and 
an ti passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of 
mouth Dock King William the Fourth, intituled, An Act to con- 
Purchase and solidate and amend the Laws relating to High- 
Branches) Bill. ways in that part of Great Britain called England, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Vew- 
eastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham 
and Sunderland Railway, and Wearmouth Dock 
Purchase and Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow Har- 
bour Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Terminus 
Bill. 


Petitions of Shareholders in the Company or 
Undertaking called The General Terminus and 
Glasgow Harbour Railway Company, being a Quo- 
rum of the Provisional Committee or Managing 
Directors of the said Company ;—Sir John Maz- 
well, of Polloc, Baronet, and Owners and Occupiers 
of houses and grounds on the lands of Tradeston, 


13° Martz. 








A. 1846. 


Kingston and Shields on the south side of the Har- 
bour of Glasgow ;—and, Samuel Higginbotham, 
Alexander McGrigor and George Dalziel, being 
Three and a Quorum of the Trust Disponees of the 
deceased Charles Todd, Merchant, in Glasgow; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Glas- 
gow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus 
Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Dundee Gas Light Company, Dundee New 
incorporated by an Act passed in the eleventh vear Gas Bill. 
of the reign of his Majesty George the Fourth, 
chapter thirty-sixth, and of Burgesses and Inha- 
bitants of Dundee, and Rate-payers and Proprietors 
of houses and lands in that town, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Dundee New 
Gas Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Undertakers of the Irish Great 
Grand Canal, Ireland, taking notice of the applica- Western Rail- 
tion for leave to bring in the Irish Great Western “*™ 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against such 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Board for the Wear Dock 
Repair of the Highways, in the township of Bishop- Railway Bill. 
wearmouth, in the county of Durham, duly appointed 
under the provisions of a certain Act of Parliament 
made and passed in the fifth and sixth years of the 
reign of King William the Fourth, intituled “ An 
Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 
Highways in that Part of Great Britain called 
England,” praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Hutton, of Sunderland-near- gynderiand 
the-Sea, in the county of Durham, Paper Manu- Waterworks 
facturer, carrying on business at or near Sunder- Bill. 
land-near-the-Sea aforesaid, at the Ford Paper 
Mill, under the tirm of Hutton, Fletcher and Co., 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Sun- 
derland Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Berks and 
pany, for leave to present a Petition for leave to — 
being in a Bill for making a Railway in Extension 7} + nan 
of the Berks and Hants Railway from Hungerford, sion and Rad- 
to join the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, stock Colliery 
near Frome, with a Branch to Devizes, and also a —_ 
Railway from the Great Western Railway, near to 
certain Collieries called the Radstock Collieries, in 
the County of Wilts, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the most Ncble Margaret Mar- Scottish Mid- 
chioness of Ailsa, and the most Noble Archibald a —* 
Marquis of Ailsa, her Husband, for his interest, pranches Bill. 

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315 


praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
against certain parts of the Scottish Midland Junction if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Railway Branches Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 


| Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Gunn, Painter and Glazier, gainburgh 


by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think | in Edinburgh, praying that he may be heard, by and Leith 


fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Cheltenham A Petition of Nathaniel Hartland, of the Oak- 
er ae lands, in the parish of Charlton Kings, in the county 
- of Gloucester, Banker, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway 

Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 
Edinburgh Petitions of Right honourable Francis, Earl of 
tna Moray ;—and, Robert Wemyss, Esquire, of Cutéle- 


(Dunfermline Adil, in. the county of Fife; praying that they may 

Branch) Bill. be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill,— were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 





Burnley Im- , _ Petitions of William Hudson, and others ;—and, 

Waterworks Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the town of Burnley, 

Bill. in the county palatine of Lancaster; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Burnley 
Improvement and Waterworks Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 

Whitchaven A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ulver- 
i, stone, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and of 
way; and, the adjacent districts, taking notice of the applica- 
——— tion for leave to bring in the Whitehaven and 


Furness Junction Railway Bill; and praying that 
pg em such Bill may pass into i, and that the Ulverstone, 
way Bill. Furness and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill 

may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leicester and 
Bedford Rail- 
way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Alan James Gul- 
ston, of Llwynyberllan, Llangaddock, in the county 
of Carmarthen, Esquire, which was presented upon 
the second day of this instant March, praying that 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Leicester and Bedford Railway 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioner heard, by his counsel or agent, 
upon his Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wakefield, iti hi : ; 
sme a5 A Petition of William Clough, of Pontefract, in 


Goole Railway the county of York, praying that he may be heard, 
(Methley, As- by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
oon and Oak- parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail- 
Branches) pu. Way (Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Vou. 101. 


himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts Atmospheric 
of the Edinburgh and Leith (&gt; sean ee Salinty a 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Taylor, of Moreton Hall, in ciitheroe 
the parish of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster, Junction Rail- 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, “*Y BY 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
ie gee Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Alexander Denny, Grain Merchant Edinburgh 
in Glasgow, Factor loco tutoris, appointed by the and Glasgow 
Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, to John yn 
Gourlay and Marion Harvey Gourlay, children of and Branches 
the deceased Robert Gourlay, late of Cawlairs, and Bill. 
of Owners and Occupiers of works and grounds 
situated upon the north side of the Canal at Glas- 
gow, the property of the Company of Proprietors of 
the Forth and Clyde Canal, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway Amendment and Branches Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Magistrates and Town Council of Great North 

the burgh of regality of Fraserburgh, in the county oF Scotland 
of Aberdeen, in Scotland ;—Commissioners for ex- eran Rail 
ecuting an Act of Parliament passed in the Session way Bill. 
of the second and third years of the reign of Her 
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled “ An Act for 
further improving and maintaining the Harbour of 
theBurgh of Regality of Fraserburgh, in the County 
of Aberdeen” ;—and, the Right honourable Major- 
General Sir Alexander George Fraser Lord Sal- 
toun, in the Peerage of Scotland ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Great North of Scotland, 
(Eastern Extension) Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Pulleine, of Harley-street, in York and 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he Carlisle Rail- 





may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, “*Y Bill 
against certain parts of the York and Carlisle Rail- 

way Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the London and Brighton Railway Chichester 
Company;—and, Owners of land in the respective $n Bosnor 
parishes of South Bersted and Rumboldswyke; taking 7” 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Chichester and Bognor Railway Bill; and praying 
$82 that 



































































A TE TS ST SES Te aT 


een ners F waeery 


Pee 


ee 





Sutton Har- 
bour and 

Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill. 


Newmarket 
and Chester- 
ford Railway 
Bill. 


London, 
Hounslow and 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Union Canal 
Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Preston and 
Manchester 
and Southport 
Railways Bill. 


Swansea Vale 
Railway Bill. 


Welsh Midland 


Railway Bill. 


Glasgow Wa- 
terworks Bill. 


316 13° Marti. A. 1846. 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

or agents, against certain parts of such Bill,—were 

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


A Petition of Trawlers, Fishermen, and others be- 
longing to the Port of Plymouth, in the county of 
Devon, praying that the Sutton Harbour and Docks 
(Plymouth) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Nash, of Hinxton Grange, 
in the county of Cambridge, Esquire, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Newmarket and Ches- 
terford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Horsley Palmer, of Hurling- 
ham, in the parish of Fulham, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
London, Hounslow and Western Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the 
city of Edinburgh, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Union Canal Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
not pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Taylor, of Liverpool, in the 
county of Lancaster, Coal-proprietor, praying that 
the p Banas and Preston and Manchester and 
Southport Railways Bill may not pass intoa law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Richard Aubrey, of Swansea, in the 
county of Glamorgan, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Swansea Vale Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Landowners and Occupiers within 
the borough of Radnor, in the county of Radnor, 
praying that the Welsh Midland Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Commissioners of 
Police of the barony of Gorbals, in the county of 
Lanark, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of the Governor and Company of the London and 
New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to — ; 
London;—and, the East and West India Dock gening) $y. 
Company’; praying that they may be heard, by their ; 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Shareholders in the Lancaster and Lancaster and 
Preston Junction Railway Company, for leave to Preston Junc- 
present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for 4° Railway. 
enabling the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail- 
way Company to provide new Directors, and a Clerk 
and Treasurer, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of Charles Dunbar Atkinson, of Wake- west Riding 
field, in the West Riding of the county of York, Union Rail- 
Gentleman ;—Norrison Scatchard, of Morley, in }iy* (No. 2.) 
the parish of Batley, inthe West Riding of the 
county of York ;—John Llewellyn Evans, of Ward- 
robe-place, Doctors Commons, in the city of London, 
Gentleman ;—George Tate, of Parliament-street, in 
the city of Westminster, Civil Engineer ;— and, 

Joseph Dempsey Holdforth, of Leeds, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, Silk-spinner ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the West Riding 
Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Wintle, William Jones and Bristol and 
Joseph Rea, Owners or Occupiers of land on the Birmingham 
line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, praying (Glows - 
for leave to withdraw the Petition which was pre- and Stone- 
sented in their behalf on the sixth day of this in- house Junc- 
stant March, and that they may be heard, by their 4) Bill 
agents, in support of the allegations contained in 
their first Petition, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Glou- 
cester and Stonehouse Junction) Bill had not been 
complied with, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Reputed Owners, Lessees Northampton 
or Reputed Lessees of land, and others, on the line and Banbury 
of the proposed Northampton and Banbury Railway, ®4!wey Bil 
praying for liberty to withdraw their Petition, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Worthampton and 
Banbury Railway Bill had not been complied with, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Residents in the district contiguous London and 

to or otherwise interested in the line of the London Birmingham 

a z : Railway Ex- 

and Birmingham Railway and its Branch from tension Lines. 
Blisworth to Peterborough, praying that before any 
Bills are entertained which will add to the traffic 
of the Trunk Line of the London and Birmingham 
Railway, the House will take such means as it may 
deem best to ascertain whether the present traffic 
passing over that line is not now too great to be 
transmitted with regularity and safety, or that the 
House would insert such clauses and provisions in 
any such Bills as may render an adequate supply of 
coal, and a regular and sufficient supply of car- 
riages for the conveyance of cattle and grain, at 
stated periods, compulsory on the said Company, and 
that 





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that the Petitioners may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, with respect to any such 
Bills before the several Committees to whom such 
Bills may be referred, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

seal on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 

Glasgow, 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 


Strathaven 


vi Lesmaha- Sé7athaven and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Peti- 


gow Direct _ tion, the Standing Orders ought to bedispensed with ; 

Railway. That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

Glasgow, 2. Resolved, That in the-case of the Glasgow, 


— Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches 
rect Railway to Paisley) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to 


(Branches to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted 


Paisley.) to proceed with their Bill. 

Glasgow, 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 
: —, -_ Paisley and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir 
iieer Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
(Bridge of | dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 


Weir Branch.) proceed with their Bill, on condition that no pro- 
vision be introduced into the Bill whereby the 
Bridge over the public carriage-road numbered 117 
on the Plan, in the parish of Kélbarchan, shall be 
excepted from the enactment of Statute 8 and 9 
Vic., c. 32, sec. 42; and that the Committee on the 
Bill doexamine, in the first place, how far such Order 
has been complied with, and do report the same to 
the House on the Report of the Bill. 


Chester and 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Chester and 


ae Manchester Direct Railway Petition, the Standing 
a tail: Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


Witew end 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch) Petition to 
—— read the Biil a second time, the Sessional Order 
ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith 

giving the notice required by the Standing Orders. 


Whitehaven 6. Resolved, That in the case of the Whitehaven 

i and Furness Junction Railway (Whitehaven Exten- 

‘ ail- ~. a ee a 

way (White- sion and Kirksanton Deviation) Petition to read the 

haven Exten- Bill a second time, the Sessional Order ought to be 

sion and Kirk- dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on forthwith giving the 


tion.) 
notice required by the Standing Orders. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Furness and 
Windermere Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


8. Resolved, That in the case of the Dublin and 


Furness and 
Windermere 
Railway. 


Dublin and 


py a Belfast Junction Railway and Navan Branch Rail- 

and Navan” Way Extensions Petition, the Standing Orders 

Beeee a ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
ay i:xten- 


permitted to proceed with their Bull. 


9. Resolved, That in the case of the Jrish North 
Midland Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 


sions. 


Trish North 
Midland Rail- 


oe ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

hr i 10. Resolved, That in the case of the Waterford, 

Wicklow ana Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway Petition, the 

= Rail- Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 


the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


11. Resolved, That in the case of the Dublin, 
Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway Petition; the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

12. Resolved, That in the case of the Cork, Pas- 


Dublin, Belfast 
and Coleraine 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Cork, Passage 
and Kinsale 


Railway. sage and Kinsale Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 

" be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

aa 13. Resolved, That in the case of the Sligo and 

way, Shannon Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 


ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
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317 


14. Resolved, That in the case of the Cork, Ma- Cork, Ma- 
croom and Killarney Railway Petition, the Standing cToom and 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Par- a 
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. id 

15. Resolved, That in the case of the Great Great Munster 
Munster Railway Petition, the Standing Orders Railway. 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

16. Resolved, That in the case of the Bandon and Bandon and 
Bantry Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought Bantry Rail- 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted “”- 
to proceed with their Bill. 

17. Resolved, That in the case of the Trent Valley Trent Valley 
Railway (Alrewas Branch) ; London and South West- Railway (Alre- 
ern Railway Acts Amendment; Manchester and te 
Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction Rail- South Western 
way ; Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and Railway Acts 
Southport Railways; and, Zancashireand North York- a : 
shire Railway, Petition for enlarging time to read and Birming- 
the Bills a second time, the Sessional Order ought 2am Continua- 
tobe dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted eal 
to read the Bills a second time on the day for which way ; Liver- 
notices have been given, viz., this 13th instant. pool and 


Preston and 
The first, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, pore ee 
ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, aoe we 

fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth Resolutions, and, Lanca- 
being read a second time, were agreed to. shire end 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Tabie. saved. 


The Trent Valley Railway (Alrewas Branch) Bill Trent Valley 


was reac a second time; and committed. ry tie 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Glasgow, 
spect of the Petition for the Glasgow, Barrhead and — 
Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, cen _— 
which was this day made from the Select Committee (Branches to 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same F@isley) Bill. 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway Company to make Branches to 
Paisley, and to amend the Act relating to such 
Railway: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Den- 
nistoun and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow, 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Paisley and 
Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch) Bill, a 
which was this day made from the Select Committee (Bridge of 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same Weir Branch) 
being read ; mm. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 
way Company to make certain Branch Railways, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railways : 

And that Mr. Hope Johnstone and Mr. Patrick 
Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow, 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Strathaven and ee cee 
Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill, which was this pow Direct 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing Railway Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from and out of the Glasgow, 
Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, near to 
Pollokshaws, to the Town of Strathaven: And that 
Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Patrick Stewart and Mr. 
Horsman do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Peti- 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Pee Twelfth. 
Petitions presented upon the 9th and 10th days of tite 
this instant March, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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

ss3 Mr. 








Lace Factories 
Bill. 


No. 121. 


District 
Asylums 
(Metropolis. ) 


Post-office 
( Leicester.) 


Timber. 


318 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to regu- 
late the Hours of Night Labour in all Factories 
where Bobbin Net and Warp Lace Machinery is 
employed: And the same was read the first time ; | 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- | 
nesday the 8th day of April next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens and Vestry-| 
men of the united parishes of Saint Margaret and 
Saint John-the-Evangelist, Westminster, praying 
that a Bridewell may be established, or other pro- 
vision be made, under the control and direction of 


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the conclusions they had formed. To those circum- 
stances they beg respectfully to entreat the consider- 
ation of the House. That, during the last twenty 
years, the question of the maintenance of discrimi- 
nating Duties on the importation of Foreign and 
Colonial Timber has repeatedly engaged the atten- 
tion of the Legislature, and has always excited the 
deepest and most general interest ; that on all those 
occasions the Committee of the Shipowners’ Society 
in London has been invited by the shipping interest 
in all parts of the country, to represent their opinions, 
and to advocate the protection of navigation, which 


the Police Commissioners, for the punishment and 
employment of vagrants, and that the relief to the 
casual poor may be elevated in character instead of 
being depressed, in the manner the Poor Law Com- 
missioners desire, by the establishment of Night | tate 
Asylums; and also that inquiry be made into the which the protection on colonial timber was reduced 
manner in which the Poor Law Commissioners have | from 45s. to 25s. per load, Memorials and Petitions 
exercised their powers for the establishment of Dis- | against the change were addressed to the Govern- 
trict Asylums in the Metropolis, was presented, and | ment and the Legislature from persons connected 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on | with shipping in all parts of the Empire, and depu- 
District Asylums (Metropolis). tations from the principal outports were sent to 
London to co-operate with the Petitioners in resist- 

A Petition of George Phillips, stating that he re- | ing its adoption; that by these parties it was uni- 
sides in the borough of Leicester, where he carries | versally contended, and was indeed admitted, that 
on the business of a Licensed Victualler; that he |the reduction of the discriminating duty to 25s. 
applied at the Post-office in that town for a Money | would eventually cause the transfer of a consider- 
Order to the amount of 4/. 19s. 6d., tendering one | able portion of the importation of timber from the 
sovereign and one half sovereign in gold, the residue | colonies to the timber-growing countries of the 
in silver, the Postmaster retaining the sovereign, | North of Europe ; and that the portion of the trade 
and returning the silver, also the half sovereign ; | so transferred would be carried on in foreign ship- 
that he applied to the Postmaster-General on the | ping, displacing British ships from employment, 
subject, who replied that the above amount of silver, | and thus manifestly injuring the interests of British 
not being a legal tender, the Postmaster was not | navigation ; that among the Petitions at that time 
bound to receive it; that the Petitioner has, under | presented, copies of which are now before the Peti- 
tioners, was one from the Shipowners’ Association 


has ever been deemed to be essentially involved in 
the continuance of adequate discriminating duties 
on the importation of foreign timber ; that when the 
question of the amount of those duties was last agi- 
tated in the discussions on the Tariff of 1842, by 











these circumstances, obtained a summons to compel | 
the Postmaster to return the said sovereign, which | of the great port of Liverpool, offering to prove that, 
he detained ; and praying the House to take his case | a reduction of the duty on foreign timber below 
into consideration, with a view to prevent the re- | 30s. per load was absolutely inconsistent with the 
currence of similar practices, was presented, and | existence of the shipping interest then engaged in 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | the colonial wood trade. 

| One from the Shipowners at Hull to a similar 

A Petition of Members of the Committee of the | effect. 

General Shipowners’ Society of London, was pre-| Another from the Shipowners at Port Glasgow, 
sented, and read; setting forth, that, on the 12th | stating that any reduction of the then existing 
of February, a Petition was presented to the House | protection of 45s. would have the tendency to 
from the Committee of the General Shipowners’ | transfer the demand for timber to foreign countries, 
Society, representing the strong objections enter-;and prove most injurious to British shipping 


tained by the Petitioners to the proposed alteration 
of the Timber Duties recently submitted to Parlia- 
ment by the First Minister of the Crown, express- 
ing their belief that the anxiety and alarm with 
which they regarded the introduction of the mea- 
sure would be participated by the great body of 
Shipowners throughout the country, and praying 
that the House would refuse their sanction to the 
meditated alteration ; that the Petitioners have 
learned with yreat regret, that the sentiments which 
in the independent exercise of their judgment they 
had respectfully expressed, had been severely con- 
demned, and that Petitions have since been pre- 
sented to the House from certain Shipowners in the 
Metropolis and some parts of the country, dissenting 
from the views of the Petitioners, in reference to 
the Timber Duties, and repudiating the right of the 
Committee of the General Shipowners’ Society to 
represent their sentiments; that, unconscious of 
javing taken any course in this matter of which as 
Englishmen they have reason to be ashamed, and 
disclaiming entirely all desire to arrogate to them- | 
selves an authority which they do not possess, the | 
Petitioners feel it their bounden duty to assure the | 
House, that they would indeed be ashamed of them- | 
selves, if they could have endeavoured to mislead 
the House by any intentional misrepresentation, but | 
that the conviction they have ventured to express 





as to the general opinion of Shipowners was con- | 
scientiously entertained by them, under circum- 
stances which they submit entirely justitied them in 





generally. 

Another from the Shipowners at South Shields, 
stating that the Petitioners greatly fear that the 
reduction of the protection hitherto enjoyed will, to 
a considerable extent, reduce the importations of 
timber from the British North American Provinces, 
from whence it is entirely brought in British ships, 
and increase the trade from the North of Europe, 
which is chiefly carried on in foreign vessels, injur- 
ing the Petitioners as Shipowners to the extent of 
the reduction, which they are already convinced 
would be a boon to the foreign timber merchant 
and shipowner, while it would not in the slightest 
degree benefit the British consumer. 

Another from the Shipowners at Cork,—That 
they firmly believe that a protection of 30s. per load 
will be scarcely sufficient to preserve the Worth 
American trade. 

Another from the Shipowners at Mew Ross, 
—That they approve of the reduction of duty to 
30s. per load, but that any further reduction of 
protection must be attended with very injurious 
results. 

Another from the Shipowners at Milford,—That 
a reduction of the duty to 25s. per load will, ina 
great measure, lead to the substitution of foreign 
for colonial timber, and therefore prove very detri- 
mental to British shipping ; that it will augment 
the proportion of timber brought in foreign bottoms ; 
that the foreign shippers in Dantzic will enhance 
their prices, and thereby pocket a large share of the 
reduction ; 





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reduction; and that, on a fair average, the freight 
from Canada is about 20s. per load more than that 
from the Baltic ports. 

Another from the Shipowners at Glasgow, declar- 
ing that any change which would, to any con- 
siderable degree, transfer the demand from the 
British Colonies to foreign nations, must prove ex- 
ceedingly injurious both to the shipping interests 
of this Empire and all others connected with the 
trade to our colonies, without any benefit to the 
consumers. 

Another from the Shipowhers at Greenock, to the 
like effect. 

Another from the Shipowners at Bristol, express- 
ing their opinion that the proposed reduction of 
protection to 25s. per load would inflict a very 
serious injury on British ships. 

Another from the Shipowners at Exeter,—That 
they viewed the proposed alteration with the deepest 
anxiety and alarm, convinced that it would not fail 
to entail on the shipping interests of the country 
the most alarming and extensive injury. 

Petitions from the Shipowners at each of the 
several Ports of MNewcastle-on-Tyne, Sunderland, 
Tynemouth, Hartlepool, and Leith,—That without 
expressing any very decided opinion as to the pro- 
priety of reducing the protection of 45s. per load, 
hitherto afforded to the colonies, they were satis- 
fied, that any regulation that would, to any great 
degree, transfer the demand from the colonies to 
foreign countries, must be injurious to the shipping 
interests of the Empire, without producing much, if 
any, benefit to the consumer. 

Another from the Shipowners at Great Yarmouth, 
—That the alteration would be highly prejudicial to 
British shippmg, which could not exist in the colo- 
nial wood trade with a less protection than 36s. per 
load. 

Another from the Shipowners at Lancaster,—That 
the alterations evidently tended to the advantage of 
Baltic timber imported in foreign shipping, to the 
injury of the British Colonies and British shipping. 

Another from the Shipowners at Jrvine,—That 
they were apprehensive that any diminution of the 
protection hitherto afforded would have the effect 
of transferring, to a great extent, the trade from the 
colonies to foreign countries, which they submit 
would be ruinous to the shipping and other interests 
of the kmgdom. 

Another from the Shipowners at Maryport,— 
That they are convinced that the proposed reduc- 
tion will have a ruinous effect upon the class of 
shipping trading to the colonies ; and that the car- 
rying of Baltic timber will be exclusively confined 
to vessels belonging to those countries, in conse- 
quence of their being able to trade at a less rate of 
freight, from their first cost, provisioning, and navi 
gating being fully one-third less than that of British 
vessels. 

Other Petitions from the Shipowners at each of 
the several Ports of Alloa, Padstow, Wexford, 
Pembroke, Ulwerstone, Stockton and Cardigan, to a 
similar effect ; in short, it is perfectly indisputable 
that the opinion that any reduction of the duty on 
foreign timber below 25s. per load, would have a 
disastrous effect on British navigation, was at that 
time all but universal among British Shipowners, 
while many contemplated the most injurious conse- 
quences from its reduction below 30s., and some 
were apprehensive of danger unless it were con- 
tinued at 45s. per load; that, officially acquainted 
with these facts, and fully aware that, as they have 

explained in their former Petition, the largely in- 
creased importation of both colonial and foreign 
timber, since 1842, has been owing to the unpre- 
cedented extension of demand from the formation of 
Railways and other causes totally unconnected with 
the reduction of duties, the Petitioners have not 
discovered in the interval any reason for change in 
the opinions then held and expressed by the Ship- 


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319 


owners of the country at large ; nor are they aware 
that any arguments have been advanced in refutation 
of the conclusions then arrived at; and believing 
consequently, that although the full development of 
the results of the Tariff of 1842, on the timber trade, 
are temporarily suspended by peculiar circum- 
stances, its tendencies are indisputable, and the 
effects predicted from its adoption will ultimately 
take place,—it was impossible for them to avoid 
deprecating the aggravation of those effects which 
must obviously follow from the further reduction of 
duty from 25s. to 15s. per load, now proposed ; 
nor could they have the slightest reason for suppos- 
ing that the same concurrence of opinion which 
they had always hitherto found to exist on this sub- 
ject, had m any important quarter ceased. It is not 
for the Petitioners to pretend to account for a 
change for which they have not observed that an 
reason has been assigned in any of the Petitions 
recently presented ; to the Petitioners it seems 
inexplicable, and until it can be shown either that 
under a difference of duty of 15s. per load, Colonial 
Timber can be placed side by side in the British 
market, in successful competition with Baltic Tim- 
ber, or that, under ordinary circumstances, timber 
can be imported from the Baltic by British Ship- 
owners, in competition with the shipping of the 
Northern States of Europe, they feel it impossi- 
ble, on their own part, to resist the conviction that 
a reduction of the duty to that amount must, as they 
have already stated, displace British ships from 
employment, and substitute foreign, to the deep and 
lasting injury of the interests of British navigation. 
In conclusion, the Petitioners would take this op- 
portunity of stating that, with slight exception, it 
is oak timber and timber not subject to duty that 
is principally used in ship building; that the quan- 
tity of foreign oak of all kinds paying duty does 
not amount to 5 per cent. on the whole quantity of 
foreign wood imported ; that its quality is so inferior 
that it is not allowed to be used in the building of 
the 12 years’ or best class of merchant ships, nor 
in the construction of ships in Her Majesty’s dock 
yards, except a trifling quantity in parts supposed 
not to be subject to decay ; and that Shipowners 
would have consequently the smallest possible 
interest in a reduction of the duty thereon, even if 
that reduction should cause a diminution of price, 
which the Petitioners consider highly improbable. 
They trust therefore that the House will not be in- 
duced to think, that in resisting the proposed altera- 
tion they are blindly forgetful of their own interests 
or those of Shipowners at large ; and praying that 
the House, observing that they have not presumed 
to interfere with such portions of the great mea- 
sures now before Parliament as are unconnected 
with their own pursuits, but have confined their re- 
monstrances to those portions of them by which the 
interests of navigation will be affected, will acquit 
them, in the explanation they have offered, of all 
undue assumption or intentional misrepresentation 
in the Petition they have already presented, aud 
will give such weight to the prayer of that Petition, 
as on impartial consideration it may appear justly 
to deserve. 

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


to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Despatches and Correspon- 
dence between the Colonial Office and the Au- 
thorities in each of the West India Colonies, relative 
to a proposed Loan of Money in Aid of the Immi- 
gration of Labour into those Colonies; also, Copies 
of the Resolutions passed by the Legislative As- 
sembly of each Colony, in relation to the said 
proposed Loan, during the years 1843, 1844 and 
1845. 





Vou. 101. 





ss4 


Ordered, 


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


Wheat, &amp;c. 


Constabulary 
Cireland. ) 


Window Duty. 


East India and 


China. 


Adjournment. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Consolidated 
Fund, 


320 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, Oats, 
Wheat-Flour and Oatmeal, imported into Great 
Britian from Ireland, from the 5th day of February 
to the 5th day of March 1846 (being in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 74). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Persons who have lost 
their lives in Affrays with, or otherwise by, the 
Constabulary in Ireland, in each year since the 1st 
day of December 1830, specifying the place where 
each Homicide occurred; and also the Nature of 
the Warrant, if any, which the Constabulary had 
to execute at the time of such Homicide; and also 
stating what was in each case the Verdict of the 
Coroner’s Inquest, and in which of those cases Bills 
of Indictment were preferred, and the manner in 
which the same were disposed of :—Of the Number of 
Persons severely wounded in Affrays with, orby the 
Constabulary in Ireland in each year since the 1st 
day of December 1830, specifying the place where 
each such Wounding occurred, and also the Nature 
of the Warrant, if any, which the Constabulary had 
to execute at the time of such Wounding ; and also 
stating in which of those cases Bill of Indictment 
were preferred, and the manner in which such Bills 
were disposed of :—And, of the Names and Number 
of Persons employed in the Constabulary Force in 
Lreland who have been killed or severely wounded 
in Affrays with, or otherwise, by any of the people 
in each year since the 1st day of December 1830, 
stating in which of those cases Bills of Indictment 
have been preferred, and the manner in which such 
Bills were disposed of, as far as the same can be 
made up (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 67, of Session 1830). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Amount of the Window Duty for 
each year since the year 1838; with a Return for 
the same Period of the Duty assessed for the Twelve 
Towns paying the largest Amount (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 133, of Session 1845). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Aggregate Weight of the Mails 
despatched from London in each day for one week, 
from the 2d day of February 1845, inclusive, dis- 
tinguishing the Weight of the Morning and Evening 
Mails, and also the Weight of Letters from the 
Weight of Newspapers and Parliamentary Papers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Value of Bullion imported into each 
of the Indian Presidencies from China in the years 
1830 to 1845, respectively, distinguishing, if practi- 
cable, the Value in Spanish Dollars from other 
Bullion :—Of the Value of Bullion exported from the 
Indian Presidencies to China, in the years 1830 to 
1845, respectively :—Ofthe Amount realised upon 
the Opium sold by the East India Company in the 
Bengal Presidency, in the years 1830 to 1845, re- 
spectively :—And, of the Quantity and estimated 

alue of the Opium for which Passes were granted 
by the Authorities in the Bombay Presidency, in the 
years 1830 to 1845, respectively. 


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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, a Resolution; which was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eight Millions 


13° Marti. 


| 














A, 1846. 


be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to make fur- gouth gea 
ther Provisions as to unclaimed Stock and Dividends Company Bill, 
of the South Sea Company, be now read the third 
time:—The Bill was accordingiy read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, wostminster 
a Return showing the Amount and Particulars, as Annoyance 
set forth in the Presentments, of the Amerciaments J". 
levied by each Annoyance Jury in the City of West- 
minster during 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844, omitting 
the Names of Parties fined, also the Trade of the 
Party fined, specifying Deficiency of Weights, Scales 
or Measures, and the Amount of Fine. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Raja of 
Copies of all Correspondence between the Govern- Sattara. 
ment of Bombay and the Resident at Sattara, re- 
lating to the dismisal from office of Yeshuunt Row 
Foujdar, late Dewaw of Appa Sahib, the present 
Raja of Sattara, and to the recal of Ballajee Punt 
Nattoo to the Raja’s service. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Raja of 
a Copy of a Letter from His Highness the deposed Sattara. 
Raja of Sattara to the Right honourable Sir lmey 
Hardinge,Governor-General of India, dated Benares, 
12th December 1844, together with all Minutes and 
Correspondence connected therewith. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Fever 
to make temporary Provision for the Treatment of eland) Bil. 
Destitute Persons afflicted with Fever in Jreland : 


| And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Poor Removal 
to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the ®! . 
Removal of the Poor: And that Sir James Graham 
and Mr. Manners Sutton do prepare, and bring 
it In. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Disease 
Command,—Abstracts of the most serious Repre- (Ireland.) 
sentations made by the several Medical Superinten- No. 120. 
dents of Public Institutions (Fever Hospitals, In- 
firmaries, Dispensaries, &amp;c.) in the Provinces of 
Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught. 

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


Petitions of Importers of and Dealers in Silk silk. 
Goods ;—and, Manufacturers of Silk Goods ; pray- 
ing that the House will be pleased to accelerate by 
all possible means the passing of the measures 
affecting the Silk Duties proposed by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government, believing that further delay will 
be attended with very serious consequences to the 
industrial community dependent upon that branch 
of trade,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Customs and 
it was referred, to consider the Act 8 &amp; 9 Vic., c. 90, Comm Impor- 
for granting Duties of Customs; and also the Act ‘*°™ 
5 &amp; 6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the Laws for the Im- 
portation of Corn, several Resolutions ; which were 
read, as follow : 

3. Resolved, 











9 VicTorRIiz. 


13° Marti. 


3. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Customs 


now chargeable on the articles under-mentioned, 


imported into the United Kingdom, the following 


Duties shall be charged, viz. ; 


Agates or Cornelians, cut, eames or set, for 
every 1001. value = - - - 
Ale and Beer of all sorts, the bavest - - - - 
Almonds, Paste of, for every 1007. value - - - 
Amber, Manufactures of, not enumerated, for my 
1007, value = - - - ~ = 
Arrow Root, the cwt.  - - - S = - 
of and from a British Possession, per cwt. - 
Bandstring Twist, for every 1007. value - : 
of and from a British Possession, for heiiaia 1001. 











value - - - e a 
Barley, Pearled, the ewt. - - = 
of and from a British pee the. cwt. - - 


Bast Ropes, Twines and Strands, for every 1007. value - 

of and from a British Possession, for every 100. 
value - - - - - - - - 

Beads ; viz., 

Arango, for every 100 1. value 

Coral, for every 1007. value - 

—— Crystal, for every 1007. value 

















—— Jet, for every 1007. value - - m 
not otherwise enumerated or described, for every 

1007. value - - - is a ‘“ 
Beer or Mum, the ry - - « - &lt;&lt; 
Blacking, for every 100 /. value - * ~ 
Brass, manufactures of, for every 1007. vale - - 
Powder of, for every 100/. value = - * a 


Brocade of Gold or Silver, for every 1007. value - 
Bronze, manufactures of, not particularly ceeiaee 





for every 100 7. value - - - “ 
Powder, for every 100 1. vee - - 

Buck Wheat Meal, thecwt. - - « 
Butter, the cwt. - - 5 





of and from a British ny the ewt. 
Buttons, Metal, forevery 1007. value - as 
Cameos, for every 1007. value - : - 
Candles ; vis., 
Spermaceti, the lb. - “a 
Stearine, the lb. - - - 
Tallow, theewt. - - - 
Wax, the lb. - - - - - 
Canes, Walking Canes or Sticks, mounted, painted or 
otherwise ornamented, for every 1007. value - 


—— 





Carriages of all sorts, for every 100 /. value - 
Casks, empty, for every 1007. value - 
Cassava Powder, the cwt. - “ 


of and from a British on the ewt. 
Catlings, for every 100 Z. value - - 
Cheese, the cwt. - 
of and from a British Sete ee: ewt. - 
China or Porcelain Ware, painted or plain, amen or orna- 
mented, for every 100/. value = - - 
Cider, the tun + - “ 
Citron, preserved in salt, for every 100 l. value - - 
Clocks, for every 1007. value - - - - - 
Copper manufactures not otherwise enumerated’ or de- 
scribed, and one Plates “on for hie 1007. 
value - - ° 
Copper or Brass Wire, he every 1002, value - 
Cotton, articles or manufactures of Cotton, wholly or in 
part made up, not otherwise — with eatin for 











every 1007. value - - 
of and from a British Possession, oe every 1007. 
value . - - - - - 
Crayons, for every 100 /. ine - - - 


Crystal, cut or manufactured, for every 1007. value - 
Cucumbers, preserved in salt, for every 1007. value - 
of and from a British Possession, for every 1001. 





value - - - S 
Fish cured, not otherwise vinumnenieds the win. - - 
Gauze of Thread, for every 100. value - - 





of and froma British Possession, for ieee 1007. 
value - 

Hair, a of Sais or Goats’ Wool, or of Hair 
er Goats’ Wool and any other material, and articles of 
such manufacture wholly or in part made up, not 
particularly enumerated or otherwise ee with 
Duty, for every 1007. value - 

of and from a British Possession, for every 1001. 








value - - - - - - “ 
Hams of all Seite, thecwt. - - - 
of and from a British Semmvlon, te: cwt. = - 
sae Strings, or _ a em for ay 1001. 
value ~ - - - 
Hats or Bonnets; viz., 
—— of Chip, the lb. - - - - 


—— of Bast, Cane or Menidinte Hats or Bonnets, 
each Hat or Bonnet not exceeding eae inches 


in diameter, the dozen - - - - 
—— each Hat or Bonnet exceeding twenty -two inches 
in diameter, the dozen - - - - :- 
——— Straw Hats or Bonnets, the Ib. - - - 


Hats, Felt, Hair, Wool, or Beaver Hats, each - 

—— made of Silk, Silk Shag - -_ ™ linen 
or other material, each e 

Hops, the cwt, - - 

Tron and Steel, wrought, not otherwise “ enumerated, 
for every 100 l. value - e 

Japanned or Lacquered Ware, for every 100 1. vole - 


Vout. 101, 








£. 


10 
1 
10 


co 


10 
10 
10 
10 


10 
10 
10 


10 
10 


10 


ao 


10 


10 
10 


tim tiwt i} 


port ' 


1 


molt tl ft 


ol 


om 
~I 


op nao 


d. 


' 1 ani 


&gt;| 


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iat 1 


1 Aail 


ai 





Customs and Corn Importation— continued. 

Lace ; viz., Thread, for every 1002. value - 
Made by the hand, commonly called Cushion or 
Pillow Lace, whether of linen, cotton or silken 





thread, for every 1001. value = - - - - 
Latten wire, for every 1002. value - - - - 
Lead, manufactures of, not otherwise enumerated, for 
every 1001. value - - - - - - 


Leather, manufactures of :— 

Boots, Shoes and Calashes; viz., 

—— Women’s Boots and Calashes, the dozen pair = - 

Women’s Boots and Calashes, if lined or trim- 

med with fur or other trimming, the dozen pair - 

Women’s Shoes, with cork or double a. 

quilted shoes and clogs, the dozen pair - 

Women’s Shoes, if trimmed or lined with “far or 

any other trimming, the dozen pair - 

Women’s Shoes of silk, satin, jean or other stl, 

kid, morocco or other leather, the dozen pair 

Women’s Shoes, if trimmed or lined with fur or 

any other trimming, the dozen pair = - - - 

Girls’ Bcots, Shoes and Calashes, not exceeding 

seven inches in length, to be charged with two- 

thirds of the above Duties. 

Men’s Boots, the dozen pair - - ~ - 

Men’s Shoes the dozen pair + - 

Boys’ Boots and Shoes, not omeling, seven 
inches in length, to be charged with two-thirds of 
the above Duties. 

Leather Boot Fronts not exceeding nine inches in 
































height, the dozen pair - =a - - i 
Leather Boot Fronts ay nine inches in aaigt, 
the dozen pair - - - « 


Leather cut into shapes, or any article made of Leather, 
or any manufacture whereof Leather is the most 
valuable part, not otherwise enumerated or described, 
for every 1002. value - - - - - 

Linen, or Linen and Cotton ; viz., 

Cambrics and Lawns, commonly called French 

Lawns, the piece not exceeding eight yards in length, 

and not exceeding seven-eighths of a yard in breadth, 

and so in proportion for 7 an or ad quantity, 

Plain, the piece - - 

Bordered Handkerchiefs, : the piece - - ~ 

Lawns of “~~ sort, not ia for every 1007. 

value - - - - - &gt; 

Damasks, the square veod - - - - 

—— Damask Diaper, the square yard - 

Sails, not in actual use of a British ship, wl “ 

fit and necessary for such ship, and when otherwise 

disposed of, for every 100 /, value - - - 

Articles, Manufactures of Linen, or of Linen 
mixed with Cotton, or with Wool, wholly or in part 
made up, not particularly enumerated, or otherwise 
charged with Duty, for every 1007. value = - 

Musical Instruments, for sates 100 2. value - - 

Mustard Flour, the ewt. 

Paper, printed, painted or eed ‘Pree, or “Paper 
Hangings, or Flock Paper, the square we - - 

Pencils, for every 100 l. value - - - 

of Slate, for every 1007. value - - - 

Perfumery, not otherwise charged, for ovary 100 7. 
value - - - - - - - 

Perry, thetun == ° - 

Pewter, Manufactures of, for ony 1004. value 

Platting of Straw, the Ib. - - - 























Pomatum, for every 100/. value - - - 
Potato Flower, the cwt. - - i 

Pots of Stone, for every 100 J. ode - - 
Sago, thecwt. = - - - = 
Sausages or Puddings, the Ib. - « = * 
Silk Manufactures : 


Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk mixed with metal, or 
any other material, the produce of Europe ;_ viz., 
Silk or Satin, plain, striped, figured or brocaded ; 

viz., 
Broad Stuffs, the Ib. - . RS os 
Articles thereof not otherwise winieniil the Ib. 
Or, and at the option of the Officers of the Cus- 
toms, for every 100 2. value - 
Silk Gauze or Crape, plain, striped, figured or bro- 
caded ; viz., 
Broad Stuffs, the lb. - - - 
Articles thereof, not otherwise enumer. eneeli the Ib. 
Or, and at the option of the Officers of the nal 
toms, for every 1002. value - - 
Gauze of all descriptions, mixed with silk, satin, or 
any other materials, in less proportion than one-half 
part of the fabric ; viz., Broad Stuff, the lb. ‘ 
Articles thereof not otherwise enumerated, the Ib. 
Or, and at the option of the Officers of aa Cus- 
toms, for every 100 l. value - 
Velvet, plain or figured; viz., Broad Stuffs, the Ib. 
Articles thereof not otherwise enumerated, the Ib. 
Or, and at the option of the Officers of - Cus- 
toms, for every 1007. value - « 
Ribbons, plain Silk, of one colour only, the Ib. - 
— plain Satin, of one colour only, the lb. - 
- Silk or Satin, striped, figured or brocaded, 
or plain Ribbons of more than one ane: 
thelb. - - 
-————— Gauze or Crape, plain, striped, Sigured or 
brocaded, the lb. - 
Gauze mixed with Silk, Satin or other 
materials of less proportion than one-half 
part of the fabric, the lb. + ° 4 











TT 





£. «d 
10 =- - 
10 - - 
10 - - 
10, = « 
ay ae 
« ¥ 6 
-~_ kk @- 
a! ee 
- 46 
a See 
Sa 
oa F «= 
- 1g 
a &amp; 9 
10 - - 
- 2 6 
- 2 6 
10 =- — 
- «o § 


10 - = 
10 - - 
10 - - 
SS 
- - 2 
10 - - 
10 - - 
10 - = 
6 5 - 
10 - - 
ne ae 
10 - - 
oe 
10- - 
- — 6 
- 1 
ee 
ee 
1b - - 
| 
= oe 
ot = 
1 - - 
a ae 
- 10 - 
14 - - 
= 
-10 = 
1 - - 
a 
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-10 &lt;- 
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Ribbons, Velvet, 





322 


Customs and Corn Importation—continued. £. ad. 


Silk Manufactures—continued. 

Ribbons, Velvet, or Silk embossed with Velvet, the lb. 
Artificial Flowers, wholly or in part of Silk, for every 
1007. value - - - - - - - 
Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk and any other mate- 
rial called Plush, commonly used for making hats, 
the lb. - - . - - 
Fancy Silk Net, or Tricot, the lb. . ‘i a 
Plain Silk Lace, or Net called Tulle, the Ib. - 
Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk mixed with any other 
materials, not particularly enumerated or otherwise 
charged with duty, for every 1007. value - - 
of or from a British Possession, for 
every 100/. value - - - = 
Millinery, of Silk, or of which the greater part of the 
material is Silk; viz., 

Turbans or Caps, each - - - . . 

Hats or Bonnets, each = - - - - - 

Dresses, each - - - - - - a3 

Manufactures of Silk, or of Silk and any other ma- 

terials, and articles of the same wholly or par- 
tially made up, not particularly enumerated or 
otherwise charged with duty, for every 100/. 
value - - - - 

Silk Worm Gut, for every 100 7. value 

Skins, articles manufactured of Skins or Furs, for every 

100 1. value ~ - - . - - - 
Of and from a British Possession - - - 

Soap, Hard, the ewt. - - - - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. . 

— Soft, the cwt - - - - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. - 

Naples, the ewt.  - - - - ~ ~ 1 

Spa Ware, forevery 1001. value = - - - - 

Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts; viz., 

——- For every gallon of such Spirits or Strong Waters 
of any strength not exceeding the strength of 
proof by Sykes’s hydrometer, and so in pro- 
portion for any greater or less strength than 
the strength of proof, and for any greater or 
less quantity than a gallon; viz., 

——— not being Spirits or Strong Waters the produce 
ofany British Possession in America, or any 
British Possession within the limits of the East 
India Company’s Charter, and not being 
sweetened Spirits or Spirits mixed with any 
article, so that the degree of strength thereof 
cannot be exactly ascertained by such hydro- 
meter, the gallon - - - . - 

Starch, the ewt.  - - - - - - - 

Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. - 
From and after the Ist February 1849, the ewt. 

——- Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called 

British Gun, the ewt. - - - - 
Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. 

—- Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called 
British Gum, from and after the Ist February 
1849, the ewt. - - = © * 

Steel, Manufactures of, for every 1001. value - - 

Tallow, the cwt. - - - - « « a 

Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. - - 
Tapioca, the cwt. - - - - - a * 
Tin, Manufactures of, not otherwise enumerated, for 

every 1001. value - - - - ° = 

Tobacco Pipes of Clay, for every 1007. value - - 

Tongues, the ewt. - . - 

Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. ~ 
Turnery not otherwise described, for every 1007. value 
Twine, for every 1001. value - - - - - 

Of and from a British Possession, for every 1007, 

value - - - - - - * 
Varnish, not otherwise described, for every 1007. value 
Verjuice, the tun - - - - - - a 
Wafers, for every 1007. value - - - - 10 
Washing Balls, the ewt, * - e e ” 1 
Wax, Sealing Wax, for every 1002. value - -{ 10 
Whip Cord, for every 1007. value - - - . 10 
Wire, Gilt or Plated, or Silver, for every 1002. value 10 
Woollens, Articles or Manufactures of Wool not being 

Goats’ Wool, or of Wool mixed with Cotton, wholly 
or in part made up, not otherwise charged with Duty, 
for every 100/. value - - . - - 

Of and from a British Possession, for every 1007. 

value - - - - ° = i 
Goods, Wares and Merchandize, being either in part or 
wholly manufactured, and not being enumerated or 
described, not otherwise charged with Duty, and not 
prohibited to be imported into or used in Great Bri- 
tain or Jreland, for every 1001. value - - - 


- 10 


oom 








one 





' 
— 
m bo Gr Or 


im] = to or 


Qm i 


10 
10 


ion 
' 


10 
10 


10 


10 


or 





10 


4. Resolved, That, in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now chargeable on the Articles under men- 
tioned imported into the United Kingdom, the fol- 
lowing Duties shall be charged, from and after the 
Ist day of January 1846 ; viz., 


SEEDS; viz..— ea &amp; 
Canary, the ewt. - - ~ os * ‘ ~ 
Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. * 2 6 
Carraway, the cewt. - . - : - - os = 
Of and from a British Possession, the ewt. = -.93 &lt;6 
Carrot, the ewt. - - - - - « - §&amp; = 
Ofand froma British Possession, the ewt. - - 26 








13° Martizz. 





Customs and Corn Importation—continued. y=: 
SEEDs—continued. | 
Clover, the cwt. - - - - - - - 6 - 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - - 26 
Leek, the cwt. - - o - - - - - 6 - 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - - 26 
Mustard, the ewt. = - - - - - - = Oe 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - - - 74 
Onion, the ewt. - = - - - - a 
Of and from a British Possession, the cwt. - - 26 
All other Seeds not particularly enumerated or de- 
scribed, or otherwise charged with Duty, for every 
1001. value - - - as - e 5 _ 
Of and from a British Possession, for every 
100/. value - - i, - - 210 - 





5. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the Goods, Wares and Merchandize here- 
after mentioned, imported into the United King- 
dom, shall cease and determine ; viz., 

Animals, living ; viz..— 

Asses, 

Goats. 

Kids. 

Oxen and Bulls. 

Cows. 

Calves. 

Horses, Mares, Geldings, Colts, Foals. 

Mules. 

Sheep. 

Lambs. 

Swine and Hogs. 

Pigs, sucking. 

Bacon. 

Beef, fresh, or slightly salted. 

Beef salted, not being corned Beef. 

Bottles of Earth and Stone, empty. 

Casts of Busts, Statues or Figures. 

Caviare. 

Cherry Wood, being Furniture Wood. 

Cranberries. 

Cotton Manufactures, not being articles wholly or in part made up, not 
otherwise charged with Duty. 

Enamel. 

Gelatine, 

Glue. 

Hay. 

Hides, or pieces thereof, tawed, curried, varnished, japanned, enamelled, 
Muscovy or Russia Hides, or pieces thereof, tanned, coloured, shaved 
or otherwise dressed, and Hides, or pieces thereof, in any way dressed, 
not otherwise enumerated. 

Ink for Printers, 

Inkle, wrought. 

Lamp Black. ; 

Linen ; viz.,—Plain Linens and Diaper, whether chequered or striped 
with Dye Yarn or not, and Manufactures of Linen, or of Linen mixed 
with Cotton, or with Wool, not particularly enumerated, or otherwise 
charged with Duty, not being articles wholly or in part made up. 

Magna Grecia ware. 

Maauscripts. 

Maps and Charts, or parts thereof, plain or coloured. 

Mattresses, 

Meat, salted or fresh, not otherwise described. 

Medals, of any sort. 

Palmetto, Thatch manufactures. 

Parchment. 

Partridge Wood, being Furniture Wood. 

Pens. 

Plantains. 

Potatoes. 

Pork, fresh. 

salted, not Hams. 

Purple Wood, being Furniture Wood. 

Silk, Thrown, dyed ; viz., 

Singles or Tram, Organzine or Crape Silk. 

Telescopes. 

Thread, not otherwise enumerated or described. 

Woollens ; viz.,—Manufactures of Wool, not being Goats’ Wool, or of 
Wool mixed with Cotton, not particularly enumerated or described ; 
not otherwise charged with Duty; not being articles wholly or in part 
made up. 

Vegetables, all, not otherwise enumerated or described. 

Vellum. 


6. Resolved, That from and after the 5th day of 
April 1847, the Duties of Customs now payable 
upon the Foreign Goods under mentioned shall cease 
and determine, and that in lieu thereof there shall 
be charged the following Duties on such Foreign 
Goods on their importation into the United King- 
dom ; viz., 











From and after — 
5 April 1848. 


| From and after 

Upon Timber and Wood Goods not | &gt; April 1847. 
otherwise charged ; viz., 

Timber or Wood, not being Deals, 
Battens, Boards, Staves, Handspikes, 
Oars, Lathwood, or other Timber or 
Wood, sawn, split or otherwise dress- 
ed, except hewn, and not being Tim- 
ber or Wood otherwise charged with 
Duty, the load of 50 cubic feet = - 





Zs. « £12. a &lt;€ 

















9 VicTorI&amp;£. 


Customs and Corn Importation—continued, 





From and after | From and after 
Upon Timber and Wood Goods not 5 April 1847. 5 April 1848, 
otherwise charged—continued. 
Deals, Battens, Boards or other — «a es 
Timber or Wood, sawn or split, and 
not otherwise charged with Duty, the 





























load of 50 cubic feet - - 16 - l&lt;- = 
Staves, if exceeding 72 inches 
in length, 7 inches in breadth, or 33 
inches in thickness, the load of 50 

cubic feet - - - - - 13 - -18 - 
Firewood, the fathom of 216 

cubic feet - - - - ~ - 8 - - 6 = 
Handspikes, not éxceeding seve 

feet in length - = the 120 -16 - -12 - 
exceeding seven 

feet in length - - the 120 112 - 14 - 
Knees, under five inches square, 

the 120 - 8 - - 6 - 
five inches and under 

eight inches square - the 120 112 - i a 
Lathwood, the fathom of 216 

cubic feet - - - - - 112 - 14- 

Oars - - - the 120 6 - - 410 - 





Spars or Poles under 52 feet in 
length, and under four inches in dia- 
meter - - - - the 120 -16 - -12 - 
22 feet in length, and up- 
wards, and under four inches in dia- 
meter - - - - the 120 112 - i: &amp;&lt; 
of all lengths, four inches 
and under six inches in diameter 




















the 120 38.4 - 28 - 
Spokes for Wheels, not exceeding 

two feet in length - the 1,000 112 - 14 - 
exceeding two feet in 

length = - - - the 1,000 3.4 - 26 - 


Wood, planed or otherwise dressed 
or prepared for use, and not par- 
ticularly enumerated nor otherwise 
charged with Duty : - - - - 6 - - 4 
per foot of per foot of 
cubic tents, | cubic 
and further for | and further for 
every £.100 value, every £.100 value, 
£10. | £10. 














Or, in lieu of the Duties imposed upon Wood by 
the load according to the cubic contents, the importer 
may have the option, at the time of passing the first 
entry, of entering Battens, Batten Ends, Boards, 
Deals, Deal Ends and Plank, by Tale, if of or from 
Foreign Countries, according to the following di- 
mensions; viz.,— 





From and after 5th | From and after April 
April 1847. 5th 1848. 











Not above] Above 1} |Not above | Above 13 


Not above 14 inch inch 13 inch inch 


7 inch and not ; and not 

sae in above 23 in above 22 

in width.|,,. in + AL in 
thickness. | thickness. thickness. | nickness. 





Battens and Batten|£. s. a.|£. s. d|&amp;. 8s. djl&amp;. 8s. a.j£. 8. 


13°—14° Martiz. 323 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the third Resolution be now read 
a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words “ Report be taken into further 
“consideration upon this day six months,” instead 
thereof. 

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

Ordered, That the said Resolution be now read 
a second time. 

The said Resolution as far as “ Buckwheat Meal 
“the cwt.44 d.” was accordingly read a second time, 
and agreed to. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That “ Butter the cwt. 10s.” stand part of the said 
Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 918 
Yeas, UMr. Henry Baring : }e ‘ 
Tellers for the f Mr. Grogan, 1 
Noes, Mr. Tollemache : } : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 14° die Martii, 1846: 


The said Resolution as far as “ Copper or Brass 
“ Wire, for every £.100 value £.10,” being read a 
second time, was agreed to. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That “Cotton Articles or Manufactures of Cotton, 
“ wholly or in part made up, not otherwise charged 
‘* with Duty, for every £.100 value £.10,” stand 
part of the said Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Mr. Young, Less 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: f . 

Tellers for the { Sir Henry Halford, lios 
Noes, \ Mr. Packe: ee 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- 


| 





Ends :— 
Not above6 feetin ina | - -{1 4 8] 29 3] -18 6| 117 ~ | Sideration of the Report be adjourned till Monday 
Above 6 and not above 9 next 
feet in length - the 120] - - 11611} 31810] 1 7 9] 215 6 x 
on mes a othe 120 29 3} 418 6] 11611} 31310 
feet in length - the - - 5 6 i. = 
Above 12 and not above 15 The House, according to Order, resolved itself Out-Pension- 
feet in length - the 120] - - Si TI é Sate 6 si ee 6 I. ° : A &gt; 
Above 15 and not above 18 a Pee a Committee upon the Out-Pensioners’ Payment ers’ Payment 
feet in | h - the 120] - - 10} 778 5 t . . ° * 
Above 18 and not above 21 iene Ee (Greenwich and Chelsea) Bill; and, after some time ney wee 
‘ » 15 - = S i . e 
feet in length - the 120] - | 4 6 2) 812 4) 3 46) 6° - | spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and iy, 





Not above [Not above | AP9¥¢ 18 | ot above| Above 14 Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
inch ” i : 
94 inches | 1} inch | andnot | 1 inch | andnot | through the Bull, and made Amendments thereunto. 
a: Ordered, That Report be received upon Monday 
width. | thickness. | thickness, | thickness. | thickness. | next, 


Boards, Deals, Deal in in 
Ends, and Plank :— 


Not above 6 feet in length, 


* r the 120] - - 119 6] 319 - 1910] 219 8 

ove 6 and not above 9 . . 

feet inlength - the 120] - - | 219 3] 518 G| 2 4 5/ 4 810 The House, according to Order, resolved itself Qut-Pension- 

Above 9 and not above 12 : ; : é + CDE 
fect iniength the 120| - - | 319 -| 718 -| 219 2| 51s 4 |intoa Committee upon the Out-Pensioners’ Services ers’ Services 


mg hp ceca 314 2| 7 3 4 |(Chelsea and Greenwich) Bill; and, after some time (Chelsea and 





att in length - the 190 - - | 41810] 917 8 : ; Greenwich) 
bove 15 and not above | WER G eee spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and pi 
feetin length - the120} - - | 518 7] 1117 2] 4 811] 81710 5 ? . 
Above 18 and not above 21 - . , | Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone wy. 199 
feet in length - the 120] - - 618 4/1316 8] 5 3 8/10 7 4 ° 0. ae 
me Ge — | — | — |through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
nati unto. 
and not Ordered,That the Report be now received. 
above 113 4 . ° 
in Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
ridth. . 
VUg™-=ime:™ the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
Above 6 and not ag | 7 7 | 2 710) 415 8] 11910) 311 8 | sideration upon Tuesday next; and the Bill, as 
feet in length - the 120] - - 311 8 73 4 213 8 57 @ 1 
Ph nay to hy &gt; 7 4 | amended, to be printed. 
aun pe, a - = = - ~ eM Fi OU Si Ta siy ss 
ye 12 and not above ° 
ate inlength = the 19] - - | 519 7/19 2] 4.9 7] 819 2 The Order of the day being’read, for the Com- Supply. 
anota . 
feet in Tength “the10]- -|736(47 5 7 6/1015 ~ | mittee of Supply ; 
Above 18 an t above M . 
fect in length -theiap| - -| 87 6/1615 -| 6 5 8/1211 4 Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 














next, resolve itself into thesaid Committee. 
Vox, 101. TT 2 The 

















Ways and 
Means. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 


Coals, Cinders 
and 


Newcastle - 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn. 


Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


No. 123. 


Pensions 
(Navy.) 


No. 124. 


Experimental 
Squadron. 


No. 125. 


324, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Return of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, Oats, 
Wheat-Flour and Oatmeal imported into Great 
Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of January 
1846, to the latest period up to which the Return 
can be procured. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of 
the United Kingdom, in the year 1845 ; distinguish- 
ing the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, 
as compared with the Year 1844:—Of the Quan- 
tities and Declared Value of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm exported from the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, to Foreign Countries, and 
the British Settlements abroad, in the Year 1845 ; 
distinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
sent, and comparing the same with the Year 1844; 
also, distinguishing the Ports of the United King- 
dom from which the same were shipped :—Of the 
Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Culm exported 
from the United Kingdom in the Year 1845, with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Quantities of Coals brought Coastways and by 
Inland Navigation into the Port of London, during 


the Year 1845, comparing the same with the Quan- | 


tities brought during the Year 1844. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, A 
Return, under the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. 72, of the Sums 
invested in the Three per cent. Consolidated Bank 
Annuities, also placed in the Newcastle Union Bank, 
also advanced to the Solicitors, and also in the hands 
of the Treasurer on the 31st day of December 1844: 
—Also, an Account in detail of the Receipts and Ex- 
penditure, under the Acts 5 Geo. 4, c. 72, and 8 and 
9 Vic.,c. 73, for the Year 1845, and the Balance, and 
where placed:—Also the Names of the Commis- 
sioners who have attended, and the Date of each 
Meeting of the Board in the Year 1845 :—Also, the 
Names of the Trustees, Treasurer and Clerk :—And 
also, the Names of the Solicitors, and the Amount 
of Law Charges (including the Cost of the Act of 
Parliament) for the Year 1845. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Peake, 


15°——14° Martz. 


A. 1846. 


| fective, from each of the Ships of the above Squad- 
ron, after each Trial Cruise. 

Return toan Order, dated the 29th day of January ship « Eclair.” 
last, for a Return of Officers and Men who volun- No, 495, 
teered to serve on board Her Majesty’s Ship Eclair, 

| from the day the Yellow Fever broke out on Board, 
to the day the said Ship was paid off; stating the 
_Name and Rank of each Individual, the Number 
that died, and the Reward, Promotion or Pension 
| since granted by the Admiralty. 

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


| Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Order Army, 
—A Return of the Expense incurred, from the Year po, j96. 
1840 to the end of the Year 1845, by the Rewards 
paid for the Apprehension of Deserters, by the Ex- 
penses attendant on their Committal and Mainte- 
nance in Gaol :—Likewise, the Expense attendant on 
the Committal and Maintenance of all other Soldiers 
during the same period. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to make Fever (Ire- 
Temporary Provision for the Treatment of Destitute land) Bill. 
Persons afflicted with Fever in Jreland: And the No. 127. 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 





Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee ap- Expiring 
pointed to inquire what temporary Laws of a public Laws. 
and general nature are now in force ; and what Laws No. 128. 
of the like nature have expired since the last Report 
upon the subject ; and also what Laws of the like 
nature are about to expire at particular periods, or 
in consequence of any contingent public event; and 
to report the same, with their Observations there- 
upon, to the House; That they had examined the 
matters to them referred; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Joshua 
A Return of the following Documents in the matter Toulmin 


. 


mith. 





of the Petition of Joshua Toulmin Smith :—1. Copy 
of Anonymous Letter:—2. Copy of Warrant ad- 

| dressed to Peter Mann, Officer of Excise :—3. And, 
| Copy of Correspondence between Petitioner, or his 
Solicitors, and Commissioners of Excise. 

| A Return for the last Three Years of the Number Passengers, 


of Tunstall,in the parish of Wo/stanton,in the county | of Passengers, Horses and Carriages which have &amp;¢. (Steam 
of Stafford, Tile Manufacturer which was presented | arrived in Steam Vessels from Calais, Boulogne, asia 
upon the 5th day of this instant March, praying that | Dieppe and Havre, at the several Ports of London, 

he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, | Dover, Folkestone, Brighton, Shoreham and South- 

against certain parts of the Derby and CreweJunction | ampton. 

Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 

Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel | Table. 


or agent, upon hie Petition, if he think fit; and; 4 Petition of Inhabitants of Boughton-under- South Eastern 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | i cael Selling, in the county of Kent, praying Railway 
Petition. ere ; y oe ae (Greenwich 
that the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway Railway to 


to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Chilham, ncar 
Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill, and South ge! 
Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill, may to Sheerness 

pass into law, was presented, and read; and or- andFaversham 


; " Creek) Bill ; 
dered to lie upon the Table. and, South Eastern Railway 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- (Canterbury to Dover) Bill. 
turn of Naval Officers who have received Pensions,| A Petition of Inhabitants of Chilham, in the South Eastern 
or Augmentation of Pensions, for Wounds or Hurts, | county of Kent, praying that the South Eastern —, 

; uy . . . &gt;: - 7 reenwich 
since the 1st day of January 1841, and the Report | Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Can- Railway to 
of the Medical Officers who surveyed them. terbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Chilham, near 

Returns of the Expense of Docking of each of | Creek) Bill, the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone C&amp;tqPury, 
the Ships of the Experimental Squadron of 1845,/to Strood, near Rochester) Bill; and, the South to Sheerness 
subsequent to the formation of that Squadron ; spe- | Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill may and Faversham 
cifying in each case the Cost of any Alterations in | pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered aa a 
Hull or Spars, whether in Dock or not, till reported | ty lie upon the Table. Railway 
ready for Sea:—And, of Quantity and Value of the | (Maidstone to Strood near Rochester) 
Standing and Running Rigging, Sails and Yards of | Bill; and, South Eastern Railway 
Canvass returned into Store, or reported as de-| 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to consclidate 
and amend the Laws relating to the Removal of the 
Poor: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday the 
30th day of this instant March; and to be printed. 





(Canterbury to Dover) Bill. 
| A Petition 











9 Vicrori@. 


A Petition of William Shepherd, Agent to the 
Ewloi Brick and Tile Company, praying that the 
Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction} Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Birkenhead 
and Holyhead 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Factories Bill. Eleven Petitions from Manchester, praying that 
the Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 


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


A Petition of Landowners, Farmers, Tradesmen 
and others, residing in and in the neighbourhood of 
Bellbroughton, in the connty of Worcester, terested 
in the maintenance of protection to British Industry, 
praying that the present protection to Agriculture 
against foreign competition may be continued, and 
that the measures respecting Customs and Corn 
Importation may not be passed without a dissolu- 
tion of the present Parliament, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Customs and 
Corn Impor- 
tation. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after One of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 16° die Martii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


Sole Bury Improvement Bill was read a second 


Bury Improve- 


ment Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 
Tring, The Tring, Reading and Basingstoke Railway 
Reading and (TZ'ring to Saunderton) Bill was read a second time ; 
Basingstoke and committed. 
ites to Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Saeco) mittee of Selection. 


Shefficld, Ashe The House proceeded to take into further con- 


ton-under- _— sideration the Fifth Report of the Classification 
a. Committee of Railway Bills. 

Railway The House was n‘oved, That the following Para- 
(Worsborough graph of the said Report, might be read; and the 
Branch) Bill. same was read; viz.: 


“ Your Committee further recommend that the 
Worsborough Branch of the Sheffield, Ashton and 
Manchester Railway (Dukinfield and Worsborough 
and Glossop Branchus, and Sheffield Station,) be 
provided for in a separate Bill, and referred to this 
Group (No. 37.)” 


The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, 
Worsborough and Glossop Branches and Sheffield 
Station) Bill, which, upon the 19th day of February 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company to make a Branch 
Railway to Worsborough: And that Mr. Parker 
and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 


Bolton Water- 


ton V The Bolton Waterworks Bill was read a second 
works Bill. 


time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Glasgow Har- _ The Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway 
saath gl Terminus Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Q on Rail-_. 
way Terminus mitted. 
Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

VoL. 101. 


13°—14°—-16° Martiz. 





325 


Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill for con- Glasgow 
structing and maintaining an Arcade between Ar- Union Arcade 
gyle-street and Great Clyde-street, in the City of 
Glasgow, to be called The Union Arcade, and for 
altermg the Site of an intended Foot Passenger 
Bridge across the Clyde, at Glasgow: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case o 8nd Glasgow 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Contest Rail- 
Scottish Central Railways Junction Bill, the Stand- ways Junction 
ing Orders had been complied with. Bm. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to unite the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish 
Central Railway Companies: And that Viscount 
Duncan and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Severn Navi- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of gation Bill. 
the Petition for the Severn Navigation Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and extend the Provisions of the Acts for 


| improving the Navigation of the River Severn : And 


that Mr. Pakington, Mr. Spooner and Mr. Benbow 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Midland Rail- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — 
the Petition for the Midland Railways ( Birming- Taesaeien) 
ham Extension) Bill, the Standing Orders had been Bill. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to 
extend their Line at Birmingham, and for other 
Purposes: And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. Muntz 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Bristol and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case —— 
the Petition for the Bristol and Gloucester and Bir- Se al 
mingham and Gloucester Railways Bill, the Standing Gloucester 
Orders had been complied with. Railways Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester and the 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Companies : 

And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. Benbow do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Guildford, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Chichester and 
the Petition for the Guildford, Chichester and Ports- pono" 
mouth Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders (No. 2.) Bill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford Junction 
Railway, and for enabling the Purchasers to main- 
tain the same, and to make and maintain a Railway 
therefrom to Godalming, and from the London and 
South Western Railway at Fareham to Portsmouth : 

And that Lord Henry Lennox and Mr. Mangles do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee painburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Paving Bill. 
the Petition for the Edinburgh Paving Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further regulating the Repair and Maintenance 
of the Roads, Streets and Bridges within the Middle 
District of the County of Edinburgh, and the As- 
sessments payable in respect thereof, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto: And that Mr. Macaulay 
and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Airdrie Police 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 








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326 


the Petition for the Airdrie Police Bill, the Stand- | 


ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to erect and constitute the Parishes of Old and New 
Monkland, and Parts of the Parishes of Bothwell 
and Shotts, and the Burgh of Barony of Airdrie, 
in the County of Lanark, into one Police District, 
for the Establishment of an efficient Police Force 
therein, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 
And that the Lord Advocate and Mr. Colquhoun do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Chichester Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
aad Bognor oy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Railway Bill. 


the Petition for the Chichester and Bognor Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Chichester to Bognor : 
And that the Earl of March and Mr. John Abel 
Smith do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leith Paving Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for regulating the Repair and Maintenance of the 
Roads and Streets within the Town of Leith, and 
the Assessments payable in respect thereof: And 
that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Gibson Craig do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Leith Paving 
Bill. 


East Coast 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Railway Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the East Coast Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil 
for making a Railway from Lynn to Boston, with 
Branches therefrom, to be called The East Coast 
Railway: And that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. 
Christopher Turnor do prepare, and bring it in. 


Pert Ellen 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Harbour Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Port Ellen Harbour Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for improving and maintaining the Harbour of Port 
Ellen, in the County of Argyll: And that the Lord 
Advocate and Mr. Horsman do prepare, and bring 
it in. 
Kilmarnock Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Kilmarnock Waterworks Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


16° Marti. 


A. 1846. 


Railways (Darfield to Elsecar, and other Branches) 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
certain Branch Railways from the Muin Line of 
their Railway, and for other Purposes: And that 
Mr. Hodgson Hinde and Mr. Hudson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Leicester and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birmingham 
the Petition for the Leicester and Birmingham Rail- a Bronte 
way (with a Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the Line of the London 
and Birmingham Railway, at Sheldon, near Bir- 
mingham, to join the Line of the Midland Railway 
at Wigston or Knighton, near Leicester, with a 
Branch, to be called The Leicester and Birmingham 
Railway: And that Mr. Spooner, Mr. Packe, Sir 
John Easthope and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Leith and — 
the Petition for the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton poe hos 
Railway Amendment Bill, the Standing Orders had ment Bill. 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to amend and enlarge the Powers of the Acts relat- 
ing to the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway : 

And that Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Rutherfurd and 
Mr. Macaulay do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birmingham, 
the Petition for the London and Birmingham, Grand ange ll 
Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railways chester and 
Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders had been Bit7ingham 
complied with. pyc tet 

Amalgama- 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill tion Bill. 
to consolidate the London and Birmingham, Grand 
Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway 
Companies: And that Colonel Anson, Mr. Patrick 
Stewart and Mr. Mangles do prepare, and bring 
it In. 

Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birmingham 


the Petition for the London and Birmingham Rail- Railway 


way (Aylesbury Railway Purchase) Bill, the Stand- ay 


ing Orders had been complied with. chase) Bill. 








Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | for vesting the Aylesbury Railway in the London 
for supplying with Water the Town of Kilmarnock, | and Birmingham Railway Company: And that Mr. 


Subur 
bring it in. 


Greenlaw 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Roads Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Green/aw Roads Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for maintaining the Road from Deanburn, in the 


County of Haddington, through Greenlaw, in the | 


County of Berwick, to Cornhill, in the County of 
Durham, with Branches from Carfrae Mill, through 
Lauder, from Orange Lane to Swinton, and from 
Coldstream to Mount Pleasant, all in the County of 
Berwick, and for maintaining the Bridge over the 
River Tweed, at Coldstream: And that Sir Hugh 
Campbell and Mr. Francis Scott do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Midland Rail- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
way (Darfield on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 


pod rae complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 


s thereof, and Places adjacent: And that Mr. | Mangles and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and bring 
Bouverie and Lord James Stuart do prepare, and | 


it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Manchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Markets Bill. 
the Petition for the Manchester Markets Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for providing a Market-Hall and Market Places, 
and for regulating the Markets and Fairs, in the 
Borough of Manchester, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster: And that Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. 

Milner Gibson do prepare, and bring it in. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Great 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Grimsby, 
the Petition for the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horn- eae ag rl 
castle, Lincoln and Midland Junction Railway Bill, and Midland 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Junction Rell 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ir a Billi ”” _ 
for making a Railway from the City of Lincoln to 
‘the Town of Middle Rasen Drax, and from the 
Town of Wragby to the Town of Louth, and alsa 


Branches)Bill. Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Midland | from Wragby aforesaid to the Town of Horncastle, 


| all 











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9 VicrorIzZ. 


all in the County of Lincoln, to be called The Great 
Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland 
Junction Railway: And that Mr. Christopher and 
Mr. William Collett do prepare, and bring it in. 


Westruther Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

Road Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Westruther Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enlarge the Term and Powers of an Act made in 
the sixth year of the reign of his Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for repairing and maintaining 
the Road from Whiteburn, upon the Turnpike-road 
from Edinburgh to Greenlaw, passing through 
Thorneydike and Westruther to Choicelee, upon the 
Turnpike-road from Greenlaw to Dunse, all in the 
County of Berwick: And that Sir Hugh Campbell 
and Mr. Francis Scott do prepare, and bring it in. 


Edinburgh Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
and Glasgow on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
= wie the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and 
Railways Wishaw and Coltness Railways Junction Bill, the 
Junction Bill. Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to vest the Wishaw and Coltness Railway in the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company : And 
that Viscount Duncan and Mr. Loch do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Wexford Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
oo on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Bill. the Petition for the Wexford Harbour Improve- 


ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and altering a Portion of the Har- 
bour of Wexford, in the County of Wexford, in 
Treland, and the Entrance thereof, for improving the 
Navigation of the River Slaney, for constructing a 
New Bridge over the same River, at or near to the 
Town of Wexford, and removing the present Bridge, 
and for embanking and reclaiming divers Waste 
Lands, Mud-banks or Slobs, in and adjacent to the 
said Harbour and River, and for other Purposes : 
And that Mr. Grogan and Mr. William Collett do 
prepare, and bring it in, 


Sligo Harbour Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
Improvement on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sligo Harbour Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour or Port 
of Sligo, in the County of Sligo: And that Mr. 
Richard Ormsby Gore and Sir John Me Taggart do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Leeds and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
ae on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Helens Branch the Petition for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint 
Deviation) | Helens Branch Deviation) Bill, the Standing Orders 
- had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company 
to make certain Deviations in the Line of the Saint 
Helens Branch of the said Railway: And that 
Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Sir George Cockburn, Mr. 
Beckett and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 

Edinburgh Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
phe gut on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Kirkintilloch, the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monk- 
ee land and Kirkintilloch, Ballochney and Slamannan 
nan Railways Railways Junction Bill, the Standing Orders had 
Junction Bill, been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to vest the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, 
the Ballochney Railway, and the Slamannan Rail- 

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16° Marti. 327 


way, in the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com- 
pany: And that Viscount Duncan and Mr. Loch do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Hamilton Gas 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 
the Petition for the Hamilton Gas Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for incorporating the Hamilton Gas Light Company, 
and for better supplying with Gas the Town of 
Hawmilton,and Places adjacent thereto, in the County 
of Lanark: And that Mr. Baird and Mr. Lockhart 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Glasgow 

the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Railway and 

way, and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction Clyde Naviga- 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, tion Junction 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ® 

to authorize the Sale of the Forth and Clyde Navi- 

gation to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 

Company: And that Viscount Duncan and Mr. 

Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Carshalton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Rates Bill. 
the Petition for the Carshalton Rates Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better and more effectual ascertaining, 
assessing, collecting and levying the Poor Rate, and 
all other Rates and Assessments, in the Parish of 
Carshalton, in the County of Surrey, and for the 
better Management of the Business and Affairs of 
the said Parish, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And that Mr. William Denison, Mr. Kemble 
and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Garnkirk and 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Garnhirk and Coat- Coutbridce 
bridge Railway Extension Bill, the Standing Orders sonsion Rill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge 
Railway Company to extend the Terminus of their 
Railway in Glasgow: And that Mr. Hope John- 
stone, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Piivets Bills; That in the case of Paisley and 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and John- ae 
stone Canal Sale Bill, the Standing Orders had been Bill. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Sale of the Glasgow, Paisley and 
Johnstone Canal to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- 
nock and Ayr Railway Company: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Monkland 
Monkland Canal Bill; That they had examined the ©amal Bill. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir De Lacy Evans presented a Bill for carrying Charing Cross 
into effect a Contract by the Charing Cross Bridge Bridge Bill. 
Company for the Sale of the Charing Cross Bridge 
to William Jackson, Esquire, and others, and for 
dissolving the Company: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

TT4 Mr, 





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328 16° Marti. 


Birmingham, Mr. Robert Scott presented a Bill for making a 
re Railway from Smethwick, in the Parish of Harborne, 
Valley Rail. in the County of Stafford, to Stourport, in the 
way (Stour County of Worcester, with Branches therefrom : 
Valley Line) And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


IL. - 
= to be read a second tine. 


Birmingham, Mr. Robert Scott presented a Bill for making a 
Wolverhamp- 


ton and Stowe Railway from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, and 

Valley Rail- to the Grand Junction Railway, in the Parish of 

way (Birming- Bushbury, with a Line diverging therefrom to Wol- 

pam, Wolver- yerhampton, and a Branch to Dudley: And the 

rampton and " : 

Dudley Lines) Same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 

Bill. read a second time. 

Saint Austell Mr. Rashleigh presented a Bill for the more easy 

a ees and speedy Recovery of Small Debts, within the 

: Town of Saint Austell, in the County of Cornwall, 

and other Places in the same County: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 

rp 1m _ the Caledonian Railway Company to make a Branch 

Branch) Bill. Railway to the Town of Zangholm: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 
Railway the Caledonian Railway Company to deviate cer- 
ee tain portions of the Clydesdale Junction Railway : 
way Devia- And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


tions) Bill. to be read a second time. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 
Railway the Caledonian Railway Company to form certain 
el Branch and Terminal Railways, in the vicinity of 
Branches) Bill. Glasgow : And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 

Railway the Caledonian Railway Company to deviate the 

ba en a. Line of the said Railway, in the vicinity of Carlisle : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Polloc and Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to amalga- 
Govanand mate the Polloc and Govan Railway with the 
fae ng Clydesdale Junction Railway, and to authorize cer- 
ways Amalga- tain Deviations of the Clydesdale Junction Line: 
mation Bill. And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to effectuate 
Railway the Sale by the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge 
—- Railway Company, of the said Railway to the Cale- 
jarnkirk and its’ Migs ’ 

Coatbridge | donian Railway Company, andother Purposes there- 
Railway 2 with connected: And the same was read the first 
Purchase) Bill. tine ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


faledonian, Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to amalga- 


Polloc and = mate the Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale JSunc- 
Govan and 


Clydesdale tion Railways with the Caledonian Railway: And | 


Junction Rail- the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 

ways Amalga- yead a second time. 

mation Bill. 

Hamilton New Mr. Hope Jonnstone presented a Bill for sup- 

Gas Bill. plying and lighting the Town of Hamilton, and 
Places adjacent thereto, with Gas: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for making 
Northern a Railway from the Forth and Clyde Junction Rail- 
Direct Rail- way to the Scottish Grand Junction Railway, to be 
’ called The Caledonian Northern Direct Railway: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for improving Helensburgh 
and maintaining the Port and Harbour of Helens- Harbour Bill. 
burgh, in the County of Dumbarton: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable Scottish 
the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a eo Rail- 
Branch Railway to Denny, in the County of Séir- eck, ak 
ling: And the same was read the first time; and R 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable Scottish 
the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a ae 
Branch Railway, by Alloa Ferry, to Tillicoultry : Branch) Bill 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered : 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable Scottish 
the Scottish Central Railway Company to make a a Rail- 
Branch Railway to Crieff, in the County of Perth : Branch) Bill 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered : 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable the scottish 
Scottish Central Railway Company to make certain Central Rail- 
Terminal Branches, and other Works, at the City of egal 
Perth: And the same was read the first time ; and Stations) Bill. 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for making strathtay and 
a Railway from the Line of the Perth and Inverness Breadalbane 
Railway to Aberfeldy, to be called The Strathtay Bway Bill 
and Breadalbane Railway: And the same was read 


the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for making Stirlingshire 
a Railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Midland Junc- 
way to the Scottish Central Railway, to be called a Railway 
The Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Salthouse Embankment Bill was read a se- Salthouse 
cond time ; and committed. Embankment 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- BU 
mittee of Selection. 





The Witham Navigation Bill was read a second Witham Navi- 
time ; and committed. gation Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for better Darwen 
supplying with Water the Townships of Over Dar- Waterworks 
wen, Eccleshill, Lower Darwen and Walton-in-le-™ 
Dale, and other Places, all in the County of Lan- 
caster: And the same was read the first time ; and 





ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for better Chorley 
supplying with Water the Town and Parish of —_— 
| Chorley, in the County Palatine of Zancaster: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 





Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making Morecambe 

|a Harbour and Docks at Heysham, on Morecambe Harbour — 
| Bay, in the County of Lancaster, and a Railway in ae a 
connection therewith: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


_ The House was moved, That the Report in respect Furness and 
‘of the Petition for the Furness and Windermere bse og 4 
peeve 3 Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made ——w 
‘from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
| might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
'for making a Railway from the Kendal and Win- 
dermere 








9 VicTorIz. 


dermere Railway, in the County of Westmorland, to 
a proposed Extension of the Furness Railway, in 
the Parish of Pennington, with a Branch to the 
Ulverston Canal, in the Township of Ulverston, in 
the County of Znncaster, to be called The Furness 
and Windermere Railway: And that Mr. Alderman 
Thompson, Colonel Lowther and Mr. Wilson Patten 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Boston, A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to 

Newark and the Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway, for leave 

Sheffield ie eee : 

Railway to present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for 

(No. 2.) making a Railway from Boston, in the County of 
Lincoln, to Sheffield, in the County of York, to be 
called the Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

Midland Rail- | Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for vesting 


way (Leicester the Leicester and Swannington Railway in the Mid- 
andSwanning- }and Railway Company, and for authorizing the 


Alteraton . é 
a Dadi’) last-mentioned Company to alter a Portion of the 


Bill. Leicester and Swannington Railway, and to make 
certain Branches: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Midland Rail- | Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill to autho- 


way (Purchase rize the Purchase of the Oakham Canal by the Mid- 
of Oak, 22nd Railway Company: And the same was read 
so the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Midland Rail- 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill to enable 
ways (Burton- 


the Midland Railway Company to make a Railway 
-Trent 4 
pong teal from Burton-upon- Trent to Nuneaton, with Branches, 
Branch, and and to purchase the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal: And 
sed Canal the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
urchase) Bill. ; 
be read a second time. 


Great North § The Order for reading a second time the Great 


and South = North and South Wales Railway Bill, was read, and 
Wales Rail- di h d 
way Bill, ischarged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 
Leicester Mr. Wynn Ellis presented a Bill for improving 


Improvement the Borough of Leicester: And the same was read 
5 the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Helensburgh Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for extending the 

Extension and Limits of the Burgh of Helensburgh, in the County 

Police Bil. of Dumbarton, for lighting and cleansing the same, 
for establishing a Police therein, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway 
Bill was read asecond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Leeds, York 
and Midland 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Shapland Carew reported from the Committee 
on the Bristol Waterworks Bill; That the Parties 
promoting the said Bill had stated to the Committee 
that the evidence of John Slocombe, William Francis 
and James Flower was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been "pe that application had been 
made to the above Parties, but that their attendance 


Bristol Water- 
works Bill. 


could not be procured without the intervention of 


the House, the Chairman had been instructed b 


the Committee to move the House, That the said 
John Slocombe, William Francis and James Flower 


be ordered to attend the said Committee forthwith. 
Ordered, That John Slocombe, James Flower and 


William Francis do attend the Committee on the 


said Bill forthwith. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 


and Lesmaha. Way from and out of the Glasgow, Barrhead and 


16° Marti. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- 


329 


Neilston Direct Railway, near to Pollokshaws, to gow Direct 
the Town of Strathaven: And the same was read Railway Bill. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to enable the Glas- Glasgow, 
gow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Com- Barrhead and 
: Neilston Di- 
pany to make Branches to Paisley, and to amend ject Railway 
the Act relating to such Railway: And the same (Branches to 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Paisley) Bill. 


second time. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to enable the Glas- Glasgow, 
gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company to faisley and 
make certain Branch Railways, and to amend the doer 
Acts relating to the said Railway: And the same (Bridge of 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a a Branch): 


second time. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to provide for South Leith 
the Repair of the Parish Church of South Leith, in Church Bill 
the County of Edinburgh, and for the Administration 

of the Property and Revenues thereof ; to alter the 

existing mode of electing a Minister to the Second 

Charge of the said Church and Parish ; to confirm 

the Proceedings of the Heritors of the said Parish 

relating to the Purchase of a suitable House as a 

Manse ; and to effect other Objects in connection 

with the said Church and Parish: And the same 

was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 


The Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill Glasgow and 
was read a second time ; and committed. — — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- sieeaell 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to alter and amend Saint George- 

an Act passed in the forty-seventh year of the reign the-Martyr 
3 : : © (Southwark) 

of his Majesty King George the Third, for making Rectory Bill. 
better Provision for the Support and Maintenance 
of the Rector for the time being of the Parish of 
Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark, in the County 
of Surrey: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Warburton presented a Bill for supplying Kendal Union: 
with Gas and Water the Town and Parish of Ken- hn 
dal, in the County of Westmorland: And the same" 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Tollemache presented a Bill for constructing Herculaneum. 
Docks, Walls, Warehouses and other Works at Docks Bill. 
Toxteth Park, in the County of Lancaster, to be 
called The Herculaneum Docks: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Edmund Powell and Valentine Bideford and 
Powell, both of the parish of Lidford, in the county Tavistock 
of Devon, praying that leave may be given them to — 
withdraw their Petition complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the appli- 
cation for the Bideford and Tavistock Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Tootal and John Sidebotham, Sheffield, Ash- 
praying that it may be an Instruction to the Com- ———— 
mittee to whom the Petition for leave to bring in yanchester 
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 
Railway (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) A leanpe 4 
Bill has been referred, that their Petition com- Hayfield 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Branches.) 
in respect to the application for the said Bill, had 
not been complied with, may not be entertained by 
such Committee, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





VoL, 101. 


UU A Petition 














Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


Halesworth 
and Norwich 
Railway. 


Liverpool 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Sanatory Re- 
gulations Bill. 


Rotherham 
Gas Bill. 


Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-under- 
Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway, &amp;c., 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Birmingham 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Heywood 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Chester and 
Manchester 

Direct Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


330 


A Petition of Mary Toller, Owner and Occupier 
of property upon the line and in the neighbourhood 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, praying that 
a Petition signed by her complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with, may be with- 
drawn altogether, or at least so far asthe Petitioner 
is interested or concerned therein, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Warner, Owner and Occu- 
pier of property upon the line of the proposed 
Halesworth and Norwich Railway, praying for leave 
to withdraw his Petition, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the said Bill, had not been complied with, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill to alter, 
amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of 
an Act passed in the first year of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, intituled, “An Act to enable the 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of 
Liverpool to open and widen certain Streets and 
Places, and otherwise to improve the same; and to 
enable the said Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses to 


16° Marti. 





appropriate certain Lands, Tenements and Heredi- 
taments for Public Purposes, and also to erect Pub- 


lic Buildings”: And the same was read the first | 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A. 1846. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;—Ches- 
ter ;—and, Lymm ; taking notice of the application 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in 
the said Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law,—were also presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the said Select Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Fer- Ferguson’s 
guson’s Naturalization Bill; That they had examined N**- Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on the Sunderland 
Sunderland Docks (re-committed) Bill; That the Docks Bill. 
Committee met this day, and a Quorum of Mem- 
bers not being present, the Chairman adjourned 
the Committee to Thursday next, at three of the 
clock. 

Ordered, That the Committee be revived :—And 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Vestrymen of Saint London and 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, which was on 
presented upon the 3d day of this instant March, ‘chide _ 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their Euston Sta- 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the London tons — 
and Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston™*» 
Stations Enlargement) Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for the Im- | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


provement of the Sewerage and Drainage of the 
Borough of Liverpool, and for making further Pro- | 
visions for the Sanatory Regulations of the said 
Borough: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for incorporating the 
Rotherham Gas Light and Coke Company, and for 
better supplying the Parish of Rotherham, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, with Gas: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 





Mr. Parker presented a Bill to amalgamate the 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail-| 
way Company, the Huddersfield and Manchester | 
Railway and Canal Company, the Sheffield and | 
Lincolnshire Junction, the Sheffield and Lincolnshire| 
Junction Extension, and the Great Grimsby and | 
Sheffield Railway Companies, and the Grimsby | 
Dock Company: And the same was read the first | 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. | 


Mr. Moffatt presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the London and Birmingham Railway to 
or near to Vavigation-street, within the Borough of 
Birmingham: And the same was read the first | 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Walker presented a Bill for better paving, 
lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise improv- | 


ston and Cousland, praying that the East Lothian 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifi- Railway Bills 
cation Committee of Railway Bills; That they had Classification 
further considered the several matters referred to OX Report.) 
them, and directed him to make a Report thereof No. 129. 
to the House. 

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


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property, South Eastern 
Tradesmen and Inhabitants generally of Tunbridge Railway (Tun- 


2 3 egitee bridge Wells t 
Wells, in the county of Kent, and its vicinity, pray- Tinpel 


ing that the South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge Rye) ; and 
Wells to Hastings and Rye); and the South Eastern a a 
Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Can- eae A 


terbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Railway to 
Creek) Bills may pass into law, was presented, and Chilham, near 


F Canterbury, 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. it tvenaien 


to Sheerness 
and Faver- 
sham Creek) 
Bills. 


A Petition of Landowners, Tenants, Householders East Lothian 


and Inhabitants of the towns of Ormiston, Elphin- Central and 
Tyne Valley 

. 2 ; Railway Bill. 

Central and Tyne Valley Railway Bill may pass 


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


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Merchants, Cork and 


Traders and other Inhabitants of the town of Ban- Railwey. 


ing the Village of Heywood, in the County Palatine | on and its vicinity, taking notice of the application 
of Lancaster, and for establishing a Market therein, | for leave to bring in the Cork and Passage Railway 
and for other Purposes: And the same was read | Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second | a ee and read; and ordered to lie upon 
time. | the able. 

| 


A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to the | Halesworth 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


Chester and Manchester Direct Railway, for leave to | 


present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for 


making a Railway from Chester to Manchester, with 
a Branch to Birkenhead, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Standing | 
the Table. 


Orders. 


and Norwich 


gesses of the borough of Southwold, in the county Salwar. 


of Suffolk, taking notice of the application for leave 


‘to bring in the Halesworth and Norwich Railway 


Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


Petitions 














9 Vicroriz. 


Petitions from Carmarthen ;—and, Llywell; tak- 
notice of the application for leave to bring in 


Welsh Mid- 

land Railway. jn 
the Welsh Midland Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leeds, Wake- 
field and Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Rothwell ;— Stanley-cum-Wren- 
thorpe ;—and, Wakefield; praying that the Leeds, 
Wakefield and Midland Junction lhcaieeny Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bandon — A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
Bantry“ bourhood of Bandon, in the county of Cork, taking 


notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Bandon and Bantry Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Eastern Petitions from Saint Peter-the-Apostle, Broad- 


et stairs ;—and, Plumstead; praying that the South 
Suilway to Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, 


Chilham, near near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and 


Canterbury, Faversham Creek) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
with Branches : 

to Sheerness Presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
and Faver- able. 

sham Creek) 

Bill. 

South Eastern Petitions from Rye (two Petitions) ;—and, Hast- 
Railway ings; praying that the South Eastern Railway (Rye 
Oy tes) Bill to Rye Harbour) Bill may pass into a law,—were 


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


South Eastern Petitions from Hastings and Saint Leonard’s ;-— 

Railway (Tun- Brightling and Dallington;— Heathfield ;— Etching- 

pra Any ham ;—Trustees of the Turnpike-road leading from 

and Rye) Bill. Plimwell to Hastings;— Brede ;—and, Seddlescomb ; 
praying that the South Eastern Railway ( Tunbridge 
Wells to Hastings and Rye) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Tun- 


Petitions from Battle ;—and, Tunbridge Wells ; 
praying that the South Eastern Railway ( Tunbridge 
ieee Wells to Hastings and, Rye) ; and, the South Eastern 
and Rye); and Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, 
pesados near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and 
Riverhead) Bills may pass into law,—were presented, 


the Greenwich , 
Railway to and read ; and ordered to lie upen the Table. 


Chart, near 

Ashford, with Branches to Tun- 

bridge and Riverhead) Bills. 

Forth and A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers 

Clyde Junc- and others, Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Stir- 

tion Railway. Jing, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway 
Bill ; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 

ey Sor _ Petitions from Kingswould and other places ;— 

Bill. *Y Margate ;—Broadstairs and Saint Peter's ;—and, 
Sandwich ; praying that the Dover and Deal Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

i A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 

‘Sana gesses of the borough of Southwold, in the county 

ailway, of Suffolk, taking notice of the application for leave 

to bring in the Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

een Caiee- A Petition of Inhabitants of Derby, praying that 


the Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junc- 


GreatGrimsby 


Junction Raij- tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
way Bill, 


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


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331 


Two Petitions from Burnley, praying that the Burnley Im- 


Burnley Improvement and Waterworks Bill may ee. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- works Bill. 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parish of Scottish 
Kilbrandon and Kilchatton, in the county of Argyll, Grand oo 
praying that the Scottish Grand Junction Railway Bil oe 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council North British. 
of the royal burgh of Peebles, praying that the Railway Bill 
North Briitsh Railway Bill may pass into a law, 

was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Tradesmen and Ely and Bury 
Inhabitants of the borough of Kings Lynn, in the Railway Bil. 
county of Norfolk, praying that the Ely and Bury 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wallacetown and Content Ayr ;— Kilmarnock 
Ayr ;—and, Newton-upon-Ayr ; taking notice of the — 
application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and“ ”*™’ 
Ayr Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 

Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mersham ;—Rye (two Petitions) ; South Eastern 
— Wrotham ; — Smeeth ;— Leeds (Kent) ; — Great rir se 
Chart ;—Leybourne ;— Wye ;— Harrietsham;—Bir- awe 
ling ;—Boughton Malherbe ;—Robertsbridge and Chart, near 
Hurst Green;—-Shadoxhurst;--Sevenoaks;—- Hastings — — 
and Saint Leonard’s ;—Ulcomb ;— East Malling ;— Tunbridge and 
Offham ;— Trottiscliffe;— Westerham ;— Tunbridge ; Riverhead) 
—Mereworth ;—Sellinge ;— Willesborough ;— West- Bill. 
well; —and, Boughton Amph; praying that the 
South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Rail- 
way to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tun- 
bridge and Riverhead) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Alun James Gulston, of Liwyny- Leicester and 
berllan, near Llangaddock, in the county of Car- — 
marthen, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, ”” 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Liverpool, 
Preston, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, pray- Manchester 
: “. and Newcastle- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their ypon-Tyne 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Liver- Junction Rail- 
pool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction ¥*Y Bill. 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Joseph Norval, Proprietor of subjects Edinburgh 
in the parish of Markinch, and county of Fife ;— and Northern 
John Lessells, Proprietor ofa cottage and garden in = 
the parish of Auchterderran, and county of Fife ; Branch) Bill. 
—and, Donald Smith Peddie, Accountant, in Edin- 
burgh, Trustee under the marriage settlements of 
Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson, and of John Clarkson, of 
Halbeath, and Sarah Hamer Scott or Clarkson, his 
Wife, Proprietors of the Ha/beath Colliery, and of 
the Railway from Halbeath to the shipping port of 
Inverkeithing ; praying that they may be heard, by 





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332 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(Dunfermline Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Reading, 
Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 
way. 


A Petition of Thomas Colleton Garth, of Haines 
Hill, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, taking notice 
of the application for leave to ig in the Reading, 
Guildford and Reigate Railway Bill, and praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


A Petition of John Bagshaw, of Harwich, in the 
county of Essex, Esquire, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Harwich and Eastern Counties 
Junction Railway and Pier Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
hg Car- A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Penrith, 
and, Yorksizre P'@ying that the York and Carlisle Railway Bill 
and Glasgow May not pass into a law; and that the Yorkshire 
Union Rail- and Glasgow Union Railway Bill may pass into a 
way Bills. = Jaw, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the h able. 


Bolton Water- A Petition of Trustees for the town of Great 

works Bill. = Bolton, acting under and by virtue of the Acts 
thereinafter mentioned, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bolton Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


‘Wear Dock Petitions of Christopher Bramwell, of Hendon 
Railway Bill. House, in the borough of Sunderland, Esquire ;— 
and, Ralph Stephen Pemberton, of Barnes, in the 
parish of Bishop Wearmouth, in the county of Dur- 
ham, Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Great North 
and South 
Wales Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Subscribers to, and Shareholders 
in, a Company (provisionally registered) for making 
and establishing a Railway from Carmarthen to 
Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan, to be called 
The Great North and South /Vales Railway, praying 
tl.at they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Great North 
and South Wales Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edmund Dixon Milnes and Nicholas 
Milnes, of Lumn Mill Wear, Bury, in the county 
of Lancaster, Drysalters, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bury Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Bury Water- 
works Bill. 


16° Maritiz. 


A, 1846. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the parish of Aston- Aston Rates 
juxta-Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, in Bil 
vestry meeting assembled, praying that the Aston 
Rates Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Commissioners of Police Caledonian 
for the city of Glasgow, acting under the statute Railway 
6 and 7 Vic., c. 99, in statutory meeting assembled, (U*2o" 
and of General Commissioners of Police, Mem- Branches) Bill, 
bers of the said Board, and Ratepayers for the pur- 
poses of police and statute labour under the said 
statute, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Commissioners of Police Glasgow 
for the city of Glasgow, acting under the statute ee 
6 and 7 Vic., c. 99,in statutory meeting assembled, Railway. 
and of General Commissioners of Police, Members 
of the said Board, and Ratepayers for the pur- 
poses of police and statute labour, under the said 
statute, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the Glasgow Southern Terminal Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





| A Petition of the Board of Commissioners of Police West of Scot- 
for the city of Glasgow, acting under the statute land Junction 
6 and 7 Vic., c. 99, in statutory meeting assembled, ®“!¥#Y ® 
,and of General Commissioners of Police, Members 
|of the said Board, and Ratepayers for the pur- 
poses of police and statute labour, under the said 
statute, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the West of Scotland Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Messrs. Wright and Jessop, of Cromford 
the Butterley Ironworks, in the county of Derby, Canal Bill 
Ironmasters, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Cromford Canal Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Trustees for executing an Act Norfolk Rail- 
passed in the fifty-first year of the reign of his Ma- way Exten- 
jesty King George the Third, for repairing the oe 
Roads from Ipswich to the Scole-Inn Road, and from mondham and 
Claydon to the Bury Saint Edmund’s Road, and Attleborough 
from Yazley Bullto Eyre and Lanthorne Green, in Bt) BM. 
the county of Suffolk, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Norfolk Railway Exten- 
sions (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Attleborough 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition 

















North Kent 
Railway (City 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Manchester, 
Buxton, Mat- 
lock and Mid- 
lands Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Clyde Dock 
and Harbour 
Bill. 


Kirkintilloch 
and Kilsyth 
Railway Bill. 


Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Union Canal, 


Manchester 
and Birming- 


ham Continua- 


9 VicTorRiz. 


A Petition of the Right reverend Charles Richard 
Lord Bishop of Winchester, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the North Kent Railway (City Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Cromford Bridge and 
Langley Mill Turnpike-road ;— Cromford and High 
Peak Railway Company ;—and, Trustees of the 
Cromford and Belper Turnpike-road, and Branch 
therefrom to Budl Bridge ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester, Buxton, 
Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Merchants’ House of Glasgow ;— 
and, Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow ; praying 
that the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill may pass 
into a law,— were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Statute Labour 
Roads in the county of Stirling, acting within that 
portion of said county, called the Second District 
thereof, in virtue of the powers and provisions of 
an Act passed in the fiftieth year of the reign of 
his Majesty, King George the Third, intituled, ‘* An 
Act for better regulating the Statute Labour within 
the County of Stirling,” praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of mines, 
messuages and other property, in Tunstall, in the 
county of Stafford, and the neighbourhood, praying 
that the Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Petitions of Commissioners of Police of the city 
of Edinburgh ;—and, Company of Merchants of the 
city of Edinburgh ; taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Union Canal Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Edwards, of 
Newtown Rectory, in the a of Montgomery, 


tion and Welsh Clerk, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 


Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and 
— Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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333 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Farnham, in the eae and 
county of Surrey, and of the neighbourhood, pray- pny Stem 
; 1 
ing that the Zondon and South Western nd cl nell 
(Farnham and Alton Branch) Bill may not pass and Alton | 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and Branch) Bill. 


read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Rate-payers residing on the north Kennington- 
side of the main or high road leading from Newing- —_ _ &amp; 
ton Butts to Vauxhall Bridge, within the Ecclesi- — 
astical District, called The Lambeth Church Dis- 
trict, in the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in the 
county of Surrey, but as to lighting under the juris- 
diction of the Act of the fifty-second year of the 
reign of King George the Third, c. 112 thereinafter 
mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kennington-lane, &amp;c., Lighting, &amp;c., 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Thomas Evans Blackwell, of Fox- Berks and 
hangers, near Devizes, Gentleman ;—and, Thomas Hants Rail- 
Rawdon Ward, of Englefield-green, in the county 72¥ (Hiunser- 
of Surrey, Esquire, and Thomas Baverstock Merri- and Radstock 
man, of Marlborough, in the county of Wilts, Gen- Colliery Line.) 
tleman ; taking notice of the application for leave to 
present a Petition for leave to bring in the Berks and 
Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension and Rad- 
stock Colliery Line) Bill; and praying that leave 
may not be given to present such Petition; and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, before the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, in support of the prayer of their 
Petitions,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway fartlepoolGas 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by and Water- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- W's Bill. 
tain parts of the Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Select Vestry of the parish of Liverpool 
Liverpool, praying that they may be heard, by Yocks Bill. 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool Docks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Edinburgh 
Council of the royal burgh of Montrose, praying 224 Northern 
that the Edinburgh and Tectia Railway Bills **!*y Bills. 
may pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Committee of the Lord’s Day. 
Society for promoting the due Observance of the 
Lord’s Day, established in London, in the year 
1831;— and, Sydenham; praying the House to 
provide, on all future occasions, that the Lord’s 
Day be, as far as possible, a day on which no 
secular business shall be done, and also that in 
all Acts which shall be hereafter passed by the 
House, in which the transaction of any business 
is to be performed by a particular day, special ex- 
ception be made in case such day be the Lord’s Day, 
by appointing the day following for that purpose,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition 


uv3 


Linen Manu- 
factures 
(Ireland. ) 


Church 
Patronage 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Law 
Officers. 


Tobacco. 


Bequests 

for Pious and 
Charitable 
Purposes Bill. 


Blaspheiny. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings Act. 


Savings Banks 
Act. 


334 


16° Martz. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Dealers in Tea and Inhabitants of jor portions of the Savings Banks Act, passed in the 


Tooting and its vicinities, praying for a Reduction 
of the Duty on Tea, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons who are engaged in the 
Linen Manufacture of the north of Jreland, praying 
that in the adoption of any measures regulating the 
commercial policy of Great Britain, the free system 
under which the growth of Flax has flourished, may 
be applied to the Linen Manufactures of Ireland, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Browning Drew, Cu- 
rate of Ballycahane, in the diocese and county of 
Limerick, stating that the Petitioner, an old Curate 
of the Established Church in Zreland, deeply feeling 
the grievances to which many of the clergy are sub- 
jected in the disposal of church patronage by its 
bishops, prays the House to take into consideration 
the condition of those of his class, and who, though 
called the junior clergy, are often the seniors in 
years and professional labours of many of the dig- 
nitaries, and secure to them preferment according to 
their seniority, if otherwise deserving, and also 
enable them with some respectability to support 
the dignity of their callings, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Cole, John Dexter, Joseph 
Smith Cook, Emanuel Earle and Elizabeth Mul- 
lins, praying that provision may be made for the 
superannuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall 
have faithfully discharged their duties for several 
years, and then become incapacitated for further 
service, and that the fund for such superannuation 
should be raised by the deduction of a per-centage 
out of all Poor Law Officers’ salaries, and should 
be under the sanction of Parliament, the control 
of the Government and the management of the 
Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders, being Dealers in Tobacco, 
residing in Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, in the parish 
of Newchurch, praying the House to reduce the 
duty on leaf Tobacco to One shilling per pound, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Com- 
monalty of Watermen and Lightermen of the River 
Thames, praying that the Bequests for Pious and 
Charitable Purposes Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mary- 
le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, praying the 
House at once to repeal all laws in any way restrict- 
ing the publication by tongue or pen of theological 
opinions, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Society of 
Master Carpenters, praying the House to take into 
its earliest consideration the whole of the present 
Metropolitan Buildings Act of the 7th and sth Vic. 
c. 84, and that the same may be altered, revised or 
repealed, and that the Society may, by themselves, 
or their counsel, be heard at the bar of the House, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Fable. 


A Petition of Trustees, Secretary and Depositors 
of the Savings Bank established at Darlington, in 
the county of Durham, praying that such portion 











seventh and eighth year of the reign of Her pre- 
sent Majesty, as relate to the interest payable upon 
deposits of money in Banks for Savings may be 
repealed, and that in lieu and stead thereof, it be 
enacted, that the original rate of Four pounds 
eleven shillings and three pence per centum per an- 
num be payable, and be paid, as interest upon all 
such deposits, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London, Funding 
and the vicinities thereof, praying for alteration of System. 


the present Funding System so as to make that 
species of property contribute its fair share to the 
cost of the Government, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Railways 
Sligo, praying the House to cause their Standing (eland) 


Orders to be so far amended as to have the leading 
roads, such as those on which Her Majesty’s Mails 
are carried, and other great leading thoroughfares 
in the county, placed on the same footing as turn- 
pike-roads, in cases where they are crossed by a 
railroad, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Liverpool Timber ana 
Shipowners Association, praying the House not to Corn. 


sanction the present proposition of Her Majesty’s 
Ministers, of a further reduction in the ‘Timber 
Duties, nor such an alteration in the duty on Corn 
grown in the United States as will prevent or greatly 
discourage its importation from Canada, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of Ridg- 
mount, praying the House not to sanction any 
measure for the enrolment of the Militia, was 


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





Petitions from the Deanery of Chelke ;— Llan- 
drillo-yn-rhos ;—and, Deanery of Aubury; praying 
for the repeal of somuch of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, and at the same time provide 
for the establishment of a bishop to the newly- 
erected see of Manchester,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chancellor, Masters and Scho- 
lars of the University of Cambridge, praying that 
the House will be pleased to give its most favourable 
consideration to any Bill that may be introduced for 
repealing that part of the said Act which relates to 
the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
the provisions of the Act relating to the formation 
of Asylum Districts may be repealed, or so far 
amended as to exempt the parish of Saint Pancras, 
and other large parishes, from the operation of so 
much thereof as relates to the said Asylum Districts, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on District Asylums (Metropolis.) 


folk, Tailor and Draper, complaining of certain 
proceedings of the Swaffham Board of Guardians 
against him, as Overseer of the parish ; and praying 
for inquiry, was presented, and read ; and ordered 





to lie upon the Table. 





Miller, Barbara Downie, Margret Roy, Mill- 





workers 


Militia. , 
¢ 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


District 
Asylums — 
( Metropolis.) 


A Petition of Lazarus Jakes, of Swaffham, Nor- LazarusJakes. 


A Petition of Jane Bennett, Ann Connell, Isabella Factories. 











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workers in Dundee, stating that the Petitioners 
were apprehended, tried and convicted at the in- 
stance of the firm of Baxter and Brothers, manu- 
facturers and mill-owners there; that they had 
been in their work from their infancy, and never 
gave any previous offence; that they learned that 
others engaged in the same kind of work were 
getting an advance of wages, they asked an advance 
but got no satisfaction; that they did not go in 
again that afternoon, but returned to work of their 
own accord next morning by five o’clock ; they were 
taken by four officers and kept in confinement till 
twelve, and then sentenced to ten days’ imprison- 
ment with hard labour; that they had no intention 
of striking for wages, but thoughtlessly agreed to 
take an afternoon’s recreation, and did not ask their 
master’s liberty ; and praying for inquiry into their 
case, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stony Middleton, Brough and 
Shatton ; — Chesterfield ;— Brampton ;—Alfreton ; 
— Newark-upon-Trent ; — Stalybridge (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Bilston; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Moulsol, Willen, Great Woolstone, 
Little Woolstone, Walton, Weston, Water Eaton, 
Wavendon, Tyringham and Filgrave, Sherington, 
Stanton, Bury, Saint Mary Magdalen, Stony Strat- 
ford, Saint Giles, Stony Stratford, Shenley, Simpson, 
Stoke Goldington, Ravenstone, Newport Pagnell, 
Newion Longville, Milton, Keynes, Loughton, Laven- 
don, Little Linford, Great Linford, Lathbury, Ha- 
versham, Hardmead, Gayhurst, Emberton, Fenny 
Stratford, Castie Thorpe, Clifton Reynes, Calverton, 
Great Brickhill, Little Brickhill, Bletchley, Cold 
Brafield, Chichley, Broughton, Bow Brickhill, Brad- 
well, Astwood, Hanslope, Wouahton, Warrington ;— 
and, Eastern Division of Cumberland; praying the 
House not to sanction any diminution in the pro- 
tection now granted to agriculture,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballymaconly (two Petitions) ;— 
Tulnagee, Ballybriest and Moybuoy ;—Elvington;— 
Airth ;—Grand Jury of the county of Limerick ;— 
Walistown ;—Castle Magna ;— Ballyclough;—and, 
Mallow ; praying the House not to sanction the 
proposed measures relative to Customs and Corn 
Importation,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Electors of the borough of Brid- 
port, and other Inhabitants of the same borough, 
praying the House to pass the said proposed mea- 
sures, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Brokers and Traders of 
the city of London, praying that the decision of the 
House on the said proposed measures may be speedily 
pronounced, in order that trade and industry may 
be set free from the suffermg and embarrassment 
under which they at present labour from uncertainty 
and delay, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grand Jurors of the South Riding 
of the county of Tipperary, assembled at the Assizes, 
Clonmel, praying that the Corn Importation Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of all Communications received by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government relative to the Disturbances 
which took place at Knocksentry, near Limerick, on 
or about the 10th day of January 1846, both from 
tne Civil and Military Authorities, including the 
Vor. 101. 





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335 


Report of the Officer in command of the Troops 
called out on that occasion. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Deeds executed and en- 
rolled under the 9th of Geo. 2,c. 36, from the year 
1840 to the year 1845, both inclusive. 

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


Mr. Lynch: ‘ 
Mr. Speaker, 


the Apprehension and Detection of Persons guilty of ® 
various Offences in Ireland,” to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be 
to give leave to William Sharman Crawford, Esquire, 
and William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, (Members of 
this House), to attend their Lordships, to be sworn 
in order to their being examined as witnesses before 
the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships 
to inquire into the operation of the Act 1 and 2 Vic., 
c. 56, and the other laws relating to the Relief of 
the Destitute Poor in Jreland; and also to inquire 
into the operation of the Medical Charities in Ire- 
land, which are supported wholly or partially by 
Grants from the County Cess :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the last part of the said Message. 

And Mr. Sharman Crawford and Mr. Smith 
O’ Brien being present in their places, severally de- 
clared they were willing, with leave of the House, 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships in their said Message. 

Resolved, That William Sharman Crawford, Es- 
quire, and William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, have 
leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by 
their Lordships, if they think fit. 

And the Messengers were again called in, and Mr. 
Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 
they again withdrew. 


( 


further Proceeding upon consideration of the 
lutions which, upon 
the Committee to whom it was referred to consider 
the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 90, for granting Duties of 
Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, to 
amend the Laws for the Importation of Corn :—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

And the Resolution as far as “ Hats made of 
“ Silk, Silk Shag laid upon Felt, Linen or other 
“ material, each 2s.;” being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That “Hops, the cwt. £2. 5s.,” stand part of the 
said Resolution ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 


} 91. 


Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the f Mr. KnigAt, \ a 
Noes, Mr. Plumptre : . 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the said Resolution was agreed to, as far as 
“ Silk manufactures.” 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis ; 17° die Martii, 1846: 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, “That all articles included under the head of 





« Silk 


uvu4 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Mortmain. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 


_ The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, “ An Act Protection of 
for the better Protection of Life, and to facilitate Life (Ireland) 


leased Poor Law 
Ire 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Customs and 
¥ eso- Corn Importa- 


. 10n. 
riday last, were reported from 


336 


«« Silk Manufactures,” stand part of the said Reso- 
lution ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the fMr. Young, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the {Mr. Bankes, 
Noes, UMr. Newdegate : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- 
sideration of the Report be adjourned till this day. 


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A. 1846. 


at Andover, and into all the circumstances under 
which the Poor Law Commissioners called upon 
Mr. Parker to resign his Assistant Commissioner- 
ship, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Eéwall, Mr. 
Christie, Mr. Wakley, Lord Courtenay, Mr. Sheridan, 
Captain Pechell, Mr. Langston, Mr. Manners Sut- 
ton, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Sir John 
Walsh, Sir William Jolliffe, Mr. Pakington, Mr. 
John Fielden and Mr. Stuart Wortley, with power 
to send for persons, papers, and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





Petitions of Silk Manufacturers, and others, In- North Staf- 
habitants, Owners and Occupiers of land and houses ae Rail- 
in the town of Leek, in the county of Stafford ;— Valley Line) 
Thomas Smith, and others, Inhabitants, Owners and Bil. 


Corn Impor- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
tation Bill. 


Reading of the Corn Importation Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


QOut-Pension- 
ers’ Payment 
(Greenwich 
and Chelsea) 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Fever 
(ireland) Bill. 


Greenwich 
Hospital. 


Votes of 
Electors. 


Andover 
Union. 


Mr. Greene reported the Out-Pensioners’ Pay- 
ment (Greenwich and Chelsea) Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Fever (Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Seamen and Royal 
Marines on the List of Out-Pensioners of Green- 
wich Hospital; distinguishing those in receipt of 
Pensions granted for Service, and those granted for 
{Injuries and Wounds :—Also, the Names of the 
Ports and Places at which the Pensions are received, 
with the Number of Seamen and Royal Marines of 
both classes paid at each of the same; stating the 
situation held by the Persons, or the Rank of the 
Officer by whom the several Pensions are paid. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Monday last, that a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the alleged facilities afforded to vexa- 
tiousand fraudulent objections and fraudulent claims, 
by the present system of Registration of County 

oters for Members of Parliament, might be read ; 
aud the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Newdegate, 
Mr. Craven Berkeley, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Ridley 
Colborne, Viscount Sandon, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. 
Stuart Wortley, Mr. Charles Buller, Mr. Walpole, 
Mr. Villiers, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Parker, 
Mr. Bankes, Mr. Milner Gibson and Sir John Walsh, 
with power to send for — papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have power to re- 
port their Observations and Opinion thereupon, to- 
gether with the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
them, from time to time. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 5th day of this instant March, That a Select 
Committee be appointed to inquire into the admi- 
nistration of the Poor Laws in the Andover Union, 
and into the management of the Union Workhouse, 
and into the caninel of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners and their late Assistant Commissioner, Mr. 
Parker, in reference to the two investigations held 





Occupiers of lands and houses in the town of 
Cheadle, in the county of Stafford; —Brewers, Mer- 
chants, Tradesmen and Inhabitants, and of Owners 
and Occupiers of lands, houses and buildings in the 
town and neighbourhood of Burton-upon-Trent, in 
the county of Stafford ;—Inhabitants, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands and houses in 7ean, in the county 
of Stafford ;—and, Commissioners for improving 
the borough and town of Macclesfield, in the county 
of Chester; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Agents to the promoters of a Welsh Mid- 
Railway from Worcester to Carmarthen and Swan- land Railway. 


sea, with Branches therefrom, to be called The 
Welsh Midland Railway, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth; that the promoters of the said 
Welsh Midland Railway have petitioned the House 
for leave to introduce a Bill for making the said 
line of Railway, which Petition was by the House 
referred to the Committee on Petitions, and that 
a Report has been made by such Committee, that 
the Standing Orders of the House have not been 
complied with, which Report has by the House 
been referred to the Standing Orders Committee ; 
the Petitioners beg humbly to represent that the 
failure to comply with the Standing Orders, in the 
case of the said Bill was attributable to the illness 
of the engineering surveyor, to whom the survey 
and preparations of the Plans and Sections was 
entrusted, as was proved before the Committee by 
whom the said Report was made ; that such illness 
being the act of God, and the pressure of Railway 
engagements at the time it occurred rendering it 
impossible to supply his place, the Petitioners trust 
that the omissions occasioned by it may be viewed 
with indulgence by the House ; that the Petitioners 
have received from the Officer commanding the 
South Wales District strong representations of the 
public advantages of the Welsh Midland Line, for 
the defence of the Western and Southern Coasts of 
South Wales, and the Naval Dock Yard at Pembroke, 
and have also received through him the assurance 
that General Sir Willoughby Gordon, Quarter- 
Master-General of Her Majesty’s Forces, and Ge- 
neral Sir John Burgoyne, the Inspector-General of 
Fortifications, concur with him in those views, and 
the former has stated his readiness to be examined 
upon the subject, and also that the Earl of Ellen- 
borough, First Lord of the Admiralty, has expressed 
himself fully aware of the importance of the line 
from its connecting the central military posts of 
Weedon and Birmingham, and of Brecon and Car- 
marthen, in South Wales, with the Pembroke Dock 
Yard and affording facilities for the conveyance of 
troops and stores; that the Welsh Midland Line 

passing 








ail. 
net 


Consolidated 
Fund 

( £.8,000,000) 
Bill. 


Corn, &amp;c. 
No. 130. 


Corn-laden 
Ships. 


No. 131. 


Guano Trade. 


Hops. 


9 VicToRIz. 


passing from the Birmingham and projected Weedon 
Line at Worcester, through Brecon, the central 
military station for South Wales, at which are 
large cavalry and infantry barracks, serves to 
connect those stations with all the ports on the 
south and west of South Wales, and also with the 
mining districts of Merthyr Tydvil, Swansea and 
Newport, as well as the manufacturing district of 
Staffordshire and Warwickshire, and would serve 
within a few hours for troops to be dispatched for 
the defence of the coast, or for the preservation of 
the internal peace of the country ; that such facilities 
would be equally available for the transmission of 
troops from Brecon to the South of Ireland ; that 
the Petitioners would respectfully refer to the 
Wvidence of General Sir Willoughby Gordon and 
General Sir John Burgoyne, given before the Guage 
Commissioners, as establishing the superiority for 
defence of the country of a central military station 
communicating by diverging lines with the several 
ports, over any coast line; that besides these 
public military advantages, the said Welsh Midland 
line of Railway would confer very extreme benefits 
upon the whole of South Wales, and advance not 
only its mining and manufacturing establishments, 
but also its agriculture; that the Company com- 
prises a proprietary consisting of about Two thousand 
five hundred individuals, more than one-half of whom 
are locally interested, and the capital of Four mil- 
lions is guaranteed by a share deed more numerously 
and respectably signed than any other, for an 
equalamount of capital, presented during the present 
Session ; and praying that the House will be pleased, 
in consideration of the public advantages of the line, 
and the peculiar circumstances under which the 
omission to comply with the Standing Orders oc- 
curred, to dispense with the Standing Orders of 
the House, and permit the said Welsh Midland 
Railway Bill to be introduced. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund, to the 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-six: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time, this day. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Accounts relative to the Import, Export and Con- 
sumption of Corn, Grain, Meal and Flour in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1846 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 115, of 
Session 1845). 

Accounts of the Number, Tonnage, and Number 
of Seamen of Corn-laden Ships entered inwards in 
each of the last five years; distinguishing British 
from Foreign :—And of the Number, Tonnage, and 
Number of Seamen employed in carrying Corn 
coastwise in Great Britain and Ireland. 

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of 
Vessels and Number of Seamen engaged in the 
Guano Trade; distinguishing British from Foreign. 

Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land 
in Great Britain, under the cultivation of Hops in 
the year 1845; distinguishing the Number of Acres 
in each Parish :—Of the Duty on Hops of the 
growth of the year 1845; distinguishing the Dis- 
tricts,and the Old from the New Duty :—Of the 
Quantity of Hops exported from Great Britain to 
Foreign Countries, from the 5th day of January 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 ; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same have been 
exported, and also the Quantities to each Country ; 
also, British from Foreign Growths, and the Dates 
of the years in which the British Hops were grown : 
—Of Foreign Hops imported into the United King- 
dom from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th 
day of January 1846; distinguishing the Ports 
where imported, and the Countries from whence ex- 


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337 


ported :—And, of the Total Number of Pounds 
Weight of Hops charged with Duty in each of the 
several collections of the United Kingdom, from the 
year 1849 to the year 1845, both inclusive. 

An Account of the Total Number of Quarters of Malt. 
Malt made between the 10th day of October 1844 
and the 10th day of October 1845 ; distinguishing 
the Quantity made in each Country, and the Quan- 
tity used by Brewers and Victuallers and Retail 
Brewers. 

An Account of the Number of Persons in each Brewers, &amp;c.. 
of the several Collections in the United Kingdom 
licensed as Brewers, Victuallers, to sell Beer to be 
drunk on the Premises, and to sell Beer not to be 
drunk on the Premises ; stating the Number of each 
Class who brew their own Beer, and the Quantity 
of Malt consumed by them; particularizing each 
Class in each Collection, from the 10th day of 
October 1844 to the 10th day of October 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to Corn, &amp;c., 
and Corn-laden Ships, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Protection of Life (Jreland) Protection of 
Bill be printed. _ (Ireland) 


No. 132, 


2a That the Petitions of the Zondon and Chichester 
righton Railway Company; and, Owners of land in 8%¢ Bognor 
the respective we tes of South Bersted and Rum- Bway Bill. 
boldswyke ; which were presented upon Friday last, 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 

the Chichester and Bognor Railway Bill, be referred 

to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 

which the Bill is comprised; and the Petitioners 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Passengers, Passengers, 
&amp;e. (Steam Vessels), which was presented upon &amp;. (Steam 
Friday last, be printed. Vous.) 

: No. 133. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Inns of Inns of Court.. 
Court, which were presented upon Monday, Wed- No. 134. 
nesday and Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half anhour after One of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 17° die Martii : 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


6 ie House proceeded to take into considera- Radcliffe and’ 
the Report on the Radcliffe and Pilkington Pilkington 
Gas Bill; and the Amendments were read, and ahaa 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Whitehaven 
(Whitehaven Extension and Kirksanton Deviation) 2®4 Furness. 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. iaerwkin 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ‘ 


: : : haven Exten- 
mittee of Selection. sion and Kirk- 


santon Devia- 
. : tion) Bill. 
Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee ghrewsbury, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Wolverhamp- 
the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and tonand South 


South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill, —— 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. Railway 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill (X® !) Bill. 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Wolver- 
hampton, to be called The Shrewsbury, Wolverhamp- 
ton and South Staffordshire Junction Railway : 
And that Viscount Ingestre and Mr. Edward Buller 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





Vou. 101. 


x x Captain 





338 


Shrewsbury, Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
Wolverhamp- 


ton and South 08 Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of 

Staffordshire the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and 

Junction South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 

ea (Coal- the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

brookdale Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 

Branch) Bill. making a Branch Railway from the intended Rail- 
way from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, to or near 
to Coalbrookdale, to be called the Shrewsbury, Wol- 
verhampton and South Staffordshire Junction Rail- 
way (Coalbrookdale Branch): And that Viscount 
Ingestre and Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Wakefield Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- 
Improvement. mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance | 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Wakefield Improvement Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Notices do not specify the 
intention of the Parties to alter, vary or extinguish 
certain existing tolls and rates for the repairs of the 
highways within the district affected by the pro- 
posed Bill; and inasmuch as the said Notices do 
not specify the intention of the Parties to alter, vary 
or extinguish existing rights and privileges vested in 
Trustees of Turnpike-roads within the district af- 
fected by the proposed Bill; and inasmuch as the 
said Notices do not specify the intention of the 
Parties to repeal portions of an Act of the 36 Geo. 
3, for lighting and watching the Town of Wakefield, 
conferring certain exemptions from tolls, rates and 
duties, and certain rights and privileges within the 
district affected by the proposed Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

St. Alban’s, Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- 

es tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 

Railway Bill. of the Petition for the Saint Alban’s, Luton and 
Dunstable Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the projected Great Northern 
Railway in the Parish of Hatfield, in the County of 
Hertford, to the Dunstable Branch of the London 
and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of Hough- 
ton Regis, in the County of Bedford: And that Mr. 
Astell, Mr. Denison and Admiral Dundas do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Sidmouth Market Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter, amend, and enlarge the Powers and Provisions 
of an Act passed in the second and third years of 
the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “An 
Act for maintainmg and regulating the Market in 
the Parish of Sidmouth, in the County of Devon :” 
And that Lord Courtenay, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Divett 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sidmouth 
Market Bill. 


Tramore Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- 

— tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Tramore Embankment Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for embanking and reclaiming from the Sea certain 
Lands now under Water, or subject to be overflowed 
by the Tide, in the Estuary or Back Strand of Tra- 
more, in the County of Waterford: And that Mr. 
Shapland Carew and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and bring 
it mn. 

Leith Petty Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- 

Customs Bill. tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Leith Petty Customs Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 


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| bring it in. 


A. 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repealing the Petty Customs in the Town of 
Leith, and granting a Rate in lieu thereof: And 
that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Gibson Craig do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- Schoolmasters” 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case bane ged 
of the Petition for the Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund Jand) age 
(Scotland) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better raising and more securely constituting the 
Fund for the Relief of Widows and Children of 
Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland : 

And that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Gibson Craig do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Ardrossan 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of es 
ae age . , Police and 

the Petition for the Ardrossan Municipal Policeand Improvement 
Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders had been Bill. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for erecting the Town or Village of Ardrossan, and 
Places adjacent, in the County of Ayr, into a Burgh 
of Barony, for paving, lighting and cleansing the 
same, for establishing a Police therein, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto: And that Mr. 
Bouverie and Mr. Alexander Oswald do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of = ete ae 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Bit. 

— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union 
Canal Company to lease or sell their Canal and 
Property: And that Mr. Gibson Craig and Mr. 

Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Rothesay 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ee and 
the Petition for the Rothesay Municipal and Police ~°"° ~"* 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating the Municipal Government and Police 
of the Royal Burgh of Rothesay: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Mr. Stuart Wortley do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Banffshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Bill. 
the Petition for the Banffshire Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Port Gordon to Duff- 
town, with Branches, to be called The Banffshire 
Railway: And that the Earl of March and Mr. 

Duff do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Forth and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Clyde and 
the Petition for the Forth and Clydeand Monkland —— 
Navigation Junction Bill, the Standing Orders had Junction Bill: 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Sale of the Monkland Navigation 
to the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and 
Clyde Navigation: And that Mr. John Charles 
Dundas and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Port Gordon 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour Bill. 
the Petition for the Port Gordon Harbour Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour or Port 
of Port Gordon, in the County of Banff: And that 
the Earl of March and Mr. Duff do prepare, and 


Captain 











Forth and 
Clyde Navi- 
gation and 
Bowling Bay 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Campbeltown 
Harbour, 
Waterworks, 
Paving, Light - 
jng and 
Watching Bill. 


Pow of 
Inchaffray 
Drainage Bill. 


London, 
Warwick, 
Leamington 
and Kidder- 
minster Rail- 


way. 





17° Marti. 339 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee| And inasmuch as on the said Section at or near 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 50 miles 4 furlongs marked on the said Section, 
the Petition for the Forth and Clyde Navigation | the vertical measure from the datum line to the line 
and Bowling Bay Improvement Bill, the Standing | of the Railway is stated to be 142 feet, whereas on 
Orders had not been complied with. the Section lodged in the Private Bill Office, it is 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | stated to be 192 feet. 
to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Forth| And inasmuch as on the said Section at or near 
and Clyde Navigation to extend and enlarge the| the 53d mile marked on the said Section, the ver- 
Basin at Bowling Bay, and to make and maintain | tical measure from the datum line to the line of the 
certain other Works in connection therewith ; and | Railway is twice stated to be 141 feet, whereas in 
to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said | the Section lodged in the Private Bill Office, it is 
Navigation: And that Mr. John Charles Dundas | stated in the one case to be 191 feet, and the other 
and Mr. Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 196 feet. 

And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of 

Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee | every curve not exceeding one mile in length, is not 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | noted on the Plan in furlongs and chains, inasmuch 
the Petition for the Campbeltown Harbour, Water- | as at the distance of 20 miles marked upon the said 
works, Paving, Lighting and Watching Bill, the | Plan, the radius of the curve is not marked or noted 
Standing Orders had been complied with. thereon, although the same is only 3 furlongs; and 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | at the distance of 20 miles 2 furlongs marked upon 
for enlarging, improving and maintaining the Har- | the said Plan, the radius of the curve is not ote ar 
bour, Quays and Wharfs of Campbeltown ; for sup- | or noted thereon, although there is only 2 furlongs. 
plying with Water, paving, cleansing, lightingand| And inasmuch as a tunnel, commencing at 8 
watching the said Burgh, and Suburbs thereof; | miles 5 furlongs and 54 chains, and of the length 
and for the better and more effectual assessing, | of nearly 3 furlongs as shown upon the Section, is 
levying and collecting the Ladle and other Dues and | not marked by a dotted line on the said Plans ; and 
Customs of the said Burgh: And that Lord James | another tunnel commencing at 56 miles 9 chains, of 
Stuart and the Lord Advocate do prepare, and bring | the length of 1 furlong and 1 chain, is shown upon 
it in. | the Section, but not marked on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as on the said Section, at 51 miles 

Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee | 4 furlongs and 6 chains, there is no vertical measure 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of, from the datum line to the line of the Railway 
the Petition for the Pow of Inchaffray Drainage | marked in feet and inches, although a change of 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | the gradient and inclination occurs at that point. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill} And inasmuch as the turnpike-roads and carriage- 
for repealing an Act of the Parliament of Scotland, | roads, of which the present level or rate of inclina- 
passed in the sixth Session of the first Parliament of | tion is intended to be altered, are not numbered on 
King William (1696), entituled, “ An Act in favours | the said Section to correspond with the cross Sec- 
of the Heritors adjacent to the Pow of Inchaffray,” | tions, inasmuch as in the Section there are two 
and for more effectually draining and improving numbers 16, and two numbers 17, referring to two 
Lands adjacent to the River or Stream called the | different roads, whereas there is only one cross Sec- 
Pow of Inchaffray, in the County of Perth: And | tion numbered 16, and one cross Section numbered 
that Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. William Baillie | 17; and it appearing that the last No. 16 and 17 in 
and Mr. Elliot Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. the said Sections were between Nos. 31 and 34, and 

that they ought to have been numbered 32 and 33 

Captain Jones reported from the Select Com-_| instead of 16 and 17. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several And inasmuch as‘no cross Section is referred to, 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the | showing the intended alteration of the turnpike-road, 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | No. 78, in the parish of Chaddesley Corbett. 
London, Warwick, Leamington and Kidderminster; And inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 
Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Or- | said Clerk of the Peace, the following numbers ap- 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as power | pear, which are not inserted in the Plans deposited 
is taken in the Bill to enable the London and Bir- | with the Clerks of the respective parishes to which 
mingham Railway Company to purchase or to take | the same relate, nor in the Private Bill Office, Nos. 
a lease of the proposed Railway, but no notice of | 8* in the parish of Great Alne, 11, 57%, 67a in 
the intention of the London and Birmingham Rail- | Bromsgrove, and 48 in Chaddesley Corbett. 
way Company to apply for such a power has been} And inasmuch as No. 16, in the parish of Broms- 
given in the newspapers of the counties in which the | grove, is included within the limits of deviation in 
works of the London and Birmingham Railway are | the Northampton Plan, and is excluded in the Pri- 
situate, being other than the counties through which | vate Bill Office Plan. 
the proposed new Railway is intended to pass; but | And inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with the 
that notices of such intention do appear in the Ga- | Parish Clerks of the respective parishes hereinafter 
zette and in the newspapers, notices of the intended | mentioned, and in the Private Bill Office, the fol- 
Railway Company. lowing numbers are inserted which do not appear 

And inasmuch as the Plans and Sections depo- | on the Plan deposited with said Clerk of the Peace : 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county | 55, 62, 65%, in Saint Nicholas, Warwick, 20, 37, 
of Northampton are not duplicates of those depo- | 37¢ and 614, in Saint Mary’s, Warwick, 432 in Stoke 
sited in the Private Bill Office, in the following in- | Prior, 77@ in Bromsgrove, 353 in Kidderminster, 
stances: on the said Section deposited with the | and 28* in Redditch, m the parish of Tardebigg. 
said Clerk of the Peace between the 48th and 49th | And inasmuch as all the lands included within 
miles marked on the said Section, the vertical mea- | the limits of deviation which are defined on the said 
sure from the datum line to the line of the Railway | Plans, are not marked or numbered upon the Plan 
is twice stated to be 217 feet, whereas in the Section | deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
lodged in the Private Bill Office it is stated to be | of Northampton, in the following instances: a dwell- 
267 feet in both cases. ing-house in the parish of Weedon Beck, belonging 

And inasmuch as on the said Section at or near|to and in the occupation of the Reverend John 
the 50th mile, the vertical measure from the datum Higgs Hunt, situate between or adjoining to Nos. 
line to the line of the Railway is stated to be 148 | 6 and 9, in the said parish; two pieces of land in 
feet, whereas in the Section lodged in the Private | the parish of Lower Shuckburgh, between Nos. 19, 
Bill Office it is stated to be 198 feet. 20 and 21; a public passage, No. 28, and a stable, 
VoL. 101. xx 2 No. 


9 VicTorRIzZ. 

















340 


No. 29&gt;, in the parish of Southam, described and 
referred to in the Books of Reference deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace ; a public passage, No. 
844, a garden, No. 94, and a house and shop and 
out-buildings, No. 994, and a house, No. 106%, in the 
parish of Leamington Priors; a dwelling-house and 
out-buildings, No. 2, Gloucester-street, Leamington, 
in the occupation of John Bowen, adjoining No. 
89, in Leamington Priors, but it appeared that they 
belonged to the same owner, and were in the same 
occupation as the adjoining property; a garden, 
No. 55, and a house and garden, 652, in the parish 
of Saint Nicholas, Warwick, respectively described 
and referred to in the Book of Reference deposited 
with the said Clerk of the Peace; two pieces of 
pasture land in the parish of Saint Nicholas, War- 
wich, lying between Nos. 39k and 414; a garden, 
No. 202, shed, No. 37, in the parish of Saint M- 
cholas, Warwick, respectively described and referred 
to in the Book of Reference deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, but there are two numbered 20 
on the Plans; a piece of pasture land belonging to 
William Hobbins and Sir Robert George Throck- 
morton, situate between Nos. 48 and 51, in the 
hamlet of Sambourne ; two pieces of land belonging 
to Sir Robert George Throckmorton, situate between 
the road No. 42 and the piece of arable land in the 
said hamlet of Sambourne, but one of them is only 
15 yards within the limits of deviation; a garden, 
cottage and out-buildings belonging to William 
Terry and Margaret, his wife, and their trustees, 
numbered 432, in the parish of Stoke Prior, respec- 
tively described and referred to in the Books of 
Reference deposited with the said Clerk of the 
Peace ;. a mill-bank belonging to John Fowler, No. 
774, described and referred to in the said Book of 
Reference ; a piece of pasture land belonging to the 
Honourable Henry Robert Clive and Lady Harriett, 
his wife, and their trustees, No. 28, in the township 
of Redditch, in the parish of Tardebigg, described 
and referred to in the said Book of Reference. 

And inasmuchas the Booksof Reference tothe said 


17° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


Also that at the 51st mile 4,600 links, at the 
change of the gradient there is no height marked in 
figures. 

“hal inasmuch as there is a tunnel between the 
8th mile 5,550 links, and the 9th mile 500 links 
which is not marked upon the Plan, but it does 
appear upon the Section. 

And inasmuch as the corner of a field adjoining 
No. 46 within the limits of deviation is not numbered 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as in sheet of the said Plan No. 20 
the field next to No. 69, Bromsgrore, is not numbered. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 21 of the said 
Plan, one field and a corner of another within the 
limits of deviation are not numbered at the beginning 
of the parish of Upton Warren. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 24 of the said 
Plan, two properties adjoining 77 appear as sepa- 
rated by a fence, but are not separately numbered. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 5 of the said Plan, 
there is no height written to the embankment at 
12 miles 7 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 7, the depth of 
cutting at19 miles 4 furlongs, being five feet, is not 
marked. 

And inasmuch asin sheet No. 8 of the said Plan, 
the height of each arch to the Avon viaduct is 
not sated, but the height of the highest arch is 
marked. 

And inasmuch as in sheets No. 13 and 14 the 
depth of cutting at 40 miles 7} furlongs is not 
marked, and the spans of the arches of the viaduct 
at 42 miles are not marked. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 15 of the said 
Plan, the height of the embankment at 42 miles 
4 furlongs is not marked. 

And inasmuch as in sheet No. 19 no depth is 
marked to the last cutting of the line, being 3 feet 
6 inches. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Plans deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Northampton, do not contain the 
names of the owners, lessees or occupiers of the 
lands and buildings shown on the said Plans within 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- Fast and West 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several India Docks 


aie a ¥ : : and Birming- 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the Pr) “sonction 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Railway. 





the limits of deviation defined thereon, in the several 
instances next hereinafter mentioned, nor was appli- 
cation made to the several owners, lessees and 
occupiers in respect thereof; viz., two pieces of Jand 
in the parish of Lower Shuckburgh, between No. 
19 and Nos. 20 and 21 in the a parish ; a rick- 
yard numbered 45 on Plans in the parish of apton, 
on the hill belonging to the Reverend Thomas 
Higgins, in the occupation of Thomas Parsons; a 
dwelling-house and out-buildings, No. 2, Glocester- 
street, Leamington Priors, in the occupation of John 
Bowen, adjoining No. 89, in the same parish; but 
the owner and occupier received notice for the ad- 
joining property ; a garden, No. 29, and garden and 
pigstye No. 31, in the parish of Bromsgrove belong- 
ing to Sir Frederick Heygate, Baronet, and Thomas 
Pears, Esquire, in the occupation of John Bodman; 
a dwelling-house belonging to George Birch, ad- 
joining No. 19 in the parish of Studley; a piece of 
arable land No. 56, at Bickencote, in Chaddesley 
Corbett, belonging to George Harrison, in the oc- 
cupation of David Goodyear ; but it appeared that 
David Goodyear had received notice. 

And inasmuch as in the following cases, the height 
marked does not correspond with the measurement, 
there being a difference in each case of about 50 feet. 

Distances on Section. — | Height marked. 


Miles. 

tel 
48 
50 
50 


51 
53 


Links. 
4,600 
7,000 
1,900 
4,500 
7,800 
2,060 


217 
217 
148 
142 
129 
141 





East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
power is proposed to be taken to enable the London 
and Birmingham Railway Company to subscribe 
the sum of £.300,000,to the undertaking, and to 
raise money for the purpose, either by the creation 
of new shares in their own undertaking or by mort- 
gaging their own works, and to appoint a certain 
number of Directors in the new Company ; but no 
notice of such intention to amend their Acts has 
been given either in the London Gazette, or in the 
county Newspapers. 

And inasmuch as power is proposed to be taken 
to enable the East and West India Dock Company 
to subscribe the sum of £. 50,000 tothe undertaking, 
and to raise money for the purpose, either by the 
creation of new shares in their own undertaking or 
by mortgaging their own works, and to appoint a 
certain number of Directors in the new Company ; 
but no notice of such intention to amend their Acts 
has been given either in the London Gazette or in 
the County Newspapers. 

And inasmuch as no notice was served upon John 
Christian Aphold, an owner, on or before the 31st 
December last ; but it — that the parties had 
been unable to ascertain his address although they 
had made inquiring of the tenant for that purpose. 

And inasmuch asJohn Perkins,an owner, has not 
been duly served with notice on or before the 31st 
December last; but it appeared that the promoters 
had been misled by misinformation as to his chris- 
tian name by the tenant, and that he was duly 
served on the 2d of January. 

And 





9 VicToRIZ. 


And inasmuch as Elizabeth Ludlam, an owner, 
was not duly served with notice on or before the 
31st of December last; but it appeared that the 
promoters had been unable to obtain her address 
from the tenant, and that she was served on the 1st 
January. 

Andinasmuchas Mrs. Wilde, anowner,wasnotduly 
served with notice on or before the 31st December 
last; but it appeared that the promoters had not 
been able to obtain the address from the tenant, or 
her agent, and that they had afterwards obtained 
it, and served her with notice on the 2d of January. 

And inasmuch as —— Beans, a lessee, was not 
duly served with notice on or before the 31st De- 
cember last; but it appeared that the parties had 
been unable to learn his christain name or address 
either from the tenant or any other quarter. 

And inasmuchas Course, alessee, was not duly 
served with notice on or before the 31st December 
last; but it appeared that he lived abroad, and had no 
agent in England, and that the promoters had not 
been able to learn either his address or christian 
name. 

And inasmuch as John Collingridge was not duly 
served with notice on or before 8 o’clock on the 
31st December last; but it appeared that he was 
served at 20 minutes before 9 o’clock the same 
evening. 

And inasmuch as Height, a lessee, was 
not duly served with notice on or before the 31st 
December last ; but it appeared that the promoters 
had not been able to obtain his address. 

And inasmuch as Elizabeth Farmer and William 
Henry Slope, lessees, were not duly served with 
notice on or before the 31st December last; but it 
appeared that they were served with notice at 9 
o'clock of the morning of the 1st of January. 

And inasmuch as John Loder, a lessee, was not 
duly served with notice on or before the 31st De- 
cember last ; but it appeared that he had himself 
been seen upon the property, when the matter was 
explained to him, that he had given an incorrect 
address to the parties, and that they had not since 
been able to learn his true address from any other 
quarter; and that there was not any tenant. 

And inasmuch as James Hothave, a lessee, was 
not duly served on or before the 31st of December 
last; but it appeared that the promoters had not 
been able to ascertain his address from the tenant or 
from any other quarter. 

And inasmuch as no notice was served upon the 
Commissioners of the Metropolis Turnpike-roads, 
in respect of the several roads hereinafter mentioned: 
viz., Church-street, No. 171, in the parish of Saint 
Johu’s Hackney ; Dalston-lane, No. 235, in same 
parish ; Mewington-road, No. 18, in the parish of 
Saint Mary, Islington; Front-road, No. 33, in the 
same parish; Liverpool-street, No. 62, in the same 
parish; Old-road, No. 94, in the parish of Saint 
Pancras. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office does not contain the 
names of the owners of the land in the following 
instances, in which the reads referred to are said to be 
parish roads,whereas the same are vested in the Com- 
missioners of the Metropolis Turnpike-roads; viz., 
Church-street, No. 171, in the parish of Saint John’s, 
Hackney ; Old-road, No. 9, in the parish of Saint 
Pancras. 

And inasmuch as the distances in furlongs from 
one of the termini are not exhibited on the Plans 
throughout the Branch line to the Blackwall Rail- 
way, being 1 furlong 6 chains in length. 

And inasmuch as it appears that the Section de- 
posited with the Parish Clerk of the parish of Saint 
Pancras does not correspond with the Plans, inas- 
much as on the Section the line of rails appears to 
join the London and Birmingham Railway at their 
station at Camden Town, but in the Plans the junc- 


tion is not completed, but the line of rails is carried 
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17° Martie. 








341 
into the property of the London and Birmingham 
Railway Company and stops short at the building 
of the said Railway. 

And inasmuch as the length of the said line is 
stated in writing on the Plan deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of the parish of Saint Pancras to be 
8 miles and 5 chains, whereas the same is stated on 
the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Middlesex to be the same, but in fact 
is only 8 miles. 

And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Parish Clerks of All Saints, Poplar and Hackney, 
are not duplicates of the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, 
inasmuch as there are enlarged Plans of buildings 
and premises inserted in the former which do not 
appear in any manner upon the latter ; but the whole 
of the Plans deposited are on the enlarged scale re- 
quired by the Standing Orders. 

And inasmuch as the Sections deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex are 
not duplicates nor correct copies of those deposited 
with the Parish Clerks of the parishes of All Saints, 
Poplar and Bromley Saint Lnets respectively, 
inasmuch as the furlongs are not marked upon the 
datum line of the Sections deposited with the Clerks 
of the said parishes, whereas the same are marked 
upon the Sections deposited with the said Clerk of 
the Peace. 

And inasmuch as no rate of inclination of the gra- 
dient of the said Railway immediately adjoining the 
London and Birmingham Railway is marked on the 
Sections of the said Railway deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace of Saint Pancras, the rails at that point 
being level, and the word “level” being omitted. 

And inasmuch as the point of junction of the 
Blackwall Branch of the said Railway with the 
main line thereof is represented on the Section of the 
said Branch line to be at Poplar, High-Street, 
whereas such junction is shown on the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace to be at a point 
about 55 yards further north. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Gorbals Gra- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of vitation 
the Petition for the Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks jy." 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further and better supplying with Water the Ba- 
ronry or Regality of Gorbals and Places adjacent : 

And that Mr. Oswald, Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Forbes 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 3 of the Select Petitions for 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have leave Private Bills. 
to sit this day till Five of the clock, during the sitting 
of the House. 


Mr. Beckett presented a Bill for enabling the Leeds and 
Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company to make cer- Thirsk Rail- 
tain Deviations in the ios of the Saint Helens a 
Branch of the said Railway : And the same was read Branch De- 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second Vi#tion) Bilk 


time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Aylesbury 
the Report on the Aylesbury Small Tenements Bill ; 8™*!! a 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. iia ania 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Grogan presented a Bill for improving and Wexford 
altering a Portion of the Harbour of Wexford, in the Harbour Im- 
County of Wexford, in Ireland, and the Entrance }')“"™™* 
thereof; for improving the Navigation of the River 
Slaney ; for —— a new Bridge over the same 
River, at or near to the Town of Wezford, and remov- 


xx3 ing: 








542 


ing the present Bridge; and for embanking and 
reclaiming divers Waste Lands, Mud Banks or 
Slobs, in and adjacent to the said Harbour and 
River, and for other Purposes : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 
Great Mr. Christopher presented a Bill for making a 
oar m. Railway from the City of Lincoln to tie Town of 


castle, Lincoln Middle Rasen Drax, and from the Town of Wragby 
and Midland to the Town of Louth, and also from Wragby afore- 
oe said to the Town of Horncastle, all in the County 
“ye of Lincoln, to be called The Great Grimsby, Louth, 
Horncastle, Lincoln and Midland Junction Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time ; and 

ordered to be read a second time. 


Midland Rail- 


Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill to empower 
way (Darfield 


the Midland Railway Company to make certain 


to fisecar Branch Railways from the Main Line of their Rail- 

Branches) | way, and for other Purposes: And the same was 

Bill. read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

Direct Bir- The Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway 

— and Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Railway Bill. 


Argyll Canal The Argyll Canal Bill was read a second time; 
Bill. and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Taff Vale 


The Taff Vale Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to authorize 

Paisley and the Sale of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone 

Johnstone - i . 

Canal Sale Canal to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 

Bill. Ayr Railway Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Sittingbourne The Sittingbourne Improvement Bill was read a 


_ second time ; and committed. 
’ Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


se ata Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to vest the 
tlasgow, 


yy» Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, the Balloch- 
Monkland and ; is *. ‘ 
Kirkintilloch, ney Railway, and the Slamannan Railway, in the 
Ballochney = Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company : And 


and Slaman- a a = ; a “der 
sen Melbweens the same was read the first time; and ordered to 


Junction Bill. be read a second time. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, 
Railway and 
Forth ard 
Clyde Nevi- 
gation Junc- 
tion Bill. 


Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to authorize 

the Sale of the Forth and Clyde Navigation to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 
Edinburgh Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to unite the 
ang Csxor Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Rail- 
Central Rail- way Companies: And the same was read the first 
be Junction time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

jul. 


ae Viscount Duncan presented a Bill to vest the 
ane rlasgow, 


and Wishaw Wishaw and Coltness Railway in the Edinburgh 
and Coltness and Glasgow Railway Company: And the same 
Railways was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
Junction Bill | . 

second time. 


Edinburgh, 
Leith and 
Granton 
Railway 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to amend and en- 
large the Powers of the Acts relating to the Edin- 
burgh, Leith and Granton Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 





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Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to enable the Glas- Glasgow, 
gow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company } sae and 
to extend the Terminus of their Railway in Gias- Railway” 
gow: And the same was read the first time; and Extension Bill, 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to erect and con- Airdrie Police 

stitute the Parishes of Old and New Monkland, ¥l. 

and Parts of the Parishes of Bothwell aud Shotts, 

and the Burgh of Barony of Airdrie, in the County 

of Lanark, into one Police District for the Esta- 

blishment of an efficient Police Force therein, and 

for other Purposes relating thereto: And the same 

was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Glasgow 
Waterworks Bill be revived :—And that they have a 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next, at — 
twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sunderland Sunderland 
Gas Bill be revived :—And that they have leave to “8 Bill. 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at half an hour after 
twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That Lord Harry Vane and Mr. Charles 
Howard be added to the Committee on the said 
Bill; but that before they are entitled to attend and 
vote they shall sign the declaration prescribed by 
Standing Order of the House, No. 58, to be signed 
by Members whose names are on Mr. Speaker’s 
List. 

The Runcornand Preston Brook Navigation Bill] Runcorn and 

Pate: : ‘ ‘ S Preston Brook 
was read a second time ; and committed. Mestastion 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 

The North Union Railway (Horwich Branch) North Unio 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. ao 

‘ ? wich Branch) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making Furness and 
a Railway from the Kendal and Windermere Rail- bo 
: ailway Bill. 
way, in the County of Westmoreland, to a proposed 
Extension of the Furness Railway, in the Parish of 
Pennington, with a Branch to the Ulverston Canal, 
in the Township of Ulverston, in the County of 
Lancaster, to be called The Furness and Winder- 
mere Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Dover Rail- 
in the last Session of Parliament on the Dover road. 
Railroad Committee be referred to the Committee 
on Group (No. 14.) of Railway Bills. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Kentish Lines 
on the Kentish Lines of Railroad in Session 1836, of Railroad. 
be referred to the Committee on Group (No. 14.) of 
Railway Bills. 


Mr. William Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for Sligo Harbour 
improving and maintaining the Harbonr or Port of —— 
Sligo, in the County of Sligo: And the same was” ~ 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill for providing Manchester 
Market Places, and for regulating the Markets and Markets Bill. 
Fairs in the Borough of Manchester, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Manchester and Hyde Railway Bill was read Manchester 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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Railway Bill. 





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Sir Hugh Campbell presented a Bill to enlarge 
the Term and Powers of an Act made in the sixth 
year of the reign of His Majesty King George the 
Fourth, for repairing and maintaining the Road 
from Whiteburn, upon the Turnpike-road from Edin- 
burgh to Greenlaw, passing through Thornydike 
and Westruther to Choicelee, upon the Turnpike- 
road from Greenlaw to Dunse, all in the County of 
Berwick: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Westruther 
Road Bill. 


Sir Hugh Campbell presented a Bill for maintain- 
ing the Road from Deanburn, in the County of 
Haddington, through Greenlaw, in the County of 
Berwich, to Cornhill, in the County of Durham ; 
with Branches from Carfrae Mill, through Lauder, 
from Orange Lane to Swinton, and from Coldstream 
to Mount Pleasant, all in the County of Berwick; 
and for maintaining the Bridge over the River Tweed 
at Coldstream: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Greenlaw 
Roads Bill. 


Leith Paving Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for regulating 


me. the Repair and Maintenance of the Roads and 
Streets within the Town of Leith, and the Assess- 
ments payable in respect thereof: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

Edinburgh Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for further 

Paving Bill. yegulating the Repair and Maintenance of the Roads, 
Streets and Bridges within the Middle District of 
the County of Edinburgh, and the Assessments 
payable in respect thereof, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Manchester The Manchester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, 

= ay _ Salisbury and Poole) Bill was read a second time; 

vershall, &gt; and committed. 

Salisbury and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

Poole) Bil. mittee of Selection. 


Grand Union The Grand Union Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Line of the London and Birmingham 
Railway at Sheldon, near Birmingham, to jom the 
Line of the Midland Railway at Wigston, or Knighton, 
near Leicester, with a Branch, to be called The 
Leicester and Birmingham Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Leicester and 
Birmingham 
Railway (with 
a Branch) Bill. 


Portsmouth The Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill was read a 
— Pier second time; and committed. 
; Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Norfolk The Norfolk Estuary Bill was read a second 
Estuary Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bristol and Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to consolidate the 
crag Bristol and Gloucester and the Birmingham and 
and Gloucester 2 Loucester Railway Companies: And the same was 


Railways Bill, read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Midland Rail- _ Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to-empower the 


a Midland Railway Company to extend their Line at 
Extension) Birmingham, and for other Purposes: And the same 


was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


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343 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for vesting the London and 
Aylesbury Railway in the London and Birmingham ee 
Railway Company: And the same was read the ye 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. Railway 
Purchase) Bill. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill to consolidate the London and 
London and Birmingham, Grand Junction and Birmingham, 
SiS hair ; Grand Junc- 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Companies: tion and Man- 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered chester and 


. 4 Birmingham 
to be read a second time. Relivey fiend 


gamation Bill. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill to empower the London and 
Sone * + : Birmingham 

London and Birmingham Railway Company to ex- Riiway 
tend their Line at Leamington, and to enlarge their (Leamington 
Stations at Coventry and Rugby, and for other Extension — 
Purposes: And the same was read the first time $ Secty Bie 
and ordered to be read a second time, tions Enlarge- 
ment) Bill. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for authorizing the Guildford, 
Sale of the Guildford Junction Railway, and for ee 
enabling the Purchasers to maintain the same, and jailway 
to make and maintain a Railway therefrom to (No. 2.) Bill. 
Godalming, and from the London and South West- 
ern Railway, at Fareham, to Portsmouth: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second t me, 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Oss 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Cornwall Cornwall 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be B™!¥*y- 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on inserting in figures on 
the cross Sections of the roads deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, the rates of inclination of the 
present and altered roads. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Alliance Alliance Gas 
Gas Company Petition, the Standing Orders ought Co™P2”Y- 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the 
clauses giving power to the Company to sell or 
lease their Undertaking. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Wakefield Wakeficld 
Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders ought V@tetworks- 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill, on depositing an 
amended declaration in the Private Bill Office, 
stating the nature and amount of the funds or sur- 
plus revenue by means of which the works are to be 
made. 

That the Committees on this and the two pre- 
ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how 
far such Orders have been complied with ; and do 
report the same to the House on the Report of the 
Bills. 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 
and Hereford Railway Petition, the Standing Or- a gage 
ders ought not to be dispensed with. satin 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Lancaster Lancaster and 
and Preston Junction Railway Petition for leave to ag re ac 
present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order — 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to present a Petition accordingly. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Berks and Berks and 
Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension and Rad- ys 
stock Colliery Line) Petition, for leave to present a Extension 
Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to and Radstock 
be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted Clery Line) 
to present a Petition for a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Hungerford to Westbury, and likewise 
a Railway from the Great Western Railway to or 
near to the Radstock Collieries. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Direct Lon- Ditect London 
don and Manchester Railway Petition, the Standing ae er ereanag 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
and Glasgow and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway = te 

xx4+ Petition, 














tonshire Junc- Petition, the 


tion Railway. 


Sheffield, 


Ashton-under- 


Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway 


344 


Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
pensed with. 

The first, second, third, fifth and sixth Resolu- 
tions, being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for enabling the 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway to Wors- 
borough: And the same was read the first time; 


(Worsborough and ordered to be read a second time. 


Branch) Bill. 


Sheffield New 
Streets Bill. 


Port Ellen 
Harbour Bill. 


Andover 
Canal Bill. 


Severn Navi- 
gation Bill, 


East Coast 
Railway Bill. 


Stowmarket 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Lowestoft 
and Beccles 
Railway and 
Drainage Bill. 


Ferguson’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Kilmarnock 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Hamilton 
Gas Bill. 


Chichester 
and Bognor 
Railway Bill. 


Downpatrick 
Gas Bill. 


The Sheffield New Streets Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Horsman presented a Bill for improving and 
maintaining the Harbour of Port Ellen, in the 
County of Argyll: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Andover Canal Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Pakington presented a Bill to alter and ex- 
tend the provisions of the Acts for improving the 
Navigation of the River Severn: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Lynn to Boston, with Branches therefrom, 
to be called The East Coast Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Stowmarket Navigation Bill was read a se- 


- cond time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and Drainage 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Notice being taken, that Ferguson’s Naturaliza- 
tion Bill had been reported yesterday, without notice 
having been given in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
of the said Bill be null and void. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for supplying 
with Water the Town of Kilmarnock, Suburbs 
thereof, and Places adjacent: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for incorporating 
the Hamilton Gas Light Company, and for better 
supplying with Gas the Town of Hamilton, and 
Places adjacent thereto, in the County of Lanark: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
tu be read a second time. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Chichester to Bognor: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Downpatrick Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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A. 1846. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- Caledonian 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Insurance _ 
case of the Petition for the Caledonian Insurance C™P#y Bill 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating The Caledonian Insurance Com- 
pany, for enabling the said Company to sue and be 
sued, to take, and to hold Property for confirming 
the Rules and Regulations of the said Company, 
and for other Purposes relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Gibson Craig and Mr. Colquhoun do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The House being informed, That the Parties pro- Liverpool and 
moting the Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway Bill em Direct 
did not intend to proceed with their Bill ; a 

The Order for referring the Petition for the said 
Bill to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills, was read ; and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Cornwall 
of the Petition for the Cornwall Railway Bill, which B4ilway Bill. 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway and other Works from Ply- 
mouth to Falmouth, and other Places, in the County 
of Cornwall, to be called The Cornwall Railway : 

And that Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Praed and Mr. 
Charles Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from High Wycombe ;—and, Chepping London and 
Wycombe; praying that the London and Oxford Oxtord Rail- 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, “*Y Bill. 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fort William;—Island of Mull; scottish 
—and, District of Lorn; praying that the Scottish Grand June- 
Grand Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, ae matted 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers and Inhabitants of North British 
Selkirk, praying that the North British Railway ot 
(Hawick Branches) ; and, the North British Railway (o2"\*). 
(Carlisle Extension) Bills may pass into law, was and, North Bri- 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the tish Railway 
Table ' ‘ (Carlisle Ex- 
— tension ) Bills. 


Petitions from Kilmarnock (three Petitions) ;— Kilmarnock 
and, Newmilns (two Petitions) ; taking notice of the 204 Ayr Di- 
Apa ‘ : 2 rect Railway. 
application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Direct Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Pro- Ayrshire and’ 
prietors and other Inhabitants of the town of Kil- Caledonian 
winning, in the county of Ayr, taking notice of the Roitvay, 
application for leave to bring in the Ayrshire an . 
Caledonian Junction Railway Bill ; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Manchester 
of the borough of Mew Sarum, in the county of and Poole 
Wilts, praying that the Manchester and Poole Rail- + tn 
way (Luggershall, Salisbury and Poole) Bill may Salisbury and 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- Poole) Bill. 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Cockermouth and Workington Whitehaven 
Railway Company, taking notice of the application 24 Furnes* 
‘ =" 3 Junction 
for leave to bring in the Whitehaven and Furness Railway. 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Two 











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Two Petitions from Congleton, praying that the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Shine) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North Staf- 
— Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line) Bill. 


Congleton and A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of Ma- 


Crewe Rail- nufacturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the 

—=s borvugh of Congleton, in the county of Chester, 
praying that the Congleton and Crewe Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Sheffield, A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Ma- 

—— nufacturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the 

Crewe Rail- borough of Congleton, in the county of Chester, 

way. taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Dover and A Petition of George Leith, of Walmer, in the 

oy Railway county of Kent, praying that the Dover and Deal 


Railway Bull may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of 
Greenock, praying that the West of Scotland Junc- 


i Bil. é . . 

ee tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Great Western Petitions from Maidenhead ;—and, Cookham ; 

and Wycombe praying that the Great Western and Wycombe Rail- 

Railway Bill way Bill may pass into a law,—-were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Wear Dock A Petition of Manufacturers, Coalowners, Trades- 

Railway Bill. " men and other Inhabitants of the city of Durham, 
praying that the Wear Dock Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

South Eastern Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of Mills 


Railway (from 
the Greenwich 
Railway to 
Chart, near 
Ashford, with 
Branches to 


and Manufactories, in the valley from Tonbridge to 
Ightham, in Kent ;— Lewisham ;—and, Bromley and 
Farnborough ; praying that the South Eastern Rail- 
way (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near 
Tunbridge and Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and River- 
Riverhead) head) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
=. and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Eastern 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zewisham and Lee, 
Railway 


in the county of Kent, praying that the South 


ick ; ] : - 
Culeay to. Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, 
Chilham, near near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and 
Canterbury, Faversham Creek) Bill may pass into a law, was 


with Branches 


to Sheerness presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


and Faver- Table. 

sham Creek) 

Bill. 

Colchester A Petition of Edward Marriage, of East Mill, in 


Navigation 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


the parish of Saint James, in the town of Colchester, 
Miller, praying that he may be heard, by his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Colchester 
Navigation and Improvement Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Leeds, Wake- 
field and Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Sir William Pilkington, of Chevet 
Park, in the parish of Roystone, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, Baronet, praying that he 


may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and 
I _— Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

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345 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable James Vis- geottish 
count of Sérathallan, and of Anthony Murray, Central Rail- 
Esquire, of Crieff, Writer to the signet, Trustees Bro — 
under the Act of Parliament thereinafter mentioned, aes 
for making and maintaining the Road from the 
Gleneagles Turnpike-rvad near the Mill of Tullie- 
bardine, by the Bridge of Knaplands, and the Ford 
of Dalpatrick, through the Water of Earn, up to 
the Crieff Road, near Ferntower ;—and, Noblemen 
and Gentlemen, Trustees under the Acts of Parlia- 
ment thereinafter mentioned, for making and main- 
taining the Turnpike-roads in the county of Perth, 
described in the said Acts, and also Creditors or 
Representatives of Creditors upon the Tolls leviable 
on the said roads, or Obligants in the bonds for 
money borrowed for the making and maintaining 
the said roads, and Owners of land on the line of 
the intended Railway thereinafter mentioned ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Scottish Central Railway (Crieff Branch) Bill,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable James Vis- perth ana 
count of Strathallen, and of Anthony Murray, Crieff Direct 
Esquire, of Crieff, Trustees under the Act of Par- Railway Bill. 
liament thereinafter mentioned, for making and 
maintaining the Road from the Gleneagles Turnpike- 
road, near the Mill of Tulliebardine, by the Bridge 
of Knaplands, and the Ford of Dalpatrick, through 
the Water of Earn, up to the Crieff Road, near 
Ferntower ;—and, Noblemen and Gentlemen, Trus- 
tees under the Acts of Parliament thereinafter 
mentioned, for making and maintaining the Turn- 
pike-roads in the county of Perth, described in the 
said Acts, and also Creditors or Representatives of 
Creditors upon the Tolls leviable on the said roads, 
or Obligants in the bonds for money borrowed for 
the making and maintaining the said roads ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Perth 
and Crieff Direct Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 








A Petition of Robert Fellowes, Doctor of Laws, Reading, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in Guildford and’ 
the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway Bill; =” _ 
| and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for paving, lighting, Leeds and 
watching and improving the town of Bradford, and Bradford Rail- 
A - - . way (Junction 
part of the hamlet of Little Horton, adjoining Line at Brad- 
thereto, in the county of York, and for removing ford) Bill 
and preventing all nuisances therein, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and Brad- 
ford Railway (Junction Line at Bradford) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
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346 


A Petition of Katharina Woods, Spinster, praying 
that she may be heard, by herself, her counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Tring, Reading 
and Basingstoke Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her 
Petition, if she think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Tring, 
Reading and 
Basingstoke 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Fellowes, Doctor of Laws, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the South 
Eastern Railway (Branch from Reigate to Dorking) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Branch from 
Reigate to 
Dorking) Bill. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 


Petitions of the Right honourable Edward Pryce 
een ware dl Baron Mostyn of Pengwern, in the county of Flint: 
tion and Welsh —204, the Honourable Edward Mostyn Lloyd 
Junction Rail- Mostyn, of Mostyn, in the county of Flint ; praying 
way Bill. that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester 
and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


NorthWestern A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Railway Bill. Lancaster Canal Navigation, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the North Western Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel oll in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Hertford and «© A Petition of Magistrates acting in the Com- 
Hatfield Rail- mission of the Peace for the county of Hertford, 
— praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Hertford and Hatfield Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and A Petition of William Evans, of Twynersh, in the 
ee parish of Chertsey, in the county of Surrey, and of 
(Cherbey Chesham-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
and Egham praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
Branch) Bilk sel or agent, against certain parts of the London 
and South Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Scottish Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway 

Branches Bill. 


A Petition of Captain Richard Beaumont, of Sten- 
ton, in the county of Perth, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Scottish Midland Junction 
Railway Branches Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 


17° Martii. 


A. 1846. 


by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Robert Eden Duncombe Shafto, of Newcastle ang 
Whitworth Park, in the county of Durham, Esquire ; Darlington 
— George Octavius Hopton, of the city of Durham, — 
Surgeon ;— Gerard Salvin, of Croxdale Hall, in the ( sel and 
county of Durham, Esquire ;—and, William Rus- Sunderland 
sell, of Brancepeth Castle,in the county of Durham, pt hea 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- Dock Pur- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts chase and 
of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway ®™™ches)Bill. 
(Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth 
Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of White- whitehaven 
haven, in the county of Cumberland, and district and Furness 
adjoining ;— Whitehaven Junction Railway Com- a sale 
pany ;—and, Inhabitants of the town of Cocker- ci Bg : 
mouth, in the county of Camberland, and the district Furness and 
adjoining ; praying that the Whitehaven and Furness a, " 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, and Railway Bills, 
that the Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Aberdeen Railway Company, Scottish Mid- 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring wg aml 
in the Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill ; °°” ""” 
and praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Petre, of Dunkenhailgh, in ciitheroe 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he Junction _ 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Railway Bill 
against certain parts of the Clitheroe Junction Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Aston- Aston Rates 
jucta- Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, being Bill. 
the Board of Surveyors of Highways, in the hamlet 
of Deritend, in the said parish, praying that the 
Aston Rates Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Bolton Watere 
gesses of the borough of Bolton, in the county of works Bill. 
Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bolton Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Samuel Wauchob, of the town of Londonderry 
Strabane, and 24, Lower Pembroke-street, in the 224 sg ill 
city of Dublin, one of the Solicitors of the High po sma 
Court of Chancery in Jreland, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Londonderry 
and Enniskillen Extension Railway Bill; and pray- 





ing 





9 VicTroriz. 


or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was, 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


A Petition of Edgar Walter Garland, of Michael- 
stow Hall, in the county of Essex, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Harwich and 
Eastern Counties Junction Railway and Pier Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Kilmarnock A Petition of Miss Eleonora Kelso, of Dankeith, 

and Ayr Di- jn the county of Ayr, taking notice of the application 

rect Railway. for Jeave to bring in the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct 
Railway Bill ; and praying that she may be heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Edinburgh A Petition of James Dunlop, Chairman of a public 
and Glasgow meeting of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
— Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, praying that 
Clyde Naviga- he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 


tion Junction against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 


= Railway and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction 
Bill, was presented, and read and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Exeter, Top- A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 

een gesses of the city of Exeter, and of Maurice Ceely 


Railway Bil. Z'revillian, of the Barn Field, in the parish of Saint 
Sidwell, in the county of the city of Exeter, Esquire, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Exeter, 
Topsham and Exmouth Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 


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ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel | 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Kilmarnock A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
os egy repairing and keeping in repair the Turnpike-roads 


in the County of Ayr, for making and maintaining 
certain new Roads, for rendering Turnpike certain 
Parish Roads, and for regulating certain Statute 
Labour in the said County, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock 
and Troon Railway Bill; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of such Bill, was pre- 


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


Dundee Gas 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Dundee, praying 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Dundee Gas 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Colchester, 


A Petition of Edward Marriage, of East Mill, in 
Stour Valley, 


the parish of Saint James, in the town of Colchester, 
ee, and Miller, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
Railway Bill. or agent, against certain parts of the Colchester, 
Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway Bill, 

was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
VoL. 101, 


347 


by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Dean and Chapter of Durham ; Wear Dock 

—Honourable and Reverend Gerald Valerian Wel- Railway Bill. 
lesley, Doctor in Divinity, Rector of the parish of 
Bishop Wearmouth, in the county of Durham ;— 
and, William Beckwith, the younger, of Silksworth, 
in the county of Durham, Esquire, a Lieutenant- 
Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, and Priscilla Maria 
Beckwith, his Wife; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill,—were pre- 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of George Hodson, Archdeacon of the shropshire 
Archdeaconry of Stafford, praying that the Shrop- Union Rail- 
shire Union ‘Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and R2¥5,°"4 
Stafford Railway) Bill may not pass into a law, (Shrewsbury 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and and Stafford 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. any) oe 


A Petition of William Austin, of Tadmarton, in Fast and West 
the county of Oxford, Gentleman, praying that his of England 
: A: - - sunction 
name may be withdrawn from a Petition, complaining faiway. 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the East and West of England 
Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Stockport (Chairman); — and, Factories Bill 
Croydon; praying that the Factories Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of 
Commerce of Dundee, praying the House not to 
pass any measure for the purpose of further regu- 
lating or interfering with the hours of Factory Labour, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Southampton ; ~ Woodbridge ;— Militia. 
Barkway ;—Sandon ;— Spalding ; —Stochbridge;— 
Camberwell and Peckham ;—Ickhleton ;-- Gamlingay ; 
— Hoddesdon;—- Steeple Morden ; — Melbourn; — 
Saint Alban’s ;— Calne ;— Barley ;— Broughton ;— 
Royston;—Great Chishill ;--Alton;-—- Walthamstow ; 
—Hurstbourne Tarrant ;— Somers Town ;— West 
Ham;-—Copford ;--Ludgershall ;-- Ther field ;--Foul- 
mire; Culmstock ;—and, Tottenham, Edmonton and 
their vicinities ; praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for the enrolment of the Militia,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Tower Hamlets ;—Barnsley (two William 
Petitions); — Liverpool (Chairman) ; -— Thomas ®: Ellis. 
Cooper ; — Glasgow (Chairman);— and, William 
Howitt; praying the House to present an Address to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
remit the remainder of the sentence passed on Wi/- 
liam Sherrat Ellis,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hoddesdon ;—Alton ;—Brighton ; War. 

— Boston ;— Baldock ;—Shefford ;— Royston;— Ru- 
ton;—Ashwell;—Ampthill;—and, Lymington; pray- 
ing that a clause may be inserted in all international 
Treaties binding the parties to refer all disputes 
that may arise to arbitration, and to abide by the 
decision of the arbitrators without having any resort 
to arms,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





y¥x2 Petitions 











Frost, 
*Williams.and 
Jones. 


Prisons 
(Scotland. ) 


Manufac- 
‘turers’ Names 
and Marks. 


River Thames. 


348 


Petitions from Liverpool ;—Tower Hamlets ;— 
and, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; praying the House to 
aap an Address to Her Majesty, that She will 

e graciously pleased to remit the remainder of the 
sentence passed on John Frost, Zephaniah Williams 
and William Jones,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow, praying 
the House to take into consideration the Report of 
the Select Committee appointed in the last Session 
of Parliament, to inquire into the system of taxa- 
tion for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the regulations 
of assessments in counties and burghs are concerned, 
with the view to giving effect to the recommenda- 
tions contained in the said Report, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Grundisburgh;—and, Samuel Gor- 
don; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the market-town of 
Great Driffield, in the county of York, stating that 
by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, 
intituled, “ An Act for the better securing the Pay- 
ment of Small Debts,” power is given to Her Ma- 
jesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, 
to extend the provisions of existing Courts of Re- 
quest to adjoining districts ; and praying the House 
to take such measures as may appear meet and 
right to enable the Petitioners to benefit by the 
extension contemplated by the said Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Chubb and John Chubb, 
Patent Lock and Iron Safe Manufacturers, of Saint 
Paul’s Church-yard, in the city of London, praying 


that the House will be pleased to provide that the 
principle recognized in the Cutlery Act, and in the 
Copyright of Designs Act, and the easy remedies 
therein granted, may be applied to protect all 
Manufacturers from the illegal use of their Names 
and Trademarks, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Charles, the Younger, 
of Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square, Gentleman, 
Charles Larkin Francis, of Nine Elms, Vauxhall, 
Cement Manufacturer, Charles Collins Blane, of 
Lower Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Lieute- 
nant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s service, Henry Sil- 
verlock, of Wardrobe-terrace, London, Printer, Wil- 
liam Mishkin, of Broad-street, Horslydown, Gentle- 
man, and Webster Flockton, also of Horslydown, 
Merchant, praying that the laws relating to the 
conservancy and navigation of the River Thames 


17° Marti. 


A. 1846. 


public Medical Establishments, and that such con- 
trol and inspection may be vested in responsible and 
respectable members of the medical profession ; and 
that Parliament may be graciously pleased to extend 
to Ireland any measure proposed for England and 
Scotland whereby provision may be made for paying 
reasonable salaries to the medical men engaged in 
administering relief to the poor; and that in any 
measure to be brought into Parliament for the re- 
gulation and maintenance of the medical charities, 
due regard should be paid to the rights of the 
present medical attendants, and all existing interests 
should be properly maintained, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Medical Officers of the County Infirmary, Work- 
houses and Dispensaries in the county of Lon- 
donderry, praying that the House will take the 
subject of Medical Charities in Jreland into early 
consideration, and make such enactments for their 
regulation and maintenance that the funds for the 
support of those institutions may be derived from 
taxation ; that the dispensaries may be more regu- 
larly distributed, so as to embrace the whole coun- 
try, and that the districts may as far as possible be 
equalized in extent and population ; that fever hos- 
pital accommodation be increased so as to be com- 
mensurate with the wants of the country, and that 
means be provided for affording additional infirmary 
relief in cases of sudden illness and accident ; that 
a central controlling power be established with regu- 
lar inspection of the Medical Charities, and that such 
control and inspection be carried into operation by 
members of the medical profession; and that in any 
Act which may be passed for the regulation of the 
Medical Charities of Zreland, the qualifications of 
the medical officers to be attached to those institu- 
tions may be described therein ; that the salaries of 
the medical officers be also specifically defined, and 
that some legal provision be made for the superan- 
nuation of medical officers incapacitated by age or 
infirmity; and that a clause be introduced saving 
the rights of the medical officers at present attached 
to existing institutions, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ford and its vicinity, stating that the Petitioners felt 
it necessary to apply to the Royal Dublin Society for 
assistance towards engaging a duly qualified Pro- 
fessor to deliver a course of lectures during the winter, 
but that they were unable to secure such aid, owing 
to the exhaustion of the Parliamentary Grant for 
Provincial Lectures in Jreland; and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Waterford Mechanics Mechanics’ 


Institute, and other Inhabitants of the city of Water- Institutes 
(Ireland.) 


A Petition of Householders of the parish of Saint Metropolitan 


may be consolidated, and the rights of parties defined ar 
“ 4 ’ | Giles-in-the- Fields, stating that the Petitioners, being I™preve- 


and that a competent and responsible tribunal may ments. 





Medical 
Charities 
«Ireland.) 


be appointed, as recommended by the Select Com- 

mittee, in the month of February 1836, appointed to 

inquire into the state of the Port of Zondon, was 

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


A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons of the 
public Medical Institutions of the city of Cork, and 
the vicinity, praying that the House will imme- 
diately pass intoa law a measure providing that the 
Infirmaries, Fever Hospitals and Dispensaries of 
Treland may be maintained by funds raised upon the 
principle of poor-rate; that the Public Medical 
Institutions may be allocated in defined districts, 
ee by properly constituted local bodies, and 
placed under such general regulations as may enable 
them to give efficient relief to the sick poor of the 
country; that a general control and inspection may 
be exercised by government authorities over the 


Householders and Tradesmen residing in Broad- 
street, in the said parish, beg respectfully to call the 
attention of the House to the serious loss sustained 
by them in consequence of the large space of vacant 
ground (the property of Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners of Woods and Forests), in Endell-street, 
formerly called Belton-street, in the above parish ; 
and that from the extensive removal of houses in 
the neighbourhood under the authority of the Metro- 
politan Improvement Act, tney have experienced a 
vast diminution in their previous trade ; and praying 
the House to remove existing nuisances in their 
immediate neighbourhood, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Surrey, praying that the Report of G. Grenville 





Piggott, Esquire, in reference to their Union, “ 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of Poor — 
the Poor of the parish of Farnham, in the county of (Farnham.) 








9 VicrorRIz. 


be investigated by the House, and that the pro- 

ceedings for the formation of the Uuion may be 

stayed until such investigation has taken place, was 

=~ and read, and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Van Diemen’s Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Population, Revenue and 
Expenditure, Exports and Imports, of Van Diemen’s 
Land, from the 1st day of January 1836 to the 
latest period for which the same can be made out, 
similar to the Return made with respect to New 
South Wales. 

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


Greenwich 


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


Return of the Names, Ages, Period of Service and 
Salary of each Clerk (including the Audit Clerks), 
attached to Greenwich Out Pension Office, who have 
been superannuated ; the Amount of Retiring Allow- 
ance granted in each case, and any Deduction which 
has been made from such retiring allowance :—Also, 
Names, Ages, Period of Service, and Salary of those 
Clerks who have been retained. 


Factories. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Jane Bennett, Ann 
Connell, Isabella Miller, Barbara Downie and 
Margret Roy, Mill Workers in Dundee, relative to 
their treatment in a Factory in that town, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
further Proceeding upon consideration of the Report 
from the Committee to whom it was referred to con- 
sider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 90, for granting Duties 
of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 14, to 
amend the Laws for the Importation of Corn :—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

And the Resolution, as far as “ Spa Ware for 
“ every 1007. value, 10/.,” was agreed to. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That 


*¢ Spirits or Strong Waters of all sorts ; vz. 
For every gallon of such Spirits or Strong 
Waters of any strength not exceeding the 
strength of proof by Sykes's hydrometer, and 
so in proportion for any — or less 
tangle than the strength o proof, and for 
any greater or less quantity than a gallon ; 
viz. 
— not being Spirits or Strong Waters the 
produce of any British Possession in America, 
or any British Possession within the limits of 
the East India Company’s Charter, and not 
being sweetened Spirits or Spirits mixed with 
any article, so that the degree of strength 
thereof cannot be exactly ascertained by such 
hydrometer, the gallon ~ 


£. 8. 4. 











- 15 


stand part of the said Resolution ; 
The House divided. 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thes Mr. Young, 64 
Yeas Mr. Cripps: : 
Tellers for the¢ Mr. Alderman Thompson, 35 
Noes { Marquis of Granby : } . 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the remainder of the said Resolution was 
agreed to. 
The fourth Resolution of the Committee, being 
read a second time, was agreed to. 
The fifth Resolution of the 
a second time ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out “‘ Oxen and Bulls.” 
VoL. 101, 


Committee, being read 


17° Marti. 


349 


And the Question being put, That “Oxen and 
Bulls” stand part of the said Resolution ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the [ Mr. Young, kin 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Miles, 72, 
Noes, Sir John Trollope: ; 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the said Resolution, as far as “ Hay,” was 
agreed to. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That “ Hides, or pieces thereof, tawed, curried, var- 
“ nished, japanned, enamelled, Muscovy, or Russia 
“ Hides, or pieces thereof, tanned, coloured, shaved, 
“ or otherwise dressed, and Hides, or pieces thereof, 
in any way dressed, not otherwise enumerated,” 
stand part of the said Resolution ; 

The House divided. 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Young, 

Yeas, { Mr. Henry Baring: 

Tellers for thef Mr. Lawson, 

Noes, Sir John Tyrrell: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the remainder of the said Resolution was 


‘ee 


1 
ise. 


1 na 


to. 
Thesixth Resolution of the Committee, being read 
a second time, “ That from and after the 5th day of 
“ April one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, 
““ the Duties of Customs now payable upon the Fo- 
“&lt; reign Goods under mentioned shall cease and deter- 
“* mine, and that in lieu thereof there shall be charged 
the following Duties on such Foreign Goods on 
their importation into the United Kingdom ; viz.” 
An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out the words “one thousand 
“ eight hundred and forty-seven,” and inserting the 
words “ one thousand eight hundred and forty-six,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven” 
stand part of the said Resolution :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That this Dies doth agree with the 
Committee in the said Resolution :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Fri- 
day next. 


cc 


“cc 


The Coal-whippers (Port of London) Bill was, Coal-whippers 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- (Port of Lon- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for “” 
Monday the 30th day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Out-Pension- 
further consideration the Report on the Out-Pen- ers’ Services 
sioners’ Services (Chelsea and Greenwich) Bill:— seman ey 
The Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the pip. 

whole House :—And the House immediately re- 

solved itself into the Committee; and, after some 

time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; 

and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 

gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 

thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill; and 

the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for regulating the Payment Out-Pension~ 
of the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich and Chelsea pod P — 
Hospitals, was, according to Order, read the third a Chelsea) 
time ; Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence, 





y¥_¥3 The 

















Consolidated 
Fund 
(£.8,000,000) 
Bill. 


London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill 


Wigan 
Election. 


Boston, 
Newark and 
Sheffield Rail- 
way. 


Mutiny Bill. 


350 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to | 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a| 


Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. | 


| 
A Petition of William Palin, Clerk, Rector of 
Stofford, otherwise Saint Mary Stofford, in the | 
county of Essex, praying that he may be heard, by | 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts | 
of the London and South Essex Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors for 
the Borough of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster, 
was delivered in, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners were, at and during the last Election of 
a Member to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Wigan, and now are, Electors for 
the said Borough, and had, and claim to have had 
a right to vote at the last Election for a Member to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said Borough; 
that at the last Election of a Member to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Wigan, 
the Honourable James Lindsay and Ralph Anthony 
Thicknesse, Esquire, were Candidates to represent 
the said Borough in Parliament ; that a Poll having 
been demanded, the same was taken accordingly, 
and at the close thereof the said James Lindsay was 
by the Returning Officer of the said Borough de- 
clared to have been duly elected, and was accord- 
ingly returned as having been duly elected and 
chosen a Member to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough ; that a Petition was presented 
to the House by certain Electors of the said Bo- 
rough, praying the House to adjudge and declare 
that the said Election and Return of the said James | 
Lindsay was wholly null and void; that on the| 
twenty-fourth day of the month of February last, a 
notice was inserted in the London Gazette, by order 
of the Right honourable the Speaker, purporting that 
the House had been informed by a declaration in | 
writing, signed by the said James Lindsay, that it 
was not the intention of him the said James Lindsay 
to defend his said Election or Return, and a notice to 
the like effect was also sent by the said Speaker to 
the Returning Officer of the said Borough ; that 
the Petitioners are desirous of being admitted par- 
ties to defend the Election and Return of the said 
James Lindsay ; and praying that the House will 
admit the Petitioners as parties to defend the said 
Election and Return of the said James Lindsay, and 
to oppose the prayer of the Petition of the said 
Electors hereinbefore mentioned. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
General Committee of Elections. 


17°—18° Martiz. 


which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


_&amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. 





A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester Railway Company, praying that 
leave may be given to the promoters of the Boston, | 
Newark and Sheffield Railway to present a Petition 
for the introduction of a Bill for the same Railway 
in the present Session, notwithstanding the time for 
presenting such a Petition, in strict conformity with 
the Standing Orders, may have already elapsed, and 
that any Standing Order prohibitory of such presen- 
tation ata period so late may be suspended in favour 
of the said proposed Railway and the Promoters 
thereof, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for punishing 
Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment 
of the Army and their Quarters: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time To-morrow. 





A. 1846, 


Mr. Sidney Herbert, by Order, presented a Bill Marine 
for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Mutiny Bill 
Forces while on Shore: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Guano Guano Trade. 
Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. _—No. 135, 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Hops, Hops. 

No. 136, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, which Malt. 

was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 136, 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Brewers, Brewers, &amp;¢. 

No. 136. 

And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 18° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 
QRDER ED, That all Committees have leave Committees, 


to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 

The Somersetshire Midland Railway Bill was gomersetshire 
read a second time ; and committed. Midland Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ¥#Y Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- sunderland 
— That the Committee on the Sunderland Gas Gas Bill. 
ill have leave to proceed, with two selected Mem- 
bers, and to appoint another Chairman :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Mr. Antrobus presented a Bill for the better and 
more effectual ascertaining, assessing, collecting and 
levying the Poor Rate, and all other Rates and 
Assessments, in the Parish of Carshalton, in the 
County of Surrey, and for the better Management 
of the Business and Affairs of the said Parish, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Carshalton 
Rates Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sunderland gynderiand 
Docks (re-committed) Bill, have leave to sit, and Docks Bill. 
proceed, To-morrow, at three of the clock, with two 
selected Members only. 


Sir Charles Lemon presented a Bill for making a Cornwall 
Railway and other Works from Plymouth to Fal- Railway Bill 
mouth, and other Places, in the County of Cornwall, 
to be called The Cornwall Railway : And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the yanchester 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill; That they and Salford 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found —— 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, ~ 
and made verbal Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee sligo Ship 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Canal Bill 
the Petition for the Sligo Ship Canal Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Ship Canal from Sligo Harbour to 
Lough Gill, both in the County of Sligo, to be called 
The Sligo Ship Canal: And that Mr. Richard 
Ormsby Gore and Sir John M‘Taggart do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. 








Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


Midland Rail- 

way (Erewash 
Valley Exten- 

sion) Bill. 


, North of 
l- Norfolk Rail- 
way Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Ere-~ 
wash Valley 
Branches) Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
ways(Swinton 
to Lincoln. ) 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
and Midland 
Railways Bill. 


Pow of 
Inchaffray 
Drainage Bill, 





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Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, were 
referred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Birming- 
ham, with Branches therefrom, and an additional 
Line connected therewith: And that Mr. William 
Ormsby Gore, Mr. Clive, Mr. Robert Scott and Mr. 
Collins do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Midland 
Railways (Erewash Valley Extension) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to 
make a Railway from Pye Bridge to the Clay Cross 
Station of the Midland Railway, and a Branch in 
the Parish of Crich: And that Mr. Hudson and 
Mr. Mundy do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the North of Norfolk Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Norwich to Aylsham, 
with a Branch to North Walsham, to be called The 
North of Norfolk Railway: And that the Marquis 
of Douro and Mr. Benjamin Smith do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Midland Railways (Erewash Valley Branches) Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
several Branches from the Erewash Valley Raiiway: 
And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. Mundy do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Sétruté reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Midland Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as one-tenth part of the 
amount subscribed has not been deposited with the 
Court of Chancery, only one-twentieth part of the 
sum subscribed in respect of such portions of the 
work as were before Parliament last Session having 
been so deposited. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bristol and Birmingham and 
Midland Railways Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to consolidate the Bristol and Gloucester and Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester Railway Companies with 
the Midland Railway Company: And that Mr. 
Hudson and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for repealing an 


Act of the Parliament of Scotland, passed in the 
Vou. 101. 


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351 


sixth Session of the first Parliament 0 King Wil- 
liam (1696), intituled, “An Act in favours of the 
Heritors adjacent to the Pow of Inchaffray,” and 
for more effectually draining and improving Lands 
adjacent to the River or Stream called the Pow of 
Inchaffray, in the County of Perth: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be reada 
second time. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for improving and Port Gordon 
maintaining the Harbour or Port of Port Gordon, Harbour Bill. 
in the County of Banff’: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a Banffshire 
Railway from Port Gordon to Dufftown, with Railway Bill 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Banffshire 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Cornwall Legh presented a Bill to alter, Sidmouth 
amend and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of Market Bill. 
an Act passed in the second and third years of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 
for maintaining and regulating the Market, in the 
Parish of Sidmouth, in the County of Devon :” And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Southampton Port and Harbour Bill was read gouthampton. 
a second time ; and committed. Port and _ 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- #7bour Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Newcastle and 
(Pontop and South Shields Railway Purchase) Bill Darlington | 
was read a second time; and committed. Junction Rail- 


nm . way (Ponto: 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pes 4 South ” 
mittee of Selection. Shields Rail- 
way Purchase) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Sheffield, Boston, 
in the county of York, taking notice of the applica- Newark and 
tion for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring ree 
in the Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway (No.2.)" 
Bill; and praying that the Standing Order of the 
House which limits the presentation of a Petition 
for a Private Bill to aday now passed, may in this 
instance be dispensed with, and that leave may be 
given to bring in the said Bill, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for embanking Tramore 
and reclaiming from the Sea certain Lands now Embankment 
under Water, or subject to be overflowed by the Pi 
Tide, in the Estuary or Back Strand of Tramore, in 
the County of Waterford: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


_ The Nottingham, Mansfield and Midland Junc- Nottingham, 

tion Railway Bill was read a second time; and Mansfield 
itted and Midland 

— * Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for incorporat~ Caledonian 
ing the Caledonian Insurance Company, for enabling Iwsurance 
the said Company to sue and be sued, to take and Company Bill. 
to hold Property, for confirming the Rules and Re- 
gulations of the said Company, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Charlotte London and 
Julia Countess Dowager of Rothes, praying that she Brighton Rail- 
may be heard, by her counsel or agent, against cer- Brest) Bile 
tain parts of the London and Brighton Railway 
(Dorking Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 

yy4 heard, 

















heard, by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, | 


if she think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Strathearn 
Deviation) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Peter Hay, Esquire, Curator-at-Law 
to David Balfour Hay, of Mugdrum, Leys and 
Randerston, Esquire, his only Brother-German, 
conform to letters of curatory from the Crown, 
dated the 14th day of April 1807, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Strathearn Deviation) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Commitiee on the Lill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh Petitions of Andrew Main, Proprietor of a portion 

and Northern of the lands of North Fod, in the parish of Dun- 

Tene emline fermline;—and, Incorporation of Guildry of the 

Branch) Bil. royal burgh of Dunfermline, Proprietors of lands 
situated immediately to the east of that burgh ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh and Northern Line (Dunfermline Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Exeter and 
Exmouth 


A Petition of Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller Eliott 
Drake, of Nutwell Court, in the county of Devon, 


18° Mariii. 


ithe Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill 





Railway Bill Baronet, a Proprietor of land on the line of a pro- 


jected Railway from Exeter to Exmouth, to be | 
called The Exeter and Exmouth Railway, praying | 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Exeter and Exmouth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel el in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 





: 
Edinburgh A Petition of Peter Hay, Esquire, Curator-at-Law 


SS cae to David ~— Hay, ot Mugdrum, Leys and | 
ross, Wood. Randerston, isquire, his only Brother-German, | 
mil el conform to letters of curatory from er —s — 
ewburgh .., the 14th day of April 1807, praying that he may be | 
sateen heard, by himeeif, his oueesal - eg nie aa | 
tain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway | 
(Kinross, Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bury Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Petitions of the Bury Gas-light and Coke Com- 
pany ;—Bury Waterworks Company ;—and, Samuel 
Woodcock, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, 
Attorney-at-Law ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Bury Improvement Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill, 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the city and borough of Norwich, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents against certain parts of the Waveney 





A. 1846. 


Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Bicknell, of Purk Lodge, 
Paddington, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bath 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bath Waier-. 
works Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Rams- London, 
bury, and other parishes, in the neighbourhood of Bristol and 
Marlborough, in the county of Wilts, praying that oe 
the London, Bristol and South Wales Birect Rail- way Bill. : 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dumfries ;—Mazxwelltown ;— New Glasgow, 


Milns (two Petitions) ;—and, Galston; praying that Dumfries and 
( 3 , &gt; praying Carlisle Rail- 
a way Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; . 


may 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Belfast (two Petitions) ;—LZondon- west of Scot- 
derry (two Petitions) ;— Stirling ;—and, Perth ; land Junction 
praying that the West of Scotland Junction Railway Bway Bill 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Quail, m.p., anda Member of Portuguese 
the Royal College of Surgeons, London, complaining Claims. 


of his claims on the Government of Portugal not 
having been liquidated ; and praying for a Committee 
of the House to consider the same, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman ofa meeting of Citizens Ministers’ 
of Limerick, praying the House to take immediate Money 
measures to abolish the impost of Ministers’ Money —— 
in Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Welling- Lord’s Day. 
ton, in the county of Salop, praying the House to 
pass a law for greatly restricting or entirely prohi- 
biting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Pord’s 
Day, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, forthe Com- Fever _ 
mittee on the Fever (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bil 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have power to make provision therein 
that the Guardians of the several Poor Law Unions 
in Ireland be required to relieve with food all such 
destitute persons within their Unions as may be in 
danger of perishing from want, or from disease the 
consequence of want:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 

mittee ; 








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9 VicToRIZ. 


mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Out-Pension- 
ers Services dering effective the Services of the Chelsea Out- 


The ingrossed Bill for amending the Act for ren- 
nae Pensioners, and extending it to the Out-Pensioners 
Bill. of Greenwich Hospital, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Consolidated The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

Fund oo) into a Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill; 

- ) and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 

sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 

the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mutiny Bil. | The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 

Marine The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, 

Mutiny Bil. yead a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 

Ferguson's Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Fer- 

Nat. Bil. = guson’s Naturalization Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Shrewsbury, Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for making 

Wolverhamp- 


‘ a Railway from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, to 

on and South ¢ 

Staffordshire be called The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and 

Junction South Staffordshire Junction Railway: And the 

Railway Bill same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Shrewsbury, § Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for making 
begpes non a Branch Railway from the intended Railway from 
Staffordshire Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton, to or near to Coal- 
Junction Rail- brookdale, to be called The Shrewsbury, Wolver- 
bn — hampton, and South Staffordshire Junction Railway 
Branch) Bil, (Coalbrookdale Branch): And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Berks and The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
mri a ,. Spect of the Petition for leave to present a Petition 
ford Extension for leave to bring in the Berks and Hants Railwa 
and Radstock (Hungerford Extension and Radstock Colliery Line) 
Colliery Line.) Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Berks and Hants Railway at Hunger- 
ford, to join the line of the Wilts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway, in the parish of Westbury, with 
a Branch from the Great Western Railway, in the 
parish of Twerton, to or near to the Radstock Col- 
lieries, was accordingly presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

eg _ A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
the Waterloo. mits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county 
road, near Of Surrey, to the Ravensborne, in the county of Kent, 
Hungerford praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


Bridge, to th - . : 
Greenwich. their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Railway) Bill, South Eastern Railway (from the Waterloo-road 
near Hungerford Bridge, to the Greenwich Railway) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
Vor. 101. 


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353 


the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Chairman of Trustees of Gwyn’s Glasgow, 
Charitable Institution, of the city of Londonderry, Paisley and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his ———. 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Glas- Bill, 
gow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal Sale Bill, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
A Petition of Philip William Dodd, of Gray’s Boston, 


Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, taking pine wi 
notice of the application for leave to present a Peti- way (No. 2.) 
tion for leave to bring in the Boston, Newark and 

Sheffield Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying that he 

may be heard, by himself or his agent, against cer- 

tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 

Orders. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cowley, Garsington, London and 
Stadhampton, Baldon, Litlle Milton, Great Haseley Oxford Rail- 
and other places, on and near the line of the in- YY Bill. 
tended Railway thereinafter mentioned, praying that 
the London and Ozford Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Thorncombe ;—Winsham ;—and, ate, hong 
7 . i &gt; an orches~ 
Chardstock; praying that the Exeter, Yeovil and { Railway 
Dorchester Railway Bill may pass into a law,— gin. 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions of Thomas Smith, senior, John Thomas Oxford, 
Smith, James Corbould, Alfred King ;— Phabe a 
Head ;—Daniel Lousley, of Blewberry, in the county se 
of Berks ;—William Head ;—George Pocock ;— Railway. 
George White, of the Middle Temple, in the county 
of Middlesex, Esquire ;—and, Mary Compton, of 
Speen, Berks, Widow; praying that they may be 
permitted to withdraw their signatures from Peti- 
tions, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Ozford, 
Southampton, Gosport and Portsmouth Railway Bill 
had not been complied with,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller Pal- Bridgwater 
mer Acland, Baronet, of Fairfield and Saint Au- ge 
dries, both in the county of Somerset, praving that oe A 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Bridgwater and Mine- 
head Railway and Pier Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir William Pilkington, of Chevet Leeds, Wake- 
Park, in the parish of Royston, in the West Riding feld = ~ ei 
of the county of York, Baronet, praying that he Railway Bill, 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the Mitcham and 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county eh 
of Surrey, to the Ravensborne, in the county of Kent, ailway Bill, 

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354 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Micham and South Western Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
London and A Petition of John Smitheman, of Dagenham, in 
—' the county of Essex, Esquire, and Thomas Pope, of 
(Saint Alban’s Aidbrook, near Blackheath, in the county of Kent, 
Deanch) Ball ees praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint 
Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Oxford Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of George Robins, of No. 10, Piazzas, 
Covent-garden, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
and Owner of property on the line of the Railway 
and Works thereinafter mentioned, praying that he 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Oxford Railway Biil, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
Rellway limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to 
(Wandsworth Ravensborne, in Kent, praying that they may be 
Branch) Bill. heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and Brighton Railway 
(Wandsworth Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Brighton 


Chester and A Petition of John Henry Yates, a Landowner 
erg a upon the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned 
irect Rail- . , yas ? 
way (No. 2.) taking notice of the application for leave to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in the Chester and Man- 

chester Direct Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying 

that such application may not be granted, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and vicinity 
of Ross, in the county of Hereford, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. 


Canada. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House a Copy of the Memorial from the Board of 
Trade at Toronto to the British Government, regard- 
ing Cheap Postage, and the Answer of the Lords of 
the Treasury to that Memorial :—Also, a Copy of 
the Memorial to Her Majesty, respecting differential 
Duties on Goods imported into Cunt and of the 
Answer to that Memorial. 

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


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 


Standing 
Orders ; 


18° Martiz. 





A. 1846... 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland, Midland, 
Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Ba™sley, 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be a 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to Leeds and 
proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the Bradford 
Clauses giving the Company power to sell or lease ne 

&gt; 
their Undertaking. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the West London West London 
Railway Improvement and Extension Petition, the Railway 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That oo meron 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill wie 
on depositing in the Private Bill Office a copy of 
the missing sheet of the Plans and Sections, being 
a duplicate of that deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Buckingham- Buckingham- 
shire Railway (Tring to Banbury) Petition, the shite Railway 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That —— 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, ra 
on correcting the errors in the note on the cross 
Sections deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Worcester Worcester 
and Porth Dynilaen Railway Petition, the Stand- = a 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the Rallows. 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
inserting Provisions therein rendering it compulsory 
on the Great Western Railway Company to con- 
tribute the Amount of Subscription stated in their 
declaration under their Common Seal. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House on the Report of the Bills. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Macclesfield 
and Lichfield Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the North Wales North Wales 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Bway. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Allhallows Athallows 
(Northampton) Tithes Petition, the Standing Orders (Northamp- 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be *”) Mths. 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, Glasgow 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment Paisley, Kil- 
and Branches (No. 6.) Petition, the Standing Orders ™@™0ck and 
cught not to be dispensed with. ~ potas | 
and Branches 
(No. 6.) 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Lancashire Lancashire 
Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders ought Waterworks. 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Reading, Reading 
Guildford and Reigate Railway Petition, the Stand- Guildford, 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 274 Reigate 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. ee 

11. Resolved, That in the case of the Northum- northumber- 
berland and Lancashire Junction Railway Petition, land and Lan- 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ¢ashre dune- 
Loy the Parties be permitted to proceed with their siesta 

ill. 

12. Resolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 
and Herefordshire Railway Petition, the Standing 44 Hereford- 
Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties eid 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

_The first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, 
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Macclesfield 
and Lichfield 
Railway. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Eastern Eastern Coun- 
Counties Railway (Hertford to Huntingdon) Bill, tics Railway 


? 
; : (Hertford to 
be withdrawn. Huntingdon.) 


for the Eastern Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 
and Lincoln) 
Line.) 


Ordered, That the Petition 
Counties Railway (Cambridge and Lincoln Line) 
Bill, be withdrawn. 


Ordered, 








Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(March and 
Lincoln Ex- 
tension.) 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Lincoln and 
Milford. ) 


Soane’s 
Museum. 


Arbroath 
and Forfar 
Railway. 


Leeds Central 
Railway. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
(Dissolvin 
Bill. 8) 


9 VicrortIz. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Eastern 
Counties Railway (March and Lincoln Extension) 
Bill, be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Eastern 
Counties Railway (Lincoln and Milford) Bill, be 
withdrawn. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 19° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Bailey, Curator of Sir John Soane’s Museum, 
was called in; and atthe bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
A Statement of the Funds of the Museum of the 
late Sir John Soane, on the 5th January 1846 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Arbroath and Forfar Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as power is proposed to be given 
to the Aberdeen Railway Company to take a lease 
for ever of the proposed Undertaking, and it is also 
proposed to vest the powers of the proposed Ar- 
broath and Forfar Railway Company in the said 
Aberdeen Railway Company ; but no notices of such 
intention have been given in the newspapers of the 
counties in which the Works of the said Aberdeen 
Company are situate, not being the counties in 
which the Works under the present Bill are to be 
constructed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leeds Central Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as power is taken in the Bill to incorporate 
with the proposed Company the intended London 
and York Railway Company and the intended Leeds 
and York Railway Company, as soon as the said 
Companies, whose Bills are now in progress, shall 
have obtained their Acts, and have respectively 
become incorporated ; and inasmuch as power is 
also taken to enable the two said intended Com- 
panies to contribute each thesum of £.91,666 13s. 4d. 
towards the present Undertaking ; but no notice of 
such intention has been given in the newspapers of 
the counties in which the Works of the two said 
intended Companies are to be situate, not being the 
counties in which the Works of the present Com- 
pany are to be constructed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Surrey 
{ron Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Surrey lron Railway Company to sell 
the Lands, Houses and other Property of the Com- 
pany, together with the navigable Communication 
from the Dock of the Company to the River Thames, 
at Wandsworth, in the County of Surrey, and to 
dissolve the said Com any: And that Mr. Kemble, 
Mr. Antrobus and Mr. Trotter do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Vou. 101. 





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355 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Birmingham, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Wolverhamp- 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the i Railway ¥ 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Bill. 
Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making Railways from Birmingham to Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley, to be called The Birmingham, 
Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway: And that 
Viscount Jngestre, Mr. Muntz and Mr. Spooner do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Bristol and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Birmingham 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing coikenueter 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Bristol and Stone- 
and Birmingham Railway ( Gloucester and Stonehouse house Junc- 
Junction) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Or- sie aoe 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Bristol and Glou- 
cester Railway, at Stonehouse, in the county of Glou- 
cester, to the Birmingham and Giloucester Railway, 
at Gloucester: And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. 
Phillpotts do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Bradford, 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several peli 4 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the a 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Bradford, Wakefield and Midland Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as upon the 
copy of the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the West Riding of the county of York, 
_the several properties within the portion of the main 
line of Railway from 5 miles 7 chains to 9 miles 
26 chains, and the several properties upon the Brad- 
ford and Leeds Branch and the Wakefield and Leeds 
Branch respectively, being the third sheet of such 
Plan, are not numbered thereon or referred to in 
the Book of Reference; and inasmuch as in the 
Book of Reference deposited with the said Clerk of 
the Peace, the several properties upon the main 
line within the township of Tainby, are wholly 
omitted therefrom ; and inasmuch as upon the Sec- 
tion, an error in the levels, to the extent of 10 feet, 
extends from the 11th mile 6th furlong to the end 
of the line at Wakefield. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Airdrie and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Coatbridge 
the Petition fer the Airdrie and Coatbridge Water- — 
works Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying with Water the Towns of Airdrie and 
Coatbridge, and Places adjacent, in the County of 
Lanark: And that Mr. Baird, Mr. Lockhart and 
Mr. William Baillie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 294 Bathgate 
the Petition for the Edinburgh and Bathgate Rail- ey 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and Glas- 
gow Railway to Bathgate, with Branches, to be 
called The Edinburgh and Buthgate Railway: And 
that Sir John Hope and Mr. William Baillie do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Airdrie and 


the Petition for the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monk- jaan saga 








222 lands Railway Bill, 

















Gollon In- 
closure Bill. 


Glasgow 
Southern 
Terminal 
Railway Bill. 


’ Leeds and 


Thirsk Rail- 
way (Knares- 
borough 
Branch Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


Scottish 
Midland 
Extension 
Railway Bill. 


Horbury 
Bridge and 
Calder Rail- 
way Bill. 


Wath-upon- 
Dearne Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


356 


lands Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Glasgow to Airdrie, 
with Branches to the Clydesdale Junction Railway, 
and to Mile End, to be called The Glasgow, Airdrie 
and Monklands Junction Railway: And that Mr. 
Oswald, Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. William Baillie 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Gollon Inclosure Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing, dividing and allotting certain Lands 
within the Manor or Lordship of Gollon, situate 
in the several Parishes of Lianbadarn, Vynydd, 
Llanano, Llanbister, Llandewy Ystradenny, Abbey 
Cwmhir and Saint Harmon, in the County of Rad- 
nor: And that Viscount Clive, Sir John Walsh and 
Colonel Powell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Glasgow Southern Terminal 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Barrhead 
and Neilston Direct Railway, to Dunlop-street, in 
the City of Glasgow: And that Mr. Bouverie and 
Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway | 
(Knaresborough Branch Extension) Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

‘Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company 
to extend their Railway over the River Vidd, at 
Knaresborough, and for other Purposes: And that 
Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Sir George Cockburn, Mr. 
Beckett and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 


19° Martiz. 


Orders | 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Dublin Ceme- 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of ‘Tes Biull 
the Petition for the Dublin Cemeteries Bill, the | 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the Maintenance of the Cemeteries erected at Golden 
Bridge and Prospect, in the county of Dublin, and 
to create a Perpetual Succession in the Governing 
Body or Committee for managing the same: And 
that Mr. O’Connell, Mr. John O'Connell and Sir 
William Somerville do prepare, and bring it in, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Legal Quays 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (ondon) Bill 
the Petition for the Legal Quays (London) Bill, it 
appeared that no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Regulation of the Legal Quays within the 
Port of London: And that Mr. Pattison and Mr, 

Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee publin 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Markets Bill. 
the Petition for the Dublin Markets Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better Regulation of the Markets of Dublin, 
and to Prevent the Practice of Frauds therein: And 
that Mr. O’ Connell, Mr. Gregory and Mr. Maurice 
O’ Connell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee incon 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Waterworks 


the Petition for the Lincoln Waterworks Bill, the Bi) 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Inhabitants of 
the City of Lincoln, and certain Parishes and Places 
adjacent thereto, in the County of Lincoln: And 
that Colonel Sibthorp and Mr. William Collett do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Belfast Con- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of sumers Gas. 
the Petition for the Belfast Consumers Gas Bill, 








Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Scottish Midland Extension 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Scottish Midland 


Junction Railway, near Forfar, to or near to Law- | 
rencekirhk, in the County of Kincardine: And that | 
Viscount Duncan and Mr. Duncan do prepare, and | 


bring it in. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee | 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Horbury Bridge and Calder | 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- | 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Bridge, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
to communicate with the River Calder, to be called 
The Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway: And that 


for making a Railway from a point near to Horbury | 
| 


Mr, Beckett and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and bring | 


it in. 
Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 


Petition for the Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 


for paving, lighting, cleansing and otherwise im- 
7. 


proving the Town of Wath-upon-Dearne, in the 


County of York, and for removing and preventing | 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein: And that Mr. | 
Beckett Denison, Mr. Parker and Mr. Wrightson 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


| Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee gast Dercham 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Norwich 
the Petition for the East Dereham and Norwich ®+ilway Bill. 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from East Dereham, in the 
county of Norfolk, to the city of Norwich : And that 
Mr. Bagge, Mr. Chute and Mr. Benjamin Smith 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee ghefficld and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lincolnshire 
the Petition for the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Ex- — 
tension Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had - 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Bedford and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Cambridge 


|titions complaining of non-compliance with the a 


| Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
_ Bedford and Cambridge Extension Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
‘been complied with, inasmuch as notice of the in 
| tention of conferring on the Eastern Counties Rail 
way Company the power to purchase or rent the 
proposed Railway and of otherwise amending the 
Acts relating to the Eastern Counties Railway, as 
proposed in the Bill annexed to the Petition, was 
not given in all the counties through which such 
Railway passes; and inasmuch as the height of 
the Railway over or under the surface of certain 
roads is incorrectly marked on the Section in the 
following 








1e= 

s 

ill. 

ll. 
South Union 
Railway. 

$ 

m 

h 


9 Vicroriz. 


following instances ; viz., at 10 miles 7 furlongs 4 
chains, the height is marked as 4 feet ¢ inches over, 
whereas it is 4 feet 6 inches under; at 16 miles 1 
furlong 2 chains, the height is marked 8 feet under, 
whereas it is 15 feet 6 inches under; at 16 
miles 4 furlongs 0 chains, the height is marked as 
0 feet 0 inches, whereas it is 9 feet under; at 18 
miles 5 furlongs 4 chains, the height is marked 6 
feet 6 inches under, whereas it is 12 feet 0 inches 
under; and inasmuch as at the crossing of a turn- 
pike-road, No. 11, in the parish of Granchester, the 
level of which it is intended shall remain unaltered, 
it is not stated that the level of the same is to be 
unaltered on the Section deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Cambridge; and 
inasmuch as at 6 miles 5 furlongs 6 chains, the 
height of the Railway over the surface of the River 
Ivel there crossed, is marked on the Section at 8 
feet, whereas it is, in fact, 1 foot or thereabouts, 
over such surface. 

Ordered, That the Report, be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
South Union Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the Plans and Sections deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Stafford, 
on or before the 30th November last, are so inac- 
curate in regard to the following particulars, as to 
be quite insufficient to satisfy the requirements of 
the Standing Orders : at the 7th mile 7 furlongs and 
a half on the Section, there is a crossing of a turn- 
pike-road, and there is no cross Section in reference 
thereto ; and inasmuch as at 22 miles 7 furlongs 
and 2 chains, there is a crossing of a public road 
marked on the Section, No. 9, but the cross Section 
which should refer thereto is marked No. 8, and the 
cross Section marked No. 9, does not refer thereto ; 
and inasmuch as at 29 miles 6 furlongs and three- 
fourths ofa furlong there is a crossing over a public 
road which refers to a cross Section marked No 11, 
whereas the cross Section which ought to refer to it 
is marked No. 10; and inasmuch as at about 30 
miles 34 chains, there is a crossing of a public road 
referring to No. 12 on the cross Section, whereas 
there is no cross Section No. 12, but No. 11 is the 
one it ought to refer to; and inasmuch as the seve- 
ral other cross Sections do not sufficiently explain 
the nature of the alterations intended; and inas- 
much as in the said Plans two whole miles of the 
line of Railway are entirely omitted ; and inasmuch 
as the height and span of every arch of all bridges 
and viaducts at every crossing thereof have not been 


marked, in the following instances : at the crossing | 


of the turnpike-road at 4 miles 6 furlongs; at the 
crossing of the turnpike-road at 16 miles 3 furlongs 
and eight-tenths of a furlong; 
the turnpike-road at 14 miles 7 furlongs and a half; 
and inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line of the Railway is not marked in feet 
and inches at each change of the gradient or in- 
clination, and the proportion or rate of inclination 
between each such change is not marked, for in- 
stance, at 6 miles 1 furlong; and inasmuch as the 
vertical scale to the Section is totally and entirely 
at variance with the measurements on the Section 
deposited with the Private Bill Office; and inas- 
much as the extreme height over or under the sur- 
face of the ground for every embankment is not 
marked on the Section ; and inasmuch as the height 
of the Railway over or under the surface of the 
turnpike-road, and the height and span of every 
arch is not marked on the Section ; and inasmuch as 
the Plan and Section deposited at the Private Bill 
Office is not a copy of those deposited with the 


Clerk of the Peace for the county of Stafford, but 
Vou, 101, 








19° Marti. 


at the crossing of 


357 


the promoters of the Bill did afterwards, on the 30th 
December, deposit with the said Clerk of the 
| Peace for the county of Stafford other Plans and 
Sections alleged to be duplicates of those deposited 
with the Private Bill Office and Parish Clerks; and 
‘Inasmuch as the Plans and Sections deposited with 
the Private Bill Office are incorrect in the following 
instances: at about 1 furlong, the greatest height 
of embankment is not marked on the Section; that 
the rate of inclination between 6 miles 5 furlongs 
and 8 miles 1 furlong is shown on the Section to be 
1 in 528, whereas the same is truly 1 in 511, making 
a difference of 6 inches in 13 miles; that the ex- 
treme depth of cutting at about 8mi es 2 furlongs 
is not marked on the Sections; that the extreme 
height of embankment at about 11 miles is not 
marked on the Section ; that the turnpike-road, at 
about 15 miles 63 furlongs, is stated on the Section 
to be raised 1 foot 3 inches and passed on the level, 
whereas the said road is shown to be in 1 foot 3 inches 
cutting, and would have to be lowered 1 foot 3 
inches to be so passed ; also on the cross Section 
No. 4, in reference thereto, the said road is shown 
to be raised instead of lowered; that the extreme 
depth of cutting at or about 8 miles 7 furlongs is 
, hot stated on the said Sections. 
| Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 











Mr. Astell presented a Bill for making a Railway gaint Atban’s, 
from the projected Great Northern Railway, in the Luton and 
Parish of Hatfield, in the County of Hertford, to Dusstave 
|the Dunstable Branch of the London and Birming- “"™"Y ©" 
ham Railway, in the Parish of Houghton Regis, in 
the County of Bedford : And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for further and Gorbals Gra~ 
better supplying with Water the Barony or Regality en 
: aterworks 
of Gorbals, and Places adjacent: And the same gjy), 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 





Mr. Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for making a ghrewsbury 
Railway from Shrewsbury to Birmingham, with and Birming~ 
Branches therefrom, and ‘an additional Line con- @™ Railway 
nected therewith: And the same was read the first” ~ 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 





Mr. Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for making a Sligo Ship 
Ship Canal from Sligo Harbour to Lough Gill, Canal Bill. 
both in the County of Sligo, to be called The 
Sligo Ship Canal: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Shrewsbury 
spect of the Petition for the Shrewsbury and Here- = acon 
fordshire Railway Bill, which was yesterday made Ri 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Shrewsbury to Hereford, 
to be called, The Shrewsbury and Herefordshire 
Railway: And that Mr. William Ormsby Gore, 

Mr. Bulkeley Hughes, Mr. Ackers and Mr. Joseph 
Bailey do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sunderland Sunderland 
Gas Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the &amp;#s Bill 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- London, Salis- 
way (Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill was read a second ei 
time ; and committed. ian olen? 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Basingtoke to 
mittee of Selection. Yeovil) Bill. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for regulating Rothesay 
the Municipal Government and Police of the Royal a 
Burgh of Rothesay: And the same was read the ~ 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
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358 


Campbeltown 

Harbour, improving and maintaining the Harbour, Quays and 

Waterworks Wharfs of Campbeltown ; for supplying with Wat 

Paving, Light- Wh pbeltown ; for supplying wi ater, 

ing and paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the said 

Watching Bill. Burgh and Suburbs thereof, and for the better and 
more effectual assessing, levying and collecting the 
Ladle and other Dues and Customs of the said 
Burgh: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


om) 


Brighton and 


Railway” Group No. 15 of Railway Bills, to whom several 


(Steyning _— Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Branch) Bill. Group, were referred; That in the case of the 
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch) 


Bill, they had considered several of the said Peti- | 


tions, and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 


That they had inquired into the several matters re- | 


quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Biil, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Brighton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way Devia- 
tions, and 
Eastbourne, 
Hailsham, 


Mr. O’ Connell reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 15 of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
were referred ; That in the case of the Brighton, Lewes 
and Hastings Railway Deviations and Eastbourne, 
Seaford and Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven Branches Bill, 
tate: tr they had considered the said Petitions, and had 

anenes® heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to betrue ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Midland, 
Barnsley, 
Sheffield, 
Dewsbury, 
Leeds and 
Bradford Rail- 
way Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Midland, Barnsley, 
Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Town of Dewsbury, 
to form a Junction with the Midland Railway, near 
to Wath-upon-Dearne, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, to be called The Midland, Barns- 


ley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Rail- | 


way: And that Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Stans- 
field do prepare, and bring it in. 


Northumber- The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
a Lan- of the Petition for the Vorthumberland and Lanca- 
cashire June- 2+, oe eee” “te 3 i 2s 
tion Railway shire Junction Railway Bill, which was yesterday 
Bill. 

ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 


for making a Railway, to be called The Morthum- 


berland and Lancashire Railway, from Newcastle- | 


upon-T'yne, to join the proposed York and Carlisle 
Railway, at or near the Town of Bishop Auckland, 
in the County of Durham, with a Branch therefrom : 
And that Mr. Ord, Mr. Granger and Mr. Watson 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Midland Rail- Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to empower the Mid- 

way (Erewash Jand Railway Company to make several Branches 

Branches) Bill from the Erewash Valley Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


5 ata Bat Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to empower the Mid- 

Midland Rail- . Ly : 

way (Erewash land Railway Company to make a Railway from 

Valley Exten- Pye Bridge to the Clay Cross Station of the Mid- 

sion) Bill. land Railway, and a Branch in the Parish of Crich: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


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Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for enlarging, | 


Mr. O’Connell reported from the Committee on 


.|Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde 


made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- | 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to consolidate the Bristol ang 
_Bristoland Gloucester and Birmingham and Gllou- Birmingham 
| cester Railway Companies with the Midland Rail- a 
'way Company: And the same was read the first“ "*¥S Bill 
‘time; and ordered to be read a second time. 

| 

| Ordered, That the Plymouth Great Western plymouth 
Docks Bill be read a second time upon Thursday, Great Western 
the 2d day of April next. Docks Bill 


General Lygon reported from the Committee on Bromsgrove 
the Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tenements Improvement 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of the _ canal 
| Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone Bh 

through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
, unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


| Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill to enable the Forth ana 
Clyde Navi- 
Navigation to extend and enlarge the Basin at Bow- Bowling Bay 
ling Bay, and to make and maintain certain other Improvement 
Works in connection therewith ; and to alter and Bill 
amend the Acts relating to the said Navigation: 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for better Schoolmas- 
raising and more securely constituting the Fund for td Pe wand 
the Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh and jgnq) ha 
Parochial Schoomasters in Scotland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for repealing Leith Petty 
the Petty Customs in the Town of Leith, and grant- Customs Bill. 
ing a Rate in lieu thereof: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for erecting Ardrossan 
the Town or Village of Ardrossan, and Piaces ad- Municipal, 
; : f Police and 
jacent, in the County of Ayr, into a Burgh of Ba- tnprovement 
rony, for paving, lighting and cleansing the same, Bill. 
for establishing a Police therein, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 











Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for enabling Edinburgh 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Company nd Glasgow 
to lease or sell their Canal and Property: And the Unien Cana 
/same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 

a second time. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill to authorize Forth and 


ithe Sale of the Monkland Navigation to the Com- Clyde and 
: * &gt; + Monkland 
| pany of Proprietors ofthe Forth and Clyde Navi- Navigation 


gation : And the same was read the first time; and Junction Bill. 


| ordered to be read a second time. 


| The House was moved, That the Report in re- Buckingham- 
spect of the Petition for the Buckinghamshire Rail- eden ia 
| way (Z'ring to Banbury) Bill, which was yesterday banbury) Bill. 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 

ders, might be read; and the same being read ; 

__ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

| for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 

| mingham Railway, at Aldbury, in the County of 

| Hertford, to Banbury, in the County of Oxford: 

| And that the Marquis of Chandos and Mr. Tancred 

do prepare, and bring it in. 


. 


Ss 
1s 


Lancashire 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
pect of the Petition for the Lancashire Waterworks 
| Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
‘the same being read ; 
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for better supplying with Water the Towns of Man- 
chester and Salford, and other Places, in the County 

of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. 

Mark Philips and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 

bring it in. 

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Reading, The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Guildford and of the Petition for the Reading, Guildford and Rei- 
2 owed pil. gate Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 

read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Reading to Guildford and 
Reigate: And that Mr. Mangles and Mr. Baring 


Wall do prepare, and bring it in. 


“og The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
eg of the Petition for the Worcester and Porth Dynllaen 
way Bill. Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Worcester to Porth 
Dynilaen, in continuation of the Oxford, Worcester 
and Wolverhampton Railway: And that Mr. Clive 
and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn do prepare, and bring 
it in. 
&lt; obegugey The House was moved, That the Report in respect 


Improvement Of the Petition for the West London Railway Im- 


and Extension provement and Extension Bill, which was yesterday | P 


Bill. made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 


ders, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to authorize an Improvement of the Line of the 
West London Railway, and the Extension thereof 
to the River Thames: And that Colonel Anson and 
Mr. Mangles do prepare, and bring it in. 

a ro Ordered, That the Petition of Commissioners ap- 

land Junction pointed under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament 

Railway Bill. made and passed in the eleventh year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled, 
“ An Act for the better paving, repairing and cleans- 
ing the Streets, Lanes, Alleys and other Public Pas- 
sages within that Part of the Town of Wakefield, in 
the County of York, which lies within the East End 
of Westgate Bridge, the South Side of Northgate 
Bar, the North End of Kirkgate Bridge (except so 
much thereof as is repaired by the West Riding of 
the County of York), and the extreme Part of the 
Township of Wakefield aforesaid, leading from Wren- 
gate towards East Moor, for preventing Nuisances 
and Annoyances therein, and for widening and ren- 
dering the same more commodious,” which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Middleton 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Gas Bill. 


Middleton Gas Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Thames _Mr. Attorney-General presented, pursuant to the 
‘avigation, directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account in 
Abstract of the several Sums of Money received and 
disbursed by the Commissioners of the Thames Na- 
vigation in the year 1845. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 
Chichester 
and Bognor 
Railway Bill, 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 110, might be read; and the same 
was read, as followeth ; 

“ That there be three clear days between the First 
and Second Reading of every Private Bill.” 

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559 


Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, so far as regards the Chichester and Bognor 
Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Bill be now read a second 
time :— The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Petition of some of the Trus- North Kent 
tees under an Act of Parliament passed in the first Railway Bill. 
year of the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for more effectually 
repairing and otherwise improving the Road from 
the Post Road, near Faversham, by Bacon’s Water, 
through Ashford, to Hythe, and from Bacon’s Water 
to Castle-street, in the city of Canterbury, all in the 
county of Kent,” and of the other Trustees of the 
said first-mentioned road, which was presented upon 
the 10th day of February last, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the North Kent Raii- 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

arts of such Bill, be referred to the Conunities on 
the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Hampton, and other places ;—and, London and 
Thames Ditton, and other places ; praying that the en 
London and South Western Railway (Hampton (Hampton: 
Court Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were Court Branch) 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Bil. 


Table. 


Petitions from Pickering ;—Ovingham ;— Apple- Malton and 

ton-le-Street, and other places ;—Henderskelf, and Driffield Junc- 
other places ;— Terrington ;—Slingsby and Barton- joy ony 
le-Street ; — Westwang, and other places ; — New 
Malton ;— Great Driffield ;—Kirbymoorside;—and, 
Helmsley ; praying that the Malton and Driffield 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Ilkley ;—Otley ;— and, Adding- Lancashire — 
ham; praying that the Lancashire and Yorkshire = Yorkshire 
: ; ° orth Eastern 
North Eastern Railway Bill may pass into a law, Railway Bill 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Tabie. 


Petitions from Witham ;--Maldon ;—and, Bocking Maldon, 
and Braintree; praying that the Maldon, Witham here — 
and Braintree Railway Bill may pass into a law,— Railway Bill. 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of and in the neigh- — and 
bourhood of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, in the Raiiway Bill. 
county of York, praying that the Yorkshire and 
Glasgow Union Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was —— and read ; and ordered to lie upou 


the Table. 


Petitions from Oxford;— and, Eastern Union Cambridge 
Railways Company ; praying that the Cambridge ind Oxtort | 
and Oxford Railway Bill may pass into a law,— r 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Milton ;—and, Dumbarton; pray- Caledonian 
ing that the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junc- — — 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- Junction 


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


West of Scot- 
land Junction. 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Alloa ;—and, Dunfermline ; pray- 
ing that the West of Scotland Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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360 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aston Rowant, in 
the county of Oxford, praying that the London and 
Oxford Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
—- and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


London and 
Oxford Rail- 
way Bill, 


Rochester A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Bridge Bill. [ower Navigation of the River Medway, praying 
that the Rochester Bridge Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Bridgwater 
and Minehead 
Railway and 
Pier Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Bridgwater, in the county of Somerset, praying that 
the Bridgwater and Minehead Railway and Pier 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


* Northumber- 
land Docks 
Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners, Traders 
and Inhabitants of the borough of Tynemouth, and 
its vicinity, praying that the Worthumberland Docks 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

London and Petitions from Binsted, and other places ;—Farn- 
— ham ;—and, Alton; praying that the London and 
(Farnham and South Western Railway (Farnham and Alton 
= Branch) Branch) Bill may pass into a law, — were pre- 


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


Chichester 
and Bognor 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Landowners, Merchants, Ratepayers 
and Inhabitants of the city of Chichester and town 
of Bognor, in the county of Sussex, and their vicini- 
ties, praying that the Chichester and Bognor Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Birmingham, 
Lichfield and 
Manchester 
Railway, 


Petitions from President and Superiors of Saint 
Mary’s College, Oscott ;—and, Lichfield (two Peti- 
tions); taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 
(Chertsey and 
Egham 
Branch) Bill. 


Petitions from Chertsey ;— Laleham ;—Egham ; 
—and, Staines; praying that the London and South 
Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham Branch) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


West Cornwall 


Railway. Petitions from Mylor ;— Constantine ;—Madron ; 


—Saint Buryan ;—Mabe ;—Saint Gluvias ;—Kea; 
—Illogan ;—Perranarworthal ;— Paull ;—Sennen ; 
— Redruth ;—Saint Levan ;—Sancreed ;—Morvah ; 
— Zennor ;— Penryn ;—Crowan ;—Saint Hilary ;— 
Breage ;—Saint Erth ;—Gwennap ;—Phillack ;— 
Gwinear ;— Gwithian ; —Camborne ;—Mawnan ;— 
Perranuthnoe ;—Ludgvan ;— Truro ; — Marazion ; 
— Saint Just ;— Penzance ;—Saint Agnes ;—Bu- 
dock ;— Gulval ;— Falmouth ;—and, Kenwyn; tak- 
ing notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the West Cornwall Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Perth and 
Crieff Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Crieff ;— Comrie ;— Perth ;—and, 
Persons residing in the district between Perth and 
Crieff ; praying that the Perth and Crieff Direct 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
Railway or agents, against certain parts of the Great Grimsby 
(Humber = and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) 
Ferries) Bill Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill: and the Petitioners 


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A. 1846. 


heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the Wakeficia, 
townships of Pontefract and Tanshelf, in the county Pontefract 
of York, having vested rights and privileges in — 
the Pontefract Park Pasture, adjacent to the said (Methley, 
townships, praying that they may be heard, by a and 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Seontheny ia 
parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail- 
way (Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Provisional Committee of the Bridgwater 
Somerset and North Devon Junction Railway and ae 
Porlock Harbour and Dock Company, praying that pier ny 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against the Bridgwater and Minehead Rail- 
way and Pier Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William James Le Feuvre, of the London and 
town and county of the town of Southampton, Mer- South Western 
chant, praying that he may be heard, by himself, a 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bill, 
London and South Western Railway Acts Amend- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Hamilton and 

Eglinton and Winton, Matthew Dick, Esquire, of — 
Meikle Earnock, James Douglas, Esquire, Merchant,“ *"™" 
Glasgow, Alexander Campbell, Esquire, of Bedlay, 
James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, John Hamil- 
ton, Esquire, of Dunfillan, Humphrey Ewing Crum, 
Esquire, Merchant, Glasgow, and Alexander Gra- 
ham, Esquire, of Capellie, Shareholders in the 
Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct 
Railway Company, and Members of the Provisional 
Committee thereof, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Hamilton and Strathaven 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Graham, junior, James Ayrshire, 

Spreull, Browns, Malloch and Company, Robert Bridge pfs 
Hendrey, John Colquhoun, Robert Douglas, James am Junaien 
Kae and James Earl, all proprietors or Occupiers Railway Bill. 
of Property in the town of Johnstone ;—Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway Company ;—James 
Finlayson and Company, Flax Spinners, in John- 
stone ;—Sir William Milliken Napier, of Milliken 
and JVapier, Baronet ;—and, Browns, Malloch and 
Company, Cotton-spinners, in Johnstone; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Ayrshire, Bridge of 
Weir, and Port Glasgow Junction Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
tu the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Magistrates and Town Council of Scottish Mid- 
the royal burgh of Forfar ;—Mrs. Elizabeth Croll; ee a 
— William Smart, Esquire, of Cairnbank ;—Inha- - 

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bitants of the royal burgh of Forfar ;—Arboath and 
Forfar Railway Company ;— Patrick Chalmers, 
Esquire, of Auldbar ;—The Right honourable Lord 
Panmure, of Brechin and Navan, Trustee on the 
turnpike-read near Meigle, where it commences at 
the western confines of the county of Forfar, to 
the Bridge over the North Esk at Inglismaldie-by- 
Brechin, commonly called The Strathmore Turn- 
pike ;—Henry Inglis, Commissioner for General 
the honourable Sir Alexander Duff, of Dalgaty 
Castle ;—and, Alexander Cruikshank, Esquire, of 
Keilloch, and William Smart, Esquire, of Cairnbank, 
Trustees on the turnpike-road from Meigle, where 
it commences at the western confines of the coun- 
ty of Forfar, to the Bridge over the North Esk, 
at Inglismaldie-by-Brechin, commonly called The 
Strathmore Turnpike; taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the Scottish Midland 
Extension Railway Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle- A Petition of Stephen Rutherford and others, 
upon-Tyne, praying that they may be allowed to withdraw their 
je ome signatures from the Petitions complaining that the 
Glasgow Junc- Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the appli- 
tion Railway. cation for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and 
Direct Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with, and that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


London and Petitions of Henry William Richard Westgarth 
SouthWestern Halsey, of Henley, in the parish of Ash, in the 
‘poruen county of Surrey, , Barton being Owner and Oc- 


and Alton  cupier of various mansion-houses, parks and lands 
Branch) Bill. in the parishes of Woking, Pirbright and Ash, in 
the said county ;—Lannoy Arthur Coussmaker, of 
Westwood, in the parish of Worplesdon, in the 
county of Surrey, Esquire ; — Promoters of the 
Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway ;—and, 
Arthur Edward Whieldon and George Whieldon, the 
younger, Esquires; praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the London and South Western Railway (Farnham 
and Alton Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Colchester, Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land, Mer- 
Stour Valley, chants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen and others, In- 
naam A and habitants of the town of Halstead, in the county of 
ad app: : eaten 

Railway Bil. Essex, and its immediate vicinity ;— Thomas Green- 
wood, of the town of Chelmsford, in the county of 

| Essex, Esquire, the Deputy Chairman of a certain 

Railway Company, called The Chelmsford and Bury 

Railway ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen 

and others, Inhabitants of the town and borough of 

Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk ;—and, Clergymen, 

Gentlemen, Bankers, Solicitors, Surgeons, Manufac- 

turers, Farmers, Tradesmen, Mechanics and Opera- 

tive Manufacturers, residing in or near the towns of 

Braintree and Bocking, in the county of Essex ; 

praying that the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury 

and Halstead Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 


—were ‘aoe ,and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 
lors of the borough of Sudbury, in the county of 
Suffolk ;—Commissioners appointed by and acting 
under certain Acts of Parliament for paving, lighting 
and otherwise improving the town and borough of 
Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk ; —Harriette 
Lotherington, of Tonbridge, in the county of Kent, 


Widow, and John Sikes, of Sudbury, in the county 
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of Suffolk ;—Reverend William Edward Hume, of 
Earls Colne, in the county of Essex, Clerk ;—J. WV. 
Brewster, and others, Owners, Lessees and Occu- 
piers of certain lands and other property, through 
which a proposed line of Railway, called The Col- 
chester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway 
is intended to pass ;—James Eastwick and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of land and property upon 
the line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;— 
John Robert Powell, of the city of Gloucester, in the | 
county of Gloucester ;—Robert Alfred Allen, of the 
hamlet of Ballingdon, in the county of Essex, Mer- 
chant, and of Thomas Jones, of Sudbury, in the 
county of Suffolk, Gentleman ; — Joseph Nunn 
Brewster, of Halstead Lodge, in the parish of Hal- 
stead, in the county of Esser, Esquire ;—and, Samuel 
Courtauld, of Tolley House, in the parish of Bock- 
ing, in the county of Essex, Silk and Crape Manu- 
facturer ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and ail. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Collins, of East and West 
Knaresborough, in the county of York, Clerk, pray- Yorkshire 
ing that his Petition against the East and West Railwoy Bill. 
Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill may be withdrawn, 
and that the said Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and cine to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the rondon and 
Cathedral Church of Christ, in Oxford, of the Oxford Rail- 
foundation of King Henry the Eighth, Owners of ¥#Y Bill 
lands in the respective parishes of Cowley and Iffley, 
in the county of Oxford, of Horsendon, in the 
county of Bucks, and of Harrow, in the county of 
Middlesex, on the line of an intended Railway, 
called The London and Ozford Railway, or on the 
lines of the Branches thereof, or some or one of 
them, praying that the London and Ozford Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of John Struthers, of Cullin Park, yamitton and 
Gavin Semple, of Castleview, James Hamilton, of Strathaven 
White Shawgate, John Jackson, of Halthill, William aw sand, 
Struthers, of Walkindyke and Adam Hamilton, of Pcie tall 
Whiteshaw, taking notice of the application for and Lesmaha- 
leave to bring in the Hamilton and Strathaven Rail- 20%, nan 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by“ ””Y 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, and that the Glasgow, Strathaven 
and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions of the most Noble William Henry Boston, 

Cavendish Scott, Duke of Portland ;—Inhabitants Newark and 
of the borough of Newark, in the county of Wot- —euat 
tingham, and its vicinity ;—and, Inhabitants of the i 
town of Mansfield, in the county of Nottingham, 
and its vicinity ; taking notice of the application for 
leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in the 
Boston, Newark and Sheffield Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill; and praying that the Standing Order of the 
House, which limits the presentation of a Petition 
for a Private Bill to a day now passed, may, in the 
case of the said Bill, be dispensed with,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of Directors of the Scottish Midland Pesth sol 
Junction Railway Company ;—and, Provost, Magis- Cnet Direct 
trates and Town Council of the city and royal burgh **/"4y Bul 

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362 


of Perth; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Perth and Crieff Direct Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Glasgow, Kil. Petitions of Captain John Brown, late of the 
marnock and Twenty-third Fusileers, residing in London ;— His 
ee Grace the Duke of Portland;—Trustees for the 
5 es management and repair of the several roads in the 
county of Ayr thereinafter mentioned ;— Glasgow, 

Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company 

(two Petitions) ;—and, Trustees on the Turnpike- 

roads in the county of Renfrew, acting under and 

in execution of an Act for amending and continuing 

an Act for repairing Roads in the County of Renfrew, 


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A. 1846. 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of Glasgow, 
Eglinton and Winton, Alexander Graham, of Ca- ee pet 
pellie, and James Graham, of Fereneze, Members of pio Railway 
the Provisional Committee of the Glasgow, Kilmar- Amendment 
_nock and Ardrossan Railway Company, and Share- yyy 
holders in the said Company ;—and, Shareholders ~~ ) 
in and Provisional Directors of the Caledonian Ex- 
| tension Railway ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 3.) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Alerander Graham, Esquire, of Ca- Glasgow, 
pellie, and James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, Paisley, Kil- 





and for altering the Line of Road between Glasgow 
and Kilmarnock in the said county, and the several 
Acts therein referred to; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and 
Ardrossan Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Paisley, Barr- _ Petitions of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 

head and Hur- Direct Railway Company; — and, Sir Michael 

let Railway. Robert Shaw Stewart, of Greenock and Blackhall, 
Baronet, and his Curators ; taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Paisley, Barrhead 
and Hurlet Railway Bill; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Anthony Hall, of Cardiff, in the 
county of Glamorgan, Jron-master, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Taff Vale Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if be think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Taff Vale 
Railway. 


London and Petitions of Thomas Burt, of Reigate, in the 
Brighton Rail- county of Surrey, Solicitor ;—South Eastern Rail- 
Bey (Dorking way Company ;—Promoters of the Reading, Guild- 
anch) Bill. . 5 a 
ford and Reigate Railway ;—and, Owners of pro- 
perty in the several parishes of Reigate, Buckland, 
Betchworth and Dorking, in the county of Surrey ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel, or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | and read. 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Oldham Dis- A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
in Railways and Manchester Railway Company, praying that | 
- they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the Oldham District | 
Railways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Shareholders in the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ar-\ornock and 
drossan Railway Company, and two of the Members Amestomst 
of the Provisional Committee thereof ;—and, Alex- and Branches 
ander Guthrie, Esquire, of Mount, in the county of (N° 2-) Bill 
Ayr; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 
Amendment and Branches (No. 2) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 





A Petition of Elizabeth Ann Clarke, of Barnsley, sheffield, 
in the county of York, Widow, and Joseph Clarke, Rotherham, 
of Sherburn, in the said county of York, Gentleman, ee , 

- akefield, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Huddersfield 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of and Goole | 
the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Hud- ®#ilway Bill 
dersfield and Goole Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 








Petitions of Alexander Moncrieff, Esquire, of Dundee and 
Barnhill, a Minor, and of James Wyld, Esquire, of Perth Railway 
Gilston, Mark Sprot, Esquire, of Garnkirk, Archi- ~* 
bald Turnbull, Esquire, of Bellwood, and George 
Bell, Esquire, Merchant, Leith, Curators appointed 
to him in manner thereinafter mentioned ;— Provost, 
Magistrates and Town Council of the city and royal 
burgh of Perth;—Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company ;—and, Trustees for executing the Act for - 
making and maintaining the Great North Road from 
| Queensferry and Burntisland to the city of Perth; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Dundee and Perth Railway Bill,—were presented, 





And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
| to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for Glasgow, 
amending and continuing an Act for repairing Roads Strathaven 


j : +. and Lesmaha- 
in the County of Renfrew, and for altering the Line aver Divest 


of Road between Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the railway Bill. 
said County, and the several Acts therein referred 


| to ;—John ‘Neilson, of Oakbank, Alexander Drys- 


dale, Merchant, in Glasgow, William Black, Provost 
of the town of Hamilton, and the Honourable Wi/- 
liam 








9 VicTORIz. 


liam Erskine Cochrane, vf Dalziell House, near 
Hamilton, Shareholders in the Hamilton and Strath- 
aven Railway, and Members and a Quorum of a 
Provisional Committee of the said Railway Com- 
pany ;—and, James Ferguson, Farmer, at Brae, in 
the parish of Avondale, and William Henderson, 
Writer, in Hamilton, Factor and Commissioner for 
Mr. John Wardrop Moore, Surgeon, presently in 
Saint Helena; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 
Direct Railway Bill,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing Roads, in the County of Renfrew, and 
for altering the Line of Road between Glasgow, 
and Kilmarnock, in the said County, and the several 
Acts therein referred to, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Glasgow Southern 
Terminal Railway Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow 
Southern 
Terminal 
Railway. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Lady Madelina 
Fyshe Palmer, Widow;—and, Directors of the 
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Reading, Guidford and Reigate Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
such Bill,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Robert Alfred Allen, of the hamlet 
of Bailingdon, in the county of Essex ;—and, Daniel 
Constable Alston, of Manningtree, in the county of 
Essex, Maltster and Brewer; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel oragents, 
against certain parts of the Eastern Union and Har- 
wich Railway and Pier Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Reading, 
Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 
way. 


Eastern Union 
and Harwich 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Viscount 
Melbourne, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Mid- 


Midland and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 


(Venden) Bull. land and Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge to 
Weedon) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Rugby, A Petition of Henry Wise, of Offchurch, in the 
a. county of Warwick, Clerk, praying that he may be 
Railway Bill, heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Rugby, Leamington and Warwick 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Leeds, York A Petition of the Leeds New Gas Company, 
and Midland praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
Railway Bill. their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
VoL. 101, 


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363 


A Petition of the Constable and Inhabitants of Liverpool and 
the town of Ormskirk, in the county of Lancaster, in see ag 
public meeting assembled, praying that they may and Southport 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Railways Bill 
against certain parts of the Liverpool and Preston, 

and Manchester and Southport Railways Bill, was 

presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Ann Clarke, of Barnsley, qyadersfield 
in the county of York, Widow, and Joseph Clarke, and Sheffield 
of Sherburn, in the said county of York, Gentleman, a (Dar 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring eg diane 
in the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 
(Darfield Branch) Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the London, New- 
Wilts and Berks Canal Navigation, praying that bury and Bath 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or mag 4 
: 2 y Bill. 
agents, against certain parts of the London, New- 
bury and Bath Direct Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Norwich and Yar- yorth of Nor- 
mouth Turnpike-road, taking notice of the appli- folk Railway. 
cation for leave to bring in the North of Norfolk 

Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 

tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Martin, of Tooting, in the Mitcham and 

county of Surrey, praying that he may be heard, by South Western 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts Railway Bill 

of the Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill, 

was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Company ;—and, Mrs. Elizabeth Fraser or Allan, of Arbroath Rail- 
Hospitalfield, and of Patrick Allan, of Hospitalfield, ”#y Exten- 
her Husband ; praying that they may be heard, by *°"* _ 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

parts of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Exten- 

sions Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 

in favour of tne Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Reading, Guild- gouth Eastern 
ford and Reigate Railway Company, praying that Railway 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or So sesn cng from 
agents, against certain parts of the South Eastern Douking) Bill. 
Railway (Branch from Reigate to Dorking) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





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Staines and A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
— limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county 
Railway Bill. Of Surrey, to The Ravensborne, in Kent, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Staines and 
Richmond Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Richmond A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
Beane — limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to 
* The Ravensborne, in Kent, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Richmond Railway 

(Kew Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Staf- Petitions of Trustees of the road leading from 

fordshire Rail- Burton-upon- Trent to Derby ;—and, Charles Wood 

Valley ine) and Richard Wood, of Macclesfield, in the county 

Bill. of Chester, Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 


Liverpool, 

Manchester 

and Newcastle- 

upon-Tyne 

Junction ; ‘ e 

Railway Bill. Tyne Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Inglis, Commissiouer for the 
Trustees of the late Right honourable James Earl 
of Fife, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway 
Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel, or agent, against such Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Henry Inglis, Commissioner for the 
Trustees of the late Right honourable James, Earl 
of Fife, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Great North of Scotland Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, a Land- 
owner upon the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;—and, Wilbraham Egerton, a Landowner 
upon the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in the Chester and Man- 
chester Direct Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying 
that leave may not be given to present such Petition, 


Chester and 
Manchester 
Direct Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


19° Martie. 


A. 1846. 


—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Trustees for repairing and improving Wear Dock 
the Road from Sunderland,-near-the-Sea, in the Railway Bill, 
county of Durham, to the city of Durham, and for 
carrying into execution the Act thereinafter men- 
tioned, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Wear Dock Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Earl Exeter Great 
Poulett, praying that his Petition complaining that Western 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ®™!vay- 
application for the Exeter Great Western Railway 
| Bill, had not beencomplied with, may be withdrawn, 
|or that the same may not be allowed to be proceeded 

with upon any allegations affecting the interests of 

| the Petitioner, was presented, and read; and re- 
‘ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





A Petition of John Carolin, of Gardiner-street, Midland Great 
| in the county of Dublin, Esquire, Owner of land pone 
| affected by the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned, (Try Branch) 
‘complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, and Longford 
‘in respect to the application for the Midland Great Deviation.) 
Western Railway of Jreland (Liffy Branch and 
Longford Deviation) Bill, had not been complied 
‘with; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
| was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| Petitions of John Taylor Gordon, of Newton xitmarnock 
Lodge, in the county of Ayr, Esquire ;—Glasgow, and Ayr Di- 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company ;— *¢*t Railway. 


of the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- | and, John Smith Cunninghame, Esquire, of Ca- 


prington, in the county of Ayr ; taking notice of the 

| application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Direct Railway Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Shareholders in a Company esta- Kilmarnock 


blished for making a Railway between Kilmarnock 274 Troon 


ailway. 


and dyr, called the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct 
_ Railway Company, and Promoters of the said Un- 
| dertaking ;—Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants, 
|&amp;e., in the town of Ayr and Parliamentary 
| bounds thereof ;—and, John Smith Cunninghame, 
| Esquire, of Caprington, in the county of Ayr; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of such Bill,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
' Table. 


Petitions of Robert Speir, Esquire, of Culdees Glasgow, 
Castle, in the county of Perth, Commissioner and —- ., 
Factor for Thomas Speir, Esquire, of Blackstone, way (Bridge 
in the county of Renfrew, now residing abroad ;— of Weir _ 
| Archibald M. Burrell, Banker, Port Glasgow, Wal- Bre»ch) Bill. 
ter McLachlan, Merchant, Port Glasgow, Matthew 
Laird, Merchant, Port Glasgow, George Stirling, 
Merchant, Glasgow, and John Fleming, Merchant 
there, being Shareholders and a Quorum of the Di- 
rectors of the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port 
Glasgow Junction Railway Company ;—and, Pro- 
'prietors of lands in the county of Renfrew, through 
|which the Railway after-mentioned is intended to 
| pass, and Trustee; «der an Act for amending and 

continuing 





saezada 


ee ee SO ot 


Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


London, Salis- 
bury and Yeo- 
vil Junction 
Railway 
(Basingstoke 
to Yeovil) Bill. 


9 VicToRIzZ. 


continuing an Act for repairing Roads in the County 
of Renfrew,and for altering the Line of Road between 
Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said County, and 
the several Acts therein referred to; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, ,against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley 
and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land 
and property on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, ‘Vhat the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Raymond Arundell, John 
Hussey and Edmund Jerningham, Trustees of the 
Wardour Estates, inthe county of Wilts, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke 
to Yeovil) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





19° Marti. 365 


Master, in Glasgow, and the Managing Partner of 
said concern, Lessees of the Minerals thereafter 
mentioned ;—Right honourable the Earl of Glasgow, 
Proprietor of land, in the county of Renfrew, through 
which the Railway thereinafter mentioned is in- 
tended to pass;— Mrs. Janet Maria Campbell, 
Wife of Andrew Donaldson Campbell, Esquire, and 
of the said Andrew Donaldson Campbell, and of 
George Coates, one of the Partners of the Vitshill 
Coal Compay ;—John Tennant, of Saint Rollox, 
Merchant, in Glasgow, John Fyfe, Merchant, in 
Glasgow, George Wilson, of Dalmarnock, Coal and 
Iron Merchant, in Glasgow, George Stirling,Mer- 

chant, in Glasgow, George Coats, Coal Master, 
Cross Mill, in the Abbey parish of Paisley, John 
Wilson, of Auchinden, Coal and Iron Merchant, in 
Glasgow, and David Murray, Provost of the town 
of Paisley, Shareholders in the Paisley, Barrhead 
and Hurlet Railway, and Members, anda Quorum 
of the Provisional Committee of the said Railway 
Company ;—Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and Coun- 
cillors of the town of Paisley ;—and, the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway 
(Branches to Paisley) Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 































Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, A Petition of Sir William Drummond Stewar fy Scottish Mid- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their of Grandtully, Baronet, and Sir John William Pitt boul Junction | 
Petition. if they think fit: and counsel heard, in| “utr Mackenzie, of Delvine, Baronet, Trustees upon Railway | 

f i f ’|the Perth and Dunkeld district of turnpike-roads, 









Branches Bill. 


Aston Rates 
Bill. 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of property not exceeding 
the annual value of seven pounds, situate in the 
parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the county of 
Warwick, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Aston Rates Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 










Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard,in| Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and geottish Mid- 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth; land Junction 
—and, Edinburgh and Nothern Railway Company ; R2ilway 

é 7 (South Inch 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, of perth 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Branch) Bill. 







Glasgow, Petitions of David Murray, Provost of the town 


Barrhead and of Paisley, John Wilson, of Aucheniden, Coal and 
Neilston Di- 


rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Thornliebank, 
Househill and 
Hurlet) Bill. 


Iron Merchant, in Glasgow, and Andrew Stephenson 
Dalglish, Merchant, in Glasgow, Shareholders in 
the Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet Railway, and 
Members, and a Quorum, of the Provisional Com- 
mittee of the said Railway Company ;—John Wilson 
and Sons, Coal and Iron Masters, and Alum and 
Copperas Manufacturers, at Hurlet, in the county 


Scottish Midland Junction Railway (South Inch 
of Perth Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 











in favour of the Bill, agaiust the said Petitions. 










of Renfrew, and of John Wilson, Junior, Coal and 
Iron Merchant, in Glasgow, and the Managin a : 
Partner of said concern y pete of the taken Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 

thereinafter mentioned 5 is and, Trustees fur ex-| fown Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth; and Northern 


eas : : * ; : Railwa: 
ecuting the Act for repairing Roads in the County —Inhabitants of the city of Perth;—and, Trusteees (Pettyeur and 


of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of Road between acting under the Act of Parliament for making and Perth Harbour 
Glasgow poe Kilmarnock, in the said County ;| ™aintaining the Great North Road from Queensferry Branches and 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, and Burntisland to the city of Perth; praying that creas 


ee, . Petitions of Trustees for executing the Acts for 

‘ston Dr repairing Roads in the County of Renfrew, and for| Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Scottish 
Neilston Di- : . y ? : Z g : 
rect Railway altering the Line of Road between Glasgow and | Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth ; ver cP _— 
Pasleey B &gt; Kilmarnock, in the said County ;—John Wilson and | — Trustees for executing the Act for making and Teomini all 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway 
(Branches to Thornliebank, Househill and Hurlet) 
Bill, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


others, Coal and Ironstone Masters, and Alum and 
Copperas Manufacturers, at Hurlet, in the county 


of Kenfrew, and John Wilson, junior, Coal and Iron 
VoL. 101. 





they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (Pettycur and Perth Harbour 
Branchesand Deviations) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


maintaining the Great North Road from Queensferry Stations) Bill, 


and Burtisland, to the city of Perth;—and, Edin- 
burgh and Northern Railway Company (two Peti- 
343 tions) ; 



















366 


tions); praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, dais counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and 
Stations) Bill, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Mutchison, Tenant Farmer, 
of Forrestertown, in the parish of Kinglassie and 
county of Fife, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunferm- 
line Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and A Petition of Trustees ofa piece of freehold land, 
South Western chapel and school-house in the use and occupation 
on of a congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the 
Court Branch) denomination called Independents, in the parish of 
Bill. Thames Ditton, in the county of Surrey, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel, against 
certain parts of the London and South Western 
Railway (Hampton Court Branch) Bill, was pre- 

sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 

the said Petition. 


Exeter and 
Exmouth 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Topsham and Ezx- 
mouth Railway, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


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A. 1846. 


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


A Petition of Charles Wood, of Macclesfield, in north stag. 
the county of Chester, Cotton Spinner and Manv- fordshire Raj. 
facturer, praying that he may be heard, by himself, Lie) Bae? 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property London and 
in, and Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood South Western 
of Epsom, in the county of Surrey ;—Owners and rind 
Occupiers of land and properties on the line of the Branch) Bil, 
proposed Branch Railway from the London and 
South Western Railway to Epsom ;—London and 
Croydon Railway Company ;—Felix Ladbroke, of 
| Headley, in the county of Surrey, Esquire ;— Mary 

Eleanor Parkhurst, of Cheltenham, in the county of 
Gloucester ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty in, and [nhabitants of the town and neigh- 
| bourhood of veil, in the county of Surrey; praying 
_ that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
(or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill,— 
| were presented, and read, 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
| to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| 
| 





Exeter and Exmouth Railway Bill, was presented, | 


and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Norfolk Rail- A Petition of Trustees of the Norwich and Yar- 

way (Norwich mouth Turnpike-road, taking notice of the appli- 

Branch.) cation for leave to bring in the Norfolk Railway 
(Norwich Branch) Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Fleetwood, 
Preston and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
ror . selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
Railway Bill. of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lancashire 
and North 
Yorkshire 


Plymouth A Petition of the United General Gas Light 
Great Western Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
Docks Bill. selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Plymouth Great Western Docks Bill, was 


Petitions from Nawton ;—Sproxton ;—and, Bead- corn Laws. 
lamand Pockley; praying the House not to sanction 
any diminution in the protection now granted to 
| agriculture,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Convener, Collector Burghs (scot. 
and other Members of the Trades House of Gilas- land) Bill 
gow, praying that they may be heard, by their coun- 
sel or agents, against the Burghs (Scotland) Bill, 


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


A Petition of Parishioners of Saint Luke, Chelsea, pistrict Asy- 
in the county of Middlesex, stating that they heard, lums (Metro- 
with deep regret, that the Guardians of the Poor of PM) 
the said parish had been ordered by the Poor Law 
Commissioners to unite with seven other extensive 
and densely populated parishes, to constitute the 
North Western Metropolitan Asylum District ; and 
praying the House not to sanction the asylum dis- 
trict system, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on District Asylums (Me- 
tropolis). 




















A Petition of the Guardians of the Lewes Union, poor Removal 
in the county of Sussex, praying that they may be Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the Poor Removal Bill, was presented, and 
/read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Elizabeth Mason, of No. 4, Silver- Joseph Maso. 
street, Groves, near the city of York, stating that 
the Petitioner is the wife of Joseph Mason, who was 
vat the York March Assizes, 1843, sentenced to 
|twenty years’ transportation, but whose innocence 
| was fully established before Baron Rolfe, at York, 
‘and an order for his liberation and return was after- 
wards forwarded to the Lieutenant-Governor of Van 
| Diemen’s Land ; and praying that the House will 
be pleased immediately to institute an inquiry into 

the 


| 
| 
| 
| 


| 























































Aqueducts, &amp;c 


Harbours, &amp;e. 


Railway Bills 
Classification 
(Seventh Re- 
port.) 


No, 137. 


Railways 
(Metropolis. ) 


Controverted 
Elections. 


ou. 


Cotton. 





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the cause of her husband’s non-arrival, and also 
that the House will be pleased to furnish her with 
a copy of the Secretary of State’s order of liberation, 
with a reason given why such order was not trans- 
mitted to the Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, at a 
much earlier period than April 1845, being three 
months after his innocence had been established, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That in case of Bills for making, main- 
taining, varying, extending or enlarging any Aque- 
duct, Archway, Bridge, Weir, Canal, Cut, Dock, 
Ferry, Harbour, Navigation, Pier, Port, Railway, 


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367 
Countries :—Also, the several Rates of Duties levied 
in British India on the Importation of British and 
Foreign Cotton Goods, from the earliest period, to- 


gether with an Abstract of the same, so far as the 
same can be made out. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, British 
an Account of the Income and Expenditure of the Museum, 


| British Museum for the year 1845, of the estimated 
| Charges and Expenses for the year ending the 25th 
|day of March 1847, and of the Sum necessary to 
| discharge the same ; and also, an Account of the 
| Number of Persons admitted to visit the Museum 
| 


from Christmas 1838 to Christmas 1845 ; together 


Reservoir, Tunnel, Turnpike-road and Waterwork, | with a Statement of the Progress made in the Ar- 


‘and for all other works and inclosures on tidal lands | rangement of the Collections, and an Account of 


within the ordinary spring tides, a general Plan | Objects added to them in the year 1845. 
showing the situation and approaches to the said | 


Aqueduct, Archway, Harbour, &amp;c., should be de- 
noted upon a sheet or sheets of the Ordnance Sur- 


vey, when published, or else upon Maps of an equi- | 


valent scale, and extending ten miles on each side, 
together with enlarged Plans and Sections of such 
parts of the works as are on the tidal lands within 
the ordinary spring tides, on a scale of not less than 
twenty feet to an inch, with the dimensions figured 
thereon, shall, on or before the 30th day of Novem- 
ber, be deposited in the Board of Admiralty. 

Ordered, That the said Order be a Standing Or- 
der of this House. 


Ordered, That the Promoters of all Bills for the 
formation or improvement of Harbours, Docks, 
Piers, Railways, Bridges, Weirs, &amp;c., and for all 
works and inclosures on tidal lands within the ordi- 
nary spring tides, and also of Bills for Bridges over 
orTunnels under navigable Rivers already introduced 
this Session, shall forthwith send to the Board of 
Admiralty a copy of such parts of the Plans, Sec- 
tions and Books of Reference as they have deposited 
in the office of any Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff 
Clerk on or before the 30th day of November im- 
mediately preceding this Session of Parliament, as 
are on the tidal lands within the ordinary spring 
tides. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had 
further considered the matters referred to them, 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

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





'an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 





' District, under the Act 6 and 7 Vic., c. 74, for ap- 
plication for Licenses to keep Arms; and also of the 
, Number of Licenses granted in each District, with 
the Number of Days occupied at General Sessions 
in each District, in compliance with said Act, and 
| the Number and Description of Arms branded or 
marked pursuant to said Act (sec. 9), in each Dis- 
trict :—Also, of the Number of Prosecutions and 
| Penalties levied under said Act :—And, of all Pre- 
,sentments made by each Grand Jury for defraying 
the Expenses in carrying said Act into effect. 





contested Elections of Members to serve in Par- 
‘liament to One day: And that Mr. Elphinstone, 


| Lord Worsley and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring 
|it in. 


to inquire whether, without discouraging legitimate 
enterprise, conditions may not be embodied in Rail- 
way Acts better fitted than those hitherto inserted 
in them to promote and secure the interests of the 
| public. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post-office 
A Moticn was made, and the Question being pro- Returns of the Receipt and Expenditure of the (idia.) 


Mr. Greene reported the Fever (Jreland) Bill ; Fever (Ire- 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 1nd) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Arms (Ire- 
Returns of the Number of Notices given in each 4.) 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill County __ 
|to limit the Time of taking the Poll in Counties at Elections Bill. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Railways. 


posed, That an humble Address be presented'to Her Post-office at each of the Presidencies of Bengal, 
Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be pleased Madras and Bombay, under separate heads, for each 
to give directions for the appointment of a Commis- of the years 1842 and 1843 :—Of the Number of 
sion, to investigate and report upon the various Rail- | Letters and Packages despatched from and received 
way projects of which the termini are proposed to by each of the Post-offices at Calcutta, Agra, Ma- 
be established within or in the immediate vicinity 'dras and Bombay, in each day, for the period of 
of the Metropolis :—And a Debate arising there- | one month, in 1846; distinguishing the Number of 


upon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the General | 


Private Letters from those on the Government Ser- 
vice on which no Postage is levied :—And, of the 
Number of Newspapers and other printed Papers 
despatched from and received by the several Post- 
offices as above; distinguishing those for Private 


Committee of Elections ; That they had appointed | Individuals and those sent on the Public Service ; 

Friday, the third day of April next, at three o’clock, | stating also the Aggregate Weight of the Private 

to choose from Panel, No. 1, the Select Committee and of the Public Letters, of the Newspapers and 

to try the Wigan Election Petitions. _of other printed Papers for Private Individuals and 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. on Public Service, distinguishing the Weight of each 

| Class in each day. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


a Return of the several Rates of Duties levied on, Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Malta. 


the Importation of Cotton Manufactures of various | to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
Descriptions into Great Britain and Ireland, from to give directions that there be laid before this 
the earliest period ; distinguishing the Duties levied House, Copies of the Despatches of the Governor 
on the Manufactures of British India and of our | of Malta, dated the 27th day of February last, and 


Colonies, from the Duties levied on those of Foreign | the 5th day of this instant March, on the subject of 
VoL. 101. 3Aa4 the 








Chinese 
Labourers, &amp;c. 


Burghs (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Railway, &amp;c. 
Deposits Bill. 


Corn Impor- 
tation Bull. 


Consolidated 
Fund 
(£.8,000,000) 
Bill. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine 
Mutiny Bill. 


Fever (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


368 


the events which took place on the Celebration of 
the Carnival on that Island. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Rules issued by the Colonial 
Land and Emigration Commissioners, dated the 27th 
day of October 1843, and sanctioned by the Secre- 
tary of State for the Colonies, relating to the Immi- 
gration of Chinese Labourers from the British Set- 
tlements in the Straits of Malacca into the Colonies 
of Guiana, Trinidad and Jamaica :—- Of a Despatch 
addressed by Lord Stanley to the Governor of Ja- 
maica, dated the 26th day of October 1843 (No. 160.), 
relating to Contracts with Labourers :—And, of any 
Despatch addressed to the Governor of Trinidad, 
disallowing an Ordinance passed by the Council of 
Government of that Colony, on the 29th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845, for regulating the relative Rights and 
Duties of Masters and Servants. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Burghs (Scot/and) Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Corn Importation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Mondav next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Consolidated Fund Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Mutiny Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto.) 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Marine Mutiny Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to make temporary Provision 
for the Treatment of Destitute Persons afflicted with 
Fever in Jreland, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to make Provision until the First 
day of September One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-seven, for the Treatment of Poor Persons af- 
flicted with Fever in Jreland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


19°—20° Maréiz. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill to limit the Time of County 
taking the Poll in Counties at Contested Elections Elections Biy, 
of Members to serve in Parliament to One day: And No. 138, 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next ; and to 
be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 20° die Martiz ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

M R. Greene reported from the Select Committee ¢ 1. sesong 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the and Mitton 

case of the Petition for the Gravesend and Milton Waterworks 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had been =. 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
incorporating the Gravesend and Milton Water- 
works Company, and for more effectually supplying 
the Inhabitants of the Town and Parishes of 
Gravesend and Milton-next-Gravesend, and the 
Parish of Northfleet, in the County of Kent, with 
Water: And that Sir Edmund Filmer and Colonel 
Austen do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee yranchester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Lincoln 
the Petition for the Manchester and Lincoln Union Union a 
Railway, and Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal tivhed ani 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. Gainsborough 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. Canal. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee gion College 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the Estate. 
Petition for the Sion College Estate Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as no notices had been given in the London Gazette 
or Newspapers, as required in cases of Bills of the 
third class. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee gy og.1 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of General 
the Petition for the Sheffield General Cemetery Cemetery. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the lists of owners, lessees and 
occupiers were not deposited in the Private Bill 
Office previously to the presentation of the Petition, 
but that they were deposited four days afterwards. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee poston, stam- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Petitions ford and 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Or- — 
ders, in the case of the Petition for the Boston, Stam- (Btamived to 
ford and Birmingham Raiiway (Stamford to Wisbech Wisbech 
Line) Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders Line.) 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as poweris pro- 
posed to be taken tv enable the proposed Company 
to sell or lease their Undertaking to the Lynn and 
Ely Railway Company, and to enable the Lynn and 
Ely Railway Company to purchase or take a lease 
of the same, but no notice of such intention has 
been given in the Gazette or county newspapers ; 
also inasmuch as power is proposed to be taken to 
enable the Midland Railway Company to purchase 
or take a lease of the said Undertaking, but no 
notice of such intention has been given either in the 
Gazette or the county newspapers ; also inasmuch 
as the datum line is not referred to any fixed point 
near one of the termini of the proposed Railway, 
the fixed point to which the datum line is referred 
being the level of the rails of the Midland Railway 
at the point of Junction in the parish of Wigston, 
near Leicester, but power is not taken in the Bil! to 





make 








9 VicTorRIz. 


make a Railway to the said point, and the nearest 
terminus of the proposed Railway is in the parish of 
Hepstone, in the county of Northampton, near the 
borough of Stamford. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Inverness and 
Elgin Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; ‘That in the case of 
the Petition for the Inverness and Elgin Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum line is not 
referred to any fixed point near one of the termini, 
the fixed point referred to in the Sections being the 
sill of the principal door of the Royal Academy at 
Inverness, which is at a distance of about 15 miles 
from the present terminus at JVairn. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Nairn to Elgin, with 
Branches, to be called The Inverness and Elgin 
Junction Railway: And that Mr. Henry Baillie and 
Mr. Cumming Bruce do prepare, and bring it in. 


Norfolk Rail- 
way (Norwich 
Branch.) 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Norfolk Railway (Norwich 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the declaration put in, 
in lieu of a subscription contract, does not set forth 
the nature and amount of the funds at the disposal 
of the Company, and the nature of their control 
over such funds. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton Stipen- 
diary Justice 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Wolverhampton Stipendiary 
Justice Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to provide for the more effectual Execution of the 
Office of a Justice of the Peace, and the better Ad- 
ministration of the Police within the borough cf 
Wolverhampton, and certain Parishes and Places in 
the Neighbourhood thereof, all in the County of 
Stafford: And that Viscount Ingestre and Colonel 
Anson do prepate, and bring it in. 


Aberdeen, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

Banffand on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

Eisin Railway the Petition for the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had heen com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the City of Aberdeen to 
the Royal Burgh of Elgin, with certain Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Aberdeen, Banff and 
Elgin Railway : And that Mr. Bannerman and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Belfast Im- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
provement on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Bil. the Petition for the Belfast Improvement Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better lighting and improving the Borough of 
Belfast: And that Lord John Chichester, Lord 
Edwin Hill and Mr. Alexander do prepare, and 
bring it in. 
Liverpool and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
z — on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 


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tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liver- 
pool and Leeds Direct Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders in several instances had 
not been complied with; but in the course of pro- 


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ceeding the parties promoting the said Petition in- 
formed the Committee that it was not their intention 
to proceed further with their case. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Newport, 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Abergavenny 
ee 2 ° - and Hereford 

complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway. 

Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Newport, 

Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Bill, was re- 

ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 

complied with, inasmuch as the height and span of 

the arch of all the bridges are omitted on the Plans 

deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, and ‘n the 

Private Bill Office; also inasmuch as between 9 

miles 4 furlongs the extreme height of an embank- 

ment is not marked on the Section deposited with 

the Clerk of the Peace for Hereford; also asa 

cutting at 3 furlongs is marked 82 teet, whereas the 

same is 35 feet; also as a cutting at 2 miles 1 fur- 

long is marked 22 feet, whereas it is about 27 

feet ; also inasmuch as at 3 miles 3 furlongs 3 

chains, the height from the datum line to the line of 

the rails is omitted on the said Section; also as at 

1 mile 6 furlongs 5 chains, the height is omitted ; 

also inasmuch as at 12 miles 0 furlongs 8 chains the 

cross Section No. 8 applies to No. 7. at the cross- 

ing of a turnpike-road on the said Section; also as 

at 4 miles 6 furlongs 9 chains, no reference is given 

at the crossing of a turnpike-road, which should be 

referred to cross Section No. 1.; also inasmuch as 

certain property adjoining No. 9, in the parish of 

Abergavenny, isnot numbered on the said Plan; and 

also as property adjoining No. 15 is not numbered 

on the said Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene re 
on Petitions for 

complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Birming- 
ham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as on the Planand Section 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for Stafford, 
no vertical height is shown from the level of the 
rails to the surface of the turnpike-road, at 7 miles 
70 chains; also inasmuch as the height and span of 
the arch of a bridge over a public road at 9 miles 
27 chains, is not given on the said Section; also 
inasmuch as between 10 miles 58 chains and 11 

miles 46 chains, no rate of inclination is given on 
the said Section; also as at between 3 miles 543 
chains and 5 miles 19 chains, the rate of inclination 
is stated to be 1 in 364, whereas it should be 1 in 
180; also as at 8 miles 3 chains ending at 8 miles 
53 chains, the gradient is stated to be 1 in 1,320, 
whereas it should be 1 in 830; also inasmuch as at 
11 miles 44 chains, where a road is to be crossed 
in 42 feet of cutting, the height and span of the 
arch is not given; alsoinasmuch as for the gradient, 
from the commencement of the line ending at 18 
chains, the rate of inclination is not shown; also 
as at 11 miles 46 chains, ending at 12 miles 45 
chains, the rate of inclination is not shown; also 
as at 12 miles 5 chains, a certain road to be crossed 
by an embankment, the height and span of the 
arch of bridge is not marked, and no cross Section 
added in reference thereto; also as at 12 miles 
45 chains, a certain canal is intended to be crossed, 
but no vertical height is given from the surface of 
the rails to the water of said canal; also inas- 
much as at the eighth sheet of the said Section 
there are three several inclinations shewn, but are 
not marked upon the said Section; also inasmuch 
as at 13 miles 15 chains, where the line of the 
Railway crosses Saint John-street, at Lichfield, no 
vertical height is shown from the surface of the 
said street to the level of the rails; also as at 13 


ors from the Select Committee Birmingham, 


rivate Bills, to whom a Petition Lichfield and 
Manchester 


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miles 78 chains, a certain road to be crossed, but 
no vertical height given in reference thereto ; and 
also inasmuch as on the said Plan the length of 
the Railway is not marked in miles and furlongs 
between the 13th mile 68 chains and the end of the 
Railway, a distance of about 4 furlongs. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Frilford In- 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
closure Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Frilford Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, allotting, laying in severalty, inclosing 
and draining the Open and Common Fields, Com- 
mon Meadows and other Commonable Lands and 
Waste Grounds, in the Hamlet or Township of 
Frilford, in the Parish of Marcham, in the County 
of Berks: And that Viscount Barrington and Mr. 
Robert Palmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 4.) of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Marquis of Chandos presented a Bill for 
making a Railway from the London and Birmingham 
Railway, at Aldbury, in the County of Hertford, to 
Banbury, in the County of Ozford: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Buckingham- 

shire Railway 
(Tring to Ban- 
bury) Bill. 


Worcester and 
Porth Dyn- 
Hlaen Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Clive presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from Worcester to Porth Dynilaen, in continuation 
of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Wishawand The Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill 


Coltness Rail- Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
way (Greenhill mitted 


Branch) Bill. 
vapiaes Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wath-upon- Mr. William Baillie presented a Bill for paving, 
Dearne Im- Jighting, cleansing and otherwise improving the 
a ‘Town of Wath-upon- Dearne, in the County of York, 
and for removing and preventing Nuisances and 
Annoyances therein: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Airdrie and Mr. Wiiliam Baillie presented a Bill for supply- 


Coatbridge 


ing with Water the Towns of Airdrie and Coat- 
Waterworks 


bridge, and Places adjacent, in the County of 


Bill. : 
Lanark: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 

Edinburgh Mr. William Baillie presented a Bill for making 


and Bathgate 


Railway Bil. * Railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 


way to Bathgate, with Branches, to be called The 
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Glasgow, Mr. William Baillie presented a Bill for making 
Airdrie and =a Railway from Glasgow to Airdrie, with Branches 
Monklands to the Clydesdale Junction Railway, and to Mile 
Railway Bill. End, to be called The Glasgow, Airdrie and Monk- 


lands Junction Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time, 


East Dereham Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 

and Norwich Railway from East Dereham, in the County of 

Railway Bil. Norfolk, to the City of Norwich: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


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A. 1846. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a North of Nor. 
Railway from Norwich to Aylsham, with a Branch a Railway 
to North Walsham, to be called The North of Norfolk 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town Radcliffe ang 
and Parish of Radcliffe and the Township of P2i- Pilkington 
kington, or Parts thereof, in the County Palatine of &amp;** Bi. 
Lancaster, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Walsh presented a Bill for inclosing, Gollon Inclo. 
dividing and allotting certain Lands within the sure Bill. 
Manor or Lordship of Gollon, situate in the several 
Parishes of Llanbadarn-Vynydd, Llanano, Llan- 
bister, Llandewy-Ystradenny, Abbey Cwmhir, and 
Saint Harmon, in the County of Radnor: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for making a Shrewsbury 
Railway from Shrewsbury to Hereford, to be called and Hereford- 
The Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway: And a ne 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be ~ 
read a second time. 


Mr. Ord presented a Bill for making a Railway, northumber- 
to be called The Northumberland and Lancashire land and 
Junction Railway, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to join Mancashire 
the proposed York and Carlisle Railway, at or near es Bill. 
the Town of Bishop Auckland, in the County of 
Durham, with a Branch therefrom: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill was Newcastle- 
read a second time; and committed. ——— , 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-gi, 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Beckett presented a Bill for making a Rail- Horbury 
way from a point near to Horbury Bridge, in the a = 
West Riding of the County of York, to communicate way Bill. 
with the River Calder, to be called The Horbury , 
Bridge and Calder Railway: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. O'Connell presented a Bill for the Main- publin Ceme- 
tenance of the Cemeteries erected at Golden Bridge teries Bill. 
and Prospect, in the County of Dublin, and to 
create a Perpetual Succession in the Governing 
Body or Committee for managing the same: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. O’ Connell presented a Bill for the better Re- Dublin 
gulation of the Markets of Dublin, and to prevent Markets Bill. 
the Practice of Frauds therein: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. O’Connell reported from the Committee on south Eastern 
Group No. 15. of Railway Bills, to whom several ——— 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said og Ay 
Group were referred; That in the case of the and Rye) Dill. 
South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge Wells to Hast- 
ings and Rye) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 








and be printed. 
Mr. 


9 VicToRIZ. 
Mr. Trotter presented a Bill to enable the Surrey 


Surrey Iron 

Railway Iron Railway Company to sell the Lands, Houses 

(Disolyng) and other Property of the Company, together with 

Bill. the Navigable Communication from the Dock of the 
Company to the River Thames at Wandsworth, in 
the County of Surrey, and to dissolve the said Com- 
pany: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 

Sheffield The Sheffield Markets Bill was read a second 


Markets Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Reading, Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

Guildford and way from Reading to Guildford and Reigate: And 

ae Bill *" the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

West London Mr. Mangles presented a Bill to authorize an Im- 

Railway provement of the Line of the West London Rail- 

me and the Extension thereof to the River Thames: 


and Extension W@Y, : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


Bill. 
to be read a second time. 

Lincoln Colonel Sibthorp presented a Bill for better sup- 

waterworks plying with Water the Inhabitants of the City of 

; Lincoln, and certain Parishes and Places adjacent 

thereto, in the County of Lincoln: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

Lancashire Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for better 

ees supplying with Water the Towns of Manchester and 


Salford, and other Places, all in the County of Lan- 
caster: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


North Union The House was moved, That the Entry in the 

a = Votes of Tuesday last of the Proceedings of the 

BL ) House, on the Second Reading of the North Union 
Railway (Horwich Branch) Bill, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed that the notice 
given for reading the Bill a second time on that 
day had been withdrawn by the Parties ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Second 
Reading of the said Bill be null and void. 


HartlepoolGas The Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill was 
ase — read a second time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, 


Railw ; 

rea I at Stonehouse, in the County of Gloucester, to the 
and Stone- Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, at Gloucester : 
tion) Bal And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 

ake and The Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill 

Waterearks Was reada second time; and committed. 

Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Manchester 


The Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill 


pon was read a second time ; and committed. 
way Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Legal Quays 


(ante) ea Mr. Aglionby presented a Bill for the Regulation 


ofthe Legal Quays within the Port of London: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


New Zealand The New Zealand Company Bill was read a se- 
ompany Bill. cond time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
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371 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for making a Rail- Midland, 
way from the Town of Dewsbury to form a Junction — , 
with the Midland Railway, near to Wath-upon- ensbary, 
Dearne, both in the West Riding of the County of Leeds and 
York, to be called The Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Prodtord 
Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway: Andthe 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


The Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) Bill Sutton Har- 
was read a second time; and committed. Docks Cit 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- mouth) Bal 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- Scottish Mid- 
way from the Scottish Midland Junction Railway, 04 Exten- 

8 : ’? sion Railway 
near Forfar, to or near to Laurencekirk, in the pin, 
County of Kincardine: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- Glasgow 
way from the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston eer 
Direct Railway to Dunlop-street, in the City of Railway Bill. 
Glasgow: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for better assessing and collect- Aylesbury 
ing the Poor Rates, Lighting and Watching and Small Tene- 
Church Rates, in the Parish of Aylesbury, and the ™°'s Bill 
Highway Rates in the Township of Aylesbury and 
Hamlet of Walton respectively, in the County of 
Buckingham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Feilden do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Boston, Boston, 
Newark and Sheffield Railway (No. 2.) Petition for Rewark and 
leave to present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional way (No. 2.) 
Order ought not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Chester and Chester and 
Manchester Direct Railway (No. 2.) Petition for ery ot 
leave to present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional way Ged) 
Order ought not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Welsh Mid- Welsh Mid- 
land Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought land Railway. 
not to be dispensed with. 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the London, London, 
Warwick, Leamington and Kidderminster Railway bernie a 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- oe saan 
pensed with. Railway. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the East and East and West 
West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Rail- 4i4 Docks 
way Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- jam Junction 
pensed with; That the Parties be permitted to Railway. 
proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the 
Clauses giving power to the London and Birming- 
ham Railway Company and to the East and West 
India Docks Company to subscribe to the Under- 
taking; and that the Committee on the Bill do 
examine, in the first place, how far such Order has 
been complied with, and do report the same to the 
House, on the Report of the Bill. 

The fifth Resolution of the Committee, being read 
a second time, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Petitions for 
Committee on Petitions for ‘Private Bills, to take Private Bills. 
into their earliest consideration the several following 
Petitions for Bills, which have been referred to 
them, viz.:—Perth and Inverness Railway ; Inver- 
ness and Elgin Junction Railway; Morayshire Rail- 
way; Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway ; Kil- 
marnock and Troon Railway; Paisley, Barrhead 
and Hurlet Railway; Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct 
Railway ; and Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. 

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Leeds and Mr. Spooner presented a Bill to enable the Leeds 
Thirsk Rail- and Thirsk Railway Company to alter and extend 
—— “r8" the Line of Part of their Railway, and for other 


Branch Exten- Purposes: And the same was read the first time ; 
sion) Bill. = and ordered to be read a second time. 

Birmingham, Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making Rail- 
porn yo ways from Birmingham to Wolverhampton and Dud- 
ley Railway ley, to be called The Birmingham, Wolverhamp- 


Bill. ton and Dudley Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

Downpatrick An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town 

Gas Bill. 


of Downpatrick, in the County of Down, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sharman Crawford do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Manchester The Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Brad- 
= — and ford Railways Amalgamation Bill was read a second 
8 an 


Bradford Rail. time ; and committed. 
wae poe Ordered, That the Bill he referred to the Com- 
mation Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Harrogate The Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) Bill was read a se- 
a (No. 2.) cond time ; aud committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Whitehaven 
and Furness. port and Carlisle Railway Company ;—and, Har- 


way Bill; and, rington ; praying that the Whitehaven and Furness 

Ulverstone, Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law; and 

Furness and | that the Ulverstone, Furness, and Lancaster and 

Carlisle Rail. Carlisle Railway Bill may not pass into a law,— 

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


Harwich and Petitions of Henry Blanshard, of Great Ormond- 
Eastern Coun- 


. oun- street, in the county of Middlesex, and of Horsey 
ties Junction : i - 
Railway and Island, in the hundred of Tendring, in the county 
Pier Bill; and, of Lssex, Esquire ;—and, Owners and Occupiers in 
Eastern Union the hundred of Tendring, in the county of Essex ; 
and Harwich ; : 4 2 
Railway and praying that the Harwich and Eastern Counties 
Pier Bill. Junction Railway and Pier Bill may pass into a law ; 
and that the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway 
and Pier Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 


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


ny A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 

tion Railway Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that the 

Bill. Scottish Grand Junction Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Norfolk 


' A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Shipowners, 
Estuary Bill. 


Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the borough of 
King’s Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, praying that 
the Norfolk Estuary Bill may pass into a law, was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Newcastleand A Petition of Freeholders, Leaseholders and Te- 
—" nants and Occupiers of divers houses, lands and te- 
iment nements at Warkworth Harbour, in the county of 
Northumberland, praying that the Newcastle and 

Eerwick Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. P 
Glasgow, Petitions from Ayr ;—and, Paisley ; praying that 
ae the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill 
way Bill. may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 


and ordered to lie on the Table. 


Macclesfield A Petition of Inhabitants, Merchants and Trades- 
ee men of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, tak- 


Petitions from Workington ;— Maryport ;—Mary- | 





A. 1846. 


ing notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners and others, Inhabitants Combetign 
of the town of Baldock and its neighbourhood, pray- 9 Vxtord 
ing that the Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill eis 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- Eastern Union 
pany, praying that the Eastern Union and Harwich — ——- 
Railway and Pier Bill may pass into a law, i 


. Was Pier Bill. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Owners and Occu- London and 
piers of property, and Residents in or in the vicinity =n 
of the towns and parishes of Epsom and Ewell, in (ven 
the county of Surrey, praying that the London and Branch) Bill. 
South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Belfast ;— and, Perth; praying West of Scot- 
that the West of Scotland Junction Railway Bil] land Junction 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; oe 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Settrington and other places ;— Malton and 
Bridlington and Bridlington Quay ;—and, Foston- Drificlé Sune- 
on-the-Wolds and other places; praying that the py 
Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county Manchester 
of Poole, praying that the Manchester and Poole and Poole 
Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury and Poole) Bill pean hall, 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Se 


; Salisbury and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ‘ Poole) Bill. 


Petitions from Wells (Somerset) ;—Shepton Mal- Somersetshire 
let;—and, Glastonbury ; praying that the Somerset- Midland Rall 
shire Midland Railway Bill may pass into a law,— “*Y *™ 


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


Petitions from Lympstone ;— Exeter ;—Topsham ; Exeter and 
—and, Exmouth; praying that the Exeter and Ex- Exmouth Rail- 
mouth Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- “*Y _ 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oxford ;—Southampton ;— and, Oxford, 
Winchester; taking notice of the application for P—pnieeeery at 
leave to bring in the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport - cen 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill; and praying that Railway. 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ruan Major ;—--Porthleven ;- Gun- West Cornwall 
walloe ;—Helston ; —Saint Martin ;—Mawgan ;— Railway. 
Landewednach ;— Saint Keverne ;—Saint Anthony; 

—Mullion ;—Grade ;— Ruan Minor ;—- Sithney ;— 
and, Wendron ; taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the West Cornwall Railway Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,— 


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


Petitions from Ruislip ;—Denham; — Chalfont Tondon and 
Saint Giles ;—Chepping Wycombe (two Petitions) ; Oxford Rail- 
— Hayes ;— Beaconsfield ; — Harefield ; — Hilling- *¥ ®™- 
don; —Penn ; —Southall; —and, Chalfont Saint 
Peter; praying that the London and Ozford Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions 











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Petitions from Devizes ;— Downton ;— Romsey 
and other places ;— New Sarum (two Petitions) ;— 
Southampton (two Petitions) ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of land on the line ;—Fordingbridge ;— Rom- 
sey, infra ;—Isle of Wight;—Poole (two Petitions) ; 
—Cheltenham ; —Millbrook ; — Cirencester ; —An- 
dover (two Petitions ) ;—Manchester ;— Broughton ; 
—Marlborough (two Petitions) ;— Stockbridge ;— 
and, Commissioners for improving the Port of 
Southampton; praying that the Manchester and 
Southampton Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Manchester 
and South- 
ampton Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and Mas- 
ters, Pilots and others, interested in the trade and 
shipping of the port of Bristol, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bridgwater and Mine- 
head Railway and Pier Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bridgwater 
and Minehead 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


Exeter and 
Exmouth 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of W. W. Spicer and others, Land- 
owners on the line of the Exeter and Exmouth 
Railway, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Exeter and Exmouth Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Grand Union 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
Railway Bill. 


of the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, 
praying that they may be heard, by their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Grand 
Union Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester, A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of 
— Sewers in and for the Level of Hatfield Chace, 
Geleuy and parts adjacent, in the several counties of York, 
Direct Rail- Lincoln and Nottingham, praying that they may be 
way Bill. heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester, Hudders- 
field and Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Monmouth. 


onmout A Petition of the Sirhowy Tramroad Company, in 
we ealways the county of Monmouth, praying that they may be 

: heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Monmouthshire Rail- 
ways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Aston Rates A Petition of Inhabitants, Ratepayers of the pa- 
~ rish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, in the county of 
Warwick, and Owners of property there, praying that 


the Aston Rates Bill may not pass into a Jaw, was 
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373 


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


A Petition of William Paterson Tenant, of Great North 
Shiachhill, parish of Rafford, and county of Moray, of Scotland 
praying that the Great North of Scotland Railway “way Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Commitee 
on the Bill. 


A — of the Zondon and South brig ~— Mitcham and 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by South Western 
their wale ete poet a parts of the Ballway Bill. 
Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Bristoland Exeter Railway Com- Chard Canal 
pany, being Owners and se Sete of property upon Railway. 
the line and in the neighbourhood of the Railway 
thereinafter mentioned, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Chard Canal Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Maldon, 
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation ;— Promoters ee 
of and Shareholders in a Company duly registered Railway Bill. 
according to law, for making a proposed Railway 
from Chelmsford to Maldon and Cottiers Reach, on 
the River Blackwater, called The Chelmsford, Mal- 
don and Blackwater Railway ;—and, the Honour- 
able George Anson Byron, of Langford Grove, in 
the county of Essex, and Lucy Elizabeth Jane, his 
Wife; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Honourable Maria Jane Bowes Wear Dock 
Barrington, of Torquay, in the county of Devon, Railway Bill, 
Widow, praying that she may be heard, tan coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Wear Dock 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Uxbridge, in the Great Western 
county of Middlesex, and its vicinity, praying that and Uxbridge 
the Great Western and Uxbridge Railway Bill ; Railway Bill; 
and, the Great Western and Wycombe Railway Bill, Western and 
may not pass into law, was presented, and read ; and Wycombe 


ordered to lie upon the Table. Raiwey SM. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into Liverpool 
execution an Act for better paving and improving poet. La 
the Streets and Highways within the Extra-pa- ©" a 
rochial Place of Toxteth Park, in the County Pala- 
tine of Lancaster, and for the Sewerage of certain 
Parts of the said Place, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Isaac Baker Brown, of Ozxford- Gee, ! 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—and, fees eae 
3B3 Commissioners 











Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


Bridgwater 
and Taunton 
Canal, Railway 
and Harbour. 


Great Western 
and Wycombe 
Railway Bill. 


Tceds and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and Man- 
chester Rail- 


374 


Commissioners of the Stour Navigation ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Colchester, 
Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing an Act 
for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, in the 
County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers connected 
therewith ; and for repairing or taking down and 
rebuilding a certain Bridge over the said Haven at 
Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain Bridge 
called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River Waveney, 
in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk ; and for 
suspending for a limited period certain Duties pay- 
able to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and for 
imposing other Duties in lieu thereof, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Ipswich, 
Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against such Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Company, being Owners and Occupiers of property 
upon the lineand in the neighbourhood of the Railway 
thereinafter mentioned, taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the Bridgwater and Taun- 
ton Canal, Railway and Harbour Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Persons engaged in the Manufacture 
of Paper, in the borough and neighbourhood of 
Chepping Wycombe, in the county of Bucks ;—Inha- 
bitants of Penn, in the county of Bucks ;—Inha- 
bitants of Beaconsfield, in the county of Bucks ;— 
and, Inhabitants of Wooburn, Hedsor and the neigh- 
bourhood, in the county of Bucks ; praying that the 
Great Western and Wycombe Railway Bill, may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘lable. 

Petitions of Promoters of and Shareholders in a 
Company duly registered according to law, for 
making a proposed Railway from London to Oxford, 
called The London and Oxford Railway, with seve- 
ral Branches therefrom ;—and, Owners and Occu- 
piers of land in the parishes of High Wycombe and 
of Wooburn, in the county of Bucks; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Persons constituting the Board for 
repair of the Highways in the township of Leeds, in 
the county of York, praying that they may be 
neard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds and York Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Persons constituting the Board for 
repair of the Highways in the township of Leeds, 





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A. 1846. 


in the county of York, praying that they may be way (Wake. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against field Exten- 
certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manches- °°) Bill. 
ter Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill, was pre- 

sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Persons constituting the Board for Leeds, York 
the repair of the Highways in the township of Leeds, a 
in the county of York, praying that they may be Railway Bin, 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds, York and Midland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Norfolk Rail- 
of the borough of Great Yarmouth, in the county of way Exten- 
Norfolk ;—and, Commissioners for executing an seen ll 
Act for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, in gion.) 
the County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers con- 
nected therewith, and for repairing or taking down 
and rebuilding a certain Bridge over the said Haven, 
at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain Bridge 
called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River Wave- 
ney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and for 
suspending for a limited period certain Duties pay- 
able to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and im- 
posing other Duties in lieu thereof ; taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Norfolk 
Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) Bill; 
and praying that they may be keard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Holbert Wilson, of 41, Saint London and 
James’ s-street, in the city of Westminster, and of Brighton Rail- 
the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, praying that wores Trench) 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Bill. 
against certain parts of the London and Brighton 
Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Speir, Esquire, of Culdees scottish 
Castle, in the county of Perth, praying that he may Central _— 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 7”. ver 

° * ‘ d ~?” Branch) Bill. 
certain parts of the Scottish Central Railway ( Crieff 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Inglis, Commissioner for the Ranfishire 
Trustees of the deceased James, Earl of Fife, and Railway Bill. 
Trustees for or Creditors on the Banffshire Botriphine 
Turnpike-road, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Banffshire Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Most noble Richard Planta- Cambridge 
genet Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Knight of ee 
the Most noble Order of the Garter, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Cambridge and Oxford 
Kailway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 





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Glasgow and 
Dundee Junc- 
tion Railway. 


London and 
Oxford Rail- 
way Bill. 


9 Vicroriz. 


by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition. 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel James Lindsay, 
of Balcarres, in the county of Fife, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Glasgow 
and Dundee Junction Railway Bill; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Ann Copland and Frances Copland, 
both of Sudbury, in the parish of Harrow, in the 
county of Middlesex, Spinsters;—Reverend James 
Price, Owner of land in the parish of Horsendon, 
on the line of an intended Railway from London to 
Oxford ;—Thomas Tyrwhitt Drake, Esquire, and 
William Wickham Drake, Owners of lands in the 
parish of Garsington, in the county of Ozford, on 
the line of an intended Railway from London to 
Oxford; — Great Western Railway Company, 
Owners of property on the line of the proposed 
Railway from London to Oxford ;— Company of 
Proprietors of the Regent’s Canal ;—Commissioners 
of the Metropolis Turnpike-roads north of the 
Thames ;—Lord of the Manor, Vicar, Churchwar- 
dens and Overseers of the poor, Landholders and 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Stoke Poges, in 
the county of Bucks ;—Robert John Lord Carring- 
ton;—Owners and Occupiers of lands and tene- 
ments in the respective parishes of Saint Clement, 
Cowley and Iffiey, in the county of Oxford, on the 
line of an intended Railway from London to Ox- 
ford, called The London and Oxford Railway ;— 
Right honourable Anne Baroness Grenville, of 
Dropmore, in the county of Bucks, Widow of the 
late Right honourable William Wyndham Lord 
Grenville Baron Grenville;—Sir John Dashwood 
King, Baronet, of Halton, in the county of Buck- 
ingham, Owner of land in the parish of West Wy- 
combe and High Wycombe, on the line of an intended 
Railway from London to Oxford ;—Henry Thomas 
Worley, Esquire, of Long Coppice, near Uxbridge, 
an Owner and Occupier of property in the parish 
of Iver, in the county of Bucks, on the line of an 
intended Railway from London to Oxford ;—Pro- 
vost and Scholars of the Queen’s College, in the 
University of Oxford, Owners of lands in the parish 
of Garsington, in the county of Oxford, on the line 
of an intended Railway called The London and Ox- 
ford Railway ;— Thomas Cozens, of Tetsworth, in the 
county of Oxford, Esquire, Owner of lands in the 
said parish of Tetsworth, in the county of Ozford, 
on the line of an intended Railway from London to 
Oxford ;— Philip Thomas Herbert Wykeham, of 
Tythrop House, in the county of Ozford, Esquire, 
Owner of lands in the parish of Emington, in the 
county of Oxford, on the line of an intended Railway 
called The London and Oxford Railway ;—Sir Wal- 
ter Rockcliff Farquhar, Baronet, one of the Trustees 
under the wiil of the late Right honourable Sir Gore 
Ouseley, Baronet ;— Warden and Scholars of the 
House or College of the Scholars of Merton, in the 
University of Oxford, Owners of lands in the parish 
of Tetsworth, in the county of Oxford, on the line of 
anintended Railway called The London and Oxford 
Railway ;—Charles Mills, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands on the line of an intended Rail- 
way from London to Oxford ;— Augustus Bozzi 
Granville, of Piccadilly, in the county of Middlesex, 
Doctor of Medicine ;—Honourable and Reverend 
Frederick Bertie, Vicar of the parish of South 
Hincksey, in the county of Berks, and Owner of 
land in the same parish, on the line of an intended 
Railway from London to Oxford ;—President and 
Scholars of Saint John Baptist’s College, in the 
University of Oxford, Owners of lands in the parish | 
of Garsington, in the county of Oxford, on the 
line of an intended Railway called The London and 


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375 


Oxford Railway ;— Richard Henry Cox, Esquire, 
of Hillingdon House, in the county of Middlesex, 
an Owner and Occupier of lands on the line of an 
intended Railway from London to Oxford ;—Right 
honourable Montague Earl of Abingdon, Lord Nor- 
reys, Baron Rycote of Rycote, in the county of Ox- 
ford, the Right honourable William Keppell, Vis- 
count Barrington, of Ardglass, in the county of 
Down, in Ireland, William Henry Ashhurst, Es- 
quire, and Joseph Warner Henley, Esquire, Mem- 
ber of Parliament, Owners of lands in the respective 
parishes of South Hincksey, in the county of Berks, 
and of Thame, in the county of Oxford ;— Phillis 
Greenwood, of Wallingford, in the county of Berks, 
Widow, and Owner of lands in the hamlet of Chip- 
pinghurst, in the parish of Cuddesdon, in the county 
of Oxford, on the line of an intended Railway called 
the London and Oxford Railway ;—Richard Henry 
Cox, Agent for Fanny H. Cornwall, Widow ;— 
Right honourable Sophia Elizabeth Baroness Wen- 
man, Owner of lands in the respective parishes of 
Aston Rowant, Attington, Thame, Sydenham and 
Lewknor, in the county of Ozford, on the line of an 
intended Railway called The London and Oxford 
Railway, or on the tines of the Branches thereof, 
or some or one of them;—Reverend Richard Har- 
rington, Doctor in Divinity, the Principal and Scho- 
lars of the King’s Hall and College of Brazenose, in 
the University of Oxford, on the line of an intended 
Railway, called The London and Ozford Railway, 
or on the lines of the Branches thereof, or some or 
one of them ;—Reverend James Norris, Doctor in 
Divinity, President of Corpus Christi College, in 
the University of Ozford, and the Scholars of the 
same College, Owners of lands in the parish of 
Cowley, in the county of Ozford, on the line of an 
intended Railway called, The London and Oxford 
Railway ;— William Parker, and others, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of property in the parish of 
Garsington, and in the hamlet or township of Litt/e- 
more, in the parish of Saint Mary, in the county of 
Oxford, on the line of an intended Railway from 
London to Oxford ;—and, Walter Long, of Pre- 
shaw House, in the county of Southampton, and of 
Hasely-court, in the county of Oxford, Esquire, an 
Owner of lands on the line of an intended Railway 
from London to Oxford; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Oxford 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Eastern Union Railway Com- farwich ana 


pany, being Owners and Occupiers of Jand upon the 
line of an intended Railway from the Port or Har- 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway and 


bour of Harwich, in the county of Essex, to the pier pin, 


parish of Ardleigh, in the said county ;—and, Ed- 
ward Norman, and others, Owners, Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers of lands and premises upon the line of an 
intended Railway from the Port or Harbour of Har- 
wich, in the county of Essex, to the parish of Ard- 
leigh, in the said county; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Harwich and Eastern 
Counties Junction Railway and Pier Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Thomas Simmons, of Bourne-place, London and 


in the parish of Farnham, in the county of Surrey, 
Gentleman ;— William West, of Farnham, in the 
county of Surrey, Gentleman ;—George Woodroffe, 

3B4 Esquire: —- 


South Western 

Railway 

(Farnham and 

Alton Branch) 
i 



























a BTR Hier 






























Exeter, 
Topsham and 
Exmouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Great Western 
and Windsor 
Railway ; and, 
Windsor, 
Slough and 
Staines Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


Brighouse 
Sewering, 
Drainage and 
Lighting Bill. 


Great Western 
and Uxbridge 
Railway Bill 


376 20° Martiz. 


Esquire ;—and, Thomas Simmonds, the younger, of 
Rock Mill Lodge, in the parish of Farnham, in the 
county of Surrey, Miller; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and South 
Western Railway (Farnham and Alton Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitions of Edward Frood, of Exminster, in the 
county of Devon, Gentleman ;— John Bradford 
Ellicombe, of the city of Exeter, Gentleman, a Re- 
ceiver appointed by the High Court of Chancery, 
of and in respect of the Exeter Canal, and of the 
rents and profits thereof;—Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the city of Exeter, and of Maurice 
Ceely Trevillian, of the Barn Field, in the parish of 
Saint Sidwell, in the county of the city of Exeter, 
Esquire ;—Mary Mitchell, of Newport, in the pa- 
rish of Topsham, in the county of Devon, a Pro- 
prietor of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;—Shipowners, Masters of Vessels and 
others engaged in the shipping and mercantile in- 
terests of the Port of Exeter, resident in Topsham ; 
—Shipowners, Masters of Vessels, and others, 
engaged in the shipping and mercantile interests of 
Exeter, in the Port of Exeter ;—and, Shipowners, 
Masters of Vessels, and others engaged in the ship- 
ping and mercantile interests of Exmouth, of the 
Port of Exeter ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and other Inhabitants 
of Slough, in the county of Buckingham, taking 
notice of an intended application for leave to bring 
in the Great Western and Windsor Railway Bill ; 
and praying the House to reject such Bill, and also 
to reject the Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmos- 
pheric Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the hamlet of Brig- 
house, in the township of Hipperholme-cum-Brig- 
house, in the parish of Halifax, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Brighouse Sewering, Drainage and 

ighting Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Promoters of and Shareholders in 
a Company duly registered according to law for 
making a proposed Railway from London to Oxford, 
called The London and Ozford Railway, with seve- 
ral Branches therefrom ;—and, Hubert de Burgh, 
of Lower Brook-street,in the parish of Saint George, 
Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, Es- 
quire; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Great Western and Uxbridge Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


A. 1846. 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Robert Graham, Esquire, of Bal- Perth ana 
gowan, Advocate, and William Thompson, Esquire, Crieff Direct 
of Great Stuart-street, Edinburgh, for their respec- Railway Bill 
tive interests as proprietors of the estate of Bal- 
gowan, in the county of Perth, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Perth and Crieff 
Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Baird and Company, and Glasgow, 
William Baird, a Partner of the said Company, Paisley, Kil- 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, joc taen 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Amendment 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 224 Branches 
Amendment and Branches (No. 1.) Bill, was pre- (io. 1.) Ba 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Honourable Jsabella Ramsden, Lancashire 
of Buckden, in the county of York, and of Upper and North 
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, in th - fe. 

‘ = wequare, € county OF Railway Bill 
Middlesex, Widow, praying that she may be heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Churchwardens, Overseers, Trustees Commercial 

and Guardians of the Poor of the parish of Sain¢ Roads Bill 
George-in-the-East, in the county of Middlesex; 
—and, Inhabitants, Householders of the parish of 
Saint George, in the county of Middlesex ; praying 
that the Commercial Reads Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Grand Jun- 
Mersey and Irwell Navigation ;—and, James Loch, tn Railway, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- Asen” “ie 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts ton, Prescot 
of the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and As- and Saint 
ton,” ‘ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” ese 
‘&lt;&lt; ° &gt; 6 . * Warrington 

Warrington and Kenyon, Warrington and and Kenyon,” 
Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello,” and“ Edge “ bie onl 

° ” . “ side, 
Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill,—were presented, 2%) jwhill and 
and read. © Portobello,” 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred and “ Edge 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners one ae 2 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon gij}, 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Liverpool 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that additional Improvement 
provision may be made in the Liverpool Improve- - 
ment Bill to enable them to include certain other 
property in the said Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the Borough of Shef- Boston, 
field, in the county of York ;—and, Inhabitants of mart o| 
the borough of Chesterfield, in the county of Derby; aor (No. 2) 
taking notice of the application for leave to es 


a Petition 








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East Lanca- 

shire Railway 
Deviation and 
Branches Bill. 


Perth Raii- 
ways. 


Public 
Petitions 
(Thirteenth 
Report.) 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Limerick 
Harbour. 


Railways, &amp;c. 


9 VicToRIZ. 


a Petition for leave to bring in the Boston, Newark 
and Sheffield Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying 
that leave may not be given to present such Peti- 
tion,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing an Act for 
repairing the Road from Haslingden, through New- 
church and Bacup, to Todmorden, and for making 
and maintaining several Branches therefrom, all in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, praying that 
their former Petition against the East Lancashire 
Railway Deviation and Branches Bill may be with- 
drawn, and that the said Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That Captains 
Coddrington and Cleather some time ago visited 
that locality on the employment of the Board of 
Trade, in order to ascertain the most eligible spot 
for a general Terminus at Perth, for the interests of 
all concerned, and after duly investigating the 
subject, these gentlemen reported in favour of the 
western division of the South Inch of Perth; That 
the Petitioners would be unwilling to give up the 
Inch for any purpose of doutful benefit to the city, 
but feel no hesitation in the present case to second 
the views of Captains Coddrington and Cleather, and 
much regret that a faction of the inhabitants has 
endeavoured to thwart these views under the specious 
pretext of having found out a better place for a 
general Terminus; and praying the House, on due 
consideration of the subject, to give effect to the 
Report of Captains Coddrington and Cleather to 
the Board of Trade, and specially to prefer the Inch 
to Craigie Park. 

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


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented from the 13th to the 17th days 
of this instant March both inclusive; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Wigan, in 
the county of Lancaster, and of the adjacent town- 
ships, employed in the weaving of ginghams, checks, 
crossovers, shambry, fancy nankeens, nankeens, 
ticks, diapers, cotton bottoms and dowlas, pray- 
ing that the House will he pleased to adopt such 
measures as may be necessary for providing, either 
that no pieces of a greater length than fifty yards 
of yarn shall be woven, or that fifty yards of yarn 
shall be considered as the standard length of a 
piece, and that the wages of those employed in 
weaving the pieces shall be calculated after the 
rate of so much for every fifty yards of yarn, the 
amount being left to be settled between the em- 
ployers and the employed, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of 
the city of Limerick Grand Jury at Spring Assizes, 
1846, praying the House to adopt measures for the 
improvement of the Port and Harbour of Limerick, 
by the establishment of Floating Docks therein, 


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


A Petition of the Chairman of the Shipowners 
Society of South Shields, praying the House to adopt 
measures to produce more equal and just competi- 
tion between Ships and Railways carrying coals ; 
and that the present charges for passengers by Rail- 
ways may be reduced; and that the Government 

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377 


and the Legislature fix a low maximum rate of 
charge for passengers, as 1d. or 1}d. on the first 
class, like the continental, and a proportionate scale 
for the second and third class passengers, as well 
as for goods, minerals or merchandise by weight or 
measurement ; and that every charge on shipping, 
as port and harbour dues, lights, &amp;c., be abolished 
or reduced to the lowest possible scale, was pre- 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Nottingham, praying the House to pass an Act to 
empower the Commissioners for the reduction of the 
National Debt to pay interest upon the fund called 
The Separate Surplus Fund, now standing to the 
credit of the Trustees of the several Banks for 
Savings with the said Commissioners, or to enable 
the Trustees to reinvest their surplus fund in any of 
the Government securities, and apply the interest 
arising therefrom for the benefit of the institution, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of George Alfred Walker, of No. 101, 
Drury-lane, and No. 11, Saint James’s-place, Saint 
James’s, Surgeon, praying the House to prohibit the 
practices resulting from the Interment of the Dead 
in Towns, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Members and others of the Tem- 
perance Society meeting in the Hall, Little Port- 
land-street, Oxford-market, praying the House not to 
sanction any measure for the Enrolment of the Mili- 
tia, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


repeal of the Corn Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


—and, George Buchanan; praying that the Turn- 
pike-roads (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Presbytery of Ellon (Moderator) ; 
—and, Presbytery of Kincardine O’ Neill (Mode- 
rator); praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law,-—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


parish of Alford and county of Aberdeen, praying 
the House to resist any measure which may be 
introduced for the purpose of diminishing the pre- 
sent protective Duties on Corn and other agricul- 
tural produce, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


of the Cotton Goods and Yarn exported from the 
United Kingdom in 1845 ; specifying the Quantities 
and Values exported to different countries :—And, 
similar Accounts of the Linen Goods and Yarn, and 
of the Silk Goods exported from the United King- 
dom in 1845:—An Account of the Quantities of 
Cotton Wool imported into the United Kingdom 
during each of the three years ending with 1845; 
specifying the different Countries from which the 
same was imported, and the Quantities brought from 
each; and specifying also the Total Quantities 
exported during each of the above three years, and 
the Quantities left for consumption :—And, similar 
Accounts of the Flax and Hemp, and of the Raw 
and Thrown Silk imported and exported during each 





of the last three years:—Accounts, specifying the 
3c principal 


A Petition of Trustees of the Savings Bank Savings 
established at Newark-upon-Trent, in the county of Banks. 


Health of 


Towns. 


Militia, 


Five Petitions from Stalybridge, praying for the Corn Laws. 


Petitions from James Colquhoun (two Petitions) ; Turnpike- 


roads (Scot- 


and) 


Bill, 


A Petition of Occupiers of land and others, in the Corn Laws. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Exports and 
An Account of the Quantities and declared Values Imports. 


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| 378 20°-—21° Martiz. A. 1846, 


rincipal Articles of Produce imported into the | Vorthampton, in lieu of Tithes, by an Act passed in 
Dnited Kingdom from Russian Ports during each of | the twenty-ninth year of the reign of King Charles 
the three years ending with 1845; specifying the|the Second: And that Mr. Vernon Smith and Mr. 
Quantities of each Article, and distinguishing be-| Raikes Currie do prepare, and bring it in. 
i tween the Imports from the Baltic, the White Sea, 
| and the Black Sea:—And specifying the principal} Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Education 
Articles imported into the United Kingdom from | Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to (Iland.) 
Denmark, during each of the three years ending! give directions that there be laid before this House, 
with 1845; specifying the Quantities of each Article : a Copy of the Charter of Incorporation lately granted 
—And, similar Accounts of the Imports from Prussia, | by Her Majesty to the Board of National Education 
Sweden and Norway, the Hunse Towns, Spain, |in Ireland. 





i] Italy and Turkey. | Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
‘to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
Whale Ordered, That there be laid before this House,|as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 

Fishery. Accounts of the Number of Ships, and of their Council. 


Tonnage, sent out from Ports of the United King-)  .. ,, , earl? 
dom, for the Northern Whale Fishery, during each | Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s —— 
of the three years ending with 1845 ; specifying the | Command,—Copy, ‘Tables of the Revenue, Popu- ; 9Pulation, 
Ports from whence they were cleared out, and the lation, Commerce, &amp;c., of _ re and 
Number and Tonnage of those cleared from each ; | !* hs srg rag gta der mg A. 1844. 
and distinguishing between those destined for Davis’ v ble dered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Straits and for the North Sea:—Of the Num- | *®%: 
ber and Tonnage of the Ships sent out from Ports 
of the United Kingdom for the Southern Whale 
| Fishery, doring each of the Whee years. cing Shean eight hand and Forty, wy aes 
h were cleared out, and the Number and Tonnage of Se ae Sy Bill epee &gt; Dd tint te 
| Quantities of Train, Oil, the Produce of British Title be, An Act to apply the Sum of Bight Millions 

’ out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the 








ok AE AAs ner 


The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum, out of the Consolidated 


Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the year One ce sane 


: Northern Fisheries, imported into the United King- | 03. One thousand eight hundred and Fortv-six 

i dom during each of the three years ending with y Ordered, That Mr Seeene do carry the Bill ne 

i 1845 :—And, a similar Account of the Quantities of . “i . 

i ° : Sapp te t} . sir q 

‘ Oil and Spermaceti from the Southern Whale te Lords, and desire their concurrence 

Fisheries. The Order of the day being read, for resuming Customs and 


the _— Debate upon the Question proposed Corn Impor- 
upon Tuesday last, That this House doth agree with “"™ 
the Committee in the sixth of the Resolutions which, 
upon the thirteenth day of this instant March, were 
reported from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 90, for 
granting Duties of Customs, and also the Act 5 and 
6 Vic., c. 14, to amend the Laws for the Importation 
cf Corn ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
tlouse resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


InclosureActs. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Acts of Parliament 
passed in each year from 1800 to 1845, both inclu- 
sive, for the Inclosure of Commons and Waste 
Lands in England and Wales, specifying the Total 
Number of Acres to be inclosed under the Acts 
passed in each year. 


Wheat. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
.an Account of the Prices of Wheat per Imperial 
Quarter, as ascertained by the Audit Books of Eton 
College, from 1790 down to 1845, both inclusive. And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 21° die Martii, 1846: 


And the Question being put ; 


Alliance Gas The House was moved, That the Report in respect The House divided : 
Company Bill. of the Petition for the Alliance Gas Company Bill, The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select he Noes to the old Lobby ; 


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


Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; Tellers for the f Mr. Young, : 232. 
and the same being read ; é Yeas, (Mr. Henry Baring: } 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to Tellers forthe { Major Beresford, 
’ een id : N Mr. Newdegate : aon. 
incorporate the Aliiance Gas Company, and for oes, r. dVewdegate : 


other Purposes connected therewith: And that Mr.| So it was resolved in the Affirmative. ; 
Grogan and Mr. Gregory do prepare, and bring it in, Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in upon 
the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. 
North Wales’ | The House was moved, That the Report in respect | Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Clerk and 
Railway Bill. of the Petition for the North Wales Railway Bill, Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring in the same. 
which, upon Wednesday last, was made from the} _ ; 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be The Order of the day being read, for the Second Turnpike- 
read ; and the same being read ; Reading of the Turnpike-roads (Scotland), Bill; wate = 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill] And a Motion being made, and the Question — 
to alter and amend the North Wales Railway Act | being put, That the Bill be now read a second 
1845: And that Mr. Lloyd Mostynand Mr. Bulke- | time ; 


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ley Hughes do prepare, and bring it in. The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
Allhallows The House was moved, That the Report in respect | The Noes to the old Lobby. 
(Northamp- of the Petition for the Allhallows (Northampton)| ‘Tellers for the ( Mr. Fox Maule, 45. 
ae Tithes Tithes Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made Yeas, \ The Earl of March: J 
; from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, Tellers for the f Sir Hugh Campbell, } 1 13. 
might be read ; and the same being read ; Noes, \ Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: J 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—The Bill 
for facilitating the raising of an annual sum of One | was accordingly read a second time ; and committed 
hundred pounds, settled upon the Vicar for the time | toa Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
being of the Parish of Allhallows, in the Town of | next. 





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Joint Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Banks (Scot- mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- 
land and : 

Ireland) Bill. and) Bill ; 


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


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

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


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Ways and 
Means. 


Mr. Greene reported the Mutiny Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine Mr. Greene reported the Marine Mutiny Bill; 
Mutiny Bill and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Mewport and Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as Thomas Hughes and 
Thomas Hawkins, being two of the subscribers to 
the subscription contract deed for the said pro- 
posed works to the amounts of £.100, and £.50 
respectively, and that they did not consequently 
duly bind themselves, their heirs, executors and 
administrators for the payment of the monies by 
them respectively so subscribed, they being two 
trustees appointed for the purpose of enforcing and 
giving effect to the covenants contained in the said 
contract deed ; also inasmuch as it appeared to the 
Committee, that after deducting the aforesaid sums 
of £.100 and £.50, from the amount subscribed to 
the contract deed, there is a sum of £.14,150 left, 
which sum is not equal to £. 14,300, being three- 
fourths of the amount of the estimate for the pro- 
posed works, being the sum of £. 19,000. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Newport and 
Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks. 


Great Western A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
a ag bourhood of High Wycombe, in the county of 
ae Buckingham, praying that the Great Western and 
Wycombe Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


sawed om _ A Petition of Andrew Clarke, of Comrie Castle, 
Railway Bil, 2 the county of Perth, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Stirling and Dunferm- 
line Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Peti- 
tion, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
oe Petitions of the Reverend Sir Henry Rivers, of 


Martyr Worthy, in the county of Hants, Clerk, 
Baronet; — and, William Ford, of the Middle 
Temple, London, Esquire ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bath Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
VoL. 101, 


20°— 21° Marti. 


379 


their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Biil, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Isaac Cooke and Sons, of the city Bridgwater 
of Bristol, Solicitors, praying that the House will and tee 
be pleased to instruct the Committee on Railway stent 
Group No. 19. to hear the case of the Bridgwater and, Chard 
and Taunton Canal Company, in competition with Canal Rail- 
that of the Bridgwater and Minehead Railway and ia 
Pier Company, and also the case of the Chard Canal 
Railway Company, in competition with that of the 
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company ; or that the 
said Committee adjourn the consideration of the 
Bill of the said Bridgwater and Minehead Rail- 
way and Pier Company until the said Petition of 
the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Company shall 
have been adjudicated upon; and if the Bill thereby 
prayed to be allowed to be brought in shall be 
brought in, until the same Bill shall be committed ; 
and also to adjourn the consideration of the Bill of 
the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company until the 
said Petition of the Chard Canal Railway Company 
shall have been adjudicated upon; and if the Bill 
thereby prayed to be allowed to be brought in shall 
be brought in, until the same Bill shall be com- 
mitted; or that the House will make such other 
order for the relief of the Canal Companies, as the 
House may think right, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Outrages 

Return of Outrages specially reported to the Con- (Ireland.) 
stabulary Office in Jreland, during each of the 
years 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845:—And, an Ab- 
stract Return of Total Number of Persons in Zreland 
appearing by the Returns of the Clerks of the Crown 
and Clerks of the Peace of the several Counties, 
&amp;c., to have been committed for Trial in the years 
1844 and 1845, as well as of those convicted, ac- 
quitted, discharged for no Bill found, or no prose- 
cution, or bailed and not tried; distinguishing the 
various Offences. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— Post-office. 
Returns of the Number of chargeable Letters which 
have passed through the London General Post 
(inwards and outwards) since the first general 
reduction of Postage, on the 5th day of December 
1839, dividing the time, as far as practicable, into 
periods of four complete weeks each ; and distin- 
guishing, as regards each period, the Unpaid, Paid 
and Stamped, and Total Number of Letters ; also, 
of the estimated Average Number for four weeks of 
the year immediately pregeding the reduction, dis- 
tinguished in like manner :—And, of the Number 
of Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post, exclusive of all General Post Letters, 
for the same periods, and distinguished in the same 
manner as last Return :—A Comparative Statement 
of the Number of Letters, (including Franks, during 
the existence of the franking privilege), delivered in 
the United Kingdom in one week of each calendar 
month, beginning with November 1839, and ending 
with the present time :— Accounts showing the 
Gross and Net Post-office Revenue, and the Cost 
of Management for the United Kingdom, for the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1839 and for 
each subsequent year, excluding from the Account, 
whether of Gross Revenue or Cost of Management, 
any advances that may have been made by the 
English to the Irish Post-office, and advances to 
the Money Order Office ; also, disregarding in the 
Return for each year any Old Debts written off, or 
Postage remitted, or other reductions which relate 
to previous years :—Returns showing, as nearly as 
it can be given, the Gross Amount of Postage 
Revenue for England and Wales, exclusive of 
Returns for Refused Letters, for the inonth ending 
the 5th day of January 1840 (during which the four- 
penny Rate was established), and for the corre- 





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British 
Museum. 


Hull and Lin- 
coln Direct 
Railway. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage Ma- 
nure Company 
Bill. 


380 90°—21°—23° Marti. 


sponding month of each subsequent year:—Of the 
Fopnente by the Post-office made during the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1839 and each sub- 
sequent year, for the Conveyance of the Mails by 
Railway in Great Britain; distinguishing, in each 
instance, the Payments for work done within the 
year from Payments for work done in previous 
years :—And, of the Number and Amount of Money 
Orders issued and paid in England and Wales during 
the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839, and 
each subsequent Quarter :—And, a similar Return as 
regards Money Orders issued and paid in London. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till One of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 23° die Marti; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British 
Museum, was called in, and at the bar pre- 
sented,—An Account of the Income and Expendi- 
ture of the British Museum for the year 1845, of 
the estimated Charges and Expenses for the year 
ending the 25th day of March 1847, and of the 
Sum necessary to discharge the same; and also, 
an Account of the Number of Persons admitted 
to visit the Museum from Christmas 1838 to 
Christmas 1845; together with a Statement of 
the progress made in the Arrangement of the Col- 
lections, and an Account of Objects added to them 
in the year 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Hulland Lincoln Direct Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Section does not 
correspond with the Plan, the River Witham, at 
36 miles 7 furlongs, being noted upon the Section as 
the Foss-dyke Navigation; and inasmuch as the line 
of Railway at 34 miles 69 chains is shown upon an 
embankment of one foot in the copy of the Section 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, and upon an 
embankment of four feet upon the copy of the Sec- 
tion deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
city of Lincoln ; and inasmuch as in the copy of the 
Section deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace for 
the city of Lincoln, the height of the surface of the 
Railway above the datum line is shown as 96 feet, 
passing upon the level, whereas in the other Sections 
it is shown at the height of 85 feet, and passing in a 
cutting of 7 feet; and inasmuch as upon the Section 
the rate of inclination of a gradient between 12 
miles 78 chains and 13 miles 38 chains is noted as 
1 in 264, whereas it should be 1 in 220; and inas- 
much as the several cross Sections do not show the 
p’esent rates of inclination of public carriage-roads 
pessed by the Railway ; and inasmuch as in the copy 
of the Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the city of Lincoln the height and span of an 
arch over a turnpike-road at 24 miles is not noted. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company 


A. 1846. 


Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
incorporate a Company by the name of The Me- 
tropolitan Sewage Manure Company: And that 
Colonel Thomas Wood, Lord Robert Grosvenor and 
Mr. Jower do prepare, and bring it in. 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 


for the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as in 
the Book of Reference Mary Ann Amery is not in- 
serted as joint owner of the properties numbered 76 
and 80, in the parish of Eastham ; but it was proved 
to the Committee that Mary Anne Amery was duly 
applied to, and that the name of Mary Anne Hinde 
had been inserted in the Book of Reterence instead 
of Mary Anne Amery; and inasmuch as William 
Amery is not the sole owner of the property num- 
bered 99, in the said parish of Eastham, but that Wil- 
liam Amery, Robert Martin Hogan, James Delozee 
Hinde and Mary Anne Amery are the joint owners 
thereof, and that no notice had been seryed upon 
the said Mary Anne Amery in respect of such pro- 
perty ; but it was proved to the Committee that the 
promoters of the Bill received their information 
trom Mr. Amery himself and from Mr. Warburton, 
the occupier of the property; and inasmuch as the 
Book of Reference deposited with the Parish 
Clerk of the parish of Saint Oswald, in Chester, 
does not contain four fields, within the township 
of Upton, and said parish of Saint Oswald; and 
inasmuch as Sarah Bolton is the occupier of the 
property numbered 207, in the township of Wool- 
ston-with-Martinscroft, in the parish of Warring- 
ton, described as site of Old Mill and occupation 
road; that the said Sarah Bolton, occupies the 
site of Old Mill and has received no application 











in respect thereof. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select preston and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Wyre Rail- 


the case of the Petition for the Preston and Wyre 
Railway, Harbour and Dock (Longridge Junction) 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, Junction) Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
enable the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and 
Dock Company to make a Railway to connect the 
Preston and Wyre Railway with the Preston and 
Longridge Railway, and to authorize the said Com- 
pany to buy, and the Preston and Longridge Rail- 
way Company to sell the said last-mentioned Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Talbot 
Clifton do prepare, and bring it in. 


M r. Home Drummond reported from the Select Dunblane, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Doune, and 


the case of the Petition for the Dunblane, Doune aiben. 


and Callander Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as power is 
proposed to be taken to enable the proposed Com- 
pany to sell their Railway and Works to the Scottish 
Central Railway Company, and toenable the Scottish 
Central Railway Company, if they shall be soauthor- 
ized, to have and hold the said Railway, but no no- 
tice of such intention has been given either in the 
Edinburgh Gazette or in the county newspapers. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Holme 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Reservorrs- 
the case of the Petition for the Holme Reservoirs 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been _— 

with, 





Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Birkenhead, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Railway. 





ar 


the 45 Od et he 


Queensferry 
Passage Bill. 


Perth and 
Inverness 
Railway Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Rail- 
way, Harbour 
and Dock 
(New Dock 
and Railway) 
Bill. 


Surrey Grand 
Junction 
Railway, 


Railway 
Guarantee 
Corporation, 





Q VicToRIzZ. 


with, inasmuch as the datum line of the proposed 
Ramsden Reservoir is not referred to any fixed 
point, the fixed point referred to being the top of 
stake in George Hinchliffe’s field, and it appeared 
that the said stake was about three feet long and 
three or four inches wide at the top, and was simply 
driven into the ground, and was not therefore, in 
the opinion of the Committee, a fixed point, accord- 
ing to the intention of the Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummord reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Queensferry Passage 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the further Extension and Improvement of the 
Passage across the Firth of Forth at Queensferry, 
for constructing new Piers, Harbours and other 
Works, and for certain other Purposes connected 
therewith: And that Mr. Home Drummond and Mr. 
William Baillie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Perth and Inver- 
ness Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had heen 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway leading from Perth to Inver- 
ness, with Branches to Wairn, to be called The 
Perth and Inverness Railway : And that Mr. Henry 
Baillie and Mr. Cumming Bruce do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Preston and Wyre Rail- 
way, Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Railway) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enable the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour 
and Dock Company to make a New Dock and a 
Branch Railway therefrom to the Preston and Wyre 
Railway: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. 
Talbot Clifton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Surrey Grand Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the datum line is 
not referred to any fixed point near one of the ter- 
mini, the fixed point referred to being the surface 
of the rail of the London and Brighton Railway at 
the bridge at Croydon, near the point of junction ; 
but it appeared that power was taken to join the 
London and Brighton Railway, and that the nearest 
terminus of the proposed Railway was in the parish 
of Battersea, at the distance of about six miles from 
the said bridge at Croydon. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Railway Gua- 
rantee Corporation Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as power is taken 
to enable all Railway Companies to enter into ar- 
rangements with the proposed Corporation, and to 
accept the guarantee of the Corporation for a sti- 
pulated yearly dividend, to be mutually agreed upon, 
and im consideration thereof to transfer to and 
entitle the said Corporation to all the profits deriv- 
able from the Railways of the Companies so agree- 
ing to accept such guarantee, beyond the amount 
of such dividend ; but no netices of the intention so 
to amend the Acts of, and confer additional powers 
upon, such several Railway Companies have been 

VoL. 101, 


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given in the several counties in which their works 
respectively are situate. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Order made yesterday, That leave be given to Inverness and 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Nairn to Elgin Junction 
Elgin, with Branches, to be called The Inverness and ®“!*y Bill 
Elgin Sanction Railway, was read, and discharged. 

_ Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Peti- 
tion for the said Bill, which, upon Friday last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


The Midland Railway (Leicester and Swanning- Midland Rail- 
ton Alteration and Branches) Bill was read a second Wy (Leicester 
time ; and committed. ponte etna 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Branches) 


mittee of Selection. Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of Pro- Manchester 
prietors of the Manchester and Salford Waterworks and Salford 
to raise a further Sum of Money, was read the third ee 
time. ' 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Horace Seymour reported from the Committee sunderland 

on the Sunderland Waterworks Bill, and to whom Waterworks 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; ®" 
That they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Flower reported from the Committee Sunderland 
on the Sunderland Gas Bill, and to whom several &amp;*$ Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. ° 


The Weston-super-Mare Pier Bill was read a Weston-super- 
second time; and committed. Mare Ficr Ball. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill was read a Yeovil Mar- 
second time ; and committed. kets and Fairs 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2! 
mittee of Selection.’ 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Highland 
an Act of Parliament,—The Thirty-second Report Roads and 
of the Commissioners of Highland Roads and —_— 
Bridges in Scetland. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being South Wales 
roposed, That the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Railway 
Bill be now read a second time ; aoe. 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz., 'l'o leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Monday next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“‘ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time:-—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

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382 


The Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


| 
| 


! 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton) 
Bill. 


———————— 


Midland Rail- A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
ee posed, That the Midland Railway (Purchase of 
Canal) Bill © Oakham Canal) Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the wor 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Monday next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: — The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





Bridport 


A Petition of Electors of the borough of Bridport, 
Election. 


in the county of Dorset, was delivered in, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners were, at and dur- 
ing the last Election of a Member to serve in Par- 
liament for the Borough of Bridport, and now are 
Electors of the said Borough, and had and claim to 
have had a right to vote and did vote at the said 
Election for the said Borough of Bridport; that 
the said Election was held on the sixth day of March 
instant, and John Romilly and Alexander Dundas 
Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, Esquires, were 
Candidates thereat ; and at the conclusion thereof 
a poll having been demanded, the same took place 
on the seventh day of March instant, when the said 





SB 55 


PRS 


aortas 


Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane | 
was returned as duly elected to serve in the present | 


Parliament as a Member for the said Borough; 
that before, at and during the said Election, and 
after the said Return had been made as aforesaid, 
the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane did, by himself, his agents, friends, and 


partisans, by divers ways and means, at his charge 


and on his behalf, directly and indirectly give, pre- 


sent, and allow to persons having or claiming to | 
have votes at such Election, money, meat, drink, | 


entertainment, provisions and rewards, and did 


make presents, gifts, rewards and promises, agree- | 
ments, obligations and engagements to give money, | 
meat, drink, provisions, presents, rewards, and en-_ 


tertainment to and for persons having or claiming 
to have votes as aforesaid, and to and for the use, 
advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit, and _prefer- 
ment of such persons, in order that he the said Alex- 
ander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane 
might be elected, and for being elected to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough; that before, at 
and during, and after the said Election, the said 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane 
was by himself, his agents, managers, friends and 
partisans guilty of divers acts of bribery and corrup- 
tion in order to corrupt and procure, and did by 


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persons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards, and promises, and agreements, 
and securities for money, gifts, and rewards, and by 
other undue influence and other corrupt, illegal, 
and improper practices, acts and means, corrupt 
and procure divers persons having or claiming to 
have votes at such Election to give their votes in 
favour of the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane, and to forbear to give them in 
favour of the said John Romilly; that the said 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, | 
by the said corrupt and illegal practices, was and is | 
wholly disabled and incapacitated and ineligible | 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said. 


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himself, his agents, friends, mianagers, and other | 


A. 1846. 


Borough of Bridport, and the Return of the said 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane 








was and is wholly null and void; that gross, ex- er 
_tensive and systematic treating, bribery, and cor- way 
ruption were practised and carried on at the said - 
Election with a view to the Election of the said 
| Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, Sco 
and that the said Election and Return of the said Cen 
Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane wa) 
was procured by means of such treating, bribery ” 
| and corruption, by reason whereof the said Election 
_and Return of the said Alexander Dundas Ross Sco 
Wishart Baillie Cochrane was and is wholly null Cen 
and void; that the said Alexander Dundas Ross way 
| Wishart Baillie Cochrane did, by himself or some 
other person or persons in his behalf, give, or cause 
to be given, or did promise or agree to give a cer- 
tain sum of money, and did know of and consent to Str: 
such gift and promise, upon an engagement that Bre 
| the person or persons to whom the said gift or pro- ame 
mise was made should, by himself or themselves or 
| others, procure or endeavour to procure the Return 
of the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Bail- Gl: 
lie Cochrane to serve in this present Parliament for Ba 
,the said Borough of Bridport, and that having ~ 
° ° rec 
been so returned for the said Borough, and having (B 
given or promised to give, and knowing of and con- Pa 
senting to such gift or promise as aforesaid, the 
said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie Coch- Gl 
| rane is disabled and incapacitated to serve in this St 
' Parliament for the said Borough, and ought to be - 
| deemed and taken to be and is no Member of Par- os 
| liament, as if he had never been returned or elected 
/a Member of Parliament; that, at the said Elec- 
| tion, the votes of divers persons were received and Gl 
recorded for the said Alexander Dundas Ross Pe 
| Wishart Baillie Cochrane who were disqualified to Gi 
vote at such Election, in consequence of having CE 
asked for, received, or taken bribes, money, gifts Ww 
and rewards, meat, drink, or entertainment, for for- a 
bearing to vote at such Election, or for voting E 
thereat, or by having given or offered such bribes, a 
money, gifts, and rewards, meat, drink, or enter- ry 
_tainment, to other persons to procure them to give al 
their votes, or to forbear to give their votes at the B 


said Election, or by having been within six months 
previous to the said Election, or within fourteen 
days after the same was completed, employed as 
agents, poll-clerks, flagmen, and in other capacities, 
for the purpose of such Election, and with reference 
to such employment having accepted and taken 
money, promises, or security for money, or other 
_reward, or who had no legal right to be registered, 
| and who were improperly registered, and who had 
/no legal right to vote, and who ought not to have 
_ been admitted to vote at the said Election, being by 
_ various reasons legally and personally disqualified 
to vote thereat, but whose votes were received and 
recorded for the said Alexander Dundas Ross 
Wishart Baillie Cochrane, and by means of whose 
votes his said Kteturn was procured; and praying 
that the House will take the premises into their con- 
sideration, and declare the said Election and Return 
of the said Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane to be null and void, and order the same to 
be set aside, and declare that the said John Romilly 
/was duly elected, and ought to have been returned, 
and afford to the Petitioners such other and further 
relief in the premises as to the House shall seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 

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








The Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch) re 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. pans Cieay 


Ordered, ®t") Bill 








9 VicToRIm. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Alloa 
Branch) Bill. 


The Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Branch) Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Crieff 
Branch) Bill. 


The Scottish Central Railway (Crieff Branch) 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Perth 
Termini and 
Stations) Bill. 


The Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini 
and Stations) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Strathtay and 
Breadalbane 
Railway Bill. 


The Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Di- 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 


The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Rail- 
way (Branches to Paisley) Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Paisley) Bill. mittee of Selection. 
Glasgow, The Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct 
Strathaven 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


and Lesmaha- 
gow Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Le i : The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway 
a (Bridge of Weir Branch) Bill was read a second 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Railway 
(Bridge of 
Weir Branch) 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 
and Glasgow 


= i Group (No. 9.) of Railway Bills,to whom several Pe- 
(Amendment titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
and Branches) were referred ; That in the case of the Edinburgh 
- and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had alsc heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Dudley Canal 
and Birming- 
ham Canal 
Companies 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 


The Dudley Canal and Birmingham Canal Com- 
panies Amalgamation Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and Stour 


The Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour 
Valley Railway (Stour Valley Line) Bill was read a 
Valley Raj]. second time; and committed. 
way (Stour Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
bi Line) mittee of Selection. 


Birmingham, 


_ The Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour 
Wolverhamp- 


ton and Stonr Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and 
Valley Rail- Dudley Line) Bill was read a second time; and 
way (Birming- committed. 

“ie ig Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Dudley Line) mittee of Selection. 

lil. 


Brighouse 
Sewering, 
Draining and 
Lighting Bill. 


Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
VoL, 101. 


23° Marti. 


The Brighouse Sewering, Draining and Lighting 


383 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


| mittee of Selection. 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the oa 
] : ° : = rand Junce- 
| Scottish Grand Junction Railway Bill; That they j5) Railway 
|had inquired into the several matters required by Bill. 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Enfield Chase 
Enfield Chase Road Bill; That they had examined Road Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie up on the Tble. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Ellesmere 
Ellesmere and Chester Canal Bill; That they had 2nd Chester 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the eaten 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the middleton Gas 
Middleton Gas (re-committed) Bill; That they had Bill. 
made other Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to alter North Wales 
and amend the North Wales Railway Act, One Railway Bill. 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for fa- Allhallows 
cilitating the raising of an annual Sum of One tg 
hundred Pounds, settled upon the Vicar for the oar ae 
time being of the Parish of Allhallows, in the 
Town of Northampton, in lieu of Tithes, by an Act 
passed in the Twenty-ninth year of the reign of King 
Charles the Second: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 








The House was moved, That the Report in respect Wakefield 
of the Petition for the Wakefield Waterworks Bill, Waterworks 
which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select “"” 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Wakefield Waterworks Company to ex- 
tend their Works, and to raise a further Sum of 
Money: And that Mr. Lascelles and Viscount Mor- 
peth do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Rail- Guildford, 


way (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time ; and com- acorn ga 
mitted. 


Railwa 


: y 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 2.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Banffshire Railway Bill was read a second Banffshire 
time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill for making a Aberdeen, 
Railway from the City of Aberdeen to the Royal Banff and 
Burgh of Elgin, with certain Branches therefrom, a ay 
to be called The Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 











| The Taunton Gas Light and Coke Bill was read Taunton Gas 
| a second time ; and committed. Light and 

| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ©%¢ Bill- 

| mittee of Selection. 

| 


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as 


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384. 23° Marti. 


Caledonian The Caledonian Northern Direct Railway Bill; 
i y. was read a second time ; and committed. 
way Bill. s Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| 


mittee of Selection. 


Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Langholm Branch) 

a, Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

ranch) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Stirlingshire § The Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill 

Midland Junc- was read a second time ; and committed. 

Bill alia Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. O’ Connell reported from the Committee on London and 

Group (No. 15.) of Railway Bills, to whom several ooo ~~ 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Grinstead 
Group, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- Branch) Bill, 
don and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction 
Railway — x ae : s read a second time: 
(Clydesdale Railway Deviations) Bill was read a sec : 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Corn Laws 


Junction and committed. : 
Railway(De- | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
viations) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and 
TGleeew Branches) Bill was read a second time; and com- 


Termini and mitted. 

Branches)Bill. | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Carlisle Deviation) Bill 

(Caries De. Was read a second time; and committed. 

Viation) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Polloc and The Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction 

Ciydesdale Railways Amalgamation Bill was read a second 

Junction Rail- time ; and committed. 

ways Amalga Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mation Bill. nittee of Selection. 


Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk and 
Belwey Coatbridge Railway Purchase) Bill was read a se- 
(Glasgow, 


Garnkirkand cond time ; and committed. 
Coatbridge Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Railway Pur- mittee of Selection. 
chase) Bill. 


Caledonian,’ The Caledonian, Polloc and Govan and Clydes- 

Sante _ dale Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill was read 

Clydesdale @ Second time; and committed. 

Junction Rail- Oydered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

— mittee of Selection. 

Glasgow, The Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway 

—— Extension Bill was read a second time ; and com- 

Railway ¥ mitted. 

Extension Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Belfast Mr. French presented a Bill for better lighting | 

ae and improving the Borough of Belfast: And the | 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Belfast Con- The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Bil Gas of the Petition for the Belfast Consumers Gas Bill, 
which, upon Thursday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for better supplying with Gas the Borough of Bel- 
fast,and the Neighbourhood thereof: And that Lord 
Join Chichester, Lord Edwin Hill and Mr. Alezxan- | 
der do prepare, and bring it in. 





West Riding A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Union Rail- posed, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken be- | 
ways (No.2) fore the Sub-Committee on the Petition for the 
West Riding Union Railways Bill, on the 12th and | 
13th days of February last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Petition for the West Riding Union 
Railways (No. 2.) Bill:—And the said Motion was, | 


with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


| 





to inquire into the circumstances under which, and or 
: : on.) 

the parties by whom, the signatures were annexed to ‘on 

a Petition purporting to be a Petition of the under- *Y® 189- 

signed Inhabitants of Cheltenham, for a repeal of 

the Corn Laws, have power to report their Obser- 

vations and Opinion thereupon to the House, toge- 

ther with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 

them. 

Mr. Craven Berkeley reported from the said Select 
Committee, That they had considered the matter to 
them referred, and had cometoa Resolution, which 
they had directed him to report to the House, toge- 
ther with their Observations and the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them; and the Resolution 
and Report of the Committee was read, as followeth ; 

“‘ Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that an wregularity in regard to the Petition 
from Cheltenham, as transmitted trom thence to Man- 
chester, was of a nature which rendered it not capa- 
ble of being presented to the House of Commons, 
according to the known forms of the House: That 
it was altered by agents of the Anti-Corn-Law 
League at Manchester, who were cognizant of the 
rules of the House ; and in adapting this Petition to 
those rules, they acted irregularly, though with no 
fraudulent intention.” 

It appears to your Committee that the five first 
signatures appended to the Petition-sheet, as pre- 
sented to the House, are not in the handwriting of 
the persons there named, but are transcribed from 
genuine signatures which were on another sheet ; 
that this act. of transcription, though irregular, is 
not fraudulent. 

It further appears that twenty-four names, pur- 
porting to be the signatures of other subscribers to 
the Petition, were written by one and the same per- 
son (an elector of Cheltenham), with the sanction, as 
he states, of the persons named. 

In closing their Report, your Commtitee think 
this a fit occasion for expressing their regret that 
methods of promoting and of preparing Petitions 
should prevail, which have a tendency to bring into 
discredit that mode of giving expression to the 
sentiments of the subjects of the Realm. 

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


Mr. Hodgson Hinde reported from the Commit- Sunderland 
tee on the Sunderland Docks (re-committed) Bil] ; 2°cks Bill 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York New 
the Report on the York New Waterworks Bill ; Waterworks 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —_ 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Edinburgh, 
Amendment Bill was read a second time ; and com- Leith and 

° Granton Rail- 
mitted. way Amend- 

Ordered, That the Bill {be referred to the Com- ment Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


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Plymouth The Plymouth Cemetery Bill was read a second 
Cemetery Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the East and West India Docks 
and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill, which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the East and West India 
Docks to join the London and Birmingham Railway 
at the Camden Town Station, to be called The East 
and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction 
Railway: And that Mr. Masterman, Mr. Thomas 
Baring, Mr. Mangles and Mr. Patrick Stewart do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


East and West 
India Docks 
and Birming- 
ham Junction 
Railway Bill. 


The Stockton Gas Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Stockton Gas 
Bill. 


Glascow Har- 4 Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
pour Grand posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
Junction Rail- on Group No. 9, of Railway Bills, to proceed with 
way Terminus the consideration of the Glasgow Harbour Grand 


Bill. : ‘ ‘ : ° 
Junction Railway Terminus Bill:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Ayrshire, Petitions of the Corporation of Port Glasgow ;— 


pe ser Trustees of the Harbour of Port Glasgow ;—and 
and FortGlas- Merchants and others of Port Glasyow; praying 
gow Junction ° : . 7 ie 
Railway Bill. that the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glas- 
gow Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,~—- 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Professional Men, Ma- 
nufacturers, Millers, Maltsters, Retail Traders and 
other rated Inhabitants of Brighouse, within the 
township of Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
the Brighouse Sewering, Drainage and Lighting Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Brighouse 
Sewering, 
Drainage and 
Lighting Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 


Petitions from Greenwich ;— Beazley and Crayford; 
iiemanwichs — Dartford;--Saint Paul and Saint Nicholas, Dept- 
Railway to ford ;— Woolwich and other places;—and, Green- 
Chilham, near hithe and other places ; praying that the South East- 
ge ern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near 
to Sheerness Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Fa- 
and Faver- —_ yersham Creek) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
— Creck) sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Carnwath and 
West Linton 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Carnwath, in La- 
narkshire, and its vicinity, praying that the Carn- 
wath and West Linton Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Halesworth A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
— others, Inhabitants of Southwold, in the county of 


Suffolk, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Halesworth and Norwich Railway Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Manchester 
and Hyde 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers and others, Inhabitants of Hyde, in the 
county of Chester, and the neighbouring district, 
praying that the Manchester and Hyde Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| aden i Petitions from Aldeburgh; — Southwold; — 
Yarmouth Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of Rail- 
ailway. . way thereinafter mentioned ;— Orford; — Wood- 


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bridge ;—and Framlingham ; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Ipswich, Nor- 
wich and Yarmouth Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hawkchurch ;— Whitestanton ;— Exeter, Yeovil 
Cricket Saint Thomas ; — Yarcombe ; — Chard ;— and Dorches- 
Guardians of the Poor of the Chard Union ;—and, aw 
Knowle Saint Giles; praying that the Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorchester Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners and other Inhabitants wexfora, 
of the barony of Jveragh, in the county of Kerry, Waterford and 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in bag 
the Wexford, Waterford and Valentia Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Ickenham; — Cowley ; — and, London and 
Princes Risborough ; praying that the London and Oxford Rail- 
Ozford Railway Bill may pass intoa law,—were pre- VY Bill. 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Farmers, London and 
Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the parish of — 
Thorp and its vicinity, praying that the London and ret 
Sonth Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham and Egham 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Branch) Bill. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ship- Liverpool, 
owners and others, of Newcastle-upou- Tyne, praying soe mall 
that the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- actin ag 
Tyne Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, Junction Rail- 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon W@y Bill. 


the Table. 


Petitions from Zochee;—and, Dundee (two Peti- gf New 
tions) ; praying that the Dundee New Gas Bill may 7“ ° 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mistley :—-Lawford ;—Manning- Eastern Union 
tree;—and, Bradfield; praying that the Eastern a ana 
Union and Harwich Railway and Pier Bill may pier Bill 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Eastern Union Railway Com- Eastern Union 
any ;— Hadleigh ;—and, Ipswich ; praying that the ae 
aia Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway Bill way piu. 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Town and Neigh- South Eastern 
bourhood of Dorking, in the county of Surrey, pray- reat ie 
ing that the South Eastern Railway (Branch from Reigate to 
Reigate to Dorking) Bill may pass into a law, was Dorking) Bill. 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Stevenston ;—and, Saltcoats ; tak- Ayrshire and 
ing notice of the application for leave to bring in the —. 
Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction Railway Bill ; Railway. 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council 
of the royal burgh of Peebles, praying that the 
Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 
and Peebles 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and Glasgow, 
Inhabitants of the Town of Port Glasgow, praying ne and 
° 1 4 ° arlisle Rail- 
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386 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, Kil- Petitions from Dundonald and Symington ;--Kil- 

— and marnock (eight Petitions) ;—Newmilns ;— Tarbolton 

Railway Bill. and other places ;—Fenwick and other places ;-- 
Galston ;—Mauchline and other places ;—Cumnock 
and other places ;—Zoudoun and other places ;— 
Stevenston ;—Saltcoats;— West Kilbride ;——and, 
Island of Arran; praying that the Glasgow, Kil- 
marnock and Ardrossan Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—-were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Scottish Mid- Petitions from Fettercairn (two Petitions) ; — 

land Extension Brechin (six Petitions) ;—Maryhirk (two Petitions) ; 

Railway Bill. __Tynnadice ;— Fearn ; — Laurencehirk (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—-Fordoun (two Petitions) :-—Aberlemno ;-- 
Menmuir ;--- Edgell ;-—Stracathro; — Logiepert ;-- 
Lethnot and Navar ;—and, Lochlie; praying that 
the Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Forth and 
Clyde Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Petitions from Gartmore ;— Gangunnock ;—Aber- 
foyle ;-- Balfron ; — Buchlyvie ;—and, Kippen ; tak- 
ing notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Forthand Clyde Junction Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bridgwater Petitions from the Cork Steam Ship Company ;— 
and Minehead Cork (three Petitions) ;— Minehead ;— Dunster ;— 
oe and Williton and Watchett ;--Bridgwater ;—Dodding- 
ier Bill. e poe 
ton and other places ;—Stogursey and Fiddington ;— 
Cannington and other places ;—-and, Poole ; praying 
that the Bridgwater and Minehead Railway and 
Pier Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Colchester, 


Petitions from Boxford and other places ;—- Earls 
Stour Valley, 


. Colne and other places ;—Bures Saint Mary and 
Sudbury and ie ae 
Halstead Bures Hamlet ;--and, Colchester (two Petitions) ; 
Railway Bill. praying that the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury 
and Halstead Railway Bill may pass into a law,—- 


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


Harwich and Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Brad- 

Eastern Coun- eld and its vicinity, in the county of Esser ;-—Inha- 

caer cae bitants of the parish of Lawford and its vicinity, in 

Pier Bill. the county of Essex ;--Inhabitants of the parish of 
Manningtree, in the county of Essex ;--and, Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Mistley and its vicinity, in 
the county of Essex; praying that the Harwich 
and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and Pier 
Bill may not pass into a law,—-were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Eastern Union 
and Harwich 


Petitions of the Zpswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s 
aabean aa Railway Company ;—-and, Inhabitants of the town 
Pier; and, Of Colchester and its vicinity, in the county of Essez; 
Harwich and praying that the Eastern Union and Harwich Rail- 
eet way and Pier Bill may pass into a law; and that 
Railway and the Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Rail- 
Pier Bills. | way and Pier Bill may not pass into a law,—-were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Monmouth 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Sir Edwin Francis Scudamore Stan- 
hepe, of Holme Lacy, in the county of Hereford, 
Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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A. 1846. 


A Petition of Bridgereeves of a certain bridge Norfor, 
across the River Ouze, in the parish of Wiggenhall Estuary Bill, 
Saint Germans, in the county of Norfolk, called 
Saint Germans Bridge, praying that the Norfolk 
Estuary Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Trustees and Bridgereeves of a bridge, 
called Downham Bridge, situate in the parish of 
Downham Market, in the county of Norfolk, and 
Inhabitants of the parish of Downham Market ;— 
and, Landowners and Commissioners acting under 
the powers and provisions of an Act to raise and 
apply Funds for the future Maintenance and Repair 
of the Banks of the River Ouze, between Denver 
Sluice and the Eau Brink Cut, in the county of 
Norfolk; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Edward Vandenhoff, residing m London, 
Castle Salisbury, in the county of Wilts, but carry- Salishiy and 
eget . . 1 * eovil Junc- 
ing on the business of a Nurseryman at Milford, im tion Railway: 
the same county, praying that he may be heard, by (Basingstoke 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts to Yeovil) Bill. 
of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- 
way (Basingstoketo Yeovil) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Major-General James Fullerton Gollon 
Dundas, Baronet, praying that the Gollon Inclosure Mclosure Bill 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- GreatGrimsby 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their and Sheffield 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Great ts oe 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 2.) Bill. 
(No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Feoffees or Trustees of lands in Exeter Great 
Honiton, Devon, belonging to certain Charities, Western Rail- 
called respectively Saint Margaret’s Hospital, War- “*™ 
wich-lane Trust, and Allhallow Charity, taking no- 
tice of the application for leave to bring in the Exeter 
Great Western Railway Bill; and prayirg that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to such 
Bill, may be dispensed with, and that such Bill may 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Capel Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypool Newport, 
Park, in the county of Monmouth, Esquire,and Lewis pry aenwn | 
Jones, of the parish of Llanvihangel-Pontymoyle, in Sora be 
the samecounty, Farmer;—and, Ferdinand Hanbury 
Williams, of Coldbrook Park, in the county of Mon- 
mouth, Esquire, John Richards, of Abergavenny, in 
the said county, Farmer, Mary Morgan, Ann Morgan 
and Margaret Morgan, all of the parish of Bryng- 
win, in the said county, Spinsters, James Price, 
|of Abergavenny aforesaid, Esquire, Mary Baker, 
of the parish of Abergavenny aforesaid, Widow, 

and Vere Herbert Smith, of Abergavenny, Esquire ; . 
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taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 
Bill; and praying that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to such Bill, may be dispensed with, 
and that leave may be given to introduce such Bill, 
—were presented, and read ; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway (New- 
rt Pagnell 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company and of the Company of Proprietors 
of the Newport Pagnell Canal, praying that provi- 
sion may be made in the London and Birmingham 
Railway (Vewport Pagnell Branch) Bill to autho- 
rize the sale of the Mewport Pagnell Canal to the 
London and Birmingham Railway Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Monmouth- 
shire Railways 
Bill. 


Petitions of Mary Jones, of Lianarth Court, in 
the county of Monmouth, Widow, and Sir Charles 
Morgan, of Tredegar Park, in the same county, 
Baronet, as Owners of the Penllwyn Tramroad, 
under the style of the Penllwyn Tramroad Com- 
pany ;—and, Sir Charles Morgan, of Tedegar Park, 
in the county of Monmouth, Baronet; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Monmouthshire 
Railways Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Bolton Water- 


A Petition of Trustees for improving the township 
works Bill. 7 


of Little Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, incor- 
porated by an Act of Parliament passed in the 
eleventh year of the reign of King George the 
Fourth, intituled ‘An Act for more effectually 
cleansing, paving, lighting, watching, regulating 
and improving the Township of Little Bolton, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bolton Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Ebenezer King, Mason, in Alva, 
and Tenant of the Freestone Quarries of Lower 
Sheardale, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend William Brownlow, 
of Wilmslow, in the county of Chester, Clerk, James 
Pownall, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, 
Esquire, and Sir Thomas Joseph De Trafford, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North British 


A Petition of James Carnegie, junior, Esquire 
Railway Bill. gre, J q ? 


Writer to the Signet, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
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387 


parts of the North British Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other Inha- Waveney 
bitants of the town of Framlingham, in the county oo 
of Suffolk, and its neighbourhood, praying that the mouth Rail- 
Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill way Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Southwold, 
in the county of Suffolk ;—and, Inhabitants of 
Beccles, in the Eastern division of the county of 
Suffolk; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against the said Bill, 

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

Petitions of Merchants, Traders and other Inha- 
bitants of the town of Aldborough, in the county of 
Suffolk ;—Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants 
of the town and port of Woodbridge, in the county 
of Suffolk ;—and, Merchants, Traders and other 
Inhabitants of the borough and town of Orford, in 
the county of Suffolk; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property North Kent 
in, and Inhabitants of the town and port of Faver- Bailway Bill. 
sham, in the county of Kent, praying the House to 
compel the Company for promoting the North Kent 
Railway Bill to adopt their alternative or lower 
line at Faversham, and to pass into a law the Bill 
now introduced by them for making a Railway 
from London to Dover direct, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 


A Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel James Lindsay, 
of Balcarres, in the county of Fife, praying that he Rijway 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Changans 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway and 
Railway (Newport Railway and Saint Andrew’s Preach) Bill 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. _ 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bili, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Fisher, Clerk to the Trus- Cockermouth 
tees of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith #4 Working- 
: ° ton Extension 
Turnpike-road, in the county of Cumberland, pray- Railway Bill. 
ing that the Cockermouth and Workington Exten- 
sion Railway Billmay not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Edinburgh 
Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, praying 24 Glasgow 
: aie : ‘ a &gt; Union Canal 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 7: 
sel or agents, against the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Union Canal Bill, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land ad- Midland Rail- 
joining the Oakham Canal, and of Persons residing way (Purchase 
in parishes through which the said canal passes ;— Canal) Bill 
Henry Payne, of the town of Nottingham, Doctor — ; 
of Physic, and of Frances his Wife ;—and, Traders 

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and Boat-owners on the Oakham Canal; praying 
that the Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham 
Canal) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Charles Gray, Deputy-Chairman 
of the Parliamentary Trustees for improving the 
Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging the 
Harbour of Glasgow, praying that the West of 


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A. 1846. 


parts of the North British Railway (Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the East Lancashire Railway Com- Manchester 


Scotland Junction Railway Bill may not pass into | pany ;—and, Blackburn and Preston Railway Com- and Leeds ana 


a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; | pany; praying that they may be heard, by them- 


and referred to the Committee on the Biil. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, 
“ Huyton and 
Aston,” “Huy- 
ton, Prescot 
and Saint 


A Petition of Merchants, Manvfacturers, an 
others resident in the town and neighbourhood of 
Warrington, in the county of Lancaster, praying 
that the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and 
a Aston,” a Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” 
“Warrington “ Warrington and Kenyon” “ Warrington and Park- 
and Kenyon,” side,” “ Showhill and Portobello,” and “ Edgehill 
“Warrington and Huyton” Branches Bill may not pass into a 
and Parkside, F 

law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 


“ Showhill and : 
Portobello,” referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


and “Edge Hill 
and Huyton” 
Branches Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 


A Petition of Roger Sinclair Aytoun, of Inchdar- 
nie and Balgregie, in the county of Fife, praying 
Railway that he may be heard, by himself, hi nsel or 
(Dunfermline ay De neard, bY seu, His couns 
Branch) Bill. agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
orthern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Berks and 


Petitions of Anna Susanna Watson Taylor, of 
Hants Railway U; 


per Eccleston-street, in the county of Middlesex, 

(Hungerford : &gt; : 

Matenalon Widow of George Watson Taylor, late of Erlestoke 

and Radstock Park, in the county of Wi/ts, Esquire, deceased ;— 

Colliery Line.) Anthony Morland Soulby;— Thomas Rawdon Ward 
and another, Owners of or otherwise interested in 
land situate upon the line of or near tc the line of 
the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—and, Thomas 
R. Ward and Thomas E. Blackwell, Owners of and 
Occupiers of and interested in land on the line of 
the proposed Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford 
Extension and Radstock Colliery Line); complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Berks and Hanis Railway 
( Hungerford Extension and Radstock Colliery Line) 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themseives, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Edinburgh 


and Peebles 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Wardlaw Ramsay, Esquire, 
of Whitehill, in the county of Edinburgh, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Peebles Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Petitions of Merchants, Traders and Shipowners 
cf the city and port of Gloucester, Members of the 
Chamber of Commerce of the said city and port ; 
—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the city 
of Gloucester ; praying that the South Wales Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


North British 
Railway 
(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


| 


| 


Leeds and 


: : Bradford Rail- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certam parts ways Amalga- 


of the Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Brad- mation Bill. 
ford Railways Amalgamation Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Wear Dock 


A Petition of John Maude Ogden, of the borough We ; 
Railway Bill. 


of Sunderland, Gentleman, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Joseph Thad- London ana 
deus Lord Dormer, Baron Dormer, of Wenge, in the Oxford Rail- 
county of Buckingham, praying that he may be WY Bil 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Oxford Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of lands or heritages situated pundee New 
within the royal burgh of Dundee, or the extended Gas Bill. 
royalty thereof, or the villages of Lochee or Broughty 
Ferry, or other places adjacent, situated in the pa- 
rishes of Liff, Logie, Bervie and Invergowrie Mains 
and Strathmartine, Monifieth or the Quoad Sacra 
Divisions of the said parishes, or one or other of 
them, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Dundee 
New Gas Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Ralph Lawrenson, of Mount Drum- pubiin 
mond, Harold’s-cross, in the parish of Saint Peter Markets Bill. 
and county of Dublin, and of Smithfield, in the city 
of Dublin, a Freeman of said city, praying that 
the Dublin Markets Bill may not pass into law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and neigh- Yorkshire and 
bourhood of Carlisle, praying that the Yorkshire and Glasgow _ 

i . ae &gt; . Union Rail- 
Glasgow Union Railway Bill may pass into a law, way Bill. 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railways 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to Amalgama- 
consider how far, and under what regulations, the “°™ 
further Amalgamation of Railways would be con- 
sistent with a due regard to the commercial and 
general interests of the country :—And the said 








Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Ordered, 





Q VicTorIz. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the principle of Amalgamation as applied 
to the Railway and Canal Bills now under the con- 
sideration of Parliament. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russedd and 

Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to make Provision until the First day of Sep- 
tember One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
seven, for the Treatment of Poor Persons afflicted 
with Fever in Jreland, without any Amendment : 
And also, 

The Lords give leave to the Marquis of Salisbury 
to attend the Select Committee of this House ap- 
pointed to inquire into the Operation of the Game 
Laws, his Lordship in his place consenting (pursuant 
to Message of Tuesday last): And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to give leave to John O’ Brien, Esquire (a Member 
of this House), to attend their Lordships to be sworn, 
in order to his being examined as a Witness before 
the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships 
to inquire into the Operation of the Act 1 and 2 
Vic., c. 56, and the other Laws relating to the Relief 
of the Destitute Poor in Zreland ; and also to inquire 
into the Operation of the Medical Charities in Ire- 
land which are supported wholly or partially by 
Grants from the County Cess :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the last part of the said Message :—And Mr. John 
O’ Brien being present in his place, declared that he 
was willing, with leave of the House, to go to the 
House of Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That John O’ Brien, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :— And 
then they again withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Hartlepool Dock 
and Railway Company, which was presented upon 
Monday last, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Railways and 
Canals Amal- 
gamation. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Fever (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Game Laws. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Hartlepool Gas 
and Water- 
works Bill, 


London and 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
South Western 


ee on Group, No. 16, of Railway Bills; That in the 
poston case of the London and South Western Railway 
Branch) Bill. (Epsom Branch) Bill, the Parties promoting the 
same had stated to the Committee, that the evidence 
of William Richard Waghorn, of Ewell, Henry Dor- 
ling, of Epsom, and William Lumley, of Epsom, was 
necessary to establish their case before the Com- 
mittee, but that it had been proved to the Committee 
that the attendance of the said Parties cannot be 
obtained without the intervention of the House; and 
that they had directed him to report the same to 
the House. 
Ordered, That William Richard Waghorn, Henry 
Dorling and William Lumley do attend the said 
— upon Wednesday next, at twelve of the 
clock, 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Landowners, Gen- 


amorgan, which was presented upon the 23d day 
of February last, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill ; and praying that such Bill may not pass into 


law, as it now stands, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Alliance Gas = Mr. Moffatt presented a Bill to incorporate the 


C i . 
ompany Bill, — Gas Company, and for other Purposes con- 
ou. 101, 


93° Martit. 








try, Farmers, and others, Inhabitants of the Vale of 





nected therewith: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Easthope reported from the Committee Clyde Dock 
on the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill, and to whom 24 Harbour 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred; ~ 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Foreman of the Limerick 
City of Limerick Grand Jury, relative to Limerick Harbour. 


Harbour, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Stock trans- 
an Account of the Amount of Stock transferred 7°. 
from England to Ireland, and from Ireland to Eng- 
land, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th 
day of January 1846; distinguishing the Amount 
transferred in each year, and the different kinds of 
Stock (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 

No. 125, of Session 1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Metropolitan 
Returns of the Number of Informations laid by the Buildings. 
Surveyors of Districts under the Building Act, at 
the Police Offices, for each of the Three years end- 
ing on the 1st day of January 18435, specifying the 
Number at each Office :—Of the Number of In- 
formations laid by District Surveyors at the Metro- 
politan Buildings Office, for the year ending the Ist 
day of January 1846; and stating the Conviction, 
whether in favour of the District Surveyor or the Party 
appealed against ; and showing the Fees in each case 
allowed by the Magistrates and the Official Referees 
for the Attendance of the District Surveyors, on 
such Informations. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Railways 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon Metropolis.) 
Thursday last, That an humble Address be pre- 
sented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 
will be pleased to give directions for the appoint- 
ment of a Commission, to investigate and report 
upon the various Railway projects of which the 
Termini are proposed to be established within or in 
the immediate vicinity of the Metropolis; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
pleased to give directions for the appointment of a 
Commission, to investigate and report upon the 
various Railway projects of which the Termini are 
proposed to be established within or in the im- 
mediate vicinity of the Metropolis. 

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


Petitions from Rochdale (Thirty-two Petitions) ;— Corn Laws. 
and, Hampshire; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aylesbury ;— Westcott ;— Quainton ; Customs and 
~- Wootton Underwood;-- Haddenham;-- Cuddington ; Corn Importa~ 
—Kawridge;—Long Brendon ;—North Marston; “°™ 
— Oving ;—Stohke Manderville;—Aston Sandford, 

Kingsey and Towersey ;— Chilton ;— Buckland ;— 
Cheddington;— Aston Clinton and Saint Leonard’s; 
—Monks Risborough ;—Cublington and Aston Ab- 
botts and Creslow ;— Eddlesborough ;— Wendover ;— 
Chearsley ;—Ivinghoe ; —Dinton ;— Wingrave-with- 
Rowsham ;—Drayton Beauchamp ;— Marsworth ;— 
Grendon;—Underwood ;--Princes Risborough ;-—El- 
lesborough ;—Pitstone ;— Pitchcott ;—Pollicott ;— 

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390 


Ludgershall ;— Waddesdon;—Horsenden, Illmer and 
Saunderton;—Stapton ;—Ashenden ;— Colesbury ;— 
Bransfel;—Upper and Lower Winchendon;— Weedon 
and Hardwick ;—Doddershall and Shipton Lee ;— 
Weston Turville and Halton ;—Bledlow and Bled- 
row Ridge ;—Quarrendon and Fleet Marston ;— 
Bierton and Broughton ;—Pelynt ;—Landreath ;— 
Saint Martin’s ;—Talland ;— East and West Looe; 
—and, Colan; praying the House not to sanction 
the proposed measures relative to Customs and Corn 
Importation,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions trom Liverpool; — and, Manchester ; 
praying the House to pass the said proposed mea- 
sures,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Importa- The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
tion Bill Reading of the Corn Importation Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., Toleave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now,” stand part of the Question: —And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 24° die Martii, 1846: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Health of 
‘Towns. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Alfred 
Walker, relative to Health of Towns, which was 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom 
as have omitted toqualify themselves for Offices and 
Employments, and to extend the Time limited for 
those Purposes respectively: And that Mr. Card- 
well and Mr. Cripps do prepare, and bring it in. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence which 
may have passed between the Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs and Her Majesty’s Minister at 
Washington, in relation to the Oregon Territory :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Oregon, 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Thursday last, That a Select Committee be 
appointed, to inquire whether, without discouraging 
legitimate enterprise, conditions may not be embodied 
in Railway Acts better fitted than those hitherto 
inserted in them to promote and secure the interests 
of the Public, might be read; and the same being 
read ; . 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Mr. Morrison, 
Mr. Hudson, Sir George Grey, Sir George Clerk, 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. 


Railways. 


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A. 1846. 


Parker, Mr. Hume, Mr. Charles Russell and Sir 
John Easthope; with power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to indemnify such Indemnity 
Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to Bill 
qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and 
to extend the Time limited for those Purposes respec- 
tively: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Charles Gray, De- Glasgow Har- 
puty Chairman of the Parliamentary Trustees for [eb ag Zl 
: ° - » ° : ail- 
improving the Navigation of the River Clyde, and way Terminus 
enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow, which was pre- Bill. 
sented upon the second day of this instant March, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Ter- 
minus Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of such Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 

Ordered, That Mr. Neville and Mr. Montague pistrict 
Gore be added to the Select Committee on District Asylums _ 
Asylums (Metropolis.) (Metropolis.) 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s tnclosure 
Command,—lInclosure Commission—Copy, Report Commission. 
of the Commissioners, 1845. 


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


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to alter certain Customs 
Duties of Customs: And the same was read the Duties Bill. 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time No.140. 
upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Exchequer 
An Account of all Exchequer Bills raised or autho- Bills. 
rized to be raised, charged on the Aids or Supplies No. 141. 
of 1846, unprovided for. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to the directions Shannon 
of an Act of Parliament,—The Seventh Annual Re- Navigation. 
port of the Commissioners for the Improvement of 
the Navigation of the River Shannon. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, Isle of Man. 
—Returns to an Order, dated the 29th day of Ja- 
nuary last, of the Rate and Amounts of Duties levied 
on Imports into the Isle of Man during the years 
1848, 1844 and 1845, specifying the Quantities of 
the various Articles on which the said Duties have 
been raised ; also, the Quantities of Foreign and 
Colonial Goods subject to the fifteen per cent., or 
admitted Duty-free, and distinguishing the Amounts 
imported and Duties paid under the old Act from 
that of the new Act, with the Quantities imported 
into each Port in each year:—Of the Amount of 
Coals imported into each Port during the last ten 
years, distinguishing each year:—And, of the Re- 
ceipts and Expenditure of the Isle of Man for the 
years 1843, 1844 and 1845, exhibiting the various 
sources whence derived, and the various purposes to 
which applied,and showing the Appropriation of the 
surplus Revenue,and the Authority upon which that 
Appropriation has been made :—A Tabular Return 
of the Quantities of Wheat, Flour, Meal, Barley, 
Oats, Potatoes, Cattle, Sheep and Pigs imported 
into and exported in each year, ending on the 5th 
day of January 1845 and 1846:—Returns of the 
Number of Vessels above 60 tons burthen built in 
the Island during the last Twenty years, showing 
the Name and Tonnage of each, stating whether old 
or new measurement; also, similar Return of — 

sels 








Vessels. 


Paper. 


Window Duty. 


Mails. 


Cotton Twist 
and Yarn. 


Votes of 
Electors. 


9 VicroRIz. 93°—94° Marti. 391 


sels under 60 tons :—Of the Number and Tonnage 
of Boats engaged during the last Twenty years (dis- 
tinguishing each year) in the Fishing on the coast 
of the Island that have paid “ Custom :’—And, of 
the Number and Description of Rig of Vessels, with 
the Amount of Tonnage, that have entered the Ports 
(distinguishing each year and each Port) of the 
Island, and stating the Amount of Tonnage in each 
year of Manx Vessels that are included :—And, a 
Copy of the Memorials and Correspondence between 
the Post-office authorities and the inhabitants of 
the Isle of Man, and Return of the several items of 
Receipts and Expenditure of the Isle of Man Post- 
office Department, with the Cost of conveying Her 
Majesty’s Mail from Liverpool, and the Insular 
Mails to and from Douglas. 

Returns to an Order, dated the 9th day of Fe- 
bruary last, of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands, distinguishing those under and 
those above fifty tons register, on the 31st day of 
December 1845 :—And, similar Returns of Steam 
Vessels and their Tonnage :—Returns of the Num- 
ber and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and cleared 
coastwise, at each of the Ports of Great Britain 
and Ireland, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands (in- 
cluding their repeated voyages), distinguishing Steam 
from Sailing, between the 31st day of December 
1844 and the 31st day of December 1845 :— 
Like Returns from and to the Colonies; further 
distinguishing British from Foreign Vessels :— 
And, like Returns from and to Foreign Ports; 
also distinguishing British from Foreign Vessels : 
—Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of the Colo- 
nies of the United Kingdom respectively, distin- 
guishing those under and those above fifty tons 
register on the 31st day of December 1845 :—And, 
similar Returns of Steam Vessels and Tonnage :— 
And, Return of the Number of Vessels, with their 
Tonnage (distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels), 
that were built and registered ; also, a similar Re- 
turn of Vessels sold and transferred ; also, a similar 
Return of Vessels wrecked ; also,a similar Return of 
Vessels broken up, in the year 1845 (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 206, of Session 1845). 

A Return of all Sums paid as Allowances on 
Paper used in the printing of any books in the Latin, 
Greek, Oriental or Northern Languages within the 
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, or within 
the Universities of Scotland, or the College of the 
Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth, 
Dublin, by permission of the Vice Chancellors, Rec- 
tors, or Principal or Provost of the said Universities 
respectively, for the last Ten years, distinguishing 
each year. 

A Return of the Amount of the Window Duty for 
each year since the year 1838; with a Return for 
the same period of the Duty assessed for the twelve 
Towns paying the largest amount (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 133, of Session 1845). 

A Return of the aggregate Weight of the Mails 
despatched from London in each day for one week, 
from the 2d day of February 1845 inclusive, dis- 
tinguishing the Weight of the Morning and Evening 
Mails, and also the Weight of Letters from the 
Weight of Newspapers and Parliamentary Papers. 
‘ er That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Pounds of Cotton Twist 
and Yarn exported, and the declared Value, in each 
year, from 1800 to 1845, both inclusive. 


Ordered, That the Petitions from Northern Di- 
vision of the County of Stafford (nine Petitions) ;— 
Northern Division of the County of Warwick (two 


Petitions) ;—and, John Matthew Gutch, of the city 


Vou. 101, 














of Worcester, Banker, which were presented upon the 
10th day of this instant March, alleging the exist- 
ence of an organised and extensive system of frau- 
dulent and vexatious objections to the votes of duly- 
qualified electors ; and praying for inquiry, be referred 
to the Select Committee on Votes of Electors. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Committals 
Returns of the Committals by the Magistrates in (Limerick.) 
Petty Sessions held at Murroe, in the Barony of 
Owney-beg, in the County of Limerick, for Offences 
alleged to have been committed within the said 
Barony; specifying the Nature of the Offences 
charged, to what Tribunals the informations were 
returned, and the results of the Prosecutions insti- 
tuted thereon; together with the Sentences pro- 
nounced in the respective cases of Conviction, in- 
cluding the period between the 1st day of January 
1845 and the termination of the Spring Assizes for 
Limerick 1846; also the Number and Nature of 
Outrages reported to the Police Authorities, as 
occurring within the said Barony, during the said 
period. 


A Petition of Builders and Householders of the Metropolitan 
town and parish of Woolwich, praying for the repeal Buildings Act. 
or alteration of the Metropolitan Buildings Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town purehs (gcot- 
Council of the burgh of Jnverness, praying that the land) Bill. 
Burghs (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Inventory 

Council of the royal burgh of Forres, praying the Duty. 
House to repeal the Inventory Duty, as imposed 
under sections 38 et seg. of the Act 48 Geo. 3, 
c. 149, substituting therefor a duty on Confirma- 
tions in Scotland, to be made effectual in the same 
way as the duty on Probates in England, under 
sections 37 and 38 of the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 184, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Prisons 
Council of the royal burgh of Nairn, praying the (Scotland) 
House to take into consideration the Report of the A“ 
Select Committee appointed in the last Session of 
Parliament to inquire into the system of taxation 
for Prisons in Scotland, so far as the regulation 
of assessments in counties and burghs is concerned, 
with the view to giving effect to the recommenda- 
tions contained in the said Report, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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








Martis, 24° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


MOTION was made, and the Question being East and West 
proposed, That the following Bills in Group Yorkshire _ 
(No. 43.)—East and West Yorkshire Junction (York ¥ ~~ _ 
and Knaresborough); Great North of England (Be- fits 
dale Branch) ;—Great North of England (Borough- 
bridge Branch),—be taken out of Group No. 43, 
being unopposed Bills, and referred to Mr. Greene 
and the Members introducing such Bills, on the 
31st instant, unless Petitions against any of these 
Bills be presented on or before Monday next, the 
30th instant (inclusive), in which case such Bill or 
Bills shall continue as at present grouped ;—— 


3D4 A Message, 





Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


ill 


East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction Rail- 


way Bill, &amp;c. 


London and 
Windsor 
Railway Bill. 


Kinross Junc- 
tion Railway 
«No. 1.) Bill. 


Tunbridge 
Wells [mprove- 
meut Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Raii- 
way (Darfield 
Branch) Bill, 


Fever (Ireland) 
Bi 


392 

A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 
Usher of the Black Rod: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills therein mentioned ; 
and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared 
the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills 
are as follow : 

An Act to amend an Act for regulating the Con- 
struction and Use of Buildings in the Metropolis 
and its Neighbourhood : 

An Act to make Provision until the First day of 
September One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
seven, for the Treatment of Poor Persons afflicted 
with Fever in Ireland. 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, { 9 — 

f Mr. Fox Maule, 

? | Mr. Estcourt : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


23. 


Tellers for the Noes 


1 
J 
\ 
J 


39. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London 
and Windsor Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Knightsbridge Green, in 
the Parish of Saint Margaret’s, Westminster, in the 
County of Middlesex, to New Windsor, in the County 
of Berks, to be called The London and Windsor 
Railway: And that Colonel Thomas Wood and Sir 
William Jolliffe do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Kinross Junction Railway (No. 1.) 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Kinross, to the Edin- 
burgh and Northern, and Dundee and Perth Rail- 
ways, to be called The Kinross Junction Railway : 
And that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. George 
William Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Tunbridge Wells Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
vo amend, alter and enlarge the Powers and Provi- 
sions ofan Act for improving the Town of Tunbridge 
Wells, in the Counties of Kent and Sussex,and other 
Purposes, passed in the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth: And that Sir Edmund 
Filmer, Colonel Austen and Mr. Wykeham Martin 
do prepare, and bring it in. — 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Hudders- 


24° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


field and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield 
Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway to the Midland Railway, 
to be called The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction 
Railway (Darfield Branch), with a Branch there- 
from: And that Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Stans- 
field do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Lower Bann Navigation Bill, 
the Parties request permission to withdraw their ap- 
plication for the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Cameron’s Coalbrook Steam 
Coal, and Swansea and Loughor Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to authorize the Construction of a Railway from 
Milin-y-Manach to Blackpill, with a Branch to 
Swansea, all in the County of Glamorgan, to be 
called Cameron’s Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swan- 
sea and Loughor Railway Company: And that Mr. 
Barry Baldwin and the Marquis of Worcester do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
of the Petition for the Scottish Southern Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the fixed point to which the 
datum line is referred is not near either of the 
termini of the line. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend the Powers of the Commissioners of Wide 
Streets, Dublin, to widen and improve certain Ways, 
Streets and Passages in the City and County of 
Dublin: And that Mr. Grogan and Mr. Gregory 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Blackburn, 
Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Rail- 
way Company to alter the Line of Part of their 
Railway, and to make certain Branches therefrom 
to connect the same with the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway, all in the County of Lancaster: And that 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and Mr. 
Hornby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 


Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, with Branches therefrom, in 
the County of Lancaster and West Riding of the 
County of York, to be called The Blackburn, Cl- 
theroe and North Western Junction Railway: And 





that 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Lower Bann 
Navigation. 


Cameron’s 
Coalbrook 
Steam Coal, 
and Swansea 
and Loughor 
Railway Bill. 


Scottish 
Southern 
Railway. 


Dublin Wide 
Streets Bill. 


Blackburn, 
Darwen and 
Bolton Railway. 
Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Blackburn, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Clitheroe and 
North Westera 


: : atop Junction Rail- 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the way Bill. 





Oxford, 
Witney, Chel- 
tenham and 
Gloucester 
Railway. 





9 VicToRIz. 


that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Talbot Clifton and 
Mr. Hornby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham and Gloucester Rail- 
way Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as no appli- 
cation in writing was made to Mary Wray, as owner 
of a certain pleasure-ground numbered 13, in the 
parish of Leckhampton, on the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, and that a part of such pleasure- 
ground is within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Gloucester, the following numbers are omitted ; 
viz., 8%, 114,11, 11°, 194, 202, but they are inserted 
in the Book of Reference deposited with the Parish 
Clerk for Dowdeswell, but only No. 208 appears on 
the Plans, which is a turnpike-road, and within the 
limits of deviation, but the other numbers are not 
within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as the Reverend H. Pole is the 
owner of the field numbered 23, in the parish of 
Dowdeswell, on the Plans deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, and with 
the Parish Clerk of Dowdeswell, whereas the name 
ot Esther Rogers is inscribed in the Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Handy is the occupier 
of the three fields numbered 21, 23 and 24 on the 
said Plans in the parish of Dowdeswell, whereas the 
name of Abraham Brooks is inserted in the Book of 
Reference as the occupier of 21 and 23, and the 
name of Esther Rogers as occupier of 24; but it 
was stated that the surveyor who made the Book of 
Reference employed a labourer named Walker, 
residing in an adjoining parish, and that his infor- 
mation was incorrect with regard to the owner and 
occupier of No. 23, but correct as to the occupier of 
21 and 24, and the error has been subsequently 
introduced into the Book of Reference, as to the 
occupiers of 21 and 24. 

And inasmuch as the name of Richard Bee, who 
is the occupier of the following property, is not 
inserted in the Books of Reference ; a grass field or 
orchard numbered 30 on the said Plans; a grass 
field or orchard marked 34 on the said Plans; but the 
error appeared to have been that of the printer, who 
had allowed the type to slip up; and the said Richard 
Bee had been served with notices as occupier. 

And inasmuch as Esther Rogers is stated in the 
Book of Reference to be the owner of the grass field 
numbered 25 on the said Plans, whereas Walter 
Lawrence is the owner, and the Reverend C. Cocks- 
well is stated to be the occupier, whereas Abraham 
Brooks is the occupier; but the error in this case 
also appeared to have arisen from the slipping of the 
type. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 
to the Petitioner Henry Pole, in respect of a 
certain grass field numbered 23, in the parish of 
Dowdeswell, on the said Plans and Books of 
Reference relating to the said parish, the said grass 
field is not mentioned or referred to in the schedule 
to such notice, although the said field will be in- 
tersected by the said Railway. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 
to Thomas Handy, who is the occupier of the 
several grass fields in the said parish of Dowdeswell, 
numbered respectively 21, 23 and 24 in the said 
Plans and Books of Reference relating to the said 
parish, the said three fields are not, nor are either 
of them, in any way referred to or mentioned, 
although they are intended to be taken for the 
purposes of the Railway. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 
to Abraham Brooks, who is the lessee of a grass 
VoL, 101. 


24° Martiz. 








393 


field or orchard, in the said parish of Dowdeswell, 
numbered 25 on the said Plans and Books of Re- 
ference relating to the said parish, the said grass 
field is not in any way referred to or mentioned, 
although it is intersected by the line of such Rail- 
way. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing was 
made to John Pennell, in respect of his property, 
numbered on the Plan 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, in the 
parish of Westwell, in the county of Oxford; to 
Charles Massey, the Younger, in respect of his pro- 
perty, numbered on the Plan 7 and 8, in the parish 
of Shislton, in the county of Berks ; to Charles Ro- 
bert Wood, in respect of his occupancy of property, 
numbered on the Plan 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, in the pa- 
rish of Shilston; to the said Robert V’ood, as Sur- 
veyor of the highways within the said parish of 
Shilston, numbered 6, 11 and 20 on the said Plans ; 
but it appeared to the Committee that the above 
parties had been served with notice of application, 
but that the said notices referred to another line of 
Railway, but that the letters of acknowledgment 
enclosed in the same parcels were correct. 

And inasmuch as the Plan deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of Stanton Harcourt is not a copy of 
so much of the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Oxford as relates to the 
above parish of Stanton Harcourt, in the following 
instance: viz., on Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Oxford, certain pro- 
perties in the parish of Stanton Harcourt, belonging 
to Samuel Druce, are numbered 14, 2%, 32, 42, 52, 6", 
whereas in the Plan deposited with the Parish Clerk 
of the said parish, the same property is numbered 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 

And inasmuch as the depth of the cutting at the 
turnpike-road, numbered 6 in the parish of Shilton, 
is not stated on the notice served on Robert Wood, 
as Surveyor of the said road. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Oxford, is incorrect in the following instances: viz., 
the properties numbered on the Plan 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 
12, 15, 16, in the parish of Saint Aldates, and 19%, 
in the parish of Compton Abdale, are not numbered 
in the Book of Reference ; the properties num- 
bered on the Plan respectively from 34 to 96 inclu- 
sive, in the parish of Charlton Kings, are stated in 
the Book of Reference to be in the parish of Chel- 
tenham. 

And inasmuch as the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Oxford, is 
incorrect in the following instances: viz., the pro- 
perties mentioned in the Book of Reference num- 
bered 3°, 249, 25%, 268, in the parish of Mouth 
Henkley, in the county of Berks; the properties 
49*, 49, 49¢, 494, in the parish of Witney, in the 
county of Ozford ; 19, in the parish of Little Par- 
rington, in the county of Gloucester, and 14,in the 
said parish of Stanton Harcourt, are not numbered 
on the Plan; but it appeared that 24 and 244 are 
two cottages under one roof, as are also 25 and 258, 
and 26 and 26°, and that the respective pairs of 
houses belonged to the owner ; 49*, 49&gt;, 49°, 4gd, 
are one large house, but in five tenements, belong- 
ing to the same owner. 

And inasmuch as the properties numbered in the 
said Books of Reference from 15 to 28 are stated to 
be in the parish of Farmington, whereas no such 
parish is shown on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Ozford, is 
incorrect, inasmuch as no cross Section is shown 
thereon of the crossing of the turnpike-roads num- 
bered on the said Plan, 20, in the parish of Shilton, 
and 2, in the parish of Whittingdon; nor is the 
height of the Railway over or under such roads 
marked on such Section. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections of the road at 
about 17 miles 5,450 links, as measured on the 

3 E datum 








394 


datum line, differs from the statement of the intended 
alteration of such road as marked on the Section. | 


And inasmuch as there is a cottage, occupied by, 
William Page, in the corner of the field referred as} 
No. 11, in the hamlet of Westall Maunton and Sand- | 
ford, in the said parish of Cheltenham, belonging | 
to Edward Shelton, which is not defined on the said | 
Plan, though within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as two houses at the back of 58 
on the said Plan, in the hamlet of Westall Maunton 
and Sandford, belonging to Joseph Ellis, and within 
the limits of deviation, are not delineated on the 
said Plan. 

And inasmuch as no notice was served on C. 
Greenaway and J. Robinson, as the occupiers of the 
the last-mentioned Houses. 

And inasmuch as in the said Book of Reference, 
James Webster is described as the owner of a grass 
field, marked 97, in the parish of Cheltenham, and | 
the hamlet of Westall Maunton, whereas Pearson | 
Thompson is and has been for many years the owner | 
thereof. | 

And inasmuch as in the said Book of Reference | 
the assignees of James County, a bankrupt, are de- | 
scribed as the owners of a certain private road or 
street, called Frances-street, marked No. 89, the said 
last-mentioned hamlet, whereas John B. G. Ferry- | 

man, is the owner thereof; Mr. Ferryman’s name is | 
inserted as one of the Assignees, whereas he is not | 
an Assignee, but is sole owner thereof. | 


And inasmuch as the names of the owners, lessees 
and occupiers in the parish of Charlton Kings are | 
not inserted in the Books of Reference and the | 
Plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the | 
county of Gloucester, and with the Parish Clerk of 
Chariton Kings, in the following instances : viz., | 
the names of Samuel Higgs Gael and Susannah | 
Gael, who are owners of the property numbered on | 
the Plan respectively, 79, 81, 814, 83, 85, 86, 87; the | 
name of James Martin Sanderson, who is owner of 
the property numbered on the Plans respectively | 
S$. 4, 7, % | 

Also inasmuch as Susannah Gael is wrongly 
entered in the Book of Reference as Sarah Gael, | 
but the person making the Book of Reference was | 
told by the nephew of Mrs. Gael that her name was | 
Sarah. 

And inasmuch as on the said Plans a certain field | 
belonging to Samuel Higgs Gael and Susannah | 
Gael, in the parish of Charlton Kings, lying near | 





24° Martie. 


A. 1846. 


and within the limits of deviation, the said properties 
are not numbered or referred to. 

And inasmuch as the written application made 
to John James, who is the occupier of the property 
numbered 89, in the said parish, does not = out 
or mention how the said property will be affected by 
the proposed Railway, although the said property 
will be intersected by the Railway, but it is in the 
said notice incorrectly stated to be merely within 
their limits of deviation. 

That the Book of Reference deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of Charlton Kings, in the county of 
Gloucester, is not a Copy of so much of the Book 
of Reference deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Gloucester, as relates to the said 
parish, inasmuch as the Copy so deposited with 
the said Parish Clerk contains the following no- 
tices; viz. 





Lessees or 
Reputed 
Lessees. 


Owners 
No, on : 


Plan. Occupiers. 


or Occupiers. 
Reputed Owners. 





274, | Arable field - | Charles Cooke John Pacy, other- 


Higgs. wise Musty. 
Charles Cooke 

Higgs. 
Charles Cooke 

Higgs. 
Harriett Whit- 
| more. 


| 


whereas such entries are not, nor is either of them, 
in the Book of Reference deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, nor are 
the said Nos. 27%, 106, 1094, 110, or either of them, 
marked on the Plans deposited with the Clerk of 
the said parish, and with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the said county, and inasmuch as the names of the 
owners, lessees and occupiers of the following pro- 
perty, situate in the said parish of Charlton Kings, 
within the limits of deviation marked on the said 
Plans, are not marked in the Books of Reference to 
the Plans of the said Railway, deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the said county, and with the 
Clerk of the said parish; viz., the name of the 
occupier of one of the dwelling-houses and gardens 
No. 59 on the said Plan; the names of the owners 
and occupiers of a certain piece of garden-ground 
situate on the east side of the road No. 47, annexed 
to a messuage No. 48, on the said Plan. 


And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 


106*. | Occupation- 
road. 

Occupation- 
road. 


110*, |Garden-ground 


109%, Richard Bastin. 





Charles Ingram. 














the road, No. 82, and adjoining to the field, with the Private Bill Office does not contain the 
numbered 83 on the said Plan, is not numbered, | names of the owners, lessees or occupiers of the 
although it is numbered 832 in the Books of Re-| lands and buildings shown on the said Plans within 
ference, and is within the limits of deviation. | the limits of deviation, or which may be purchased 

And inasmuch as no application in writing was | under the powers of the said Bill, in the following 
made to John James, as occupier of the said field. | instances; a field in the parish of Charlton Kings, 

And inasmuch as no application in writing has | belonging to Charles Cooke Higgs, and in the occu- 
been made to Samuel Higgs Gael, as owner of a| Pation of John Pacy, adjoining the field No. 27; 


| 


certain property numbered 77, in the parish of| 
Charlton Kings. | 

And inasmuch as the Churchwardens and Over- | 
seers of the poor of Charlton Kings are described | 
in the said Book of Reference as owners of a certain | 
property numbered 2, in the said parish, whereas 


a piece of garden-ground lying on the east side 
of the public road, No. 47, and near to a messuage 
and premises No. 48; two occupation-roads num- 
bered respectively 106 and 109*; and a piece of 
garden-ground marked 110°, 


And inasmuch as no application in writing was 


Samuel Higgs Gael, Charles Cooke Higgs and made on or before the 31st December last, to Thomas 
Corneray Whithorne Lovesay, as feoffees in trust for | Kirby, the occupier of the property marked 59 on 
a charity, are the owners thereof, and Samuel Higgs | the Plans and Books of Reference, although the 


G'ael is the manager thereof, but no application in 
writing has been made to him in respect thereof. 
And inasmuch as in the said Books of Reference 
Charles Cooke Higgs is described as owner of certain 
properties numbered respectively 3, 4and 7, in the said 
parish, and Lady Russell as owner of a copse num- 
bered 9, in the said parish, whereas James Martin 
Sanderson is the owner thereof, but no application 
in writing has been made to him in respect thereof; 
and inasmuch as in a written application made to 
James Kirby, who is the occupier of the properties 


numbered 3, 4 and 7,in the parish of Charlton Kings, | 


| said property is within the limits of deviation. 


| And inasmuch as in the written application made 


to Robert Kirby, the occupier of the property num- 

bered 3, 4 and 7, in the parish of Charlton Kings, 
the said properties are not numbered or referred to, 
although within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 
to William Smith, the occupier of the property num- 
bered 59 on the said Plans, the said property is not 
mentioned or referred to, although within the limits 
of deviation. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 

to 





g VicToRIzZ. 


to John Pacy, otherwise Musty, the occupier of the 
property No. 274 in the said Book of Reference 
deposited with the Clerk of the said parish, the said 
property is not mentioned or referred to, although 
within the limits of deviation, nor does such written 
application point out or mention how the property 
No. 50, on the said Plans, belonging to the said 
John Pacy, will be affected, although it will be in- 
tersected by the said Railway, as shown on the said 
Plans. 

And inasmuch as a piece of garden-ground lying 
on the east side of the road leading to Ham, and 
near to the messuage numbered 48, on the said Plans, 


94° Marti. 


with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Glou- 
cester, as relates to the said parishes, in the following 
instances: the Book of Reference deposited with 





395 


the said Parish Clerk, the properties numbered re- 
spectively, 13°, 16*, 27°, 28", 29%, 36+, are referenced 
as to the owners and occupiers respectively, whereas 
in the Book of Reference deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, no such numbers, owners or 
occupiers appear. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the said parishes in the 
county of Gloucester, the following entries appear ; 
that is to say, 





is not numbered on the said Plans, or referred to. 

And inasmuch as in the written application made 
to William Turner the said last-mentioned property 
is not numbered or referred to. 

And inasmuch as in the Plan deposited with the 
Private Bill Office, the property numbered in the 
Book of Reference respectively 34, 24*, 254, 26a, in 
the parish of Worth Hinksey, in the county of Berks; 
49*, 49, 49¢, 494, in the parish of Witney, in the 
county of Ozford; 19, in the parish of Little Bar- 
rington, in the county of Gloucester ; and 14, in the 
parish of Stanton Harcourt, in the county of Oxford, 
are not numbered at all on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as in the grass field No. 3, in the 
parish of Southleigh, there is a brook which is not 
numbered on the Plan, but it is numbered on the 
Section. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Ozford, and 
at the Private Bill Office, there is no cross Section 
in reference to the crossing of the public carriage- 
roads numbered respectively on the said Plans, 20 
in the parish of Shilton, and 2 in the parish of Whit- 
tington, nor is the height of the Railway over or 
under such roads marked on the Section. | 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference depo- | 








= Description. Owners. Lessees, Occupiers. 

16*. |Dwelling-house| Daniel Barnfield | - - | William Kirkley. 

27%. |Dwelling-house| Richard Gegg -| - - | William Asbey. 
and garden. 

28%. | Cottage - | Richard Gegg -| - - | John Jones. 

297. | Cottage and | Mary Chapeau - - {William Pinching. 
garden. 

36%. | Occupation- | Rev. Lawrence | George | George Fletcher. 
footpath. William El- | Fletcher. 

liott. 

















whereas neither inthe Plans deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, nor with the said Parish Clerks, 
are there any such numbers as, 16*, 27*, 28%, 29* 
and 36°. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace in the county of 
Gloucester, and in the Private Bill Office, Richard 
Margarett, is described as the occupier of an arable 
field, No. 35, in the said parish of Shipton Sollars 
and Shipton Oliffe, whereas George Fletcher is the 
occupier, and has been so for several years past. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Cuss is and has been 
for twelve months past, the occupier of a cottage in 


sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of the said parish of Shipton Sollars and Shipton Oliffe, 
Gloucester, the road numbered 11, in the parish of | Within the limits of deviation, adjoining to another 
Hampnett, is described as vccupation-road and public | Cottage, numbered 29, on the said Plan, and the 
road, whereas it is a public-road, and is so marked | "ame of the said Thomas Cuss is not mentioned in 
in the Book of Reference deposited with the Pri- | the said Book of Reference, nor has he received an 
vate Bill Office. |application in writing for his consent to the said 
And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference depo- | Railway. 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of | . And inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- 
Gloucester, the road numbered 17, in the parish | sited with the Parish Clerk of Whittington, in the 
of Hampnett, is marked occupation-road, owner | county of Gloucester , Is not acopy of so much of 
Henry Thomas Hope, whereas it is a public-road, | that deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
and it is so marked on the said Section, and on that , county of Gloucester, as relates to the said parish, 
deposited with the Private Bill Office, but in the |imasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited with 





Book of Reference deposited with the Private Bill | 
Office it is marked occupation-road, and no owner | 
is mentioned. | 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- | 
sited with the Clerk of the parish of Compton AD- | 
dale is not a copy of so much of that deposited | 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Glou- | 
cester, as relates to the said parish; viz. the Book | 
of Reference deposited with the said Clerk of the 
Peace contains the following entry, 17*, arable field, | 
Josiah Cossins, owner, Josiah Cossins, occupier, | 
whereas in the Book of Reference deposited with | 
the said Parish Clerk, the reference to the said | 
field No. 17* is omitted altogether. | 

And inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- | 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county | 
of Gloucester, and in the Private Bill Office, there | 
is a field numbered 19* on the Plan of the parish of | 
Compton Abdale, intersected by the line of the said 
Railway, which belongs to the Dean and Chapter 
of Bristol, and leased by them to Capel Cure, and 
occupied by Thomas Walker, which is not referred 
to in the said Book of Reference either as to the 
owner, lessee or occupier. 

_And inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the parishes of Shipton 
Oliffe and Shipton Sollars, in the county of Glou- 
cester, is not a copy of so much of that deposited 
VoL, 101. 


the said Parish Clerk contains the following entries ; 











al Description Owners Lessees or : 
Plan of or Reputed Occupiers. 
‘ Property. Reputed Owners. | Lessees. 
3%. | Grass-field -|-- Trustees of | John Brocks, John Brooks. 
Walter Lawrence 
Lawrence, George 
Reed, esq., and 
Charles Pilcher, 
esq. 
4&gt; | Occupation-road| - ditto - |- ditto -'- ditto. 
4°. | Public footpath 
8*. | Occupation-road| - ditto - | John Brooks| John Brooks. 
10. | Public footpath. 
to Willington. 
113. | Watercourse or| - ditto - - - | Abraham 
ditch. Brooks. 
21. | Private footpath | - ditto - | John Brooks; John Brooks. 
to Whitting- 
ton-court. 














whereas in the Book of Reference deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace no such entries appear, 
nor are any of the said numbers on the Plan de- 
| posited with the said Parish Clerk. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference relating 
to the hamlet of Earlington, and deposited with the 
| Clerk of the parish of North Beach, in the county 
of Gloucester, is not a copy of that deposited with 
- Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, 

3E2 as 





396 24° Marti. A. 1846. 


as far as relates to the said hamlet, inasmuch as the) The Birkenhead Improvement Bill was read a Birkenhead 





















































copy deposited with the Clerk of the parish of Worth | second time ; and committed. Improvement = 
Beach, contains the following entries ; Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ~" Bir 
mittee of Selection. a 
— s Owners Lessees or : se 
a cea Reputed | Occupiers. Ordered, That the Report on the Brighton, Lewes Brighton, 
puted Owners.| Lessees. ; : a pene 
and Hastings Railway Deviations (Eastbourne, — and — 
ati Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven Branches) Bill we tie, -_ 
Grass field - | Lord Sherborne Hope. be taken into consideration To-morrow. (Eastbourne, ee 
- Turnpike-road clerk. Hailsham, Seaford and New. Bra 
from NorthBeach haven Branches) Bill. 
to Stowald Ro- 
Foss-road. wae . 
paint Ordered, That Ferguson’s Naturalization Bill be Ferguson’s 
ages | read the third time To-morrow. Nat. Bill. 
whereas such entries in the Book of Reference de- Mi 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county aes : wa 
of Gloucester, ere described as follows ; Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for the further Guecncteny to | 
Extension and Improvement of the Passage across Fssege Bill 
lh Fm Raters | the Firth of Forth at Queensferry, for constructing 
Plan, | Description. or Reputed | Occupiers. |new Piers, Harbours, and other Works, and for 
Reputed Owners.| Lessees. certain other Purposes connected therewith: And 
| the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
Grass field - | Lord Sherbourne - | Thomas Hope. be read a second time. 
- Turnpike-road | ~ - The Trustees 2 . , é 
from NorthBeach| of the Slow-road, Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for making a Perth and 
a ee Railway leading from Perth to Inverness, with Twemess 
oo Branches to Nairn, to be called The Perth and ““*"’Y °™ he 
: “tea Inverness Railway: And the same was read the Ge 
And inasmuch as the Plan deposited with the| first time; and ordered to be read a second time. Cer 
Clerk of the parish of Farmington, in the county of 
Gloucester, is not a copy of that deposited with the | , . , 
1 | The House proceeded to take into consideration Monkland Br 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, as ‘the Report on the Monkland Canal Bill; and the Cana Bil. W: 


far as relates to the said parish, inasmuch as the | Amendments were read, and agreed to 
° . . . : . wa 

whan Saponited ees oe sat Pum Check shows Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 

the lands and property numbered respectively, 15,|- ccod. , , 4 

16, 16%, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 to be, | ETOSSEC- 

whereas the Plans deposited with the Clerk of the 

Peace for the county of Gloucester, show such lands 


and property numbered as aforesaid, to be in the |. . S? 
sasish of Sherbourne. ing the Open and Common Fields, Common Mea- Ea 


; ‘ dows, and other Commonable Lands and Waste In 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- ieee wae + an 
dedt Committers on Standing Ondars. Grounds, in the Hamlet or Township of Friéford, 


Viscount Barrington presented a Bill for dividing, Frilford 
allotting, laying in severalty, inclosing, and drain- Inclosure Bill. 


in the parish of Marcham, in the County of Berks : Ri 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


Brighton and Ordered, That the Report on the Brighton and at ulate poate al 


— Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch) Bill be taken 
ate J n to consideration ‘To-morrow. 
Breen) Bil Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill to incor- Metropolitan 

, . | porate a Company by the name of The Metropolitan Sewage Manure Lo 
Maldon, Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on Deiensin: Wine Caiman: Reid Gis teense re 0: 
Hoe Group, No. 25, of Railway Bills; That in the case of | the first ins ‘eau Pe dored hs tos cml &amp; cai 
way Bill. the Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Bill, the | sae , 

counsel for the Petition of the Honourable George ‘ 


Anson Byron, and others, against the Bill, had stated | ___,, r Mi. 
A - ° . 7 | S ffi d, 2 - “i c er S the 
to the Committee, that the evidence of Robert Wil- The Sheffield, Ashton-under- Lyne and Manchester Sheffield 


= * i ~ . Ashton-under- 
liam Thomson, of No. 18, Adam-street, Adelphi, with | a age pri — Bill was read Lyne, and 
: 5 


the Plans and Sections, and all his papers and other | or ante sp . - Menchener — 
documents relating to traffic and engineering on the | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Com 


: é : | ml e ion. pany, &amp;c. 
Chelmsford and Bury Railway, including the Branch | mettinn at Cateetins Amalgamation 


from Maldon to Witham, was essential, in order to | Bil, 
enable them to establish their case before the Com- | Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
mittee ; and it having been proved to the satisfaction |on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 0'4"ss 
of the Committee that application had been made | were read, as follow :— 
to the above party, but that his attendance could| 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Sion College Sion College 
not be procured without the intervention of the | Estate Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be ®¢ 
House, he had been instructed by the Committee | dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
to move the House, That the said Robert William | proceed with their Bill, on forthwith inserting the 
Thomson be ordered to attend the said Committee, | notices for three successive weeks in the Gazette 
with the above-mentioned documents, ‘To-morrow, | and newspapers. 
at twelve of the clock. 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Arbroath Arbroath and 
Ordered, That Robert William Thomson, of No, and Forfar Railway Petition, the Standing Orders Fe!" Railway. 
18, Adam-street, Adelphi, do attend the said Com- ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
mi‘tee To-morrow, at twelve of the clock, with the | permitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith 
Plans and Sections, and all his papers and other | inserting the notices for three successive weeks in 
documents relating to traffic and engineering on the | some newspaper published in the county of Ader- 
Chelmsford and Bury Railway, including the Branch | deen. 
from Maldon to Witham. . | 8. Resolved, That in the case of the Leeds Cen- Leeds Centrat 
‘tral Railway Station Petition, the Standing Orders a 
seal Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill to enable the Wake- ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
Bi ~~ field Waterworks Company to extend their Works, | permitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith 
and to raise a further Sum of Money: And the | inserting the notices for three successive weeks in 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be | some newspaper published in each of the omitted 
read a second time. | counties. 


| 4, Resolved, 





Cohen 


ct ee ee et Dt 








Boston, 
Stamford and 


Birminghnm 
Railway 
{Stamford to 


9 Victoriz. 
4. Resolved, That in the case of the Boston, Stam- 


ford and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wis- 


bech Line) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to 
be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 


Wisbech Line.) to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the 


Norfolk Rail- 
way (N orwica 
Branch. ) 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Swinton 
to Lincoln. ) 


Sheffield 
General 
Cemetery. 


Bradford, 
Wakefield and 
Midland Rail- 
way. 


East and West 
India Docks 
and Birming- 
ham Junction 


Railway Bill, 


London and 
Oxford Rail- 
way Bill, 


Morecambe 
Harbour and 
Railway Bill. 


Roston, 
Stainford and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Stamford to 
Wisbech Line) 
Bill, 


clauses giving power to the Company to lease or 
sell their Undertaking. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk 
Railway (orwich Branch) Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ‘That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on deposit- 
ing in the Private Bill Office a declaration amended 
so as to be in conformity with the Standing Orders, 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland 
Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
dividing it into two Bills, so as to separate that part 
of the measure which was before Parliament in the 
last Session, from that which has been introduced 
for the first time during the present. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Or- 
ders have been complied with; and do report the 
same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Sheffield 
General Cemetery Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Bradford, 
Wakefield and Midland Railway Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and 
seventh Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the East and West India Docks to join 
the London and Birmingham Railway at the Cam- 
den Town Station, to be called The East and West 
India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 21, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the London and Ozford Railway Bill, the Parties 
promoting the same had stated to the Committee 
that the evidence of William Pinnock, of Reading, 
was necessary to establish their case before the 
Committee, but that it had been proved, to the satis- 
faction of the Committee, that his attendance could 
not be procured without the intervention of the 
House ; and that the Committee had directed him 
to report the same to the House. 

Ordered, That William Pinnock, of Reading, do 
attend the said Committee To-morrow. 


The Morecambe Harbour and, Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
_— of the Petition for the Boston, Stamford and 
Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech Line) 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Line of the Syston and 
Peterborough Railway, in the Parish of Helpstone, 
near to the Town of Stamford, to the Line of the 
Wisbech Branch of the Lynn and Ely Railway, at 
or near to the Town of Wisbech, to be called The 
Boston, Stamford and Birmingham Railway : And 
that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. Spooner do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Vou. 101. 








Q4° Marti. 397 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable Preston ané 
the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock h yre Railway 
“ arbour and 
Company to makea new Dock, and a Branch Rail- Dock (New 
way therefrom to the Preston and Wyre Railway : Dock and Rail- 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered ¥*9) BH- 


to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the Preston and 
Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock jsre Railway, 
Company to make a Railway to connect the Preston pock ( ae. 
and Wyre Railway with the Preston and Longridge ridge Junction) 
Railway, and to authorize the said Company to buy, 5#!!. 
and the Preston and Longridge Railway Company 
to sell, the said last-mentioned Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- Railway Bills 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had — 
further considered the matters referred to them, Bapent) 
and directed him to make a Report thereof tothe wo. 142 
House. pidge 

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


The Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill Black Sluice 
was read a second time ; and committed. en 4 a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com--*”8*"°"" 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tetsworth, Watling- London 
ton, Pyrton, Brightweil, Cuxham, Lewknor and Ge 
other places on and near the line of the London” “*? ~"* 
and Oxford Railway, praying that the London and 
Oxford Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon’ the 
Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of lands in the county Scottish Mid- 
of Forfar, praying that the Scottish Midland Junc- ~~ Junction 
2 3 &lt;i “ ailway 
tion Railway Branches Bill may pass into a law, Branches Bill. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilmaurs, im the Glasgow, 
county of Ayr, or Proprietors and Farmers residing en 
in the neighbourhood thereof, praying that the Reilwey Bille 
Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hounslow ;— Brentford ;—Ham- London, 
mersmith and Chiswick ;—Isleworth ;—and, Staines — and 
and Bedfont ; praying that the London, Hounslow — 
and Western Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- fast Lincotn- 
gesses of the borough of Grimsby, in the county of shire Railway 
Lincoln, praying that the East Lincolnshire Rail- Bi" 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered io lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and other In- Bridgwater 
habitants of the town of Wexford, praying that the emai 
Bridgwater and Minehead Railway and Pier Bill pie, Bi. 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Manufacturers and Heywood 
other Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Waterworks 
Heywood, in the county palatine of Lancaster, pray- ~~ 
ing that the Heywood Waterworks Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Merchants and Trades- Macclesfield 
men of Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, taking #"4 lichticld. 
: lage : ; : Railway. 
notice of the application for ieave to bring in the 

3 E38 Macclesfield 




































































North British 
Railway 

(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


North British 
Railway 
(Hawick 
Branches) Bill. 


West of Scot- 
Jand Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Wexford, 
Waterford and 
Valentia Rail- 
way. 


West Cornwall 
Railway. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Knowton 


Branch) Bill, 


North Wales 

Mineral Rail- 
way Deviation 
and Branches 


Bill. 


Cheltenkam 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


398 
Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill; and praying 


that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Jedburgh, praying that the 
North British Railway (Carlisle Extension) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Jedburgh, praying that the 
North British Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Commissioners 


of Police for the town or barony of Gorbals, in the | 
county of Lanark, praying that the West of Scot-| 


land Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 


Petitions from Killarney ;— Dingle ;— Knockane ; 


— Kenmare ;—Killorglin;—Castle Island ;— Mill- ' 


— Do itions) ;—and, Tralee | 
i sage Pa ee gk MB ta | for regulating the Conversion of the Statute Labour cipal Police and 


(two Petitions); taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Wexford, Waterford and Va- 
lentia Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Towednack ;—Saint Ives ;—and, 
Uny Lelant ; taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the West Cornwall 


and praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were | 


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


A Petition of Dame Elizabeth Seaton Stewart, of 


Allanton, in the county of Lanark, and of Robert 
Rollo, Esquire, Advocate, Trustee of the said Estate, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wil- 
sontown, Morningside and Coliness Railway (Know- 
ton Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of a Quorum of the Trustees of the 
Turnpike-roads acting under the Act for more effec- 
tually repairing and improving the Road from the 


94° Marti. 


ailway Bill; | 


A. 1846. 


Town of Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester, 
and for regulating the Police thereof, and for re- 
moving and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances 
therein, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
| Bill, was also presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
_by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 

| A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Cale- 
donian Railway (Carlisle Deviation) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
_ they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts 
| within the Barony of Gorbals, in the City of Glas- 
‘gow and County of Lanark, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Glasgow Muni- 
| cipal Police and StatuteLabour Bill; and praying 
| that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, was 
| ree and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


} 
| 
{ 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act for making and maintaining a navigable Com- 
munication between Stowmarket and Ipswich, in 
| the County of Suffolk,” praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Stowmarket Navigation Bill, 
| Was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
| 
| A Petition of the General Commissioners for 
| Drainage by the River Witham, in the county of 
| Lincoln, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the East Lincolnshire Railway Bill, was presented, 
| and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





Scotti 
Railw 
Branc 


Caledonian 
Railway (Car- 
lisle Deviation) 
Bill, 


Glasgow Muni- 


Statute Labour, 


Stowmarket 
Navigation Bill, 


East Lincola- 
shire Railway 
Bill, 


Town of Pool, in the County of Montgomery, through | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
Oswestry, in the County of Salop, to Wrexham, in | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

the County of Denbigh, and several other Roads | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 

therein mentioned, in the said Counties, and in the | vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

County of Merioneth, and for making several new | 

Branches of Roads to communicate with the said! A Petition of George Overton, of Merthyr Tydfil, Teft Vale 
Roads, in the Counties of Salop, Montgomery and | in the county of Glamorgan, Gentleman, praying Bway Bill 


Denbigh, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North Wales Mineral Railway Deviation and 
Branches Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Officiating Ministers and Congre- 
gation usually assembling for Divine Worship in 
Trinity Church, Portland-street, Cheltenham, pray- 
ing that the Cheltenham and Ozford Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read : 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Commissioners for better paving, 


lighting, cleansing, watching and improving the 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Taff Vale Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Loganbank, in the parish of Glencarse and county 
of Edinburgh, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 








A Petition of Henry Maxwell Inglis, Esquire, ot 


if 


Edinburgh and 
Peebles Rail- 
way Bill. 





Scottish Central 
Railway (Crieff 
Branch ) Bill. 


Dundee and 
Arbroath Rail- 
way Extensions 
Bill. 


London and 
Windsor Rail- 
way. 


Glasgow and 
Dundee Junc- 
tion Railway. 


London and 
South Westera 
Railway (Lon- 
don Bridge 


9 VicTroRIZ. 


if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Alexander M‘Laurin, Esquire, of 
the Broich, in the county of Perth, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Scottish Central Railway 
(Crieff Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council 
of the royal burgh of Arbroath, in the county of 
Forfar, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Extensions 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding the 
same was not presented three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee :And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
West Middlesex Waterworks, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Third or Cleigh Dis- 
trict of Kinross-shire Statute Labour Roads, and of 
Andrew Donie, residing at Dullomuir, as their Clerk ; 
—Trustees of the First or Kinross District of Statute 
Labour Roads, and of Hugh Laird, Writer, in Kin- 
ross, as their Clerk ;—and, Trustees of the First or 
Kinross District of Statute Labour Roads, and of 
Hugh Laird, Writer, in Kinross, as their Clerk ; tak- 
img notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Glasgow and Dundee Junction Railway Bill; and 
praying the House to remit their Petitions to the 
Committee on Standing Orders, to whom the Peti- 
tion for the said Bill, and a Petition of the Edin- 
burgh and Northern Railway Company against the 
said Bill, have been remitted, with instructions to 
said Committee to refuse to hear the said objecting 
Petitioners on matters in which they have no inter- 
est, or with such other instructions as may appear 
proper,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right Reverend George Lord 
Bishop of Rochester, praying that he may be heard, 
y his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 


Extension) Bill. London and South Western Railway (London Bridge 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 


Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Ferguson, of Raith, Esquire, 


way (Dunferm.- @+P+, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 


line Bre | 
Bill anch) 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 








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Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Ferguson, of Raith, Esquire, Edinburgh and 
M.P., praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Northern Kat 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Edin- "*Y (Mahgclly 
burgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly and Leslie tensions) Bill. 

Extensions) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Earl of Haddington, pray- East Lothian 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel Centra! and 
or agent, against certain parts of the East Lothian Rullway Bill 
Central and Tyne Valley Railway Bill, was pre- 

sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Francis Kersley, of the parish of aatat ; 
Titchfield, in the county of pag ;— Thomas — me 
Hooper ;— Maria Fidler ;—Mary Kersley, of Titch- Portsmouth 
field, in the county of Southampton ;—and, Thomas Railway. 
Neate, of Burghclere, in the county of Southampton ; 

praying that they may be allowed to withdraw 

their signatures from Petitions complaining that 

the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 

the application for the Oxford, Southampton, Gos- 

port and Portsmouth Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the ewport District of South Wales 
Turnpike-roads, in the county of Monmouth, was Rallway 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- ovat ani, 
tioners are Trustees of several lines of Turnpike- Pontypool Rail- 
road diverging from the town of Newport, for Oe, Menacay 
distance in all of forty-four miles; that from two ‘° *°"YP°° 9 
Railway Companies having during the last Session 
obtained Acts of Parliament to make lines of Rail- 
way parallel with the two principal branches of that 
Trust, that is to say, the South Wales Railway 
from Chepstow to Cardiff, and the Pontypool Rail- 
way from Newport to Pontypool, the Petitioners 
entertain great fears of being able to pay the 
interest of the debt to the mortgagees entrusted to 
their care, amounting to upwards of 10,000/., by the 
traffic being in a great degree diverted to such Rail- 
ways; that the Petitioners learn from notices given 
that both such Companies intend to apply to Par- 
liament for greatly extended powers, by which the 
Petitioners apprehend their revenue will be still 
further outa: and praying that the House will 
be pleased to take such means to compel the said 
Companies to compensate the mortgagees of the said 
turnpike tolls for such monies as have been lent 
for the benefit of the public under the guarantee of 
the different Acts of Parliament. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the — 
Petitions presented upon the 18th, 19th and 20th **P"™) 
days of this instant March ; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Petitions from Moorfields ;—and, Saint Luke’s Friendly 





Vou. 101. 








(Middlesex); praying that the House will take Scietss 
3E4 into 







































































we 





Medical 
Charities 
Ireland.) 


Lord’s Day. 


District 
Asylums 


( Metropolis.) 


Roman Catho- 
lic Relief Bill. 


400 


into their consideration the necessity of some 
official inquiry being instituted as to the causes 
of the frequent insolvency of Friendly Societies, 
with a view to some amendment of the present 
enactment,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of the 
Managing Committees, and Governors of the Medi- 
cal Charities of the city of Cork, praying that the 
House will immediately pass into a law a measure 
providing that the Fever Hospitals, Infirmaries, 
Lying-in Hospitals and Dispensaries of Jreland may 
be maintained by Funds raised by compulsory as- 
sessment levied equally throughout the several Elec- 
toral Unions of the country, and that Parliament 
may be graciously pleased to extend to Jreland any 
measure proposed for England and Scotland, by 
which provision may be made for paying reasonable 
salaries to the Medical Officers engaged in attend- 
ance upon said charitable institutions, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation re- 
siding in the village of Canwarthy Water, belong- 
ing to the Wesleyan Methodist Association, in the 
county of Cornwall, praying the House to pass a 
law for greatly restricting or altogether prohibiting 
the sale of intoxicating drink on the Lord’s Day, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the parish of Saint Pancras, praying 
that certain provisions of the Act relating to the 
formation of Asylum Districts in the Metropolis 
may be repealed, or so far amended as to ex- 
empt the said parish of Saint Pancras, and other 
large parishes, from the operation of so much thereof 
as relates to the said Asylum District, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
District Asylums (Metropolis). 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others, 
Inhabitants of Leith, praying the House to reduce 
the duty on Foreign Timber, and that such reduc- 
tion may be immediate, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Vice President of the American 
Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, praying that 
whatever change may be made in the import duties 
on Timber, the same may come into immediate 
operation, and that pitch, “oe and hardwoods, the 
sole growth of any part of the Continent of America, 
_ be admitted free of duty, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Electors, and 
others, residing in the county of York, and its vici- 


24° Martz. 


A. 1846. 


David Lewis, John Baker, Mary Elizabeth Flint, 
and Jane Knowles, stating that the Petitioners 
severally hold office under the Poor Law Commis- 
sionersin the Newport Union, in the counties of Mon- 
mouth and G'iamorgan, and that the Petitioners 
and a very large proportion of Poor Law Officers 
are desirous that a provision might be made for the 
superannuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall 
have faithfully discharged their duties for several 
years, and then become incapacitated for further 
service, and that the Fund for such superannua- 
tion be raised by the deduction of a per-centage 
out of all Poor Law Officers’ Salaries, and be 
under the sanction of Parliament, the control of 
the Government, and the management of the Poor 
Law Commissioners ; and praying the House to 
take the case into consideration, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Montgomery ;—Welshpool ;— Land- Corn Laws. 


rind ; — Llandinam ; — Forden ; —Churchstoke ;— 
Llanfechan ; — Manafon ; —— Lianfihangel ;—Llan- 
wnnog ;—Llanfaircaereinion :—Berriew ;—Llangy- 
niew ; — Mallwyd ; — Snead ; — Worthen ;— Castle 
Caerion ;— Bettws ;— Llanfyllin ;—Llanllwchaiarn; 
— Garthbeibio;— Kerry ;—Llanidloes ;—Llanerful ; 
— Llansantffraid ; — Llandisilio ; — Llanrhaiadr 
Mochnant ; — Carno ;—Hyssington ;—Llanwddyn ; 
—Llanddyssil ; —- Cemmes ; — Penstrowed ;—New- 
town and Kerry (two Petitions) ;—Llanmarewic ;— 
Aston and Castlewright ;— Buttington ;--Donning- 
ton and Yong ;—Stockton (Salop);— Ryton and 
Badger ;— Chelmarsh;—and, Worfield; praying the 
House not to sanction any diminution in the pro- 
tection now granted to Agriculture,—were preseuted, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned assembled in War. 


public meeting, in the borough ot JVewpori, in the 
Isle of Wight, praying the House to take measures 
for insuring the insertion of a clause in all inter- 
national Treaties binding the parties to refer all 
disputes that may arise to arbitration, and to abide 
by the decision of the arbitrators without having 
any resort to arms, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Yarmouth and Fresh- Militia. 


water, in the Isle of Wight, praying the House not 
to sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, Factories Bill. 


the Factories Bill, was read ; and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of April next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 
Sir William Horne: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Metropolitan 


nity, praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. eaiseee 


Act to amend an Act for regulating the Construction (No, 2.) Bille 


Factories Bill. A Petition of Flax-spinners, in the district of 





Kirkcaldy, and county of Fife, praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Huddersfield (six Petitions) ;— 
William Cudworth and others ;— Hyde (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Stockport (eleven Petitions) ;— Mottram ; 
— Droylsden (two Petitions) ;— Haslingden ; — 
Almondbury (two Petitions); — Manchester-road, 
district of Little Horton ;--Brudford (York);—and, 
Chorley (two Petitions); praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Winniatt Perkins, Thomas Morgan 
Vernor, William Witheycombe Harris, William Flint, 





and Use of Buildings in the Metropolis and its 
Neighbourhood, without any Amendment: —And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Isle of Man- 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Addresses of the Inhabitants 
of the Town of Douglas and vicinity, agreed upon 
at a Public Meeting convened by the High Bailiff, 
the Chief Magistrate of that Town and District, 
and presented to his Excellency Lieutenant-Governor 
Hope, by Deputations from the said Meeting, con- 
sisting of the High Bailiffand others, and W. Kelly 
and others :—Of the Petition of the said W. Kelly 
and others, presented to his Excellency on the same 
occasion :—Of the Address of the Inhabitants a 

the 





Lecture Rooms. 


Lichfield Free 
School. 


9 VicTorIz. 


the Town of Ramsey and Northern District of the 
Isle of Man to his Tucaes, and agreed upon at 
a Public Meeting, convened by the High Bailiff, 
the Chief Magistrate of that Town and District, 
and presented by a Deputation from that Meeting : 
—Of the Petitions of the Committees and Delegates 
of the Associations in the Northern and Southern 
District of the Jsle of Man, having for their object 
the attainment of an Elective House of Keys, pre- 
sented to his Excellency by a Deputation from the 
several Parishes and Towns of the said Isle :—Of| 
the Protest of Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, de- 
livered to his Excellency on the 6th December 1845, 
on the occasion of Lieutenant-Colonel James Camp- 
bell’s refusing to be sworn a Member of the House 
of Keys :—And, of the Correspondence, or Extracts 
therefrom, which has taken place between his Ex- 
cellency the Lieutenant-Governor and the said 
Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, relating to his Elec- 
tion as a Member of the House of Keys, the mode 
in which that House is at present constituted, and 
the state of Public Opinion in that Island on that 
subject. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 


to Her Majesty by such Members of this House | 


as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Houses, Rooms or other 
Buildings, licensed by the Justices in Quarter Ses- 
sions in the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey 
during the year 1845, for the purpose of delivering 
Lectures, in pursuance of the sae fe of the 


94°_-95° Martiz. 


‘as are of 





Statute 36 Geo. 3, c. 8. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid‘before this House, a Copy 
of the Memorial presented to the Treasury by Mr. 
Thomas Wood, Proprietor of the Wolverhampton 
Chronicle, in relation to Lichfield Free School :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Wed- 
nesday the 1st day of April next. 


Art Unions Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Bill to legalize Art Unions: And that Mr. Wyse, Colonel 
Raudon and Mr, Ewart do prepare, and bring it 
in. 

Destitute Poor Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

(Ireland) Bill. for the better Relief of the Destitute Poor of Jre- 
land: And that Mr. Poulett Scrope and Mr. Shar- 
man Crawford do prepare, and bring it in. 

Harbours. The Order made upon the 3d day of this instant 


March, for presenting to Her Majesty an humble 
Address, that She would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Aggregate Receipt of Revenue 
or Income of the several Sums and Charges levied 
on Shipping at every Port, Harbour and Creek in 
the United Kingdom, in the year 1845, whether 
levied under authority of Acts of Parliament, by 
Order: of Municipal Corporations, or under Charters 
of any kind, or by Consent, Prescription or by any 
other Authority, so as to exhibit the entire Charges 
of every kind levied on Vessels at each of the Ports, 
Harbours and Creeks of the United Kingdom, stat- 


ing the several Heads of such Revenue; and also 
VoL. 101, 








401 


the Expenditure for the same year, under separate 
Heads for the same year (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 571, of Session 1845), was 
read, and discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Harbours. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the several Dues and Charges 


'of every kind levied as Port Harbour Dues on 


Shipping, and on Goods imported and landed at 
ol Port, Harbour and Creeks in the United King- 
dom ; stating the Rates of the several Dues per 
Ton, or other Weight or Measurement, or per Tally, 
and distinguishing, in each Harbour, the Amount 
levied on Shipping from the Amount levied on 
Goods, so as to exhibit the entire Amount of Port 
and Harbour Charges of every kind levied on the 
Shipping and on Goods landed at each of the Ports, 
Harbours and Creeks of the United Kingdom, the 
Aggregate levied on Shipping and on Goods in 
Scotland, England and Ireland, for each of the 
years 1844 and 1845:— And, a similar Return 
from the several Docks in London River, and other 
Rivers and Harbours in the United Kingdom, and 
not included in the above Order, for the same 
eriod. 

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

Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Corn Importa- 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which tion Bill. 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That the Corn Importation Bill be now read a second 
time ; and which Amendment was, to leave out the 
word “now,” and, at the end of the Question, to 
add the words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question: — The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Mercurii, 25° die Martii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Burghs (Scot- 
Report on the Burghs (Scot/and) Bill; land) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for punishing Mutiny and De- Mutiny Bill, 
sertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and 
their Quarters, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of Her Ma- Marine 
jesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore, was, Mutiny Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resoived, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, read Indemnity 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of Bill. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order for taking into further consideration friendly 
this day the Report on the Friendly Societies Bill, Societies Bill. 
was read, and discharged. 








3F + Ordered, 





SEES SLI IT 


Pe I TTT 6 OED AT 


402 Q4°—95° Martie. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday the 22d day of April 
next. 


Railway, &amp;c., 


The Order for reading a second time this day the 
Deposits Bill. 


Railway, &amp;c., Deposits Bill, was read, and dis- 
ania 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 1st day of April next. 


Workhouses 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
(Ireland. ) 


a Return of the Number of Inmates, distinguishing 
the Able-bodied, in each Workhouse in Jreland, on 
the 25th day of March, in the years 1844, 1845 and 
1846. 


Art Unions 
Bill. 


Mr. Wyse presented a Bill for legalizing Art 
Unions : And the same was read a first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


No: 143. 


Public Income Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to the directions 
= Expendi- of several Actsfof Parliament,—An Account of the 
ure. . . 
No. 144 Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Resources 
=m" constituting the Public Income of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 
ended 5th January 1846. 


An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Great Britain, for the year ended 5th January 
1846. 


An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Ireland, for the year ended 5th January 1846. 


An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue 
of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1846, after deducting the Repayments, 
Allowances, Discounts Drawbacks and Bounties in 
the nature of Drawbacks; together with an Account 
of the Public Expenditure of the United Kingdom, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the Reduction of 
the National Debt, within the same period. 


An Account of the Net Public Income of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 
the year ended 5th January 1846, after abating the 
Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue Departments ; and of the actual Issues or 
Payments within the same period, exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or 
paying off Unfunded Debt; and of the Advances 
and Repayments for Local Works. 


An Account of the Balances of Public Money 
remaining in the Exchequer on the 5th January 
1845; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions 
to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 
5th January 1846 ; the Money applied towards the 
Redemption of the Funded Debt or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Repayments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon, and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on 5th January 1846, 


An Account of the Income of the Consolidated 
Fund arising in the United Kingdom, in the year 
ended 5th January 1846; and also of the actual 
Payments on account of the Consolidated Fund, 
within the same period. 

An Acccunt of the Money applicable to the pay- 
ment of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom, in the year ending 5th January 1846, and of 
the several Charges which have become due thereon 
in the same year; including the Amount of Ex- 
chequer Bills charged upon the said Fund, at the 
commencement and at the termination of the year; 
with Appendices. 


Consolidated 
Fund. 





A. 1846. 


An Account of the actual Receipt and Expendi- pundea Debt. 
ture of the Sums placed in the hands of the Com- 
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, 
year ending 5th January 1846. 


An Account of the Total Amount of the Unre- 
deemed Funded Debt, and the Charge thereof, at 
the 5th January 1845; of the Debt and Charge 
thereof created in the year ended 5th January 1846 ; 
of the Debt and Charge thereof reduced in the 
course of that year; and the Total Amount of the 
Unredeemed Debt and Charge, as it stood on 5th 
January 1846. 


An Account of the state of the Public Funded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge 
thereupon, at 5th January 1846. 


An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Bri- Unfunded 
tain and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, Debt 
on 5th January 1846; distinguishing Exchequer 
Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, charged upon the 
Aids granted by Parliament ; and Exchequer Bills 
to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund; and 
distinguishing also such part of the Unfunded Debt 
and Demands as has been provided for by Parlia- 
ment; together with an Account of the Ways and 
Means remaining in the Exchequer, or to be received 
on the 5th January 1846, to repay such part of the 
Unfunded Debt and Demands outstanding, as have 
been provided for; with Appendices. 


An Account showing bow the Monies given for Disposition of 
the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 67". 
and Jreland, for the year 1845, have been disposed 
of, distinguished under their several heads, to 5th 
January 1846. 


Customs : England, Scotland, Ireland :--Balances Arrears and 
and Arrears, on 5th January 1846. Balances: 
Customs. 
Excise: England, Scotland, Ireland : — Arrears Excise. 
and Current Balances, on 5th January 1846. 


Stamps: Great Britain :—Arrears on 5th Janu- Stamps. 
ary 1846, from Distributors; Net Balances in hands 
of Distributors. 


Trelanu :—Balances and Arrears on 5th January 
1846. 


Land and Assessed Taxes: Great Britain : — Land and As- 
Arrears and Current Balances, on 5th January S¢ssed Taxes. 
1846. 


Ireland :—Balances of deceased and dismissed 
Collectors; Balance of a deceased Revenue Col- 
lector. 


Post-office: Great Britain: — Arrears due on Post-office. 
5th January 1846; Balances and Arrears due on 
5th January 1846. 


Ireland :—Arrears due on 5th January 1846; 
Balances and Arrears due on 5th J anuary 1846. 


Land Revenues of the Crown: England, Wales, Land Reve- 
&amp;c. :—Arrears and Current Balances on 5th January 2Ues % the 
1846. Crown. 


Accounts of the Trade and Navigation of the Trade and _ 
United Kingdom, during each of the Three years Navigation ot 


i . the United 
ending 5th January 1846. Kingdom. 


An Account of every Increase and Diminution Increase and_ 
which has taken place, within the year 1845, in the Diminution ot 
Number of Persons employed, or in the Salaries, alaries. ; 
Emoluments, Allowances ‘and Expenses, in all N° 1: 
Public Offices or Departments ; with an Abstract. 


An Account of all Allowances or Compensations Superannua- 
granted as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, tions. 
in all Public Offices or Departments, which remained No. 146. 
payable on the Ist January 1845; the Annual 
Amount which was granted in the year 1845; the 
Annual Amount which ceased within the year ; 
and the Amount remaining payable on the 31st of 
December 1845. 

An 





Public Debt. 
No. 147. 


Spirits. 


Woollen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 
(China. ) 


No. 148. 


Perth Central 
Railway 
Terminus. 


No. 149. 


Railways 
( Metropolis.) 


9 VicToRIz. 


An Account of all Additions which have been 
made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt by 
the Interest of any Loan that hath been made, or 
Annuities created, in the last Ten years ; and also 
showing how the Charge incurred in respect of the 
same has been provided for. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and 
Ireland respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities 

roduced from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt 
and Unmalted Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; 
showing also, the Total Quantity of each Sort, in the 
United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1846 :—Of the Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits, distinguishing the Sorts on which 
Duty was paid for Home Consumption in each of 
the’ Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and 
the Amount of such Duty; also, the Total Number 
of Gallons and Duty in the United Kingdom, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1846; show- 
ing, under separate heads, the Number of Gallons 
of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the materials from 
which made) imported into each Kingdom from 
each of the others respectively, and including, in the 
cases of England and Scotland, those conveyed 
either by Land or by Sea; stating also, the rate of 
Duty per Gallon, and the Total Amount thereof in 
each case, and what portion of such Duty was paid 
on removal of the Spirits from Bond, and what after 
their arrival at the Place of Destination, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1846 :—And, of the 
Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits permitted 
out from Distillers’ Stocks in England, and the 
Total Number of Gallons Proof of British Brandy 
and Spirits of Wine permitted out from Rectifiers’ 
Stocks in England, for the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1846; also, the Stocks remaining in the 
hands of English Distillers on the 5th day of Janu- 
ay 1846 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 296, of Session 1845). 


Returns of the Woollen Worsted Manufactures 
exported to China, from the year 1824 to the year 
1838, distinguishing the Quantities and Description 
shipped in each year, with the Declared Value :— 
And, of the Woollen Worsted Manufactures ex- 
ported to China, Hong Kong, from the cessation of 
the East India Company’s Trading Charter, to the 
5th day of January 1845, distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Description shipped in each year, with the 
Declared Value. 


Ordered, That the said. Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to Public 
Income and Expenditure ; Superannuations ; Public 
Debt; and, Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures (China) ; 
together with the Abstract of the Account relative 
to Increase and Diminution of Salaries, be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Lords of the 
Committee of Privy Council for Trade on the subject 
of a Central Railway Terminus in or near the City of 
Perth. 

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


Sir Robert Peel reported to the House, That their 


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403 


A Petition of Solicitors of Her Majesty’s High Court of 
Court of Chancery, praying the House to inquire Chancery 
into the claims made before the Lord Chancellor, in 
pursuance of the Act for abolishing certain Offices 

of the High Court of Chancery in England, and to 

take under their consideration the several Orders 

made thereon, and to inquire into the fees imposed 

upon the suitors of the said Court, and into the state 

and several charges affecting the several funds of the 

suitors of the said Court, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Bristol and 
land through which the Bristol and Birmingham Birmingham 
Railway is intended to pass, praying that they may pe Aa 
be permitted to withdraw their names from a Peti- Tewkesbury 
tion complaining that the Standing Orders of the and Malvern 
House, in respect to the application for the Bristol some 

and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury 

and Malvern Line) Bill, had not been complied with, 

and that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 

and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- Post-office. 
office, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 150. 
printed. 


Order ed, That the Account relative to the British British 


Museum, which was presented yesterday, be printed. ong . 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Highland Highland 


Roads and Bridges, which was presented yesterday, Roads and 


; Bridges. 
be printed. No. 152. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Shannon Shannon 
Navigation, which was presented yesterday, be Navigation. 
printed. No. 153. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Isle of Isle of Man. 
Man, which were presented yesterday, be printed. §No.154. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Vessels, Vessels. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 155. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Paper, Paper. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 156. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Window Window Duty. 
Duty, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | No. 157. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mails, which Mails. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 150. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after Twelve of the clock 
on Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 


day. 








Mercurit, 25° die Martii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
M®*: Soady, from the Audit Office, was called Public 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the S°countants- 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—List of Officers 





Address of the 23d day of this instant March, that 
Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to issue a 
Commission to investigate and report upon the 
various Railway projects of which the Termini are 
pioposed to be established within or in the imme- 
diate vicinity of the Metropolis, had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint the House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 
VoL. 101. 








and Departments whose Accounts are audited by the 
| Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts. 
| An Account of the Arrears and Balances due to 
,and from all Public Accountants, so far as the said 
Particulars can be ascertained from the Books of 
the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts, 
completed to the 5th January 1846, 
List of the Accounts depending in the Office of 
the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts 
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completed to the 28th February 1846 :—And then 
he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. 
Committees. Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 
London and The London and Birmingham Railway (Leaming- 
Birmingham 


Railway ton Extension and Coventry and Rughy Stations 
(Leamington Enlargement) Bill was read a second time; and 
Extension and committed. 

— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
tions Enlarge- mittee of Selection. 

ment) Bill. 


Leeds and The Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint Helens 
bee a Branch Deviation) Bill was read a second time ; and 
hs he Branch committed. 

Deviation ) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Dublin Wide 


Streete Bill, Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill to extend 


the Powers of the Commissioners of Wide Streets, 
Dublin, to widen and improve certain Streets and 
Passages in the City and County of Dublin: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Great The Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln 
Youth, Hoen- and Midland Junction Railway Bill was read a se- 


castle, Lincoln Cond time; and committed. 


= gl Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
way Bill. " mittee of Selection. 

Brighton, The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
Lewes and 


Hastings Rail- into consideration the Report on the Brighton, Lewes 
way Devia- and Hastings Railway Deviations and Eastbourne, 
tions and Hailsham, Seaford and Newhaven Branches Bill; 
Hastourne, and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Seaford and Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
Newhaven  ingrossed. 


Branches Bill. 

Gravesend Colonel Austen Dmg a Bill for incorporating 
Se . the Gravesend and Milton Waterworks Company, 
Bill. and for more effectually supplying the Inhabitants 


of the Town and Parishes of Gravesend and Milton- 
next-Gravesend and the Parish of Northfleet, in the 
County of Kent, with Water: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


ses agg The House was moved, That the Report, in respect 

way Bill. ~ of the Petition for the Arbroath and Forfar Rail- 
way Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Com- 
pany to raise an additional Sum of Money, and to 
amend the Acts relating to the said Company: And 
that Mr. Duncan and Mr. Bannerman do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Leicester and = =The Leicester and Birmingham Railway (with a 

ea se Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
y(with ~. . 

a Branch) mitted . , : 4 

Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Huddersfield Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for making a 
Fe eng Railway from the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction 
way (Darfield Railway to the Midland Railway, to be called The 


Branch) Bil. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Dar- 








A. 1846. 


field Branch), with a Branch therefrom: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to re- Ferguson's 
peal so much of an Act passed in the fourth year of Mat. il. 
the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for naturalizing Henry 
Robert Ferguson,” as enacts, that the said Henry 
Robert Ferguson should not thereby be enabled to 
be of the Privy Council, or a Member of either 
House of Parliament, or to take any Office or Place 
of Trust, either Civil or Military, or to have any 
Grant of Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments from 
the Crown to Himself, or any other Person or Persons 
in trust for him, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Edinburgh 
posed, That the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scot- = — 
tish Central Railways Junction Bill be now read a Central Rail- 


second time ; ways Junction 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz., To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six weeks.” 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question:—The said 


| proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 


withdrawr. 

Then the Amendmerts following were proposed 
to be made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the 
word “ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to 
add the words “ after the Select Committee on the 
“ Amalgamation of Railways and Canals shall 
“ have reported to the House.” 


And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

‘The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Viscount Duncan, } 40 
Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton: ‘ 
Tellers for the( Mr. For Maule, 
Noes, \ Mr. Richard Hodgson : } ™ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth Edinburgh 
and C/yde Navigation Junction Bill was read a 2nd Glasgow 


second time ; and committed. aes 4 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Clyde Naviga- 


mittee of Selection. tion Junction 
Bill. 


The Edinburgh and Glasgow and Wishaw and Edinburgh 
Coltness Railways Junction Bill was read a second #24 Glassow 


; : d Wis! 
time; and committed. aan Colne 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railways 
mittee of Selection. Junction Bill. 


The Edinburgh and Glosgow, Monkland and Edinburgh 
Kirkintilloch, Ballochney and Slamannan Railways 24 Glasgow 
Junction Bill was read a s d ti &gt; Sones ont 

S$ read a second time; and com- Kirkintilloch 
mitted, Ballochney 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®@4 Slaman- 


P ~ ; F ilways 
mittee of Selection. Sanction Bia. 


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The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Leeds Central Railway Station 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway Station on the North Side of 
Wellington-street, in Leeds, in the West Riding of 
the County of York, to be called The Leeds Central 
Railway Station: And that Mr. Beckett Denison, 
Mr. Beckett and Mr. Aldam do prepare and bring 


it in. 


Leeds Central 
Railway 
Station Bill. 


Furness and The Furness and Windermere Railway Bill was 

Windermere read a second time; and committed. 

Railway Bil. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Midland Rail- The Midland Railway (Birmingham Extension) 
be Se Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

sion) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

Sheffield, The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manches- 
——— ter Railway (Worsborough Branch) Bill was read a 
Manchester second time; and committed. 

Railway Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


(Worsborough mittee of Selection. 
Branch) Bill. ee 


East Coast The East Coast Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Brighton and = The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 


— into consideration the Report on the Brighton and 
(Steyning Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch) Bill; and 


Branch) Bill. the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Bury Gas Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Bill. Bury Gas Bill; That they had examined the al- 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Woodstock Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Roads Bill. the Woodstock Roads Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Blackburn, Mr. Greene presented a Bill to enable the Black- 
ang a burn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Company to 
way Bil. alter the Line of part of their Railway, and to make 
certain Branches therefrom to connect the same 
with the Liverpool and Bury Railway, all in the 
County of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
9 eae Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
North Western W2Y&gt; With Branches therefrom, in the County of 


Junction Rail. Lancaster and West Riding of the County of York, 
way Bill, to be called The Blackburn, Clitheroe aud North 
Western Junction Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Bitte Con- M r. Greene et a Bill for better supplying 
Bill, 'Gas with Gas the orough of Belfast and the Neigh- 


25° Martiz. 


405 


bourhood thereof: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The London and Birmingham, Grand Junction, London and 
and Manchester and Birmingham Railways Amal- Birmingham, 

: : : Grand Junc- 
gamation Bill was read a second time; and com- ¢ion, and Man- 
mitted. chester and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Birmingham 
mittee of Selection. ae 


Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 
The London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury London and 
Railway Purchase) Bill was read a second time ; — 
and committed. ae 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Pur- 
mittee of Selection. chase) Bill, 


Colonel Wood presented a Bill for making a London and 
Railway trom Knightsbridge Green, in the Parish — 
of Saint Margaret, Westminster, in the County of “*Y ™ 
Middlesex, to New Windsor, in the County of 

Berks, to be called The London and Windsor Rail- 

way: And the same was read the first time ; and 

ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill for making a Kinross June 
Railway from Kinruss to the Edinburgh and North- tion Railway 
ern, and .Dundee and Perth Railways, to be called sian 
The Kinross Junction Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Midland Railway (Darfield to Elsecar and Midland Rail- 

other Branches) Bill was reed a second time ; and ~ —— 
; o Elsecar, 

committed. ocak alias 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property London and 
in and Inhabitants of the several parishes of. Epsom, South Western 
Ewell, Morden, Ashtead and Leatherhead, and the oct 
vicinity, in the county of Surrey, praying that the Branch) Bill. 
London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Banwell ;— Burbage ;— Hinckley ; Leicester and 
— Earl Shilton ;—Leicester ;— Birmingham ;—and, Birmingham 
Nuneuton ; praying that the Leicester and Birming- a Branch, Bi 
ham Railway (with a Branch) Bill may pass into a , 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leith ;— Edinburgh ;—and Ayr West of Scot- 
(three Petitions); praying that the West of Scotland Pee J va 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Greenock ;—Johnstone ;—Bridge Ayrshire, 
of Weir ;—Houstoun ;—and, Crosslee ; praying that — of 
the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port Glasgow ae 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,— tion Railway 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Bill. 


the Table. 


A Petition of William Ramsay Ramsay, of Barn- Caledonian 
ton, in the county of Edinburgh, Esquire, taking rottg 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the Sranches) Bill 
Caledonian Railway (Midlothian Branches) Bill; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 





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Rugby -_ A Petition of William Marshall, of Husband’s 
Ptamiord , Bosworth, in the county of Leicester, Esquire, pray- 
_— ing that he may be bias, by himself, his ee 
or agent, against certain parts of the Rugby and 
Stamford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered , That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Rugby, A Petition of Commissioners for paving, lighting, 
per a watching, regulating and improving the Town of 
Railway Bill. Leamington Priors, and for putting into execution 
the two several Acts of Parliament thereinafter 
mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by them selves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester, 


A Petition of Henry Healey, of Ashby Decoy 
a Cottage, in the parish of Bottesford, in the county 
Direct Rail. of Lincoln, and of Clifton, in the county of York, 
way Bill. Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Manchester, Huddersfield and Grimsby Direct 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the s aid Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sheffield, A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Ashton-under- Barnsley Canal Navigation, praying that they may 
Lyne and . : 
Manchester be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
Railway against certain parts of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
(Barnsley = Lyne and Manchester Railway (Barnsley Branch) 
Branch) Bill. . 
B:ll, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if th ey think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the B ill, against the said Petition. 


East Coast A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
Railway Bill. ofthe borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the East Coast Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cornwall 


A Petition of the Reverend Peter Frye Hony, of 
Railway Bill. 


Southampton, in the county of Southampton, Clerk, 
L.L.D., praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North British Petitions of John Bookless, Surgeon, Walter Kers, 
yom Jeweller, Robert Martin, Stationer, George Jerdan, 
Sranches) Bil, Writer, and Robert D. Martin, a Committee of 
the Inhabitants of Kelso ;—and, the Right honour- 
able Charles Earl of Lraquair; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


agents, against certain parts of the North British 





A. 1846. 


Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, up on their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel he ard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions, 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of lands Wakeficla, 
wit hin the district of the Dun Drainage, in the West oe and 
Riding of the county of York, praying that they (Methley, %: 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against Askern and 
certain parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole ee sara 
Railway (Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) — 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Co mmittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of His Grace Hugh Duke of North- Perth and 
umberland, the Right honourable Lord Prudhoe, se 
George Forbes, Esquire, Banker, in Edinburgh, and 
Henry Home Drummond, Esquire, of Blair Drum- 
mond, M.P., Trustees of the late John Duke of 
Atholl ;—Sir William Drummond Stewart, of Grand- 
tully, Baronet ;— and, William M‘Inroy, Esquire, 
of Arnhall; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Perth and Inverness Railway Bill,— 


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


A Petition of Mrs. Mary Hamilton Nisbet Fer- North British 

guson, of Belhaven and Dirleton, Widow of Robert Railway Bill 
Ferguson, of Raith, Esquire, deceased, and of 
John Duxdas, of Saint Andrew-square, in tie city 
of Edinburgh, Clerk to the Signet, only surviving 
Trustee under the settlements of the deceased Wil- 
liam Hamilton Nisbet, of Belhaven and Dirleton, 
Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North British Railway ill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Manchester, 
land and other property upon and near the line of —— 
the proposed Manchester, Buxton, Matlock 'and a pee 
Midland Junction Railway, in the counties of Railway Bill 
Chester and Derby, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred "to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Moore and William Foster Sutton Har- 
Moore, both of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, Ducks (PI ei 
Shipbuilders, praying that they may be heard, by mouth) Bill. 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

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Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Inverness and 
Elgin Junction 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Francis Earl 
of Moray, K.T., ta king notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Inverness and Elgin Junction 
Railway Bill ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk to the 
Board of Guardians of the Magherafelt Union, 
praying the House to make such an amendment in 
the Irish Poor Law as will provide for the a a 
pression of mendicancy, the remission of work- 
house loans, a law of settlement, the affiliation of 
illegitimate children on the reputed fathers, and an 
improved system of medical charities, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Factories Bill. + Petitions from Bolton;—and Preston (Lancaster) ; 


praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord's Day. A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of New 
York and neighbourhood, in the township of Hart- 
with-cum-Winsley, in the parish of Kirkby Malzeard, 
in the West Riding of the county of York, praying 
the House to pass a law for greatly restricting or 
entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors 
on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Coal-whippers 
(Port of Lon- 
don. ) 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of a Letter to Sir George Clerk, 
from the Chairman of the Coal-wh:ppers Commis- 
sioners, transmitting a Copy of the Balance Sheet 
of the proceedings of their Office from the 30th 
June to the 31st December last, and containin g Ob- 
servations upon the beneficial effects of the A ct :— 
And, Copy of a Memorial from the registered Coal- 
whippers of the Port of Zondon, praying a renewal 
of the Act 6 and 7 Vic. c. 101. 

‘ os That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


an a Mr. Poulett Scrope presented a Bill for the better 
ag ) ™ Relief of the Destitute Poor of Jreland: And the 
No.158. same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next; and to 


be printed. 
Election No- © The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Be (Ireland) mittee on the Election Notices (Ireland) Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the sth day of April next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


County Elec. — The Order of the day being read, for the Second 


eines Reading of the County Elections Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 
urupiie The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
land) But Mittee on the Turnpike Roads (Scotland) Bill ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to _ the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “this House will, upon this day six months, 

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407 


“ resolve itself into the said Committee” instead 
thereof. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Fox Maule, 


Yeas, \ Mr. Horsman: =. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Home Drummond, \ 18 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: . 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed, 
Cravse N° 1, agreed to. 


Cuause N° 2, (Not to be lawful for Justices of 
the Peace to grant to the tacksman of tolls or toll 
gatherer, or other person situated at any toll-bar, 
any license to sell any wine, ale, spirituous liquors, 
or provisions) :— 

Amendments made. 


Another Amendment proposed: At the end of 

the Clause to add the words, “ at any toll-bar 
“ within such shire, stewartry or royal burgh re- 
spectively.” 
Amendment proposed to the said proposed 
Amendment: To add the words, “ Provided such 
“ toll-bar shall be within five miles of a house re- 
“ gularly licensed by the Justices on any such 
“ road.” 


Question put, That those words be added to the 
said proposed Amendment ; 
The Committee divided : 

116. 

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“ 


Tellers for the { Mr. For Maule, 
Yeas, Mr. Patrick Stewart : 
Tellers for the s Mr. Home Drummond, 
Noes, . Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: 


And it appearing that Forty Members were not 
present ; the Chairman left the Chair. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and counted the 
House ; and thirty-seven Members only being pre- 
sent, Mr. Speaker left the Chair; and it not being 
Four of the clock, and other Members having come 
into the House, Mr. Speaker again counted the 
House; and Forty Members being present, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair. 


Then the House again resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Question again proposed, That those words be 
added to the said proposed Amendment : 
Amendment proposed to the proposed Amend- 


ment to the said proposed Amendment: To leave 
out the words “ five miles,” in order to insert the 


words “ half a mile.” 
Question put, That the words “ five miles” stand 
part of the proposed Amendment to the said pro- 
posed Amendment ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. For Maule, } 19 
Yeas, Mr. Patrick Stewart : , 
Tellers for they Mr. Home Drummond,  \ - 
Noes, { Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: J °* 
Proposed words added to the said proposed 
Amendment. 


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Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Settlement of 
the Poor Bill 
(1823). 


No. 159. 


Votes of 
Electors. 


Coroners (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


Railways and 
Canals Amal- 
gamation. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Bath Line.) 


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Amendment, as amended, added to the Clause : 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Fox Maule, 1 
Yeas, Mr. Patrick Stewart: J 
Tellers for the f Mr. Home Drummond, \ 4, 
Noes, | Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : oe 


Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman 
do leave the Chair,—put, and agreed to. 


18. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Ordered, That the Bill to amend the Laws relating 
to the Settlement of the Poor, which was ordered 
to be printed, as amended, on the 26th day of June 
1823, be re-printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Parker be discharged from 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on 
Votes of Electors. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wrightson be added to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to the Office of Coroner, 
and the Expenses of Inquests, in Jreland: And that 
Mr. Grogan and Mr. Gregory do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Monday last, That a Select Committee be 
appointed to consider the principle of Amalgamation 
as applied to the Railway and Canal Bills now 
under the consideration of Parliament, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir George Clerk, 
Sir George Grey, Mr. Pachington, Mr. Evelyn De- 
nison, Mr. George William Hope, Mr. Gibson Craig 
and Mr. Wilson Patten; with Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


A Petition of George Byng Paget, one of the Di- 
rectors of the Midland Railway Company, and one 
of the Promoters of the Bill thereinafter mentioned, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That a 
Petition has been presented to the House for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Bristol and Gloucester Railway, at Mangotsfield, to 
Bath, which Petition has been referred to the Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; that on the 
tenth day of February last, a Petition was presented 
to the House purporting to be signed by Thomas 
Wintle, and certain other owners and occupiers of 
lands whose names are thereunto annexed, alleging 
certain non-compliances with the Standing Orders of 
the House; that the Petitioner is informed and be- 
lieves that the signature of Elias Dyer, affixed to the 
said Petition, was affixed to the piece of parchment 
containing only the prayer thereof, and no other part 
of the said Petition, and that the contents of the said 
Petition were not communicated to him or to the 
other Petitioners before the presentation thereof to 
the House ; that the Petitioner submits that such 
proceedings with reference to such Petition are 
irregular and inconsistent with the rules and orders 








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of the House, and that the said Petition ought 


not, under the circumstances, to be entertained by — 
the said Committee ; and praying that he may be Coatbr 
heard, by his agents and witnesses, before the said ae 
Committee, in support of the allegations hereinbe- Railw: 
fore contained, and that the said Petition of the 
said Thomas Wintle and others may not be enter- 
tained by the said Committee, or that such other 
order may be made in the premises as to the House 
shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Grand June. 
gesses of the borough of Manchester, in the county oa we 
of Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by Poe al Stand 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain ton, Prescot" Order 


parts of the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and 24 Saint 


- elens,” 
Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” « Warrington Wake 


“ Warrington and Kenyon,’ “ Warrington and and Kenyon,” impr 
Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello,” and “ Edge “ Warrington 


* ss ‘ ; and Parkside,” 
Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill, was presented, « showhill ani -_ 


and read. Portobello,” Lane: 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the = a 08g and ( 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, Branches Bil, - 





by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

7 os ‘ : a Hull 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. coln 

Raily 


Ordered, That the Bristol and Gloucester and Bristol and 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railways Bill be read por 
a second time upon Friday next. ham and 
Gloucester 
Railways Bill. 

Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Kilmarnock 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom = Trem 

ee = : . ailway Bill. 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Bill, was referred ; ba 
bey the Standing Orders had been complied Wa 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Com- 
pany to let on lease their Railway to the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, 
and to authorize the said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- 
nock and Ayr Railway Company to alter parts of 
the said Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, and to 
construct certain Branch Railways in conection 
therewith: And that Lord George Bentinck and Mr. 
James Oswald do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Kilmarnock 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 24 Ayr Di- 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance tid Ce 

: : : “- Bi 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Kilmarnock to Ayr, to 
be called The Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway: 

And that Lord James Stuart and Mr. Bouverie do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select British 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Guarantee C 
the case of the Petition for the British Guarantee “8°” (I 
Association Bill, the Standing Orders relative to 
Bills of the Third Class had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no notice of the application had 
been inserted in the London and Edinburgh Gazettes, 
nor had the deed or agreement of partnership or 
declaration been deposited in the Private Bill Office 
previous to the presentation of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. ‘ 

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Tesmahagow, Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 
palserfand Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
—” the case of the Petition for the Lesmahagow, Dal- 
Junction serf and Coathridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill, 
Railway. the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as power is proposed to be taken to enable 
the proposed Company to sell their Railway and all 
interest therein to the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway Company, if they shall be so authorized 
to have and to hold the said Railway ; but no 
mention of the said intention was contained in the 
Gazette and newspaper notices relating to this 
Undertaking. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 
. Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
one on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : 
Wakefield 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Wakefield 


Improvement. Tmprovement Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Birkenhead, 
Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Hull and 
Lincoln Direct Railway Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on amend- 
ing the Plans and Sections deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the county of the city of 
Lincoln, so as to make them accord with the Plans 
and Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the Parts of Lindsey; and on inserting in 
figures on the cross Sections, the present rates of 
inclination of the public carriage-roads passed by 
the Railway. 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the Newport and 
Pillgwenlly Waterworks Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on procuring 
additions! subscribers duly bound, according to the 
provisions of the Standing Orders, to the amount 
of £.150, at the least. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with ; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bills. 

The second, third and fourth Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Birkenhead, 
Lancashire 
and Cheshire 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Hull and Lin- 
coln Direct 
Railway. 


Newport and 
Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks. 


Sheffield The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
hel of the Petition for the Sheffield General Cemetery 
Bill, Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for incorporating the Proprietors of the Sheffield 
General Cemetery, in the Township of Eccleshall 
Bierlow, in the parish of Sheffield, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, and for enlarging 
and improving the said Cemetery, and for other 
Purposes connected therewith : And that Mr. Ward 
and Mr. Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 


Crelant) pil, __. Vt: Grogan presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
i in relating to the Office of Coroner, and the Expenses 
“0.00 Of Inquests in Ireland: And the same was read the 

first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 2d day of April next; and to 
be printed. ; 

Pe a. Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on 

malas end Group No. 12 of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 


Ayr Railway titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
oiteene were referred ; That in the case of the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (Amendment 


(No. 1.) Bill. 
and Branches) (No. 1.) Bill, they had heard counsel 
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409 


in favour of the Bill; that they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Order made upon Monday last, That there Metropolitan 

be laid before this House, a Return of the Number Buildings. 
of Informations laid by the Surveyors of Districts 
under the Building Act, at the Police Offices, for 
each of the Three years ending on the 1st day of 
January 1845, specifying the Numberat each Office : 
—Of the Number of Informations laid by District 
Surveyors at the Metropolitan Buildings Office, for 
the year ending the 1st day of January 1846 :— 
And, stating the Conviction, whether in favour of 
the District Surveyor or the Party appealed against ; 
and showing the Fees in each case allowed by the 
Magistrates and the Official Referees for the atten- 
dance of the District Surveyors, on such Informa- 
tions, was read ; and discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Metropolitan 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Buildings. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Informations 
laid by the Surveyors of Districts under the Build- 
ing Act, at the Police Offices, for each of the Three 
years ending on the 1st day of January 1845, spe- 
cifying the Number at each Office :—Of the Num- 
ber of Informations laid by District Surveyors at 
the Metropolitan Buildings Office, for the year end- 
ing the 1st day of January 1846 :—And, stating 
the Conviction, whether in favour of the District Sur- 
veyor or the Party appealed against; and showing 
the Fees in each case allowed by the Magistrates 
and the Official Referees for the attendance of the 
District Surveyors, on such Informations. 

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


A Petition of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal South Wales 
Company, praying that the South Wales Railway Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 8% 2) Bill 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Glasgow 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that they ee 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ~ 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Water- 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 26° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Stokes, from the Office of Sir Giffin Wilson, Court of 
one of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery, &amp;e- 

Chancery, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of Febru- 
ary last, for Copies of all Claims made by the Mas- 
and of the Registrars, and of tie 
Clerks of the Registrars, and of the Clerks to the 
entering Registrars, and of others, to the Lords of the 
Treasury, for Compensation under the 48th Section of 
the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 94, intituled, “ An Act forthe 
Regulation of the Proceedings, Process and Practice 
of certain Offices of the High Court of Chancery in 

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410 


England,” and of the Warrant or Warrants under 
the hands of the said Lords of the Treasury, founded 
upon any of such Claims, and of any Report or 
Reports of the Commissioners appointed by them 
under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, and 1 Will. 4, c. 58, upon 
which such Warrants are founded :—And, of the 
Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Lords 
of the Treasury, under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, and 1 Will. 
4, c. 58, upon the Claims of the Side Clerks of the 
Court of Exchequer, for Compensation under that 
Act, and a Copy of the Schedule of the Fees to which 
such Side Clerks were, by the said Commissioners, 
found and declared to be entitled :—Returns of the 
respective Ages of the Persons entitled to Compen- 
sation under the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, and the 
Names of the Sworn Clerks to whom they were ar- 
ticled, and the Dates of their Articles respectively, 
to such Sworn Clerks, and the Dates of their several 
Admissions to Seats as Sworn Clerks or Waiting 
Clerks ; and of the Sums paid by each of the said 
late Sworn Clerks entitled to Compensation for the 
Purchase of any Business of a Sworn Clerk ; stating 
the Sums so paid bv each Person, and the Person to 
whom paid, and the Time or Times when paid :— 
Of the Number of attendable Warrants granted by 
each of the Taxing Masters for the Taxation of 
Costs each day, within the first, second and third 
years of his Appointment; distinguishing the War- 
rants to justify Attendances, and the Number of 
Bills of Costs, and the Amount and Rate of the 
Per-centage on the Taxation thereof paid thereon 
during each of those several years, and the Sums 
received by him for Warrants granted, and for Co- 
pies of Bills of Costs, and for Reports or Certificates, 
or otherwise, during each of those periods :—And, of 
the Total Amount of the Sums received by each of 
the Taxing Masters of the Court of Chancery (paid 
out of the Suitors’ Fee Fund), both for Salary and 
Compensation, since the passing of the Act 5 and 
6 Vic., c. 103, distinguishing the Sums paid to each 
Person, and the Names of the Persons :—And, a 
Copy of the Report of Sir Giffin Wilson, one of 
the Masters of the High Court of Chancery in Eng- 
land, dated the 3d day of December 1842, made in 
the matter of the Suitors of that Court, and ascer- 
taining the Costs and Charges incurred in preparing, 
procuring and passing the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, 
for abolishing certain Offices of that Court, and also 
a Copy of the State of Facts laid before the said 
Master on the part of the said Suitors, and referred 
to in his said Report :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Bristul Waterworks and Sewerage Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water and improving the 
Sewerage of certain Parts of the City and County 
of Bristol: And that Mr. William Miles and Mr. 
Philip Miles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 
( Birmingham Extension) Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the datum line is not referred to some 
fixed point stated in writing on the Section near 
either of the termini; and inasmuch as the Section 
is not drawn to the same horizontal scale as the 
only Plan which describes the situation of the whole 
of the work, and the lands in or through which it 
is to be made, but there is a Plan drawn to the 


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same scale as the Section, which shows nothing but 
the line of the Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Mr. Agiionby reported from the Select Committee Dartmouth, 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Brixham ang 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Dartmouth, Brixham and Exeter Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Devon 
does not correctly describe the line or situation of 
the lands and properties through which the said 
Railway is intended to be made, or which lie within 
the limits of deviation, inasmuch as the divisions, 
boundaries and numberings of the several properties 
next hereafter mentioned are indistinct and unintelii- 
gible, so that persons interested in the said Railway 
cannot identify the same, or whether the same, when 
numbered on the said Plans, are rightly described 
in the Book of Reference ; (that is to say) certain 
properties between the Nos. 60 and 80, in the pa- 
rish of Ashton ; the property numbered 78, in the 
parish of Kingsteignton ; certain properties between 
the Nos. 260 and 270 (with the exception of 266), 
and between the Nos. 290 and 350, with the excep- 
tion of twenty of the above numbers, in the parish 
of Dunsford. 

And inasmuch as the properties numbered re- 
y event on the said Plans, 5, in the parish of 

shton, 39, in the parish of Doddiscombsleigh, 25, 
in the parish of Treesham, are shown on the said 
Plans as lying within the limits of deviation, but the 
same are not described in the said Book of Refer- 
ence, nor are the names of the owners, lessees and 
occupiers thereof contained therein. 

And inasmuch as various lands and premises 
marked on the said Plan, and numbered in the 
Books of Reference lodged with the said Plan, are 
not distinguished by any corresponding numbers 
on the said Plans, in the following instances: the 
properties numbered in the Book of Reference 1, 2, 
7, 13, 16, 24, 28, in the parish of Highchurch ; 8°, 
10, 9, in the parish of Teigngrace ; 77, 77%, 78, 79, 
80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 
97, 97%, 97°, 98, 99, 100, in the parish of Chudleigh ; 
9,19, in the parish of Hennock; 1, 2, 14, 20, in 
the parish of Treesham; 1, 9, 46, in the parish of 
Chiestow ; 3%, 7, 14, 244, 32, 35, 42, 46, 62, 64, 91, 
92, 93, 94, 95, in the parish of Ashton; 14, 52, 53°, 
80, 83, in the parish of Doddiscombsleizh; 234, 
252, 254, 255, 258, 277, 281, 282, 287, 289, 356, 
358, 367, 368, 369, 371, 411, 418, in the parish of 
Dunsford ; 1, 14, 2, 3, 6, 20, 26, 27, 31, 34, 39, 41, 
43, in the parish of Holcombe Burnell; 25, 27, in 
the parish of Alphington ; 1, 32, in the parish of 
Saint David. 

And inasmuch as the distances on the datum line 
are not marked thereon in miles and furlongs to 
correspond with those marked on the said Plan, 
inasmuch as such distances are marked on the said 
Section in miles only, and the furlongs are wholly 
omitted therefrom on the said Section. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line of the said Section to the line of the in- 
tended Railway is not marked upon the said Section 
in feet and inches at the change of gradient or in- 
clination occurring at the following distances, as 
marked on the said Section; that is to say, at the 
20th mile 60 chains, at the 22d mile, at the 23d 
mile 40 chains; at the 3d mile on the Section of 
the Branch of the said Railway to Ezeter, at the 
7th mile 20 chains, 

And inasmuch as the measure from the datum 
line to the line of the said intended Railway has not 
been correctly marked upon the said Section in feet 
and inches at the changes of the gradient or inclina- 
tion of the said line marked thereon at the distances- 

hereafter 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the — a 


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hereafter mentioned: at 72 miles the vertical mea- 
sure is marked as 51 feet, whereas it should be 61 
feet; at 9} miles the vertical measure is marked at 
141 feet, whereas it should be 151 feet. 

And inasmuch as the proportion or rate of incli- 
nation between each change of the gradient or incli- 
nation, is not marked on the said Section at the 
change of gradient occurring at the following dis- 
tances, as marked on the said Section: a gradient 
beginning at the 23d mile and ending at 23 miles 
45 chains; a gradient beginning at 23 miles 45 
chains, and ending at 24 miles 77 chains; a gra- 
dient beginning at the commencement of the Exeter 
Branch, and ending at the 3d mile thereof; a gra- 
dient beginning at the 3d mile, and ending at 6 
miles 63 chains thereof; a gradient beginning at 
6 miles 63 chains, and ending at 7 miles 15 chains 
thereof; a gradient beginning at 7 miles 15 chains, 
and ending at 7 miles 45 chains thereof. 

And inasmuch as the said Section does not cor- 
rectly show the surface of the ground marked on the 
said Plan, inasmuch as by the said Plan the Rail- 
way is intended to cross the several roads at 5 miles 
73 chains, 5 miles 75 chains, and at 6 miles 55 
chains, but the same are not shown on the said 
Section. 

And inasmuch as the height of the said intended 
Railway over or under the surface of the several 
turnpike-roads and public carriage-roads, and of the 
canal next hereinafter mentioned, is not marked in 
figures upon the said Section at the crossings of 
such roads ; that is to say,—a turnpike-road at 14 
miles 10 chains on the said Section; a canal at 14 
miles 37 chains; a public carriage-road at 17 miles 
20 chains; aturnpike-road at 18 miles 20 chains; 
a turnpike-road at 18 miles 34 chains; a turnpike- 
road at 18 miles 53 chains; a public carriage-road 
at 18 miles 56 chains ; a public carriage-road at 22 
miles 47 chains; a public carriage-road at 24 miles 
6 chains ; a public carriage-road at 1 mile 7 chains ; 
on the Section of the Exeter Branch a turnpike-road 
at 1 mile 40 chains; a public carriage-road at 2 
miles 40 chains. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the said 
Railway over or under the surface of the ground is 
not marked on the Section at the several embank- 
ments and cuttings shown upon the said Section, 
and included between the 20th and 25th miles, as 
marked thereon. 

And inasmuch as no horizontal or vertical scale 
is laid down on the Section of the said intended 
Railway to Brixham in the manner prepared by the 
pattern Plan appended to the Stauding Orders, for 
the purpose of showing the scales or number of 
inches to a mile, according to which the said Sec- 
tion is laid down. 

And inasmuch as the scale of the Section on the 
said Brixham Railway is different from that of the 
other parts of the line. 

And inasmuch as there is a tunnel delineated on 
the Section of the Branch to Exeter, at the distance 
of 2 miles 78 chains, whereas the said tunnel is not 
marked on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as on the cross Sections the in- 
tended inclination of such roads when altered is not 
stated in words and figures as pointed out by the 
pattern Plan; but it was stated that owing to the 
press of business among the lithographers, the Plans 
and Sections were delivered to the promoters of the 
Bill in a very incomplete state, and were so delayed 
that they were obliged to be sent from London to 
Exeter by an express train, which started at half- 
past four o’clock on Sunday, the 30th November ; 
that an accident occurred to the said train, by which 
it was unavoidably delayed, and did not arrive at 
Exeter to allow more time than was necessary for 
the deposit of the said Plans and Sections. 

at several numbers and descriptions, in figures 
and words respectively, were omitted in the said 


Plans and Sections, amounting to about 200. 
Vou. 101, 


26° Martie. 411 


That evidence has been given that these numbers 
and descriptions would have been filled up by per- 
sons sent down with the said Plans and Sections 
for the purpose, and a due deposit made, had the 
train arrived in due course ; but that in addition to 
the omission of the said numbers and descriptions, 
in many cases numbers are so indistinctly written, 
and the division of properties so confusedly marked, 
as to be unintelligible, and that defects of this latter 
nature could not have been remedied had the above 
accident not occurred. 

And inasmuch as so much of the Plans and Sec- 
tions as refer to the Crediton Branch of the above 
Railway are in many instances inaccurate and de- 
fective ; but the Promoters of the Bill stated that no 
power is taken in the Bill to execute the works of 
the Crediton Branch. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 








Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Stockport 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ——— 
the case of the Petition for the Stockport Improve- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the further Regulation and Improvement of the 
Borough of Stockport: And that Mr. Cobden, Mr. 

Legh and Mr. Milner Gibson do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The Cornwall Railway Bill was read a second Cornwall 
time ; and committed. ay 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill to enable the Arbroath and 
Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company to raise an mines 
additional Sim of Money, and to amend the Acts 
relating to the said Company: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and South Staf- Shrewsbury, 
fordshire Junction Railway Bill was read a second ee 
time; and committed. ; Staffordshire 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction Rail- 


mittee of Selection. way Bill. 


The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and South Staf- Shrewsbury, 
fordshire Junction Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch) Wolverhamp- 

: . . ton and South 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Staffordshire 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction Rail- 
mittee of Selection. way (Coal- 
brookdale 
Branch) Bill. 
The House was moved, That the Report in respect Norfolk Rail- 
of the Petition for the — Railway (Norwich way (Norwich 
Branch) Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made Branch) Bill. 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the Norfolk 
Railway to the proposed East Dereham and Nor- 
wich Railway, in the City of Norwich, and County 
of the said City: And that the Marquis of Douro 
and Mr. Benjamin Smith do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Captain Boldero reported from the Committee on Electric 

the Electric Telegraph Company Bill, and to whom nse 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That (°?*°Y *™ 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 

tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 

Bill ; and that they had examined the allegations of 

the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 

gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 

thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





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412 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill to enable 
the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Company to 
let on Lease their Railway to the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, and to 
authorize the said Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company to alter Parts of the 
said Kelmarnock and Troon Railway, and to con- 
struct certain Branch Railways in connection there- 
with: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Railway Bill. 


York New 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water 
the City and Neighbourhood of York, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, ‘That Mr. Redhead Yorke do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Railway Bills 
Classification 
(Ninth 
Report.) 


No. 16]. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- 
tion Committee of Railway Bills ; That they had 
further considered the matters to them referred, and 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

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


Amalgama- 


Resolved, That no Amalgamation Bills specified 
tion Bills. 


in the Ninth Report of the Classification Committee 
of Railway Bills be allowed to proceed beyond the 
Second Reading before the 1st day of May next. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Ki/marnock to Ayr, to be called The 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Di- 
rect Railway 
Bill. 


Resolved, That the Surrey Iron Railway Com- 
pany (Dissolving) Bill be permitted to be read a 
second time, according to the notice given at the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, notwithstanding the Breviate was 
not laid on the Table till yesterday. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 


(Dissolving) 
Bill. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
(Dissolving) 
Bill. 


The Surrey Iron Railway Company ( Dissolving) 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Tunbridge 
Wells Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Colonel Austen presented a Bill to amend, alter 
and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act 
for improving the Town of Tunbridge Wells, in the 
Counties of Kent and Sussex, and other Purposes, 
passed in the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Leeds Central 
Railway 
Station Bill. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making 
a Railway Station on the North Side of Wellington- 
street, in Leeds, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, to be called The Leeds Central Railway 
Station: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton Stipen- 
diary Justice 
Bill. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill to provide 
for the more effectual Execution of the Office of a 
Justice of the Peace, and the better Administration 
of the Police, within the Borough of Wolverhamp- 
ton, and certain Parishes and Places in the neigh- 
bourhood thereof, all in the County of Stafford: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


South Eastern 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway (Tun- 


- 1. the Report on the South Eastern Railway (Zun- 
ve, ony bridge Wells to Hastings and Rye) Bill; * the 
and Rye) Bill. Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


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A. 1846. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Birkenhead, 
of the Petition for the Birkenhead, Lancashire and ey 
Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, which was yester- Junction Rail. 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing way Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Chester and Birken- 
head Railway to the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be called 
The Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction 
Railway: And that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John 
Tollemache and Mr. Legh do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill Scottish mia- 
was read a second time; and committed. land Exten- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 5. Railway 
mittee of Selection. 


The Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill was Glasgow 
read a second time; and committed. Southern 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- io ie 
mittee of Selection. . 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the gouth Eastern 

South Eastern Railway (Ashford Stations Enlarge- Railway 
ment) Bill; That, in pursuance of the Reference at 
thereunto annexed, made by the Committee on Group ment) Bil 
No. 15. by virtue of the authority vested in them 
by the Order of the House of the 26th February 
last, they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
That it did not appear to the Committee that any 
of the Resolutions required by the Standing Orders 
of the House to be reported on by Committees on 
Railway Bills were applicable to the present Bill, 
inasmuch as the objects of the Bill are merely to 
enable the Company to purchase additional lands 
for the purpose of enlarging their Station at Ashford, 
and for extending the time for the purchase of cer- 
tain lands, and raising additional capital for the 
completion of their works. 

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


The House, was moved, That the Report in respect Lancaster and 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for Preston Junc- 
leave to bring in the Lancaster and Preston Junction "" Railway. 
Railway Bill, which, upon the 17th day of this 
instant March, was made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read, and the same 
being read ; 

A Petition of Shareholders in the Undertaking 
thereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for making a Railway from the 
Town of Lancaster to the Town of Preston, in the 
County Palatine of Zancaster,and to make Provision 
for the Appointment of Directors of the said Rail- 
way, was accordingly presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect yun and Lin- 
of the Petition for the Hull and Lincoln Direct coln Direct 
Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from the Railway Bill 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Line of the Hull 
and Selby Railway, in the Parish of Hessle, in the 
East Riding of the County of York, to or near the 
City of Lincoln, with a Ferry over the River Hum- 
ber, to be called The Hull and Lincoln Direct 
Railway: And that Sir Walter James, Sir John 
Hanmer and Mr. William Collett do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Game Laws. 


request that their Lordships will give leave to ef 
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9 VicToRIz. 


Earl of Malmesbury to attend the Select Committee 
appointed by this House to inquire into the opera- 
tion of the Game Laws :—And that Mr. Grantley 
Berkeley do carry the said Message. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select 


on Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Chard Canal Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Chard Canal Company to convert 
into a Railway the Portion of the Chard Canal, from 
Creech Saint Michael to Ilminster, all in the County 
of Somerset: And that Mr. Dickinson and Mr. 
Escott do prepare, and bring it in. 

_ Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
ao ig way hom the Line of the Syston and Peterborough 
Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of Helpstone, near to the 
revoir to Town of Stamford, to the Line of the Wisbech 
Wisbech Line) Branch of the Lynn and Ely Railway, at or near 
Bill. to the Town of Wisbech, to be called The Boston, 

Stamford and Birmingham Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 
Newport and. The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Pillgwenlly of the Petition for the Newport and Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks Waterworks Bill, which was yesterday made from 
_ the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better supplying with Water the Town and Borough 
of Newport, in the County of Monmouth: And 
that Mr. Octavius Morgan and Mr. Blewett do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Sheffield Mr. Hume, by Order, presented a Bill for incor- 

General Ceme- porating the Proprietors of the Sheffield General 

tery Bill. Cemetery, in the Township of Ecclesall Bierlow, in 
the Parish of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, and for enlarging and improving 
the said Cemetery, and for other Purposes con- 
nected therewith: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Tidal Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 

Harbours. | Command,—Copy of the Second Report of the 
Commissioners on Tidal Harbours. 

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

— A Petition of Inhabitants of Ramsgate and Saint 
Deal Railway Lawrence, situate in the Jsle of Thanet, in the county 
=. of Kent, praying that the Dover and Deal Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Glasgow, A Petition of Merchants, Burgesses and other 
Paisley, Kil- Inhabitants of the burgh of Kilmarnock, praying 
prey Neen that the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Reinet Railway Amendment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill 
and Branches may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
(No. 2.) Bill. ordered to lie upon the Table. 
London and A Petition of Inhabitants of Tooting and its vi- 
Brighton cinity, in the county of Surrey, praying that the 
(Wandsworth London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) 
Branch) Bill, Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Windsor, A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wink- 
Slough and = field, in the county of Berks, and vicinity, praying 
wshede — that the Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric 
way Bill, Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vot. 101, 


96° Marti. 





413 


A Petition of Provost, Magistrates and Council of Great North 
the city of Aberdeen, praying that the Great North aoe 
of England (Eastern Extension) Railway Bill may Extension) 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and Railway Bill. 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Provost, Magistrates and Council Great North 
of the city of Aberdeen, praying that the Great 
North of Scotland Railway Bill may pass into a law, os 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dunse; —and, North Berwick North British 
(two Petitions); praying that the North British Rajiway Bul. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Egham and other places ;— Staines Staines and 
(two Petitions) ;—Sunbury and other places;—Lale- oo 
ham and other places ;— Windsor ;—and, Hampton; Railway Bill. 
praying that the Staines and Richmond Junction 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Midland 


Petitions from Higham Ferrars ;— Thrapstone ;— Railway 
aluwa 


Kettering ;— Wellingborough ;-- Market Harborough ; (iuntingdon 
—Saint Ives ;—Huntingdon;—and, Buckden; pray- Branch) Bill. 
ing that the South Midland Railway (Huntingdon 
Branch) Bill, may pass into a law,— were pre- 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Professional East Lincoln- 
Men, Tradesmen, Graziers and others, resident, a amy 
practising or trading in the town of Boston, inthe ~ 
county of Lincoln, praying that the East Lincoln- 
shire Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and other Inhabitants West of Scot» 
of the town of Kilmarnock, in the county of Ayr, — — 
praying that the West of Scotland Junction Railway wee 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Owners and Occupiers on the line Rugby and 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned, (four Petitions) ; e-tanig = 4 
—Thrapstone ; —Kettering ; — Great Oxendon;— ~*~ 
Wellingborough ;—Ely ;— Welford ;— Market Har- 
borough ;—Rothwell ; —Rugby ;—Clipston ;—and, 
Desborough; praying that the Rugby and Hunting- 
don Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Godalming ; ~ Guildford ;— Rei- Reading, 
gate; —Reading ; — Wokingham ; —and, Dorking ; eee 
praying that the Reading, Guildford and Reigate way Bill. _ 

ailway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council Deeside _ 
of the City of Aberdeen, praying that the Deeside ®!way Bill. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Sleigh, and others, Owners, Macclesfield 
Lessees and Occupiers of land and premises on the 2n¢ Lichfield 
line as laid down and within the limits of deviation (No. 2.) 
of the proposed Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway, 
and Residents in and near to the town of Leek, in 
the county of Stafford ;— Thomas Ready and others, 

Owners, beanie and Occupiers of land and pre- 
mises on the line as laid down and within the 
limits of the deviation of the proposed Macclesfield 
and a Railway, Residents in and near to the 
city of Lichfield, in the county of Stafford ;—and, 


3638 Owners, 

















414 


Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land and premises 
on the line as laid down and within the limits of 
deviation of the proposed Macclesfield and Lich- 
field Railway, and Residents in and near to the 
town of Cheadle, in the county of Stafford ; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for General Purposes 


South Eastern - ret . “ t 

Railway appointed and acting under the provisions of two 
(Greenwich several Acts for improving the Navigation of Faver- 
Gaiiray to |. sham Creek, in the County of Kent, praying that 
Canterbury, the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway 


with Branches to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to 
pet mes ll Sheerness, and Faversham Creek) Bill, may pass 
Creek) Bill. into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


Rugby and Petitions from Owners and Occupiers on the line 
Stamford of Railway thereinafter mentioned (two Petitions) ; 
Railway Bill. __Yarket Harborough ;—Uppingham ;—Stamford ; 


—and, Rugby; praying that the Rugby and Stam- 
ford Railway Bill mav pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham, and 


Birmingham, , A 
others, Owners and Occupiers of property, taking 


Lichfield and 


— notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
J Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 
Rugby, Petitions from Market Harborough ; — Lutter- 
Leamington worth; —and, Rugby; praying that the Rugby, 


and Warwick Tegmington and Warwick Railway Bill may pass 
Railway Bill. :; 5 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Haddington ;—and, North British 
Railway Company ; praying that the East Lothian 
Central and Tyne Valley Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


East Lothian 
Central and 

Tyne Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Fochabers ;—Keith;—Port Gor- 
don ;—and, Dufftown ; praying that the Banffshire 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Banffshire 
Railway Bill. 


Bridgwater A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and other In- 


96° Marti. 


(Carlisle Extension) Bills may pass into law, was British Rail- 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 2¥ (Carlisle 
Table. 








A. 1846. 
(Extension) 
Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Feuars, House- North British 
holders and others, Inhabitants of Melrose and its ord 
vicinity, praying that the North British Railway ,°"X* 
(Hawick Branches) Bill may pass into qa law, was aa ees 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


_ Petitions from Melrose ;—and, Langholm ; pray- North British 
ing that the North British Railway (Carlisle Ex- Railway 


tension) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, see 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Bill. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- scottish 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by Central Rail- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain bs Bs ga 
parts of the Scottish Central Railway (Perth Ter- Stations) Bill. 
mini and Stations) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Personal Obligants in Bonds for geottish 
money borrowed for making and maintaining the Central Rail- 
Turnpike-roads from Redrow to Peathiil, in the Broach) Bul 
county of Stirling, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Scottish Central Railway (Denny 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of William James Anderson, of Tech- Great North 
muiry, one of the Trustees for the Fraserburgh and of Scotland 
eS 9 . (Eastern 
Stricken Turnpike-roads ;—and, Landowners, Far- xtension) 
mers, Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of Railway Bill. 
the parish of Cruden, in the county of Aberdeen; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Great North of Scot/and (Eastern Extension) Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





ona — habitants of the city of Waterford, praying that the 

a Bridgwater and Minehead Railway and Pier Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wear Dock A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Hetton- 

Railway Bill. /e- Hole, in the county of Durham, praying that the 
Wear Dock Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
Kerry, assembled at Spring Assizes, 1846, taking 
iver; notice of the applications for leave to bring in the 
Killarney Wexford, Waterford and Valentia Railway ;_Killar- 
Junction Rail- ney Junction Railway ; and, Great Munster Railway 
Gores - Bills; and praying that such Bills may pass into 
Reilway. law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

‘ upon the Table. 


Wexford, 
Waterford 
and Valentia 


North British A Petition of Proprietors, Manufacturers, Mer- 


ets 4 chants and others, Inhabitants of the town of Gala- 
(Hawick . Shiels, praying that the North British Railway 
Branches) ; Mh te ae aa : 

and, North (Hawick Branches), and North British Railway 





Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Great North 
Council of the the royal burgh of Nairn ;—Adam 1, 
Davidson, Writer, in Nairn, Factor and Commis- ay 
sioner for George Storm, Esquire, of Broadlay ;— 
Major-General William Alexander Gordon, of Loch- 
dudhu, c.B.;—Alexander Hunter, Writer to the 
Signet, Edinburgh, Hugh Blair, Writer to the Sig- 
net there, and David Cowan, Writer, there, a Ma- 
jority and Quorum of the Trustees of the deceased 
Robert Tullok, Esquire, of Burgie, acting under 
his trust disposition and settlement, bearing date 
the 16th day of April 1844, and registered in the 
books of council and session in Scotland, the 22d 
day of June following ;— William Brodie, of Brodie ; 
—Norman Macleod, Esquire, of Dalvey ;—Pro- 
prietors and Occupiers of houses and grounds in 
Union-terrace and Belmont-street in Aberdeen ;— 

Sir Thomas Burnett, of Leys, Baronet, David Chal- 
mers, of Westburn, and William Littlejohn, Alexan- 
der Irvine, Nathaniel Farquhar, George Marquis, 
Andrew Murray, John Clark, James Simpson, Alex- 
ander Stronach and Charles Grainger, all of Aber- 
deen ;—Trustees for executing the Act for making 





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Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Alloa 
Branch) Bill, 


Northumber- 
land Docks 
Bill. 


North British 
Railway Bill. 


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and maintaining a Road leading through the Parishes 
of Nairn and Auldearn, in the County of Nairn, 
and for converting and regulating the Statute Labour 
of the said County ;”—Trustees for executing the Act 
for more effectually making and maintaining certain 
Turnpike-roads in the Counties of Wairn and Inver- 
ness ;—Trustees upon the districts of the Turnpike- 
roads of the county of Elgin;—Provost, Magistrates 
and Town Council of the burgh of Inverness ;—Pro- 
vost and Magistrates of the burgh of Jnverness, as 
Trustees under the settlement of the late Captain Wil- 
liam Mac Kintosh, of the ship Hindostan ;— Arthur 
Forbes, of Culloden ;—Trustees upon the Suspen- 
sion Bridge over the River Findhorn, near Forres, 
in the county of Elgin and Forres ;—Provisional 
Directors of the Undertaking called the Perth and 
Inverness Railway ;—and, Provisional Directors of 
the Undertaking called The Inverness and Elgin 
Junction Railway; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Great North of Scotland Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of Catherine Countess of Dunmore, 
Widow of Alexander Edward Earl of Dunmore, 
sole Tutrix of Charles Adolphus Earl of Dunmore, 
an Infant, conform to deed of nomination dated 26th 
May 1845, and registered in the books of council 
and session 19th August thereafter ;—Personal 
Obligants in bonds for money borrowed for making 
and maintaining the Turnpike-roads from Redrow 
to Peathill, in the county of Stirling ;—the Right 
honourable the Earl of Mansfield ;—and, the Right 
honourable the Earl of Mansfield, the Right honour- 
able George Ralph Lord Abercromby, and James 
Johnstone, Esquire, of Alva, three of the Trustees for 
the road by the foot of the Ochili Hills thereinafter 
described, and also, as individuals, the sole creditors 
on the tolls of the said road to the extent and in 
manner thereinafter mentioned, and also of Robert 
Harg, Esquire, of Dollarfield, the remaining and 
only other acting Trustee on the said road; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Scottish Central 
Railway (Alloa Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Smith and William Smith, 
both of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Shipbuilders, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Morthumberland Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Biil, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Great Post Road, 
in the county of Berwick;—and, Miss Euphemia 
Boswell, of Blackadder ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North British Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel cr 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 

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counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Proprietors in the Charing Cross Charing Cross 
Bridge Company, praying that they may be heard, Bridge Bill. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Charing Cross Bridge Bill, was pre- 

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


A Petition of the Zondon and South Western Reading, 
— Company, praying that they may be heard, Seigue male 
y their counsel or agents, against certain parts of way Bill. 
the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Zondon and South Western London and 
Railway Company, praying that the Zondon and Brighton 
Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill may CW andewrortt 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, Branch) Bill. 
— read ; and referred to the Committee on the 

ill. 

A Petition of Robert William Barchard, of Wands- 

worth, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, and David 
Nicholson, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Auctioneer, 
Churchwardens of the parish of All Saints, Wands- 
worth, in the county of Surrey aforesaid, Richard 
Eustace, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Baker, and Wil- 
liam Thomas Cupit, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Baker, Overseers of the Poor of the said parish, 
Thomas Watts Palmer, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Gentleman, and George Wood, of Wandsworth 
aforesaid, Esquire, Henry James Barchard, of 
Wandsworth aforesaid, Esquire, George Grint, of 
Wandsworth aforesaid, Corn-dealer, James Lyon, of 
Wandsworth aforesaid, Wharfinger, Thomas Phil- 
lips, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Coal Merchant, 
Samuel Cumbers, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Gentle- 
man, and John Dormay, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Coal Merchant, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
= parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Ely and Huntingdon Railway South Midland 
Company ;—and, John William Montague Earl of Railway 
Sandwich, of Hinchinbrook House, in the county of Granch) aa 
Huntingdon; praying that they may be heard, by j 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
ie of the South Midland Railway (Huntingdon 

ranch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred. to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of the Zondon and South Western rondon, 
Railway Company, praying that the London, Houns- Hounslow and 
low and Western Railway Bill may not pass into a ee 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and y 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany ;—The Right Reverend the Father in God the 
Lord Bishop of London, Lord of the Manor of 
Fulham, in the county of Middlesex, and others, the 
Owners and Occupiers of property resident in and 
Inhabitants of Fulham aforesaid ;—and, Proprietors 
of the several metropolitan public licensed car- 
riages plying for hire on the Great West of England 
Road between Hounslow, Isleworth, Brentford, Kew 
Bridge, and other places on the said road, a 

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the last-named place and London; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London, Hounslow and 
Western Railway Bill,—were also presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of Phebe Dunbar, of Sea Park, near 


Elgin Junction Forres, Spinster ;—Trustees for executing the Act 


Railway. 


Rugby and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


for making and maintaining a Road leading through 
the Parishes of Nairn and Auldearn, in the County 
of Nairn, and for converting and regulating the 
Statute Labour of the said County ;—Trustees for 
executing the Act for more effectually making, 
repairing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads 
in the Counties of Nairn and Inverness ;—Trustees 
upon the Suspension Bridge over the Findhorn, near 
Forres, in the county of Elgin and Forres ;—Trus- 
tees upon the districts of the turnpike-roads of the 
county of Elgin ;--Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee and Shareholders of the Great North of Scot- 
land Railway Company; — Major Peter Grant 
Peterkinand Mrs. Mary Ann Grant Peterkin, Pro- 
prietors of the lands and estates of Grange and 
Greerhop ; — Henry Inglis, Commissioner for the 
Trustees of the late Right honourable James Earl 
of Fife;—and, James Stephen, m. d., of Bruceland, 
residing in Elgin ; taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Jnverness and Elgin Junc- 
tion Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Edmund Singer Burton, of Churchill, 
in the parish of Welton, in the county of North- 
ampton, Gentleman ;—Baroness Braye, of Stamford 
Hall, in the county of Leicester, John Ward Bough- 
ton Leigh and Edward Allesley Boughton Ward 
Boughton Leigh;—London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company ;—Promoters of a Railway called 
the South Midland Railway ;— William Elderkin 
and others, Owners and Occupiers of lands in the 
county ef Huntingdon, and on the line of a certain 

roposed Railway from Rugby to Huntingdon ;— 
William Margetts and others, Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands in the county of Huntingdon, and on 
the line of a certain proposed Railway from Rugby 
to Huntingdon ;—John Hughes, of Donnington 
Priory, in the county of Buchs, Esquire ;—Reverend 
James Tyley, of Great Addington, in the county of 
Northampton ;—Reverend D. Barclay Bevan and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of lands in the county 
of Northampton, end on the line of a certain pro- 
posed Railway from Rugby to Huntingdon ;— Henry 
Knighton and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
lands in the county of Northampton, and on the 
line of a certain proposed Railway from Rugby to 
Huntingdon ;—Thomas Smith and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of land, and others, in the counties of 
Warwick, Northampton and Leicester, and on the 
line of the proposed Railway from Rugby to Hunt- 
angdon The Honourable Charles Tollemache and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of land in the coun- 
ties of Warwick, Northampton and Leicester, and 
on the line of the proposed Railway from Rugby to 
Huntingdon ;—and, Samuel King and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of land in the counties of Warwick, 
Northampton and Leicester, and on the line of the 
proposed Railway from Rugby to Huntingdon ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 





to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of William Sprott Boyd, of No. 1, Edinburgh, 
Sussex-place, Hyde Park, in the county of Middle- Leith and 
sex, Esquire, eldest Son and Heir-at-law of William tae ta 
Boyd, Esquire, of Hill-housefield, and as specially ment Bill, 
authorized by him, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway 
Amendment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
hy himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Hall, of Harpsden-court, Staines ana 
in the county of Oxford, Esquire, Owen Hall, of Henley Rail- 
Harpsden-court aforesaid, Esquire,andthe Reverend “*Y (7 &amp;) 
James Knollis, of Penn Vicarage, in the county of 
Bucks, Clerk, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Staines and Henley Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gregory Gregory, of Hungerton Nottingham, 

Hall, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire, praying — and 
. . 4 idlands 

that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Junction Rail- 
agent, against certain parts of the Vottingham, way Bill. 
Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, ifhe think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, aga'nst the said Petition. 


Petitions of Subscribers to an Undertaking for Staines and 
making a Railway from the London and South ane 
Western Railway at or near to Falcon Bridge, in oy : 
the Parish of Battersea, in the county of Surrey, 
to or near to the town of Staines, in the county of 
Middlesex, to be called the London, Hounslow and 
Western Railway ;—John Irving, of Ashford, in 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—Great Western 
Railway Company ;—Wharfingers, Barge and Boat- 
owners, Carriers and Traders on the River Thames ; 
—Sir James Dundas, Baronet, the Honourable 
Mary Stewart Mackenzie, Henry Cornfoot, Robert 
Smith, John Gilbert Meymott, and other Owners 
and Occupiers of property in, and Inhabitants of 
Richmond and the vicinity thereof, in the county 
of Surrey ;— Owners and Occupiers of land and 
Residents in the parish of Richmond, in the county 
of Surrey ;— Owners or Occupiers and resident 
Inhabitants of Brentford and Isleworth, in the 
county of Middlesex, and of places or parishes in 
the vicinity thereof ;—and, the Most honourable 
Archibald Kennedy Marquis of Ailsa, x. T., and 
Reverend Charles Proby, the Reverend Thomas 
Bevan, Andrew Maciew, Nathaniel Ogle, Philip 
Sandoz Raymond de Vericour, Elizabeth Proby, 
Elizabeth Beauchamp and others the Owners and 
Occupiers of property in, and Inhabitants of Twick- 
enham and its vicinity, in the county of Middlesex ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Staines and Richmond Junction Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions 








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Petitions of Robert Wildman Barchard, of Wands- 
worth, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, and David 
Nicholson, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Auctioneer, 
Churchwardens of the parish of All Saints, Wands- 
worth, in the county of Surrey aforesaid, Richard 
Eustace, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Baker, and Wil- 
liam Thomas Cupit, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Baker, 
Overseers of the Poor of the said parish, Thomas 
Watts Palmer, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Gentleman, 
and George Wood, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Gentle- 
man, Surveyors of the highways of the said parish, 
William Nottidge, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Esquire, 
Henry James Barchard, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Esquire, George Grint, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Corn Dealer, James Lyon, of Wandsworth aforesaid, 
Wharfinger, Thomas Phillips, of Wandsworth afore- 
said, Coal Merchant, Samuel Cumbers, of Wands- 
worth aforesaid, Gentleman, and John Dormay, of 
Wandsworth aforesaid, Coal Merchant ; — and, 
Owners and Occupiers of land situate upon or near 
to the line of a proposed Railway from the South 
Western Railway to Mitcham, mm the county of 
Surrey ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mitcham and 
South Western 
Railway Bill. 


Cheltenham Petitions of John Baron, of Cheltenham, in the 
and Oxford county of Gloucester, Doctor of Medicine ;—and, 
Railway Bill. 


the Cheltenham Gas Light and Coke Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Chel- 
tenham and Ozford Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Port Gordon 


A Petition of the Directors of the Stotfield and 
Harbour Bill. 


Lossiemouth Harbour Company, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Port Gordon Harbour 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ambergate, A Petition of Gregory Gregory, of Hungerton 
Nottingham Hall, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire, praying 
and Boston that he may be heard, by himself, hi l or 
Railway Bil, that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 


agent, against certain parts of the Ambergate, Not- 
tingham and Boston Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bolton Water- A Petition of Henry Tempest, of Newland Park, 


96° Martiz. 


417 


ford to Wisbech Line) Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Gloucester 
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Navigation, 24 Dean a 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, vey Bil ‘ 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Pesce of the Feoffees of Trust and Governors Railway id 
of George Heriot, his Hospital, incorporated by Act sy "2y ue 
of Parliament, 6th and a Will. vs. 28 anspor ce oll 
the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Com- 

pany; taking notice of the application for leave 

to bring in the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian 

Branches) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, against such 

Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions of Feoffees of Trust and Governors of Edinburgh 
George Heriot, his Hospital, incorporated by Act 24 Leith | 
of Parliament, 6th and 7th Will. 4, c. 25;—Edin- nate 

: : y ou. 
burgh, Leithand Granton Railway Company ;—and, 
Proprietors of houses in Windsor-street, Edinburgh ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel, or agents, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Southampton Dock Company ;— Southampton 
West India Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ;— ite Bill 
and, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation 
Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Southampton Port and Harbour Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Alexander Pringle, Esquire, of Whyt- North British 
bank ;—Mrs. Margaret Violet Pringle Douglas, ro ate 4 
of Fuirnielle, and of Archibald Pringle Douglas, Granches) Bill 
Esquire, her Husband;—Sir Henry Fairfax, of 
Saint Boswell’s Bank, Baronet, Jane Williamson 
Ramsay, of Maxton, Spinster, and Elizabeth Wil- 
liamson Ramsay, of Maxton, Spinster ;—James Bal- 
lantyne, Esquire, of Holylee, in the parish of Tun- 
nerleithen, and counties of Peebles and Selkirk ;— 
and, Andrew Dryburgh,lately Brewer, in Edinburgh, 
and presently residing in Regent-terrace, Edinburgh; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
British Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and borough Norfolk Rail- 


of Eye, and parishes connected therewith, in the ¥#y Extension 
(Stowmarket, 


hundreds of Hoxne and Hartismere, in the county of Wymondham 





works Bill. near Wakefield, in the county of York, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Bolton 
Waterworks Billi, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

a and _A Petition of the Most noble Francis Duke of 

Birmingham Bedford, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 

(Btamived to bis counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 

Wisbech Line) Boston, Stamford and Birmingham Railway (Stam- 

Bill. Vou. 101. 














Suffolk, praying that the Norfolk Railway Exten- and Attle- 
| sion (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Attleborough borough 
3H 


Brancli) 


418 


Branch); and, Branch) Bill, may pass into a law, and that the 
ong aay Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Nor- 
Edround’s wich Extension) Bill, may not pass into a law, was 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Railway 
(Norwich Ex- ‘Table. 


tension) Bills. 
Petitions of Jane West, of Little Bowden, in the 
county of Morthampton, Widow, and Sophia Mary 


West, of Little Bowden, in the county of Northamp- 
ton, Widow, and Edward Fisher, of Little Bowden 


Rugby and 
Stamford 
Railway Bill. 


aforesaid, Land Agent ;—and, Mary Stratford, of | 


Thorpe Lubbenham Hall, in the county of North- 
ampton, Widow ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Rugby and Stamford Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
(Dissolving) 
Bill. 


Petitions of James Watney, of Wandsworth, in the 
county of Surrey, Merchant ;—and, Susannah Mary 
Shepley, of Wandsworth, in the county of Surrey, 
Spinster, and Robert Wilsonand William Frederick 
Harrison, both of the same place, Gentlemen ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Surrey Iron Railway (Dissolving) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agevts, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


96° Martiz. 


A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways for 
the parish of Mobberley, in the county of Chester, 
and other Inhabitants of the said parish, praying , cholme navigable ;—Commissioners of Sewers of and 


A. 1846. 


| tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of William Tod, Lessee and Occupier East Lothian 
| of certain lands on the estate of Carberry and Elphin- Central and 
stone Tower, in the parishes of Tranent and Inveresk; blige 
—John Fullarton Elphinstone, Esquire, of Carberry, ici 
and Elphinstone Tower, in the counties of Edinburgh 
and Haddington ;—John Tod, Lessee and Occupier 
of the farm and lands of Elphinstone Tower, in the 
parish of Tranent, East Lothian ;—the Most noble 
Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, 
K.G.;—and James Balfour, Esquire, of Pilrig, 
Writer to the Signet, Commissioner for Sir John 
Gordon Sinclair, of Marcle and Stevenson, Baronet; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 7 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Dundee New 
Counci of the royal burgh of Dundee, praying that Gas Bil. 
_they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Dundee New 
| Gas Bill, was presented, and read. 
| _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of Commissioners for draining lands Hull and Lin- 
within the level of Ancholme, in the county of Lin- re Diszect 
In, and for making certain parts of the River An- 


| 


| 
| co 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- | for the limits of the levels, in the county of Lincoln, 


sel or agents, against certain parts of the Manches- 


ter and Birmingham Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


GreatGrimsby Petitions of Clergy, Bankers, Attornies and Soli- 
and Sheffield ¢jtors, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of Barton- 


city of Lincoln, and county of the said city, and part 
of the county of Nottingham, acting in and for the 
wapentakes of Manley, Corringham and Aslacoe, 
in the Parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln ;— 
and, Daniel Dawber and others, Owners, Lessees 
or Occupiers of land upon the line or in the neigh- 
bourhood ofthe proposed Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 





coe samo upon- Humber, in the county of Lincoln ;—and, Corn ill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
Ferries) Bill. Merchants and Factors, Cattle Dealers, Jobbers | upon the Table. 
and Butchers, frequenting the corn and cattle mar- | 
kets held at Barton-upon-Humber, in the county of | A Petition of a Quorum of Trustees on the Car- Carnwath and 
Lincoln; praying that they may be heard, by their | ‘uke Line of Road, praying that they may be heard, hte —adnag 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Great | by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- eee 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber | tain parts of the Carnwath and West Linton Rail- 
Ferries) Bill,—were presented, and read. way Bill, was presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti-| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


GreatGrimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Extension 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Petitions of Proprietors and Occupiers of lands 
and premises in Barrow, in the Parts of Lindsey, 
in the county of Lincoln ;—Proprietors and Occu- 
piers of land and premises in Barton-upon-Humber, 
in the Parts of Lindsey, in the county of Lincoln ;— 
and, Right honourable John Savile Earl of Scar- 
brough; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing the Road from or nearly from the Town © foes 
f Stockport, in the County Palatine of ston” Hl 
of Stockport, in the County Palatine of Chester, Aston,’ “Huy- 
to or near unto the Town of Warrington, in the ton, Prescot 

County Palatine of Lancaster, and a Branch Road 2"4 5%)" 
F : Helens, 

to communicate therewith ;—and, John Clare, of « Warrington 
Sankey Bridge, in the county palatine of Zancas- and Kenyon,” 
ter, Merchant; praying that they may be heard, Whe scr 0 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against «Showhill and 
(No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. certain parts of the Grand Junction Railway Portobello,” 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred |‘‘ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and — on . 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners) Saint Helens,” Warrington and Kenyon,” “War- Branches Bill. 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti-| rington and Parkside,” ‘ Showhill and Portobelio,” 


and 


Grand June- 
tion Railway, 











\ 








9 VicToRIz. 


and “ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Kedgwin Hoskins, of Birchhouse, in 
the county of Hereford, Esquire, Member of Parlia- 
ment, and of Nathaniel Morgan, of Ross, in the 
county of Hereford, Banker ;—and, John Strettell 
Brickwood, of the South Sea House, in the city of 
London, Secretary of the Commissioners for carry- 
ing into execution an Act passed in the second 
session of the fifth year of the reign of Her pre- 
sent Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to authorize the 
advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund, 
to alimited Amount, for carrying on Public Works 
and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor, and 
to amend the Acts authorizing the Issue of Ex- 
chequer Bills for the like Purposes,” and the se- 
veral Acts therein recited, mentioned, or referred 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


96° Martiz. 


41g 


Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway, and land Railway, 

Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill, was pone wil 

presented, and read. Purchase and 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Branches) Bill. 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he . 

think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 

against the said Petition. 


















A Petition of Promoters for making a Railway Macclesfield 

between Macclesfield and Lichfield, for leave to — 
nas ‘ ° , y 

present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for (No, 2.) 
making a Railway from Macclesfield, by Leek, 
Cheadle and Abbotts Bromley, to Lichfield, to be 
called The Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Thomas Meagher, J. Everard Waterford 
Fechan, James Kent, Benjamin Moore, Henry Harbour 
Denny, George White, Lawrence Forristal, Thomas “° *) 
Murphy, John Power, William Marchant Ardagh, 





to, and which said Commissioners are commonly 
called the Public Works Loan Commissioners ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented , 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Robert Earl of 
Harborough ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the 
Melton Mewbray Canal Navigation; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Midland Railway 
(Syston to Peterborough Deviations and Branches) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Syston to 
Peterborough, 
Deviations 
and Branches) 
Bill. 


Deeside A Petition of the Right honourable Charles Gor- 


Railway Bill. 


sented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


don, commonly called Earl of Aboyne, praying that 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Deeside Railway Bill, was pre- 


John Sparrow and Jacob Penrose, being Commis- 
sioners for improving the Port and Harbour of Water- 
ford, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
an Act was passed in the fifty-sixth year of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for improving the Port and Harbour of Waterford, | 
and for other Purposes relating thereto ;” that on the 
sixth day of February last, the Petitioners presented 
a Petition to the House, praying that leave might 
be given to bring ina Bal for altering the mode of 
paying and regulating the Pilots belonging to the 
said Port and Harbour of Waterford, and also to 
levy and receive Tolls, Rates and Duties from all 
Vessels which should be discharged at any place 
within the said Port and Harbour of Waterford, 
within certain limits therein mentioned, and for ex- 
tending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of 
the said Act; that no Report has been made on 
such Petition by the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills of the House ; that since the pre- 
sentation of the said Petition, the Petitioners have 
been advised that it would be more expedient and 
mcre consistent with the present practice of Par- 
liament, where it is sought to extend and enlarge 
the powers and provisions of an Act of so remote 
a date, to repeal such Act, and embody in one Bill 
the purport of the said Act to be repealed, with 
the aniendments, extension and enlargement of 
powers sought to be obtained ; that the Petitioners 
are desirous of adopting that course in this in- 
stance; and praying that leave may be given to 
withdraw the said Petition, with the said proposed 





























Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Bill thereto annexed, and to present another Peti- 
tion for leave to bring in a Bill to effect the purposes 
aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 



























A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in the parish of Sittingbourne, in the county of Kent, 
praying that the Sittingbourne Improvement Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edward Smith, of Sittingbourne, in 
the county of Kent, Paper Manufacturer, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or | 
agent, against certain parts of the said Bill, was also 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sittingbourne 
Improvement ave 
Bill. A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Northampton, 
tenements on the line of the proposed Northampton, sees &amp; — 
1 : . Sheltenham 

Banbury and Cheltenham Railway, from Blisworth Railway. 

to Ashchurch, praying for liberty to withdraw their 

Petition complaining that the Standing Orders of 

the House, in respect to the application for the Wor- 

thampton, Banbury and Cheltenham Railway Bill, 

had not been complied with, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees upon the districts of the Morayshire 
turnpike-roads in the county of Elgin, taking notice Railway. 
of the application for leave to bring in the Moray- 
shire Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

3H 2 


Newcastle and A Petition of William Gibbon, of Merrington, in 
Darlington 


Junction Raj]. tee County of Durham, Gentleman, praying that he 
way (Durham may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
and Sunder- tain parts of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
VoL, 101, 





A Petition 








Sheffield 
Markets Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Leith Junc- 
tion.) 


East Lincoln- 
shire Railway 
Bill 


Windsor, 
Slough and 
Staines Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


London and 
Windsor 
Railway Bill, 


Perth and 
Inverness 
Railway Bill. 


4.20 


A Petition of William Lyon Bickley, of Sheffield, 
in the county of York, Innkeeper, praying that he | 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Sheffield Markets Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton 
Railway Company, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Caledonian Railway (Leith 
Junction) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, was presented, und read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Savile 
Earl of Scarbrough, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
East Lincolnshire Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 


26° Martit. 





by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. | 
A Petition of Members of the Board for the re- | 
pair of the Highways in the parish of Saint Mary 
Abbotts, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, | 
praying that the London and Windsor Railway Bill | 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was, 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 
Petitions of the Right honourable William Earl 
of Listowel, of Kingston House, Knightsbridge, in | 
the county of Middlesex, Knight of Saint Patrick, 
and John Elger, of South-street, Grosvenor-square, | 
in the county of Middlesex, Builder ;—Right ho- | 
nourable George Earl of Auckland ;—Mary Plum- 
mer, of Fort Lodge, Margate, in the county of Kent, | 
Widow, of Frances Elizabeth Plummer and Isabella | 
Erskine Plummer, of No. 20, Margaret-street, Ca- 
vendish-square, in the county of Middlesex, Spinsters, 
and of Emma the Wife of John Bate Cardale, of 
Bedford House, Tavistock-square, in the said county 
of Middlesex, Esquire ;—Great Western Railway 
Company ;— Horticultural Society of London ;— 
Right honourable William Baron Kensington, of | 
that part of the United Kingdom called Jreland ;— | 
and, John Aldridge, of No. 1, Upper Woburn-place, | 
Vavistoch-square, in the county of Middlesex, Es- | 
quire ; praying that they may be heard, by them-. 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


' 
| 


Petitions of Trustees of the Suspension Bridge | 
over the River Findhorn, near Forres, in the county | 
of Elginand Forres ;—Archibald Butter, Esquire, | 
of Faskally, in the county of Perth ;—James Muir | 
Ferguson, Esquire, of Middlehaugh ;—Trustees for | 
executing the Act for muvre effectually making, 
repairing and maintaining certain Turnpike-roads 


A. 1846. 


in the Counties of Nairn and Inverness ;— Trus- 
tees for executing the Act for making and main- 
taining a Road leading through the Parishes of 
Nairn and Auldearn, in the County of Naira, 
and for converting and regulating the Statute La- 
bour of the said County;— Robert Stewart, of 
Ardvorlich, James Gillespie Graham, of Orchill, 
Henry George Watson, Accountant, in Edinburgh, 
and Thomas Duncan, Writer, in Perth, Commis- 
sioners of John Steuart, Esquire, of Dalquise, in 
the county of Perth, High Sheritf at Cape Town, 
at the Cape of Good Hope, duly appointed by com- 
mission dated the 18th day of May 1829, and re- 
corded in the Sheriff Court Buoks of Perthshire, the 
31st day of January 1845; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Perth and Inverness 


| Railway Bill,—were presented, and read; and or- 
| dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Thomas Robertson, Trustee for the Banffshire 
Right honourable James Earl of Fife and his Cre- Railway Bill 


ditors ;—and, Directors of the Stotfield and Lossie- 
mouth Harbour Company ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Banffshire Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike-road called the 
Portsoy, Keith and Huntly Turnpike-road, leading 
from Portsoy to Keith, with a Branch to Huntly; 
—Henry Inglis, Commissioner for the Trustees of 
the deceased James Earl of Fife, and Trustees for 
or Creditors on the Turriff Turnpike-road ;—Trus- 


| tees for executing the Act for making and maintain- 


ing a Turnpike-road called the Marnoch Turnpike- 
road ;—Trustees for executing the Act for making 
and maintaining a Road leading from Banff to 
Portsoy, with a Branch through Ordiquhill, called 
the Boyndie Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for executing 
the Act for making and maintaining a Road called 
the Portgordon Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for exe- 
cuting the Act for making and maintaining a Turn- 
pike-road from Banff to Portsoy, with a Branch 
to Ordiquhill ;—Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining a Road called the Enzie 
Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining a Road leading from Port- 
soy to Keith, with a Branch to Huntly, called the 
Portsoy, Keith and Huntly Turnpike-road ;—Trus- 
tees for executing the Act for making and maintain 
ing a Turnpike-road called the Cullen Turnpike- 
road ;—Jvhn Thompson, Tenant of the farm of 
Windsover, Alexander Smith, Tenant of the farm of 
Cove, and James Smith, Tenant of the farm of 
Longhill, in the parish of Rathven, in the county 
ot Banff ;— Adam and Anderson, Advocates in 
Aberdeen, and of William Adam and Alexander An- 
derson, there, the Partners in the said Firm; — 
Commissioners of Police for the city of Aber- 
deen ; — Thomas Bailie, Chairman of the Parlia- 
mentary Commissioners for the Improvement of 
the Harbour of Aberdeen ;—Chairman of a Meeting 
of Inhabitants of the towns of Keith, Fife Keith, 
Newmill and the surrounding district ;— Right 
honourable the Earl of Seafield ;—Chairman of a 
Meeting of Inhabitants of the city of Aberdeen ;— 
Captain James Stewart, of Lesmuirdie ; — Magis- 
trates and Council of the town of Peterhead, in the 
county of Aberdeen ;—Inbabitants of the town of 
Huntly and its neighbourhood ;—Andrew Stewart, 
Esquire, of Auchlun Kart and Tannachy, and of 
Miss Harriet Mary Stewart and Miss Eliza- 
beth Margaret Stewart ;—Provost, Magistrates and 
Council 


Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway 
Bill. 





Richmond 
Railway (Kew 
Branch) Bill, 


Lancashire 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Ayrshire and 
‘Galloway 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool 
Sanatory 
Regulations 
Bill. 


9 VicTORIZ. 


Council of the city of Aberdeen ;—Members of the 
Provisional Committee and Shareholders of the 
Great North of Scotland Railway Company ;—Mem- 
bers of the Provisional Committee and Shareholders 
of the Great North of Scotland Eastern Extension 
Railway ;—Right honourable Lord James Hay and 
of Lady Hay ;—Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining a Turnpike-road called 
the Portsoy, Keith and Huntly Turnpike-road, lead- 
ing from Portsoy to Keith, with a Branch to Huntly; 
—Trustees upon the districts of the Turnpike-roads of 
the county of Elgin ;—Proprietors and Residenters 
in the vicinity of the Quays of Aberdeen, and in 
the Streets through which the line of the proposed 
Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway is to be con- 
veyed ;—Hogarth and Company, Salmon Fishers in 
Aberdeen, and of William Hogarth, Salmon Fisher, 
there, the sole Partner of said Company ;—Trustees 
for executing the Act for making and maintaining 
a Turnpike-road called the Cullen Turnpike-road ;— 
Trustees for executing the Act for making and 
maintaining a Turnpike-road called the Forglen 
Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for executing the Act for 
erecting and maintaining a Road cailed the Mar- 
noch Turnpike-road ;—and, Trustees for executing 
the Act for making and maintaining a Road called 
the Forglen Turnpike-road ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Aberdeen, Banff and 
Elgin Railway Bill,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Subscribers to an Undertaking for 
making a Railway from the London and South 
Western Railway, at or near to Falcon Bridge, in 
the parish of Battersea, in the county of Surrey, to 
or near to Staines, in the county of Middlesex, to 
be called The London, Hounslow and Western Rail- 
way, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Richmond Railway (Kew Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Christopher Barlow and John Bar- 
low, both of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, 
Gentlemen ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of cotton 
and other mills, estates and premises in Entwistle 
and Edgeworth, in the county of Lancaster; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Zan- 
cashire Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing and keeping in repair the Turnpike-roads 
in the County of Ayr, for making and maintaining 
certain New Roads, for rendering Turnpike certain 
Parish Roads, and for regulating the Statute Labour 
in the said County, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the Act for the better paving and improving 
theStreets and Highways within the rates tad, 
Place of Toxteth Park in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, and for the Sewerage of certain parts of 
the said Place, and also being Rate-payers in the 

VoL. 101. 


26° Martiz. 








421 


said township, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill, 


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


A Petition of Proprietors and Shareholders in the North British 
Leith Branch of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- Railway Bill. 


way, praying that provision may be made in the 
North British Railway Bill for distributing the 
purchase-money paid or to be paid for the Leith 
Branch Railway among the several proprietors or 
shareholders thereof, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Grand Junction Canal, was presented, and read ; 


Votes of the House that a Petition has been pre- 
sented to the House for additional provision to be 
inserted in the London and Birmingham Railway 
Bill (Newport Pagnell Branch), to enable the Lon- 
don and Birmingham Railway Company to pur- 
chase the Newport Canal, which branches out of 
the Petitioners’ Canal, called The Grand Junction ; 
that the Petitioners beg leave to represent that the 
Standing Orders of the House have not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no notice of the intention to 
apply to Parliament for the purposes mentioned in 
such Petition was published for three successive 
weeks in the London Gazette, or in any newspaper 
of the county in which the Vewport Canal is situate, 
for three successive weeks in the months of October 
and November last, or either of them ; and praying 
that leave may not be given to introduce any further 
provision into the Bill, and that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the said Petition for additional provision, and that 
the House will afford the Petitioners such redress 
as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Leeds (Chairman) ;— Bolton (four Factories Bill. 


Petitions) ;—Bradford (York) ;—and, Huddersfield 
(two Petitions); praying that the Factories Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Catfield ;—and, Statham; pray- Corn tmporta- 
ing that the Corn Importation Bill may not pass into tion Bill. 


a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Swepstone ; —Doddiscomleigh ; — Corn Laws. 


Bridford ;—Alton, Chawion, Farrington, Newton, 
East Tidsted, Medsted, Bentworth, Wield, Lasham, 
Shalden, Holybourne, Bentley, Binsted, East Worl- 
dam, West Worldam, Hartley, Maudith, Selbourne, 
Kingsley, Headley and Bramshot;—Members of 
the Collumpton Farmers’ Club ;—Criggion ;—Kim- 
berley ;—and, Barton Stacey; praying the House 
not to sanction any diminution in the protection now 
granted to Agriculture,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Nottingham ;— and, County of tustoms and 
Aberdeen; praying the House to pass the proposed Corn Importa~ 


measures relative to Customs and Corn Importation, ‘ 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Customs and 
of the borough of Manchester, praying the House Corn importa 
to put an end to the doubt and suspense at present " ®! i 


experienced, by immediately passing the Custcms 
and Corn Importation Bill, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


3H 3 A Petition 


London and 
Birmingham 
. ae ? Railway 
setting forth, That the Petitioners observe by the (Newport 
Pagnell 
Branch) Bill. 





Merchant 
Seamen’s 
Fund. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Church Tem- 
poralities 
(freland) Act. 


Medical 
Charities 
(ireland.) 


Turnpike- 
roads (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Union with 


Treland. 


Tithes Com- 
mutation Act. 


Poor Removal, 
&amp;e. 





422 


A Petition of Masters, Mates and Seamen in the 
port of Shoreham, praying that another Session may 
not be allowed to pass without affording a redress 
of the grievances which exist relative to the Mer- 
chant Seamen’s Fund, at the same time that no 
law for the future regulation of the Funds may pass 
without a thorough vestigation being made into 
the accounts of the managers of the Funds, in order 
that so much of the money as is misapplied may be 
placed in Government Securities, as directed by the 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Working Classes 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Wells, in the 
county of Norfolk, praying the House not to sanc- 
tion any measure for the enrolment of the Militia, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Tremeirchion ;—and, Maldon Ru- 
ral Deanery ; praying for the repeal of so much of 
the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 
union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Bishop and Beneficed Clergy 
of the Diocese of Kilmore, praying for amendment 
of the Church Temporalities (Jreland) Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Physicians and Suigeons of the 


96°— 27° Marti. 


Petitions from Sutton Bonnington ;—Sutton-upon- Poor Removal 


A. 1846. 


| Trent ;—and, Normanton-on-T'rent ; praying that Bill 
the Poor Removal Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Settlement 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to nd Removal 
take into consideration the Laws relating to the 
Settlement and Removal of the Poor :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 





of the Poor, 


| A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 
Mr. Brougham: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz., 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply the Sum of Consolidated 
Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Fund 
— of the year One thousand eight hundred and {£,5:000.00) 

orty-six : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Provi- south sea 
sions as to unclaimed Stock and Dividends of the Company Bill 
South Sea Company: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Print Works 
Act to amend a Clerical Error in an Act of the last Bill. 
Session for regulating the Labour of Children, Young 
Persons and Women, in Print Works, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Insolvent 
to continue until the First day of March One ae 
thousand eight hundred and Fort-seven, and from “"4*) 
‘thence to the end of the then next Session of 





be hb 


city and county of Limerick, praying the House to | Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent 
pass such a Bill for the regulation of the Medi- | Debtors in India; to which the Lords desire the 
cal Charities in Jreland, as may, whilst it secures a concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
proper and efficient system of Medical Relief for | sengers withdrew. 
the sick poor, at the same time maintain the | 
rights and interests of the Medical Profession, was | _ The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Corn Imporia- 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, ti Bill 
Table. upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Corn Importation Bill be now 
A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend the read a second time; and which Amendment was, 
Presbytery of Deer, praying that the Turnpike-roads To leave out the word “now,” and, at the end of 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, the Question, to add the words “ upon this day six C 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | months ;” SI 
And the Question being again proposed, T hat the 
Petitions from Glenties Poor Law Union ;—and, word “now” stand part of the Question :—The 
Chairman and Clerk of the Limerick Board of Guar- House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
dians; praying for the repeal of the Legislative 
Union between Great Britain and Ireland,—-were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 27° die Martii, 1846: 


A Petition of Yeomen, Farmers and others, re- | ell this dey, SOE Cie ate ee Cae wegen 


siding in the Hundred of Happing, in the county of | 
Norfolk, praying for the repeal of that part of the | The Customs Duties Bill was, according to Order, Customs, y 
Tithe Commutation Act which fixes the sum of read a second time; and committed to a Com mittee Duties Bil. 

money to be paid in lieu of Tithes upon a sep- | of the whole House, for this day. 

tennial average of the price of Corn, and to enact | 

that the term over which the average price of Corn, Mr, Greene reported the Burghs (Scotland) Bill ; Burghs (Secot- 

shall extend shall be a half-yearly or annual period, | aad the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and !#n4) Bill. , 
instead of a septennial one as now required, was | Amendments were made to the Bill. C 
gg and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


able. _ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


*,° . ° ° | 

Petitions trom. Basford Union ;—and, Lancaster' A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Adjournment. 
Union ; praying that alt laws now in force relative posed, ‘That this House do now adjourn :—And the 
to the Settlement and Removal of the Poor may be | said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
repealed ; that the present system of levying and drawn. ; 
assessing Poor-rates may be abolished, and that in 
lieu thereof a general or national rate uponall owners | 
of real property and personal property invested in | into a Committee upon the Indemnity Bill; and, 
the Public Funds or Joint Stock Securities of any | after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
kind whatsoever liable to the payment of dividends, the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the 
in England and Wales, may be equitably established, |Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie Amendments thereunto. 
upon the Table, Ordered, That the Report be received this a 

ir 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Indemnity 
Bill. 


—_a ly 


‘aio! 








Answer to 
Addresses. 


‘Ship 2 
« Cataraque. 


Van Diemen’s 
Land. 


British 
Guiana, &amp;c. 


Corn Laden 
Ships, 


No. 162, 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
No. 162. 


Offices in the 
Colonies, 


New South 
Wales, 


Van Diemen’s 
Land. 





9 VicToRIz. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 3d, 9th, 10th, 13th, 
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th and 25th days 
of this instant March (That Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House,) had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of all Reports and 
Correspondence respecting the Loss of the Emigrant 
Ship “ Cataraque,” in Bass’s Straits, in August last, 
having 369 Emigrants on board :—And, a Copy of 
the Report of the Officer at Liverpool, on the state 
of the “ Cataraque,” before sailing from Liverpool 
in April 1845, and what the length of Contract :— 
Whether the Captain and Mate had passed any 
examination ; and how long the Captain had been 
at Sea. 

Copies of two Letters from C. Maclachlen, Esquire, 
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated 
the 24th and 27th February 1846, on the subject of 
Transportation to Van Diemen’s Land. 

Copies of an Order in Council, dated the 7th day 
of September 1838, for regulating within the Colo- 
nies of British Guiana, Trinidad, Saint Lucia and 
Mauritius, respectively, the relative rights and 
Duties of Masters and Servants :—Of a Circular 
Despatch addressed by Lord Glenelg to the Govern- 
ors of the Legislative Colonies in the West Indies, 
dated the 15th day of September 1838, transmitting 
Copies of the said Order in Council, dated the 7th 
day of September 1838 :—Of an Order in Council, 
dated the yth day of December 1841, abrogating 
so much of the Order in Council, dated the 7th day 
of September 1838, as relates to Contracts of Service 
made in Europe :—Of an Order in Council, dated 
the 4th day of January 1843, abrogating so much 
of the Order in Council, dated the 7th day of Sep- 
tember 1838, as relates to Contracts of Service 
made in North America: — And, of any other 
Orders in Council relating to the same subject. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Number of Ships laden with 
Foreign Corn entered inwards at the Ports of the 
United Kingdom, between the 5th day of January 
1845 and the 5th day of January 1846 ; specifying 


the kinds and Quantities of Corn, the Ports of | —_— 


lading and the Ports of Discharge, and whether in 
Ships of the United Kingdom or any other Nation, 
and to what Nation they belonged (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 206, Session 1845) :— 
Also, Abstracts of the similar Returns for the years 
1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845. 


Accounts of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat Flour and Oatmeal, imported into 
Great Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of 
February to the 5th day of March 1846 (being in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 74). 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A Return 
of all Persons holding Offices in the Colonies who 
have been appointed thereto subsequent to the 
passing of an Act of Parliament of the 54th year of 
his late Majesty King George the Third, c. 61, and 
who are not at present in the execution of the 
Duties of their respective Offices, (so far as regards 
the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Colonies). 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by 
the Governor and Council of New South Wales, 7 
and 8 Victoria, 1844. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Governor and Council of Van Diemen’s Land, 8 
Victoria, 1845. 

Vo. 101. 


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423 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Corn Laden 
Ships; and, Wheat, &amp;c., be printed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Bridgwater 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 2nd on 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the — a 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Bill. 
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Railway and Har- 
bour Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring im a Bill 
to enable the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal 
Company to make a Railway from Taunton to the 
Bristol Channel, at or near Stolford, in the County 
of Somerset, with Branches therefrom, and to make 
a Harbour at or near Stolford: And that Mr. Dickin- 
son and Mr. Escott do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Burghs (Scot- 
Glasgow, praying that the Burghs (Scotland) Bill !«n4) Bill. 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—A Experimental 
Return of the Weights, Draft of Water, &amp;c., of the Squadron. 
Experimental Squadron, on the Second and Third No. 163. 
Cruize, similar to the Return of the First Cruize ; 
the greatest Inclination of each Ship when carrying 
Sail, and the greatest Number of Degrees each Ship 
rolled, and the Number of Spars sprung and car- 
ried away during the Cruizes; their Defects on 
returning into Port, and the Expense of making the 
Defects good. 

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


Petitions from Stewarton ;—- Dunlop ;--and, Beith; Glasgow, Kil- 
praying that the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ardros- ee 
san Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- Railway Bill. 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Coal-whip- Coal- 
pers, which were presented yesterday, be printed. whippers. 


7 
And then the House, having continued to sit No. 164. 


till a quarter of an hour after One of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Veneris, 27° die Martii ; , 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Thornely presented a Bill for the further Stockport 
Regulation and Improvement of the Borough !mprovement 
of Stockport: And the same was read the first time ;~ 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


The North of Norfolk Railway Bill was read a North of 
second time ; and committed. Norfolk 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- R#ilway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The East Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill was fast Dereham 
read a second time; and committed. and Norwich 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®#ilway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Petitions 
Petitions presented upon the 23d, 24th and 25th sacar 
days of this instant March; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the Honse. 

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


3H4 Mr. 


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424, 97° Martiz. 


Norfolk Rail- Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 

Bench) Bil Branch Railway from the Norfolk Railway to the 
proposed East Dereham and Norwich Railway, in 
the City of Norwich, and County of the said City : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Sunderland The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Gas Bill. the Report on the Sunderland Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sunderland The House proceeded to take into consideration 
a ks the Report on the Sunderland Waterworks Bill; and 
“i the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Cameron's Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill to authorize 

a. the Construction of a Railway from MJelyn-y-Ma- 

and Swansea nach to Blackpill, with a Branch to Swansea, all in 

und Loughor the County of Glamorgan, to be called Cameron’s 

Railway Bill. Coulbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


London and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Com- 
Hourn Western mittee on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom 
aietmies several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Court Branch) said Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Bill. London and South Western Railway (Hampton 
Yourt Branch) Bill, they had considered the said 
Petitions; and that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


London and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Com- 
South Western mittee on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom 
‘Cherie several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
y : c : 
and Egham said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Branch) Bill. London and South Western Railway (Chertsey and 
Egham Branch) Bill, they had considered the said 
Petitions; and that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


YorkImprove. The York Improvement Bill, was read a second 
ment Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Shrewsbury The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill 

and Birming- was read a second time; and committed. 

aay Railway Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Birkenhead, Mr. Cornwall Legh presented a Biil for making 
Lancashire a Railway from the Chester and Birkenhead Railway 
prea a to the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, with 
way Bill. Branches therefrom, to be called The Birkenhead, 
Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


Buckingham- The Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to Ban- 

a bury) Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Banbury) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





A. 1846. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bromsgrove 
the Report on the Bromsgrove Improvement and Improvement 


vs 5 - and § 
Small Tenements Bill; and the Amendments were Tenement 


read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for making a Rail- Hull and Lin. 
way from the Line of the Hull and Selby Railway, = Direct 
in the Parish of Hessle, in the East Riding of the ““'”*Y Bil 
County of York, to or near the City of Lincoln, with 
a Ferry over the River Humber, to be called The 
Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Rail- Bristol ana 
ways Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Firminghém, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Raihways Bul 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester Bristol and 
and Stonehouse Junction) Bill was read a second ee 
time ; and committed. (Gloucester 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Stone- 


‘ . house Junc- 
mittee of Selection. tion) Bil 

The Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Exten- Midland Rail- 
sion) Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Valley Bere 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- sion) ‘Bin, 
mittee of Selection. 


The Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Branches) Midland _ 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. bai, 4 ee 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches)Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Bristol and 
Gloucester Railways Bill was, according to Order, aa tee 
read a second time ; and committed. ham and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- oan 


mittee of Selection. ailways Bill. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee, (No. 2.) of the Petitions for 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have Private Bills. 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The Saint Austell Small Debts Bill was read a Saint Austell 
second time ; and committed. Small Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Dickinson presented a Bill to enable the Bridgewater 
Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Company to make and Taunton 
a Railway from Taunton to the Bristol Channel, at cae ; 
or near Stolford, in the County of Somerset, with Harbour Bill. 
Branches therefrom ; and to make a Harbour at or 
near Stolford: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dickinson presented a Bill to enable the Chard Canal 
Chard Canal Company to convert into a Railway Railway Bil. 
the Portion of the Chard Canal from Creech Saint 
Michael to Ilminster, all in the County of Somerset 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Warrington Waterworks Bill was read a se- Warrington 
cond time ; and committed. Waterworks 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Birmingham, 


ilw } a : . ~ Wolverhamp- 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com con onal 


mitted. ley Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 
Mr. 





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27° Martiz. 


425 


South Eastern Mr. O’Connell reported from the Committee on; The West London Railway Improvement and West London 
Railway Group No. 15, of Railway Bills, to whom several | Extensions Bill was read a second time ; and com- ete 
a eg Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | mitted. oat Soe 
eet Group, were referred; That in the case of the Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- sions Bill. 
Branch) Bill. Soyth Eastern Railway (Godstone Station to East | mittee of Selection. 
Grinstead) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard Mr. Hudson reported from the Committee on the Burnley 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- | Burnley Improvement and Waterworks Bill, and to ea 
mittee had examined the allegations contained in | whom several Petitions against the said Bill were Yorks Bill, 
the Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been | referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
proved to the satisfaction of the Committee. several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
and be printed. mittee had amended the Preamble of the Bill, by 
omitting therefrom the part relating to the expe- 
Brighton and Mr. O'Connell reported from the Committee on | diency of giving powers to light the streets and 
Chichester Group No. 15, of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- | public thoroughfares within the town,and the houses, 
at ana titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group | &amp;c., in the neighbourhood ; and had examined the 
Tichematen were referred ; That in the case of the Brighton and | allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
Branches) Bill. Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehampton | true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Branches) Bill, they had heard counsel in support | Amendments thereunto. 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard! Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing| ‘The House was moved, That the Report in respect Sion College 
Orders on Railway Bulls ; and that the Committee | of the Petition for the Sion College Estate Bill, Estate Bill. 
had examined the allegations of the Bll, and found | which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select 
the same to be true; and had gone through the | Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. the same being read : 
r ° ny iw] ? 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table;| — Qrdered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
and be printed. for enabling the President and Fellows of Ston 
; College, within the City of London, to raise Money 
Maldon, . Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on by Mortgage of Part of their Estates: And that 
vam ane Group No. 25, of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- | Mr. Kemble and Mr. Masterman do prepare, and 
Railway Bil. titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group bring it in. 
were referred: That in the case of the Maldon, 
ee = = meen _ ~~ they by Soar : The London and Birmingham Railway naman. Londen nd 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That the ne SN Se SUS TT ee OY — 
ee ae Bei: Y | committed. vont J 
had inquired into the several matters required by Ordered, That the Bill be vebersed to the Com (Birmingham 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the | mittee of Ridestion ; =_— 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, | : 
and found the same to be true; and had gone : 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. _Mr. Greene presented a Bill for better supplying aeoeen and 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | With Water the Town and Borough of Newport, in anon 
and be printed. the county of Monmouth: And the same was read giv, 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
Harrogate The Harregate Waterworks Bill was read a second seed 
ee time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 


Eastern Union Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


qui Hadleigh Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway 

Railway Bil. Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 

a The Glasgow Union Arcade Bill was read a se-| 

Bil. cond time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Launceston 


Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the 


= _ Petition for the Launceston and South Devon Rail- 
way (No.1.) way (No. 1.) Bill. 

perellpeie pa ‘The Saint Alban’s, Luton and Dunstable Railway 
Dunstable Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Railway Bil. | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

at, The Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway 
Reigate Ral. Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

way Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 
Vou 101, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Exeter Great 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Western Rail- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the “*™ 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Exeter Great Western Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as Emma Carslake, one of the owners 
or occupiers was not served with a notice until 
half past nine o’clock, but Mr. Templer, who served 
the notice, stated that he had been informed that 
she lived nearer than she really did, and that he 
had not time to serve her with notice until half past 
nine, when he served her personally. 

And inasmuch as the properties Nos. 87, 88, 89 
and 109, in the parish of Honiton, are not marked 
on the Plan, although within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of 
a curve within the 3d and 4th wiles of the Sidmouth 
Branch, between the 3d and 5th furlongs, drawn to 
a radius of 55 chains, is not noted on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the em- 
bankment is not marked on the Section in the fol- 
lowing instances ; viz., between the 1st mile 2d fur- 
long and 1st mile 3d furlong, 1st mile, 3d furlong 
and Ist mile 4th furlong. 

And inasmuch as a road numbered 66, in the 
parish of Ottery Saint Mary, is marked on the 
Plan as distant from the commencement of the 
line 10 miles 3 furlongs 4} chains, but on the Sec- 
tion the same is marked as distant 10 miles 3 fur- 
longs and 2 chains from such commencement. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of an arch 
by which a road, No. 153, in the parish of Ottery 

31 Saint 








426 


Saint Mary, is passed over the Railway, is not 
marked on the Section. 

And inasmuch as cross Sections, Nos. 14 and 21, 
not corresponding with the statement on the Sec- 
tion, with regard to the roads to which they refer, 
they do not. clearly explain the nature of the altera- 
tions intended. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of the 
arches at roads Nos. 13 and 100, in the parish of 
Honiton, crossed by the Railway, are not marked 
in figures, nor are there any cross Sections added 
with reference to such roads; it appeared that such 
roads are intended to be diverted and crossed by an 
arch at another place, the height and span of which 


27° Martiz. 


A. 1846. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Sheffield, 
Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe Railway Bill, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Buzton, in the county of 
Derby, to Stoke-upon- Trent, in the county of Staf- 
ford, with a Branch to Congleton, in the county of 
Chester, to be called, The Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, 
Potteries and Crewe Railway: And that Mr. Ad- 
derley, Mr. Watts Russell and Mr. Brocklehurst do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee London and 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Pe- Soe eee 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the (Salisbya 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for Junction.) 


are given, but it is not stated on the Plans that 
they are to be so diverted. 











Sheffield, 
Buxton, Leck, 
Potteries and 
Crewe Rail- 
way Bill. 


And inasmuch as at road No. 36, in the parish of 
North Perrott, crossed on a level, it is not stated 
on the Section that it is intended to be so crossed, 
and that the level thereof is to remain unaltered. 

And inasmuch as a certain licensed chapel in the 
parish of Chard, adjoining 160, within the limits of 
deviation, of which William Adams, William Cur- 
wood, Richard Keeping and Samuel Watkins, are 
part owners, is not numbered on the Plan, or re- 
ferred to in the Book of Reference, nor has any 
application been made in respect thereof; but it 
appeared that there is a written note prefixed to the 

ook of Reference, that the parties do not intend to 
take property not numbered on the Plan; and in 
the 24th clause power is taken to construct the 
Railway upon the lands delineated on the Plan and 
described in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as application has not been made 


to John Budd, John James and William Sparks, in | P 


respect of their interest as owners of the close num- 
bered 92, in the parish of Crewkerne; but it ap- 
peared that notice was served upon the represen- 
tatives of Robert Taylor Spooner Abraham, who 
were the guardians of one of his children, the second 
child being posthumous, the legal owners being 
devizees under will of Miss Mary Anne Taylor, in 
trust for the children of the said R. 7’. S. Abraham. 

And inasmuch as application was not made to John 
Hussey in respect of 98* in the parish of Crewkerne, 
of which he is owner; but it appeared that there 
was no intermediate fence between 98 and 983, al- 
though there is an intermediate property, and that 
the omission occurs beneath a tunnel, nor in respect 
of 101; but it appeared that considerable diligence 
had been used by the promoters. 

And inasmuch as application was not made to 
William Higgins, owner of No. 5, in the parish of 
South Perrott. 

And inasmuch as a sum equal to three-fourths of 
the amount of the estimate of the proposed works has 
not been subscribed ; but that the Subscription Con- 
tract is subscribed to the amount of £.325,000, the 
estimate being £.1,300,000, but that the Promoters 
had tendered in evidence to the Committee, and had 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, in aid of such 
deficient contract, a declaration bearing the common 
seal of the Great Western Railway Company, 
stating the intention of the said Great Western 
Railway Company tocontribute the sum of £.650,000 
to the proposed Undertaking ; but it was proved to 
the Committee, that the said Great Western Rail- 
way Company are not the parties who are to be 
authorized in the proposed Bill to construct the 
works of the proposed Railway, but that they are 
by the provisions of the proposed Bill only to be 
enabled and not compelled to contribute any sum 
or sums of money towards the formation of the 
proposed works. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 





the London and South Western Railway (Salisbury 
Junction) Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
on the Section deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Wilts, at the time of such 
deposit, the datum line was not referred to any 
fixed point stated in writing thereon; that it ap- 
peared that the following words had been subse- 
quently written thereon, ‘‘ datum line 38 feet below 
surface of Fisherton-street, at a point 230 yards 
south of entrance to County Gaol,” which differ 
from the reference given on the Section deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, on which Section there 
are the following words, “datum line 38 feet below 
the surface of Fisherton-street, at a point opposite 
the Wilts and Somerset Railway ;” and inasmuch 
as the last-mentioned point is not a sufficiently fixed 
oint. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Halesworth 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition ee oe 
complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- ®#!way Bill 


ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Halesworth and Norwich Railway Bill, was referred; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Halesworth, in the 
county of Suffolk, to Arminghall otherwise Armer- 
inghall, in the county of Norfolk, to be called The 
Halesworth and Norwich Railway: And that Lord 
Rendlesham, Lord Alfred Hervey and Mr. Gooch 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Worcester 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Gas Bill. 


the Petition for the Worcester Gas Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the City of Worcester 
and the Suburbs thereof: And that General Lygon, 
Mr. Pakington, Mr. Joseph Bailey and Sir Thomas 
Wilde do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Paisley, Barr- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- head and Hur- 


tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, imasmuch as the datum line on the 
Section of the said intended Railways deposited 
with the Sheriff Clerk appears from the said Section 
to be 59 feet 6 inches above the level of the rails on 
the Iron Bridge at South Croft-street, whereas it is 
stated in writing on the said Section that the said 
datum line is 59 feet 6 inches below the level of the 
rails of the said [ron Bridge. 

And inasmuch as that in the Plans deposited 
with the Sheriff Clerk the miles are not numbered 
on the main line of Railway from Paisley to Croft- 
head, but that they cre marked by crosses, so as 
to be distinguished from the furlongs. 


And 











9 VicToRIz£. 


And inasmuch as the said Plans and Sections do 
not agree ; that 1 mile 5 furlongs of Railway appears 
in the Section which is not contained in the Plan, 
but that power is not taken under the Bill to make 
that part of the line. 

And inasmuch as the furlongs are not marked in 
the said Plans and Sections on the Branch Railway 
to the Victoria Pit, being about 1 furlong and 7 
chains in length. 

And inasmuch as on the said Plans the miles and 
furlongs are not marked so as to correspond with 
the miles and furlongs marked on the Section, inas- 
much as the length of the said proposed Branch to 
Bars Riven is marked on the Section 3 miles 1 fur- 
long, and measured, according to the scale on the 
said Section, 3 miles 1 furlong 30 yards, whereas 
the length of the said proposed Branch is marked 
on the said Plan 3 miles 3 furlongs, and measures 
by the scale on the said Plan 3 miles 3 furlongs 
and 40 yards. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the Branch 
Railway to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway, being 
3 furlongs 6 chains in length, deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk and in the Private Bill Office, the 
distances in furlongs are not marked along the datum 
line of the said Section, as required by the Standing 
Orders. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the said Branch 
Railway to the Victoria Pit, deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk, at the terminus near the said Pit the 
vertical measure from the datum line to the line of 
the said Branch Railway is not marked. 

And inasmuch as the radius of a curve, being 20 
chains, is not marked on the Section of the said 
Branch Railway to the Victoria Pit deposited with 
the Sheriff Clerk. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line to the line of the said intended Branch 
Railway to the Victoria Pit is not marked in feet 
and inches at the change of the gradient or inclina- 
tion at the point where the said Branch Railway joins 
the Paisley and Renfrew Railway ; and also inas- 
much as at the point where the said Branch Railway 
crosses the joint Railway of the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway and the Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway, the number denoting 
such vertical measure is placed below the line of 
Railway instead of above. 


And inasmuch as the Section of the said main | 


line from Paisley to Crofthead, a with the 
said Sheriff Clerk, does not exhibit thereon the 
greatest height of embankment between the points 


marked on the datum line of the said Section 6 | 


miles 1 furlong and 6 miles 2 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as the said Section of the said 
main line from Paisley to Crofthead, deposited with 
the said Sheriff Clerk, does not exhibit thereon the 
greatest depth of cutting between a point marked 
6 miles 1 furlong, and a point marked 6 miles 3 
furlongs. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the said main 
line from Paisley to Crofthead, deposited with the 
said Sheriff Clerk, the height of the Railway over 
the surface of a public carriage-road between the 
points marked 6 miles 4 furlongs, and 6 miles 5 
furlongs on the datum line, is marked in figures 
28 feet, whereas the measurement by the vertical 
scale on the said Section is only 19 feet. 

And inasmuch as in the said Section of the said 
main line from Paisley to Crofthead, between the 
points marked 5 miles 5 furlongs, and 5 miles 7 
furlongs, the extreme height of embankment is 
marked 25 feet, whereas the measurement by the 
vertical scale on the said Section is 38 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the Branch 
Railway from the Hurlet Branch to Nittshill Works, 
deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk, between the 
points marked by the letters M and R in the Plan 
of the said Branch Railway, the said Branch Rail- 
be is intended to cross a turnpike-road near the 

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427 


point of divergence from the said Hurlet Branch, 
but the height of the said Branch Railway over the 
surface of the said road, and the height and span of 
the arch, are not marked in figures at the crossing 
of the said road, nor is any cross Section added to 
explain the alteration in the present level or rate of 
inclination of such turnpike-road. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the main line 
from Paisley to Crofthead, deposited with the said 
Sheriff Clerk, the height and span of the bridge over 
the turnpike-ruad No. 114, in the parish of Neilston, 
on the Plan of the said main, deposited with the 
said Sheriff Clerk, is not stated in figures at the 
crossing of the said turnpike-road. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the Branch 
Railway to Baskiven, deposited with the said Sheriff 
Clerk, at 2 miles 2 furlongs and 3 chains, the height 
and span of the bridge overthe turnpixe-road No. 69, 
in the Abbey parish of Paisley, is not stated in figures 
at the crossing thereof. 

And inasmuch as there is no number in a pasture- 
field, water-course and a mill-pond adjoining Nos. 
124 and 136, and that no notice in respect of the 
said property was served upon Mr. Alexander Gra- 
ham the Owner, and Robert Stevenson the Lessee 
of the said property. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the Branch 
Railway to the Paisley and Renfrew Railway, de- 
posited with the said Sheriff Clerk, the extreme 
height of embankment on the surface of the ground 
at or near the crossing of the before-mentioned joint 
line of Railway, is marked or stated to be 59 feet, 
whereas in the Section of the said Branch Railway 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, the extreme 
height of embankment at the said crossing is stated 
to be 19 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Hamilton and 
rivate Bills, to whom a Petition pi3 


on Petitions for 
complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ng Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
amilton and Strathaven Railway Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the Plans deposited 
with the Sheriff Clerks of the county of Lanark, at 
Glasgow and Hamilton, there is no description in 
writing given of the datum horizontal line, nor is it 
referred to any fixed point near one of the termini. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the said in- 
tended Railway deposited in the Private Bill Office 
the vertical measure from the datum line to the level 
of the rails at the commencement of the said in- 
tended Railway is marked in figures to be 488 feet, 
whereas on the Section deposited with the Sheriff 
Clerk at Glasgow and Hamilton, the vertical 
measure at the commencement of the said intended 
Railway is marked 484 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited at the 
Private Bill Office, the proportion or rate of inclina- 
tion between the commencement of the line and a 

oint situated between the second and third furlongs, 
is stated to be 1 in 430, whereas on the Section 
deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk at Glasgow 
and Hamilton, tne proportion or rate of inclination 
between the said points is stated to be 1 in 218. 

And inasmuch as in the Section deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, the words “ five miles” are erro- 
neously written at 4 miles 4 furlongs, and that the 
words “ six miles” are twice written, one at 5 miles 
4 furlongs, and one at 6 miles. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 2 
miles 3 furlongs, and the point marked 2 miles 5 
furlongs, the extreme depth of the cuttings and height 
of embankment are not marked. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 6 
miles and 1 furlong, and 6 miles 2 furlongs on the 
datum line of the said Section deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk, no vertical measure from the said 

312 datum 











428 


datum line to the line of Railway is marked in feet 
and inches at the change of gradient, although a 
change is shown between the aforesaid points. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 6 
miles 3 furlongs and 6 miles 4 furlongs on the said 
datum line of the said Section deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk, no vertical measure from the said 
datum line to the line of Railway is marked in feet 
and inches at the change of gradient, although a 
change of gradient is shown between the aforesaid 
points. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 8 
miles 5 furlongs and 8 miles 6 furlongs on the 
datum line of the said Section a vertical measure is 
shown from the datum line of the Railway at a 
change of gradient and marked 950 feet, whereas 
by measurement on the scale on the said Section it 
is only 95 feet, or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as the parish road numbered in 
the Plans deposited with the Sheriff Clerks and 
Private Bill Office, No. 29, in the parish of Glass- 
ford, is shown on the said Section deposited as 
aforesaid, to be about 19 feet or thereabouts, higher 
above the datum line than it really is, that is to say, 
it is shown on the said Sections to be 516 feet above 
the datum line, whereas it really is 497 feet, or 
thereabouts, above the said datum line. 

And inasmuch as the road numbered 71 on the 
said Plans in the parish of Hamilton is shown on 
the said Sections deposited as aforesaid to be 84 
feet above the datum line, whereas it really is 
59 feet or thereabouts above the said datum line. 

And inasmuch as at the termini of the said in- 
tended Railway, at the road numbered 83 on the 
said Plans in the parish of Hamilton, the surface 
of the ground as shown upon the Section deposited 
as aforesaid, is 96 feet, or thereabouts, above the 
datum line of such Section, whereas it really is 79 
feet, or thereabouts, above the said datum line. 


And inasmuch as the datum line on the Section 
of the said intended Railway deposited in the 
Private Bill Office is not referred to any fixed 
point, the point referred to being the top of the gate- 
post at A on the Plan; and it appeared that the 
post in question was that of a common field-gate, 
and made of wood. 

And inasmuch as the public carriage-roads, No. 
53 and No, 84, in the parish of Glassford, on the 
Plans deposited as aforesaid and described in the 
Book of Reference as parish-road, the height and 
span of the arch of the bridge over the same, are 
omitted on the Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Midland, 
Barnsley, 
Sheffield, 
Dewsbury, 
Leeds and 
Bradford 
Railway Bill. 


The Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, 
Leeds and Bradford Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Worcester The Worcester and Porthdynllaen Railway Bill 
and Porthdyn- was read a second time ; and committed. 

= Railway Ordered, That the Bill be reterred to the Com- 
ae mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred: That in the case of the Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnockand Ayr Railway Amend- 
ment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill : 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 


‘Jlasgow, 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock anc 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 2.) Bill. 





97° Martiz. 





A. 1846. 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


The Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal oe, 
Sale Bill was read a second time; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Canal Sale 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Dunblane, Dunblane, 
Douneand Callander Railway Petition, the Standing Domne and 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties Railway. 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the ex- 
ception of the provisions giving the Company power 
to sell their Undertaking. 

2. Resolved, Thatin the case of the Holme Reser- Holme 
voirs Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- Reservoirs. 
pensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, with the exception of the 
Clauses giving power to construct new works. : 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Lesmahagow, Lesmahagow 
Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway rosa and 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed een 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with tion Railway. 
their Bill, on forthwith inserting, for three successive 
weeks, notices in the Gazette and Newspapers, that 
powers are proposed to be taken by the Parties 
promoting the present Bill to sell their Undertaking 
to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the British British 
Guarantee Association Petition, the Standing Orders y cearnel 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 7 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith 
inserting, for three successive weeks, the notices in 
the London and Edinburgh Gazettes, and depo- 
siting in the Private Bill Office a copy of the deed 
of partnership, and the declaration required by the 
Standing Orders. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bills, do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Surrey Grand Surrey Grand 
Junction Railway Petition, the Standing Orders a 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be ““ 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Jnverness and Inverness and 
Elgin Junction Railway Petition, the Standing —— 
Orders ought to be dispensed with; ‘That the Parties “ 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Scottish Scottish 
Southern Railway Petition, the Standing Orders — 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham, Birmingham, 
Lichfield and Manchester Railway Petition, the — 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That Railway. 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Bedford and Bedford and 
Cambridge Railway Extension Petition, the Stand- — 


ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. mee: 


10. Resolved, That in the case of the Newport, Newport, 
Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Petition, the Abermavtny 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That Railway. 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, 
eighth and tenth Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the yw in respect Inverness and 


Elgin Junction 


of the Petition for the Jnverness and Elgin Junction Railway Bill 


Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, 





9 VicToRIzZ. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Nairn to Elgin, with 
Branches, to be called The Inverness and Elgin 
Junction Railway: And that Mr. Henry Baillie, 
Mr. Morrison and Mr. Matheson do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


South Staf- Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
fordshire Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
Junction 1 Petitions complaining of non-compliance 

e h Severa n Pp ing P , 
— with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
(No. 1.) tion for the South Staffordshire Junction Railway 


with Branches (No. 1.) Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the contract does not bind all the 
Parties subscribing the same, their heirs, executors 
and administrators for the payment of the money 
subscribed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


South Staf- 
fordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
(Bilston or 
Priestfield 
Branch.) 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the South Staffordshire Junction Railway 
(No. 2.) (Bilston or Priestfield Branch) Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the datum line 
of the said Railway is referred to a fixed point which 
is not near one of the termini of the said Railway ; 
and also inasmuch as the contract does not bind all 
the Parties subscribing the same, their heirs, exe- 
cutors and administrators for the payment of the 
money subscribed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


South Staf- Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
fordshire = Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
way (No a several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
(Showhill and with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 


Portobello for the South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) 
eee (Showhilland Portobello Branch) Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the datum line of the said Rail- 
way is referred toa fixed point, which is not near ore 
of the termini of the said Railway; and also inas- 
much as the contract does not bind all the Parties 
subscribing the same, their heirs, executors and ad- 
ministrators, for the payment of the money sub- 
scribed. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 
South Staf- Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
fordshire | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
oie ry several Petitions complaining ofnon-compliance with 
(Willenhall the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 


and Bloxwich the South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) 
Branch.) (Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum line of the 
said Railway is referred to a fixed point, which is 
not near one of the termini of the said Railway ; 
and also inasmuch as the contract does not bind 
all the Parties subscribing the same, their heirs, 
executors and administrators, for the payment of the 
money subscribed. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Chelmsford 


and Bu 
Railway. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Chelmsford and Bury Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no Plan and Section 
and Book of Referrence were deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of Saint Gregory. 

Also inasmuch as the name of William Cook is 

VoL. 101. 


97° Martiz. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | 





429 


omitted as an occupier of an inclosure numbered 
27 in Halstead on the Book of Reference deposited. 
with the Clerk of the Peace for Essex, and inasmuch 
as no application had been made to him in respect 
thereof. 

Also inasmuch as the name of John Warner is 
omitted from the said Book of Reference, as owner 
of property numbered 69, 70, 70%, 71 and 72, and 
that no application had been made to him, as owner 
thereof. 

Also as no application had been made to John 


Cook, as lessee and occupier of No. 76 in the said 


parish. 

Also inasmuch as no correct references to cruss 
Sections were added in respect of the alteration of 
various public carriage-roads, &amp;c., the same being 
intended to be altered for roads, at or near 


Miles. Fur. Ch. Miles. Fur. Ch. 
24 2 3 37 5 6 
35 7 4 38 5 6 
35 1 - 48 7 ¥ f 
36 4 8 


Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
each change of the gradient is wrongly marked on 
the Plans, at 3 miles 5 furlongs 0 chains to 4 miles 
1 furlong 6 chains, marked on Section 1in 150 
whereas the same should be 1 in 145. 

Also in the following instances, on all the said 
Sections 7 miles 1 furlong 1 chain to 7 miles 7 fur- 
longs 1 chain. 


r Stated on Section Should be 
1 in 600 1 in 378 
1 in 145 1 in 166 
1 in 275 1 in 3857 
1 in 100 1 in 111 
1 in 1385 1 in 130 
1 in 100 1 in 104 
1 in 100 1 in 110 
1 in 100 1 in 95 
1 in 380 1 in 3808 
1 in 100 1 in 108 
1 in 200 1 in 192 
1 in 126 1 in 134 
1 in 110 1 in 106 
1 in 100 1 in 109 
1 in 182 1 in 124 
aad 1 in 100 1 in 113 
And at various 1 in 100 1 in 95 
other distances on 1 in 352 1 in 482 
Section 1 in 162 1 in 191 
s 1 in 130 1 in 117 
between which 1 in 107 i= = 
the Gradients 1 in 142 \ 1 in 132 
are marked and 165 : 
1 in 285 1 in 297 
1 in 152 1 in 140 
1 in 182 1 in 137 
1 in 190 1 m 185 
1 in 265 1 in 257 
1 in 265 1 in 246 
I in 150 1 in 157 
1 in 107 1 in 114 
1 in 102 1 in 95 
1 in 192 1 in 218 
1 in 3830 1 in 461 
1 in 100 1 im 106 
1 in 3650 1 in 453 
1 in1,500 1 in 1,136 
1 in 103 1 in 90 
1 in 103 1 in 100. 








Also inasmuch as the height from the datum line 
to the line of Railway is inaccurately marked at 
each change of the gradient, in the following in- 
stances: at, 


M. F, C. 
10 5 8 - - 223 6 should be 203 6 
10 6 8 - - 293 6 203 6 


Also inasmuch as in the said Sectionr it is not 
stated what alterations are intended to be made in 
the present level of the following public carriage, &amp;c., 
roads; the road at or near 2 miles 7 furlongs 7 chains, 
in Preston parish; the road at or near 10 miles 1 
furlong 3 chains, in Ouchouse. 

And also inasmuch as at 6 miles 2 furlongs 9 
chains, in Burhall parish, no alteration as aforesaid 
being intended, the same is not stated on the Section. 

313 Also 














430 27° Marti. A. 1846. 


Also inasmuch as the cross Sections are incorrect, | of the gradient, at a change at 8 miles 7 furlongs 8 
as the inclination of the present surface of certain | chains on the said Branch. ee 
roads is not stated in the following instances, the | Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
same being intended to be altered : Cross Section a change of gradient is not marked on the said Sec- 
of road No. 1, 1 furlong 2 chains, on the Sections | tions on the said Branch, between 8 miles 7 furlongs 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for Suffolk | 800 chains and 9 miles 1 furlong 820 chains. 
and Essex; the same from No. 1 to 63 inclusive on|_ Also inasmuch as the same is incorrectly marked 
: ‘ons. | between the commencement of the said Railway, at 
the said cross Sections ) : y 
| the Junction with the Eastern Counties Railway, and 
surface of various roads is not stated, as follow: | 4 furlongs 160 chains, stated as 1 in 125, and should 
No. 10, on the cross Section deposited with Clerk | be a 152 feet. 4 ee 
of Peace for Suffolk, and Nos. 26, 27, 28, 34, 35,|.. _ at commencement and itn teal 
36, 37, 38, 39, &amp;c. to 63, inclusive. tion Branch at Bury, to Ipswich and Bury Railway, 
stated to be 1 in 220, should be 1 in 482 ; = the 
; same error between 9 miles 1 furlong 8 chains 
—s 2 ong Plan at or near 26 miles, 5 fur-| 344 9 miles 4 furlongs 8 chains, 1 in 10 should 
5°) . be 1 in 141; also between 10 miles 4 furlongs 
Also inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius | chains, and ay ae ielean 6 ed, 1 ig Bs 
of every curve is not noted on the said Plans (in| should be 1 in 114; also between 11 miles 3 fur- 
furlongs and chains) as deposited with the Clerks | jongs 6 chains and 12 miles 50 chains, 1 in 176 
of the Peace, for curves occurring at or near | should be 1 in 225; also between 12 miles 50 chains 
M. Fur. Ch. and 12 miles 3 furlongs, 1 in 128 should be 1 in 114. 
2 Also inasmuch as on said Sections the height of 


Also inasmuch as the inclination of the proposed 


Also inasmuch as the span of a bridge is not 


2 = — 


21 3 





29 a Branch of said Railway over or under several 
and 22 ! Logos roads is not marked in figures at a road at 


2 mi " ins : i 
Also inasmuch as on the said Sections deposited | pod onal —— bales 2 * orig - a ‘ 1 
as aforesaid, the height of the Railway over or under | | o444g with Clerk of Peace for Su iffolk, at a road 
the surface of every public road at every crossing | P ; 


; .. &gt;| at or near 5 miles 4 furlongs 43 chains, and at a 
ep ao igi at the road at or near 10 miles | road at or near 5 miles 7 furlongs, 7 chains. 
; . | Also inasmuch as the height and span of eve 
Also inasmuch as the height from the datum line | : ; bce: 
to the line of Railway of : road at 9 miles 6 fur- | mae oe ig eg at every crossing of 
longs 6 chains is stated to be raised 5 feet 6 inches, every turnpike-road, Xc., is not marked in figures 
cial Wk dhaaaa des Gs a es te at every crossing thereof, in the following instances : 
lowered 5 feet 6 inches; also at or near 45 miles 1 A public carriage road at or near 12 miles 3 furlongs, 


furlong 6 chains, stated to be raised 1 foot 6 inches, | O chains, the height of such net marked. 


whereas the same is shown to be lowered 1 foot 6, Also at 
inches. M. Fur. Ch. 


, eer 14 #1 6 
Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 15 3 \ height not marked. 
3 


49 miles 4 furlongs 3 chains, and 49 miles 7 furlongs | 21 6 
2 chains, is not stated on the said Sections. | Also at 
Also inasmuch as no Section had been deposited | 34 4 5 span of arch omitted. 
with the said Clerk of the Peace for Suffolk, of a 
Branch commencing by a junction at 39 miles 5 | 1 a - + eee 
furlongs 5 chains, and joining the Ipswich, &amp;c., | 3 3 ; 
Railway. | 4 © eis h 
Also as to another Branch, at 39 miles 6 furlongs | 5 44 - . snared. of are 
5 chains, to the Jpswich and Bury Railway owitted, | i. : 
no Section deposited for said county. | 
Also inasmuch as certain land, numbered 1* in | Also inasmuch as the extreme height of Railway 
the Books of Reference, in the parish of Gosling- | Vet Or under the surface of the ground is not marked 
thorp, is not shown on the said Plans deposited the said Sections for an embankment at the 6th 
with acid Clocks of Peace. and 8th furlong on the 9th mile ; also at the 3d and 
Also a like omission of certain property, No. 6, | 6th furlong on the 10th mile; for a cutting at 5th 
in the said Books of Reference, in the parish of | and 6th furlong, and 1st and 3 furlong, on the 10th 


Calford. | and 12th miles. 

Also inasmuch as the boundary of lands in the , Also inasmuch as on the said Branch reference is 
parish of Little Denny, is not shown on the said ,™@de to cross Sections numbered 3° and 64, but that 
Plans. /no such cross Sections are added thereto on the said 

Also inasmuch as certain lands between No. 1, | Sections deposited with said Clerks of the Peace. 
and a road from Thetford, in the parish of Thetford, | Also inasmuch as the Sections deposited for the 
is not numbered on said Plans, nor in the Plans | Counties of Suffolk and Essex are not duplicates 
deposited in Private Bill Office. in the instances following : In inserting (on the said 

Also inasmuch as inthe said Books of Reference | Section deposited for the county of Suffolk) 17 feet 
the name of Henry Cook is described as sole owner | ® inches for the height of arch under Railway, in- 
and occupier of property numbered 8, 10, 13 and | stead of 16 feet, at a certain road at or near 20 
14, in the parish of Acton, whereas Thomas Brand | ™les. 
and others are also owners of the same, and William! Also M. F. C. 

Bear occupier of said No. 10. | 17 6 for 15 at 32 6 8 

Also inasmuch as no Section was deposited for a | 10 - for 15 at 35 1 - 


Branch to Thetford, at51 miles 6 furlongs 4 chains,, Also inasmuch as there are added cross Sections 
joining the Norfolk Railway. |on the Essex deposited Plan, &amp;c., for Nos. 45, 46 
Also inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of | 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 61, and such are essdtued me 
a curve is not noted on said Plans in feet and inches, | the Suffolk deposited Plan, &amp;c. 
on the Stowmarket Branch, at a curve between 2! And also inasmuch as on the Plan, &amp;c. deposited 
feet and 8 feet on the 10th mile. |in the Private Bill Office the gradient of a Branch 
Also inasmuch as on the said Sections a vertical | from the main line at Thetford to the Norfolk Rail- 
measure from the datum line to the line of Railway | way is figured on the Section as 1 in 88, whereas 
is not marked in feet and inches at each change | the same should be 1 in 160. 


Stowmarket Branch : 


Ordered, 








Dunblane, 
Doune and 
Callander _ 
Railway Bill. 


Bristol Water- 
works and 
Sewerage Bill. 


Administra- 
tion of 
Criminal 
Justice Bill. 


No. 165. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill. 


London, 
Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Basingstoke 
to Yeovil) Bill. 


East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Atmospheric 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Peebles 
Railway Bill. 


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Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Dunblane, Doune and Callan- 
der Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Scottish Central 
Railway at Dunblane, by Doune, to Callander, to be 
called The Dunblane, Douneand Callander Railway: 
And that Mr. Cumming Bruce and Mr. Forbes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for better supplying 
with Water and improving the Sewerage of certain 
Parts of the City and County of Bristol: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Administration of Criminal Justice Bill was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Petitions from New Pitsligo and Tyrie;—Sariees ; 
—Shene;— Alford ;—Premnay ;— Hunsly ;—Drum- 
oak;—Daviot ;—Clatt ;— Cairnie ;—Udny ;— Lums- 
den ; —Garthy ; — Fraserburgh ; — Drumblade ; — 
Kemnay ; — Lumphanan ; — Ballater ; — Inverness 
(four Petitions) ;— Bethelvie ;— Rathen ;— Old Mel- 
drum ; —Rosehearty ;-—Mintlaw, Stewartfield and 
Fetteraught ;—Leochell Cushnie; —New Deer ;— 
Peterhead ;—Rhynie ;— Cruden ;— Kinnethmont ;— 
Echt ; —Fynie;— Cluny ;—Kildrummy ;— Garioch 
and other places ;— Saint Fergus ;—Kintore ;— 
Caull ; —Leslie ;— Glenbrichet ;—Lonmay ;— Mid- 
mar ; —Strichen ; —Tarland ; —Longside ;— Ellon ; 
--Keig;-—Aboyne ;—Lough ;—Cuminston ;— Kincar- 
dine O’ Niel ;—Inverary ;—New Deer ;—Buxburn 
and other places ;—JInsch ;—Forgue ;—Crathie ;— 
Crimond ,—Culsalmond ;— Turriff ;— Pitsligo and 
other places ;—Auchindour ;— Towie ;—Sintray ;— 
Auchterless;— Old Rayne ;— Dyce and other places; 
—Tullynessle and Forbes;—and, Logie Coldstone ; 
praying that the Great North of Scotland Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Henry Raymond 
Arundell, John Hussey and Edmund Jerningham, 
Trustees of the Wardour Estates, in the county of 
Wilts, which was presented upon the 19th day of 
this instant March, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil 
Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Petitions rom Whixley and Greenhammerton ;— 
Nidderdale ;— Goldsbrough and other places ; — 
Moor Monkton and Hessay ;—Walshford and other 
places ; —Knaresborough ;—Upper Poppleton and 
other places ;—and, Kirk Hammerton; praying that 
the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkaldy ;— Edinburgh; —and, 
Dysart; praying that the Edinburgh and Leith 
Atmospheric Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Penicuick;—and, Peebles; pray- 


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431 


wey pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Tavie. 

Petitions from Bridge of Allan ;— Thornhill :— Forth ana 
and, Port of Monteith; taking notice of the appli- Clyde Junc- 
cation for leave to bring in the Forth and Clyde tion Railway 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 

may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Snizort;—Croy ; — Beauly ; — perth and 
Kirkhill;—Urguhart (two Petitions) ;—Durinish ; Inverness 


— Laggan ;— Portree ;—-Kilmonivaig ;—Daviot ;— pry 
Bolerkine and Abertaff';—Fort Augustus ;—Moy ; and Elgin 


— Abernethy ; —Bracadale ; — Alvie ; —--Duthil; — Junction Rail- 
Kingussil ;— Kilmuir ;—Crandale ;—Grantown ;— ¥*Y: 
Petty; —Sleat ;— Nairn;— Elgin ;-- Duffus ;-- News- 
pynie ; —Lossiemouth ; — Birnie; — Saint Andrews 
Lhanbryde ;— Findhorn ;— Burghead ;—Drainie ;— 
Ullapool ;— Stornoway ;—Island of Lewes ;—Inver- 
ness (five Petitions) ;— Ross (two Petitions) ;— Kil- 
tearn ;—Fodderty ;—Urray (two Petitions) ;—Con- 

tin ;— Alness (two Petitions);—Maryburgh ;— Ding- 
wall (two Petitions) ;— Tain (two Petitions); — 
Evanton ;—Invergordon ;— Thurso ;—and, Caith- 
ness; praying that the Perth and Inverness Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, and taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Jnverness and 
Elgin Junction Railway Bill, and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cappoquin ;—Aglish and Kilmo- Cork and 
lash ;— Waterford (two Petitions) ;—Ardmore and Waterford 
Grrange;— Kilmacthomas ;— Tallow ;— Dungarvan ; ®*"¥*Y- 
(two Petitions) ;— Lismore ;—and, Tramore; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Cork and Waterford Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shopkeepers and other Inhabitants Waterford 
of the town of Tramore, in the county of Waterford, and Tramore 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in Bway. 
the Waterford and Tramore Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Macclesfield 
of the borough and city of Lichfield, in the county and Lichfield 
of Stafford, taking notice of the application for ®!*y- 
leave to bring in the Macclesfield and Lichfield 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mauchline ; —Ochiltree ;— and, Glasgow, 
Galston and other places; praying that the Glas- Dumfries and 
° ° f . Carlisle Rail- 
gow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass way Bill. 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen;— and, Landowners, Aperacen, 
Agriculturists, &amp;c., on the line of Railway therein- Banff and 
after mentioned (eighteen Petitions) ; praying that is" ny 
the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill may ~ 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- East Lincoin- 
bourhood of Louth, in the county of Lincoln, pray- shire Railway 
ing that the East Lincolnshire Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Lincoln, GreatGrimsby 
praying that the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 24 Sheffield 
tion Railway Extension (No. 2.) Bill may pass into Sor ean 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie (No. 2.) Bill, 


upon the Table. 





ing that the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill 
Vou. 101. 





314 Petitions 




















432 27° Martii. A. 1846. 


London and Petitions of Henry Browne Alexander, of Ken- 

Windsor _sington, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—and, 

Railway Bill the Right honourable the Earl of Harrington, a 
Peer of Parliament; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Windsor Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Exeter and A Petition of John Bowden Cresswell, of New- 

Exmouth court, in the parish of Topsham, Devon, Esquire, 

Railway Bill praying that he may be permitted to withdraw his 
Pettion against the Exeter and Exmouth Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Blackl Petitions of the Blackburn and Preston Rail- 

ackburn, a 

Chorley and way Company ;—and, Joseph Fielden and others, 

Liverpool = Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of property on the 

Railway Bill jine of the proposed Blackburn, Chorley and Liver- 
pool Railway ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Blackburn, Chorley and Liverpool 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


a A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, 

shire Railways and other Inhabitants of the borough of Newport, in 

Bill. the county of Monmouth, praying that the Mon- 
mouthshire Railways Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Midland Rail. . A Petition of Dempster Heming, of Lindley Hall, 

way (Burton- in the parish of Higham-on-the-Hill, and county of 

upon-Trent Leicester, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 

eater by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 

Ashby Canal Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton 

Purchase) Bill. Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


— A Petition of Trustees in whom are vested the 
and Midland manors, real estates, coal mines and collieries which 
Junction Rail- were late the property of Charles Brandling, Es- 
aes quire, deceased, afterwards of Charles John Brand- 
ling, Esquire, deceased, and subsequently of the 
Reverend Ralph Henry Brandling, Clerk, situate 
at Middleton, near Leeds, in the county of York, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees, in whom are vested the 

Leeds and ° we : 
York Railway Manors, real estates, coal mines and collieries which 
Bill. ” were late the property of Charles Brandling, de- 
eased, afterwards of Charles John Brandling, Es- 
= deceased, and subsequently of the Reverend 
talph Henry Brandling, Clerk, situate at Middleton, 
near Leeds, in the county of York, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and York 

Kailway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 








by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Howard Whitehurst, of the Wear Dock 

Temple, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, and one of Her ®!way Bill. 
Majesty’s Counsel, and the Reverend James Isaac 
Monypenny, of Hadlow, in the county of Kent, 
Clerk, Trustees for William David Cathcart Mony- 
penny, of Rolvenden, in the county of Kent, an 
infant, under the age of twenty-one years, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Wear Dock 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Howard Whitehurst, of the Newcastle and 


: . ae erty “See . Darlington 
Temple, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, and one of Her jy nction Rail 
Majesty’s Counsel, and the Reverend James Isaac way (Durham 


Monypenny, of Hadlow, in the county of Kent, and Sunder. 


Clerk, Trustees for William David Cathcart Mony- —— 
penny, of Rolvenden, in the county of Kent, an mouth Dock 


Infant, under the age of twenty-one years, praying Purchase and 


that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Br@™ches)Bill 
against certain parts of the Mewcastle and Darling- 
ton Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland 
Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and others Southampton 
interested in the trade and commerce of the Port of att 
Southampton, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Southampton Port and Harbour Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of John Stephens, of the city of Dublin, Dublin _ 
Esquire ;—and, Mrs. Mary Ashe now the Wife of Markets Bill. 
John Thomas Ashe of the town of Galway, Mary 
Ann Clarke, of the city of Dublin, and Lynn Carew 
of said city, Solicitor; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Dublin Markets Bill,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of William Hamwood Frampton, of Exeter, Yeovil 

Grays Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 8 
‘ : : er way 

praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- giy, 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Exeter, 
Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable George John City of Lon- 
Earl De /a Warr, praying that he may be heard, by a og 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts Improvement 
of the City of London Coal Market and Improve- Bill. 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by 











9 VicToRIz. 


by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


London, A Petition of Charlotte Starky, of Spye Park, in 
Bristol and =the county of Wilts, Widow, Testamentary Guardian 
a of John Bayntun Starky, a minor, praying that she 
way Bill. may be heard, by her counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the London, Bristol and South Wales 
Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Worcester and A Petition of the Reverend David Melville, of 
Porth Dyn- Great Shelsley, in the county of Worcester, Clerk, 


— praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 


agent, against certain parts of the Worcester and 
Porth Dynilaen Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Leeds Central _ A Petition of Persons constituting the Board for 

Railway _— the repair of the Highways in the township of Leeds, 

Station Bill in the county of York, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds Central Railway Station 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Scottish A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth, 

oa praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


Termini and their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Stations) Bill. Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and Sta- 
tions) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wisbech, A Petition of John Richardson Fryer, of Crowe 
oe and Hall, in the parish of Denver, in the county of 
Junction  Vorfolk, Esquire, and Mary Agnes, his Wife, pray- 
Railway Bill. ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wis- 

bech, Saint Ives and Cambridge Junction Railway 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North of 
Norfolk 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Norwich and Yar- 
mouth Turnpike-road, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North of Norfolk Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Derby, Gains- 


97° Martiz. 


433 


think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of Granda Junc- 

Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, praying e Railway, 

that the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and Peace el 

Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” ton, Prescot 

“‘ Warrington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington and =e Saint 

Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello” and “ Edge «warrington 

“ ” . . 

Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill may not pass into and Kenyon,” 

a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; st ae 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. «Showhill ard 

Portobello,” 

and “ Edge Hill 

and Huyton” 

Branches Bill. 

A Petition of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Living- Stirlingshire 

stone, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by and Midland 
: : i . : Junction Rail* 

himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts way Bill. 

of the Stirlingshire and Midland Junction Railway 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Provost of the city of Glasgow, West of Scot- 
praying that the West of Scotland Junction Railway land Junction 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was R#llway Bill 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Smith, of Reigate Lodge, South Eastern 
in the county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he Railway 

. = " : (Branch from 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- jaicate to 
tain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Branch Dorking) Bill. 
from Reigate to Dorking) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of William Henley Pearson, Clerk, Reading, 
Rector of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Guildford, Guildford 
in the county of Surrey;—Very Reverend Hugh Railway’ Bill. 
Nicolas Pearson, p. p., Dean of Salisbury (two Pe- 
titions) ;—and, Thomas Smith, of Reigate Lodge, in 
the county of Surrey, Esquire; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Reading, Guild- 
ford and Reigate Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inhabit- Colchester 

ants residing or carrying on business in the several Navigation 
arishes or places near to or along the banks of the v4 Improve 

River Colne, from the town of Colchester to the , 
town of Wivenhoe ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of 
houses, lands, wharfs, tenements and property upon 
the line of works proposed to be made for the im- 
provement of the Colchester Navigation; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Colchester 


A Petition of William Henry Cavendish Scott | Navigation and Improvement Bill,—were presented, 


borough and Duke of Portland, praying that he may be heard, | and read. 


faire f by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 


way Bill i i 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 


Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junction | ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 


titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he | Petitions. 





VoL. 101, 


3K Petitions 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill. 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Oxford and 
Bletchley 
Junction.) 


London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill. 


Wokingham 
Parish. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


Railways 
( Metropolis.) 


Joint Stock 
Banks (Scot- 
land and 
Ireland) Bil. 


434 


97° —28° 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Bolton, in | 
the county of Lancaster ;—Trustees for the town of | 


Great Bolton, acting under and by virtue of the 
Acts thereinafter mentioned ;—James Loch, Esquire, 
acting Trustee and Superintendent of the Trust 
Estates of Francis the late Duke of Bridgwater, 
deceased ;—and, Henry Fleming, Esquire, of Lin- 
coln’s-Inn, in the county of Middlesex, the Receiver 
appointed by the High Court of Chancery of the 
rents and profits of the real estates of Charles 
Joseph Stonor, an infant under the age of twenty- 
one years ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bolton Waterworks Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered io be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the ca- 
thedral church of Christ, in Oxford, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Buching- 
hamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley Junction) 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may not pass into 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions of Trustees of the River Lee Navigation ; 
—and, Harriet Eaton, of Upper Clapton, in the 
county of Middlesex, Spinster, and of Paul Mild- 
may Pell, of Saint Leonard’s-on-Sea, in the county 
of Sussex, Esquire; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and South Essex Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Francis Soames and Joseph Binfield, | fihangel-y-Pennant ; praying that some Bill may 
the two only surviving Churchwardens of the town | be introduced for preventing the union of the sees 


and parish of Wokingham, in the counties of Berks 
and Wilts, complaining of the spiritual destitution 
of that parish, and of the dilapidated state of the 
parish church ; and praying that the matters stated 
in their Petition may be taken into consideration by 
the House, with a view of remedying the grievances 
therein set forth ; and that some law may be passed 
for the enforcement of a better and more efficient 
system of ecclesiastical visitation, and for the fair 
and satisfactory adjustment of all questions arising 
between the rector and the rate-payers, touching 
the repair and upholding of the chancel and fabric 
of the church, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Ipswich, praying that the 
Poor Removal Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of South- 
wark, praying the House to appoint some Committee, 
or move an Address for the appointment of Commis- 
sioners by Her Majesty, to investigate the various 
projects of establishing Termini in or near the Me- 
tropolis, with a view that such schemes only shall 
be carried into effect as will clearly benefit the pub- 
lic, and not needlessly injure the inhabitants of the 
Metropolis and of the borough of Southwark, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures of the city of Edin- 
burgh, praying that the Jomt Stock Banks (Scot- 

















Martiz. A. 1846. 


land and Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and Timber. 
Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, praying the 
House to reduce largely and immediately the duties 
on foreign Timber, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


eed bee O 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Wells, in Corn Laws. 
the county of Somerset, praying for the repeal of 
the Corn Laws, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


on 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wolverhampton, in Health of 
the county of Stafford, praying for the adoption of Towns. 
a general legislative measure for the entire abolition 
of interments within towns, and to provide means 
of decent and safe sepulture adequate to the ratio 
of mortality necessarily attendant on the greatly in- 
creasing population of the country, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Carpenter, and others ;— Customs and 
Winterton ; — Tetford ; — Langton-by-Wragby ; — Corn Importa- 
Wragby ;—Benniworth ;—and, Sotby; praying the "™ 
House not to pass the proposed measures relative to 
Customs and Corn Importation,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, and others, Customs 
interested in the trade of the Port of Bristol, praying Duties ; and, 
that the Customs Duties; and, Corn Importation ——ae 
Bills may pass into law, was presented, and read ; ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bolton (three Petitions) ; — and, Factories Bill. 
Manchester (seven Petitions); praying that the Fac- 
tories Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Deanery of Fairford;—and, Lian- Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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


Ordered, That Captain Wemyss have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for a month, on urgent business. Absence. 


The Order of the day being read, for‘ resuming Corn Impor- 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, tation Bill. 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Corn Importation Bill be now 
read a second time :—And which Amendment was, 
to leave out the word “ now,” and, at the end of the 
Question, to add the words, “ upon this day six 
“* months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 28° die Martii, 1846: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the Yeas, i ne . Baring } 302. 


S Major Beresford, } ove 


Tellers for the Noes, Mr Newdegate : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :— 





9 VicrorRiz. 


time :— The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Monday next. 


Joint Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Banks (Seot- mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
weed) pi. Zand) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of pig wd ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. 


mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Customs The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Duties Bill mittee on the Customs Duties Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Burghs(Scot- The ingrossed Bill for the Abolition of the exclu- 
land) Bil. — sive Privilege of Trading in Burghs in Scotland, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Indemnity Mr. Greene reported the Indemnity Bill; and 


the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Public-houses 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
(Scotland.) 


to take into consideration the system of granting 
Certificates for Public Houses in Scotland. 


British Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Museum. Copy of a Representation from the Trustees of the 
No. 166. 


British Museum to the Treasury, on the subject of 
an enlarged scale of Expenditure for the Supply of 
printed Books for the Library of the Museum, and 
of the Minute of the Board of Treasury thereon. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

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


Worcester and A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and Inhabitants of 
oe Pwiltheli, and the neighbourhood, and of the Mayor, 
allway Bill. “A idermen and Burgesses of the borough of Pwllheli, 
in the county of Carmarthen, praying that the Wor- 
cester and Porthdynllaen Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of General Commissioners of Police 
for the royal burgh of Dundee, appointed and acting 
in virtue of the Act 1 Vic., c. 109, intituled, An Act 
for the better paving, lighting, watching and cleans- 
ing the Burgh of Dundee, and for maintaining and 
regulating the Police of the same and Places adja- 
cent, and other Purposes relating thereto, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Dundee New 
Gas Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Dundee New 
Gas Bill, 


peered Petitions of Thomas Reade, Thomas Kettlewell, 
North Easter, John Birch, Thomas Barnes, Thomas Beanlands, 


Railway Bil, William Wall, John Hartley, John Hartley, Wil-| 


VoL, 101, 


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30° Marti. 435 


liam Ellis, John Ellis, John Denby, John Teal, 
William Teal, John Teal, D. H. Dale, David Chip- 
pindale, William Smith, Harriet Freemen and Ed- 
ward Long ;—William Hickton, John Sedgewick, 
Samuel Powell, Thomas Bishop, Mary Hoare, Leo- 
nard Camidge, Thomas Postlethwaitt, George Ward, 
George Lockwood, William Moon, Thomas Lister, 
William John Walker, Richard Armitage, James 
Smith, William Ambler, William Calvert and Joseph 
Mawson ;—and, Sir Henry Webb, of Pall Mail, in 
the county of Middlesex, Baronet, John Holmes, of 
Saint James-street, in the same county, Esquire, and 
Frederick William Hamilton, of Gloucester-place, 
Portman-square, in the said county of Middlesez, 
Esquire, Promoters of a proposed line of Railway 
from the city of York to the town of Lancaster, to 
be called The York and Lancaster Railway ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Lancashire and York- 
shire North Eastern Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Papers relating to Joshua Joshua Toul- 
Toulmin Smith, which were presented upon the 13th min Smith, 
day of this instant March, be printed. No, 167. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ship ghip 
“* Cataraque,” which was presented yesterday, be “Cataraque.” 
printed. No. 170. 


Ordered, That the Copies of Letters from Mr. Van Diemen’s 
M‘Lachlan respecting Transportation to Van Die- Land. 
men’s Land, which were presented yesterday, be Nv. 169 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to British Gui- British 


ana, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. wiana, &amp;c. 


: , . No. 168. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till Three of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 











Lune, 30° die Martii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law District 

&amp; Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar Asylums. 
ager pursuant to Order,—A Return of Num- 

er of Casual Poor relieved with Lodging, Food, 
Clothing and other Necessaries in the Unions and 
Parishes comprised in the Asylum Districts formed 
by the Poor Law Commissioners in the years 1842, 
1843, 1844 and 1845, with the Cost of such Relief 
in each year :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a = 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance a 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition and Railway, 
for the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Naviga- and Manches- 
tion and Railway, and Manchester and Leeds Rail- Railway prem 
way Amalgamation Bill, were referred ; That the Amalgama- 
Standing Orders had been complied with. tion Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Company of Proprietors of the 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation 
and Railway with the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way Company: And that Mr. Edward Ellice and 
Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lae 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a eg 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance Newmarket 


3K 2 with Railway, 








Vale of Neath 
Railway Bill. 


436 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and 
Newmarket Railway Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the line denoting the limits of deviation is 
not defined on one side of the Railway for the space 
of four chains at the joining of two sheets of the 
Plan, at or about the 13th mile 6th furlong. 

And inasmuch as a piece of land, near No. 8, on 
the Plans, within the limits of deviation, of which the 
Reverend R. Benyon is owner, is not numbered on 
the Plans or referred to in the Books of Reference, 
nor has any application been made to the Reverend 
R. Benyon in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as a vertical measure from the 
datum line to the line of Railway is not marked mn 
feet and inches at the change of gradient occurring 
at 13 miles 4 furlongs 7 chains, nor at 21 miles 
7 furlongs 4 chains. 

And inasmuch as such vertical measure at 22 miles 
7 furlongs 4 chains is marked as 154 feet, whereas it 
measures 172 feet, or thereabouts, and the gradients 
as marked on each side of the above-mentioned 
point have been calculated from such erroneous 
measurement of 154 feet; but it appeared that the 
actual gradients are superior to those so marked. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the ground is not 
marked in the case of a cutting at 7 miles 36 chains, 
nor in the case of an embankment at 12 miles 
13 chains; and inasmuch as such height in the case 
of an embankment at 5 miles 363 chains is marked 
as 15 feet, whereas it measures 31 feet, or there- 
abouts. 

And inasmuch as a public carriage-road at 11 
miles 6 furlongs 9 chains on the Plan, is net shown 
on the Section, nor is there any cross Section added 
in reference thereto. 

And inasmuch as the 18th mile on the Plans is 
marked 16, and the 19th mile is marked 9. 

And inasmuch as the property described on the 
Plan as No. 69, in the parish of Thetford Saint 
Cuthbert, is in the parish of Thetford Saint Peter ; 
No. 1, in the parish of Ingham, is in the parish of | 
Timworth; Nos. 2, 3, 3%, 3&gt;, 4 and 4, in the parish 
of Ingham, are in the parish of Culford, and no Book 
of Reference with respect to the same has been de- 
posited with the Parish Clerk of Culford ; Nos. 1, 2, 
3, 4, 7 and 8, in the parish of — are partly in 
the parish of Ingham, and no Book of Reference 
with respect to the same has been deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of Ingham ; a public road (bemg a con- 
tinuation of road No. 5, in the parish of Culford), 
described as entirely in the parish of Culford, is 
partly in the parish of Ingham, and no notice has 
been given to the surveyors thereof, and no Book 
of Reference thereto has been deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of Ingham; Nos. 1 and 3, in the pa- 
rish of Wordwell, are partly in the parish of Cul- 
ford, and no Book of Reference, with respect to the 
same has been deposited with the Parish Clerk of 
Culford. 

And inasmuch as Mr. Richard Bullock is de- 
scribed in the Books of Reference as the occupier 
of No. 51, in the parish of Farnham Saint Martin, 
which is occupied by Mr. Edward Codling, who is 
described in the said Books of Reference as occupier 
of No. 47, which is occupied by the above-mentioned 
Pichard Bullock, and applications accordingly have 
been made to these two parties respectively. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Vale of Neath Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


30° Marti. 


A. 1846: 


for making a Railway from the South Wales Rail- 
way, at or near to the town of Neath, to Merthyr 
Tydvil, with Branches, to be called, The Vale of 
Neath Railway: And that Viscount Villiers and 
Viscount Adare do prepare, and bring it in. 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Lanarkshire and Lothians Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the Book of Refer- 
ence the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Com- 
pany are not entered as the owners, and Robert 
Adie and Robert Miller as the occupiers of a cer- 
tain Branch Railway in the parish of Old Monk- 
land, to be crossed by the proposed work. 

And inasmuch as no application had been made 
to the said Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Company and to the said Robert Adie and Robert 
Miller, in respect of such property. 

And inasmuch as a field, numbered 93, in the 
parish of Whitburn, is entered in the Book of Re- 
ference as a dwelling-house belonging to Peter 
Inglis, and others, there being no dwelling-house 
in such field. 

And inasmuch as in the said parish of Whitburn, 
between 21 miles 6 furlongs and 21 miles 7 furlongs, 
a dwelling-house and garden belonging to Archibald 
Prentice is not numbered upon the Plan, or referred 
to in the Book of Reference, that there is no en- 
larged Plan thereof, nor has said Archibald Pren- 
tice received any application in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as a dwelling-house and garden- 
ground near 22 miles, belonging to John Grreen- 
shields, of Boyhouse, is not numbered upon the Plan 
or upon the enlarged Plan thereof. 

And inasmuch as at 22 miles 4 furlongs a farm 
road and barn or stack yard belonging to Sir Wil- 
liam Baillie, is not numbered on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as a field belonging to said Sir 
William Baillie, south of the plantation numbered 
125, in the said parish of Whitburn, is not numbered 
upon the Plan, or described in the Book of Re- 
ference. 

And inasmuch as three plantations near to Nos. 
144, 186 and 162, and a field belonging to Thomas 
D. Weir, Esquire, in said parish of Whitburn, are 
not numbered on the Plan or referred to in the Book 
of Reference. 

And inasmuch as at the 25th mile, in the parish of 
West Calder, a toll-house and bar is not numbered 
upon the Plan, nor is there any enlarged Plan 
thereof. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway at 
the crossing of the following public carriage-roads 
is not marked : 


M.  F. M. F. 

Turnpike road - at 11 53 Turnpike road - at 19 6 

Ditto - - 138 2 Ditto - - 24 4 

Ditto - - 18 43 Ditto - - 25 14 

Ditto - - 18 7 Ditto - - 31 - 
Ditto - - 15 8 


And inasmuch as the rate of inclination of present 
surface of turnpike and public carriage-roads is not 
shown upon the cross Sections, in the instances 
numbered 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 respectively. 


And inasmuch as a turnpike-road at or near 28 
miles 3 furlongs appears upon the Section to be 
2 feet below the level of the Railway, and upon the 
cross Section to be one foot above the same. 

And inasmuch as the copies of the Sections de- 
posited with the several Sheriff Clerks are not 
duplicates, the height of the level of the rails above 
the datum line differing in the instances following. 





Edinburgh. | Linlithgow. | Glasgow. | Hamilton. 
M. F. C. — chai &lt;a 
At 26 5 9 531 feet 530 523 554 
28 6 1 526 ,, 530 521 531. 








And 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lanarkshire 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom and Lothians 


way. 








9 Vicroriz. 


And inasmuch as the said heights, as measured | 


by the ivory scale, would be | 











Edinburgh. | Linlithgow. | Glasgow. | Hamilton, 

M. F. C. —_— | 
At26 5 9 534 534 526 556 
98 6 1 530 530 522 582. 











And inasmuch as the several changes of gradient 
denoted by the vertical height being marked upon 
the said Sections do not correspond in the instances 
following : 





Is shewn to 
Height marked as occur at 
M. F. C. 
574 feet - - 24 7 - onthe Hamilton deposit. 
24 7 1 onthe Glasgow ditto. 
24 7 5 onthe Glasgow ditto. 
515 feet - - 30 4 4 
30 5 7 onthe Edinburgh. 
30 4 5 onthe Glasgow. 


And inasmuch as a road at 22 miles 43 furlongs, 
and a stream at 26 miles, are shown upon the copies 
of the Section deposited at Glasgow, whereas such 
road and stream are not shown upon the copies 
of the Section deposited at Edinburgh. 

And inasmuch as upon the copy of the Plan de- 
posited at Edinburgh, the miles are not marked 
thereon between the 18th and the 23d miles. 

And inasmuch as the several Sections deposited 
at Hamilton and Glasgow do not correspond, inas- 
much as if the surface of the rails be laid off between 
the 22d and 25th miles, a difference of 12 feet will 
occur at a cutting at or near to 22 miles 4 furlongs, 
and a difference of 16 feet will occur at a cutting at 
23 miles 3 furlongs, marked 6 feet, which should 
be 22 feet, and a difference of 18 feet will occur at 
a cutting at the 24th mile, marked 12 feet, which 
should be 30 feet; and between the copies of the 
Section deposited at Hamilton and Edinburgh, an 
embankment at 23 miles, marked as 30 feet, will 
measure 48 feet, a difference of 18 feet; a cutting 
at 12 miles, marked as 12 feet, will be an embank- 
ment of 8 feet high; an embankment at 25 miles, 
marked 60 feet, will be nearly 80 feet, a difference of 
20 feet. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line to the line of Railway is not correctly 
stated at each change of gradient, in the following 
instances : 





P&lt; Mt. , |Stated tobe| By Scale. | Difference. 
(| 20 6 6 | 694 feet 688 6 
j| 24 5 9 | 574 568 6 
aa | 26 5 9 | 534 523 il 
28 6 1 | 531 521 10 
se s| 20 6 6 | 694 688 6 
Linlithgow- 4] 31 3 - | 529 523 6 
{| 20 6 6 | 604 653 l 
; 24 6 9 | 574 565 9 
isis 28 6 1 | 531 526 6 
31 3 - | 529 523 6 
Hamilton -| 26 5 9 | 534 554 20. 

















Ard aiso inasmuch as there arecross Sections, 
Nos. 14, 15, 16, 19 and 24 on the Lanark Plan de- 
posited at Glasgow, showing the proposed surface 
of road therein referred to, whereas such rates of 
inclination are not marked on the corresponding 
Section deposited at Edinburgh. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Wilts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway Bill,the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the several 
numbers from 44 to 71, in the parish of Saint John- 
the-Baptist, on the Devizes Branch, in the Plans, 
do not appear in the Book of Reference ; and in- 
asmuch as the Section deposited with the Clerk of 
he Peace for the county of Somerset does not 


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437 
show the surface of the water in the Wilts and 
Berks Canal on the Devizes Branch, inasmuch as 
the height of the surface water of such Canal 
above the datum line is shown upon the said Section 
to be 149 feet, or thereabouts, whereas the said 
height is in fact 152 feet, or thereabouts, above the 
said datum line, showing a difference of about 3 
feet 8 inches; also a turnpike-road between the 
7th and 8th furlong (on the Devizes Branch), which 
is shown to be 149 feet, or thereabouts, above the 
datum line, whereas such road is in fact 152 feet 


above such datum line, or thereabouts. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Scottish 

posed, That leave be given to the Committee on the ano 

Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill to proceed yxy Shy 
: : ; : . y Du. 

with the said Bill, notwithstanding that seven clear 

days’ notice of going into Committee has not been 

given :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 

House, withdrawn. 


The Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction Glasgow, 


Railway Bill was read a second time ; and com- Airdrie and 
mitted. Monklands 


Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill was Edinburgh 
read a second time ; and committed. and Bathgate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Welsh Charity 
Welsh Charity School Incorporation Bill; That School + 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and P07 3" 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Great Western 
Great Western Railway Bill; That they had ex- Railway Bill. 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


| and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 


ment. 


Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the South Fastern 
South Eastern Railway (Rye to Rye Harbour) Bill; Railway 
That they had inquired into the several matters {exbour) Bill 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the winingham 
Willingham Inclosure and Drainage (No. 2.) Bill ; Inclosure and 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, gee 
and found the same to be true ; and that the Parties en 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Birmingham 
Birmingham Cemetery Bill; That they had ex- Cemetery Bill. 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto, 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Boston Water- 
Boston Waterworks Bill; That they had examined works Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 





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438 30° Martii. 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That the Sion College Estate Bill be 
permitted to be read the first time, notwithstanding 
the time limited by the Sessional Order has expired. 


Sion College 
Estate Bill. 


Sion College Mr. Greene presented a Bill for enabling the 


Estate Bill = President and Fellows of Sion College, within the 
City of London, to raise Money by Mortgage of 
Part of their Estates: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Ellesmere The House proceeded to take into consideration 


and Chester the Report on the Ellesmere and Chester Canal 
Canal Bill. Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Shrewsbury The Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway Bill 
and Hereford- was read a second time ; and committed. 
shire Railway 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bury Gas Bill. The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Report on the Bury Gas Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


ow The House being informed, That the Report from 
South Western the Committee on the London and South Western 
Railway Railway (Hampton Court Branch) Bill had been 
(Hampton : ae . ; : 
Court Branch) Made on Friday last, without the proper notice having 
Bill. been given in the Private Bill Office ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 

of the said Bill, be null and void. 


London and The House being informed, That the Report from 
South Western the Committee on the London and South Western 
(Chertsey Railway (Chertsey and Egham Branch) Bill had 
and Egham been made on Friday last, without the proper notice 
Branch) Bill. having been given in the Private Bill Office ; 
Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
of the said Bill, be null and void. 


London and 


Soh Western IE Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 


Railway on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom 
(Chertsey several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Srarek) Bill said Group were referred; ‘That in the case of 


the London and South Western Railway (Chertsey 
and Egham Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of one of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


London ana Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Com- 
— mittee on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom 
(Hampton Several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Court Branch) said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Bill. (London and South Western Railway (Hampton 
Court Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
yort of two of the said Petitions, and had also 
feaid counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill,and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 

and be printed. 


Glasgow Mr. Lockhart reported from the Committee on 


Waterworks the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 


Bill. 








A. 1846. 


said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had exammed 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Perth and Inverness Railway Bill was read Perth ana 
a second time ; and committed. ee , 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “”'**Y Bil 
mittee of Selection. 


The Hamilton New Gas Bill was read a second Hamilton New 
time ; and committed. Gas Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Helensburgh Harbour Bill was read a second Helensburgh 
time ; and committed. Harbour Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Helensburgh Extension and Police Bill was Helensburgh 
read a second time ; and committed. ae ae and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ‘ 

mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers on Macclesfield 
the line of the proposed Macclesfield and Lichfield laa 
Railway, and resident in or near to the towns of (No. 2.) 
Abbots Bromley and Kings Bromley, in the county 
of Stafford ;—and, Manufacturers and Inhabitants 
of the town of Leek, in the county of Stafford; 
taking notice of the application for leave to present 
a Petition for leave to bring in the Macclesfield and 
Lichfield Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying that 
such leave may be granted,—were presented, and 
read ; and we Me! to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


The Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough Leeds and 
Branch Extension) Bill was read a second time 5 aa cmater 
and committed. bee hog ’ 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch Ex- 


mittee of Selection. tension) Bill. 


The Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway Bill Horbury 
was read a second time ; and committed. ae — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill 


mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Matthew Sykes, of Green Foot, in South York- 
Barnsley, in the county of York ;—Huddersfield Ag 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Company ;— Wil- Canal.” 
liam Filton and Fanny Sykes, of Shelley Wood- 
house, in the county of York ;—James Methley, of 
Barnsley, in the county of York ;— William Birkin- 
shaw, junior, of Barugh, in the county of York ;— 
Abel Tinker, James Newton and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of property on the line of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned, and others ; — John 
Fletcher and William Archer, Owners and Occupiers 
of property in the county of York ;— Edmund Livesey, 
of Barnsley, in the county of York, Carpenter ;— 
William Child, of Shevley, Samuel Stocks, of Wake- 
field, and Richard Dickenson, of Thurstonland, in 
the county of York; — Godfrey Wentworth, of 
Woolley Park, in the county of York, Esquire ;-— 
Hannah England, of Barnsley, in the county of 
York, Widow ;— Richard Scholes, William Dearden 
and James Taylor, of Huddersfield, in the county 
of York ;—John Twibell and Ann Twibell, Owners 
and Occupiers of property on the line of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned, and others ;— George 
Hall, of Clayton West, in the county of York ;— 
John Spencer Stanhope, of Cannon Hall, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, Esquire ;— 
and, John Whitehead and others, Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of property on the line of the there un- 
dermentioned Railway, in the county of York; 
praying that their names may be withdrawn from 
Petitions 


Seed oe eed A bed 


a? ee 


Holme Reser- 
voirs Bill. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway 
(Steyning 
Branch) Bill. 


Sunderland 
Docks Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Small Debts 
Bill. 


Worcester Gas 
Bill. 


Macclesfield 
and Lichfield 
Railway 

(No. 2.) 


Surrey Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Newport, 

Abergavenn 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill, 


Dundee G 
Bill, 6a 


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Petitions against the application for the South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Holme Reservoirs Bill, which, 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for completing, repairing, maintaining and improv- 
ing certain Reservoirs in the several Townships of 
Curtworth, Wooldale and Austonley, in the several 
Parishes of Kirkburton and Almondbury, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York: And that 
Viscount Morpeth and Mr. Beckett Denison do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Branch Railway 
from the Brighton and Chichester Railway to the 
Town of Steyning, in the County of Sussex, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Sunderland Docks Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for reading the Birken- 
head Small Debts Bill a second time be extended 
until Monday the 27th day of April next. 


General Lygon presented a Bill for better supply- 
ing with Gas the City of Worcester and the Suburbs 
thereof: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of William Burchell, of Parliament- 
street, Gentleman, taking notice of the application 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in 
the Macclesfield and Lichfield Railway (No. 2.) Bill; 
and praying that leave may not be given to intro- 
duce such Bill, and that he may be heard, by him- 
self or his agent, against the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Surrey Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the South Western 
Railway, commencing at places called Falcon 
Bridge and Latchmoor Common, in the Parish of 
Battersea, in the county of Surrey, to the Hammer- 
smith-road, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex : 
And that Colonel Thomas Wood and Mr. Thomas 
Duncombe do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 


y spect of the Petition for the Newport, Abergavenny 


and Hereford Railway Bill, which, upon Friday 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Newport to Abergavenny 
and Hereford, with Branches therefrom: And that 
Captain Fitzmaurice and Mr. Bulkeley Hughes do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. John Abel Smith reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Dundee Gas Bill, That in consequence 
of _ Committee having agreed to the Preamble of 

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439 


the Dundee New Gas Bill, the Parties interested in 
the former Bill had withdrawn their Bill from the 
consideration of the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. John Abel Smith reported from the Com- Dundee New 
mittee on the Dundee New Gas Bill, and to whom &amp;@s Bill. 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Pe- 
tition, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill Aberdeen, 
was read a second time; and committed. pera 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- py 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Enfield Chase 
the Report on the Enfield Chase Road Bill; and Road Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Adderley presented a Bill for making a Rail- Sheffield, 
way from Buxton, in the County of Derby, to serine air 
Stoke-upon- Trent, in the County of Stafford, with a Crewe Rail- 
Branch to Congleton, in the County of Chester, to way Bill. 
be called The Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, 
and Crewe Railway: And the same was read the 


first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Birmingham, 
spect of the Petition for the Birmingham, Lichfield a and 
and Manchester Railway Bill, which, upon Friday pane ym, 

: ay Dl 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Birmingham to Lich- 


field, to be called The Birmingham, Lichfield and 


Manchester Railway: And that Mr. Muntz, Mr. 
Spooner and Lord Alfred Paget do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from the Com- Railway Bills, 
mittee on Group No. 4, of Railway Bills; That on G7up 4 
proceeding to consider the Bills referred to them 
they found that it was alleged by the Parties, that, 
1. The Great North of Scotland; 2. The Alford 
Valley; 3. Deeside; 4. Great North of Scotland 
(Eastern Extension); 5. Perth and Inverness; 6. 
Inverness and Elgin Junction; and, 7. Aberdeen, 
Banff and Elgin, were, either in whole or in part, 
competing Lines ; and, 8. The Banffshire; and, 9. 
The Morayshire, were likewise competing Lines ; 
that, 10. The Strathtay and Breadalbane, alone was 
unopposed; That they found, further, that Nos. 
1, 2, 3 and 4, only had been read a second time at 
such a period as to be now ready for hearing by the 
Committee; that Nos. 5 and 7, could not be ready 
to procced till the day before the Easter Recess ; 
that No. 6, could not be ready to proceed till after 
Easter; and that although No. 8 was ready for 
the consideration of the Committee, the competing 
Line, No. 9, had not yet been submitted to the 
consideration of the Committee on Petitions :—That, 
under these circumstances, the Committee came to 
the conclusion that with respect to all the Bills re- 
ferred to them, except No. 10, which they have re- 
ferred to the consideration of the Chairman of the 
Committee of Ways and Means, they would best 
discharge their duty by adjourning the consideration 
of them until after the Easter Recess, when all the 
Bills may be properly before the Committee, and 
ready for their decision. 

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

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South Eastern 


Railway (Tun- 


bridge Wells 
to Hastings 


and Rye) Bill. 


Middleton 
Gas Bill. 


Northumber- 
land and 
Lancashire 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Inverness and 
Elgin Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Dunblane, 
Doune and 
Callander 
Railway Bill. 


Scottish 
Southern 
Railway Bill. 


Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and 
Coatbridge 
Mineral 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Rochester 
Bridge Bill. 


Teeds and 
Thirsk Rail- 
way, North 
Fastern Ex- 


440 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the South Eastern 
Railway Company to make a Railway from Tun- 
bridge Wells to jomthe Rye and Ashford Extension 
of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway, near 
Hastings, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Middleton Gas 
Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


The Northumberlandand Lancashire Junction Rail- 

way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Nairn to Elgin, with Branches, to be 
called The Jnverness and Elgin Junction Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way fromthe Scottish Central 0 at Dunblane, 
by Doune, to Callander, tobe called The Dunblane, 
Doune and Callander Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Scottish Southern Railway 
Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from a point near Kildrochat 
to a point at or near Drumore, in the County of 
Wigtown, with Branches to Stranraer and Port 
Logan, to be called The Scottish Southern Railway : 
And that Sir John M‘ Taggart, Mr. Forbes and Mr. 
William Baillie do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Lesmahagow, Dalserf and 
Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill, which, 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from a point on the Lands of 
Cornsilloch, in the Parish of Dalserf, to the Wishaw 
and Coltness Railway, near Overton, to be called 
The Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral 
Junction Railway: And that Mr. Forbes, Mr. Baird 
and Mr. William Baillie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Baring Wall reported from the Committee on 
the Rochester Bridge Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Bill was referred ; That no person 
appeared in support of the said Petition, and that 
they had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 


tension(Wath with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 


to 
Bi 


Hartlepool) 
Hl. 


for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, North Eastern 
Extension (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch or Extension Railway from the 
Leeds and Thirsk Railway, near Wath, in the County 
of York, to or to communicate with Harélepool, in 
the County of Durham, with Branches therefrom : 
And that Lord Harry Vane, Mr. Octavius Dun- 
combe, Sir George Cockburn and Mr. Beckett do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


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A. 1846. 


An ingrossed Bill for making Railways from the Brighton, 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway to East- Lewes and 
bourne, to Hailsham, and to Seaford and Newhaven, ee 
and certain Deviations from the Line of the said pny a” 
Railway, all in the County of Sussex, was read the Eastbourne, 
third time. on 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ste seat 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to Branches Bill 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal 
Usher of the Black ned? ° a to Bill 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty's 
Commission, for declaring Her. Royal Assent to 
several Actsagreed upon by both Houses, do desire the 
immediate attendance of this Honourable House in 
the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 
Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills and one Private 
Bill therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 


An Act to apply the Sum of Eight millions out Consolidated 
of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the Year Fund 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six : —™ 


An Act to make further Provisions as to unclaimed South Sea 
Stock and Dividends of the South Sea Company: Company Bill. 


An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in Ferguson's 
the fourth year of the reign of his late Majesty King Nat. Bill. 
George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for natural- 
izing Henry Robert Ferguson,” as enacts that the 
said Henry Robert Ferguson should not thereby be 
enabled to be of the Privy Council, or a Member of 
either House of Parliament, or to take any Office or 
Place of Trust either Civil or Military, or to have 
any Grant of Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments 
from the Crown to Himself, or any other Person or 
Persons in Trust for him. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Chairman of Glasgow, 
Trustees of Gwyn’s Charitable Institution of the city Paisley and 
of Londonderry, which was presented upon the 18th at 
day of this instant March, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone 
Canal Sale Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, upun his Petition, if he think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the South Devon 
Petition for the South Devon Railway (No. 1.) Not 
( Tavistock and other Branches) Bill. (Tavistock 
and other 
Branches.) 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Mrs. Elizabeth scottish Mid- 
Croll ;—Magistrates and Town Council of the royal land Extea- 
burgh of Forfar ;— William Smart, Esquire, of Cairn- Bil, aaeitied 
bank ;— Inhabitants of the royal burgh of ~~ i— 

Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company ;— Patrick 
Chalmers, Esquire, of Auldbar ;—The Right honour- 
able Lord Panmure, of Brechin and Navan, Trustee 
on the turnpike-road near Meigle, where it com- 
mencesatthe western confines of the county of. wine 
to the Bridge over the North Esk, at Inglismaldie- 
by-Brechin, commonly called The Strathmore Turn- 
pike ; — Henry Inglis, Commissioner for General 








the honourable Sir Alexander Duff, of Dalgaty 
Castle ;—and, Alexander Cruikshank, Esquire, of 
Keilloch, and William Smart, Esquire, of Cairnbank, 
Trustees on the turnpike-road from Meigle, where 
it commences at the western confines of the eA 
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of Forfar, to the Bridge over the North Esk, at 
Inglismaldie - by - Brechin, commonly called The 
Strathmore Turnpike ; which were presented upon 
the 19th day of this instant March; taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Scottish 
Midland Extension Railway Bill; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of such Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Staines and A Petition of Inhabitants of Twickenham, in the 


— county of Middlesex, praying that the Staines and 

Railway Bill. Richmond Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Glasgow, Two Petitions from Greenock; praying that the 

—e Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Harbour 


Railway (Har- Branch) Billi may pass into a law,—were presented, 


pour Branch) and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Bill. . 


Glasgow, _ A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Sas Inhabitants of the town of Galston, Newmills and 
payee Derval, praying that the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- 
Amendment xock and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches 
= — (No. 3.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
ae read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Glasgow, Kil- Petitions from Pollokshaws ;— Barrhead ;— Neil- 
— ston ;—and, Irvine; praying that the Glasgow, Kil- 
Railway Bill, marnock and Ardrossan Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
Glasgow, A Petition of Burgesses, Merchants, Shipowners 
Dumfries and and other Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Jrvine, 
ait ~ praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Templemore Petitions from Nenagh (three Petitions) ;—and, 
and Nenagh North Tipperary ; taking notice of the application 
way, for leave to bring in the Templemore and Nenagh 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Birmingham § Two Petitions from Ozford, taking notice of the 
on it application for leave to bring in the Birmingham 
way. and Ozford Junction Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Rugby, Petitions of the Earl of Denbigh ;—and, Earl of 
por nae Craven; taking notice of the application for leave to 
Railway. bring in the Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
beg ahem Petitions from Glasgow ;— Paisley ;—and, Gor- 
Railway Bil, 2a/s (Chairman); praying that the West of Scot- 
land Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
a and Lin- _ Petitions from Willoughton ;—and, Kirton; pray- 
Railway Bill. ing that the Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,-—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
aston, — Petitions from Mere ;—Fifehead and other places; 
Yeovil —— —East Stower and other places ;— Hindon and other 


tion Railway places ;—Gillingham and other places ;—and, East 

Tisbury and other places; praying that the London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction aa. Bowe (Basingstoke 
to Yeovil) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


(Basingstoke 
to Yeovil) Bill. 


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441 


Two Petitions from Greenock; praying that the Glasgow, 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Polloc rane A =a ‘ 
and Govan Branch) Bill may pass into a law,— wits 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon and Govan 
the Table. Branch) Bill. 


Petitions from Newton and Failsworth ;—and, ojanam, 
Newton, Failsworth and Hollinwood (three Peti- Manchester, 
tions); taking notice of the application for leave ao ote ga 
to bring in the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Sunction 
Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill; and praying Railway. 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Norwich (two Petitions) ;—East Rugby and 
Dereham ;—and, Yarmouth; praying that the Rugby Huntingdon 
and Huntingdon Railway Bill may pass into a law, wetted 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kilbarchan (two Petitions) ; — Glasgow, 
Rothesay ;—Bridge of Weir ;— Greenock (two Peti- Paisley and 
tions) ;—and, Johnstone ; praying that the Glasgow, Gallwey 
Paisley and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir (Bridge of 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, Weir Branch) 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. _ 


Petitions from Loanhead ; — Lasswade ; — and, pe 
Rosslin ; praying that the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway Bill. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees of —- and 
the Harbour of Ayr, praying that the Ayrshire and Railway. Bill. 
Galloway Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of James Haycroft, Mayor of the Bideford and 
borough of Bideford, taking notice of the applica- Tavistock 
tion for leave to bring in the Bidefurd and Tavistock Rwy: 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


s45 ie iia Glasgow, 
Three Petitions from Irvine, praying that the Paisley, Kil- 


Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock aud Ayr Railway marnock and 
Amendment and Branches (No. 2.) Bill may pass Ayr Railway 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered Amendment 


: hes 
to lie upon the Table. (No. 2) Bill. 


Petitions of the Incorporated Trades of Inverness ; ———— 
—and, Guildry Incorporation of Znverness ; praying 9 2°Uans. 
that the Great North of Scotland Railway Bill tin meaisians 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Anthony Donald, of Urybank, in the 
county of Aberdeen ;—and, Proprietors, Tenants and 
Inhabitants in the royal burgh of Jnverury, and vil- 
lage of Port Elphinstone, in the county of Aber- 
deen; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bili,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Sir Ralph Abercromby, Baronet, Aberdeen, 
praying that he may be permitted to withdraw his Banff and 
former Petition against certain parts of the Aber- _ we 
deen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill, and that such 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses jyerculaneum 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that they may Docks Bill. 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Vou. 101, 





3 L Petitions 


449 30° Martit. 


ae, Petitions of Inhabitants, or Persons interested in 

Portsmouth _ the trade and commerce of the town and port of 

Railway Bill. -Portsmouth;—and, Five of the Provisional Directors 
of the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Chichester, Portsmouth and Fareham Railway Bill, 
—-were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Worcester and —_ Petitions of the Honourable Thomas Pryce Lloyd, 

Relves Ba of Pengwern, in the county of Flint, and Cynric 
Lloyd, of Lower Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, 
Esquire ;— Honourable Edward Moyston Lloyd 
Mostyn, of Mostyn, in the county of Flint ;—and, 
David Williams, of Bron Eyryri, in the county of 
Merioneth, Esquire; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Worcester and Porthdynllaen 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- 

Railway and merce and Manufactures established by Royal 

Forth and Charter, in the city of Glasgow, praying that the 

Clyde Naviga- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Forth and 

Railway Bil Clyde Navigation Junction Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


London and A Petition of Thomas Tompson, of Leamington 


gaa Priors, in the county of Warwick, praying that the 
(Birmingham London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham 
Extension); Extension) ; London and Warwickshire Railway 
see Hampton and Banbury Branch) ; and, Rugby, Lea- 
Railway mington and Warwick Railway Bills may not pass 
(Hampton and into law, was presented, and read; and ordered 


Banbury , 
Branch); ana, © lie upon the Table. 


Rugby, Lea- 

mington and 

Warwick 

Railway Bills. 

Glasgow A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
Waterworks Gi] of the burgh of Calton, praying that the Glas- 


Bill. , ‘ : 
gow Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 
Caledonian A Petition of Trustees appointed under the Sta- 
Extension 


Railways; tute 7th and 8th Geo. 4, c. 109, for managing the 
Ayrshire and turnpike and other highways in the district of Ayr, 
tn within the county of Ayr, the names and designa- 
Ghenee and tions of the Trustees subscribing being as follow : 
Belfast Unioa viz., James Campbell, Esquire, of Craigie, James 
Railway Bill: Ballantine, Esquire, of Castlehill, Thomas David- 
Kilmarnock : L . 
and Ayr Di- $0”, Esquire, of Drumley, Robert M‘Dermant Fer- 
rect Railway gushill, Esquire, of Burnockstone, John Joseph 
Bill; and Ayr Burnet, Esquire, of Gadgrith, James Pettigrew 
leck Railway. Wilson, Esquire, of Polguhain, and William Pater- 
son, Esquire, of Montgomerie, this Petition having 
been agreed to at a general meeting of Road Trus- 
tees for said district, held at Ayr, on 5th March 
1845, was presented, and read; setting forth, That 
there are now several Bills depending before the 
House for the construction of Railways within the 
county and district of Ayr, the highways of which 
are under the charge of the Petitioners; viz., the 
Caledonian Extension, the Ayrshire and Galloway, 
the Glasgow and Belfast Union, the Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Direct, and the Ayr and Auchinlech Raii- 
ways; that if the termini of all these Railways are 
brought to one point adjoining to the town of Ayr, 


which may easily be done, the convenience of tra- 








A. 1846. 


vellers by the Railways will be very much promoted, 
and the access to the town by the existing ap- 
proaches very little impeded ; but if there are to be 
a variety of termini for the different Railways, at 
different points of access to the town, then the 
approaches to it by the ordinary means of local con- 
veyance will be most unnecessarily impeded, and 
the convenience of travellers by the Railways them- 
selves diminished ; but it does not appear that a 
general terminus is contemplated by their promoters ; 
it is therefore exceedingly desirable that the House 
should take measures for fixing one general termi- 
nus for all of these Railways, or such general ter- 
minus may not be agreed upon by their promoters ; 
and praying the House to appoint a Commission to 
examine the ground inthe immediate neighbourhood 
of the royal burgh of Ayr, together with the course 
of the Railways intended to lead thereto, and to re- 
port to the House regarding such place as they shall 
think best suited for a general terminus for the whole 
of the said Railways, or to do otherwise as they 
shall think expedient. 

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


A Petition of George James Guthrie, of Berkeley- rast Lincoln- 

street, Berkeley-square, Proprietor of certain lands shire Railway 
in the parishes of Burgh-le-Marsh, Bratoft and ®i- 
Orby, in the county of Lincoln, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself or his counsel, against certain 
parts of the East Lincolnshire Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Glynn, of the borough and Bristol and 

county of Mewcastle-upou-Tyne, Civil Engineer, Birmingham 
é “Tee : and Midland 

praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel Raityays Bill. 
or agent, against certain parts of the Bristol and 
Birmingham and Midland Railways Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir George Armytage, of Cambridge- pyadersficld 
square, Hyde Park, in the county of Middlesex, and Manches- 
Baronet, and of Henry Wickham Wickham, of Kirk- Railway 


lees Hall, in the county of York, Esquire, praying ae 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Branch) Bill. 
or agents, against certain parts of the Huddersfield 
and Manchester Railway and Canal (Bradford 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Glynn, of the borough and Bristol and 
county of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, Civil Engineer, Gloucester 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 204 Binns- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Bristol and Gloucester 
Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- Railways Bill. 
ways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Lowestoft 


Gosford, praying that he may be heard, by himself, io ae 


his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the pyainage Bill. 
Lowestoft 





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9 VicTorRIz. 


Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and Drainage Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Nathaniel Fletcher, one 


and South of the Landowners on the line of Railway therein- 
ampton Rail- &gt; fter mentioned, praying that he may be heard, by 
way Bill. : . : z 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Great A Petition of the Compauy of Proprietors of the 
Grimsby, Witham Navigation, praying that they may be 
Louth, Horn- 


heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
at itidland parts of the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, 
Junction Rail- Lincoln and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was 
way Bill presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ayrshire, 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and 
Bridge of Weir 


sail oni. other Inhabitants of the town of Greenock, praying 
gow Junction that the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow 
Railway Bill; Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law; 
poe Nae and that the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 

way (Bridge of Weir Branch) Bill may pass into a 


Greenock Rail- j 
way (Bridge of law, was — and read; and ordered to lie 
able. 


Weir Branch) 
Bill. upon the 


West London = A Petition of John Stunt, of Stockwell Common, 

oe in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, praying that 

and Extension he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 

Bill. certain parts of the West London Railway Im- 
provement and Extension Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 
and Lesmaha- 
gow Direct 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining certain Roads and Bridges 
in the Counties of Lanark and Dumbarton, com- 
monly called The East and West Line of Lanarkshire 
Parliamentary Turnpike-road Trustees, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, 
Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Whitbourne ; — Saint George ;— 
Rural Deanery of Winwick;— Brighton ;—and, 
Wickwar; praying the House to take into consider- 
ation, with a view to its enactment, any Bill that 
may be introduced for preventing the union of the 
sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same 
time provide for the immediate appointment of a 
Bishop to the newly erected see of Manchester,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

VoL. 101. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


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443 


Two Petitions of Electors of the Southern Division Votes of 
of the county of Chester, complaining of a system Electors. 
of fraudulent and frivolous objections to their Votes 
for Members to serve in Parliament, and praying 
for inquiry,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on V otes of Electors. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Worth- Lora’s Day. 
allerton, in the North Riding of the county of York, 
praying the House to pass a law for greatly re- 
stricting or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxica- 
ting liquors on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table 


Petitions from Huddersfield; —Farnworth (two Factories Bill 
Petitions) ; — Bolton ; — Belmont; — Warrington 
(eight Petitions) ;—and, Preston (Lancaster) (two Pe- 
titions) ; praying that the Factories Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Uxbridge ;—Stoke Holy Cross ;— 
and, Chesham; praying the House not to sanction 
any measure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were 
= and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Militia. 


A Petition of Members of the Manchester and 
Salford Peace Society, and others, Inhabitants 
of Manchester and Salford, praying the House not 
to sanction any measure for the enrolment of the 
Militia; and that strenuous efforts be made for the 
settlement of international disputes by arbitration, 


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


Militia, &amp;c. 





A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Reeth 
Union, in the county of York, praying the House 
to take the Law of Settlement and parish appeals 
into their early consideration, and to make such 
alterations therein as may thoroughly improve the 
present system, especially in causing all appeals to 
be decided as far as possible on their merits, and in 
visiting with sufficient costs the vexatious prosecu- 
tion and resistance of appeals without sufficient 
grounds, or otherwise that the removal of paupers 
may be abolished altogether, and that they may be 
deemed settled in the parishes or townships in which 
they respectively become chargeable after a month’s 
residence, due provision being made for the repression 
and punishment of vagrancy, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Removal. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers, of Wilmslow 
and its vicinity, in the county of Chester, in the 
weaving of ginghams, checks, crossovers, diapers 
and dowlas, praying that no piece of a greater 
length than 50 yards of yarn shall be woven, or that 
50 yards of yarn shall be considered as the standard 
length of a piece, and that the wages of those em- 
ployed in weaving the pieces shall be calculated 
after the rate of so much for every 50 yards of yarn, 
the amount of wages being left to be adjusted be- 
tween the employers and the employed, was pre- 


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


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the cruelty to 
Royal Society for prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Animals. 
praying for the amendment of the existing law re- 
lative to Cruelty to Animals, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of Appleford, in the Lunatics Acts . 
county of Berks, praying that the Act 8 and 9 Vic., — 
c. 100, for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment 
of Lunatics, and also the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 126, 
to amend the Laws for the Provision and Regu- 
lation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, 





and for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Luna- 
3L2 tics 








Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland. ) 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Railways. 


Customs and 
Corn Importa- 
tion. 


Corn Laws. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Out-Pension- 
ers Payment 
(Greenwich 
and Chelsea) 
Bill. 
Out-Pension- 
ers Services 
(Chelsea and 
Greenwich) 


ST eae 


ns 


444. 


tics in England, may be repealed or amended, so 
that the Petitioners may be spared the heavy ex- 
pense of building and maintaining a County Lunatic 
Asylum, and be allowed the right of selecting for 
their pauper lunatics either the licensed houses 
or the County Asylums, as to them may seem desir- 
able, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Artificers, Tradesmen 
and Inhabitants of Ballinasloe, praying that so much 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 116, to consolidate 
and amend the Laws relating to the Presentment 
of Public Money by Grand Juries in Jreland, as 
tends to relieve the estates of the great landed pro- 
prietors from the payment of Grand Jury Tax, by 
the means of applotting and placing a portion 
thereof on the tenements of the industrious classes, 
may be amended, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors 
of the County of Leitrim, praying that the Protec- 
tion of Life (Zreland) Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of John Frederick Stanford, of Foley 
House, Langham-place, London, Esquire, praying 
the House to take into consideration the wisdom 
and fitness of passing a general Act in the present 
Session which may be applicable to all Acts for the 
construction of Railways in Great Britain and Ire- 
land, which may pass into law during the present 
Session, anything in the said respective Acts to the 
contrary notwithstanding, restraining Railway Com- 
panies by virtue of any powers by their respective 
Acts conferred, from calling up more than one-sixth 
of the capital proposed to be raised by virtue of the 
said Act or Acts for the construction of the said 
Railways respectively in any one year, unless, at a 
special general meeting of shareholders in any one 
of the said Companies, four-fifths of the said share- 
holders, or shareholders representing four-fifths of 
the whole capital of the said Company should assent 
to a greater proportion of the said capital being 
called up in any one year; and that the House do 
extend the period for the construction of the said 
respective Railways accordingly, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from New Deer, Tyrie, Aberdour, Cut- 
samond, Forgue, Pitsligo and Strichen ;—Stafford- 
shire Potteries; —and, Warrington; praying the 
House to pass the proposed measures relative to 
Customs and Corn Importation,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from West Dean; — Coleford ;—and, 
Bilston ; praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Buck have leave of absence 
for a month, on account of ill health. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth 

and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating the Pay- 
ment of the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich and Chel- 
sea Hospitals : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Act 
for rendering effective the Services of the Chelsea 
Out-Pensioners, and extending it to the Out-Pen- 
sioners of Greenwich Hospital : 


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A. 1846. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for better assessing and Aylesbury 
collecting the Poor Rates, Lighting and Watching Small Tene- 
and Church Rates, in the Parish of Aylesbury, and ™"** Bill 
the Highway Rates in the Township of Aylesbury 
and Hamlet of Walton respectively, in the County 
of Buckingham : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting with Gas Downpatrick 
the Town of Downpatrick, in the County of Down : Gas Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting with Gas Radcliffe ana 
the Town and Parish of Radcliffe and the Township Pilkington 
of Pilkington, or Parts thereof, in the County Pa- &amp;* Bill. 
latine of Lancaster :— And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Orders of the 
posed, That the Orders of the day be now read, for Day. 
the purpose of their being postponed until after the 
Motion for reading the Protection of Life (Zreland) 
Bill the first time, of which notice has been given ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ read” to 
the end of the Question. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 14 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Tellers for the) Sir William Somerville, 
Noes, Mr. William Smith O’ Brien 10 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Orders of the day be now 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Orders be postponed. 


7 


8. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- : 
posed, That the Protection of Life (Ireland) Bil be Tie Clan) 
now read the first time :—And a Debate arising Bill 
thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Mr. Caleb Powell, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Dillon Browne : } 32. 


Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Young, } 98. 


Mr. Cripps: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the first time ; 

And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 31° die Martti, 1846: 


. Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
ay. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second poor Removal 
Reading of the Poor Removal Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coal-whippers 
mittee on the Coal-whippers (Port of Zondon) Bill; (Port of Lon- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday -_ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Art-Unions Bill was, according to Order, Art Unions 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Wednesday the 8th day of 
April next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Corn Importa- 
mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; tion Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 





next, resolve itself into the said Committee. ~ 
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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Supply ; :; 
‘eked Mhat this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


‘Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, ‘That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons in 
the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 
themselves for Offices and Employments, and to 
extend the Time limited for those Purposes respec- 
tively, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to indemnify such Persons in the 
United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify them- 
selves for Offices and Employments, and to extend 
the Time limited for those Purposes respectively, 
until the Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-seven. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That Mr. Cowper be added to the Se- 
lect Committee on Votes of Electors. 


Indemnity 
Bill. 


Votes of 
Electors. 


Relief 
Districts 
(Ireland.) 


No. 171. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy, Instructions to Committees of 
Relief Districts, extracted from Minutes of the 
Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed in re- 
ference to the apprehended Scarcity, dated Dublin 
Castle, 28th February 1846. 

Knocksentry Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to Or- 
Disturbances. ger,—-Copy of all Communications received by Her 

No.172. Majesty’s Government relative to the Disturbances 
which took place at Knocksentry, near Limerick, on 
or about the 10th day of January 1846, both from 
the Civil and Military Authorities, including the 
Report of the Officer in command of the Troops 
called out on that occasion. 

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


Regimental Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to the 


— directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
No.173 of the Amount due by the Public for Deposits in 
No. 173. 


the Regimental Savings Banks to the 31st March 
1844 (as reported to Parliament on the 18th March 
1845), and Account of the Amount of Deposits 
made, of Deposits withdrawn, and of Interest al- 
lowed in the year ended the 31st March 1845, and 
the Balance due by the Public on the 31st March 
1845, and also the Number of Depositors on the 
said 31st March 1845. 

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


Halesworth Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 

and Norwich Railway from Halesworth, in the County of Suffolk, 

Railway Bill. to Arminghall, otherwise Armeringhall, in the County 
of — to be called The Halesworth and Nor- 
wich Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mitcham and 
South Western 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Landowners, Inhabitants and Occu- 
piers generally of the town of Mitcham and its vi- 
cinity, praying that the Mitcham and South Western 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


West of Scot. 
land Janction 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ship- 
owners, Traders and other Inhabitants of the city 
of Aberdeen, praying that the West of Scotland 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

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


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445 


Martis, S$1° die Martii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. ag; 
T Speaker, it appeared that Forty Seshen were ee 
not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 

Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 

~ ent and Forty Members not being present :— 

The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 

a Question first put, till To-morrow. 














Mercurii, 1° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 

and Sir George Rose: the Lends. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 

lowing, without Amendment; viz., 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny Mutiny Bill. 

and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the 

Army and their Quarters : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Her Marine 

Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore :— Mutiny Bill. 

And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee west Cornwall 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, Railway Bill. 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 

Orders, in the case of the Petition for the West 

Cornwall Railway Bill, was referred; That the 

Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from the Parish of Kenwyn, 

in the County of Cornwall, to Penzance, in the 

same County, with Branches, to be called The 

West Cornwall Railway: And that Sir Charles 

Lemon and Sir Richard Vyvyan do prepare, and 

bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee ——— 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Sinction 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the Railway. 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Plan does not 
exhibit thereon the distances in miles and furlongs 
from one of the termini. 

And inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
the change of gradients at the points marked 14 
miles 37 furlongs, and 14 miles 2 furlongs, or there- 
abouts, is not correctly marked on the Section. 

And inasmuch as a public carriage-road, No, 37° 
on the Plan, in the parish of Jtchington, is not 
marked on the Section ; and inasmuch as a public 
carriage road, numbered 432 on the Plan, in the 
said parish, is not marked on the Section; but it 
appeared that this road was partially over grass, and 
partially repaired at the expense of the parish. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of the in- 
tended bridge or arch over the Warwick and Bir- 
mingham Canal, marked No. 8, on the Plan, in the 
parish of Saint Mary, in Warwick, is not marked 
in figures on the Sections. 

And inasmuch as the distance described on the 
Plan as being one mile, and lying between the 6th 
and 7th miles, measures one mile and 70 yards, or 
thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as a piece of land in the parish of 
Saint Nicholas, in Warwick, the property of Henry 
Wise, near No. 43, in the parish of Saint Mary, in 





Vo. 101, 





313 Warwick, 


British and 
Trish Union 
Railway. 


446 1° Aprilis. 


Warwick, and Nos. 28 and 30, in the said parish of 
Saint Nicholas, included within the limits of devia- 
tion, is not numbered on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Warwick. 

And inasmuch as a certain public highway near 
Nos. 53 and 54, in the said parish, a portion of 
which is within the limits of deviation, is not num- 
bered on the said Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Warwick. 

And inasmuch as the lands and buildings on the 
line and within the limits of deviation between the 
eastern side of Adderley-street, and the point marked 
5 furlongs, are not numbered on the Plans or re- 
ferred to in the Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as in the Books of Reference Mary 
Parker is described as owner of No. 27, in the pa- 
rish of Yardley, whereas Anne and Louisa Anne 
Ryland are the owners thereof. 

And inasmuch as no application has been made 
to the said Anneand Louisa Anne Ryland in respect 
of such property. 

And inasmuch as John Subin is described as 
owner and occupier of No. 70, in the parish of Har- 
bury, whereas George Eaton is the owner and occu- 
pier thereof. 

And inasmuch as no application has been made 
to the said George Eaton in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as Daniel Knibb and others are 
described as owners, and John Archer as occupier 
of No. 8, in the parish of Burton Dassett, whereas 
William Ledbrooke is the owner thereof. 

And inasmuch as no application has been made 
to the said William Ledbrooke in respect of such 
property. 

And inasmuch as application in writing was not 
made to William Leeson in respect of property, No. 
9, in the parish of Hatton, of which he is the occu- 
pier; or to Richard Fairfax, in respect of No. 11, in 
the said parish, of which he is the occupier. 

And inasmuch as in the notice of application 
served on Charles Biddle, occupier of No. 230, in 
the parish of Aston-juxta-Birmingham, the greatest 
height of embankment is stated as 20 feet, whereas 
it is 9 feet, or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as a public carriage-road, near 
Nos. 132 and 136, in the parish of Rowington, is 
not numbered on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of the ground at the points 
marked as 22 miles 6} furlongs, 22 miles 1} furlongs, 
and 23 miles 7 furlongs, is not marked on the Section 
deposited with the Parish Clerk of Old Stratford. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
British and Irish Union Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the contract deed does not bind 
all the parties, their heirs, executors and administra- 
tors, several parties having subscribed the said deed 
as partnership firms. 

And also inasmuch as the christian and surnames 
of the said several parties are not inserted in full in 
the said deed. 

Also inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with 
Sheriff Clerk of Dumfries, the distances in miles 
and furlongs are not marked, as follow; between 
75 miles and 76 miles, 3 furlongs omitted to be 
marked ; between commencement of work and the 
end of the 1st mile, a furlong omitted. 

Also of the Wigtown Branch from its Junction 
with main line to 5 miles, the furlongs are not duly 
marked, 

Also inasmuch as the cross Section showing in- 
tended alteration of a road numbered *% on said 
Plan in the parish of Old Luce, is erroneous, inas- 





A. 1846. 


much as the Section states the road to be raised 
9 feet, and the said cross Section shows the same 
as to be lowered 5 feet. 

Also inasmuch as a turnpike-road numbered 69 
is not referred to in said Section ; nor the height of 
Railway over the surface of said road, nor height 
and span of any arches marked in figures at the 
crossing thereof, nor the intended alteration of the 
present level of same, stated on said Section or 
numbered, and no cross Section is added thereto. 

Also for a road in the parish of Cummertrees, 
numbered 14, the height and span of the arch are 
not given, and no cross Section added in reference 
thereto. 

Also for a road numbered 115, in the parish of 
Inch, the height and span of proposed arch are not 
given. 

Also inasmuch as aroad numbered 41 in Kirkcud- 
bright, at 8 miles 5 furlongs 1 chain, is described on 
Section as turnpike-road to be lowered 9 feet, height 
of arch 15 feet, span 35 feet, see cross Section 
No. 7k; but on said cross Section the same is shown 
to be raised 8 feet. 

Also as a road numbered 11 in the parish of 
Penningham, at 6 furlongs, is described’ to be 
lowered 14 feet, height of arch 15 feet 6, span of 
28 feet, see cross Section No. 2 (B.); but on said 
_ Section the same is shown to be raised 13 
eet. 

Also inasmuch as the cross Sections do not show 
the present rate of inclination of existing roads in 
any instance. 

Also inasmuch as the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked for every 
embankment and cutting in the following instances : 
A cutting of about 74 miles 1 furlong, about 5 feet, 
cutting not marked ; an embankment at 74 miles, for 
6 feet, not marked; a cutting at 75 miles, 4 furlongs 
9 chains, 5 feet. Stranraer Branch: An embank- 
ment at branch line (A. B.), height not shown; at 
a cutting at 2 miles 2 furlongs of above, 2 feet, not 
shown. 

Also inasmuch as on the Section the Stranraer 
Branch (A. B.) line, the rate of inclination is stated 
to be 1 in 150, whereas the same should be 1 in 115. 

Also inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
Clerk of Peace for Dumfries, the Wigtown Branch, 
a road at about 72 miles 7 furlongs 8 chains, is 
described level unaltered, height of arch 25 feet 
6 inches, span 28 feet, the same being described in 
the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office as 
level unaltered, height of arch 20 feet, span 35 feet. 

Also as on Section deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, a road crossed at 2 furlongs 3 chains, and 
described level unaltered, arch 17 feet, span 35 feet, 
is described on the said Plan and Section deposited 
at Dumfries as level unaltered, span and arch not 
shown. 

Also as on said Section deposited at Private Bill 
Office, a road to be crossed at 12 miles 33 furlongs, 
and as to be lowered 1 foot and crossed on level, is 
not so described on said Section deposited at Dum- 
fries, and no description thereof. 

Alsoat 13 miles 6 furlongs 2 chains on said Section, 
a road to be lowered 2 feet 8 inches, and crossed on 
level, is not so described on the said Section de- 
posited at Dumfries. 

Also inasmuch as on the Plans and Sections de- 
posited at the Private Bill Office, there is cross 
Section referring to No. 268 on the Stranraer 
Branch, but which is not shown on the Plan, &amp;c. 
deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk of Dumfries. 

And also inasmuch as certain lands were not 
numbered on the said Plans; viz., an inclosure 
between Nos. 22 and 28, in the parish of Minningaff ; 
two inclosures between 23 and 28 in the parish of 
Crossmichall ; pasture land near to No. 9, in the 
parish of Troguer. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. 





Mora 





Morayshire 
Railway. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway 
Extensions, 


9 VicrorIz. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with thé Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Moray- 
shire Railway Bill, was referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the 
datum line of the line of Railway leading from the 
Great North of Scotland Railway to Rothes and 
Charleston of Aberlour, is not referred to any fixed 

oint in the Section, there being no fixed point 
referred to in the Section except the fixed point 
belonging to another line of Railway included in the 
present Bill, the nearest terminus of which is at the 
distance of ten miles from the said line. 

And inasmuchas the height and span of the arches 
crossing the roads after mentioned, has not been 
marked in figures, in the following instances: viz., 
at the turnpike-roads at 5 chains, at 4 furlongs, at 
2 miles 3 furlongs and 6 chains, and at 5 miles 7 
furlongs of the said last-mentioned Railway; but 
that in all these instances the road is carried over 
the Railway. 

And inasmuch as that within the first mile of that 
part of the said intended Railway from Stotfield 
and Lossiemouth Harbour to Elgin, the extreme 
height of the embankments and cuttings has not 
been marked upon the Sections in the following 
instances: viz., the embankment at 6 furlongs 6 
chains, at the cutting at 7 furlongs, the cutting at 7 
furlongs 6 chains, the embankment at 1 mile; but 
it appeared in the said four instances the height or 
depth varied from 23 feet up to 10 feet, and the 
length being in no case more than 3 chains. 

And inasmuch as at 6 miles 8 chains of the said 
intended Railway, from the said point of the pro- 
posed Great North of Scotland Railway to Rothes 
and Charleston of Aberlour, the height from the 
datum line at the change of the gradient has not 
been marked. 

And inasmuch as the rate of inclination has been 
erroneously set forth on the Sections; between 6 
miles 4 furlongs and 9 chains, and 6 miles 8 chains 
of the Section of the said intended Railway, the rate 
of inclination is marked 1 in 170, whereas the same 
is in reality 1 in 643; and between 6 miles 3 fur- 
longs and 8 chains, and 7 miles 6 furlongs and 7 
chains of the Section of the said intended Railway, 
the rate of inclination is marked 1 in 1,866, whereas 
the same is in reality 1 in 1,181. 

And inasmuch as there are no divisions shown 
between the properties in the parish of Elgin, num- 
bered 3, 4, 5, 20 and 21; but it appeared there were 
no fences between the said properties. 

And inasmuch as there are no numbers on the 
said Plan corresponding with the following num- 
bers in the Book of Reference; 1, 22, 24, 25, 35, 
72, 129, 155, 174, 210, and 269. 

And inasmuch as no enlarged Plan has been given 
of a cottage shown on the Plan in the parish of 
Rothes, just within the limits of deviation, also a 
cottage and kitchen-garden, No. 11, and a dwelling- 
house and kitchen-garden, No. 20, in the said pa- 
rish of Rothes. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Petitions 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Man- 
chester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway Extensions Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the promoters of the Bill did not offer any 
proof of compliance with the Standing Orders, in 
respect of the Clifton Branch, and stated that it was 
not their intention to proceed in respect of such 
Branch. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

Vou. 101. 


1° Aprilis. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the East of Fife Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway, at Thornton, and at Markinch, 
to Anstruther Easter, with a Branch to the Kirk- 
land Works, to be called The East of Fife Railway : 
And that Mr. Edward Ellice and Sir John Hope 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Derby- 
shire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction 
Railway Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Or- 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the 
original application was for a line of Railway from 
Uttoxeter to Dudley, being about 32 miles in length, 
and the present application is for a line only from 
Colton Aint to Bescott, being about 16 miles in 
length; and inasmuch as the datum line is referred 
to a spot near the abandoned terminus, and eleven 
miles distant from the present proposed terminus of 
the Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select. Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liverpool 
Water Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying the Borough of Liverpool with 
Water: And that Viscount Sandon and Sir Howard 
Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


447 


East of Fife 
Railway Bill. 


Derbyshire, 
Staffordshire 
and Worces- 
tershire Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Liverpool 
Water Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Toxteth Park 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Improvement 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Toxteth 
Park Improvement Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act relating to the better paving and 
improving the Streets and Highways within the 
Extra-parochial Place of Toxteth Park, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, and for the Sewerage of cer- 
tain Parts of the said Place, and to confer additional 
Powers for the better paving and improving the said 
Extra-parochial Place of Yoxteth Park: And that 
Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Milner Gibson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Liverpool Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill, were 
referred; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the better Paving and Sewerage of the Borough of 
Liverpool, and for the better supplying the Inha- 
bitants thereof with Water: And that Viscount San- 
don and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 8, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the 
North British Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill, the 
counsel for the Petition of George Scott, Esquire, 
against the Bill, had stated to the Committee that 
the evidence of John M‘Veagh, Engineer to the 
Caledonian Extension Railway Company, and of 
John Marr, Secretary, and Robert Oliphant, Agent 
for the said Company, and John B. Junes, Agent 





3L4 to 


Liverpool 
Paving, 
Sewering and 
Watering Bill. 


North British 
Railway 
(Hawick 
Branches) Bill. 








i 
\ 
i 


Public 
Petitions 
(Sixteenth 
Report.) 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Reading, 
Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 
way Bill. 


Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and 
Coatbridge 
Mineral Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Scottish 
Southern 
Railway Bill. 


Kilmarnock 


4.48 


to the Duke of Roxburgh, being all at present in 
London, with various Papers and Documents in 
their hands relating to the said Caledonian Exten- 
sion Railway, was essential in order to enable him 
to establish his case before the Committee; and it 
having been proved, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee, that application had been made to the above 
arties, but that their attendance, and Papers and 
Shiesaadinte, could not be procured without the 
intervention of the House, he had been instructed 
by the Committee to move the House, That they 
severally attend the said Committee, with the Do- 
cuments referred to, to-day at twelve o’clock. 
Ordered, That the said John M‘Veagh, do attend 
the Committee on Group (No. 8.) of Railway Bills, 
forthwith, with the Plans and Sections of the several 
Lines of Railway proposed to be constructed in the 
neighbourhood of Kelso, by the Caledonian Ex- 
tension Railway Company; that the said John 
Marr and Robert Oliphant do attend at the same 
time, with the Minutes, Correspondence or Docu- 
ments relative to a proposed agreement entered into 
between the Duke of Roxburgh and other Proprie- 
tors and the said Caledonian Extension Railway 
Company ; and the said John B. Junes do attend 
at the same time, with the Correspondence, or any 
Minutes or Agreements, between the said Duke of 
Roxburgh and other Proprietors, and the said last- 
mentioned Railway Company. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 26th and 27th days 
of March last; and had directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House. 

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


Mr. Phillpotts reported from the Committee on 
the Liverpool Docks Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Colleton 
Garth, of Haines Hill, in the county of Wilts, Es- 
quire, which was —— upon the 16th day of 
March last; and also the Petition of Directors of the 
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway, which was 
presented upon the 19th day of March last; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certam parts of the Reading, 
Guildford and Reigate Railway Bill, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from a point on the Lands of Cornsilloch, in the 
Parish of Dalserf, to the Wishaw and Coltness 
Railway, near Overton, to be called The Lesmaha- 
gow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral Junction 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from a point near Kildrochat, to a point at or 
near Drumore, in the County of Wigtown, with 
Branches to Stranraer and Port Logan, to be 
called The Scottish Southern Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


The Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Bill 


and Ayr Direct was read a second time; and committed. 


Bailway Bill 


1° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was Caledonian 


proposed, That the Caledonian Northern Direct aaa 
Railway Bill be removed from Group No. 5, of a” 


Railway Bills, and referred to the Chairman of 
the Committee of Ways and Means, and the Mem- 
bers ordered to prepare, and bring in the Bill :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Scottish 
the Report on the Scottish Grand Junction Railway Grand June. 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. poy Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 





Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to incorporate Manchester, 
the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, Bol- saa 
tonand Bury Canal Navigation and Railway withthe Navigation 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company : And the and Railway, 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be ee 
read a second time. Railway Amal- 
Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making mek 

Leeds and 


Branch or Extension Railway from the Leeds and ‘Thirsk Raj 

A , 2 ail. 
Thirsk Railway, near Wath, in the county of York, way, North 
to or to communicate with Hartlepool, in the Eastern Ex- 
County of Durham, with Branches therefrom: And (oyu (Watt 

: epool) 

the same was read the first time; and ordered to Bill. 
be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Richmond 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Writ. 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Richmond, in the 
room of the honourable William Nicholas Ridley 
Colborne, deceased. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, cleansing, draining Bromsgrove 
and improving the Town of Bromsgrove, for opening Improvement 
a New Street therein, and in the Parish of Stoke ee 
Prior, both in the County of Worcester ; and for Bill. 
the better assessing and collecting the Poor, Church 
and Highway Rates within the Parish of Broms- 
grove, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Eastern Union 
the Report on the Eastern Union and Hadleigh and Hadleigh 
Junction Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 3%". 

Y Railway Bill. 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Gas Sunderland 
the Town and Borough of Sunderland, and the &amp;s Bill 
Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Durham, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water Sunderland 
the Town and Borough of Sunderland, and the Waterworks 
Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Durham, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Buckingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition shite Ralw) 


Mie ° . : Oxford and 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing are 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Bucking- Junction) Bill 
hamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley Junction) 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Oxford to the — 
an 








9 VicToRIz. 


and Birmingham Railway, at Bletchley, in the 
County of Buckingham: And that Mr. Tower, Mr. 
Langston and Colonel Hall do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Bridgwater The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Railway and 


and Taunton }yarbour Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Canal,Railway nitted 
rT . 


and Harbour p 
ae Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








The Chard Canal Railway Bill was read a second | 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. | 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Maldon, The House proceeded to take into consideration 
—— the Report on the Maldon, Witham and Braintree 


Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Colchester) 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

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


Eastern Union 
Railway 
(Ardleigh to 
Colchester) 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the East and West India Docks 

wocks and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill be read 
and Birming- A 2 &lt; 
ham Junction @ Second time upon Monday next, notwithstanding 
Railway Bill. such Second Reading will be more than seven clear 
days after the First Reading of the said Bill. 


East and West 
India Docks 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Harbour and 
Dock (New 
Dock and 
Railway) Bill. 


Preston and Ordered, That the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Wyre Railway E 


Ordered, That the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Railway) Bill 


be read a second time upon Friday next. 


1° Aprilis. 





M Harbour and Dock (Longridge Junction) Bill be 
arbour and ; : 

Dock (Long- Tread a second time upon Friday next. 

ridge Junc- 

tion) Bill. 


Middleton 


Ordered, That the Report on the Middleton Gas 
Gas Bill. 


Bill be now taken into consideration :—The House 
accordingly proceeded to take the Report into con- 
sideration ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Surrey Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Deedes presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the South Western Railway, commencing 
at places called Falcon Bridge and Latchmoor Com- 


449 


resented, pursuant to Orders,— Timber-laden 


Mr. Cardwell 
Returns of the Number of Timber-laden Ships, § 
their Tonnage and Crews, entered Inwards in each of 
the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 
1845 ; distinguishing British from Foreign, and the 
Countries from which they come; together with a 
Statement of the several Proportions which British 
Ships, and Tonnage and Crews employed, bear to 
Foreign, with each Country :—Of the Export Du- 
ties, if any, which may be levied in any such Coun- 
tries upon Timber, and the periods when such Duties 
were first levied :—And, of the Prices of Memel 
Timber and of Canada Timber in the Port of Lon- 
don, Duty paid, in the first weeks of January in the 
present and Six preceding years, as given in the 
Price Currents of the day ; stating the Amount of 
Duty in each case. 

Accounts of the Number of Ships, and of their Whale 
Tonnage, sent out from Ports of the United King- Fishery: 
dom, for the Northern Whale Fishery, during each 
of the Three years ending with 1845; specifying 
the Ports from whence they were cleared out, and 
the Number and Tonnage of those cleared from 
each; and distinguishing between those destined 
for Davis’ Straits and for the North Sea :—Of the 
Number and Tonnage of the Ships sent out from 
Ports of the United Kingdom for the Southern 
Whale Fishery, during each of the Three years end- 
ing with 1845; specifying the Ports from which they 
were cleared out, and the Number and Tonnage of 
those cleared from each :—Specifying the Quantities 
of Train Oil, the Produce of British Northern Fish- 
eries, imported into the United Kingdom during each 
of the Three years ending with 1845 :—And, similar 
Account of the Quantities of Oil and Spermaceti 
from the Southern Whale Fisheries. 

An Account of the Amount of Stock transferred Stock 
from England to Ireland, and from Ireland to Eng- 'nsterred. 
land, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th 
day of January 1846 ; distinguishing the Amount 
transferred in each year, and the different kinds of 
Stock (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 

125, of Session 1844). 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- Superannua- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of ts Ireland.) 
Treasury Warrant, adding certain Departments in 
Ireland to the Schedule of the Superannuation Act. 

Copy, Extracts of Treasury Minutes, dated 13th fnsolvent 
January and 10th March 1846, granting a Super- Debtors Court. 
annuation Allowance to Mr. Ezra Meers,a Cletk in 
the Insolvent Debtors Court. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Return relative to Timber-laden 
Ships be printed. 


hips, &amp;e. 
No.175. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 
the Report on the London and Brighton Railway Brighton Rail- 
(East Grinstead Branch) Bill; and the Amendments ps Ah ear 
were read, and agreed to. Branch) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 





mon, in the Parish of Battersea, in the County of 
Surrey, to the Hammersmith-road, Kensington, in 
the County of Middieser: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Newport, 

Abergavenny 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Deedes presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Newport to Abergavenny and Hereford, 
with Branches therefrom: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Ash- 
ford Stations 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the South Eastern Railway (Ashford 


Enlargement) Stations Enlargement) Bill; and the Amendments 
Bill. were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 
VoL. 101. 





Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- Birmingham, 
way from Birmingham to Lichfield, to be called The Lichfield and 
Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway : Mavchester, 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered — 
to be read a second time. 


) 


The Boston, Stamford and Birmingham Railway Boston, Stam- 


(Stamford to Wisbech Line) Bill was read a second ford and 
| Birmingham 


time; and committed. 


‘ Rail 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Stamford to 
mittee of Selection. gaa Line) 


The Order made upon the 6th day of February preston and 
last, for referring to the Select Committee on Peti- Wyre Exten- 
tions for Private Bills the Petition for the Preston *°" — 
and Wyre Extension and Darwen Junction Railway Railway. 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


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Sir 








450 


Scottish Mid- Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
land Junction on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom se- 
nae Bill, veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Edinburgh Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
— on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom se- 


(Pettycur and veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Perth Harbour said Group, were referred ; That in the case of the 


sear Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Pettycur and 


Bill. Perth Harbour, Branches and Deviations) Bill, they 


had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 


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true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Edinburgh Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Commit- 
and Northern tee on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills; That in 
a the case of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Pi the Dun- (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath Railway 
dee and Ar- and Tay Ferries Improvement) Bill, the Parties pro- 
patompes moting the Bill had stated to the Committee that 
aie” the evidence of Mr. Burrows Irwin, Chief Officer 
provement) of the Coast Guard at Broughty Ferry, n.B., was 
=~. necessary, in order to enable them to establish their 
case, and having proved by evidence before the 
Committee that they could not procure his attend- 
ance without the intervention of the House, the 
Committee had instructed him to move the House, 
That Mr. Burrows Irwin be directed to attend the 
Committee on Monday the 27th day of this instant 
April. 
Ordered, That Mr. Burrows Irwin do attend the 
said Committee upon Monday the 27th day of this 
instant April. 


Darwen The Darwen Waterworks Bill was read a second 
— time ; and committed. 
= Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Chorley The Chorley Waterworks Bill was read a second 
alata time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Seuth Leith 


The South Zeith Church Bill was read a second 
Church Bill. 


time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Railway Bills Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- 


— tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had 
nomad further considered the matters referred to them, 
No.176. 2nd directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
nee The House was moved, That the Resolution of 


the House of the 26th day of March last, relative to 
Amalgamation Bills, might be read ; and the same 
was read, as followeth ; 








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A. 1846. 


“ Resolved, That no Amalgamation Bills spe- 
cified in the Ninth Report of the Classification 
Committee of Railway Bills be allowed to proceed 
beyond the Second Reading before the 1st day of 
May next.” 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be rescinded, 
so far as relates to the Chard Canal Railway ; and, 
the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Railway and 
Harbour Bills. 

Ordered, That the said Bills be placed in Group 
No. 19. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Electric Tele- Electric 
graph Company Bill be taken into consideration Sater 
upon Monday next. pany 


Mr. Cowper reported from the Committee on East Lincoln- 
Group No. 34, of Railway Bills, to whom several shite Railway 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said~ * 
Group, were referred ; That in the case of the East 
Lincolnshire Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required bythe Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for com- Holme Reser- 
pleting, repairing, maintaining and improving cer- voirs Bill. 
tain Reservoirs in the several Townships of Cart- 
worth, Wooldale and Austonley, in the several Pa- 
rishes of Kirkburton and Almondbury, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering, amending and en- Monkland 
larging the Powers and Provisions of the several Canal Bill. 
Acts passed in relation to the Monkland Navigation, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Rutherfurd do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees for exe- Glasgow, 
cuting the Act for repairing Roads in the County aie pte 
of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of Road be- pe oo 
tween Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said County, Railway Bill. 
and the several Acts therein referred to, which 
was presented upon the 19th day of March last, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct Rail- 
way Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill ; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if thev think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against _ 
the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Parliamentary Caledonian 
Trustees for improving the Navigation of the River ene Aor 
Clyde, and enlarging the Harbcur of Glasgow ;—Sir 2° Branches) 
John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet, and Owners and Bill. 
Occupiers of houses and land situated along and in 
the vicinity of Wes¢-street, of Tradeston, of Glasgow ; 
—Magistrates of the town or barony of Gorbals, and 
Commissioners of Police of the said town or barony, 
in the county of Lanark ;—Company of Proprietors 
of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal ;— 
Proprietors and Occupiers of lands and houses in the 
neighbourhood of the line of the Polloc and Govan 
Railway, streets adjoining thereto or along the turn- 
pike-road leading to Renfrew and Paisley respec- 
tively, from Glasgow, by the turnpike-road leading 
from Glasgow by Parkhouse, termed the “ Three 
Mile-house Road,” and Merchants in Glasgow ;— 

Royal Incorporation of Hutcheson’s Hospital, in the 
city 











Q VicTORIz£. 


city of Glasgow ;—Trustees on the turnpike-roads in 
the county of Renfrew, and acting under and in exe- 
cution of an Act of his Majesty King William the 
Fourth, intituled, ‘‘ An Act for repairing Roads in the 
County of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of 
Road between Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said 
County,” and the several Acts therein mentioned ; 
—Parliamentary Trustees on the bridges over the 
Clyde, at Glasgow ;—Trustees on the Great Turn- 
pike-road leading from Glasgow to Parkhouse, in the 
county of Lanark, called the Joint Road, and from 
Parkhouse to Three Mile-house, in the same county, 
and to Renfrew Bridge, in the county of Renfrew 
respectively ;—and, Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow ; which were presented 
upon the 13th day of March last, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Caledonian Rail- 
way (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Sir John Maxwell, 


ee of Polloc, Baronet, and Owners and Occupiers of 
Terminal houses and lands along and in the vicinity of West- 
Railway Bil. street, of Tradeston, of Glasgow ;—Lord Provost, 


Magistrates and Council of the city of Glasgow ;— 
and, John Mann, Attorney for William Dixon, of 
Govan Colliery, near Glasgow ; which were pre- 
sented upon the 13th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Bristol and 
Exeter Railway Company, being Owners and Occu- 
piers of property upon the line and in the neighbour- 
hood of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, which 
was presented upon the 20th day of March last, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Chard Canal Railway Bill; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of such Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Bridgwater Ordered, That the Petition of the Bristol and 
and Taunton Exeter Railway Company, being Owners and Occu- 
pa 5 or eid piers of property upon the line and in the neighbour- 
Bill, hood of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, which 
was presented upon the 2¢th day of March last, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the bridgwater and Taunton Canal Railway and 
Harbour Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Commissioners 
for draining lands within the level of Ancholme, in 
the county of Lincoln, and for making certain parts 
of the River Ancholme navigable ;—Commissioners 
of Sewers of and for the limits of the levels, in the 
county of Lincoln, city of Lincoln, and county of 


Hull and Lin- 
coln Direct 
Railway Bill, 


1° Aprilis. 


451 


the said city, and part of the county of Nottingham, 
acting in and for the wapentakess of Manley, Cor- 
ringham and Aslacoe, in the Parts of Lindsey, in 
the county of Lincoln ;—and, Daniel Dawber and 
others, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of land upon 
the line or in the neighbourhood of the proposed 
Railway thereinafter mentioned; which were pre- 
sented upon the 26th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow 

the Report on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Paisley, Kil- 

and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches a ee 
(No.1.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Amendment 

agreed to. and Branches 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, (X® }) Bill 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh 

the Report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- a 
way (Amendment and Branches) Bill; and the ( pec 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. and Branches 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, _ 
the Report on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Paisley, Kil- 
and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches 4\+ Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Amendment 
agreed to. and Branches 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, X°® 2) Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to the di- Ecclesiastical 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of Commission 
Orders of Her Majesty in Council, dated and pub- 
lished in the Gazette in the year 1845, approving 
Schemes of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England. 

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


The Herculaneum Docks Bill was read a second Herculaneum 
time; and committed. Docks Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mitte of Selection. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- Vale of Neath 
way from the South Wales Railway, at or near to Railway Bill 
the Town of Neath, to Merthyr Tydfil, with Branches, 
to be called The Vale of Neath Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Petitions from Speymouth ; — Saint Andrew’s Aberdeen 
Lhanbryde ;— and, Urquhart; praying that the owe = 
Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill may pass Bill. 7 
into a law,—were presented,and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenock ;—and, Port Glasgow ; Glasgow, 
praying that the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock —— 
Railway (Polloc and Govan) Branch Bill may pass Rojjway 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered (Polloc and 


‘ Govan 
to lie upon the Table. Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Glasgow, 
Council of the burgh of Greenock, praying that the te and 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Harbour paitway 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, (Harbour 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


reenock 


Branch) Bill, 





Vou. 101. 


Petitions 


3M 2 








Kilmarnock 

and Ayr Di- 
rect Railway 
Bill. 


Sridgwater 
and Minehead 
Railway and 
Pier Bill, 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
Sudbury and 
Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


Colchester 
Navigation 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Boston, 
Stamford and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Stamford to 
WwW 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
(Dissolving) 
Bill. 


Surrey Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


London and 
Blackwall 
Railway 
(Widening) 
Bill. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Cromford 
Canal Bill. 


452 


Petitions from Dundonald;— Prestwick ;—Monk- 
ton ;—and, Symington; praying that the Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Nether 
Stowey and Over Stowey, in the county of Somerset, 
praying that the Bridgwater and Minehead Rail- 
way and Pier Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Halstead ;—and, Sudbury ; pray- 
ing that the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and 
Halstead Railway Bill muy pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Brightlingsea and other parishes; 
— Colchester;— and, East Donyland (otherwise 
called Rowhedge); praying that the Colchester 
Navigation and Improvement Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;—Lynn;— Birmingham; 
—and, Stamford; praying that the Boston, Stamford 


and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech| 


Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 


mar? 2) and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of land 
near the line of the Surrey Iron Railway, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Surrey lrou 
Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Over- 
seers and other Inhabitants of the parish of Batter- 
sea, in the county of Surrey, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Surrey Grand Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
better lighting, watching, cleansing and repairing 
the Highways, and otherwise improving the Hamlet 
of Ratcliff, m the County of Middlesex, and for the 
better Relief and Maintenance of the Poor of the 
said Hamlet, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Blackwall Railway 
(Widening) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers 
and other Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, pray- 
ing that the West of Scotland Junction Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
through which the Cromford Canal thereinafter 
mentioned passes, or lies contiguous, and also 
Traders using the said Canal, and Owners of boats 
navigated on the said Canal, praying that they may 


1° Aprilis, 


A. 1846. 


be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cromford Canal Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Kerr, Writer, in Stirling, Forth and 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring Clyde June- 
: ‘ : ; . tion Railway. 
in the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





Petitions of Commissioners for executing the Grand Union 
| Acts for improving the Drainage and Navigation of Railway Bill. 
the Middle Level of the Fens;—and, Governor, 
Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Con- 
servators of the Great Level of the Fens called 
Bedford Level; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Grand Union Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Commissioners for executing the East Coast 
Acts for improving the Drainage and Navigation of alway Bill 
the Middle Level of the Fens ;—and, the Governor, 

Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Con- 
servators of the Great Level of the Fens, called 
Bedford Level; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the East Coast Railway Bill,—were 
| presented, and read. 

| And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 








Petitions of James Atkinson, of Hunslet, in the York and 
parish of Leeds, in the county of York, Gentleman ; — 
| —and, Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram, Esquive ; (Lee ie Ex 
| praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or tension) Bill. 
agents, against certain parts of the York and North 
| Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill,—were 
| presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Aberdare Railway Company, Taff Vale | 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or Railway Bil 
agents, against certain parts of the Taff Vale Rail- 
| way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Morth- North Devon 
molton, in the county of Devon, taking notice of the Railway. 
application for leave to bring in the North Devon 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Francis Hurst, of Alderwasley, in Manchester, 
* # : ? Buxton, Mat- 
the parish of Wirksworth, in the county of Derby, jock ana Mid- 


Esquire, an Owner of land and other property upon lands Junction 








and Railway Bill. 






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and near the line of the proposed Manchester, Bux- 
ton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, in 
the counties of Chester and Derby ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of property through which the Crom- 
ford Canal thereinafter mentioned passes or lies con- 
tiguous, and also Traders using the said Canal, and 
Owners of boats navigated on the said Canal; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester, Buxton, Mailock and Midlands Junc- 
tion Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


A Petition of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal | 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Northumber- A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 

land and Vestrymen, being Inhabitants of the parish of | 

Lancashire 2 

Junction Rail. Chester-le-Street, in the county of Durham, pray- 

way Bill. ing that the Northumberland and Lancashire Junc- 
tion Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Stirling and A Petition of the Inhabitants of the burgh of 

Railway Bil Stirling, praying that the Stirling and Dunferm- 


line Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


East and West A Petition of Robert Kendall and James Hinson, 


Bngland .. both of Abthorpe, praying that they may be per- | 

way. mitted to withdraw their signatures from a Petition 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the East and West 
of England Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Reading, A Petition of Lannoy Arthur Coussmaker, of 

(uldtord and Westwood, in the parish of Worplesdon, in the 

re sal Bil, county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he may be 


heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Ely and Bury 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- 
Railway Bill, 


monalty of the Company of Conservators of the 
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 


the Ely and Bury Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North of 
Norfolk 


Railway Bi, Of the city and borough of Norwich, praying that 
VoL. 101. 





1° Aprilis. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


453 


\they may be heard, by themselves, their counse! 


or agents, against certain parts of the North of 
Norfolk Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- Norfolk 
monalty of the Company of Conservators of the Estuary Bill. 
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Norfolk Estuary Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Fast Dercham 
of the city and borough of Norwich, praying that and Norwich 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Bway Bill. 
agents, against certain parts of the East Dereham 
and Norwich Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, 5 oe their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the warrington 
Mersey and Irwell Navigation ;—and, James Loch, Waterworks 
of &lt;Albemarle-street, in the county of Middlesex, Bi 
Esquire, Trustee and Superintendent of the canal 
and estates of the Most noble Francis Duke of 
Bridgewater, deceased ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Warrington Water- 
works Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 











A Petition of James Loch, of Albemarle-street, in Lancashire 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Superintendent Waterworks 
and Trustee of the canal and estates of the late 
most noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater, deceased, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Lan- 
cashire Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Evans, of the town of Aberyst- Manchester 
with, in the county of Cardigan, Esquire, praying ee ‘ 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or tion and Welsh 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester and Junction Rail~ 
Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction Rail- way Bill. 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner fieard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Limerick 
gesses of the borough of Limerick, praying the Harbour. 
House to adopt measures for the improvement of 
the Harbour of Limerick, by the erection of floating 
Docks for vessels frequenting the Port, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





e Railways and 
Canals Amal- 
gamation. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of th 
Navigation from the River Trent to the town o 
3M 3 Loughborough ; 


454 1° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


Loughborough ; — Company of Proprietors of the 
Erewash Canal, in the counties of Derby and Not- 
tingham;--and, Company of Proprietors of the Lei- 
cester Navigation ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, before the 
Select Committee on Railways and Canals Amal- 
gamation, against the principle of amalgamation of 
Railway and Canal Companies,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Railways and Canals Amalgamation. 


Customs and AQ Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 

Corn Lunporta- habitants of the Tower Hamlets, praying the House 

_ not to pass the proposed measures relative to Cus- 
toms and Corn Importation, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Removal. A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Skipton Union, in the county of York, praying the 
House to take the law of settlement and parish 
appeals into consideration, and to make such altera- 
tions therein as may thoroughly improve the present 
system, especially in causing all appeals to be de- 
cided as far as possible on their merits, and in vi- 
siting with sufficient costs the vexatious prosecution 
and resistance of appeals without sufficient grounds, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Spirits. A Petition of Distillers in Athole and Strathtay, 
in the county of Perth, complaining of the high 
Duty charged on Malt Spirits, and other grievances 
affecting their Trade; and praying for a reduction 
of one shilling duty on the gallon of Spirits, and 
an increase of the drawback from eight pence, at 
present allowed, to one shilling per gallon, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Barristers-at- A Petition of Henry Hugh Pyke, of 87, Chancery- 

ian. lane, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Barrister- 
at-Law, stating, that inthe year 1844 he attended 
and practised as a Barrister on the Home Circuit, 
and also acted as a Reporter ; that he was not aware 
at the time he was so reporting that there was any 
Circuit rule against a Barrister acting as a Reporter 
on the Home Circuit; that, in consequence of this, 
he was arraigned before the Benchers, disbarred, 
and expelled ; that he appealed against this sen- 
tence, but has been unable to obtain redress; and 
praying the House to appoint a Committee to in- 
vestigate the facts stated in his Petition, with a 
view to the restoration of the ancient Juridical Uni- 
versity, the proper application of its funds for the 
purposes of legal education, and the restoration of 
the Petitioner to the bar, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Removal Petitions from Tavistock Union ;— and, King’s 

Bill. Lynn; praying that the Poor Removal Bill may 
not pass into a law,-—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway Bills. | A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and other 
Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, praying the 
House immediately to adopt such measures as will 
prevent the ruimous consequences which, in their 
opinion, must inevitably ensue if no check or limit 
be put to the progress of Railway Bills, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Railways. 


Poor Law Petitions of Clark Johnson, and others ;— Charles 
Officers. Barstow, and others; — and, Officers connected 
with the administration of the Poor Laws ; praying 
that provision may be made for the superannuation 
of all Poor Law Officers who shall have faithfully 
discharged their duties for several years, and then 





become incapacitated for public service, and that 
the fund for such superannuation be raised by the 
deduction of a per-centage out of all Poor Law 
Officers’ salaries, and be under the sanction of 
Parliament, the control of the Government, and the 
management of the Poor Law Commissioners,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Shipowners in Leith, praying the Timber, 


House to reduce the Duty on Foreign Timber, and 
that the reduction may be immediate, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Huddersfield ;— Almondbury ; — Factories Bil 


Bradford( York) (Chairman) ; —Little Horton ;— 
Walton-le- Dale (two Petitions) ;—Samlesbury (four 
Petitions);— Fishwick;— and, Preston (five Peti- 
tions); praying that the Factories Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Chaplains in the Poor Law 
workhouses situated in the United Diocese of Down (Heland.) 


and Connor, stating that Roman Catholic inmates 
in workhouses have experienced much inconveni- 
ence from the want of a competent person to conduct 
morning and night prayer, prescribed in the Order 
of the Poor Law Commissioners ; and praying that 
Roman Catholics may be appointed to some of the 
five situations filled by recognized Officers of the 
Board, as vacancies shall occur, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons entitled to vote at any Votes of Elec- 
election of a member or members to serve in Par- ‘"*- 


liament for the Eastern Division of the county of 
Gloucester, for the year ending the Ist day of 
December 1846, praying the House to cause a 
particular inquiry to be made into the proceedings 
of the Anti-Corn Law League, with reference to 
objections given or caused to be given by them at 
their instance, in August 1845, to Electors regis- 
tered for the Eastern Division of the county of 
Gloucester, the number of such objections so given, 
where and when and by whom the same were 
posted, and the general character of such objections, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Votes of Electors. 


A Petition of Catholic Freeholders and others, Roman 
resident in the Southern Division of Holderness, in C2tho! 


thecounty of York, praying that the Roman Catholic 
Relief Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Industrious Classes, Members and Benefit Build- 


others of the same class who are desirous of be- 


coming members at the earliest moment of the — 


Cornwall Building and Provident Institution usually 
holding its meetings at Hayle, in the county of 
Cornwall, established in pursuance and under the 
provisions and regulations of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 
4. c. 32., intituled, “ An Act for the Regulation of 
Benefit Building Societies,” stating that persons 
joining Benefit Societies, and obtaining advances 
from the funds of the same, are liable to certain 
ad-valorem duties imposed by Acts of Parliament 
on the consideration or purchase money, and on the 
deed of mortgage, and other Stamp Duties; and 
praying that the House will cause the immediate 
and total repeal of so much of the Benefit Building 
Society Act as imposes the duties above referred to, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Zlanbrisant (two Petitions) ;— Lord’s Day. 
Great Driffield ;—Saint Just ;—and, Morley ; pray- 
ing the House to pass a law greatly restricting or 

entirely 





Publ 





Public Works. 


Mint. 


9 VicToRIz. 


entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors 
on the Lords’ Day,—were presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James O'Sullivan, of Liverpool, 
praying the House to devise such means of control 
over the vast amount of Public Works now being 
carried on throughout the kingdom, as will ensure 
ordinary safety to the poor labourers employed in 
accomplishing them, and the amplest pecuniary 
compensation to themselves or their families where 
it can be proved that the directors of any Public 
Works did not with zeal and judgment strive to 
secure, first and above all, safety to the operatives, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented,—Returns to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 29th day of 
May, in the last Session of Parliament, for Re- 
turns, in detail, of the Amount expended in the 
year 1844 for the Establishment and Contingent 
Expenses of Her Majesty’s Mint, stating the Names 
of the several Officers on the Establishment, their 
Length of Service, and the Amount of Salaries 
and Emoluments received by each, and whether 
appointed by Warrant or otherwise ; also, whether 
they have a House or Apartment supplied them ; and 
specifying also the Contingent Expenses, under the 
several heads of Artificers’ Wages, Labourers, Coals, 
Furnaces, &amp;c., so as to exhibit the entire charge to 
the Public for that year, under the several heads, for 
that Department :—Of the Number and Denomina- 
tion of Prosecutions, by order of the Board Officers 
of Her Majesty’s Mint, in the last Nine years from 
1836 to 1844, both inclusive; stating the actual 
Amcunt expended therefor, and showing the Charge 
to the Public for each Prosecution; stating also the 
Number of Counsel employed in each Prosecution, 
and the Amount of Law Expenses; also, the 
Amount of fixed Salary paid to the Solicitor to 
the Mint, and to every other Person on the Esta- 
blishment: — Of the Number of Private Assays 
made at the Queen’s Assay Office in the Mint, in 


1° Aprilis. 


| Mint’s Assay Office, and in the Queen’s Assay 





455 


Office ; also, a Return of the Quantity of Silver 
recovered from the Acid, in each of those Offices, 
and to what account brought, so far as the same 
can be made out (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 322, of Session 1836). 


Returns to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Marriages, 


14th day of July in the last Session of Parliament, 
—for Returns of the Number of Places of Reli- 
gious Worship in England registered for the Cele- 
bration of Marriages under the Provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 85, subsequent to the 30th 
day of June 1842; distinguishing therein the Num- 
ber of such Places registered in each County by 
each Religious Denomination, and specifying the 
Number in each column, and the Aggregate of the 
same: —And, of the Number of Marriages cele- 
brated yearly in each County in England, from the 
30th day of June 1841 to the 30th day of June 
1845, inclusive ; distinguishing the Marriages cele- 
brated according to the Rites and Ceremonies of 
the Established Church from those celebrated other- 
wise than according to such Rites and Ceremonies, 
under the Provisions of the aforesaid Act ; specify- 
ing, also, the Number of Marriages celebrated in 
the Office of the Superintendent Registrar ; speci- 
fying, also, the Number in each column, and the 
aggregate of the same:—And, a similar Return for 
each Superintendent Registrar’s District within the 
limits of the Metropolis, as defined in the Weekly 
Table of Mortality issued by the Registrar-General 
of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England, from 
the 30th day of June 1841 to the 30th day of June 
1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
223, of Session 1843), 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Commissions. 


5th day of August in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return of the Commissions issued or ap- 
pointed since 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 449, of Session 1842). 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Mortmain. 


16th day of March last, for a Return of all Deeds 
executed and enrolled under the 9th of Geo. 2, c. 36, 
from the year 1840 to the year 1845, both inclusive. 


each of the last Nine years, in Gold and Silver ; 
stating the Rates of Charge made for each Assay 
in Gold and Silver to the private Merchant or 


Mr. Manners Sutton aiso presented, pursuant to County 
Orders, —A Return from the Treasurer of each ‘Treasurers, 
County and County of a City and Town in Ireland, ** “teland.) 





Bank, the Amount received for these Assays, and 
in what manner the same was appropriated ; with 
Copies of the Rules or Regulations of that Office 
for the Charge made for these Assays, in each of 
the Nine years from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive : 
—And, of all Gold and Silver Ingots assayed by the 
Master of the Mint’s Assayer in each of the last 
Nine years, from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive ; of 
the Cost of Scales and assaying Balances supplied 
to the Mint, and the Expense of repairing the same, 
in each of the last Nine years, and by whom re- 
paired ; of the Amount of Stationery supplied to 
the Mint, and the several Offices to which distri- 
buted, ineach of the last Nine years; of the Num- 
ber of Ingot Pots and of Scissel Pots of Gold and 
Silver separately, the Weight of each Pot, the 
Number of Assays taken from each, in each of the 
last Nine years ; of the Amount expended for the 
Machinery, Presses, English and Foreign, and other 
fittings-up, in the separate rooms in the Moneying, 
the Melting, and the Die Departments, in each 
year from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, stating the 
Amount of the several Bills for the Work, and by 
whom executed ; of the Quantity of Gold and Silver 
vefined in each year since 1836 by the new Process, 
stating whether for the Mint, for the Bank, or for 
any private Person or Company, the Price for 
Refining charged to each, in the last Nine years ; 
of the Quantity of Water Silver used in the Mint in 
the last Nine years, by whom supplied, and the 
Price at which supplied, the Persons to whom 
delivered, and by whom examined in the Mint; 
stating also the Quantity used in the Master of the 
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showing the Balance due by such Treasurer and: 
available for County Purposes (including any Sums 
invested in Exchequer Bills, under the Act 1 Vic. 
c. 54), up to the 31st day of December 1845. 


Returns of the Police Reward Fund (Ireland), Police Reward 


constituted by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, 
for the year ending the 31st day of December 1845 : 
—Of the Police Superannuation Fund, constituted 
under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, for the 
year ending the 31st day of December 1845 :—And, 
of the Names of all Persons receiving Pensions or 
Gratuities from either of the above Funds, showing 
the Date in each case of the Commencement of 
Service, the Rank or Employment of each Individual, 
the Cause and Date of Retirement, the Age ofeach 
Person at the Date of Retirement, and the Amount 
received by each per annum, or otherwise, as re- 
ceived from either of the above Funds, specifying 
on which Fund the charge is made. 


Further Return to an Order, dated the 6th day Railway 
of February last, for a Return of the Aggregate Deposits. 


Amount paid to the Account of the Accountant- 
General in Chancery during the last Session of Par- 
liament, on account of Railway Companies :— Also, 
Statement of what portion of the said Money was 
invested in Stock or Exchequer Bills, with the Date 
of each Investment:—Also, the Amount charged 
as Commission on the Purchase and Sale of the 
said Securities, showing by whom the said Commis- 
sion was received :—And, similar Returns for Jre- 
land and Scotland, (so far as relates to [reland). 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 
3m 4 Mr. 





Scinde. 


Postage (East 
India.) 


Rajah of 
Sattara. 


East India 
and China. 


Rajah of 
Sattara. 


Railways. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 
Railway 
(Bridge of 


456 


dated the 13th day of March in the last Session of 
Parliament, for a Return showing the Number of 
European and Native Soldiers of the Indian Armies 
employed in Scinde, in each year since its first Oc- 
cupation in 1838 up to the 31st day of December 
1843; specifying the Total Strength in each year, 
and the Strength of each Corps in each year, from 
1838 to 1844 inclusive :—&lt;Also, the Number of Of- 
ficers and Men treated in Hospital, the Number 
dead from Disease, the Number killed in Action, 
and the Number dead from all other causes ; spe- 
cifying the Number of European and Native Soldiers, 
and the Number of Officers of each Rank, and of 
each Branch of the Service, in each year from 1838 
to 1844 :—Also, the Number invalided, the Number 
found unfit for any further Service, and pensioned ; 
specifying the Number of Europeans, the Number 
of Natives, and the Number of Officers, from each 
Branch of the Service, in each year from 1838 to 
1844 inclusive. 

Copies of the Orders or Regulations respecting 
the Carriage of Letters and Newspapers within the 
several Presidencies of the East India Company, 
stating the several Rates of Postage for Letters and 


1° Aprilas. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in ; and at the bar | Question proposed upon Monday last, “That the -_ (Ireland) 
presented, pursuant to Orders,—Return to an Order, | Protection of Life (Ireland) Pili be now read the 


A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the 


| first time,” be resumed To-morrow. 


Protection of 


| The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Lichficla Free 


adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
the 24th day of March last, ‘“‘ That there be laid be- 
fore this House, a Copy of the Memorial presented 
to the Treasury by Mr. Thomas Wood, Proprietor 
'of the Wolverhampton Chronicle, in relation to 
Lichfield Free School ;” 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


The Railway, &amp;c., Deposits Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


— 


Reading of the Destitute Poor (Lreland) Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 





School. 


Railway, &amp;c., 
Deposits Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Destitute Poor 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Newspapers in the Inland Communication of the | made to the Question; viz., To leave out the word 
country, and the Charge for Letters and for News- | ‘* now,’ and, at the end of the Question, to add 
papers brought by Sea from England and other | the words “ upon this day six months.” 
Places, and for transmission to the several places | And the Question being put, That the word 
in India :—And, a Return of the Aggregate Amount | “ now” stand part of the Question :—It passed in 
of Postage received by the East India Company, at | the Negative. 
each of their Presidencies, and the Expense incurred) And the Question heing put, That the words 
for the service of the Post at each Presidency, stat- | ‘ upon this day six months” be added at the end of 
ing whether the Letters and Despatches of the Public | the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Departments are sent free of Charge in India. | Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Sean to an Order dated the 13th day of March; Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
last, for Copy of a Letter from His Highness the , upon this day six months. 
deposed Rajah of Sattara to the Right honourable | 
Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor-General of India,| |The Order of the day being read, for the Second County Ele- 
dated Benares, 12th December 1844, together with | Reading of the County Elections Bill ; tions Bill. 
all Minutes and Correspondence connected there-| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
with. | Wednesday the 22d day of this instant April. 
Returns to an Order, dated the 13th day of March | 
last, for Returns of the Value of Bullion imported into, ©The Administration of Criminal Justice Bill was, Administra- 
each of the Indian Presidencies from China in the | according to Order, read a second time; and com- tion of 
years 1830 to 1845, respectively, distinguishing, if mitted to a Committee of the whole House for —— 
practicable, the Value in Spanish Dollars from | Tuesday next. 
other Bullion :—Of the Value of Bullion exported | 
from the Indian Presidencies to China, in the years; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- gupply. 
1830 to 1845, respectively :—Of the Amount realized | mittee of Supply ; 
upon the Opium sold by the East India Company! Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
in the Bengal Presidency, in the years 1830 to 1845 | resolve itself into the said Committee. 
respectively :—And, of the Quantity and estimated | 
Value of the Opium for which Passes were granted| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
by the Authorities in the Bombay Presidency, in | mittee of Ways and Means ; Beene. 
the years 1830 to 1845, respectively. | Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Copies of all Correspondence between the Go-| resolve itself into the said Committee. 
vernment of Bombay and the Resident of Sattara, | 
relating to the Dismissal from Office of Yeshuunt| Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Westminster 
Row Foujdar, late Dewaw of Appa Sahib, the| consider the present State of Westminster Bridge, iy “red 
present Rajah of Satéara, and to the recall of Bal-| and of the New Palace at Westminster, particularly ~ oa 
lajee Punt Nattoo to the Rajah’s service :—And | with reference to the Reception and Accommodation No. 17. 
then he withdrew. of this House in the same; and to report their 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the| Observations thereupon to the House ; have power 
Table. | to report their Opinion thereupon from time to time. 
| Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the said 
Ordered, That the Petition of the Chairman of Select Committee, ‘That they had considered the 
ihe Shipowners Society of South Shields, relative to matters referred to them, and had come to a Reso- 
Railways, which was presented upon the 20th day lution ; which they had directed him to report to 
of March last, be referred to the Select Committee the House:—And the same was read, as fol- 
on Railways. loweth : 
Resolved, That it appears expedient to this Com- 
Petitions from Houston ;—Helensburgh ;—and, mittee, adverting to the differences which have ex- 
Gourock and Ashton; praying that the Glasgow, | isted between Mr. Barry and Dr. Reid, to recom- 
Paisley and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir mend the following arrangements for carrying out 
Branch) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- | Dr. Reid’s system of Ventilation and Warming in 


ustice Bill. 





Weir Branch) sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the the New Palace at Westminster; namely, that in 
r. Barru 
to 


Bill. 


Table. the event of any objection being made by 





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9 VicToRIz. 1° Aprilis. 457 


to the Plans of Ventilation and Warming submitted} |The House was moved, That thee Rport in respect South Staf- 
by Dr. Reid,—or, 10 the event of any difference | of the Petition for the South Staffordshire Railwa a . 
arising between Mr. Barry and Dr. Reid, either as | (No. 2.) (Bilston or Priestfield Branch) Bill, whic ~~ 
to the amount of information requisite for the pre-| was this day made from the Select Committee on (Bilston or 
paration of these Plans, or in their execution, or| Standing Orders, might be read; and the same Fviestfield | 
otherwise, such difference shall be referred to a| being read ; 7 Branch) Bill 
third party ; that such third party shall finally de-| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

cide upon such difference or objection ; and that, | for making a Railway to be called The South Staf- 

subject to such decision, Mr. Barry be directed to | fordshire Junction Ae (No. 2.) Bilston or 

carry into effect the Plans submitted by Dr. Reid ; Priestfield Branch: And that Viscount Newport 

that the third party shall be constituted as follows ;| and Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, and bring 

—that is, that it shall consist of one person ap-| it in. 

pointed by Mr. Barry and one by Dr. Reid, sub- 


ject in each case to the approval o the Chief Com-| The House was moved, That the Report in re- South Staf- 
missioner of Woods, &amp;c., and that in case it shall | spect of the Petition for the South Staffordshire fordshire 


be necessary to appoint an Umpire, such Umpire | Junction Railway, (No. 3.) (Showhilland Portobello Junction Reil- 
shall be appointed by the Chief Commissioner of| Branch) Bill, which was this day made from the (Showhitl and 
Woods, &amp;c. Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be Portobello | 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | read ; and the same being read ; Branch) 5m, 








and be printed. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The South Staf- 
Insolvent The Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill was read the | fordshire Junction Railway, (No. 3.) Showhill and 
vette) Bill first time ; and ordered to be read a second time| Portobello Branch: And that Viscount Newport 
ge upon Monday next; and to be printed. and Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, and bring 
ee it in. 
Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee : 
Coders. on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which; The House was moved, That the Report in respect South Staf- 
were read, as follow: of the Petition for the South Staffordshire Junction fordshire - 
Railway 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Railway | Railway (No. 4.) (Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) wl . 
Secosne. Guarantee Corporation Petition, the Standing Or- Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- (Willenhall 
ders ought not to be dispensed with. mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the awh) Bil, 
South Staf- 2. Resolved, That in thecase of the South Stafford- | same being read ; A # hig ; 
oe Rail. S##7e Junction Railway with Branches (No. 1.) Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
oa. with Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed | for making a Railway, to be called The South Staf- 
Branches with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with | fordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) Willenhall 
(No. 1.) their Bill. and Bloxwich Branch: And that Viscount Mew- 
South Staf- 3. Resolved, That in the case of the South Staf-| port and Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, and bring 


— — fordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) (Bilston or it in. 
nc 2.) * Priestfield Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders | 


(Bilston or ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be! The Order made upon the 6th day of February Waterford 


Priestfield = permitted to proceed with their Bill. | last, fur referring to the Select Committee on Peti- Harbour. 
ee . : | tions for Private Bills the Petition for the Waterford 
South Staf- 4. Resolved, That in the case of the South Staf- | 


: : . . , | bour Bill, was read, and discharged. 
fordshire __ fordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) (Showhill and Har —. ego Regina ape 
eas” Portobello Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders T 8 dered, That the. said Petition do lie upon the 
(Showhill and ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be —— 


Portobello —_ permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


Branch.) The North Wales Railway Bill was read a second North Wales 


- : ti : i Rail Bill- 
fordsh “gg B, Baap, Stet a Ge sem of eet ey ar Poe That the Bill be referred to the Com _— 
hire . . . " 5 
Sencticn Reil- fordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) (Willenhall and | site al Roles rr 
way (No. 4.) Bloxwich Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders | 
a na ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be | 
an oxwich 


Beench,) permitted to proceed with their Bill. A Petition of William Hunt, of No. 10, Whitehall, Caledonian 


: in the city of Westminster, stating that a Petition Extension 
Macclesfield 6. Resolved, That in the case of the Macclesfield | from a person named Alerander, and others, was pre- Railways. 
— and Lichfield Railway (No. 2.) Petition for leave to | sented to the House, complaining of non-compliance 


(No. 2.) present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order | with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
ought not to be dispensed with. for the Caledonian Extension Railways Bill, and 
South Union a Resolved, That in the case of the South Union which Petition was not entered in the Votes ; and 
Railway. Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought not praying that leave may be given to the Petitioners 
to be dispensed with. to be heard on the Petition presented as aforesaid, 
London and 8. Resolved, That in the case of the London and | was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
South Western South Western Railway (Salisbury Junction) Peti- | the Table. 


Railway 


(Salisbury tion, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 


Junction.) with. a Petitions from Sutton Mallett ;—and, Donhead yynatics Acts. 
The second, third, fourth and fifth Resolutions, | Saint Andrew ; praying for the repeal or amend- 
being read a second time, were agreed to. ment of the Lunatics Acts, and the Lunatics Asy- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | ums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





South Staf- The House was moved, That the Report in respect ' 
oe Raj. Of the Petition for the South Staffordshire Junc-| A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Cold- North British 
way, with tion Railway, with Branches, (No. 1.) Bill, which | stream and neighbourhood, praying that they may oe, 
Branches, was this day made from the Select Committee on | be heard, by their counsel, against certain parts of Branches) Bill. 
(No. 1.) Bill. Standing Orders, might be read; and the same |the North British Railway (Hawick Branches) Bill, 
being read ; was presented, and read. “ 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
for making a Railway to be called The South Staf- | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
fordshire Junction Railwa , with Branches : And | by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; 
that Viscount Mewport and Mr. Edward Buller do | and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
prepare, and bring it in, said Petition, Me 
VoL. 101. 3.N A Petition 








458 as 


A Petition of the Nottingham Canal Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
Raj]. counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wot- 
tingham, Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Nottingham, 

Mansfield and 
Midlands 
Junction 
way Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley 

Branches) Bill. 


Petitions of the Cromford Canal Company ;— 
and, the Nottingham Canal Company; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Midiand Railway 
(Erewash Valley Branches) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 


A Petition of the Cromford Canal Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


pes ing ‘en their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to thie 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

District A Petition of Vestrymen of the joint vestry of 

Asylums __ the parishes of Saint Giles-in-the-Fields, and Saint 

(Metropolis. ) 


George, Bloomsbury, praying that the parishes of 
Saint Giles-in-the- Fields and Saint George, Blooms- 
bury, may be excepted from the operation of those 
clauses of the Act 7 and 8 Vie., c. 101, which autho- 
rize the Poor Law Commissioners to include the said 
parishes within an Asylum District, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
District Asylums (Metropolis). 


Maynooth 
College Act, 
&amp;e. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Sidwell’s, in the city of Exeter, praying that the 
Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for the 
endowment and maintenance of the Roman Catholic 
Clergy of Maynooth out of the Public Treasury, 
may be repealed, and that all Grants in aid of the 
Church of Rome in any part of Her Majesty’s do- 
minions may be discontinued, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cornwall 


Railway Bill. A Petition of Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, of Tre- 


golls, in the county of Cornwall, Member of Parlia- 
ment, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Corn- 
wall Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Saint Asaph 


Petitions from Deanery of Chalke ;—and, Rural 
and Bangor ; 


Deanery of Cirencester ; praying that so much of 


—_— the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union 
of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and the 
appropriation of their ecclesiastical revenues, may 
be repealed,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Derby, Gains- A Petition of the Cromford Canal Company, 

borough -~_ praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

Great GrimsPY their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Railway Bill. Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 





A. 1846. 


Aprilis. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 


heard, in favour of the Bull, against the said Pe- 
tition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to District District 
Asylums, which was presented upon Monday last, Asylums. 
be printed. No. 174, 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 2° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 





PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That Sub-Committee, (No. 4.), of Petitions for 
the Select Committee on the Petitions for Pri- P™vate Bills. 
vate Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Royal Asylun 
Royal Asylum of Saint Ann’s Society Bill; That pee eg 
‘the Standing Orders had been complied with, pur- °°°“Y ™ 
| suant to the leave granted by the House on the 20th 

day of February last ; and that the Committee had 
'examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
| Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





mY pO et ES 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Upwell-cum- 
Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory Bill; That they had Welney | 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the piieiinea 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Blackburn, 


| Junction Railway Bill was read a second time; and Clitheroe and 

; ? North Western 
committed. Junction Rail- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Blackburn, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- —a 
mittee of Selection. 





The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway Huddersfield 
| (Darfield Branch) Bill was read a second time ; _ roamed 
| and committed. way (Darfield 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branch) Bill. 
| mittee of Selection. 
| 
| The Kinross Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill was Kinross June- 
| read a second time ; and committed. (No eid 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ °°” 
mittee of Selection. 


| Ordered, That the London and Windsor Rail- London and 
'way Bill be read a second time upon Monday Windsor = 
next. eciaaeas 

| 

| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Midland Rail- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several ~~ Ciotting- 
| Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the Mansfeld 

| Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for Railway.) 
|the Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield 

| Ratway) Bill, were referred; That the Standing 

Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 

| the notices were not inserted in the London Gazette 

for three consecutive weeks, the notices being pub- 

lished on the 19th, 21st and 27th November last, 

‘but it appeared that the parties did on the 7th No- 

| vember deliver at the Gazette Office a Copy of the 

‘notice for insertion in the London Gazette, being 

more 








Furness Rail - 


9 VicTORIZ: 


more than two clear days before the first insertion 


should have appeared. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 


Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


2° Aprilis. 


459 


Runham referred to Great Yarmouth; but the Plans 
deposited with the said parish Clerks were identical, 
each comprising both parishes. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Great Eastern 


way Exten- ie A ; d W 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 27% "¥estern 


, on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
sions, 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Ashchurch, 
Tewkesbury 
and Malvern 
Linc) Bill. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Fur- 
ness Railway Extensions Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
masmuch as one of the parties subscribing the 
subscription contract was a married woman, and 
that consequently such contract does not bind her, 
her heirs, executors and administrators for the pay- 
ment of her subscription; and inasmuch as such 
subscription being deducted from the subscription 
contract, no sum equal to three-fourths of the esti- 
mate was subscribed for. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Bristol 
and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury 
and Malvern Line) Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as a piece of land, No. 44, in the parish of 
Ripple, is not referred to in the Book of Reference ; 
and inasmuch as the following properties have not 
been laid down on the enlarged scale of not less 
than a quarter of an inch to every 100 feet: gardens 
Nos. 8, 9, 12 and 14, in the parish of Ashchurch ; 
parts of gardens, Nos. 15, 16 and 17, in the said 
parish ; gardens No. 18, in the said parish, No. 27 in 
the parish of Ripple, and No. 22 in the parish of 
Upton-on-Severn; and inasmuch as on one sheet 
of the Section between the 10th and 13th miles 
there is a difference of 11 chains between the mea- | 
surement thereof and such measurement as marked | 
on the Section; and inasmuch as public carriage- 
roads, Nos. 2 and 28, in the parish of Ashchurch, 
on the Plans, are not marked on the Sections ; and 
inasmuch as the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of public carriage-roads, 87 in the parish 
of Tewkesbury, and 16 in the parish of Welland, is 
not marked in figures on the Section at the crossing 
thereof, nor is the intended alteration in the present 
level thereof stated, nor are any cross Sections added 
in reference thereto ; and inasmuch as the height of 
the Railway over or under the surface of public 
carriage-road, 14 in the parish of Upton-on-Severn, 
is not marked in figures at the crossing thereof ; 
and inasmuch as the height and span of the arch of 
the bridge over the Old Avon River are not marked 
on the Section, but at the crossing of the New Avon 
River within 15 yards thereof, the height and span 
of the “ openings” are given, which are intended to 





tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Great 
Eastern and Western Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Plans, Sections and Books 
of Reference were not deposited with the several 
Clerks of the Peace, and at the Board of Trade, on 
or before 80th November ; but it appeared that such 
deposits were made on the 1st day of December. 

Also inasmuch as the contract deed does not bind 
all the parties, their heirs, executors and adminis- 
trators for the payment of the money subscribed ; 
but a supplementary contract deed was produced, 
which purported to bind the parties not so bound as 
aforesaid by the said original contract. 

And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for Hereford do not describe the 
line or situation of the whole of the works, at from 
23 miles 2 furlongs to 25 miles 2 furlongs on the 
main line. 


Also inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius 
of every curve is not marked in furlongs and chains 
on the said Plan— 


Between 1st and 2d furlongs and 26th and 27th mile. 
&gt;» Smiles 5 furlongs and 27 miles. 
5, 27 miles and 27 miles 3 furlongs. 
3: 27 miles 3 furlongs and 28 miles. 

40 miles and 40 miles 3 furlongs. 


9 


Between aS fasteng ton the line to Ragland. 
Ist mile and 1 mile 3 furlongs 
1 mile 4 furlongs and 2d mile 
9 miles 5 furlongs and 9 
miles 7 furlongs 
9 miles 7 furlongs and 10 
miles8 chains - — - 
4 miles 5 furlongs and 4) of the line diverging to 
miles 7 furlongs - -\ Pontypool. 
5 miles 1 furlong and 5 
miles 3 furlongs - A 
5 miles 3 furlongs and 5 
miles 6 furlongs - a 
5 miles 6 furlongs and 5) 
miles 7 furlongs - -J 
5 miles 7 furlongs aud 6 miles 
» 6 miles 4 furlongs and 6 
miles 6 furlongs 


9 


Also inasmuch as the said Plan and Section does 
not exhibit the distances in miles and furlongs from 
one of the termini, (on sheets of Plan 14 to 21) be- 
tween 23 miles 3 furlongs and 42 miles; also be- 
tween 44 miles and 45 miles 6 furlongs. 


Also inasmuch as the tunnelling is not marked 
by a dotted line, in several instances : 


&gt; : : Miles. Fur. Miles. Fur. 

apply both to the old and the new River ; and inas- Between « y 1 ond 6 ‘ 
much as the extreme height over or under the sur- » «12 2 and12 8 
- 382 1 and32 3 


face of the ground is not marked in the case of 
the embankments at 6 miles and at 10 miles 3 fur- 
longs. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


9 

Also inasmuch as the length of tunnel at 6 miles 

2 furlongs and 6 miles 5 furlongs is omitted on 
said Section. 

Also inasmuch as the line of Railway is not 

shown on the said Section, at the 14th mile, for about 


Norfolk Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee | 5 furlongs. ; 

Railway on Petitions for Private Bills,to whom several Peti-| Also masmuch as the distances on the datum 

ee tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- | line in miles and furlongs are not marked to cor- 
« 1 . 


Extension.) 


ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Vorfolk 
Railway Extensions ( Yarmouth Extension) Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Book of Reference 
attached to the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
parish of Great Yarmouth referred to the parish 
of Runham, and the Book uf Reference attached to 
the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the parish of 
VoL. 101. 


respond with those on the Plan, at sheets 8, 9, 10, 
11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17 and 18 between 13 miles 
7 furlongs and 36 miles 3 furlongs, also at sheets 
21, 22, 222, 23 and 24. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
each change of the gradient is not marked : between 





17 miles 6 furlongs and 21 miles 6 furlongs, not 
‘marked for three several changes of gradient ; be- 
| 3N2+ tween 





Somerset 
Small Debts 
Court. 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Oxford and 
Bletchley 
Junction) Bill. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


South Stat- 
tordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way, with 
Branches 

(No. 1.) Bill. 


South Staf- 
tordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
(Bilston or 
Priesifield 
Branch) Bill. 


South Staf- 
fordshire 
Junction Rail- 


460 2° Aprilis. 


tween 28 miles and 32 miles; between 37 miles 3/ Junction Railway (No. 3.) (Showhill and Portobello way (No. 3.) 


A. 1846. 


furlongs and 38 miles 5 furlongs. Branch): And the same was read the first time ; Phowhill and 

Also inasmuch as although the said Railway and ordered to be read a second time. Branch) Bill. 
crosses several turnpike, &amp;c., roads, no reference is 
made for the same on the said Section, in the fol-| Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for making at Sat 
lowing instances: at 28 miles 1 furlong and 28 miles | a Railway, to be called The South Staffordshire ae Rail. 
1 } furlong, for two roads to be raised, no alteration | Junction Railway (No. 4.) (Willenhall and Bloxwich way (No. 4.) 
of the present level stated on Section, and no cross| Branch): And the same was read the first time ; pesmi . 
Section in reference thereto; at 28 miles 5 furlongs, and ordered to be read a second time. Branch) Bill. 
a road to be crossed in a cutting, the height and | ; 
span of arch omitted; a like omission for a road at Ordered, Vhat Mr. Lascelles be discharged from Railway Bills 
28 miles 6 furlongs; at a road at 29 miles 4 fur-| any further attendance on the Select Committee on 
longs, to be raised 3 feet and crossed on level, not| Group No. 25, of Railway Bills, in consequence of 
stated or numbered on said Section, and no cross| illness in his family. 

Section in reference thereto; a like omission for a 
road at 30 miles 1 furlong to be raised 14 feet;} The House proceeded to take into consideration Woodstock 
a like omission for a road at 31 miles 7 furlongs! the Report on the Woodstock Roads Bill; and the Roads Bil. 
stated to be raised 5 feet and to be crossed on the| Amendments were read , and agreed to. 

level ; a like omission for a road at 43 miles, stated) Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

to be raised 6 feet and to be crossed on level. be ingrossed. 

Also inasmuch as no application in compliance = 
with the Standing Orders had been made to Thomas! Ordered, That the Petition of the London and Reading, 
Baker, as the joint owner of property numbered 69 | South Western Railway Company, which was pre- eames ty 
on the said Plan, in the parish of Lianelly, to David! sented upon the 26th day of March last, praying yay pi, 
Davies, as owner and occupier of property numbered | that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 

84 and 85, in the parish of Faenor; to Thomas) against certain parts of the Reading, Guildford and 
Powell, as lessee of property numbered 59 and 60, Reigate Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
in the parish of Languyder ; to Thomas Philpott,as| on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by their 
lessee of property numbered 49, in the parish of} counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
Abergavenny. | fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 

Also inasmuch as no copies of the Plans, Sections | the said Petition. 
and Books of Reference were deposited with the | _ ' 
parish Clerks of the several parishes of Gelligiarand! Ordered, That the Petition of Windham Car- Wishaw and 
Bedwelly, on or before 31st December; but it ap-| michael Anstruther and others, Trustees under the — Rail- 

. . Vi . . y (Greenhill 
peared that such deposits were made for the said} Acts of Parliament thereinafter mentioned, and Branch) Bill. 
parishes with the vestry Clerks thereof. | Creditors or Representatives of Creditors upon the 

And also inasmuch as the rate of inclination of tolls leviable on the roads in the counties of Lanark 
the intended alterations of the levels of certain, and Dumbarton, which was presented upon the 10th 
turnpike, &amp;c., roads are not marked on the cross day of March last, praying that they may be heard, 

Section for No. 1 to No. 27 inclusive, on the Sec-, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 








tions deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for, tain parts of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway 


Hereford. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene — from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Somerset Small Debts Court ' 


(Greenhill Branch) Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Ordered, That the Petition of Miss Eleonora 


Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied | Kelso, of Dankeith, in the county of Ayr, which was 


with, inasmuch as no notice was affixed to the 
church doors of the parish of East Lydford. 


presented upon the 17th day of March last; and also 
the Petition of the Glusgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 2%4 4yr Railway Company, which was presented 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. upon the 19th day of March last; taking notice of 


Colonel Hall presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Oxford to the London and Birmingham 
Railway, at Bletchley, in the county of Bucking- 
ham: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


| the application for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock 


‘and Ayr Direct Railway Bill; and praying that 


| they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
| agents, against certain parts of such Bill, be re- 
| ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 


tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


| upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 


heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com-| tions. 
mittee of Selection, that the Hamilton Gas Bill, and | 


the Hamilton New Gas Bill, be referred to the same 
Committee. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for making 
a Railway, to be called The South Staffordshire | 
Junction Railway, with Branches: And the same | 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for making 
a Railway, to be called The South Staffordshire 
Junction Railway (No. 2.) (Bilston or Priestfield 
Branch): And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Buller presented a Bill for making 
a Railway, to be called The South Staffordshire 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway Company, and the Glasgow, Pais- 
ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company ;—and, 
Chief Magistrate and Commissioners of Police of 
the town or barony of Gorbals, in the county of 
Lanark, which was presented upon the 13th day of 
March last ; and also the Petition of Trustees for 
executing the Acts for repairing Roads in the County 
of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of Road be- 
tween Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said County, 
and the several Acts therein referred to, which was 
presented upon the 19th day of March last ; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill; and 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 





the 


Kilmarnock 
and Ayr 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill. 


Glasgow 
Southern 
Terminal 
Railway Bilt 





Per 
Inv 


hdith 


bt SN et OS 


eed bee A hee A bed 





9 VicTORIE. 


or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the | 
said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of His Grace Hugh 
Duke of Norihumberland, the Right honourable 
Lord Prudhoe, George Forbes, Esquire, Banker, in 
Edinburgh, and Henry Home Drummond, Esquire, 
of Blair Drummond, M. P., ‘Trustees of the late John 
Duke of Atholl;—Sir William Drummond Stewart, 
of Grandtully, Baronet ;—and, William M‘Inroy, 
Esquire, of Arnhaill, which were presented upon the 
25th day of March last ; and also the Petitionof Ro- 
bert Stewart, of Ardvorlich, James Gillespie Graham, 
of Orchill, Henry George Watson, Accountant, in 
Edinburgh, and Thomas Duncan Writer, in Perth, 
Commissioners of John Steuart,Esquire, of Dalquise, | 
in the county of Perth, High Sheriff at Cape Town, | 
at the Cape of Good Hope, duly appointed by com- | 
mission dated the 18th day of May 1829, and re-| 
corded in the Sheriff Court Books of Pertholme, the | 
31st day of January 1845, which was presented 
upon the 26th day of March last; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Perth and Inverness 
Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | 
against the said Petitions. 








Ordered, That the Petitions of the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway Company, which were presented 
upon the 19th day of March last, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Scottish Central Rail- 
way (Perth Termini and Stations) Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petitions from Owners and 
Occupiers on the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned (four Petitions);— Thrapstone ;— Kettering; 
— Great Oxenden; — Wellinyborough ; — Ely ; — 
Welford ; — Market Harborough ; — Rothwell ;— 
Rugby ;—Clipston ;—and, Desborough, which were 
presented upon the 26th day of March last; and 
also the Petitions from Norwich (two Petitions) ;— 
East Dereham ;—and, Yarmouth, which were pre- 
sented upon the 30th day of March last; praying 
that the Rugby and Huntingdon Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, be referred to the Committee on 
Group No. 29, of Railway Bills. 


2° Aprilis. 


the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel | 


461 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said nock and Ayr 
Group were referred: That in the case of the Gilas- pes 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amend- and Branches 
ment and Branches (No. 3.) Bill, they had heard (No. 3.) Bill. 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 

and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 

That they had inquired into the several matters 

required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 

and that the Committee had examined the allega- 


| tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Glasgow, Kil- 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom several marnock and 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Railway Bill 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Glas- 
gow, Kilmarnock and Ardrossan Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That every Committee on a Railway Railway Bills. 
Bill shall fix the tolls, and shall determine the maxi- 
mum rates of charge for the conveyance of passen- 
gers (with a due amount of luggage), and of goods 
on sucn Railway, and such rates of charge shall 
include the tolls, and the costs of locomotive power, 
and every other expense connected with the con- 
veyance of passengers (with a due amount of lug- 
gage), and of goods upon such Railway; but if the 
Committee shall not deem it expedient to determine 
such maximum rates of charge, a special Report, 
explanatory of the grounds of their omitting so to 
do, shall be made to the House, which special Re- 
port shall accompany the Report of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the following Clause be inserted 
in all Railway Bills passing through this House: 

“ And be it further Enacted, That nothing herein 
contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt 
the Railway by this or the said recited Acts autho- 
rized to be made from the provisions of any General 
Act relating to such Bills, or of any General Act 
relating to Railways, which may hereafter pass 
during this or any future Session of Parliament, or 
from any future revision and alteration, under the 
authority of Parliament, of the maximum rates of 


fares and charges authorized by this Act.” 
Ordered, That the Petition of the Edinburgh and j 


Caledonian 





ste Glasgow Railway Company, and the Glasgow, Pais-| Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 9, Railway Bills, 
Termini and ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, which | of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five Group 9. 
Branches)Bill. was presented upon the 13th day of March last; | of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and 
Branches) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting more effectual Bury Gas Bill. 
Powers for lighting with Gas the Town of Bury, 
and the neighbourhood thereof, in the Parish of 
Bury, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Walker do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


TEE I Sa 


RE rn OTT 


Brighton and ©The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Chichester 


Railway the Report on the Brighton and Chichester Railway 

(Bognor and (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches) Bill; and the 

Littlehampton Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Branches) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to the Sub-Com- yp .wich and ql 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, in the case of Bury Saint 
the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway Edmund's 
(Extension to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Peti- cocen onan. 
tion for Bill, referred to the said Committee on the with a Branch 
6th day of February last, to proceed upon a Copy therefrom.) 
of the Petition, Bill and Agent’s Declaration, the 
Originals having been lost in the Offices of the 
House. 

Mr. 


Glasgow, Pais- 


ley, Rice Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee 


on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Vou. 101. 





3N38— 


462 2° Aprilis. 


Railway Bills. Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 21, of Railway Bills ; That the Committee, on 
their meeting, pursuant to adjournment, this day, 
had received a letter from Captain Layard, one of the 
Members of the said Committee, stating that he 
was unable to attend the Committee, in consequence 
of the death of a near relation. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great Western An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge some of 
Railway Bill. the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Great 
Western Railway Company, and to confirm the 
Purchase of certain Railways by the said Company, 
was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Russell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


London and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
South Western 5) Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Railway ries tei os : : ‘i 
(Epsom Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Branch) Pill. Group were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
don and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in omeees of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Caledonian Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
~~ on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
ee as the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, 
Coatbridge  Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Branches) Bill, 
a pin, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
rane)" Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to 
make Branch Railways from the Castlecary Branch 
of the Caledonian Railway to the Glasgow, Garn- 
kirk and Coatbridge Railway, and from the last- 
mentioned Railway to the Town of Airdrie: And 
that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. 
Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Caledonian Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
Tadid Dothien on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Branches) Bill. the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Mid- 
Lothian Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to make 
certain Branch Railways, in the County of Mid- 
Lothian: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. 
Lockhart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Caledonian Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
nr on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Branches) Bill. the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Dumfries 
Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Caledonian Railway Company to make 
Branch Railways to the Town of Dumfries: And 
that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. 
Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 
Caledonian Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
ey on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
tion) Bill. the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Leith 
J ene Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with, 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company ta make 





and be printed. 





A. 1846. 


a Junction Railway to the Town and Harbour of 
Leith: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lock- 
hart and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Caledonian 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway 
the Petition for the Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan branch). Bill 
Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had beencomplied ~ 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Caledonian Railway Company to make 
a Branch Railway from the Clydesdale Junction 
Railway, to the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge 
Railway at Dundyvan and Coatbridge: And that 
Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Patrick 
Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Sunderland 
for constructing a Wet Dock and other Works, on Docks Bill. 
the South Side of the River Wear, at Sunderland- 
near-the-Sea, in the County Palatine of Durham, 
be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Thon the Bill was read the third time. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House No. 121, requiring Amendments to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended in respect of the said Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Plymouth Great Western Docks Bill was, piymouth 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Great Westem 
mitted. Docks Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bili for making a Rail- East of Fife 
way from the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, at Railway Bill 
Thornton, and at Markinch, to Anstruther Easter, 
with a Branch to the Kirkland Works, to be called 
The East of Fife Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Trustees of Enfield Chase 
the Enfield Chase Road to make a Deviation or ®°#4 Bill 
Alteration of the said Road, from a point near the 
Sixteenth Mile-stone, in the Parish of North Mims, 
to the Town of Hatfield, in the County of Hertford, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Andrew Leith Hay do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on Midland Rail- 
Group No. 29, of Railway Bills, to whom several = 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said seo sr 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Mid- and Branches) 
land Railway (Syston to Peterborough Deviations Bill. 
and Branches) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 


Mr. 





Tarw 
Easte 
ties J 
Railv 
Pier | 


Ellesi 
Chest 
Bill. 


Liver 
Pavil 
Sewe 
Wate 


Live 
Wate 


Sout! 
shire 
Raih 
Cana 


New) 
and ( 
ford 
Bill. 


Col 
Nav 
and 
mer 


Dor 
Deg 
Bill 


Liv 
Ma 
and 


Jur 
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Harwich and 


Eastern Coun- 


ties Junction 


Railway and severa 
said Group wer 


Pier Bill. 


Ellesmere and 
Chester Canal 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Paving, 
Sewering and 
Watering Bill. 


Liverpool 
Water Bill. 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal. 


Newmarket 
and Chester- 
ford Railway 
Bill. 


Colchester 
Navigation 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Dover and 
Deal Railway 
Bill. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 


and Newcastle- 


upon-Tyne 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 


Dumfries and 


Carlisle 


Railway Bill, 





Q VicToRIz. 


Mr. Monckton Milnes reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 25, of Railway Bills, to whom 
1 Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
e referred ; That in the case of the 
Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway 
and Pier Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petitions; and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


An ingrossed Bill to enable the United Company 
of Proprietors of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal 
to raise a further Sum of Money, was read the third 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Clive do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for the 
better Paving and Sewerage of the Borough of Li- 
verpool, and for the better supplying the Inhabitants 
with Water: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for better 
supplying the Borough of Liverpool with Water: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Petitions of Jacob Lodge, of Skelmanthorpe, in 
the county of York;—and, Thomas Hardy, of 
Birksgate-in-Kirkburton, in the county of York, 
Esquire ; praying that their names may be with- 
drawn from Petitions complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and 
Canal Bill, had not been complied with ;—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
maintaining the Road from Haverhill, in the County 
of Suffolk, to Red Cross, in the 
Shelford, in the County of Cambridge, praying the 
House to permit their Petition against the New- 
market and Chesterford Railway Bill to be with- 
drawn, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Parish of Great 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Colchester, praying that the Col- 
chester Navigation and Improvement Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Canterbury, 
in the county of Kent, praying that the Dover and 
Deal Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Petitions from Liverpool;—and, Manchester ; 
praying that the Liverpool, Manchester and New- 
castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors, Farmers, Merchants, 
Manufacturers, ‘Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of 
the town of Catrine, and parish of Zorn, praying that 
the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 





2° ‘Aprilis. 463 


A Petition from Maztoke, Fillongley, Arley, Ansley Direct Bir- 


and As¢ley, all in the county of Warwick, praying ™sham and 


that the Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway Railway Bill 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rothes;— Elgin;—Drainie and Aberdeen, 
Sea Port of Lossiemouth ;—and, Inverness (Provost); a and 
praying that the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Rail- we 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Neilston and Barrhead ;—Pollock- West of Scot- 
shaws (Provost) ;—and, Hurlet, Nitshill and imme- 8nd Junction 
diate neighbourhood ; praying that the West of wlan 
Scotland Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and Rugby and 

neighbourhood of Godmanchester, in the county of Huntingdon 
pit ‘ ’ J Railway Bill. 

Huntingdon, praying that the Rugby and Hunting- 

don Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 

and read; and referred to Group No. 29, of Rail- 

way Bills. 


A Petition of the Inhabitants of the town and South Midland 
neighbourhood of Huntingdon, in the county of Railway 
Huntingdon, praying that the South Midland Rail- Ceanch) Sill 
way (Huntingdon Branch) Bill may not pass into and, Rugby ” 
a law, as it now stands; and that the Rugby and and Hunting- 
Huntingdon Railway Bill may pass into a law, was a —— 
presented, and read; and referred tothe Committee 


on Group No. 29, of Railway Bills. 


A Petition of Charles Scarisbrick, Esquire, and West Lanca- 
Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of the Shire Railway. 
proposed West Lancashire Railway, praying that 

they may be permitted to withdraw their signa- 

tures from a Petition complaining that the Standing 

Orders of the House, in respect to the application 

for the West Lancashire Railway Bill, had not been 

complied with, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of or Shareholders in London and 
the stock and capital of the Newport Pagnell Canal Birmingham 
Company, praying that provision may be made in mer hg 
the London and Birmingham Railway (Newport Branch) Bill. 
Pagneil Branch) Bill, to enable the London and 
Birmingham Railway Company to purchase and 

hold the said Newport Pagnell Canal, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the turnpike-road Airdrie and 
from Borrowstounness, by the west end of Linlith- en 
gow, and by Torphichen, Bathgate and Whitburn, to way Bill. — 
the confines of the county of Linlithgow, at or near 
Hollhouseburn, the road from Borrowstounness to the 
River Avon, and the road leading eastward from Bor- 
rowstounness to Champany, by the Kirk of Carriden, 
in the county of Linlithgow, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Airdrie and Bathgate 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act Edinburgh 
for amending and making more effectual the Laws oe ey 
concerning Turnpike-roads in Scotland, and also" ~” 
the Act for more effectually making, repairig and 
maintaining the Turnpike-roads in the County of 
Edinburgh,” praying that they may be heard, by 





ordered to lie upon the Table. 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
3N4 parts 


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Tn Tad ae = - 





464. 


parts of the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Wales A Petition of Proprietors of the Stroudwater 
(No. 33 pin, Navigation, in the county of Gloucester, praying 


that they may be heard, by counsel, against certain 
parts of the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was 
resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by counsel, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Great North 
of England 
Railway Pur- 
chase Bill. 


A Petition of Joseph Price, of Gateshead, in the 
county of Durham, Glass Maker, praying that the 
Great North of England Railway Purchase Bill 
may not pass into alaw, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Marmaduke Wyvill, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself or his counsel, against 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 


ort —" certain parts of the Liverpool, Manchester and Neuw- 
Junction castle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway; and, Lanca- 


Railway ; and, shire and North Yorkshire Railway Bills, was pre- 


vat Xeth sented, and read. 7 
Yorkshire Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Railway Bills. Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bills, against the said Petition. 


Grand June- A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
tion Railway, of the borough of Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, 
Ante” Hey praying that the Grand Junction Railway, ‘‘ Huy- 
ton, Prescot. ton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint He- 
and Saint — lens,” ““ Warrington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington and 
Meleos, Parkside,’ “Showhill and Portobello,” “ Edgehill 
and Kenyon,” and Huyton” Branches Bill may not pass into a 


2° Aprilis. 


A. 1846. 


notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Ballyshannon Harbour and Docks Bill; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


A Petition of the Cheltenham Sewers Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Cheltenham and 
Oxford Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


Cheltenham 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill, 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 


they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Stanlake Batson, of Horseheath 
Lodge, in the county of Cambridge, Esquire, pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Buckingham- 
shire Railway (Tring to Banbury) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; aud counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Lynn and Ely Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bos- 
ton, Stamford and Birmingham Railway (Stamford 
to Wisbech Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Bil 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. . 


Petitions of the Lynn and Ely Railway Company ; 
—and, Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the bo- 
rough and ancient sea-port town of Wisbech, in the 
Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, and of In- 
habitants and Traders of the town and port of Wis- 





“ Warrington 

“ Warrington Jaw, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
re ate ope referred to the Committee on the Bill. | 
Portobello,” A Petition of Proprietors and Lessees of collieries, 


and “Edgehill in the Saint Helens coal field, in the county of Lan- 
eden ig caster, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents,against certain parts | 

of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, | 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


bech ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or ageuts, against certain parts 
of the Grand Union Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 


(Tring to Ban- 


bury) Bill, 


Boston, 
Stamford and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Stamford to 
Wisbech Line) 


Grand Union 
Railway Bill. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | Petitions of John Yeats, Esquire, of Kincorth, Aberdeen, 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ballyshannon 
Harbour and 
Docks. 


Petitions of Frederick Gwatkin, of Lincoln’s Inn, 
Agent for the Marquis of E/y, the Earl of Ennis- 
killen, the Earl of Erne,Sir Arthur Brinsley Brooke, 
of Colebrooke, in the county of Fermanagh, Baronet, | 
M.P., Mervyn Archdall, of Castle Archdall, Esquire, 
M.P., William D’ Arcy, of Necarne Castle, Esquire, 
John Caldwell Bloomfield, of Belleck, Esquire, 
James Johnston, of Magheramena, Esquire, Folliott 
W. Barton, of Clanetty, Esquire, John M‘Lintoch, | 
of Drumcer, Esquire, Robert Archdall, of Rivers-| 
town, Esquire, Alexander Nixon, of Ballenaleck, 
Esquire, William Charles Jones, of Lisgoole Abbey, 
Esquire, the Reverend John Grey Porter, of Belle- | 
isle, Clerk, Thomas Nixon, of Dunbar, Esquire, 
Paul Dane, of Killyhevelin, Esquire, William Arch- 
dall, of Castle Archdall, Esquire, Edward Archdall, 
of Rivershall, Esquire, William Archdall, of Dor- 
nard, and Henry Mervyn Richardson, of Ross- 
ford, Esquire, all in the county of Fermanagh :— 
and, the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors of the 
county of Fermanagh, impanelied at Lent Assizes, | 


One thousand eight hundred and forty-six ; taking | 














| Advocate, in Aberdeen ;—and, Henry Campbell Os- 


wald, and Charles George, Merchants and Share- 
brokers in Aberdeen, carrying on business under 
the firm of Oswald, George and Co. ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Aberdeen, Banff 
and Elgin Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough, town 
and parish of Yeovil, in the county of Somerset, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Petitions 


Banff and 
Elgin Railway 
Bill. 


Yeovil 
Markets and. 
Fairs Bill. 


oh] 


tent Oe Sheed 


Q VicToRIz. 


East Coast Petitions of the Zynz and Ely Railway Company ; 
Railway Bill. __and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
borough and ancient sea-port town of Wisbech, in 


9° Aprilis. 


465 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bil; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, and of] their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


Inhabitants, Merchants and Traders of the town and 
port of Wisbech; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the East Coast Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. — 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel | 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti-| 
tions. 





HullandLin- A Petition of George Ingram, of Barton-upon- 
coln Direct Humber, in the county of Lincoln, Brickmaker, pray- 
Railway Bill. : ; 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Hull and Lincoln Direct 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Kilmarnock Petitions of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway 
and Ayr Die Company ;—His Grace William Henry Cavendish 
rect Railway 5 


Bill. Bentinck Scott Duke of Portland ;—and, Lieute- 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








nant-General Sir James Stevenson Barns, K.c.B., 
residing at No. 33, Clarges-street, Piccadilly, Lon- 


A Petition of Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce, Es- Edinburgh 


quire, of Falkland, in the county of Fife, praying and Northern 


: ; j Kin- 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Be ode 


agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and and Newburgh 


Northern Railway (Kinross, Woodmill and New- Branches) Bill. 
burgh Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard. 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Biil, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Caledonian 

Forth and Clyde Navigation, praying that they may #04 Dumbar- 
. tonshire Junc- 

be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, tion Railway 
against certain parts of the Caledonian and Dum- Bill. 
bartonshire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


don ; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, , favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | 


Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| 


Petitions of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in Reading, 


the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—and, Directors of Guildford and. 


the there-undermentioned projected Railways from —— 


ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and tie Peti-| Guildford to Godalming and Chichester ; praying 


tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Herthumber- A Petition of Thomas Fenwick, of South Hill, 
Tuncachire 1 the county of Durham, Esquire, praying that he 


Junction Rail- May be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 


way Bill against certain parts of the Northumberland and 
Lancashire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Biil, against the said Petition. 

Manchester A Petition of Nathaniel Hartland, of the Oak- 

and South- = Jands, in the parish of Charlton Kings, near Chel- 

ampton Rail- . ’ 

way Bill. tenham, in the county of Gloucester, Banker, pray- 


ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the MJdanchester and 
Southampton Railway Bin, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
London and A Petition of Thomas Peers Willams, of Temple 
Railway Bill House, in the county of Berks, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leeds, York Petitions of Company of Proprietors of the Canal 
—— Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool ;—and, Occu- 


Railway Bi, Piers of warehouses, offices, wharfs, quays, docks, 
lands and tenements situate at Leeds, in the county 
of York, and through which the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned is intended to pass; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, York and Mid- 
land Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

Vor. 101. 





that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Reading, Guildford and 
and Reigate Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read, 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of John Lyne, of Moorswater Lodge, Cornwall 
in the parish of Liskeard, in the county of Cornwall, Railway Bill.. 
Esquire ;—John Bunt, of Looe Mills, in the parish 
of Liskeard, in the county of Cornwall, Yeoman ;— 
Liskeard and Caradon Railway Company ;—and, 
Liskeard and Looe Union Canal Company ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certaia parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsei heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Sir Charles Anderson, Baronet, York and 
Landowner on the line of the Railway thereinafter North Midland’ 
mentioned, praying that he may be heard, by himself, Grast Riding, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the York Branches) 
and North Midland Railway, East Riding Branches (No. 1.) Bill. 
(No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that they and Glasgow 
anes a : Railway, and 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, porn and 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Clyde Naviga- 
Railway and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction tion Junction 
Bill, was presented, and read. = 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


30 Petition, 





Midland, 
Barnsley, 
Sheffield, 
Dewsbury, 
Leeds and 


Bradford Rail- 


way Bill. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
and Borough- 


bridge Branch 


Railway Bill. 


West London 
Railway 
Improvement 
and Extension 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Seottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Alloa 
Branch) Bill. 


Leeds and 
Thirsk Rail- 


way (Knares- 


borough 
Branch Ex- 
tension) Bill. 





466 2° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Calder and Hebble Navigation, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Midland, Barnsley, 
Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Herculaneum Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Phi- 
lip Weddell Earl De Grey, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Great North of England and 
Boroughbridge Branch Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Powell Powell, Esquire, of 
Quex Park, in the Isle of Thanet, in the county of 
Kent, and Mary Pearce, of Vine Cottage, Sandy 
End, Fulham, in the county of Middlesex, Widow, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the West London 
Railway Improvement and Extension Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of land, houses and build- 
ings within the borough and county of Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel, against certain parts of the Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees for 
the Eighth District of the Statute Labour Roads, in 
the gy of Stirling, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Scottish Central Railway (Alloa 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
it he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Collins, of 
Knaresborough, in the county of York, Clerk, pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel, against 
certain parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway 
(Knaresborough Branch Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 





A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that they 774 Glasgow 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Bil. anal 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Union Canal Bill, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Ratepayers and Owners Kennington. 
of farmed property, residing and being on the south re &amp;e. 
. : ag te aie ° ighting, &amp;c, 
side of the main or high road leading from Newing- pip, 
ton Butts to Vauxhall Bridge, in the parish of Saint 
Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, and as to 
lighting under the jurisdiction of the Act of the 
fifty-second year of the reign of King George the 
Third, c. 112, thereinafter mentioned, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Kennington- 
lane, &amp;e., Lighting, &amp;c., Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Caledonian 
Inhabitants of the barony of Gorbals, in the county Railway 
of Lanark, praying that the Caledonian Railway ee ll 
(Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill may not pass Branches) Bill, 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Glasgow 
habitants of the a of Gorbals, in the county a 
of Lanark, praying that the Glasgow Southern Railway Bill. 
Terminal Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Prisons 
cil of the royal burgh of Haddington, praying the (Scotland) 
House to take into consideration the Report of the 
Select Committee appointed in the last Session of 
Parliament, to inquire into the system of taxation for 
Prisons im Scotland, so far as the regulations of as- 
sessment in counties and burghs are concerned, with 
the view of giving effect to the recommendations 
contained in the said Report, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees, Secretary and Depositors Savings 
of Saint Clement Danes Savings Bank, Searl’s- Banks Act. 
place, Carey-street, praying that such portion or 
portions of the Savings Banks Act, passed in the 
7th and 8th years of Her present Majesty, as relates 
to the interest payable upon deposits of money in 
Banks for Savings may be repealed, and that in lieu 
thereof it may be enacted, that the original rate of four 
pounds eleven shillings and three-pence per centum 
per annum be payable and be paid as interest upon 
all such deposits, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways and 
Melton Mowbray Canal Navigation, praying that —— 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ® 
agents, betore the Select Committee on Railways 
and Canals Amalgamation, against the principle of 
amalgamation of Railway and Canal Companies, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Railways and Canals Amal- 
gamation. 


A Petition 





Poor Law 
Officers. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s 
Fund, 


Poor Removal. 


Votes of Elec- 
tors. 


District 
Asylums 
(Metropolis. ) 


Lunatics’ Acts, 


Factories Bill. 





Q Vicroriz. 


A Petition of Officers of the Wantage Union, in 
the county of Berks, praying that a provision may 
be made for the superannuation of all Poor Law 
Officers who shall have faithfully discharged their 
duties for several years, and then become incapaci- 
tated for further service, and that the fund for such 
superannuation be raised by the deduction of a per- 
centage out of all the Poor Law Officers’ salaries, 
and be under the sanction of Parliament, the control 
of the Government and the management of the Poor 
Law Commissioners, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Edward Farrell, of the city of Dub- 
lin, praying that the Protection of Life (Jreland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Middlesbrough-on-Tees ; — and, 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Chairman); praying that a 
clause may be inserted in all future treaties with 
foreign powers, which shall bind the contracting par- 
ties to refer all disputes that may arise to arbitration, 
and to abide by the decision of the arbitrators with- 
out having recourse to arms,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Dyer, Seaman, belonging to 
the Port of Shoreham, praying the House not to 
allow another Session of Parliament to pass without 
an investigation taking place into the alleged abuses 
in the administration of the Merchant Seamen’s 
Funds, and without having the law relating thereto 
amended, which has been strongly recommended by 
two Select Committees of the House appointed to 
inquire into the state thereof, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Swindon;—and, Stratton Saint 
Margaret; praying the House to take into consi- 
deration the existing state of the law of settlement, 
and of removal of the poor, and the manner in which 
the interests of the ratepayers and the welfare of 
the poor are affected, and whether relief might not 
be afforded by a revision, consolidation and amend- 
ment of the law of settlement, and of the law of 
removal,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Persons duly qualified to vote 
for a Member or Members to serve in Parliament 
for the northern division of the county of Chester, 
complaining of a system of frivolous and vexatious 
objections to their votes for Members to serve in 
Parliament ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, touching the 
premises,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Votes of Electors. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens and Represen- 
tative Vestrymen of the parish of Saint James, 
Westminster, stating that the Petitioners object to 
the establishment of District Asylums for the house- 
less poor, in a firm belief that institutions of such a 
character are more likely to tend to the encourage- 
ment of vagrancy than to provide for legitimate 
destitution ; and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
District Asylums (Metropolis). 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the parish of Saint 


2° Aprilis. 





407 


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

A Petition of Mill-owners of Halifax, and the vi- 
cinity, praying that the said Bill may not pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shropham ;—and, Watton ; pray- Lord’s Day. 
ing the House to pass a law for greatly restricting 

or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating 

liquors on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Retail Beersellers of Great and Exciseable 
Little Bolton and their vicinities, in the county of Liquors. 
Lancaster, praying the House to pass laws prohibit- 
ing any distinction in the system of licensing for 
the sale of exciseable liquors, or the hours of sale, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Message, by Sir Aug 
Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 
Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills therein men- 
tioned; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, 
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: 
Which Bills are as follow : 
An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and Mutiny Bill, 
for the better Payment of the Army and their 
Quarters : 
An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Mu- 
Marine Forces while on Shore : tiny Bill. 
An Act for amending the Act for rendering effec- Out-Pension- 
tive the Services of the Chelsea Out-Pensioners, &amp;ts’ Services 
and extending it to the Out-Pensioners of Green- coo 
wich Hospital : Bill 
An Act for regulating the Pavment of the Out- Out-Pension- 


Pensioners of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals: ts’ Payment 
(Greenwich 


and Chelsea) 
Bill. 


An Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Down- Downpatrick 
patrick, in the County of Down: Gas Bill. 

An Act for lighting with Gas the Town and Radcliff and 
Parish of Radcliff and the Township of Pilkington, Pilkington 
or Parts thereof, in the County Palatine of Lan- ieee 
caster : 

An Act for better assessing and collecting the Aylesbury 
Poor Rates, Lighting and Watching and Church Small Tene- 
Rates, in the Parish of Aylesbury, and the Highway meetin 
Rates in the Township of Aylesbury and Hamlet of 
Walton, respectively, in the County of Buckingham. 


ustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bruges have leave of absence Leave of 
for a month, on account of ill health. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Friendly 
Return of all the Friendly Societies certified by Mr. Societies. 
Tidd Pratt up to this day, including one certified 





Alban, in the city of Worcester, praying for the re- 
peal or amendment of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lu- 
natic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Congleton, Buglaw- 
ton, and their vicinities, in the county of Chester, 
praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, 
Vou, 101, 





for a set of married women, calling themselves Odd 
Women, on the 2d day of April 1845. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Bridlington Bridlington 
Piers and Harbour, which were presented upon the eee 
13th day of March last, be prin ted No. 180, 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India, 
Accounts of the Gross and Net Amount of the Cus- 

302 toms 





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1 


am = 
Ete PR 


SS ee 


i 
4 
ial 

it) 
a 


Scinde. 


Shipping. 


District 
Asylums. 


Private Bills. 


Railways. 


Westminster 
Election. 


468 2° Aprilis. 


toms at Calcutta in the year 1844 :—And, of the se- ‘of the Parishes of Saint George’s, Saint James’s 
veral Articles imported free, and also the Net Amount | and Saint Martin’s, in the City of Westminster, of 
received on each separate Article, in each of the | the value of £10. and upwards, or of Chambers of 
years 1842, 1843 and 1844, and of the Aggregate ithe same value, the Owners of which have been 
Amount of each Class, classing them under the fol- excluded from the last registered List of Voters for 


A. 1846. 


lowing heads, viz. :— 
1. A list of al) Articles) 


producing - -J 
Ditto - - 


Ditto - - - ditto 5,000 ‘ - 10,000 
i - - ditto 10,000 i R 
. Ditto - - - - ditto 100,000 ‘ - 500,000 


ao aey 
—s 
~ 
oe 
oe 
° 
' 
' ' 


. Ditto producing more than - - « a 


so as to exhibit the Aggregate Net Revenue of these 
six Classes :—A similar Account for the Presidency 
of Madras :—And, a similar Account for the Pre- 
sidency of Bombay. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account, so far as the same can be furnished in 
this country, of the Value of Property belonging to 
the Ameers of Scinde, including Jewels and Money, 


taken possession of in Scinde; stating the Amount | 


kept by the East India Company, and the Amount 
claimed and allowed as Prize Money. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Ships and the Amount 
of their Tonnage, built and registered in the British 
Empire, in each of the years from 1833 to the latest 
period to which the Return can be made up; dis- 
tinguishing the Amount of Tonnage, according to 
the new mode of admeasurement, by Act 5 and 6 
Will. 4, c. 56, and that by the old mode prescribed 
by Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 55. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 


upon the 20th day of February last, That there be | 


laid before this House, a Return of Number of 
Casual Poor relieved with Lodging, Food, Clothing, 
and other Necessaries in the Umions and Parishes 
comprised in the Asylum Districts formed by the 
Poor Law Commissioners in the years 1842, 1843, 
1844 and 1845, with the Cost of such Relief in 
each year, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That Returns from the following Pa- 
rishes and Unions, viz., Saint James, Clerkenwell, 
Stepney, Lewisham and Saint Mary Newington, 
be laid before this House, forthwith. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
List of all the Private Bills applied for during the 
present Session of Parliament, for which a Sub- 
scription Contract, or Undertaking in lieu of a Sub- 


scription Contract, has been deposited in the Pri- | 


vate Bill Office, classified according to the nature or 
object of the Work ; stating the Amount of the Es- 
timate for each Work, of the Capital Stock to be 
raised in each case, and the Sum authorized to be 
borrowed over and above such Capital Stock ; and 
showing the Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital, 


and Money to be borrowed, for each class of such 
Works. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions, and 
Places of Ahode of all Persons subscribing to the 
Amount of £2,000 and upwards to any Railway 
Subscription Contract deposited in the Private Bill 
Office during the present Session of Parliament, 
showing the Amount subscribed by each person 
for every Railway to which he may be a subscriber, 
and the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by each 
person, 


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


the election of Members of Parliament in the said 


Rupees. | City, by reason of neglecting or omitting payment 
a less net revenue of Customs Duty than 1,000 | of Poor Rates or Assessed Taxes within the limited 
more than 1,000 rupees and less than 5,000 me at present required by the Parliamentary 


eform Act. 


100,009 | Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
500,000 | Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Commerce at Limerick, or by the Wellesley Bridge 
Commissioners, from the year 1840 inclusive, to the 
Treasury or the Board of Public Works, praying 
for thecompletion of the Port and Harbour of that 
City, pursuant to the provisions of the Act 4 and 5 
, Will. 4, c. 84 :—And, a Return of Calculations for- 
'warded in March 1846 by the Secretary of the 
‘Chamber of Commerce to the Board of Works; 
stating the past and present Amount of the Customs 
and Harbour Dues of the City of Limerick, and 
their future probable increase. 








|_ Sir James Graham presented by Her Majesty’s Homicides 
/Command,—Copies or Extracts made by Colonel (Ireland.) 
M‘Gregor from the Police Reports, stating the par- No.179. 


ticulars of the principal Homicides in Ireland, in 
ithe years 1845 and 1846, and forwarded to the 
| Home Office by him. 

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


| 
| 


George Smith, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, for his skil- 
ful and meritorious conduct, when in command of 
the British Troops employed against a large por- 
tion of the Sikh Army, of greatly superior numbers ; 
and for the signal valour and judgment displayed 
by him in the Battle of Aliwal, on the 28th of 
January 1846, when the Enemy’s Force was totally 
defeated, and new lustre added to the reputation of 
\the British Arms. 

| Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
|of this House be given to the several Officers, 
European and Native, under the command of Sir 
| Henry Smith, for the distinguished services rendered 
| by them at the Battle of Aliwal. 





Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth highly approve of, and commend, the intre- 
pidity and exemplary discipline displayed by the 
Non-Commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, 
European and Native, in the Battle of Aliwal, on 
the 28th of January 1846, in their attack on the 
Enemy’s position, by which the Sikhs were com- 
pletely routed and driven in confusion across the 
Sutlej7, with the loss of all their artillery and mili- 
tary equipment; and that the same be signified to 
them by the Commanders of the several Corps, 
who are desired to thank them for their gallant 
behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That, in request- 
ing the Governor-General of India to communicate 
| these Resolutions to the several Officers referred to 
therein, this House desires to acknowledge the zeal 
and judgment evinced by the Right honourable 
| Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge, Knight 

Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Governor-General of India; and 
also by General Sir Hugh Gough, Baronet, Knight 
| Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 








Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Limerick Port 
Copy of Memorials addressed by the Chamber of 924 Harbour. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks Battle of 
of this House be given to Major-General Sir Henry Aliwal. 


to give directions that there be laid before this | of the Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 
House, a Return showing the Number of Houses | India, in supplying Major-General Sir Henry Smith 
in each Square, Street, Place, Lane, or other locality | with such reinforcements and military means as 


enabled 





Batt! 
Sobr: 


a PO 





Battle of 
Sobraon. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill, 


Interments 
Bill. 


Corresponding 


9 VicTrorRIz. 


enabled him, under Divine Providence, to overcome 
all the obstacles thrown in his way by a brave and 
determined Enemy. ; ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of India, 
and that a be requested to communicate the same 
to the several Officers referred to therein. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to the Right honourable 
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge, Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Governor-General of Jndia, for the 
judgment, energy and ability with which the re- 
sources of the British Empire in India have been 
applied, in repelling the unjust and unprovoked 
invasion of the British territory by the Sikh Nation ; 
and for the valour and indefatigable exertions which 
he displayed on the 10th of February 1846, at the 
Battle of Sobraon, when, by the blessing of Al- | 
mighty God, which we desire most humbly to ac- | 
knowledge, this hostile and treacherous imvasion | 
was successfully defeated. | 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks | 
of this House be given to General Sir Hugh Gough, | 
Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath, Commander-in-Chief 
of the Forces in India, for the signal ability and 
valour with which, in the Battle of Sobraon, upon 
the 10th of February 1846, he directed and led 
the attack, when the Enemy’s entrenchments were 
stormed, their artillery captured, their army defeated 
and scattered, and the Punjab laid open to the 
advance of our victorious Troops. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major-General Sir Henry 
George Smith, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath; Major- 
General Walter Raleigh Gilbert; and Major- 
General Sir Joseph Thackwell, Knight Commander 
of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath ; 
and to the other Officers, European and Native, for 
the distinguished services rendered by them in the 
eminently successful operations at the Battle of 
Sobraon. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth highly approve of and commend, the invincible 
intrepidity, perseverance, and steady discipline dis- 
played by the Non-Commissioned Officers and Pri- 
vate Soldiers, European and Native, in the Battle 
of Sobraon, on the 10th of February 1846, by which 
the glory of the British Arms has been successfully 
maintained against a determined and greatly 
superior force; and that the same be signified to 
them by the Commanders of the several Corps, 
who are desired to thank them for their gallant be- 
haviour. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of India, 
and that he be requested to communicate the same 
to the several Officers referred to therein. 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 


2° Aprils. 





469 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 


to amend the said Act: And that Mr. Thomas 
Duncombe, Sir De Lacy Evans, and Mr. Aglionby 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Factories. 


That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire 
into the allegations of the Petition of the Chairman 
ofa Meeting of Inhabitants of Dundee, complain- 
ing of illegal Trial and Imprisonment of Jane Ben- 
net and other Factory Girls, in October last ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ( Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 1 38 
Yeas, \ Mr. Duncan: 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 1 63 
Noes, \ Mr. Cripps: | aes 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Robert Ricly. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Total Amount of Public 
Money (whether derived from local Funds or from 
Funds voted by Parliament) which has been paid 
for Services as a Crown Witness, or for other Ser- 
vices, toa man named Robert Riely, alias George 
Riely, alias Robert Alexander, alias George Rowan, 
alias Hugh O’ Neill, who was sentenced to Trans- 
portation, as a Vagrant, at the late Spring Assizes 
for the County of Zyrone; specifying the Service 
for which such Money has been paid ; the Depart- 
ment and the Public Officer by whom such Pay- 
ments have been made, and the period of time 
during which such Payments took place. 

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


Copy of any Report sent to Government by a Sti- 
pendiary or other Magistrate, or by any Police Au- 
thority, ofany Attack made or alleged on the House 
of Mr. P. B. Ryan, or on himself, in the year 1845: 
—Also, of any Attack made, or alleged to have been 
made on the House of the said Mr. P. B. Ryan in 
the month of March 1846 :—And, a Return of the 
Discharge of the said Mr. P. 73. Ryan by the In- 
solvent Court, in the County of Tipperary, and a 
Copy of the Schedule filed by him on that occasion. 


the Court House of Limerick, for that portion of 
the Barony of Clanwilliam comprising the Old Li- 
berties in the County of Limerick; specifying the 
Names of the Justices, and the Dates of the Sessions 
at which they respectively presided, and the Names 
of Persons to whom Cross Summonses or Cross In- 
formations were granted or refused at said Sessions, 
specifying the Date of such Decisions; including 
the Period between the Ist day of January 1845 
and the 1st day of January 1846. 








upon Monday last, ‘‘ That the Protection of Life 
(Jreland) Bill be now read the first time ;” 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till ‘To-morrow. 


of this House has been directed to a case of Eject- 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
prevent the Practice of Interments within the Pre- 
cincts of the Metropolis and large Towns: And 
that Mr. Mackinnon and Lord Francis Egerton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 39 Geo. 3, 


Latics and ¢, 79, for the more effectual Suppression of Societies 
Lecture : apy tes PP 
established for Seditious and Treasonable Purposes, 
and for better 
Practices, mig 
Vou. 101. 


Rooms Bill. 


siege Treasonable and Seditious 
t be read ; and the same being read ; 





ment of Tenantry which has recently taken place 
at a village named Baltinglass, in the county of 
| Galway, in which it is stated that not less than 
| 61 families, comprising 270 individuals, have, in one 
day, been expelled from their habitations, under 
circumstances the most cruel and heart-rending, and 
to pray Her Majesty, that She will be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Stipendiary Ma- 
gistrates and other officers of the Jrish Constabulary, 
who are in the habit of reporting to the Executive 
outrages committed by the peasantry of Jreland, or 

303 ; such 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a pg. Ryan. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, porony of 
Returns of the Number of Petty Sessions held in Clanwilliam. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- pjectment of 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Tenantry 
Majesty, to inform Her Majesty that the attention Paltinglass.) 





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i} 


ei ape, ai 


SAP RA a AY og OR! NE NR IR 


rit oe 





Highways Bill 


Polling-places 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Coroners 
(freland) Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Railway, &amp;c. 
Deposits Bill. 


Highways Bill. 
No. 181. 


Polling-places 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 382, 


Cows and 
Builocks. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 


Railway Bill, 


470 


such Commissioners as Her Majesty may be pleased 
to appoint, be required to furnish to Her Majesty’s 
Government such authentic information respecting 
the facts of this case as they may be able to collect 
upon the spot, and that such Reports may be laid 
before Parliament at as early a period as possible ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 3° die Aprilis, 1846: 


The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to Highways: And that 
Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 2 &amp; 3 Will. 4, 
c. 88, to amend the Representation of the People 
of Ireland, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the said Act, by providing additional 
Booths or Polling-places at Elections in Ireland, 
where the Number of Electors whose names shall 
begin with the same letter of the alphabet shall 
exceed a certain Number: And that Mr. M‘Carthy 
and Mr. James Kelly do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Coroners (Jreland) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
22d day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Customs Duties Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill; and 
that he was directed to move, That the Committee 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


2°—3° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


Co 

certain parts of the West of Scotland Junction . 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. Po 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the In 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- Ec 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the burgh and parish East of Fife 
of Saint Monance, praying that the East of Fife Railway Bill 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Reverend Hew Scott, Minister of 
Anstruther Wester ;—and, Members of the Com- 
mittee of the town and burgh of Anstruther Easter ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, agains: certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. Se 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to se- Education 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty, — Copy of the (Ireland. 
Charter of Incorporation lately granted by Her Ma- 
jesty to the Board of National Education in Lreland. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Lecture 
24th day of March last, for a Return of the Houses, Rooms. 
Rooms or other Buildings, licensed by the Justices 
in Quarter Sessions in the Counties of Middlesex 
and Surrey, during the year 1845, for the purpose 
of delivermg Lectures, in pursuance of the Provi- 
sions of the Statute 36 Geo. 3, c. 8. 

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








Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select Bristol and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Birmingham 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 7: wy A 

; a ee (Bath Line.) 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no Plans or Sections 
have been deposited with the Parish Clerks for that 
portion of the line situated between a field numbered 
46, in the parish of Swanswick, and the boundary of 
the parish of Bathwick numbered 139, although no- 
tices have been given for the same, and such portion 
of the work is contained in the Plans deposited with 
the Clerks of the Peace and in the Private Bill 
Office, and power is taken in the Bill to execute 


the same; but the Promoters stated to the Com- mn 








Sir James Graham presented a Bill to amend the 
Laws relating to Highways: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday the 27th day of this instant 
April ; and to be printed. 


Mr. M‘Carthy presented a Bill to amend an Act 
of the second and third years of his late Majesty, 
by providing additional Booths or Polling-places at 


mittee that it was their intention to abandon this 
portion of the work; and inasmuch as the height 





|of the Railway over or under the surface of the 


ground is not marked at the crossing of a public 
carriage-road at or near 2 miles 5 furlongs 3 chains, 
nor does the Section show the manner in which the 
said road is to be crossed; and inasmuch as a tunne} 
shown on the Plan as commencing at 4 miles 3 fur- 
longs 800 links, should have been shown as com- 





Elections in Jreland, where the Number of Electors, 


mencing at 4 miles 4 furlongs ; and inasmuch as the 


whose names shall begin with the same letter of | name of John Ellis, one of the subscribers, is not 
the alphabet, shall exceed a certain Number: And | mserted amongst the names of the subscribers ar- 


the same was read the first time; and ordered to be | 


? } 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be | 


printed. 


ranged in alphabetical order in the printed copies of 
the Contract deposited in the Private Bill Office 
and in the Vote Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 





Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


mand,—-Papers relative to Experiments to determine | 
the effect of Barley and Malt on the Milk of Cows | 
and the fattening of Bullocks, by Thomas Thom- | 
son, M. D., Professor of Chemistry in the University | 
of Glasgow, and R. D. Thomson, m. v., Teacher of 
Practical Chemistry in the same University. 

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


A Petition of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- 
bridge Railway Company, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 





Ordered, That the Account relative to the Whale whale 
Fishery, which was presented yesterday, be printed. tag 
No. 183, 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Stock stock 
transferred, which was presented yesterday, be transferred. 
printed. No. 184: 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Mint, mint. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 185. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Marriages, Marriages. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No, 186. 
Ordered, 































































9 VicToRIz. 9°—3° Aprilis. 471 


Commissions. | Ordered, That the Return relative to Commissions,| Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 


No. 187. Which was presented yesterday, be printed. Table. 
Postage (East + Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 3, of the Se- petitions for 
wey . (East India), which was presented yesterday, be | ject Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have Private Bills. 
No. 188. printed. leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 


Ecclesiastical Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi-| sitting of the House. 
Commission. gstical Commission, which was presented yesterday, 
No. 189. be printed. Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he Bridport 
And then the House, having continued to sit till | had this day received a Report from the Examiner Election. 

One of the clock on Friday morning, adjourned | Of Recognizances, stating that the Surety to the 

till this day. Petition of Henry Patten, Joseph Gundry and 

John Pike Stephens, complaining of an undue 

Election and Return for the Borough of Bridport 

‘(being one Surety in the Sum of £.1,000), is unob- 

| jectionable. 








Veneris, 3° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. | Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select London and 
‘Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
PRAYERS. 'a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the (Weedon and 
Scinde. M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of | Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Northampton 
the East India Company, was called in ;! Zondon and Birmingham Railway (Weedon and Branch) Bill. 


and at the bar presented,—Return toan Order dated Northampton Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the 
the 7th day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, | Standing Orders had been complied with. 

for a Return of the Number of Troops of all Descrip- | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
tions and Ranks in the Province of Scinde, under the | to empower the London end. Birmingham Railway 
Command of General Sir C. Napier, on the 1st day | Company to make a Branch from the said Railway 
of January 1845; stating the Number of Queen’s to the Blisworth and Peterborough Branch thereof : 
and of Company’s Troops ; distinguishing the Re-| And that Colonel Anson and Mr. Raikes Currie do 
gular Regiments, Cavalry and Infantry, from the prepare, and bring it in. 

Irregular Corps of Infantry and Cavalry ; the Num- 
ber and Description of Artillery, Engineers, Com- 
missariat and all other Establishments in the Pro- 
vince at that date:—An Estimate of the Expense 
of these Troops for the year 1844-5, and the Ave- 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Oldham, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Manchester, 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance ooo 
e Ordi Ch f such C in the C | with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Junction Rail- 
=F "Penn ne Se ae F —) a q 1 yo for the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Birken- way Bill. 
pony + FT eeeeees i Cues SF Pees, SEE ee he dd Jen Railway Bill, were referred; ‘That 
Amount of extraordinary Expense incurred for these | 41. Standino Orders had been complied with. 
Corps in their Service in Scinde for the year:—And, Ordered, Wes inoue be given to bring ina Bill 
ki, or bag Rag t eappan. sete Rigg abi for making a Railway from Saddleworth to Oldham 
- positon ot a par Pvoirea Oe ne eae and Manchester, with Branches therefrom, to be 
—Also, a Return of the Number of Civil Servants ne The Cltnam, nein, Leen we 
? Birkenhead Junction Railway: And that Mr. John 


in Scinde, for the same time, and the Expense of | 7, N 
such Civil Establishment, under separate heads ; | ;, — co Sie. Dereon Se Gonpnn, oak aay 


so as to exhibit a correct Estimate of the Finance 


f the Provi in that :—And then he with- _ 
phe en ae ee ee nee wey Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Goole ana 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Doncaster 








Table. several Petitions complaining of non-compliance ®4!way- 
| with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
Poor Law. Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law | for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, were re- 


ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- } a . : , 
~ , P complied with, inasmuch as the notices published in 


sented, pursuant to Order,—Returns of the several 
Unions and Parishes included in an Order of the | the Gazette and newspapers, and served upon the 
Poor Law Commissioners, dated the 21st day of | several owners, lessees and occupiers of property to 
December 1844, (relative to Poor Persons who re- | be taken, were in respect of a line of Railway from 
side in such Unions or Parishes, but are not settled | Goole to Doncaster and Kingsland, and the appli- 


therein,) distinguishing such of the same Unions and | Cation under the Bill was for a line from Goole to 


Parishes as have agreed from such of them as have | Doncaster only, being for a line 19 miles in length, 


refused to administer Relief through their Officers, | U4 of 374 originally applied for; and inasmuch as ; 
to any Non-settled Poor, on behalf of the Unions | POWers are taken under the Bill to sell or lease the 
or Parishes to which they belong :—And, of the undertaking to the South Yorkshire Coal Railway 


Number of Poor Persons belonging to such of the | #4 Canal Company, and the said notices do not 
said Unions and Parishes, respectively, as have re- specify the same. 

fused so to administer such Relief, who at any time| , O7dered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
between the Date of the said Order and the 25th | Committee on Standing Orders. | 
day of March following, were receiving Non-resident 
Relief from the Union or Parish to which they be-| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Whitehaven 


longed ; and showing also how many of such last-| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom and Furness 
| Junction Rail- 

f 

\ 





mentioned Persons continued to receive Relief from several Petitions complaining of non-compliance way 
the Unions or Parishes to which they belonged at! with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
any time between the said 25th day of March and for the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway 
the 24th day of June following, and whether as_ Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had ! 
Resident or Non-resident Poor; and showing as to not been complied with, inasmuch as the notices 
such of them as were Resident, whether Out door! were given, and Plans deposited for a direct line 
or In-door Relief was given, and stating as to such | fromU/verstone, through Flookborough, to Hest Bank, 
of them as were so relieved, being Non-resident, by | and also for another line from Flookborough to Der- 
what Species of Agency such Relief was adminis- | ¢red Yeat, but the application under the Bill is for 
tered :—And then he withdrew. a line only from Ulverstone, through Flookborough, 
VoL. 101. 304 to 





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i 
| 





7 EARL 


472 3° Aprilis. 


to Dertred Yeat, whereby about 83 miles of the 
direct line first named is abandoned. 


And inasmuch as no copy of the notice was in- 


serted three times in a newspaper, published and | 


circulated in the county of Cumberland, although 
powers are inserted in the Bill, conferring powers 
to execute the works upon the Furness and White- 
haven Railway Company, whose existing works ex- 
tend into that county. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation upon the 
Plan in the parish of Cartmel, township of Braigh- 
ton, opposite to Blawith Cottage, are not marked 
in the copy of the Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Lancashire ; but it ap- 
peared to the Committee that the omission occurred 
in that part of the Plan which is within the county 
of Westmoreland, and the Plan was so deposited 
within the county of Lancashire. 

And inasmuch as a dwelling-house and yard in 
the parish of Cartmel, in the township of Lower 
Holber, between Nos. 20 and 25, is not shown 
upon an enlarged scale upon the Plan. 


And inasmuch as a dwelling-bouse in the parish 
of Warton, in the township of Silverdale, adjoming 
Nos. 7 and 9, is not numbered upon the Plan or 
inserted in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as an occupation-road in the parish 
of Dalton, township of above town, adjoining No. 76, 
is not numbered upon the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a field between 41 and 52, and 
a garden adjoining No 42, in the parish of Pen- 
nington, township of Pennington, are not numbered 
on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as an orchard and yard between 


Nos. 108 and 110, in the parish of Cartmel, town- | 


ship of Lower Allithwaite, is not numbered on the 
Plan or described in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch asa public road numbered 116? 
on the Plans, is not described in the Book of Re- 
ference. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation upon the 


A. 1846. 


dation Act, 8 Vic., c. 20, embodied in the said 
Bill. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference do not 
contain the names of the owners cf the several pro- 
| perties, 13, 19, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 

49, 50, 51, 52 and 53,in the parish of Cartmel, 
township of Lower Halker, and 1, 2, 3 and 4, in the 
township of Lower Allithwaite, which are described 
as beloning to Gray Rigge, Esquire, and the owners 
are James Pullen and — Washington, trustees under 
the Will of the late Adam Askew, deceased, Reverend 
Charles Moore and Gray Rigge,as trustees of Mrs. 
M. A. Johnson, Reverend Henry Askew. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction Rail- 
way Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the no- 
tices published in the Gazette and county papers, 
and served upon the several owners, lessees and 
occupiers of property to be taken, do not correspond 
with the present application, such notices being in 
respect of three lines; viz., from 1. Birkenhead to 
Flint, 2. Flint to the parish of Gresford, in the 
| county of Denbigh, 3. Neston to the Hootton Station 
| of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and the 
| application being for a Railway from the said 

Hootton Station to Mold, in the county of Flint, 

being a portion of the second-mentioned line and the 
| third-mentioned line only; and inasmuch as the 
datum line is not referred toa fixed point near either 
| of the termini, the point to which it is referred being 
at Birkenhead, seven miles distant from the Hootton 
Station; and inasmuch as the said Plans and Sections 
are not marked in miles and furlongs from either ter- 
/minus; and inasmuch as the limits of deviation on 
| each side of the line of Railway are not shown upon 








enlarged Plan (J.) are not shown between the | the Plan at 21 miles 6} furlongs ; and inasmuch as 
Nos. 45 and 63, and the Nos. 148 and 151, and the the copy of the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
line of Railway upon the said enlarged Plan (J.) | Office does not show a tunnel of 1,760 yards in 


is not shown for a distance of 110 yards between 
4 miles 4 furlongs and 4 miles 4 furlongs 6 chains. 


And inasmuch as the Plans and Sections of the 
channel of the River Winster do not agree, there 
being a difference of 2 furlongs 6 chains between 
the two, but it was proved to the Committee that 
the Plans and Sections were taken at different 
periods ; that the channel of the River Winster is 
a shifting channel through the sands of the estuary, 
and that it had varied to the above amount in the 
interim between the taking the Plan and the Sec- 
tion. 

And inasmuch as a road at 17 miles,and numbered 
11, in the parish of Beetham, is not shown upon 
the Section. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measure, from the 
datum line is noted in feet and decimals, instead of 
feet and inches. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height and depth 
of cuttings over or under the surface of the ground 
is not shown on the Section, in the following in- 
stances : 


x. F.C B.. &amp;.-€. 

Cutting between - 2 1 2 and 2 1 9 
Ditto - - «~«G§SG=- ~~ &amp; 6S 
Embankment “fi 7 ft, Ba &amp; 
Cutting- - -22 2 5S ,, 22 2 8 
Embankment ~% 3 8 ..-238:2 2 


And inasmuch as the Section does not show the 
intended level of the proposed work as set forth in 
the Bill, so far as regards ten public carriage-roads, 
which are shown upon the Section to be crossed 
upon the level, whereas by the Bill the said roads 
can be crossed only by the bridges, according 
to the provisions of the Railway Clauses Consoli- 


length, inthe parish of Northop, in thecounty of Flint. 
| Ordered. That the Report be referred to the Select 
| Committee on Standing Orders. 
| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
‘a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
, Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glas- 
| gow Junction Railway Bill, was referred ; That the 
| Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as one-tenth part of the amount subscribed 
| was not deposited in the Court of Chancery, it 
appearing that the amount subscribed was £.16,580, 
and that only £.16,500, instead of £.16,580 was de- 
posited, but it appeared that the sum deposited was 
equal to one-tenth of three-fourths of the estimate ; 
| and inasmuch as in the parish of Saint Andrew, in 
| Newcastle, No. 47, in the Book of Reference, and 
described as pasture and shed, and being a small field 
about a quarter of an acre, does not appear in the 
Plan as fenced off from the adjoining arable-field 
numbered 48 ; and inasmuch as a garden and hot- 
house, No. 59, in the Book of Reference, in the parish 
of Saint Andrew, is not laid down on an enlarged 
Plan; and inasmuch as the enlarged Plan of pro- 
perty in the parish of Gosforth does not agree with 
| the general Pian, inasmuch as one of the deviation 
lines upon the enlarged Plan passes at a distance of 
about 11 yards from the south-west angle of the pro- 
| perty numbered 81 across a road No. 80, and thence 
passes through property on the south side of the 
said road, whereas upon the general Plan the cor- 
responding deviation line passes along the west and 
south boundaries of the property numbered 81, and 
thence 








Birkenhead 
and Holyhead 
Junction Rail- 


way. 


Newcastle- 


upon-Tyne, 

dinburgh 
and Direct 
Glasgow 
Junction 
Railway. 











Banffshire 
Roads. 


Oxford, 


9 VicToriz. 3° Aprilis. 473 


thence passes across the said road and through the writing was madeto the owners, lessees and occupier 


property on the south side thereof. | of the lands and properties shown on the said Plans, 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select and described in the Books of Reference, in the 
Committee on Standing Orders. parishes of Downton, Britford and Fisherton Anger, 


in the said county of Wilts, situate between the 
Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select! said public road No. 41, on the said Plans, in the 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| said parish of Downton, and the intended ‘junction 
the case of the Petition for the Banffshire Roads|of the said proposed Railway with the Wilts, 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied | Somerset and Weymouth Railway at Salisbury, or 
with, inasmuch as power is proposed to be taken | to any of such owners, lessees and occupiers, inas- 
to maintain and keep in repair a certain Bridge over | much as in all the applications which were in fact 
the River Spey, which is situate partly in the county | made to such several owners, lessees, and occupiers, 
of Banff and partly in the county of Elgin, but no| the manner in which the line of the said intended 
notices have been given in the newspapers of the| Railway would affect the same was ne 
said county of Elgin; and inasmuch as the name | stated as to the lands which will be passed throug 
Janet Lang, an occupier, is omitted in the lists| by the line of the said Railway as at present laid 


deposited in the Private Bill Office. out, all such notices stating the intended greatest 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | heights of embankment, and depths of cutting with 
Committee on Standing Orders. reference to and calculated from an erroneous estimate 


of the existing level of the said several lands and 
Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | properties, the whole of which are in fact 24 feet, or 


Worcester and Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | thereabouts, lower than they are assumed to be. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton Railway 
Bill. 


Wilts, Somer 
set and South- 
ampton Junc- 
tion Railway. 








a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the} Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the | Committee on Standing Orders. 
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 


Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Oxford, 
been complied with. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom at naay and. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill) two Petitions severally complaining of non-compli- 


to authorize certain Alterations in the Line of the| ance with the Standing Orders, in the case of the way. 


Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, | Petition for the Oxford, Coventry and Burton-on- 
and to amend the Act relating thereto: And that | Trent Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 
General Zygon, Mr. Pakington and Lord Marcus | ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
Hill do prepare, and bring it in. as the vertical height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the canal in the 5th furlong of the 2d 

Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | mile on the Section of the main line, is not marked 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | in figures at the crossing thereof. 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance; And inasmuch as on the branch out of the main 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti-|line in the 7th furlong of the 5th mile of the said 
tion for the Wilts, Somerset and Southampton Junc- | main line, the height of the said Branch Railway 
tion Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing | over the Coventry Canal is not marked on the Sec- 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the ‘tion of the said branch at the crossing thereof. 
Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for And inasmuch as a copy of so much of the Plans 
the county of Wilts, does not correctly show the and Sections as relate to the district or parish of Sainé 
heights of the following roads from the datum line ; | John-the- Baptist, within the parish of Saint Mi- 
viz., No. 34, in the parish of Downton; No. 21, in! chael, in the city of Coventry, in or through which 
the same parish ; No. 6,in the same parish; Nos./ the work is intended to be made, maintained, varied, 
3, 17 and 28, in the chapelry of Munton; Nos. 16, extended or enlarged, together with the Book of 
72, 84, 90 and 97, in the parish of Britford; and a Reference thereto, have not been deposited with the 
public road in the village of East Harnham in the | Parish Clerk of the parish of Saint Michael, as re- 
said parish of Britford, which is not numbered at | quired by the Standing Orders, but that such deposit 
all; but the above-mentioned errors appear to arise has been made with the Parish Clerk of the district 
form a nearly uniform error of from 23 to 24 feet} or parish of Saint John-the-Baptist, which it ap- 
on the Sections which exist from Salisbury to about | peared to the Committee was a separate district or 
five miles from that town. parish for ecclesiastical purposes only. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections shownonthe| And inasmuch as in the description of property, 
said Section with reference to the said public roads | No. 58, in the parish of Foleshill, being house, farm 
severally numbered 6, in the parish of Downton, and | buildings, rick-yard, the words “orchard and garden” 
72, in the parish of Britford, are incorrect, inasrauch | are omitted, the said orchard and garden being 
as thesaid cross Sections are framed with reference | about one quarter of an acre in extent, and that no 
to the assumed levels of the said roads with relation | application in writing had been made to the owner 
to the level of the rails of the said intended Railway | thereof in respect of the said orchard and garden. 
as before set forth, and not with reference to the} And inasmuch as a piece of garden-ground in the 
true state of such respective levels as herein also | district or parish of Saint John-the-Baptist, between 
set forth. or adjoining or near to certain properties, numbered 

And inasmuch as that the respective levels of the | 23 and 24, also a certain field in the hamlet of 4t- 
said roads No. 16, in the said parish of Britford, | tleborough, in the parish of Nuneaton, adjoining or 
and of the said road in the village of East Harnham, | near to Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 15, on the said Plan 
not numbered on the said Plan, will be altered by | deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, and within 
the construction of the said Railway, but no cross|the limits of deviation on the said Plan, are not 
Section has been shown on the Plans deposited. numbered thereon, or referred to in the Book of 

And inasmuch as it appears on thesaid Section, by | Reference. 
measuring thereon (no height being stated in writing)| And inasmuch as in the written application to 
that the level of the rails of the said intended Rail-| John Johnson, the elder, his property is erroneously 
way atits point of junction with the Wilts, Somerset | numbered 125 instead of 126 and 127, but the de- 
and Weymouth Railway is 3 feet 6 inches higher | scription of the owners and occupiers is correct. 
than the surface of the ground there, whereas in| Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
fact the level of the said rails will be 27 feet 6| Committee on Standing Orders. 
inches higher than the level of the surface of the 








ground. | } Pies bo Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to amend an Act Toxteth Park. 
And inasmuch as no sufficient application in| relating to the better paving and improving the improvement 


Vou. 101. | 3P Streets 








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474 


Streets and Highways within the Extra-parochial | 
Place of Toxteth Park, in the County Palatine of|a second time; and committed. 

Lancaster, and for the Sewerage of certain Parts of Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
the said Place, and to confer additional Powers for | mittee of Selection. 

the better paving and improving the said Extra-| 
parochial Place of Toxteth Park: And the same was | 


3° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


The Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bill was read Arbroath ang 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee Exeter and 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second jon the Group No. 19. of Railway Bills, to whom Exmouth 


time. several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred; That in the case of the 
The Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch) Bill was | Exeter and Exmouth Railway Bill, they had heard 
read a second time ; and committed. counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-' and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
mittee of Selection. | That they had inquired into the several matters re- 


‘quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 


Norfolk Rail- 
way (Norwich 
Branch) Bill. 


Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable | and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
raat J the Caledonian Railway Company to make Branch tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
umiries 


Railways to the Town of Dumfries: And the same 'and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a! ments thereunto. 
second time. | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable | 


Branches) Bill. 


Caledonian 


beh OO ot ok id! Le Le bel 


ory! the Caledonian Railway Company to make a Junc-! Ordered, That the Charing Cross Bridge Bill be Charing Cross 
se Bil, tion Railway to the has and Harbour of Leith: read a second time upon Tuesday the 28th day of Bridge Bill. 


' 
MH 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Caledonian 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 


oe the Caledonian Railway Company to make a Branch 

Branch) Bil, Railway from the Clydesdale Junction Railway to 
the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway at 
Dundyvan and Coatbridge: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

Caledonian Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 

alway 


the Caledonian Railway Company to make certain 
Branch Railways in the County of Mid Lothian : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


(Mid-Lothian 
Branches) Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway 
Branches) Bill. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable 
the Caledonian Railway Company to make Branch 
Railways from the Castlecary Branch of the Cale- 
donian Railway to the Glasgow, Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge Railway, and from the last-mentioned 
Railway to the Town of Airdrie: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


West Cornwall Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- 

Railway Bill. way from the Parish of Kenwyn, in the County of 
Cornwall, to Penzance, in the same County, with 
Branches, to be called The West Cornwall Railway : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Willingham 
Inclosure and 
Drainage 
(No. 2.) Eill. 


the Report on the Willingham Inclosure and Drain- 
age (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Kilmarnock 
and Troon 
Railway Bill. 


The Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Birkenhead, The Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction 
Lancashire 
and Cheshire 


Junction Rail- mitted. 


way Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Wexford The Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill was read 

Harbour a second time ; and committed. 

Improvement 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





this instant April. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Burnley 


‘the Report on the Burnley Improvement and Wa- !™provement 
4 and Water- 
terworks Bill; works Bill. 


And the House being informed, that other 
Amendments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :— And that they have leave to 
re _ proceed, upon Tuesday next, at one of the 
clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birmingham 
the Report on the Birmingham Cemetery Bill ; and Cemetery Bill 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Leeds Central Railway Station Bill was read Leeds Central 
a second time; and committed. Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- oe 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Clyde Dock 
the Report on the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill ; 224 Harbour 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _ 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Birmingham 





| with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 





several Petitions complaining of non-compliance ccmier t 


Nuneaton.) 


for the London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | t0 Vuneaton) Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 


rders had not been complied with, inasmuch as no 
application had been made to John Hollick, as oc- 
cupier of property numbered 22 and 23, in the parish 
of Foleshill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Northern and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Southern 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the a 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the sae 
Northern and Southern Connecting Railway Bill, 


as referred; That the Standi ders h t 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com-|i, tine es ee 


been complied with, inasmuch as the Plans, Sec- 
tions and Books of Reference were not deposited 
with the several Clerks of the Peace and at the 
Board of Trade on or before the 30th November ; 
but it appeared that the same were deposited on the 
1st day of December, the 30th of November being 
Sunday; also, inasmuch as the notice to C. T. Tower, 
as owner of property numbered from | to 14, 14%, 





14&gt;, 14°, 14f, was not left at his usual place of 
abode ; 





— A 


TO FR hed Sa far Gad 


eed bed beet 


tend oe? es Se 








Q VicToRIz. 


abode ; also, inasmuch as the Plans and Sections 
do not exhibit thereon the distances in miles and | 
furlongs from one of the termini; and also inas-| 
much as the datum horizontal line shown upon the 
Sections is not referred to a fixed point near either | 
of the termini. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se-, 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Ipswich and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | 
Bury Saint Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
Edmund’s Be age Y 
Railway (Ex- several Petitions complaming of non-compliance 
tension to Ely, with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
— Branch for the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway 
_ _ (Extension to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Line of the Jpswich and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Railway to Ely, with a Branch 
therefrom: And that Mr. Philip Bennet, Captain 
Gladstone and Mr. Lane Fox do prepare, and bring 


it in. 
Welsh Charity The House proceeded to take into consideration 
School Incot- the Report on the Welsh Charity School Incorpora- 
ages tion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Leicester The Leicester Improvement Bill was read a second 
— time; and committed. 
: Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Liverpool The Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill was read 


Sanatory Re- 


a second time ; and committed. 
gulations Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Liverpool, The Liverpool Improvement Bill was read a se- 
provement cond time ; and committed. 
° Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
General Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 


Terminus and 
Glasgow Har- 
bour Railway 
Bill. 


Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, towhom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred; That in the case of the 
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard coun- 
sel in favour of the Bill; that they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Sligo Harbour 


The Sligo Harbour Improvement Bill was read a 
—- ae 
Lu. 


second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Onder Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : 

Oxford, 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Oxford, Wit- 

patent = ney, Cheltenham and Gloucester Railway Petition, the 

Gloucester | Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Railway. 

Paisley, Barr- 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Paisley, 

head and Hur- 


Barrhead and Hurlet Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Hamilton and 
Strathaven Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 


let Railway. 


Hamilton and 
Strathaven 
Railway, 


3° Aprilis. 


AT5 


4, Resolved, That in the case of the Wilts, So- Wilts, Somer- 
merset and Weymouth Railway Petition, the Stand- set and Wey- 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the mouth Rail- 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on YY 
correcting the errors on the Sections ; and that the 
Committee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, 
how far such Order has been complied with, and do 
— the same to the House on the Report of the 

ill. 

The fourth Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to fix Tuesday next for holding Selection. 
the first sitting of the Committee on the Chard 
Canal Railway Bill, and of that on the Bridg- 
—_ and Yaunton Canal Railway and Harbour 

ill. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Chard Canal 
mittees on the Chard Canal Railway, and Bridg- Railway, and 
water and Taunton Canal Railway and Harbour —.. 
Bills, to hear any Petitioners against either of such Canal Railway 
Bills, although their respective Petitions shall not and Harbour 
have been presented to this House three clear days ”~ 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
such Committees; provided that such Petitions shall 
have been so presented before Tuesday next. 


A Petition of James Pew, Chairman ofa Meeting North Kent 
of the Churchwardens, Overseers and other Inha- Railway Bill. 
bitants of the parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell, in 
the metropolitan borough of Lambeth, and county 
of Surrey, in vestry assembled, praying that the 
North Kent Railway Bill, so far as it applies to the 
three miles and a half from the London and Croy- 
don Railway to Union-street, may not pass into a 
law ; that such portion of the line may be taken 
away from the Group (No. 14.) and may be referred 
to the Metropolitan Railway Commissioners, or to the 
Amalgamation Committee of the House, or to such 
other tribunal as the House may direct, and that 
such other steps may be taken as the House may 
see fit ; and that the Petitioner may be heard, by his 
counsel, agent and witnesses, against the said Bill, 
or such parts thereof as prejudicially affect the said 
parish of Saint Giles, Camberwell, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Parties, 
if they think fit. 


A Petition of Robert John Atkinson, of Lang- pi root 
holme, in the parish of Haxey, in the county of Northern 
Lincoln, Farmer, praying that he may be permitted Railway. 
to withdraw his former Petition, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Direct Northern Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Kent Atmospheric ry 
Railway Bill, praying that provision may be made spheric Rail- 
therein to enable the Company to make a Devia- way Bill. 
tion Line near Maidstone, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Most noble poston. stam- 
Francis Duke of Bedford, which was presented ford and 
upon the 26th day of March last, praying that he Birmingham 

; ; ailway 

may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, (Stamford to 
against certain parts of the Boston, Stamford and Wisbech Line) 
Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech Line) Bill. 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel 
heard, m favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 





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476 3° Aprils. 


East Lothian A Petition of Landowners, Householders, Rate- 

Central and payers and Inhabitants of the town and neighbour- 

Tyne Valley Rena of Dalkeith, as also of the Farmers, Corn 

Railway Bill. Merchants and others attending the several markets 
held weekly in said town, praying that the East 
Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was —" and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle and Petitions from Pickering ; — Appleton-le-Street 

pe ag and other places ;—Henderskelf and other places ; 

on ik ~—Slingsby and Barton-le-Street ;— Terrington ;— 

and Malton Helmsley ;— Hovingham; — New Malton ;—and, 

Branches) Bill. Kirbymoorside; praying that the Newcastle and 
Darlington Sunction Railway (Thirsk and Malton 
Branches) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh Petitions from Broughty Ferry;—Ferry Port- 

and ——. on-Craig ;— and, Carnoustie; praying that the 

port Raliwey Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Newport Rail- 

and Saint way and Saint Andrew’s Branch) Bill may pass into 

sor _ © law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
— lie upon the Table. 


HartlepoolGas A Petition of Fishermen, Tradesmen and others, 


and Water- being Inhabitants of the township of Hartlepool, 

works Bill. : ‘ 
in the county of Durham, praying that the Hartle- 
pool Gas and Waterworks Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

York and A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen and 


North Midland others, Inhabitants of the city ot York and its vi-| 


(leeds Exten- Cinity, praying that the York and North Midland 

sion) Bill. Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill may pass into a law, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. 


Scottish Cen- —_— Petitions from Tillicoultry and Devonside ;—and, | 

— Alloa ; preying that the Scottish Central Railway 

Branch) Bill, (4lloa Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Dublin _ Petitions of the Ministerand Churchwardens of the 

Markets Bill. Harish of Saint Michan, in the city of Dublin;— 
Minister and Churchwarden of the parish of Saint 
Paul, in the city of Dublin ;—Hulton Pettigrew, 
Deputy Weighmaster of Spitalfields Crane, in. the 
city of Dublin;—and, Henry Pettigrew, Weigh- 
master of Spitalfields Crane, in the city of Dublin; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Dublin 
Markets Bill,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Terculaneum 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Docks Bill. 


Act for better paving and improving the Streets and 
Highways within the Extra-parochial Place of Toz- 
teth Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
for the Sewerage of certain Parts of the said Place,” 
and aiso being Rate-payers and Occupiers of pro- 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- yor ana 
ing from Leeds to Wakefield, being a Committee North Midland 
appointed fur this purpose at the annual meeting of toendeke 
the Trustees of the said road, held on the 26th of gion) ahaa 
January 1846, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Curry, Writer, in Kelso, north British 
praying that the North British Railway (Hawick Railway 
Branches) Bill may be re-committed, and that the mee 
Committee may be instructed to entertain his former gj), 
Petition; and that such further redress may be 
given as to the House may seem meet, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Party, 
if he think fit. 


A Petition of George William Pierrepoint Ben- Norfolk 
tinck, of South-street, Grosvenor-square, in the Estuary Bill. 
county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he may 





be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Norfolk Estuary Bill, was pre- 
'sented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of William Milthorpe Maude, of Knows- reeds, York 
thorpe, near Leeds, in the county of York, Esquire ; and Midland 


ng ol 
—and, George Wyndham, of Petworth, in the way Bill Rail 


county of Sussex, Esquire ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, York and Mid- 
land Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Sir William Pilkington, of Chevet Leeds, Wake- 
Park, in the parish of Roystone, in the West Riding = =. 
of the county of York, Baronet ;—and, the Wake- Railway Bill. 
field Gas Light Company praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and Mid- 
land Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 





perty within the said place, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Tring, A Petition of Fleetwood Wells, of Aylesbury, in 

Reading -_ the county of Buckingham, Esquire, praying that 

Railwey. the Tring, Reading and Basingstoke Railway ( Tring 

(Tring to to Saunderton) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 

Saunderton) now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right reverend Charles Richard London and 
Lord Bishop of Winchester, praying that he may — 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain fae 
parts of the London and South Western Railway Bridge Ex- 
(London Bridge Extension) Bill, was presented, and e280") Bill 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of John Wardley, of Over Darwen, in Darwen 
the county of Lancaster, Calico Printer ;—James Waterworks 





Brandwood, - 



































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Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase) Bill. 


West London 
Railway 
Improvement 
and Extension 
Bill. 


South Leith 
Church Bill. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 
Railway Bill, 


9 Vicrok12z: 


Brandwood, of Over Darwen, in the parish of 
Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, Coal Mer- 
chant, Joseph Armstrong, of Manchester, in the said 
county, Merchant, and Richard Brownlow Red- 
mayne, of Tockholes, in the said county, Cotton 
Manufacturer, Trustees under the will of Richard 
Hilton, late of Over Darwen aforesaid, Gentleman, 
deceased ;—Inhabitants of the Townships of Over 
Darwen, Eccleshill, Lower Darwen, Livsey, Tock- 
holes, Livsey-with-Tockholes, Blackburn, Witton, 
Pleasington, Hoghton Salmesbury, Cuerdale and 
Walton-in-ie-dale, in the county of Lancaster ;— 
William Ross, of Over Darwen and of Manchester, 
both in the county of Lancaster, Calico Printer ;— 
James Greenway, of Over Darwen, in the county 
of Lancaster, Esquire ;—and, Eccles Shorrock, of 
Over Darwen,in the county of Lancaster, Cotton 
Manufacturer ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Darwen Waterworks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of Sir John Robert Cave Brownie 
Cave, Baronet, and of Dame Catherine Penelope, 
his Wife, praying. that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- | 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 











A Petition of Goldsworthy Gurney, of Woodleigh, 
in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, praying that 


he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, | 


against certain parts of the West London Railway 
Improvemert and Extension Bill, was presented, 


3° Aprilts. 





477 


A Petition of the Cheltenham Waterworks Com- Cheltenham 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their and Oxford 


‘counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Chel- Railway Bill. 


tenham and Oxford Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Greenwood and Thomas G'reen- London and 
wood, of Great Baddow, in the county of Essex, South Essox 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel “"”"Y ™ 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
South Essex Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Daniel Tripp, of Brislington, in the Bridgwater 
county of Somerset, Gentleman, praying that he and Taunton 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Canal Railway 
against certain parts of the Bridgwater and TYaun- Bil. 
ton Canal Railway and Harbour Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Mackay Sutherland, of Holme Reser- 
Shibden Hall, near Halifax, in the county of York, ¥°"S Bill. 
Esquire, Committee of the person and estate of Miss 
Ann Walker, of Shibden Hall, in the county of 
York, Spinster, a Lunatic, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Holme Reservoirs Bill, was 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sophia Sheppard, of Amport, near Surrey Iron 
Andover, in the county of Southampton, Widow, Railway 


praying that she may be heard, by herself, her (Dinnlving) 





and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Feuars of houses and grounds on the 
lands of Hillside, under William Allan, Esquire, 
of Hillside, and of the said William Allan ;—and, 
Feuars of grounds and houses on the Calton Hill 
and neighbourhood, under the Governors of George 
Heriot’s Hospital, and as such Heritors of the parish 
of South Leith, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the South Leith Church Baill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Saint 
Helens Canal and Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 


they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition, 
Vou. 101, 





counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Surrey Bill. 
Iron Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill, was pre- 

| sented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
‘the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
‘heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her 

| Petition, if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 

| of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order standing 
of the House No. 135, might be read, and the same Orders. 
was read, as followeth ; 

“ That seven clear days’ notice, and in the 
case of a re-committed Bill, three clear days’ 
notice, in writing, be given by the agent for the 
Bill to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, of 
the day and hour appointed for the meeting of 
the Committee on every Private Bill; and 
that all the proceedings of any Committee of 
which such notice shall not have been given be 
void.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be re- 

ealed. 

Ordered, That seven clear days’ notice, and in 
the case of a re-committed Bill, three clear days’ 
notice, in writing, be given by the Clerk to the 
Committee of Selection to the Clerks in the Private 
Bill Office, of the day and hour appointed for the 
meeting of the Committee on every Private Bill; 
and that all the proceedings of any Committee of 
which such notice shall not have been given be 
void. 

Ordered, That the said Order be a Standing Order 
of this House. 





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478 3° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


Saint George- A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the Charities of Zreland, was presented, and read; and 

the-Martyr  barish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in the borough ordered to lie upon the Table. 

(Southwark) P , g , ) p 

Rectory Bill. of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, praying that | 
the Saint George-the-Martyr, (Southwark) Rectory | A Petition of the Secretary of the National As- Protection of 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and | .ociation for the Political and Social Improvement Life (Ireland) 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. of the People meeting at the National Hall, 242, ® 

ae laa ‘ High Holborn, praying that the Protection of Life 

London are A Petition of Henry William Richard Westgarth (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 

hea “"" Halsey, of Henley Park, in the parish of Ash, in the sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

(Farnham and county of Surrey, Esquire, complaining of the | Table. 

Alton Branch) expense and inconvenience to which he has been 

= put in appearing to oppose a Line of Railway which 
was afterwards abandoned by the promoters of the 
London and South Western Railway (Farnham and 


Petitions from Amesbury ; — Sherfield ; — Hill Lunatics Acts, 
Deverill ;—and, Princebridge ; praying for the re- 
a ie . peal or alteration of the Lunatics Act, and the 
Alton Branch) Bill; and praying for the adoption of| 7 | atic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were 


some measure for affording timely notice of aban- | 4 
donment by the promoters of Bills, was presented, —. and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


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A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Manufac- Customs ana 


Public Peti- Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee | uaa sn th , ken: tent 
tions (even- on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the turers of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the county of Lan- — 
venth Report-) Detitions presented upon the 30th day of March |°4s¢er, praying the House immediately to pass into 


last, and the 2d day of this instant April; and had | law the proposed measures relative to Customs 
directed him to make Report thereof to the House. | and Corn Importation, ee and read ; 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
and be printed. 
| Petitions from Paddock ;—and, Droylsden (Four Factories Bin, 
Roman Catho- A Petition of Members of the Roman Catholic | Petitions); praying that the Factories Bill may 
lic Chapels. Church in the counties of Durham and Northum-' pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
berland, and others, praying that no further facilities ordered to lie upon the Table. 
may be given by the legislature to the disposition of 
property for the establishing of Roman Catholic! A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Brink- Poor Removal 
Chapels, or the support of priests, without some low, in the county of Warwick, praying the House Bill. 
measures being at the same time adopted to pro- to reject the Poor Removal Bill, or to insert a 
tect the rights of trustees of charitable foundations ‘clause in it declarmg that, for the purposes of set- 
to nomination, and the interest of those entitled to tlement, Poor Law Unions or other large districts 
the benefit of such charities from being invaded and | shall be considered as parishes, was presented, and 
injured by the Roman Catholic Bishops, was pre- | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 
| Petitions from Stockton-on-Tees ;— and, New Mititia. 
Funnel | A Pefition of regular operative Funnel Cleaners Shildon; praying the House not to sanction any 
Ciedant) (heretofore designated as Chimney Sweepers) of the measure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were 
city of Dublin, praying the House pass an amended | presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
statute enabling the chief magistrate of Dublin, Table. 
and other cities and towns in Jreland, to grant unto | 
each regularly-constituted member of the craft and, A Petition of Natives of the Principality of Wales saint Asaph 
calling of the Petitioners, who shall have served an | now residing in London, praying for the repeal of and Bangor 
apprenticeship, and be legally and legitimately ad- | so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4., c. 77, as relates Dioceses. 
mitted members of the regular Funnel Cleaners Craft | tothe union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
(heretofore described as Chimney Sweepers), alicense , and that the House will adopt such other measures 
with a badge or figured plate, to be worn in the cap | with regard to the Welsh Church as may best in- 
or on the arm of every such licensed person, upon | sure its stability and general efficiency and useful- 
the payment into such police establishment of a | ness, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
sum in sterling money, with penalty for fraud or | upon the Table. 
imposition, was gga and read ; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. A Petition of Members of the Leeds Stock Ex- Railway Bills. 
change Association, praying the House to pass an 
Votes of A Petition of Electors for the southern division | order forbidding the Third Reading of any Railway 
Electors. of the county of Leicester, stating that on the | Bill until the promoters shall have called together 
occasion of the last registration for the said southern | by sufficient notice a special meeting of their pro- 
division a vast number of frivolous and vexatious | prietors for the time being, and procured the consent 
objections were made, and that some of the Peti- | at such meeting, of at least one-half of the whole 
tioners were amongst the parties so objected to, | body of shareholders comprised in the Company, to 
without any ground or reason for such objections, | the passing of the Bill through the House, was 
and incurred much needless trouble and expense | presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
in preparing to defend their votes ; and praying the | Committee on Railways. 
House to take into consideration the state of the | 
law with a view to providing some adequate remedy | Ordered, That the Papers relative to Cows and Cows and 
against the abuses which have so prevailed, was | Bullocks, which were presented yesterday, be printed. Bullocks. 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select | No. 190. 
Committee on Votes of Electors. | Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Caledonian 
|on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Extension 
— A Petition of the President and Members of the | Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the emaiadas 
Ireland.) Medical Society of Cork, praying that the medical | Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
men of Jreland may be put on equality with their | Caledonian Extension Railways Bill, were referred ; 
brethren of the sister kingdom, in regard to re-|That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
muneration for attending the Assizes, Quarter Ses- | with, inasmuch as the public road, No. 40, of the 
sions, Coroners’ Inquests and Petty Sessions ; and | parish of Newton-upon-Ayr, is described in the Book 
that they may receive redress, in any Bill that may lof Reference as a turnpike-road, and is not shown 
come before the House, in reference to the Medical | upon the Section at all; also inasmuch as No. 64, 
| of 


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Cale 
Jun 
Rail 


Shef 
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Lyn 
Man 
Rail 
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Brid 
Hay 
Brar 


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9 VicToriz. 


of the parish of Newton-upon-Ayr, is represented 
in the Book of Reference as a road occupied by the 
public, but that it is not shown upon the Section. 

The House was moved, That the Petition of Wil- 
liam Hunt, which was presented upon Wednesday 
last, stating that a Petition from a person named 
Alexander and others, was presented to the House, | 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | 
Orders, and not entered in the Votes ; and praying | 
that leave may be given them to be heard on the 
said Petition, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the Report be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do entertain the Petition of William 
Maxwell Alexander and others, which was pre- 
sented upon the 13th day of l’ebruary last, and do 
hear the Petitioners, by their agents and witnesses, 





3° Aprils. 


479 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 


sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Board of Com- Caledonian 
missioners of Police for the city of Glasgow, acting Glee Ter- 
under the statute 6 and 7 Vic., c. 99, m statutory mini and 
meeting assembled, and of General Commissioners Branches) Bill. 
of Police, Members of the said Board, and Rate- 
payers for the purposes of police and statute labour, 
under the said statute, which was presented upon 
the 16th day of March last, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Caledonian Railway 
(Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 











sale Junction 


on the allegations therein contained. 
: Ordered, That the Petition of the Board of Com- Glasgow 
Scottish Cen- Captain Jones reported from the Select Com-| missioners of Police for the city of Glasgow, acting — 
Se mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the| under the statute 6 and 7 Vic., c 99, in statutory way Bill. 
a ny : ° hes Aiea 
Junction case of the Petition for the Scottish Central and | meeting assembled, and of General Commissioners 
Railway Bill. Caledonian Junction Railway Bill, the Standing | of Police, Members of the said Board, and Rate- 
Orders had been complied with. —— .,, | Payers for the purposes of police and statute labour 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) under the said statute, which was presented upon 
for making a Railway from the Caledonian Railway, | the 16th day of March last, taking notice cf the 
near Torphin, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Raul- application for leave to bring in the Glasgow South- 
way, between Polmont and Linlithgow, to be called, jern Terminal Railway Bill, and praying that they 
The Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction | may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
Railway: And that Mr. Forbes, Mr. William Baillie | yoai i tod 
alway: ANG HAL NAL. LOTUS, HIT. VT Ham Lastie | acainst certain parts of such Bill, be referred to the 
and Mr. Bouverie do prepare, and bring it in. | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
. be ‘by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Sheffield, Ash- Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
ton-under- mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That inthe  ¢, : : &lt;4 ve ; 
Lyne and aa favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Manchester case of the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton-under- | 
Railway Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and | ae : 
(Whaley ‘Hayfield Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders had | ___The House being informed, That the Parties pro- Cork and Ban- 
Bridge and ; “ 'moting the Cork and Bandon and Kinsale Junction don and Kin- 
Hayfield been complied with. | 


Branches) Bil. © Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Portbury Pier 
and Railway 
Bill, 


Preston and 


| 


for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company to make Branch 
Railways from or in connection with their Main 
Line of Railway to Whaley Bridge and Hayfield, 
to be called The Whaley Bridge and Hayfield 
Branches: And that Mr. Parker, Mr. Brotherton | 
and Mr. Buckley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Portbury Pier and 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 


Railway Bill do not intend to proceed with their 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Petition for the said Bill be 
withdrawn. 


Railway. 


A Message from the Lords, b 

and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased Westminster 
to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the a = 
Report and Resolutions of the Select Committee “°" “*“°* 
appointed by this House, to consider the present 
state of Westminster Bridge, and of the New Pa- 
lace at Westminster:—And then the Messengers 


y Mr. Duckworth Message from 
the Lords. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for constructing a Pier at Portbury, in the county | 
of Somerset, and for making a Railway from the | 
same to the City of Bristol, with a Branch Railway | 
connected therewith: And that Mr. William Miles | 
and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring | 
it in. 


withdrew. 
Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
the said Message, by Messengers of their own. 
And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Plague. 


The Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour, and | to Her Majesty, that She'will be graciously pleased 


¥ Dock (New Dock and Railway Bill) was, according | to give directions that there be laid before this House, 


Wyre Railwa 
Harbour and 


Dock (New to Order, read a second time ; and committed. 'a Copy of the Report of the Royal Academy of 
Sebvory Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | Medicine of Puris, lately made by order of the 
’ mittee of Selection. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway, 


The Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and 


'Government of France, on the subject of the Con- 
_tagion of the Plague. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


Harbour and. Dock (Longridge Junction) Bill was, according to . : 
Dock (Long- Order, read a second time; and committed. aad oy . ee ee eee 
ee Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- % “© “St 5 y ° 
mittee of Selection. . 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Scinde. 
Southport Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Returns of the Amount of Revenue received in 
Bi ™™* ~Southport Improvement Bill; That they had exa- Scinde, and of the Expenditure for Collection, and 


mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
&lt;— are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
oL.101. 


for other Civil Charges in that Province, in each 


_ since its Annexation :—And, of the Amount of 
xpenditure for the Military and Naval Establish- 
ments employed in Scinde in each year since its An- 
nexation :—And, an Estimate of the Expense, Civil, 

3P4 Military 





Holyhead 
Harbour of 
Refuge. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banks (Scot- 
land and 
Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


Corn Importa- 


tion Bill. 


480 


Military and Naval, for the Province of Scinde for 
the year 1845-6. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 


3°—4° Aprilis. 


A. 1846. 


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

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


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 


to give directions, that there be laid before this | 


House, a Copy of Letter of Major-General Sir Love | 
Parry, .G.u., addressed to the Commissioners of | 
Woods and Forests in the year 1844, in reference 
to a proposed Harbour of Refuge at Holyhead, to- | 
gether with a Copy of the Plan annexed thereto :— | 
Also, a Copy of any Plan for a Refuge Harbour at | 
Holyhead, which has received the sanction of Her | 
Majesty’s Government. | 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Mayor, Alder- 
men and Burgesses of the borough of Liverpool, 
which was presented upon Monday last, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Hercula- 
neum Docks Bill, be referred to the Committee on 
the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ang 
mittee of Ways and Means; eans, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs 
mittee cn the Customs Duties Bill; Duties Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Railway, &amp;. 


into a Committee upon the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits Deposits Bill 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Greene No. 191, 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed toa Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 





against the said Petition. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Monday last, That the Protection of Life (Zre- 
land) Bill be now read the tirst time ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words, “ while this House deplores the existence | 
“ of outrage in Jreland, and is sincerely anxious 
for its repression, it is of opinion that such outrage 
will be aggravated, not removed, by the arbi- 
trary, unjust and unconstitutional enactments of | 
this Bill; and that it is the duty of Parliament 
to adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate 
the causes which produce these crimes, instead of 
resorting to laws which will harass and oppress 


we 


ae 
“ 
“ 
“ 
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“ the innocent without restraining the guilty; and | 


which, being restrictive of public liberty, cannot 
fail to augment national discontent,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


“ 
it) 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 4° die Aprilis, 1846: 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Public Houses 
Friday last, that a Select Committee be appointed (Scotland,) 
to take into consideration the system of granting 
Certificates for Public Houses in Scotland, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of the Lord Advo- 
cate, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Home Drummond, Mr. 
Cripps, Lord Dalmeny, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Banner- 
man, Mr. Francis Scott, Mr. Duncan, Sir John 
Hope, Mr. Poulett Scrope, the Judge Advocate, Mr. 
Richard Hodgson, Viscount Duncan and Mr. Forbes 
Mackenzie, with power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon Drainage 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to oflands 
consider of authorizing the Commissioners of Her ng 
Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland to advance, out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund of the said United Kingdom, or by the 
issue of Exchequer Bills, by way of loan, certain 
Sums for the purpose of draining lands in Great 
Britain and Ireland; 

Mr. Sidney Herbert, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
— recommends it to the consideration of the 

ouse. 

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


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- Greenwich 
turn of the Names, Ages, Period of Service and Hospital. 
Salary of each Clerk (including the Audit Clerks), 





Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on-the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
land) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 22d day of this instant April, resolve itseif into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Poor Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 

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


attached to Greenwich Out-Pension Office, who 
have been superannuated ; the Amount of Retiring 
Allowance granted in each case, and any Deduction 
which has been made from such Retiring Allowance : 
—Also, Names, Ages, Period of Service and Salary 
| of those Clerks who have been retained. 

: — That the said Return do lie upon the 

able. 


Resolved, that an humble Address be presented Factories. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
_a Copy of the Warrant or Warrants on which Jane 
| Bennet, Ann Connell, Isabella Millar, Barbara 
| Downie, Helen Barret and Margaret Roy were 
apprehended at Dundee, in October last; the De- 
| positions or Petition on which such Warrant or War- 
‘Tants were granted ; the Names of the Justice or 
| Justices 








Customs. 


Joint Stock 


Companies. — syant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— tion for the Manchester, Midland and Great “ge Y 
Copy, Report by the Registrar of Joint Stock — - st re stoped — ‘, —_— 
Companies to the Committee of Privy Council for ee ee ee ae eee ee 
Trade, for the year 1845. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
=—” saat the. anit: Pager do fo upon the Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select London, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom neg 
Assessed Ordered, That the Return relative to Assessed several Petitions complaining of non-compliance he Railway 
— Sin ene o ted he 6th d oe with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- (Salisbury to- 
, which was presented upon the 6th day of tion for the Londen. Meliclare end Yeouil Jesstion 0) 
No.192. February last, be printed. ion for the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction 
Railway (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill, were referred ; 
Education Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education| That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
ge (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. | with, inasmuch as notices of the intended powers to 
NO. \e a : 
And then the House, having continued to sit be contieved on the Seats Westen Snes Sue 
: ‘ pany have not been given in all the counties through 
till a quarter of an hour after One of the hick h Rail tl ti ote 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till Z ee ae wi oo i ee eee 
Monday next. the intention of conferring such powers referring to 
one Bill only, whereas two Petitions for Bills have 
been brought in, containing such powers ; viz., the 
London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway 
o 7; -— (Basingstoke to Yeovil), and the present Petition, 
Luna, 0° die Ap alts ; and ia sullen of the heute, Salisbury and 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) 
Nic having first gone through the Committee on Peti- 
aie ; tions, the notices have been held as applying to such 
District . HE following Return, pursuant to Order, hav-| Petition ; and inasmuch as the name of the parish 
Asylums. - ing been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid of ‘Clifton May Bank, through which the Yeovil 
No. 174, upon the Table; viz.,—Further Return to an Or-| Branch from Yetmiaster is intended to pass, is not 
der, dated the 20th day of February last, for a Re-| contained in the notices with reference to such 
turn of Number of Casual Poor relieved with Lodg-| Branch ; and inasmuch as with respect to a certain 
Ue. Food, Clothing and other Necessaries, in the portion of the line as laid down on the Plans; viz., 
; rsa and — comprised in the Asylum Dis-| from a field, No. 2, in the parish of Sutton Bingham, 
ricts formed by the Poor Law Commissioners in | to the termination of such line, no Section has been 
the years 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, with the Cost deposited, but it was stated by the Promoters that 
of such Relief in each year. it was not their intention to execute that portion of 
Ordered, That the said Return be printed. the line as described on the Plans. 
National Debt. Mr. Taylor, from the Office of the Commissioners Lanne 


9 VicToRIz. 


Justices of the Peace before whom they were tried ; 
and the Evidence — at the trial :—Also, a Copy 
of the Warrant of Committal, together with the Lord 
Advocate’s Deliverance and Opinion thereon. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Changes made since the Ist day 
of January 1841 in the Duties of Customs payable 
on Goods, Wares and Merchandize imported into 
the United Kingdom ; showing the Dates when such 
Changes were effected, the Duties previous to each 
Alteration, aud the Duties subsequent to each Al- 
teration ; and also the Quantities of each Article im- 
“setae (including those on which the Duties have 

een repealed), and the Net Amount of Revenue 
received on account of each Article during the years 
ending respectively the 5th day of January 1842, 
and the 5th day of January 1846. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- 








for the Reduction of the National Debt, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 


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48 1 


visions of the Acts 10 Geo. 4, c. 24, and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 14, within the year ending 5th January 1846. 

An Account of the Gross Amount of all Monies 
received and paid by the Commissioners for the Re- 
duction of the National Debt on account of the Fund 
for the Military Savings Banks, from the 19th Sep- 
tember 1845 to the 5th January 1846 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Ballyshannon. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Harbour and 


a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Ballyshannon Harbour and Docks Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester, 


; st: » Py ; Midland and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom GreatGrimaby 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 


Junction 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- Railway. 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. ‘ 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Northampton, : 


tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Banbury and 


of the Gross Amount of all Sums received and paid 





by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na- 
ticnal Debt, on account of Banks for Savings and 
Friendly Societies, in Great Britain and Ireland, 
from their commencement at 6th August 1817 to the 
20th November 1845, inclusive :—Also, an Account 
of all Expenses incurred by the said Commissioners, 
for Salaries of Clerks or other Incidental Charges, 
during the preceding year. - 
An Account of the Gross Amount of all Bank 
Annuities and Long Annuities, and any other An- 
nuities for Terms of Years transferred, and of all 
Sums of Money paid to the Commissioners for the 
Reduction of the National Debt; and the Gross 
Amountof Annuities for Lives and for Terms of Years 


which have been granted for the same, under the Pro- 
VoL. 101. 





several Petitions complaining of non-compliance — 


with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Northampton, Banbury and Cheltenham 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as on 
the Sections depesited with the Clerks of the Peace 
of the counties of Warwick and Ozford, the datum 
line was not referred to a fixed point stated in writ- 
ing on such Sections ; and inasmuch as the following 
properties within the limits of deviation are not 
shown on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Ozford; viz., a field adjoin- 
ing Nos. 38 and 40, in the parish of Toddenham, 
and a fence near 769, in the parish of Chemiagton ; 
and inasmuch as application was not made to John 
Rimell, occupier of No. 207, in the parish of Weston 

3 Q Lubedge, 


ailway. 








Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Wigan 
Election. 


Bridport 
Election. 


Middleton 
Gas Bill. 


Oldham, 
Manchester, 
Liverpool and 
Birkenhead 


482 


Lubedge, or to Sir Thomas Phillips, owner, or Wil- | 
liam Stail, occupier, of Nos. 405 and 406, in the pa- | 
rish of Buckland. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- | 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee, No. 3, of the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the | 
sitting of the House. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the General 
Committee of Elections, the names of the Members 
of the Select Committee appointed to try and deter- 
mine the matter of the Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Wi- 
gan, to which they had annexed the Petitions referred 
to them by the House relating thereto :—And the 
Names of the Committee were read, as follow: 

John Evelyn Denison, Esquire, John Trotter, 
Esquire, Hedworth Lambton, Esquire, Beriah Bot- 
field, Esquire. 

Chairman, Sir William Heathcote, Baronet. 

Whereupon the names of the said five Members 
were called over; and being come to the Table, they 
were sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of Wi- 
gan, and the Petition of Electors, praying to defend 
the same, be referred to the Select Committee ap- 
pointed to try and determine the matter of the Pe- 
tition complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for that Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, in one of the Committee-rooms of the 
House, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the General 
Committee of Elections ; That they had appointed 
Thursday, the 23d day of April instant, at three 
o’clock, to choose from Panel, No. 2, the Bridport 
Election Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town 
of Middleton, and its Vicinity, in the County of 
Lancaster, was read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments being proposed to be made to the Bill; 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requirmg Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended in respect of the said Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Walker do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Saddleworth to Oldham and Man- 
chester, with Branches therefrom, to be called The 


Junction Rail. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Birkenhead 


way. 


Wilts, Somer- 
set and Wey- 
mouth Rail- 


Junction Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 


6° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time :—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day the 20th day of this instant April. 


A Petition of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Baronet, North Kent 
Chairman of the Provisional Committee of the North Railway. 


Kent Railway Company, and the Promoter and 
Shareholder of the said Company ; stating that a 
Petition has been presented to tle House, purport- 
ing to be from the churchwardens, overseers and 
other inhabitants of the parish of Saint Giles, Cam- 
berwell, in vestry assembled, and signed by the 
Chairman of the said meeting, containing certain 
allegations concerning the passage of the proposed 
line of the North Kent Railway through the said 
parish of Camberwell, and praying that the Bill to 
authorize the making of the said Railway, (which 
Bill is now under the consideration of the Committee 
to whom it has been referred), so far as it applies to 
three miles and a half from the London and Croydon 
Railway to Union-street, in the borough of South- 
wark, may not pass into law, and that such portion 
of the line may be taken away from the Group 
No. 14, (among which it has been referred), and 
may be referred to the Commissioners appointed by 
the royal commission lately issued, or to the Amal- 
gamation Committee, or some other tribunal; and 
that the Petitioner may be heard, by his counsel, 
agent and witnesses, against the said Bill; and 
praying that the said Bill for making the said North 
Kent Railway may not be withdrawn from the Com- 
mittee on the said Group (14.), to whom the same 
has been referred ; and that, as the promoter of the 
said Petition has been already heard, by his counsel 
and witnesses, before the said Committee on the mat- 
ters alleged in the said Petition, no order may be 
made thereupon. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Par- 
ties, if they think fit. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee Cambridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- Improvement. 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Cam- 
bridge Improvement Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Poole 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour. 


the Petition for the Poole Harbour Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the gastern Union 
Eastern Union Railway, in the Parish of Bentley, and Hadleigh 


to the Town of Hadleigh, all in the County of Suf- 


folk, to be called The Eastern Union and Hadleigh 


Junction Railway, was read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
Third Reading of the said Bill be adjourned till 
To-morrow. 


General Lygon presented a Bill to authorize cer- 


Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Oxford, Wor- 


















Railway Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize certain Alterations and Extensions of 
the Line of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Hayter and Mr. Walter Long 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


tain Alterations in the Line of the Oxford, Worcester cester - 7 
and Wolverhampton Railway, and toamend the Act Woven! 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first pin. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


way Bill. 


The Carshalton Rates Bill was read a second Carshalton 
time; and committed. Rates Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Electric Tele- 
graph Company Bill ; 


Electric 
Telegraph 


: ' The Tramore Embankment Bill was read a second Tramore 
Company Bill. 


time ; and committed. re 
Ordered, ~~ 





Q VicroRI&amp;. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mnttiee of Selection. 


Glasgow, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Garnkirk and ‘arnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Exten- 
Coatbridge Glasg ~— Gar a y 


sion Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Railway Ex- 
tension Bill. 


Edinburgh, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Leith one 4 . Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Amendment 

peng ote Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 

ment Bill. required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 

North British = Mr, Hawes reported from the Committee on Group 

Aten No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 

Branches) Bill. against the Bills comprised in the said Group were 
referred ; That in the case of the North British Rail- 
way (Hawick Branches) Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the rte at Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 

and be printed. 

Manchester The Manchester Markets Bill was read a second 

Markets Bill. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Dundee New 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Gas Bill. 


the Report on the Dundee New Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
acy, The East and West India Docks and Birmingham 
and Birming- ¥Unction Railway Bill was, according to Order, read 
ham Junction a second time; and committed. 
Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Biil be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

pewih and Mr. Philip Bennet presented a Bill for extending 
Edmund's the Line of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s 
Railway (Ex- Railway to Ely, with a Branch therefrom: And the 
tension to Ely, same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
with a Branch . ” 
therefrom) | Tread a second time. 
Bill. 


London and 


Ordered, That the London and Brighton Railway 


a” (East Grinstead Branch) Bill be read the third time 
Grinstead To-morrow. 

Branch) Bill. 

Brighton and © Ordered, That the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
Chichester 


way (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches) Bill be 


Railway (Bog- ; . 
¥ (Bog read the third time To-morrow. 


nor and Little- 

hampton 

Branches) Bill. 

Esint Goorye- A Motion was made, 

2) vr : 

(Southwark) Posed, That the Saint George-the-Martyr (South- 

Rectory Bill. wark) Rectory Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 27th day of this instant April :—And 


the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Vou. 101, 


and the Question was pro- 


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483 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Rochester 
the Report on the Rochester Bridge Bill; and the Bridge Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Ash- 
ford Stations 
Enlargement) 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Maldon, Witham and Brain- Maldon, 


&lt;— . , “ T Witham and 
~ Railway Bill be read the third time To-mor- pete 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the South Eastern Railway (Ash- 
ford Stations Enlargement) Bill be read the third 
time To-morrow. 


The Sligo Ship Canal Bill was read a second time; Sligo Ship 
and committed. Canal Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill was Hull and Lin- 
read a second time; and committed. en ak 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com- —* 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing, improving and Woodstock 
maintaining certain Roads leading from the Borough Reads Bill. 
of New Woodstock to Rollright Lane, and other 
Roads connected therewith, in the County of Ox- 
ford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Collett do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. William Collett presented a Bill to empower London and 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company to Birmingham 
make a Branch from the said Railway to the Blis- (Weeks 

eedon and 
worth and Peterborough Branch thereof: And the Northampton 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read Branch) Bill. 


a second time. 


The Halesworth and Norwich Railway Bill was Halesworth 
read a second time ; and committed. and Norwich 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ay ae 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Windsor Railway Bill was, ac- London and 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Windsor Rail- 
mitted. way ee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway Dunblane, 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. eon — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pop: 

‘ é Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow 
the Report on the Glasgow Waterworks Bill; and — 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. “a 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amerdments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Scottish Grand Junction Rail- Scottish Grand 

way Bill be read the third time To-morrow. Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 

Mr. Baine presented a Bill for making a Railway Scottish 
from the Caledonian Railway, near Torphin, to the Central and 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, between Polmont —” 
and Linlithgow, to be called The Scottish Central Railway Bill 
and Caledonian Junction Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Glasgow, 
on wig No. 12, of — Bills, to whom Paisley and 
+4. me . : - Greenock 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in Railway 
the said Group were referred; That in the case (Bridge of 
of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Weit Branch) 
; : Bill. 
(Bridge of Weir Branch) Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 





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434. 


had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the Bill; but the same had not been 
proved, to their satisfaction. 

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


Paiby tnd Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee 
Greenock on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom 
Railway several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
(Harbour 


said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway (Harbour 
Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the al- 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Branch) Bill. 


Portbury Pier 
and Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill for construct- 
inga Pier at Portbury, in the County of Somerset, 
and for making a Railway from the same to the 
City of Bristol, with a Branch Railway connected 
therewith: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


invernessand = The Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway Bill, 
Elgin Junction 


Railway Bill, WS read a second time ; and committed. 
of Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Sidmouth 


, The Sidmouth Market Bill was read a second 
Market Bill. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


‘London and 


0 Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Peers Wii- 
co pi, éams, of Temple House, in the county of Berks, 
y Bill. : 
Esquire, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and Windsor Railway Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
‘Leeds, Dews- A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Merchants, Manu- 
pre ae Ag facturers, Owners and Occupiers of property, in the 
way (Wake. borough of Wakefield, in the county of York, pray- 
field Exten- ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
on) a. counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, 
Dewsbury and Manchester Railway (Wakefield Ex- 
tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

ee A Petition of Trustees for the town of Great Bol- 

Bolton Rail- 40”, acting under and by virtue of the Acts therein- 

way Bill. after mentioned, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tiin parts of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Worcester and 
Porth Dyn- 


A Petition of Ann Warburton Owen, of Glanse- 
vern, near Welshpool, in the county of Montgomery, 


hu "**¥ Widow, praying that she may be heard, by her 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Wor- 





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A. 1846. 


cester and Porth Dynllaen Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Knowlton Wilson and Henry Boult- ghesieta, 
bee, of Sheffield, being Proprietors of shares in the Buxton, Leck, 
Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe Rail- a and 

. ‘ . ail- 
way Company, praying that the Second Reading of way Bin, 
the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe 
Railway Bill, may be postponed until such time as 
may enable all the Proprietors in the said Railway 
Company to petition the House, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and Saint George- 
Guardians of the Poor and Inhabitant Ratepayers the-Martyr 
of the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in the oun ee 
borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, : 
praying that the Saint George-the-Martyr, South- 
wark, Rectory Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Walker, of Ashford Court, Shrewsbury 
in the parish of Ashford Carbonell, in the county of and Hereford 
Salop, Esquire, one of Her Majesty’s Justices of the ®#way Bill. 
Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant for the same county, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Shrewsbury and 
Hereford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Boston, 
uf the borough and sea-port town of Wisbech, in the Stamford and 
Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, and of — 
Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of the said (Stamford to 
town and port of Wisbech, praying that they may Wisbech Line) 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, i. 
against certain parts of the Boston, Stamford and 
Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech Line) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, Tinat the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Directors of the Edinburgh Sa- kainburgh 
nitary Association, praying the House to transfer Waterworks 
toa public trust the management of the entire Water at 
supply of Edinburgh, Leith and places adjacent; and Leith 
granting powers to the said Trust to give full com- Waterworks. 
pensation to the competing Companies respectively, 
or to do otherwise to secure to the said city and 
places a sufficient supply of Water, was presented, 
and read ; ana ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Calrow, of Higher Wood- Bury Improve- 
hill, in the county of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner, ™™* Bil 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Bury lm- 
provement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ware- pe 
housemen, Shipowners, Shipping Agents, Shop- Railway, and 
keepers and other Traders and Inhabitants of the Forth and 


Clyde Naviga- 


town of Port Glasgow ;—and, Provost, Baillies and 55, Junction 
Councillors Bill. 


PI 


leokcoherhe a 


Plymouth 
Cemetery Bill. 


Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway 
Bill. 


Surrey Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase) Bill, 


Furness and 
Windermere 
Railway Bill, 





9 VicToRIz£. 


Councillors of the parliamentary burgh of Kélmar- 
nock, as representing the community thereof ; pray- 
ing that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and 
Forth and Clyde N avigation Junction Bill, may not 


pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 


Bill. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Ernest Au- 
gustus Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, praying that he 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Plymouth Cemetery Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of his Grace the Duke of Richmond; 
—and, his Grace the Duke of Richmond, one of the 
Trustees upon the bridge over the River Spey, near 
Fochabers, in the parishes of Speymouth and Bellie, 
in the county of Elgin; praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin 
Railway Bill, —were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tu be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petitions, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of six of Her Majesty’s Justices and 
Commissioners of Sewers for the city and liberty of 
Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex, 
signed at and by anorder of the Court of Sewers, held 
at the Sewers-office, in Greek-street, Soho, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Surrey Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property 
upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Chard Canal Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themseives, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think tit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Samuel Bracebridge Heming, of 
Fenny Drayton, in the parish of Fenny Drayton 
and county of Leicester, Clerk, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railway (Burton-upon- Trent 
to Nuneaton Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Daye Barker and John Barker, 
both of Low Wood, in the parish of Cartmel, in the 
county of Lancaster, Powder Manufacturers, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Furness and Windermere 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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485 


Sheffield, Ash« 
ton-under- 
Lyne and 
Manchester 


A Petition of Ormerod Heyworth, late of Ever- 
ton, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, but 
now of Oakwood Hall, in the township of Romiley, 
and parish of Stockport, in the county of Chester, 
Esquire, taking notice of the application for leave to }yidoo and 
bring in the Sheffield, Ashtun-under-Lyne and Man- Hayfield 
chester Railway (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches.) 
Branches) Bill; and praying that he may be heard, 

by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 

such Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


in the York and 


A Petition of Bethuel Boyes, of Eastburn, d 
North Midland 


East Riding of the county of York, a Landowner Railway (East 
there, praying that he may be heard, by himself, Riding 

his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Branches) 
York and North Midland Railway (East Riding ® 2») Bil 
Branches) (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the several parishes of Bridgwater 

Cannington, Wembdon and Otterhampton, in the _ a 
county of Somerset ;—T. W. Fouraire, and others, .-4 Harbow 
Owners or Occupiers of property upon the line and Bill. 
in the neighbourhood of the Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;--Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
borough of Bridgwater ;—Merchants, Wharfingers 
and Wharfowners interested in the trade of Taunton 
and its neighbourhood ;—and, Corporation, entitled 
The Conservators of the River Zone, in the county 
of Somerset ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Rail- 
way and Harbour Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners of property and Inhabitant London and 
Householders of the parish of Saint Margaret, Windsor 
Westminster, and the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Rellway 2. 
Kensington, praying that the London and Windsor 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the col- 
legiate church of Saint Peter, Westminster, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the said Biil, 
was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Norfolk Rail- 
of the city and borough of Norwich, praying that way (Norwich 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Branch) Bill. 
agents, against certain parts of the Norfolk Railway 
(Norwich Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Ashley, of Birkenhead, 
Park-place, in the county of Chester, and of Great Lancashire 
; 2 and Cheshire 
Shefford, in the county of Berks, praying that he Juncticn Rail» 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, way Bill. 
against certain parts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire 
and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 


and read. 





VoL. 101, 





Ordered, 


3Q3 








486 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


HullandLin- Petitions from Beverley;—and, Kingston-upon- 
= Direct Hull; praying that the Hul/ and Lincoln Direct 
ailway Bill. a igs, : 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Severn Navi- The Severn Navigation Bill was read a second 
gation Bil. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Sheffield, The Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe 


Buxton, Leek, 
Potteries and 
Crewe Rail- 
way Bill. 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and 


the Lords. =Mr. Lynch; 
Mr. Speaker, 
Indemnity The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled An 


Act to indemnify such Persons in the United King- 
dom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices 
and Employments, and to extend the Time limited 
for those Purposes respectively until the Twenty- 
fifth day of March, One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-seven, without any Amendment :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Bolton Water- 


\ Ordered, That Report on the Bolton Waterworks 
works Bill. 


Bill be received To-morrow. 


GreatGrimsby Mr, Greene reported from the Committee on 
and Sheffield 


Junction Rail- the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 
way Extension way Extension (No. 1.) Bill; That they had in- 
(No. 1.) Bill. Guired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


GreatGrimsby Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
and Sheffield 


Junction Rail- Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 
way Extension Extension (No. 3.) Bill; That they had inquired into 
(No. 3.) Bill. the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-under- 

Lyne and Man- 
chester Rail- , - . : ‘ . . 
way (Whaley 11 connection with, their main Line of Railway to 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for enabling the 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 
way Company to make Branch Railways from, or | 


Bridge and 
Hayfield 
Branches) Bill. 


Whaley Bridge and Hayfield, to be called The 
Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Caledonian 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


The Caledonian Insurance Company Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





Boston Water- 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
works Bill. 


the Report on the Boston Waterworks Bill ; and| 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed. 


6° Aprils. 





| be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Manchester Markets Bill, was 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Monckton Milnes reported from the Com- Colchester, 
mittee on Group No. 25, of Railway Bills, to whom aad Valley, 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the se eee _ 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the Railway Bill, 
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Midlana 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- Railway 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- Secansen 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Mid- 
land Railway (Claycross to Newark) Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
a Railway from the Midland Railway, at Clay Cross, 
to join the Wottingham and Lincoln Railway, with 
Branches: And that Mr. George Cavendish and Mr. 
Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway from ghrewsbury 
the city of Hereford to the town of Shrewsbury, and Hereford 
praying that the Report from the Select Committee Railway. 
on Standing Orders, in reference to the application 
for leave to introduce the Shrewsbury and Hereford 
Railway Bill, may be referred back to the said Com- 
mittee for re-consideration, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Parties, 
if they think fit. 


The Westruther Road Bill was read a second Westruther 
time ; and committed. Road Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 











The Port Ellen Harbour Bill was read a second Port Ellen 
time; and committed. Harbour Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 









The Edinburgh Paving Bill was read a second Edinburgh 
time ; and committed. Paving Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 









The Leith Paving Bill was read a second time ; Leith Paving 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 









The Airdrie Police Bill was read a second time; Airdrie Police 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








The Greenlaw Roads Bill was read asecond time ; Greenlaw 
and committed. Roads Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





cos } yay Manchester 
A Petition of James Aoland, praying that he may }an Rin, 


presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 

heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 

Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. __ 

A Petition 






















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hai 
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9 VicToRIz. 


Fast and West A Petition of George Weston, of New-square, 
India Docks ~—Zincoln’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
ee Seas Barrister-at-Law, praying that he may be heard, by 
Railway Bill. himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Eastand West India Docks and Birmingham 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Collingbourn Ducis ;— North Ted- 
worth ; — Ludgershall; — Kingston Deverill; — 
Stapleford ;— Berwick Saint James ;— Wily;—and, 
Chilmark ; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Lunatics Act ; and the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lunatics Acts. 


Tobacco. A Petition of Merchants and Traders, being 
Dealers in Tobacco, residing in the town of War- 
minster, in the county of Wilts, praying for the re- 
duction of the duty on Tobacco to one shilling per 
pound, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Railway Bills. A Petition of Merchants and Traders residing in 
Liverpool, praying that the House will postpone the 
passing of any considerable number of Railway 
Bills until it can be done without further injury to 
trade and commerce, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to Jie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Stock Exchange, 
was also presented, and read; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners view with alarm and apprehension 
the apparent probability that a large number of 
Bills for the construction of new Railways will re- 
ceive the sanction of the House, and pass into law, 
a result which, in the opinion of the Petitioners, will 
throw the money market and general commerce of 
the country into confusion and distress; that the 
Petitioners have reason to believe that many of the 
Bills before the House are pressed forward contrary 
to the wish of a large proportion of the proprietors ; 
and praying that the House will greatly restrict the 
number of new undertakings that may be imme- 
diately commenced, and postpone the operation of 
any other Railway Acts that may be granted, for 
such a namber of years as the House may think fit. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Houses charged 
with the Window Duty in Great Britain, on the 
5th day of April 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844: 
—And, of the Net Amount of Window Duty re- 
ceived on the 5th day of April 1840, 1841, 1842, 
1843 and 1844, 


Window Duty. 


Northumber.. 

land and Lan- 
cashire Junc- 
tion Railway 

Bill. 


A Petition of Adam Washington, of Edge Hill, 
Duffield, in the county of Derby, Esquire, and James 
Pulleine, of Harley-street, in the county of Middle- 
sex, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Northumberland and Lancashire Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Supply and Jus- 
tices of the Peace of the county of Renfrew, pray- 
ing that the West of Scotland Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a Jaw, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

VoL. 101. 


West of Scot- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


6°—7° 


Aprilis. 487 


A Petition of Citizens of Cork, praying that poe ace | 
the Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill may not pass a aes 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being protection of 
proposed, That the Order of the day for resuming Life (Ireland) 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 34 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Protection of Life (Jreland) 
Bill be now read the first time, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ other Orders of the day be now read,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be ieft out stand part of the Question: 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Protection of Life (Ireland) 
Bill be now read the first time ; and which Amend- 
mendment was, to leave out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ while this House deplores the existence of out- 
trage in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious for its 
repression, it is of Opinion that such outrage will 
be aggravated, not removed, by the arbitrary, 
unjust and unconstitutional enactments of this 
Bill; and that it is the duty of Parliament to 
adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate the 
causes which produce these crimes, instead of 
resorting to laws which will harass and oppress 
the innocent without restraining the guilty ; and 
‘‘ which, being restrictive of public liberty, cannot 
fail to augment national discontent,” instead 
thereof, be now read ; and the same being read ; 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 7° die Aprilis, 1846: 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the sMr. William Smith oo 74 


Yeas, (Mr. John O’ Brien: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 1120 
Noes. Mr. Cripps : | ia 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Debate be adjourned till this day ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ three weeks.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there added :—The said proposed Amend- 
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 








till this day. 
3Q4 The 








Coal-whippers 
¢Port of Lon- 
don) Bill, 


Insolvent 
Debtors 
Cindia) Bill 


Polling-places 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


Corn Importa- 
tion Bill, 


Supply ; 


Exchequer 
Bilis reterred. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Drainage 

of Lands 
Advance of 
oney. } 


488 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Coal-whippers (Port of 
London) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Insolvent Debiors (India) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this aay. 


The Polling-places (Ireland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Poor Removal Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 22d day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


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

Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Bills 
raised or authorized to be raised, charged on the 
Aids or Supplies of 1846, unprovided for, which 
was presented upon the 23rd day of March last, be 
referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
millions three hundred and eighty thousand and two 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay off and discharge Exchequer Bills charged on 
the Aids of 1846, unprovided for. 


Resolution to be reported. 


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

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

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

Resolved, That this House will, ‘To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Customs Duties Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to 
advance, out of the Consolidated Fund of the said 
United Kingdom, or by the issue of Exchequer Bills, 
by way of loan, certain Sums for the purpose of 
draining Lands, in Great Britain and Ireland.” 


(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland be authorized to advance out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the said United King- 
dom, or bv the issue of Exchequer Bills, by way of 


6°—7° Aprilis. 


A. 1846. 


loan, for the purpose of draining Lands, any sums 
not exceeding Two millions for Great Britain, and 
One million for Zreland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill nats 
to amend the Laws relating to Bankruptcy and In- #1) ™s°lveney 
solvency: And that Mr. Hawes, Mr. Masterman, and 


Mr. Wynn Ellis do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Railways 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Polis. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Commission, and Instructions 
to the Commissioners, on Railways having or pro- 
posing to make Stations in the Metropolis. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parliamentary 
: : ny Electors and 

toregulate the Times of Payment of Rates and Taxes frecmen Bill. 
by Parliamentary Electors, and the Registration of 
Persons claiming to be rated to the Relief of the 
Poor, and to abolish the Stamp Duty on the Ad- 
mission of Freemen: And that Sir De Lacy Evans 
and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Smoke Pro- 
Command,—Copy of Report addressed to Viscount Mbition. 
Canning, by Siv Henry Thomas De la Beche and No. 194. 
Dr. Lyon Playfair, upon the means of obviating 
the evils arising from the Smoke occasioned by 
Factcries and other Works, situated in large Towns, 
30th March 1846. 

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


Sir De Lacy Evans presented a Bill to regulate Parliamentary 
the Times of Payment of Rates and Taxes by Par- Electors and 
liamentary Electors, and the Registration of Per- _ ee ay 
sons claiming to be rated to the Relief of the Poor, Nu. 195. 
and to abolish the Stamp Duty on the Admission of 
Freemen: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be reada second time upon Wed- 
nesday the 22d day of this instant April; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before’ this House, Sugar. 
an Account, showing the Quantities of Sugar of the 
several sorts (distinguishing those admitted as not 
being the Produce of Slave Labour) imported into 
the United Kingdom, and the Quantities of each 
retained for actual Consumption within the United 
Kingdom ; together with the Rates of Duty charged 
on the Home Consumption, and the Net Reveiuue 
accruing therefrom in each year from 1841 to 1845, 
inclusive ; followed by a Comparative Statement of 
the Average Prices of British Plantation and Foreign 
Plantation Sugar for the same series of years (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 290, of 
Session 1841). 


Ordered, That the Accounts of the Quantities of gagar. 
Sugar imported into the United Kingdom from the Ny, 196. 
West Indies, Mauritius and the East Indies respec- 
tively, in the first Three months of 1840, and of the 
same in the first Three months of 1841, and of the 
Stocks in Bond on the 1st day of April 1840, and 
the 1st day of April 1841:—And, of the Gazette 
Average Prices of Sugar in each Month, from 
Jaauary 1840 to the present time, which were pre- 
sented upon the 5th day of May 1841, be re- 
printed. 








Ordered, 





— 


Gad 22 fen Saf 


Sugar. 


Worcester 
Gas Bill. 


Rugby, 
Leamington 
and Warwick 
Railway Bill. 


Trish Great 
Western 
Railway. 


Sheffield, 
Buxton, Leek, 
Potteries and, 
Crewe Rail- 
way Bill. 


Poor Law. 
No. 197- 


District 
Asylums. 


No. 174. 


Poor Removal. 


Malton 
Writ. 


9 VicToRIz. 


a Return of the Dates of the several Orders in 
Council by which Her Majesty has declared the 
Sugars of Foreign Countries admissible, under the 
Act 8 Vic., c. 5, as not being the Produce of Slave 
Labour; and of the Countries to which the same 


were applicable. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Worcester Gas 
Light and Coke Company, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Worcester Gas Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Chandos Baron Leigh, of Stoneleigh 
Abbey, in the county of Warwick, praying that the 
Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of the Galway Town Commis- 
sioners, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Jrish Great Western Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shareholders of the Sheffield, Bux- 
ton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe Railway, praying 
that the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries and Crewe 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till One of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 7° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
N R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Orders,—Further Return to 
an Order, dated the 20th day of February last, for 
a Return of Number of Casual Poor relieved with 
Lodging, Food, Clothing and other Necessaries in 
the Unions and Parishes comprised in the Asylum 
Districts formed by the Poor Law Commissioners 
in the years 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, with the 
Cost of such Relief in each year. 

A Return specifying the Number of Families and 
Persons removed by any Local Order, or other Au- 
thority, to their Place of Settlement from each Ma- 
nufacturing Town in Yorkshire, Lancashire and 
Cheshire, during the years 1841, 1842 and 1843, 
the Date of such Removal, the Name of the Parish 
to which removed, and the Occupation or Trade, 
and Length of Residence in the Town from which 
such Families and Persons were so removed :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Return relative to District Asy- 
lums, be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Malton, in the room 
of John Walbanke Childers, Esquire, who, since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 


nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 
Vox. 101. 


6°—7° Aprils. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 





489 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 5.) of the Se- Petitions for 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have Private Bills.. 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Royal Asylum 
the Report on the Royal Asylum of Saint Ann’s ar 
Society Bill; and the Amendments were read, and waenieae 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. ‘ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Upwell-cum- 
the Report on the Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory Bill ; Welney Rec- 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. siailianen 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, 
the Report on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Faisley, Kil 
and Ayr Railway Amendment and Branches toe tain 
(No. 3.) Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and Amendment 
agreed to. and Branches 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, ata cia 
be ingrossed. 


The Cameron’s Coalbrook Steam Coaland Swan- Cameron’s 
sea and Loughor Railway Bill was read a second Coalbrook 
; &amp; “ Steam Coal 
time; and committed. enh Gemma 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Loughor 


mittee of Selection. Railway Bill.. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Votes of Votes of 
Electors have leave to sit this day, till five of the Electors. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh. 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several deg 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Edinburgh and Perth Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the following properties lying 
upon the line of the Railway or within the limits of 
deviation are not numbered upon the Plans deposited 
in the office of the principal Sheriff Clerk of the 
county of Perth; at 33} miles, parish of Drow, 
farm-house, farm-yard, thrashing-mill, barn, court, 
stable, byre and out-buildings ; (2.) garden adjoining 
No. 19, on Plan; at 54} miles, same parish, garden, 
stable, byre, dog-kennel and vacant ground, arable- 
field and two pieces of garden-ground between 
Nos. 29 and 41, on Plans; at 31 miles 3 furlongs, 
parish of Arnngask, arable-field adjoining No. 67, on 
Plan ; at 12 miles 3 furlongs, parish of Dunfermline, 
old warehouse, warehouse, mansion-house, garden, 
outhouses, byre, coach-house, occupation-road, spin- 
ning-mill, sheds, out-buildings and stream or mill- 
lead and dwelling-house, pleasure-ground and occu- 
pation-road, warehouse, court-yard and outhouses 
adjoining No. 38, on Plan; but it appeared that the 
name of the property, Brucefield, appeared in the 
Plan ; at 12 miles 7 furlongs, parish of Dunferm- 
line, farm-house, stack-yard and garden adjoining 
No. 53, on Plan; at 8 miles 6 furlongs, parish of 
Keithing, two arable-fields between Nos. 16 and 13, 
on Plan; but it appeared that the said two fields 
were numbered on the Branch Line; at 26 miles 
6 furlongs, parish of Orwell Kinross, arable-field ad- 
joining No. 4, on Plan. 

And inasmuch as the following properties lying 
upon the line of Railway within the limits of devia- 
tion, are not described in the Book of Reference 
deposited in the office of the principal Sheriff Clerk 
of the county of Perth; at 32 miles 7} furlongs, 
parish of Arrangach, two arable fields adjoining 
No. 107, on Plan; at 26 miles 7 furlongs, parish of 
Orwell Westside, two arable fields, adjoining No. 6, 

3R on 





490 7° Aprilis. 


on Plan; at 27 miles 2 furlongs, parish of Orwell 
Westside, dwelling-house and garden adjoining 
No. 21, on Plan; at 28 miles 6 furlongs, in same 
parish, dwelling-house, out-buildings and arable 
ground, and an arable field after No. 53, on Plan ; 
at 14 miles 2 furlongs, parish of Dunfermline, two 
arable fields adjoining No. 90, on Plan; at 16 miles 
1 furlong, in the parish of Dunfermline, a moss after 
No. 126, on Plan. 

And inasmuch as on the enlarged Plan deposited 
as aforesaid, of Bankhead, in the said parish of 
Dunfermline, the line of Railway and limit of de- 
viation are not marked. 

And inasmuch as the radius of the curve at 
9} miles, is not noted on the Plans in furlongs and 
chains. 

And inasmuch as the distances are not marked 
on the datum line, so as to correspond with those on 
the Plan, in the following instances; the turnpike- 
road No. 78, in the parish of Portmoat, as measured 
on the Plan, is at 26 miles 1 furlong 5 chains, and on 
the Section is at 25 miles 7 furlongs 7 chains, being 
a difference of 1 furlong 9 chains; the public road 
No. 94, in the same parish, as measured on the Plan, 
is at 27 miles 6 chains, and on the Section is at 
26 miles 6 furlongs 1 chain, being a difference of 2 
furlongs 5 chains ; the public road No. 10, in the 
parish of Orwell Westside, as measured on the Plan, 
is at 27 miles 5 furlongs and 3 chains, and on the 
Section is at 27 miles 6 furlongs 6 chains, being a 
difference of 8 chains; at the crossing of the River 
Earn, as measured on the Plan, is at 39 miles 2 fur- 
longs, and on the Sections is at 39 miles 4 furlongs 
2 chains, being a difference of 2 furlongs 2 chains ; 
at the junction with the Scottish Central Railway, 
as measured onthe Plan, is at 39 miles 6 furlongs, 
and on the Section is at 40 miles, being a difference 
of 2 furlongs. 

The distance on the Section between the 17th 
and 18th mile measures only 7 furlongs, and does 
not correspond with the measurement on the Plan. 

From the 22d to the 27th mile, the Section mea- 
sures 5 miles 25 chains, and does not correspond 
with the Plan; from the 27th to the 28th mile, 
3 furlongs of the Section are altogether omitted ; 
from the 34th to the 35th mile, the Section measures 
9 furlongs, and does not correspond with the Plans; 
from the 38th to the 39th mile, the Section measures 
only 7 furlongs, and does not correspond with the 
Plan. 

And inasmuch as that the vertical measure is 
marked upon the Section 54 feet, and measures by 
the scale 60 feet. 

And inasmuch as the rates of inclination are not 
marked, or are incorrectly so, on the Section, in the 
following instances ; at the 35th and 22d miles, the 
rates of inclination at a change of gradient, are not 
marked on the Section. 

And inasmuch as the vertical height at the 36th 
mile, is marked as 297.6, but measures by the ver- 
tical scale, 227.6. 

And inasmuch as the vertical height is omitted at 
39 miles 6 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as the gradient at the terminus of 
the line at the junction with the Scottish Central 
Railway, marked horizontal on the Section, has no 
vertical height marked at one end, and measures by 
seale 1 in 146, 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of the ground at the embank- 
ments following, is not marked on the Section; viz., 
on the 1st mile, at 84 miles, at 12 miles, and at 
143 miles. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference de- 
posited with the principal Sheriff Clerk of the county 
of Perth and in the Private Bill Office, do not cor- 
respond, and are not copies of each other, as to the 
bg particular property mentioned in the following 

able :-— 





A, 1846. 











penal Description of Property Description of Property 
i or both of = se 
Parish. the said Books of Reference Books of Reference 
Books deposited at deposited at the 
oo... Perth. Private Bill Office. 
Aberdour - y - Stream and water- | No such number. 
course. 

2 - - Pasture field, in- | Stream or watercourse. 
tersected by stream. 

3 - ditto - - | No such number. 

3 Conduit - - |= ditto. 

3 Plantation - - | - - Pasture field, inters 

sected by stream. 

4 - - Arable and pas- | - ditto. 
ture field. 

5 No such number - | Conduit. 

6 -Plantationinwater- | Plantation. 
course intersecting. 

7 Moss - - - | Arable and pasture field. 

8 Moss-ground - | - - Plantation, with wa- 
tercourse intersecting. 

8 Meadow - - | No such number. 

9 Brook - - - | Moss. 

10 No such number ~- | Moss-ground. 
11 - ditto - - | Meadow. 
12 - dtto * - | Brook. 
13 - ditto ‘~ - | -- Brook boundary be- 
tween the parish of 
Blath and Aberdour. 
Parish of 1 - - Rock or island, | - - Sea and rock, or 
Dunferm- called Long Craig | island, called Long Craig 
line, annexed Island. Island. 
ground } - - Channel between | No such island. 
quoad sacra Long Craig Island 
to the and shore. 
Parish of 2 - + Shore ground and | - - Sea and rock, or 
Inverkeith- beach. island, called Long Craig 
ing. Island. 

3 - - Plantation and | - - Channel between 
garden, or arable | Long Craig Island. 
ground, 

4 Arable-ground - | Shore-ground and beach. 

Dunfermline 5 - - Dwelling-house | - Plantation and garden, 
and garden, stable | or arable-ground. 
and out-houses. 

6 - - Arable pasture- | Arable-ground. 
ground and rocks. 

7 Occupation-ground | - - Dwelling-house, gar- 
den, stable and out- 
houses. 

8 Arable field - - |- - Arable, pasture- 
ground and rocks. 

9 Occupation-road ~ | Occupation-road. 

10 Stack-yard  - - | Arabl field. 
1l - - Barn, byre and | Occupation-road. 
thrashing-mill. 
12 - - Dweilling-house | Stack-yard. 
area, cart-shed, sta- 
ble and out-buildings. 
13 Garden - -|- - Barn, byre and 
thrashing-mill. 
14 - - Pasture or waste- | - - Dwelling-house, area, 
ground. and cart-shed, stable and 
out-buildings. 
15 Whinstone quarry - | Garden. 
16 - Pasture and waste- | - - Pasture or wastes 
ground, ground. 
17 - - Pleasure and gar- | Whinstone quarry. 
dea-ground, and po- ‘ 
licies and plantations 
surrounding St.Mar- 
garet’s villa. 
18 - - Dwelling-house, | - - Pasture and waste- 
coach-house, stables | ground. 
and out-buildings. 
a No such number. 
1s - ditto - - | - Dwelling-house, coach- 
house, stables and out- 
buildings, 
19 - ditto - - | Arable-ground. 
20 - ditto - - | - ditto. 
21 - ditto . - | -- Dwelling-house and 
garden. 
22 - ditto . - | - ditto. 
23 - ditto - - | Garden or arable. 
24 Arable-groun - | -- Dung depot or waste- 
ground. 
25 - ditto - - | Garden-ground. 
26 - - Dwelling-house | - ditto. 
and garden. 
27 - ditto - - | - ditto. 
28 - - Garden or arable- | - - Occupation-road or 
ground. passage and stair, 
29 - - Dung depét or | Garden-ground. 
waste-ground. 
30 Garden-ground = - | - - Dwelling-house, coal- 
house, &amp;c. 
33 - - Occupation-road, | - - Dwelling-house and 
or passage and stair. | garden. 
34 Garden-ground = - ditto. 


























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Railway 
(No. 2.) 


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Number | Description of Property | Description of Property 
in one in in 
Parish. a eg Books of Reference Books of Reference 
Books deposited at deposited at the 
—.. baie Perth. Private Bill Office. 
Dunfermline} 35 - - Dwelling-house, | Coach-house, &amp;e. 
—cont4, coal-house, &amp;c. 

36 Garden-ground - | - - Dwelling-house, gar- 
den and byre. 

37 - ditto - - | - ditto. 

38 - - Dwelling-house | + - Dwelling-house, sta- 

and garden. ble, garden and byre. 

39 - ditto - - | Stables. 

40 Coach-house, &amp;c. - | Dwelling-house, &amp;c. 

41 - - Dwelling-house, | - - Waste-ground. 

garden and byre. 

42 - ditto - - | - - Dwelling-house and 
cellar. 

43 - - Dwelling-house, | Waste-ground. 

stable, garden and 
byre. 

44 Stables - - | - ditto. 

45 Dwelling-house - | - - Dwelling-house and 
inn. 

46 Waste-ground ~ Dwelling-house. 

47 - - Dwelling-house | Signal-house. 

and cellar. 

48 Waste-ground - | Light-house, 

49 - ditto - - | - - Pier, called the Sig- 
nal-house Pier, and oc- 
cupation-road. 

50 - - Dwelling-house | Shore-ground. 

and inn. 

51 Dwelling-house - | No such number. 

52 Signal-house - | - ditto. 

53 Light-house - -|- ditto. 

54 -- Pier, called the | - ditto. 

Signal-house Pier, 
and occupation- road. 
55 Shore ground -|- ditto. 
Beath 12 Turnpike-road - | Arable field. 
(west side.) 13 Arable field - - | Plantation. 

14 Plantation - - | Arable field. 

16 - - Brook and water- | Water of Orr. 

course. 

17 - - Arable field, lying | - - Banks sloping to Orr 

in pasture, and quarry.| water. 

19 - - Banks sloping to | - - Arable field lying in 

Orr water. pasture. 

20 Water of Orr - | Brook and watercourse. 

21 Pasture - - | Watercourse. 

24 Watercourse - - | Occupation-road. 

25 Arable field - - | - - Farm-steading and 
dwelling-house and gar- 
den. 

26 Watercourse - - | Arable field. 

28 Occupation-road - | Pasture or arable. 

29 Arable field - - | Turnpike-road. 

30 - ditto - - | Arable. 

31 Turnpike - - | Plantation. 

37 Plantation - - | Arable. 

39 No such number - | Plantation. 


And inasmuch as it appeared that under the 20th 





clause of the Bill, power is taken to enable the 
proposed Company to enter into arrangements with 
the Parliamentary Trustees of the Ferry of Queen’s 
Ferry, for the construction of new Piers, Harbours 
and other Works in relation to the said Ferry, and 
the Promoters of the said Bill have proved before 
the Sub-Committee the deposit of Plans, Sections 
and Books of Reference with respect to the said 
Works, as well as applications to owners and occu- 
piers, but such Works (estimated at £.100,000) are 
not included in the estimate or in the Subscription 
Contract. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 


(Amendment complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
a Branches) Orders, in the case of the Petition for the South 





Devon Railway (No. 2.)(Amendment and Branches) 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing certain Alterations in and Extensions 
of the Line of the South Devon Railway, and the 
Formation of Branches therefrom to Tavistock, Brix- 
ham, Kingswear and other Places: And that Vis- 
ey Ebrington and Mr. Gill do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

VoL. 101, 





491 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Forth and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition ClydeJunction 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Forth and 
Clyde Junction Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Stirling to Balloch and 
Alexandria, with a Branch to Doune, to be called 
The Forth and Clyde Junction Railway: And that 
Mr. Baird, Mr. Forbes and Mr. Smollett do prepare, 
and bring: it in. 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Launceston 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and South 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing ). 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Laun- 
ceston and South Devon Railway (No, 2.) Bill, was 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no copy of the Sec- 
tion was deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Devon, or with the Railway De- 
partment of the Board of Trade, on or before the 
30th day of December last ; that duplicate copies 
of a Section were deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Cornwall on the 30th No- 
vember last, but it was admitted by the Promoters of 
the Bill that such Section was wholly useless for the 
purposes contemplated by the Standing Orders ; 
and inasmuch as it was proved to the Committee 
that there were two Parties severally named William 
Tabson, and two Partiesseverally named John Hux- 
ham ; that application was made to one of each such 
named Parties on or before the 31st day of Decem- 
ber last, and that the other of such named Parties 
was applied to in the month of January last ; and 
inasmuch as a certain house and _burial-ground, 
numbered 30, in the parish of Tavistock, of which 
Thomas Windeatt, John Flamank, Christopher Vickh- 
ery Bridgeman, John Rundle, John Pearse and Ed- 
mund Pearse are lessees, that they are not inserted 
in the Book of Reference as such lessees, nor was 
application made to them in respect thereof ; 
and inasmuch as Christopher Vickery Bridgeman is 
the occupier of a piece of pasture numbered 79, in 
the said parish of Zavistock, that his name is not 
entered in the Book of Reference, nor was any ap- 
plication made to him in respect thereof; and 
inasmuch as in the copies of the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Devon, 
the curves of less than a mile radius are not noted 
upon the Plan in the following instances : 





M. F. C. M. F. C. 
Atthe - 5 2 - Atthe- 8 - - 
fs 5 5 = 7 8 2 as 
s*+ 8 F «= » -- 8 4 - 
~2=+8 d « ae i a 
~ 6 2 5 ee 9 7 = 
c= @ @ Y 11 miles to 12 miles, 3 curves. 
» - - 6 FT - 12 miles 5 furlongs to 14 miles 
o- =f 2 = 5 furlongs 2 curves. 
-— = * 7 5 a 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


von Rail- 
ay (No. 2.) 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Evanwater 


the Petition for the Evanwater Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Road Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Leith and 


the Petition for the Edinburgh, Leith and Gran- 


Granton Rail- 
way Extension 


ton Railway Extension and Branches Bill, the and Branches 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Rail- 
way Company to extend the said Railway to Trinity 
Chain Pier, and to make Branch Railways to Tol- 
booth Wynd and Bonnington: And that Mr. Ed- 








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Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks. 


‘Glasgow and 


Dundee 
Junction 
Railway. 


492 7° Aprils. 


ward Ellice and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Edinburgh 
and Leith Waterworks Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the datum line is not duly referred to a 
fixed point near one of the termim, the reference 
being toa fixed point marked thus (*) on the rock of 
Salisbury Craig near the point marked (U.) on the 
Plan ; and it appeared that the mark so referred to 
was of red paint, and was marked upon a projecting 
line of level rock, forming part of Salisbury Craig, 
about eighteen inches or two feet in diameter, and 
exposed to the weather. 

Ordered, Vhat the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasyow 
and Dundee Junction Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk of the county of Fife, and in the 
Private Bill Office, no additional Plan or enlarged 
Plan of two cottages and garden-ground which are 
on the line of the proposed Railway, and within the 
limits of deviation thereof, have been laid down on 
the said Plans; viz., in the main line, parish of 
Kilmany, and county of Fife, at or near No. 83, on 
the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as in the Books of Reference de- 
posited with the said Plans the said two cottages and 
garden-ground and a mill-pond are not inserted 
therein, nor does it contain the names of the owners, 
lessees and occupiers of the said two cottages, 
garden-ground and mill-pond, nor was any applica- 
tion made to the owners, lessees and occupiers in 
respect of the same. 

And inasmuch as a field shown on the said Plans 
the property of David Gillespie, within the limits 
of deviation, on the main line, at or near No. ,125 in 
the parish of Ki/many, is not numbered nor entered 
in the Book of Reference, nor is the name of the 
ow ner contained in the said Book of Reference, nor 
has any application in writing been made to him 
in respect of the same. 

And inasmuch as in the said Books of Reference 
to the said Plans deposited as aforesaid, in the main 
line, in thesaid parish of Kilmany,in No. 127 (arable) 
the property of the said David Gillespie, which is 
on the line of Railway, John Barclay is entered as 
the lessee and occupier, whereas David Anderson 
is the lessee and occupier thereof, but the name of 
the said David Anderson is not entered in the said 
Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as on the said Plans, a small 
bathing-house on the sea-shore, the property of 
William Berry, within the limits of deviation, is 
not laid down on the said Plans, and no additional 
or enlarged Pian of the said bathing-house has been 
Jaid down on the said Plans, nor is the said bathing- 
house entered in the Book of Reference, nor are 
the names of the owners, lessees or occupiers of the 
same contained therein. 

And inasmuch as the name of William Berry 
does not appear in the Book of Reference as the 
owner of the properties numbered respectively, 27, 
278, 28, 282, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 334 and 34, but in 
the Book of Reference it is stated that James Wil- 
son is the proprietor, and William Berry the superior 
of the same property; and also inasmuch as the 
said William Berry did not receive notice as owner 
of such property, but he did receive notice as 
superior. 





A. 1846. 


And inasmuch as there is no enlarged Plan of a 
house and garden of which John Annanis the lessee 
adjoining No. 21, within the limits of deviation, in 
the parish of Dairsie, nor is the same numbered or 
referred to in the Book of Reference, nor has the 
said lessee and occupier had any notice in respect 
of the said House. 

And inasmuch as a small kitchen-garden ad- 
joining Nos. 3, 3, 3, in the and Cupar Branch, 
parish of Cupar, is shown on the said Plans, but 
there is no enlarged Plan given thereof. 

And inasmuch as no enlarged Plan is given of 
the garden, No.31,on the Plan, in the Cupar Branch, 
parish of Mornmail. 

And inasmuch as the datum line is not duly re- 
ferred to any fixed point, the reference being to the 
cope of Newport Pier, at the upper end, marked (A.) 
on the Plan, but it appeared that there was no point 
marked (A.) on the Plan, and that there were two 
piers on the Plan, one described as Old Ferry Pier, 
and the other as Ferry Pier, the copings of which 
differed in level to the amount of 2 or 3 feet, but it 
further appeared that the pier described as Ferry 
Pier, on which it was stated by the promoters that 
the letter (A.) ought to have been placed, is most 
usually known as Newport Pier, and that the 
coping of the pier described as Old Ferry Pier was 
built of rough stone. 

And inasmuch as on the Sections deposited as 
aforesaid the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the following turnpike-road is not 
marked in figures : 


Main line :-— 


M. F. M. F. 
At - 21) 2 At - 39 2 
2% = 39 «8 
2 #7 40h - 
290°=« 45 = 
29 «8 47.2 
299 «6 4g, 
38} = 50 «GA 





And inasmuch as on the main line the extreme 
height of embankment and depth of cutting are 
not marked in figures on the said Section, in the 
following instances : Embankments ;—At the brook 
near 31 miles 2 furlongs; at 343 miles; at 3 miles 
2 furlongs, at Newport. Cuttings :—At Newport, 
at the west end of second tunnel near to 23 miles; 
at 3 miles 1 furlong ; at road near 13 miles 3 furlongs 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the main line 
of said Railway at east end of tunnel at 8 miles, the 
cutting marked 38 feet measures only 30 feet, and 
at the west end of said tunnel, where the cutting 
is marked 33, it measures 38 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the main line 
on road near 83 miles, the height and span of the 
arch of the bridge are not specified, but it appeared 
that the Railway passes under the road, level un- 
altered. 

And inasmuch as on the main line of the said 
Railway the scales on two sheets of the Sections 
embracing from 26 to 31 miles, are erroneous, so 
that the vertical height, as measured by the scale 
on the Section, is 20 feet less than that marked in 
figures on the Section, but it appeared that the 
height was correct, as measured by an accurate 
scale. 

And inasmuch as at the separation of the alterna- 
tive line from the main line at 5 miles 1 furlong, the 
vertical height of the main line is marked 76 feet, 
and on the Section of the alternative line at Newport, 
it is marked 78 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the main line 
from 25 miles to 26 miles, the mile is divided into 
6 furlongs only, and it does not correspond with 
the measurement on the Plan, a portion of the 
datum line at the termination of the sheet having 
been omitted by the lithographer. 

And inasmuch as on the Plans deposited as afore- 
said, no additional or enlarged Plans of the follow- 
ing buildings, yards and garden-ground — the 

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limits of deviation, and entered in the Books of 
Reference thereto, have been laid down on the said 
Plans ; viz., in the parish of Saint Andrews, Saint 
Andrew’s Branch, Life-boat House, at or near No. 
54, in the Book of Reference of the said parish, and 
in the parish of Kilmany, alternative line, house and 
garden near to Moatrey College. 

And inasmuch as the radii of four curves not 
exceeding 1 mile in length, on the Plan, of Dundee 
Harbour, are not noted in furlongs and chains. 

And inasmuch as in the parish of Strathmiglo, 
the field of arable ground next No. 72, to the north, 
is not numbered on the said Plan, and is not con- 
tained in the Book of Reference thereto. 

And inasmuch as in the parish of Kilmany, a 
corner of a field situated between Nos. 65 and 67, 
is not entered in the said Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as in the parish of Saint Andrew’s 
the Life-boat House shown on the said Plan at or 
near to No. 24, is not entered in the Book of Refer- 
ence, and the names of owners, lessees and occu- 
piers thereof are not contained therein. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Railways. Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Officers of the 
Railway Department to the Lords of the Committee 
of Privy Council for Trade, for the year 1844-45. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 
East Lincoln- | The House proceeded to take into consideration 
shire Railway the Report on the East Lincolnshire Railway Bill ; 
- and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
London and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
a the Report on the London and South Western Rail- 
Ghetaey way (Chertsey and Egham Branch) Bill; and the 
and Egham Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Branch) Bill. = Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 
London and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Fouth Western the Report on the London and South Western Rail- 
rae way (Hampton Court Branch) Bill ; and the Amend- 
Court Branch) ments were read, and agreed to. 
Bill. Ordered, {hat the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Cambridge The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
~ joicacas of the Petition for the Cambridge Improvement Bill, 
ill. 2 o 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal so much of the Cambridge Improvement 
Acts as might authorize the levying of Tolls on Rail- 
way Carriages: And that Mr. Ward and Mr. Hud- 
son do prepare, and bring it in. 


London and Ordered, That the Petition of Members of the 
Ralteey De, Horticultural Society of London, which was pre- 


sented upon the 26th day of March last, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern The House proceeded to take into consideration 


o Ryeceye the 7 on the South Eastern Railway (Rye to 

bour) Bil, Aye Harbour) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 
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7° Aprils. 





493 


Ordered, That the Report on the Eveter and Ex- Exeter and 


Exmouth 


mouth Railw ill b j i i - 
ou ailway Bill be taken into consideration To Railway Bill. 


morrow. 


The Kendal Union Gas and Water Bill was read Kendal Union 
a second time; and committed. Gas and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- W*te? Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Rotherham Gas Bill was read a second time ; Rotherham 
and committed. Gas Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Witham Navi- 

Witham Navigation Bill; That they had read the gation Bill. 
last paragraph of the Appendix to the Report of the 
Committee on the London and YorkjRailway Bill, 
(29° die Julit, 1845), which relates to this Bill; that 
they had examined the alleyations of the Bill, and 
found the same to he true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 


Mr. Long presented a Bill to authorize certain Wilts, Somer- 
Alterations and Extensions ofthe Line of the Wilts, set and Wey- 
Somerset and Weymouth Railway: And the same Mout} Rail- 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a d 
second time. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Burnley Burnley Im- 
Improvement and Waterworks Bill be revived :— provement and 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon —_— 
Friday the 24th day of this instant April, at Twoof  ° 


the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a Cemetery at Birmingham 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, was read Cemetery Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Members of Welsh Charity 
the Institution called The Welsh Charity School, cena 
and to enable them the better to carry on their ® ‘ 
Charitable Designs, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to incorporate the Members of the 
Most honourable and loyal Society of Ancient 
Britons, commonly called The Welsh Charity School, 
and to enable them the better to carry on their 
Charitable Designs. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That all Proceedings on Railway Bills, Railway Bills. 
in Committees and in the House, after Thursday 
next, be postponed until Monday the 27th day of 
this instant April. 
Ordered, That no Railway Bill be read the third 
time before Monday the 27th day of this instant 
April. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Willingham 
rish of Willingham, in the County of Cambridge, and en _ 
and for draining and embanking certain Fen Lands (No. 2.) Bill. 
and Low Grounds in the said Parish, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Allix do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Scottish Mid- 
the Report on the Scottish Midland Junction Rail- oa Junction 
way Branches Bill; and the Amendments were feu™}.. pin. 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed, 

3R3 Mr, 





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494 7° Aprilis. A, 1846. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders ; on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 

were read, as follow: 
Chelmsford 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Chelmsford 
and Bury and Bury Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
Railway. : ae " S 

ought not to be dispensed with. 
British and 2. Resolved, That in the case of the British and 
— frish Union Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 

- ought not to be dispensed with. 

Dartmouth, 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Dartmouth, 
Brixham and Brixham and Exeter Railway Petition, the Standing 
sll Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 
Waterford 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Waterford 
Harbour Harbour (No. 2.) Petition for leave to present a Pe- 
es) tition for a Bill, the Standing Order ought to be 

dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 

resent a Petition accordingly. 
The fourth Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Campbeltown The Campbeltown Harbour, Waterworks, Paving, 
Harbour, Lighting and Watching Bill was read a second time ; 
Waterworks, 5 . © 

Paving, and committed. . 

Lighting and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Watching Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Schoolmasters’ The Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) 
Fond (lest. Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
land) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Bolton Water- Sir William Jolliffe reported from the Committee 

works Bill Gn the Bolton Waterworks Bill, and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Bristol — Ordered, That the Bristol Waterworks and Sew- 
= Bin. erage Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Vale of Neath Ordered, That the Vale of Neath Railway Bill be 
Railway Bill. yead a second time To-morrow. 


General The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Terminus and the Report on the General Terminus and Glasgow 

Hae. = Harbour Railway Bill ; 

Harbour y See ; 

Railway Bill. And the Amendments made by the Committee to 
the Bill being read a second time; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the said Amendments ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the 
“ Committee on the Bill be laid before this House,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

{ Lord Worsley, 

?\ Mr. Spooner ; 

) Mr. Hume, 
’L Dr. Bowring : 
So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words, 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the 
Committee on the Bill be laid before this House,” 
be added, instead thereof :—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 
Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 


Tellers for the Yeas 


Tellers for the Noes 


“&lt; 


“ 





before the Committee on the Bill be laid before this 
House. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- Midland Raj. 


sideration of the Report of the said Bill be adjourned Ga, (Clay 

till Monday the 27th day of this instant April. Newark) i 
Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill to empower 

the Midland Railway Company to make a Railway 

from the Midland Railway at Clay Cross, to join 

the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway, with Branches: 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 
and Mr. Lynch ; the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Manchester 
Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Man- = Salford 
chester and Salford Waterworks to raise a further py 


Sum of Money, without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords request that this House will be pleased Railway Bills, 


to communicate to their Lordships a Return of an 
Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions and 
Places of Abode of all Persons subscribing for any 
Sum less than £.2,000, to any Railway Subscription 
Contract deposited in the Private Bill Office during 
the present Session of Parliament; showing the 
Amount subscribed by each Person for every Rail- 
way to which he may be a Subscriber, and the Total 
Amount of such Subscriptions by each Person :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to the last part of the said Message, by Messengers 
of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


The Port Gordon Harbour Bill was read a second Port Gordon 
time ; and committed. Harbour Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Kilmarnock Waterworks Bill was read a Kilmarnock 
second time; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ~~ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks Bill was Sue 
. ‘ Rs ravitation 
read a second time ; and committed. Waterworks 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pi 
mittee of Selection. 


The Hamilton Gas Bill was read a second time ; Hamilton 

and committed. one 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Midland Rail- 
the Report on the Midland Railways (Syston to Pe- poy oh 
terborough Railway Deviations and Branches) Bill ; rough Railway 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Deviations 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be and Branches) 


, Bill. 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Shareholders in a Kilmarnock 
Company established for making a Railway between mare 
Kilmarnock and Ayr, called the Kilmarnock and ~~ 
Ayr Direct Railway Company, and Promoters of 
the said Undertaking ; and Merchants, Traders and 
Inhabitants, &amp;c., in the towa of Ayr and Parlia- 
mentary bounds thereof, which were presented upon 
the 19th day of March last ; taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and 
Troon Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill; be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. __ 

A Petition 





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9 VicroRIz. 


pirmingham, A Petition of Owners of lands which will be af-_ 


7° Aprilis. 


495 


A Petition of John Jenkyns, of Red Lion-square, North Staf- 


Lichfield and fected by the intended Birmingham, Lichfield and _ in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, praying that fordshire Rail- 


ag 
ailway Bill. 
— Lichfield and Manchester 


Manchester Railway, praying that the Birmingham, | he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent 
ailway Bill may pass into against certain parts of the North Staffordshire pin, 


way (Churnet 
» Valley Line) 


a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, was presented, 


upon the Table. | 
Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Bill. 
Table. 


London and 
Windsor 
Railway Bill. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Provost, Magistrates and Town 


Council of the royal burgh of Irvine, praying that 
the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 


way Bill. 
. may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
East Coast A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


Railway Bil. of the borough of King’s Lynn, in the county of 
Norfolk, praying that the East Coast Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





North British A Petition of Inhabitants of Kelso, and its neigh- 
see A bourhood, praying that the North British Railway 
Branches) Bill, (4Zawick Branches) Bill may pass into a law, was 

presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Reading, A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
ae and subscribed, being resident respectively in the several 
eigate Rail- - ome : : : 

way Bill. parishes within which a line of Railway from Read- 
ing to Reigate, through Guildford, is proposed to 
be made, praying that the Reading, Guildford and 
Reigate Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Commissioners of the Nene Out- 
fall, incorporated by an Act usually called The 
Nene Outfall Act, thereinafter mentioned, and of the 
North Level Commissioners, whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, being Commissioners acting in exe- 
cution of an Act usually called The North Level 
Improvement Act, thereinafter also mentioned ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
East Coast Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


East Coast 
Railway Bill. 


London and A Petition of Commissioners for executing an 


Bl { ; : Wee 

ag Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of his 

(Widening) Majesty King George the Third, intituled, An Act 
1, 


for better paving the Streets, Squares, Lanes, Courts, 
Alleys, Ways and other Public Passages, in that 
part of Goodman’s Fields which lies in the parish of 





Saint Mary, Matfelon, otherwise Whitechapel, in | 
the county of Middlesex, and also Red Lion-street | 
and White Lion-street, lying contiguous to the said | presented, and read. 


fields, and for removing and preventing Nuisances, | 


and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Petitions from Fochabers ;—Newspynie ;—Bellie; Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

: —and, Banff; praying that the Aberdeen, Banff, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
Elgin Railway 14 Elgin Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were | if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the| Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Norfolk 


Petitions from Hammersmith ;—and, New Wind-| of the borough and ancient sea-port town of Wis- Estuary Bill. 
sor; praying that the London and Windsor Railway | bech, in the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; | and of Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of 


the said town, whose names are thereunto subscribed, 
and of the Commissioners of the Nene Outfall, in- 
corporated by an Act usually called The Wene Out- 
fall Act, thereinafter mentioned, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against ‘certain parts of the Norfolk Estuary Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for making and improving Sheffield, 
the Turnpike-road from Wakefield to Sheffield, in Rotherham, 
the West Riding of the county of York, praying sre 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- Huddersfield 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Sheffield, and Goole | 
Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and ¥*!way Bil. 
Goole Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road from a , 
Borrowstounness, by the west end of Linlithgow, ™@ ?atngate 
and by Torpichen, Bathgate and Whitburn, = ee 
confines of the county of Linlithgow, at or near 
Hollhouseburn ; the road from Borrowstounness to 
the River Avon, and the road leading eastward 
from Borrowstounness to Champany, by the Kirk of 
Carriden, in the county of Linlithgow, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh and 
Bathgate Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Directors and Shareholders of the Inverness and 
Stotfield and Lossiemouth Harbour Company ;-—A1- fis Junction 
exander Forteath, Esquire, of Newton, in the county “"Y™ 
of Elgin ;—and, Hogarth and Company, Salmon 
Fishers, in Aberdeen, and of William Hogarth, Sal- 
mon Fisher, there, the sole Partner of said Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Jn- 
verness ‘and Elgin Junction Railway Bill,—were 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


Annoyances and Obstructions therein, praying that | to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
agents, against certain parts of the London and | 


Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on, the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 


} 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Francis Earl of Moray, x.t., pray- Dunblane, 
—_ 
ander 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | agent, against certain parts of the Dunblane, Doune Railway Bill. 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| and Callander Railway Bill, was presented, and 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
VoL, 101. 


| read. 


3R4 Ordered, 





ana, Crees a nee eee ee pe 


496 7° Aprilis. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Windsor Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions of Denis Bernard, Frederick Baron De 
Graffenheid Villars, in Switzerland, and Cesarine 
Amable Louise, his Wife ;— William Evans, of Al- 
lestree Hall, in the county of Derby, and of Park 
House, Kensington Gore, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, a Member of the House ;—and, the Most 
noble Hugh Duke and Earl of Northumberland, 
K.G.,; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and Windsor Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or.agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Boston, Stam- Petitions of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- 


a al monalty of the Company of Conservators of the 
Railway Great Level of the Fens called Bedford Level ;— 


(Stamford to Commissioners for executing the Act for improv- 
pare’*" 4ine) ing the Drainage of the North Level (part of the 
. Great Level of the Fens called Bedford Level), 
and of Great Portsand, in the manor of Crowland ; 
—and, Edward Phillips, of Wisbech, in the Isle of 
Ely, in the county of Cambridge, Common Brewer, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bos- 
ton, Stamford and Birmingham Railway (Stamford 

to Wisbech Line) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 

Petitions. 


Cornwall A Petition of William Henry Pole Carew, of 
Railway Bill. Antony House, in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, 
a Member of the House, for himself and as one 
of the Trustees acting under the Will of his father 
the Right honourable Reginald Pole Carew, late of 
Antony House, aforesaid, deceased, and of William 
Wingfield, Thomas Barrett Lennard and Richard 
Baker Wingfield, Esquires, the ‘Trustees acting 
under the Will of Sir John Saint Aubyn, late of 
Clowance, in the said county of Cornwall, Baronet, 
deceased, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think tit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


East and West A Petition of Robert Fellowes, Clerk, Doctor of 
India Docks Laws, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
ney, ol his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Railway Bill. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh, A Petition of William Sprott Boyd, Esquire, of 
Ieith and = No. 1, Sussex-place, inthe county of Middlesex, Son 
Granton Rail- of William Boyd, Esquire, of Hill-house Field, re- 
way (Exten- =... . F . 

sien onal siding in Edinburgh, and as specially authorized by 
Branches) Bill. him, taking notice of the application for leave to 





A. 1846. 


bring in the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Rail- 

way (Extension and Branches) Bill; and praying 

that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 

agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was pre- 

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


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Scottish 
making and repairing certain Roads leading across Central Rail- 
the County of Stirling, and other Roads in the said Deensh) Dan 
County, and also Personal Obligants in bonds for 
borrowed money for making and maintaining the 
said road, commonly known as the Kerse Road, 
and leading from Parkend to the separation of the 
roads to Stirling and Saint Ninians, in the county 
of Stirling, or as such Personal Obligants or Cre- 
ditors and Representatives of Creditors upon the 
Tolls leviable upon the said roads, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Scottish Cen- 
tral Railway (Alloa Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Merchants, Traders and Shipowners South Wales 
of the city and port of Gloucester, being Members Railway 
of the Chamber of Commerce of the said city and an 
port ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the city of Gloucester, in the county of the city of 
Gloucester ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Wales (No. 2.) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think tit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Merchants, Traders and Shipowners Gloucester and 
of the city and port of Gloucester, being Members De ~—— 
of the Chamber of Commerce of the said city and seen 
port ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Gloucester, in the county of the city 
of Gloucester; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Charles Kinnear, Esquire, of Kin- Kinross Junc- 
loch, in the county of Fife, praying that he may be ti nerd 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against ‘ ee es 
certain parts of the Kinross Junction Railway 
(No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Thomas Thompson, of Bury Ipswich and 
Saint Edmund's, in the county of Suffolk, Clerk, Bury Sant 
i i : . Edmund's 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- Railway (Fx- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Ipswich tension to Ely, 
aud Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension to — 
Ely with a Branch therefrom) Bill, was presented, Bill. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sackville Walter Lane Fox, Esquire, Leeds, Dews- 
Lord of the Manor of Wakefield, praying that he bury and 
ma 


Manchester 














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9 VicToRIz. 


Railway may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
(Wakefield aoainst certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and 
Extension) ‘Wanchester Railway (Wakefield Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 7 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Leeds, Wake- A Petition of Sackville Walter Lane Fox, Esquire, 
field and Mid- 


land Junction Lord of the Manor of Wakefield, praying that he 
Railway Bill. may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line) Bill. 


A Petition of the Most noble George Granville 
Duke and Earl of Sutherland, Knight of the Most 
noble Order of the Garter, and the Right honour- 
able Edward Jervis Viscount Saint Vincent, and 
of Trustees appointed to carry into execution an Act 
of Parliament passed in the sixth year of Her pre- 
sent Majesty’s reign, intituled, “‘ An Act for repair- 
ing and improving certain Roads in the neighbour- 
hood of Trentham and Stone, in the County of 
Stafford, and for making and maintaining a new 
Road from Trentham Inn to the Newcastle-under- 
Lyme and Market Drayton Turnpike-road, in the 
same county, and another new piece of Road in the 
parish of Trentham aforesaid,” as far as relates to 
the first district of roads comprised in the said Act, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Grand Union A Petition of Commissioners of the Nene Out- 
Railway Bill. fall, incorporated by an Act usually called the 
Nene Outfall Act, thereinafter mentioned, and of 
the North Level Commissioners, whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, being Commissioners acting 
in execution of an Act usually called the North 
Level Improvement Act, thereinafter also mentioned, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Grand Union Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Dublin Ceme- 


ace ae A Petition of Stephen Coppinger, Barrister-at- 


Law, of the city of Dublin, praying that the Dublin 
Cemeteries Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Sligo Ship 


cone Petitions of the Grand Jury of the county of 


Sligo, at Spring Assizes assembled ;—and, Abraham 
Martin, of Sligo, in the county of Sligo, in Ireland, 
Esquire; praying that the Sligo Ship Canal Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

A Petition of Viscount Palmerston, and others, 


praying that they may be heard, by. themsel 
Vot. 101, , , ew — 


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497 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their couusel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Jasper Weston, Schoolmaster, of South Bastern 
Holwyl College, River, near Dover, praying that the ren 4 5 
South Eastern Railway (Canterbury to Dover) Bill Dover) Bi 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- j 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public 


on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Fetitions 
Petitions presented upon the 2d, 3d and 6th days henort) 


of this instant April, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish Protection of 
of Youghal, praying that the Protection of Life (Zre- Life (Ireland) 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented,” 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Magistrates and Gentlemen of the 
county of Clare, praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Individuals belonging to a Congre- Corn Laws. 
gation meeting at Dockhead Chapel, Bermondsey, 
praying for the immediate repeal of the Corn Laws, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Llandudno ; — Lees ; —Llancws- Lord’s Day. 
tenyn ;—and, Eglwys-y-rhés ; praying the House to 
= a law for greatly restricting or entirely prohi- 
iting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Robert Pile, of Tufton, in the Lunatics Acts. 
county of Southampton ; — Twineham ; — and, Up- 
Nately; praying for the repeal or amendment of the 
Lunatics Act ; and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Act, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Lace or Owners Lace Factories 
of Bobbin Net or Warp Lace Machinery, or other- Bill. 
wise interested in the tee Trade, in the town of 
Chesterfield, in the county of Derby, or its neigh- 
bourhood, praying that the Lace Factories Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Lancashire Factories Bill. 
Central Short Time Committee, praying that the 
Factories Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Secular Clergymen and Laymen of Roman Catho- 
the town of Stockport and its vicinity, professing lic Relief Bill. 
the Roman Catholic religion, praying that the 
Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Private Bills. 

to examine the applications for local Acts during 
this Session of Parliament; to examine especially 
in respect to the Bills for the erection of new Water- 
works, Drainage, and Paving and Improvements, 
according to the recommendations made by the 
Commissioners of Inquiry into the means of im- 
proving the Health of ‘lowns and densely populated 

3s districts, 











Spirits. 


Diocesan 
Returns. 


New Zealand. 


Voters (West- 
minster.) 


498 


7° Aprilis. 


A, 1846. 


districts, and ascertain how far the principle of three years separately, and showing whether the 


their recommendations may be carried out in rela-| 
tion to the Bills proposed, and whether any and | 
what measures may be recommended for adoption 
by the House thereon. 


omission of any such claimants was made from the 
rate for the time being, or the subsequent rate or 
rates, and also showing the Number of such Claim- 


/ants who have been excluded from the Lists of 


| Voters for Members of Parliament since such Claims 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
Returns of the Quantity, in Gallons, of British | 
made Spirits in Bonded Warehouses in Jreland, on 
the 5th day of January 1845 ; specifying the Quan- | 
tity stored in each Excise Collection in Ireland :— 
Of the Total Quantity taken out of Bonded Ware- 
houses for Home Consumption, from the 5th day of | 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846; 
specifymg Quantity in each Excise Collection :— | 
And, of the “ Deficiency Duty” charged on Spirits | 
taken out of Bonded Warehouses in Jreland, from 
the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of Ja-| 


nuary 1846:—Similar Returns for Scotland :—Simi- | 


lar Returns for England :—Returns of all British | 


1845 to the Sth day of January 1846 ; stating Total | 


were made. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Military 
Pri 
Weedon.) 


Copy of the Rules and Regulations in force for the 
Government and Diet of Prisoners confined in the 
Military Prison at Weedon; the Number and Na- 
ture of the Punishments inflicted under those Rules 
for Breaches of Prison Discipline, since the esta- 
blishment of the said Prison. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Lace Facto- 
Spirits made in England from the 5th day of January | the Lace Factories Bill was read, and discharged. _ ties Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


Quantities in the Distillery Stores of English Dis-| upon Wednesday the 22d day of this instant 
tillers; distinguishing the Quantity in Gallons of | April. 


such Distillers’ Stocks duly paid, on the 5th day of | 
January 1845 and on the 5th day of January 1846: | 
—Of all Foreign Spirits imported into Ireland from | 
Colonies or Foreign States, from the 5th day of 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846; dis / 
tinguishing Qualities :—Of all Allowances made on | 
Foreign Spirits in consideration of Leakage or Waste | 
of Strength, in Bonded Warehouses :— Of all 
Bonded Spirits entered for Home Consumption in 
Ireland, from the 5th day of January 1845 to the 
5th day of January 1846 ;—And, of all Foreign 
Spirits, Rum, Brandy, Geneva, &amp;c., in Bonded Ware- 
houses, on the 5th day of January 1846 :—Similar 
Returns for England:—And, similar Returns for 
Scotland. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Abstracts of the Diocesan 
Returns, made to Her Majesty in Council, for the 
year 1844, by the Archbishops and Bishops of Eng- | 
daid and Wales :—Showing the Number of Resi- | 
dent and Non-Resident Incumbents :—The net 
Value of the Benefices on which the Incumbents 
are Non-Resident:—The Number and Stipend of 
Curates to Non-Resident Incumbents :—And, the 
Number and Stipend of Curates assisiing Resident 
Incumbents. r 

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





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the Gover- 
nor of New Zealand, inclosing or having reference 
to Reports and Awards made by Mr. Spain, Com- 
missioner of Land Claims, upon the titles to Land 
of the New Zealand Company ; with the Documents 
and Plans relating thereto :—And, a Similar Return 
respecting other Persons claiming Land in the same 
districts as the New Zealand Company. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Persons in the 
united parishes of Saint John and Saint Margaret, 
in the City of Westminster, who have claimed to be 
rated to the Relief of the Poor, and whose claims 
have not been complied with; including the last 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Greek Loan. 


Command,—Copy of Correspendence respecting 
tne failure of the Greek Government to provide for 
the payment of the Interest and Sinking Fund of 
the Greek Loan. 


Copy of Correspondence relative to the Negotia- Oregon. 


tion of the Question of Disputed Right to the Ore- 
gon Territory, on the North-west Coast of America, 
subsequent to the Treaty of Washington of August 
9, 1842. 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented,—Returns to an Address Archbishops 
and Bishops. 


to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of February last, 
for Returns of the Gross and Net Incomes (in the 
years 1844 and 1845) of the Archbishops and Bi- 
shops of England and Wales, whether arising from 
their Archbishopricks and Bishopricks or from any 
other Ecclesiastical Preferment, or from any other 
Lay or Spiritual Office held by them respectively, 
stating how much arises from each of such sources, 
and distinguishing all Sums paid to or received fgom 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; also, stating’ by 
how much such Total Income of each Archbishop 
and Bishop is greater or less than the Incomes pro- 
posed in the Preamble of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77:—And, of the Name of each Archbishop and 
Bishop, and the Date of their Appointment to their 
respective Sees. 

Mr, Cardwell also presented,—Further Returns 
to an Order dated the 6th day of February last, for 
a Return of the Aggregate Amount paid to the 
Account of the Accountant-General in Chancery 
during the last Session of Parliament, on account of 
Railway Companies:—Also, Statement of what 
portion of the said Money was invested in Stock or 
Exchequer Bills, with the Date of each Invest- 
ment :—Also, the Amount charged as Commission 
on the Purchase and Sale of the said Securities, 
showing by whom the said Commission was re- 
ceived :—And, similar Returns for Ireland and 
Scotland (so far as relates to Scotland). 

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


Ordered, That the Accounts relating to the Na- 
tional Debt, which were presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 








Question, That the Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill 


be now read the first time ; 
Ordered, 





Railway 
Deposits. 















National Debt. 
No. 198. 








Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 

















Corn Impor- 
tation Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Election 
Notices 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Committees. 


Glasgow 
Municipal, 
Police and 
Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Hull and 
Barnsley 
Junction 
Railway. 





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Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Friday the 17th day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday, 
the 20th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Customs Duties Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 20th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Election Notices 
(Ireland) Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, 
the 22d day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker; 
and Forty Members not being present, and it being 
then after Four of the clock :—The House was 
adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 8° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
REL VED, That this House will, at the 
rising of the House this day, adjourn till Friday 
the 17th day of this instant April. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit this 
day, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Municipal Boundaries of the City of 
Glasgow, to amend the Acts relating to the Police 
and Statute Labour of the said City and adjoming 
Districts, and for other Purposes in relation to the 
Municipality and Police of the said City: And that 
Mr. Oswald, Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. Lockhart do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Hull and Barnsley Junction Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as power being taken 
by the Bill to make a cut to divert the navigation 
of the River Ouze beyond the proposed limits of 
deviation, no Sections were deposited by the Stand- 
ing Orders; also inasmuch as the Section deposited 
in the Private Bill Office does not show the surface 
of the ground marked on the Plan and intended level 
of proposed Work, from about the 10th mile to the 
13th mile 3d furlong of the Branch Line; also inas- 
much as no application (in the required form or any 
other) had been made to the following parties; to 
Robert Nicholson, as owner of property adjoining 
to No. 28, in the township of Stubbs Waldon, and 
to Thomas Smith, as occupier thereof ; and also inas- 
much as inthe Book of Reference a certain planta- 
tion, numbered 63 and 63&gt;, is stated to belong to 
Vou. 101, 





Aprilis. 


499 


the Lincoln College, Oxford, and in the occupation 
of George Lloyd, whereas the same is the property 
of Lord Hawke, and Francis Askerne was and is the 
occupier thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Vorthamp- 
ton and Bedford Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Northampton to Bed- 


ford, to be called The Northampton and Bedford 


Railway: And that Viscount Alford and Mr. 


shed _ 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for additional provision in the Liverpool 
Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no application had 
been made to the owners, lessees and occupiers of 
property on or before 31st December; and also 
inasmuch as no lists of assents, dissents and neuters 
were deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill, were 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the public carriage- 
road 11*, in the parish of Little Gilenham, and 7, in 
the parish of Saint John’s, Ilketshall, is not marked 
on the Section at the crossing thereof, nor is the 
height and span of the arch over the last-mentioned 
road marked, nor are the intended alterations in the 
present level or rate of inclination stated in either 
case ; but it appeared that it was not the intention 
of the promoters to alter the level of the last-men- 
tioned road; and inasmuch as the height and span 
of the arch at the public carriage-road, at 22 miles 
5 furlongs 5 chains, passed over the Railway and 
over the public carriage-road at 44 miles 4 furlongs, 
is not marked on the Section at the crossing thereof ; 
and inasmuch as in the Book of Reference deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for Suffolk, executors 
of the late James Newson are stated to be the 
owners of Nos. 19 and 20, in the parish of Sweffling, 
whereas John Moseley is and was previously to the 
30th November the owner thereof; but it appeared 
that the name of John Moseley was inserted as the 
owner thereof in the copy deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, and application has been duly made to 
him in respect of such ownership; and inasmuch 
as no application was made to Maria Ann Moyse 
and Henry Bell Moyse Bellward, on or before the 
31st of December ; but it appeared that endeavours 
had been made ineffectually by the promoters for 
some days previously to find the above-named par- 
ties, and that their residence was ultimately dis- 
covered, and application made to them, on the 1st of 
January. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, inthe case of the Petition for the Worfolk Rail- 
way Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches) 





Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
352 not 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Northampton 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and Bedford 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee riverpool 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 


Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


Norfolk Rail- 
way Exten- 
sions (Thetford 
and Reedham 


Branches, ) 


a 


a ee 


Se oS, 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 


500 8° Aprilis. 


not been complied with, inasmuch as on the Plans 
deposited there is an alternative line laid down in 
respect of a portion cf the main line of the Railway, 
but by the Bill which is annexed to the Petition, 
no mention is made as to which line is to be adopted, 
and the provisions of the said Bill enable the pro- 
moters to construct the Railway according to de- 
posited Plans. 

And inasmuch as no notice has been published of 
the intention of the said parties to apply for power 
to construct the said alternative line. 

And inasmuch as there are two lines of Railway 
laid down, being 16 miles 5 furlongs 315 links, and 
21 miles 7 furlongs 90 links, as alternative lines for 
the main line ; the Plan does not show the line or 
situation of the whole of the works, and it is impos- 
sible to ascertain which line is to be adopted. 

And inasmuch as the longitudinal lengths upon 
the Plan and Section deposited in the Private Bill 
Office do not correspond in the following instance : 











Distance on Distance on Diff 
Plan. Section. a 
M. F. C M.F. C. 
A public road - | 3 - 6 | 3 = 430 80 feet. 


And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, and in 
the Private Bill Office, do not correspond in the 
following instances; in the parish of Saint Mary, 
Thetford, a fence between 13 and 15 on the Suffolk 
Plan, is at 45 miles 4 furlongs 690 chains ; in the 
parish of Little and Great Snarehill, at a fence 
between 11 and 12, a difference of 70 links; in the 
parish of Saint Cuthbert, at a fence between 1 and 
2, a difference of 20 links; in the parish of Saint 
Peter and Saint Cuthbert, Thetford, at a boundary 
fence cut by centre line, a difference of 55 links. 

And inasmuch as in the Plan and Section de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office, the height of the 
Railway over or under the surface of every public 
road is not marked in figures at every crossing 
thereof, neither is there any cross Section added, 
showing the intended alteration of such roads, al- 
though it appears by the said Section that the level 
of such roads will be altered in the following in- 
stances : 

[MF C. | 
3 - 5 | No. 38 
24 4 250| No. 12 


Public road - 
- ditto - 


Toft Monks” - 
Thorpe Abbots - 


And inasmuch as on the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, a field 
adjoining 36 and 39, in the parish of Redpure, a 
corner of which, of about } of an acre, is within the 
limits of deviation, is not numbered on the said 
Plan or inserted in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a field in the parish of Diss, 
adjoining the river, near 67, in the parish of Pai- 
grave, is not numbered on the said Plan or referred 
to in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a certain field, between 78 and 
84, in the parish of Bungay, is not marked on the 
said Plans or referred to in the said Book of Re- 
ference. 

And inasmuch as the boundary between the pa- 
rishes of Messingham and Worthingham is not de- 
fined on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Feace for the county of Suffolk, but the boundary of 
the parish, being a river, is marked by a dotted line 
at the points where the river makes any considerable 
bend in its course, the intervening distance not 
being marked ; it appears, however, on the Plan 
that the numbers in the one parish are marked con- 
secutively in high figures. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 








Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


A. 1846. 


the Petition for the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Navigation 

Canal Navigation and Railway Bill, the Standing and Railway 

Orders had been complied with. Bill 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Man- 

chester, Bolton and | Canal Navigation and 

Railway to raise an additional Sum of Money, and 

to amend the Acts relating to that Company: And 

that Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. Brotherton do 

prepare, and bring it in. 


The Leeds and Thirsk Railway, North Eastern Leeds ana 
Extension (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill was read a se- Thirsk Rail- 
cond time ; and committed. ea 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- tension (Wath 


: : to Hart] 1 
mittee of Selection. Bill epool) 


Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on Group London and 
No. 21, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions Oxford __ 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were *“!W4y Bill. 
referred ; That in the case of the London and Oxford 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to their satisfaction. 

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


The South Staffordshire Junction Railway, with South Staf- 
Branches (No. 1.) Bill was read a second time ; and *rdshire 
committed. way, with 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com. Branches _ 
mittee of Selection. (No. 1.) Bill. 


The South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) South Staf- 
( Bilston or Priestfield Branch) Bill was read a se- —— 
‘ : unction Rail- 
cond time ; and committed. way (No. 2.) 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Bilston or 


. Q . Priestfield 
mittee of Selection. Branch) Bil 


The South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) South Staf- 
(Showhill and Portobello Branch) Bill was read a — 4 
second time; and committed. aria : 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Showhill and 


. ae : Portobello 
mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill. 


The South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) South Staf- 
(Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) Bill was read a fordshire | 
second time ; and committed. — og 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Willenhall 


mittee of tion. and Bloxwich 
a Branch) Bill. 


The Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxfordand Bletch- a 
ley Junction) Bill was read a second time ; and com- (Ontord cor 
mitted. Bletchley _ 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Group Edinburgh 
No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- and P oy 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group ented 
were referred ; That in the case of the Edinburgh 
and Peebles Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester Rail- Birmingham, 


poeta . . - Lichfield and 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. ie aaten 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Rajway Bill. 





mittee of Selection. ; 
Sir 


Junction Rail- 











B&gt;naztee 


Be et oO eo OO ome oO 


Se! ett OS ee OS Bt OOM it CO 


at OO 








9 VicToRIZ. 


London and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee | 
— on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, to whom se- | 


Farnham and veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Alton Branch) said Group were referred ; That in the case of the | 
Bill London and South Western Railway (Farnham and | 
Alton Branch) Bill, they had considered several of | 
the said Petitions; and had heard counsel in fa-| 
vour of the Bill; and that they had examined into | 
the allegations contained in the preamble of the | 
Bill, but the same had not been proved to their | 
satisfaction. | 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Monday the 27th day of this in- 

stant April. 





Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Dumfries Branches) 
ae Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Branches) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 


mittee of Selection. 


| 
| 
| 





Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan Branch) Bill 

ee A was read a second time; and committed. 

Branch) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Mid Lothian Branches) | 

atid Lothian Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Branches) Bill. | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Leith Junction) Bill 

Aeith Func was read a second time ; and committed. 

tion) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Caledonian The Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk and 

te Coatbridge Railway Branches) Bill was read a se- 

Garnkirk and cond time ; and committed. 

Coatbridge Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

oe s) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Lesmahagow, 


The Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mi- 


fection neral Junction Railway Bill was read a second time ; 
Mineral and committed. 
Junction Rail- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
way ES. mittee of Selection. 
— The Scottish Southern Railway Bill was read a 
Railway Bill. second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That. the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
| 
East of Fife The East of Fife Railway Bill was read a second 


Railway Bill. time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


8° Aprils. 


501 


mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Exeter and 
into consideration the Report on the Ezeter and Exmouth 
Exmouth Railway Bill; and the Amendments were —— 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Bristol Waterworks and Sewerage Bill was, Bristol Water- 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Works and 
snitted. Sewerage Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was, according Vale of Neath 
to Order, read a second time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Naviga- Manchester, 
tion and Railway, and Manchester and Leeds Rail- Bolton and 


2 3 - Bury Canal 
way Amalgamation Bill was read a second time; oe 


and committed. ond et 
; an anches=- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- cng yes 
mittee of Selection. Railway Amal- 
gamation Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honour- Inverness and 
able Francis Earl of Moray, x. t., which was pre- — — 
sented upon the 25th day of March last; and also“ "7 “ 
the Petitions of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee and Shareholders of the Great North of 
Scotland Railway Company ;—Major Peter Grant 
Peterkin and Mrs. Mary Ann Grant Peterkin, 


| Proprietors of the lands and estates of Grange and 
i 


Greerhop ; — Henry Inglis, Commissioner for the 
Trustees of the late Right honourable James Earl 
of Fife ;— and, James Stephen, m.v., of Bruceland, 
residing in Elgin, which were presented upon the 
26th day of March last; taking notice of the appli- 


‘cation for leave to bring in the Jnverness and 


Elgin Junction Railway Bull; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Trustees for exe- ee 
cuting the Act for making and maintaining ayy) Rail 
Turnpike-road called the Portsoy, Keith and Huntly zi. oe 
Turnpike-road, leading from Portsoy to Keith, 





tee Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
oO Southport Improvement (re-committed) Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Plymouth 


with a Branch to Huntly ;—Henry Inglis, Com- 
missioner for the Trustees of the deceased James 
Earl of Fife, and Trustees for or Creditors on the 
Turriff Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for executing the 
Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road 
called the Marnoch Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for 
executing the Act for making and maintaining a 
















Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | Road called the Portgordon Turnpike-road ;—Trus- 
lymouth Cemetery Bill; That they had examined | tees for executing the Act for making and maintain- 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to ‘ing a Turnpike-road from Banff to Portsoy, with 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made! Branch to Ordiquhill ;—Trustees for executing 


Cemetery Bill. P 





Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Taunton Gas 
Light and 
Coke Bill, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Taunton Gas Light and Coke Bill; That they had 
exainined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


‘the Act for making and maintaining a Road called 
the Enzie Turnpike-road ;—Trustees for executing 
the Act for making and maintaining a Road leading 
from Portsoy to Keith, with a Branch to Huntly, 
called the Pune, Keith and Huntly Turnpike- 
road ;—Trustees for executing the Act for making 










same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | and maintaining a Turnpike-road called the Cullen 

and made Amendments thereunto. Turnpike-road ;—John Thompson, Tenant of the 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | farm of Windsover, Alexander Smith, Tenant of the 

| farm of Cove, and James Smith, Tenant of the farm 

Weston-super- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | of Longhill, in the parish of Rathven, in the county 
Mare Pier Bill. Weston-super-Mare Pier Bill; That they had exa- |of Banff;— Adam and Anderson, Advocates in 
VoL. 101. | 383 Aberdeen, 





REN or oS RR 


MORI MM: Owe 


Scottish Mid- 


land Extension 


Railway Bill. 





502 8° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


Aberdeen, and of William Adam and Alexander think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
Anderson there, the Partners of said firm ;—Com-_ against the said Petition. 

missioners of Police for the city of Aberdeen ;— | A Moti 

Thomas Bailie, Chairman of the Parliamentary | Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Shrewsbury 
Commissioners for the Improvement of the Harbour | posed, That the Report of the Select Committee on ee 
of Aberdeen; —Chairman of a Meeting of Inha-| Standing Orders on the Shrewsbury and Hereford ” 
bitants of the towns of Keith, Fife Keith, New-| Railway, That the Standing Orders ought not to be 


mill and the surrounding district ;—Right honour- | 





dispensed with, be referred back to the Standing 


“ae ae : a : Li 

able the Earl of Seafield ;—Chairman of a Meeting | rders Committee for re-consideration :—And the W 
of Inhabitants of the city of Aberdeen ;—Captain | said Motion, was with leave of the House, withdrawn. R 
James Stewart, of Lesmuirdie ;—Magistrates and : é . ; pads 
Council of the town of Peterhead, in the county =f The Surrey Grand Junction Railway Bill was pe Bag 4 
Aberdeen ;—Inhabitants of the town of Huntly and read a second time; and committed. way Bill. 
its neighbourhood ;—Andrew Stewart, Esquire, of ore That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Auchlun Kart and Tannachy, and of Miss Harriet | mittee of Selection. 
Mary Stewart and Miss Elizabeth Margaret Stew- . iota — 
art ;—Provost, Magistrates and Council of the city | The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Rail- te eo 
of Aberdeen -—Members of the Provisional Com- | WY Bill was read a second time ; and committed. gnq Hereford 
mittee and Shareholders of the Great North of | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill 
Scotland Railway Company ;— Members of the mittee of Selection. 
ang nage ge = ne be Rag The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 

Me Se OS ee Sn Sea the Report on the Liverpool Docks Bill; and the Pocks Bil. I 
way ;—Right honourable Lord James Hay and of Daihen dune canle aia wenn tn ; 

4 " 1ethh ‘ a EY se . 5 A 

Lady Hay ;—Trustees upon the districts of the Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 1 


Turnpike-roads of the county of Elgin ;—Proprie- 
tors and Residenters in the vicinity of the Quays 
of Aberdeen, and in the streets through which the! Mr, Lockhart presented a Bill for making a Rail- Forth and 

line of the 9 tage Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin| way from Stirling to Balloch and to Alexandria, Clvde Tunc- 

Railway is to be conveyed ;—and, Hogarth and | with a Branch to Doune, to be called The Forth Bill wean 
Company, Salmon Fishers in Aberdeen, and of Wil- | and Clyde Junction Railway: And the same was _ 

liam Hogarth, Salmon Fisher, there, the sole Part-| yead the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 

ner of said Company, which were presented upon | time. 

the 26th day of March last ; praying that they may 

be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents,| Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to enable the Edin- Edinburgh, ‘ 
against certain parts of the Aberdeen, Banff and | burgh, Leith and Granton Railway Company to Leith and _ 
Elgin Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee | extend the said Railway to Trinity Chain Pier, and nay 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- | to make Branch Railways to Tolbooth Wynd and pond and 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, | Bonnington: And the same was read the first time ; Branches) Bill 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of | and ordered to be read a second time. 

the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


ingrossed. 





| The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, Kil- 
Ordered, That the Petition of the Aberdeen Rail- | the Report on the Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Ar- ™arnock and 

way Company, which was presented upon the 17th | drossan Railway Bill; and the Amendments were Railwoy Bil 

day of March last, taking notice of the application | read, and agreed to. 

for leave to bring in the Scottish Midland Exten-| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

sion Railway Bill; and praying that they may be ingrossed. 

heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain | 

parts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee on Mr. Greene presented a Bill to repeal so much of Cambridge 

the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, by their counsel | the Cambridge Improvement Acts as might authorize —_— 

or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and | the levying of any Tolls on Railway Carriages: ~ 

counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

Petition. | to be read a second time. 


Axholine, The Order made upon the 4th day of February) A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Caledonian _ 
+ a last, for referring to the Select Committee on Peti- Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that the Norther ool 


York and 


NorthMidland Gainsborough, Gooleand York and North Midiand | into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


Railway. 


London end 
Windsor 
Railway Bill. 


rect Railway 


tions for Private Bills the Petition for the Axholme, | Caledonian Northern Dieect Railway Bill may pass pil, 


Railway Bill, was read and discharged. lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Petitions from Keith ;—Dufftown ;—Fochabers ; Port Gordon 

Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honoura- | —and, Port Gordon; praying that the Port Gordon Harbow Bill. 
ble William Earl of Listowel, of Kingston House, | Harbour Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
Knightsbridge, in the county of Middlesex, Knight | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
of Saint Patrick, and John Elger, of South-street, 
Grosvenor-square, in the county of Middlesex,| A Petition of Owners of lands which will be Birmingham, 
Builder ;—Right honourable George Earl of Auck-| affected by the intended Birmingham, Lichfield ee 
land ;—Mary Plummer, of Fort Lodge, Margate, in | and Manchester Railway, praying that the Birming- Railway Bill. 
the county of Kent, Widow, of Francis Elizabeth | ham, Lichfield and Manchester ‘Railway Bill may 
Plummer and Isabella Erskine Plummer, of No. 20, | pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, in the county of | dered to lie upon the Table. 
Middlesex, Spinsters, and of Emma the Wife of 
John Bate Cardale, of Bedford House, Tavistock- Petitions from Anstruther Easter ;— Anstruther East of Fife 
square, in the said county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—- | Vester ;—and, Kilrenny, praying that the East of ®lway Bill 
and, Great Western Railway Company, which were | Fife Railway Bill may pass into a law,— were 
presented upon the 26th day of March last, praying | presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | Table. 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 


Windsor Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee Petitions from Glasgow ;—Calton ;— Airdrie ;— G19880": 


on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, | Bathgate ;—Coatbridge and other places ;—Park- ‘oakiand 


their counsel or‘agents, upon their Petition, if they | ead and other places ; — Baillieston and other Junction _ 
. places ; Railway Bil. 

















9 VicTorIz. 8° Aprilis. 503 


places ;—Camlachie and Mile End ;—Shettlestone| and Swannington Alteration and Branches) Bill, 
and other places ;—and, Tollcross and other places; was presented, and read. 
praying that the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monkland, Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
unction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
Table. ‘if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 
London and A Petition of six of Her Majesty’s Justices and 
Windsor = Commissioners of Sewers for the city and liberty of; A Petition of David Nesham, of Shelton, in the Wear Dock 
Railway Bil. Westminster, and a part of the county of Middlesex, | county of York, Gentleman, Thomas Robinson Grey, Railway Bill. 
signed at and by order of a Court of Sewers held at | of orton, in the county of Durham, Esquire, and 
the Sewer Office, Greek-street, Soho, praying that | William Robinson, of Hendon Lodge, near Sunder- 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, land, in the said county of Durham, praying that 
against certain parts of the London and Windsor | they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. |agents, against certain parts of the Wear Dock 
Ordered, ‘Vhat the said Petition be referred to | Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners! Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. \Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Birmingham, A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
Lichfield and Birmingham Waterworks, praying that they may| A Petition of George Byng Morris, Esquire, of Cameron’s 
Manchester 3 4 i : i 3 = ae k 
Railway Bil. be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | Sketty Park, near Swanseu, in the county of Gla- ne a 
against certain parts of the Birmingham, Lichfield | morgan, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel nq swansea 
and Manchester Railway Bill, was presented, and | or agent, against certain parts of the Cameron’s and Loughor 
- read. Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
| against the said Petition. 
Stirling and Petitions of James Dalgleish, Esquire, of West Sa : 
Dunfermline Gygnge in the county of Perth:—and, Sir James! Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 
Railway Bill. g¢; - y ? ? | . he ci Edi a and Glasgow 
Wellwood Moncrieff, Baronet, one of the Senators | Town Council of the city of Edinburgh ;—and, the : 


of the College of Justice . praying that they may be Provost, M agistrates, Treasurer and Councillors of — cae 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 


the town of Greenock; praying that they may be 


certain parts of the Stirling and Dunfermline Rail- | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
way Bill,—were presented and read. | against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | Union Canal Bill,—were presented, and read. 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Manchester A Petition of Trustees of the Cheltenham District | . Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 


and South- eat . 1C il of the royal burgh of Queen: — 
mmpion Rea of Tumnpike-roads, praying that they may be heard, | Cee a ent venocle eruing thet 
&gt; ct 


way Bill. by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of ’ ; &lt; 
' y ai lt F the said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also 


he Manch d South i ill 
pa go SEY reg re oe | presented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | Mittee on Railways and Canals Amalgamation. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by their counsel, or agents, upon their Petition, if 


they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the P : ; f 
Bill, against the said Petition selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
g . 


of the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

mmittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 








A Petition of the Stroudwater Navigation Com- South Wales 


any, praying that they may be heard, by them- (Nes) Bill. 


Edinburgh A Petition of the Nine Incorporated Trades 


agar of Leith, praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow | q, 


Forthand Railway, and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction 


Clyde Navie Bill , i ; d | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
amc, “= —- pm org “4 wi tee he ou 8, Was Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
tion Bill. presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


on the Bill. 


Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates, Treasurer | A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh 
and Councillors of the town of Greenock ;—and, Lord | Greenock, praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow 24 Glasgow 


Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the city | Railway, ard Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction arty. - 


of Edinburgh ; praying that they may be heard, by | Bill; and, the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Clyde Naviga- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain | Bill, may not pass into law, was presented, and tion Junction ; 


parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, andread. j..4. . : and, Edin- 
And the said Petitions were on to be referred | Ry Rn Soe ¢ aoe 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | Union Canal 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | Bills. 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | A Petition of the Lord Bishop of Durham, pray- Northumber- 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 'ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, land and 
against certain parts of the Northumberland and Yancashire 


a A Petition of Samuel Harris, of Westcotes, in the | Lancashire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, Railway Bill. 
bn "omer taoe borough of Leicester, Esquire, praying that he may | and read. 
ton Alteration be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe 
— Branches) certain parts of the Midland Railway (Leicester Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
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by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birmingham Birmingham Waterworks, praying that they may 
Railway 


(Birmingham be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
Extension) against certain parts of the Londonand Birmingham 
Bill Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, ‘That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bristol Water- Petitions of the Bristol Gas Light Company ;— 
— and, and, Commissioners for paving, pitching, cleansing 
Sewerage Bill. ° ; 2 a 5 ? 
and lighting the city of Bristol and Liberties thereof; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol 
Waterworks and Sewerage Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Cheltenham A Petition of Trustees of the Cheltenham District 
and Oxford 


Railway Bill. of Turnpike-roads, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birmingham, — Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Wolvertamp- Birmingham Waterworks ;—and, Proprietors of the 
Valley Rail. Birmingham Brewery Company; praying that they 
way (Birming- may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
een Wolver- against certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolver- 
Dudley Lines) 4ampton and Stour Valley Railway (Birmingham 
Bill. Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Birmingham, = A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
a Birmingham Waterworks, praying that they may 
Ville Rak be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
way (Stour against certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolver- 
a? Line) hampton and Stour Valley Railway (Stour Valley 
al Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birmingham, — Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 

a Birmingham Waterworks ; — and, Proprietors of 

ter Railway the Birmingham Brewery Company ; praying that 

Bill. they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Birmingham, 
Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Rating of A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor 
Tencments. of the Eton Union, in the county of Buckingham, 








A. 1846. 


praying the House to pass an Act authorizing the 
assessing officers to assess to and recover from the 
owners of hereditaments not exceeding the annual 
value of six pounds, all parochial Rates which are 
now chargeable upon the occupiers thereof, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Alexander Montgomery, of No. 26, Dublin Wide 
Rutland-square, in the city of Dublin, Gentleman, Streets Bill, 
Secretary to the Term Grand Juries of the county 

of the city of Dublin, praying that provision may 

be made in the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, to enable 

the Grand Jury of the city of Dublin, to present, 

at each Easter and Michaelmas Term, a sum of 

150/. as and for the salary of the Secretary of the 

Term Grand Juries, was presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wolvey ;—Great Warley ;—and, Lunatics Acts. 
Wolston ; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Customs and 
Tradesmen of the town of Stalybridge, in the counties Cor Impor- 
of Lancaster and Chester, praying the House to put “*""°™ 

an end to the doubt and uncertainty now existing, 

and to prevent the occurrence of commercial dis- 

asters by immediately passing into a law the Cus- 

toms and Corn Importation Bill, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ashford Lord’s Day. 
and its vicinity, in the county of Kent, praying the 
House to pass a law greatly restricting or entirely 
os the sale of intoxicating liquors on the 

ord’s Day, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and borough Militia. 
of Merthyr Tydfil, praying the House not to sanc- 

tion any measure for the enrolment of the Militia, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the Warwick Poor Law Poor Law 
Union, praying that provision may be made for the Officers. 
superannuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall 
have faithfully d'scharged their duties for several 
years and then become incapacitated for further 
service, and that the fund for such superannuation 
be raised by the deduction of a per-centage out of 
all Poor Law Officers’ salaries, and be under the 
sanction of Parliament, the control of the Govern- 
ment, and the management of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham (Chairman) ;—Dar- Beer. 
laston (Chairman) ;—Dudley (Chairman) ; — and, Retailers. 
Wolverhampton (Chairman) ; praying that the same 
rights aud privileges for the sale of beer be granted 
to Beer Retailers as are enjoyed at the present time 
by the licensed victuallers,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Halifax (thirteen Petitions) ;— Factories Bill. 
Booth ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (two Petitions) (Chair- 
man ;) — Tildesley (three Petitions) ; — Chorlton- 
under - Medlock (three Petitions) ;— Manchester (two 
Petitions) ;—and, Bury; praying that the Factories 
Bill may pass into a law, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting holden Poland. 
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, to take into con- 
sideration the present state of Eastern Europe, and 





devise, 








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9 VicToRi£. 


devise, with the assistance of Her Ministers, such 
measures as shall result in the restoration of Poland 
to the full extent of her ancient boundaries, and the 
securing for the Polish people the blessings of free- 
dom and self-government, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow A Petition of John Provan, residing in Havannah- 

Small Debts street, Glasgow, complaining of certain proceedings 

—_ in the Glasgow Small Debts Court; and praying for 
amendment of the Act establishing that Court, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Lecture A Petition of Richurd Johnson, Bookseller, of 

Rooms. Kingston-upon- Hull, complaining of a penalty being 
enforced against him for receiving money for ad- 
mission to a place not licensed pursuant to Act 39 
Geo. 3, c. 79; and praying for the repeal of the said 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying for the 
repeal of the said Act, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Bankruptcy Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
oe relating to Bankruptcy and Insolvency: And the 
; same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
No. 199. read a second time upon Wednesday the 22d day of 
this instant April; and to be printed. 

Shrewsbury A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from 
hei Shrewsbury to Hereford, for leave to present a Peti- 
(No. 2.) tion for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Rail- 


way from Shrewsbury to Hereford, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Railways and 
Canals Amal- 
gamation. 


N o. 200, 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to consider the principle of Amalgamation, as applied 
to the Railway and Canal Bills now under the con- 
sideration of Parliament, have power to report their 
Observations thereupon to the House, together with 
the Miuntes of the Evidence taken before them, from 
time to time. 

Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the said Select 
Committee, and to whom several Petitions were 
referred ; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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

Sugar. The Order made upon Monday last, That there be 
laid before this House a Return of the Dates of the 
several Orders in Council by which Her Majesty 
has declared the Sugars of Foreign Countries admis- 
sible, under the Act 8 Vic., c. 5, as not being the 
produce of Slave Labour; and of the Countries to 
which the same were applicable, was read, and 
discharged. 

Sugar. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Return of the Dates of the several Orders in Council 
by which Her Majesty has declared the Sugars of 
Foreign Countries admissible, under the Act 8 Vic., 
c. 5, as not being the produce of slave labour ; and 
of the Countries to which the same were applicable. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Customs, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantities of each Description of 
Goods entered for Consumption on payment of a 
decreased Duty, and for which Bonds have been re- 


quired for the payment of existing Duties, in case 
Vor. 101. 


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505 


the proposed new Tariff shall not receive the sanc- 
tion of Parliament. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the Administra- 
17th day of this instant April, resolve itself into a 1°" of Cri- 
Committee upon the Administration of Criminal 
Justice Bill, 


minal Justice 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Coal-whippers Coal-whippers 
(Port of London) Bill, be received upon Friday the ee 
17th day of this instant April. ie 


Resolved, That this House wil!, upon Tuesday the Polling-places 
21st day of this instant April, resolve itself into (Ireland) Bill. 


. Committee upon the Polling-places (Jreland) 
ill. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Scarcity | 
Command,—Copies of the Weekly Reports of the Commission. 
Scarcity Commission, showing the progress of No. 201. 
Disease in the Potatoes, the Complaints which have 
been made, and the applications for Relief in the 
course of the month of March 1846. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Art Unions 

mittee on the Art Unions Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

the 22d day of this instant April, resolve itself into 

the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Railway, =. 
into a Committee upon the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits PP *™ 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day the 17th day of this instant April. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
the 17th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 

the 17th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 

the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Insolvent 
mittee on the Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill; Ciadia) Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the ‘ ; 
17th day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


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

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen Exchequer 
millions three hundred and eighty thousand and two Bills. 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
off and discharge Exchequer Bills charged on the 
Aids of 1846, unprovided for. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, to Drainage of 
whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the Lands 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury of the — 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to 
advance out of the Consolidated Fund of the said 
United Kingdom, or by the issue of Exchequer 
Bills, by way of loan, certain sums, for the purpose 
of draining Lands in Great Britain and Ireland, 

a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great 

3T Britain 





506 


Britain and Ireland be authorized to advance out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the said United King- 
dom, or by the issue of Exchequer Bills, by way of 
loan, for the purpose of draining Lands, any Sums 
not exceeding Two millions for Great Britain, and 
One million for Ireland. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 


8° Aprils. 


A. 1846. 


5th day of April 1846 ; the Money zpplied towards 
the redemption of the Funded or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Re-payments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon; and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on the 5th day of April 1846. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to authorize Commons In. 
the Inclosure of certain Lands, in pursuance of the “sure Bill. 
Recommendation of the Inclosure Commissioners of No. 205. 


was agreed to. : 
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 


Legal Educa- 
tion (Ireland. ) 


Commons In- 
closure Bill. 


Commissariat 
Services. 


No. 202. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies, 


No. 203. 


New Zealand, 
No. 204. 


Public Income 
and Expen- 
diture. 


of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the present state of Legal Education 
in Ireland, and the means for its further improve- 
ment and extension. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands, in pur- 
suance of the Recommendation of the Inclosure 
Commissioners of England and Wales: And that 
Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Receipt and Expenditure for 
Commissariat Services, in the year ended on the 
31st day of March 1845: And, an Abstract of the 
Accounts of the Commissariat Officers abroad, of 
the Receipts into and Payments from the several 
Commissariat Chests, from the 1st day of April 1844 
to the 31st day of March 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Pa- 
pers. 

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


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 2d, 3d, 6th and 7th 


days of this instant April, (That Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House,) had been presented to Her 
Majesty; and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—An Account of the Sum expended under the 
head of CivilContingencies in the year 1845:—And, 
an Estimate of the Amount required for 1846. 

Mr, Cardwell also presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of De- 
spatches from the Governor of New Zealand, inclos- 
ing or having reference to Reports and Awards made 
by Mr. Spain, Commissioner of Land Claims, upon 
the titles to land of the New Zealand Company ; 
with the Documents and Plans relating thereto :— 
And, a similar Return respecting other persons 
claiming land in the same districts as the Mew 
Zealand Company. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of April 1846, after abating the 
expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue Departments, and of the actual Issues or 
Payments within the same period ; exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the redemption of Funded or pay- 
ing off ff funded Debt, and of the Advances and 
Re-payments for Local Works, &amp;c. :—And, of the 
Balances of the Public Money remaining in the 
Exchequer on the 5th day of April 1845; the 
Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended the 





England and Wales: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday the 17th day of this instant April; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Glass. 


Return to an Order dated the 9th day of February 
last, for Returns of the Amount of Excise Duty paid 
on each Description of Glass, distinguishing the 
Quantities and Rates of Charge, in England, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1846 :—A 
similar Return for Scotland :—And, a similar Re- 
turn for Ireland :—Returns of the Aggregate Amount 
of Excise Duty paid in the United Kingdom on 
each Description of Glass, with the Quantities, for 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1844, 1845 
and 1846 :—Of the Amount of Drawback paid on 
Exportation on each kind, with the Quantities and 
Rate for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846, in England, Scotland and Ireland separately : 
---Of the Amount of Duty repaid on Stocks on 
hand on the 5th day of April 1845, distinguishing 
Quantities, Rate and Description in England :—A 
similar Return for Scotland :—And, a similar Re- 
turn for Ireland :—Returns of the Amount deducted 
from the full Amount of Drawback on the Stocks in 
hand in each Kingdom, and oneach Description of 
Glass :—Of the Aggregate Amount of Duty repaid 
in the Uuited Kingdom, with the Aggregate Amount 
of Deductions :—Of each Description cf Glass im- 
ported into the United Kingdom mm the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1846, distinguishing Weight 
or Quantity, and the Countries from which imported : 
—Of the Quantities of Foreign Glass on which 
Duty has been paid during the same period, dis- 
tinguishing the Rate and Amount of Duty :—Of 
the Quantity of each Description of Glass in Bond 
on the 5th day of January 1846 :—And, of the 
Quantities and Description of Foreign Glass ex- 
ported for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1846, distinguishing the Countries to which ex- 
ported :—And, a similar Return of British Glass 
exported. 


Further Returns to an Order, dated the 20th day Court of 
of February last, for Copies of all Claims made by Chancery, &amp;«. 


the Masters in Chancery, and of the Registrars, and 
of the Clerks of the Registrars, and of the Clerks to 
the entering Registrars, and of others, to the Lords 
of the Treasury, for Compensation under the 48th 
Section of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 94, intituled, 
“ An Act for the Regulation of the Process and 
Practice of certain Offices of the High Court of Chan- 
cery in England,” and of the Warrant or Warrants 
under the hands of the said Lords of the Treasury, 
founded upon any of such Claims, and of any Re- 
port or Reports of the Commissioners appointed by 
them under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, and 1 Will. 4, c. 58, 
upon which such Warrants are founded :—And, of 
the Report of the Commissioners appointed by the 
Lords of the Treasury under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, and 
1 Will. 4, c. 58, wpon the Claims of the Side Clerks 
of the Court of Exchequer for Compensation under 
that Act, and a Copy of the Schedule of the Fees 
to which such Side Clerks were by the said Com- 
missioners found and declared to be entitled :—Re- 
turns of the respective Ages of the Persons entitled 
to Compensation under the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, 
and the Names of the Sworn Clerks to whom they 
were articled, and the Dates of their Articles respec- 
tively to such Sworn Clerks, and the Dates of their 

several 








Cotton Twist 
and Yarn. 


Murders. 
No. 207. 


Cricklade and 
Wootton 
Bassett Union. 


Waterford 
Harbour 
(No. 2.) 


9 VicrorRi. 


several Admissions to Seats as Sworn Clerks or 
Waiting Clerks ; and a Return of the Sums paid 
by each of the said late Sworn Clerks entitled to 
Compensation for the Purchase of any Business of 
a Sworn Clerk ; stating the Sums so paid by each 
Person, and the Person to whom paid, and the Time 
or Times when paid :—Of the Number of attendable 
Warrants granted by each of the Taxing Masters 
for the Taxation of Costs each day, within the first, 
second and third years of his Appointment ; distin- 


guishing the Warrants to justify Attendances, and | 


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507 


thereto, was accordingly presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Slamannan Railway Company, Slamannan 
praying that provision may be made in the Sla- and Borrow- 
mannan and Borrowstounness Railway Bill for autho- Railway Bill. 
rizing the Slamannan Railway Company to accept, 
and the Trustees of the Harbour of Borrowstounness 





to grant, a Lease of the Harbour of Borrowstounness, 
and of the rates and duties leviable thereat, and 


the Number of Bills of Costs, and the Amount and | also for authorizing the said Slamannan Railway 


Rate of the Per-centage on the Taxation thereof 
paid thereon during each of those several years, and 
the Sums received by him for Warrants granted, and 
for Copies of Bills of Costs, and for Reports or Cer- 
tificates, or otherwise, during each of those periods : 
—And, of the Total Amount of the Sums received 
by each of the Taxing Masters of the Court of Chan- 
cery (paid out of the Suitors’ Fee Fund), both for 
Salary and Compensation, since the passing of the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, distinguishing the Sums 
paid to each Person, and the Names of the Persons : 
—And, Copy of the Report of Sir Giffin Wilson, one 
of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery in 
England, dated the 3d day of December 1842, made 
in the matter of the Suitors of that Court, and as- 





Company to advance to the said Trustees, on the 
security of such rates and duties, acertain sum, for 
the purposes of the said Harbour, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in the execu- Boston, Stam- 
tion of the Acts for improving the Drainage and Na- _ — 
vigation of the Middle Level of the Fens, praying nalwerr oan 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel (Stamford to 
or agents, against certain parts of the Boston, Stam- — Line) 
ford and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wis- ~*~ 
bech Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 





certaining the Costs and Charges incurred in pre- 
paring, procuring and passing the Act 5 and 6Vic., 
¢. 103, for abolishing certain Offices of that Court, 
and also a Copy of the State of Facts laid before 
the said Master on the part of the said Suitors, and 
referred to in his said Report. 

A Return of the Number of Pounds of Cotton 
Twist and Yarn exported, and the declared Value 
in each year, from 1800 to 1845, both inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; ana that the Return relative to Cotton Twist 
and Yarn be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—A Return of all Murders 
that have been committed in England since the 1st 


day of January 1842, specifying the County, and | 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Most noble Walter Francis Caledonian 
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, k. G., praying Railway 
: ; Dumfries 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
é : ? * ~* Branches) Bill. 
agent, against certain parts of the Caledonian Rail- 





es, (Dumfries Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
‘if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Most noble Walter Francis Qaledonian 


the Division of the County, where such Murder has | Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, k.G., praying Railway 


been committed; the Name and Condition of the | that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 


Person so murdered : — Also, Return of the Re- 
wards offered by Government in any of such in- 
stances ; where such Rewards have been claimed ; 
and where Convictions have followed:—Similar Re- 
turns of Attempts to murder, attended with bodily 
Injury, where Parties have been committed for Trial : 
—And, similar Returns of Attempts to murder, not 
atiended with bodily Injury, where Parties have 
been committed for Trial. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Letter written by the Poor Law Com- 
missioners to the Guardians of the Cricklade and 
Wootton Bassett Union, on the subject of allowing 
Clothes for Infants born in Workhouses, on their 
leaving, if otherwise unprovided. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Waterford Harbour (No. 2.) 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

A Petition of Thomas Meagher, J. Everard Fee- 
han, James Kent, Benjamin Moore, Henry Denny, 
George White, Laurence Forristal, Thomas Murphy, 
John Power, William Marchant Ardagh, John 
Sparrow and Jacob Penrose, being Commissioners 
for improving the Port and Harbour of Waterford, 


for leave to bring in a Bill for improving, preserving, 


maintaining and better regulating the Port and Har- 


bour of Waterford, and for other purposes relating 
VoL. 101. 





(Langholm 


: . a ill. 
agent, against certain parts of the Caledonian Rail- — 


way (Langholm Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
'Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


| Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee fastern Coun- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- ties Railway 
|titions complaining of non-compliance with the peep ace 
| Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the a 
Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham and Farring- Bill. 

_don-strect) Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company 
to make a Railway from Tottenham to Farringdon- 


street: And that Mr. Ward and Mr. Hudson do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee Eastern Coun- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ties (Thames 
the Petition for the Eastern Counties Railway con eadaas 
| Thames Junction Railway Branches Bill, the Stand- Bill. 
| ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company 
'to make Three Branch Railways from the Line of 
the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, 
two thereof terminating at the Pepper Warehouses 
belonging to the East India Dock Company, and 
the other terminating by a Junction with the Eastern 

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Counties Railway: And that Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
Ward and Sir John Tyrell do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

North British 


itte 
Railway Bill. Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional provision in the North 
British Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
rovision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Eastern Coun- Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 

ties Railway 6» Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 

Stations En- «|... w 6 ; ° 

largement _ titions complaining of non-compliance with the 

Bill. Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Eastern Counties Railway Stations Enlargement 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company 
to enlarge their Stations in London and at Stratford, 
and for other Purposes: And that Mr. Ward and 
Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That ail Committees have leave to sit 
this day, till six of the clock, notwithstanding the 
adjournment of the House. 


Committees, 


South Devon Sir John Duckworth presented a Bill for autho- 
any rizing certain Alterations in, and Extensions of the 
eae: Line of the South Devon Railway, and the Forma- 
and Branches) tion of Branches therefrom to Tavistock, Brixham, 
Bill. Kingswear and other places: And the same was read 


the first time; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 
Railway Ordered, That the Returns relative to Monies paid 
Deposits. on account of Railway Bills now before this House, 


No. 208. which were presented upon the 16th day of February 
last, and the 1st and 7th days of this instant April, 
be printed. 


Railway Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Amount 

Deposits. paid on account of Railway Companies, which were 

No. 208. presented upon the 24th day of February last, and 
the 4th day of March last, be printed. 


Poor Removal. Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor Re- 
No. 209. moval, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Archbishops Ordered, That the Return relative to Archbishops 
and Bishops. and Bishops, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 210. _ printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Friday the 
17th day of this instant April. 





Veneris, 17° die Aprils ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


Wigan IR William Heathcote, from the Select Com- 

Election. mittee appointed to try and determine the 
matter of the Petition of Thomas Cook and Thomas 
Wall, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the Borough of Wigan, and to defend which 
Return John Longworth and William Walbank, 
Electors, were admitted Parties, informed the House, 
That the Committee had determined, 

That the Honourable James Lindsay was duly 
returned a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Wigan. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


London and Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honour- 
a - able William Baron Kensington, of that part of the 
muy” United Kingdom called Jreland, which was pre- 


- 








Aprilis. A. 1846. 


sented upon the 26th day of March last, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the London and Windsor 
Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, by his counsel 
or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Resolved, That Bills which are required to be Private Bills. 

read a second time this day, the Breviates of which 
ought to have been laid upon the Table three clear 
days before the Second Reading of such Bills, be 
permitted to be read a second time this day, pro- 
vided the Breviates of such Bills shall have been 
laid upon the Table at any time before the Second 
Reading of such Bills respectively. 


Sir Andrew Leith Hay presented a Bill to extend Glasgow 
the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Glasgow, Municipal, 
to amend the Acts relating to the Police and Sta- gener our 
tute Labour of the said City and adjoining Districts, Bill. 
and for other Purposes in relation to the Munici- 
pality and Police of the said City: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Bill Edinburgh 
was read a second time; and committed. = Glasgow 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pi ata 
mittee of Selection. 


The Ardrossan Municipal, Police and Improve- Ardrossan 
ment Bill was read a second time; and committed. i 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 7°" one 


: Improvement 
mittee of Selection. Bill 


The Rothesay Municipal and Police Bill was read Rothesay 
a second time; and committed. Municipal and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Felice Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Forth and Clyde and Monkland Navigation Forth and 
Junction Bill was read a second time; and com- Clyde and 
mitted Monkland 

7 . Navigation 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Forth and 
Bay Improvement Bill was read a second time ; Clyde Naviga- 


: tion and 
and committed. Bowling Bay 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Improvement 


mittee of Selection. i 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Edinburghand 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom —. _ 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance iene 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct Rail- 
way Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as on the 
enlarged Plan of the property in the parish of 
Daiziell, No. 20, on the Plan deposited in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, two houses and two gardens are not 
included within the limits of deviation, but the said 
houses and gardens are included within the said 
limits on the copy of the said Plan deposited with 
the Sheriff Clerk at Glasgow. 

And inasmuch as on the Copy of the Plan depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office, a tunnel is shown 
by a dotted line between the 3d and 4th miles, 
whereas no tunnel is shown between the said dis- 
tances on the Plan deposited with the Sheriff Clerk 
of Lanarkshire. 

And inasmuch as the distances in furlongs be- 
tween the commencement of the said proposed 
Railway at or near Hamilton, and the point marked 
9 miles, are not marked on the datum line of the 
copy of the Section deposited with the Sheriff Clerk 
of Lanarkshire. 

And 





9 VicToRIz. 


And inasmuch as the distance marked in miles 
and furlongs on the said Plan deposited with the 
Sheriff Clerk of Zanarkshire, between the com- 
mencement of the said proposed Railway, at or 
near Hamilton, and the road numbered 135, in the 
parish of Shotts, is marked or stated on the said 
Plan to be 12 miles 3 furlongs, whereas the dis- 
tance between the said commencement and the 
said road is marked or stated on the said Sections 
deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk to be 12 miles 
5 furlongs. 

Also the distance between the commencement of 
the said Railway and the parish road, numbered 
111, in the parish of Shotts, is marked or stated on 
the said Plan to be 11 miles 1 furlong, whereas the 
distance between the said commencement and the 
said road is marked or stated on the said Section 
deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk to be 11 miles 
3 furlongs. 

Also the distance between the commencement of 
the said Railway and the parish road, No. 16, in 
the parish of Shotts, is marked or stated on the said 
Plan to be 6 miles 5 furlongs, whereas the dis- 
tance between the said commencement and the said 
parish road, No. 16, is marked or stated on the 
Section deposited with the said Sheriff Clerk to be 
6 miles. . 

Also the distance between the points marked 4 
miles and 5 miles on the said Plan, measures 9 fur- 
longs according to the scale on the said Plan, 
whereas the distance between the said points on the 
said datum line, of the said Section measures 8 fur- 
longs according to the scale on the said Section. 

Also the distance between the points marked 5 
miles and 6 miles on the said Plan, measures 9 fur- 
longs, whereas on the said Section it measures 8 
furlongs. 

Also the distance between the points marked 12 
miles 2 furlongs and 12 miles 3 furlongs on the said 
Plan, measures 7 chains, whereas on the Sections 
it measures 10 chains. 

Also the distance between the commencement of 
the said Railway and the parish road numbered 56, 
in the parish of Shotts, is marked or stated to be 
-8 miles 5 furlongs on the said Plan, whereas it is 
marked or stated to be 8 miles on the said Section. 

Also the distances are not marked in miles and 
furlongs from the point marked 9 miles 6 furlongs 
to the point marked 10 miles 5 furlongs on the said 
Plan, and it also appeared that one furlong point 
was omitted on the said Plan between 11 miles and 
11 miles 3 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as the said Section does not show 
the surface of the ground marked on the said Plan, 
for the distance of 1 furlong from the commence- 
ment of the said Railway at or near Hamilton. 

And inasmuch as the said Section does not show 
thereon the extreme height over or under the sur- 
face of the ground for every embankment and cut- 
ting in the following instances, viz. :—Embank- 
ments, 2 between 2 miles and 3 miles; 3 between 
4 miles and 5 miles; 1 between commencement of 
line at Hamilton and 1st mile:—Cutting, between 
5 miles and 6 niles. 

And inasmuch as between the commencement of 
the said Railway and the point marked 2 miles on 
the datum line of the said Section, the greatest 
depth of cutting is stated to be 65 feet, whereas the 
greatest depth of cutting between the said com- 
mencement and the said point marked 2 miles is 

73 feet. 

And inasmuch as between the pvints marked 3 
miles and 4 miles on the said datum line, the line 
of the said proposed Railway is stated to be 32 feet 
under the surface of the Wishaw and Coltness Rail- 
way, whereas the line of the said proposed Railway 
is 53 feet under the surface of the said Wishaw 
and Coltness Railway. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 3 
miles and 4 miles on the datum line of the said 

Vou. 101. 


17° Aprils. 


509 


Section, a tunnel is marked on the said Section, but 
no tunnel is marked on the said Plan between the 
said two points. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of every 
arch of all bridges and viaducts is not marked in 
figures on the said Section at the crossing of the 
said intended Railway over or under the following 
turnpike-roads and public carriage-roads in the 
following instances ; at the road at 1 mile 59 chains, 
at the road at 6 miles 74 chains, at the road at 
7 miles 54 chains, at the road at 8 miles 75 chains, 
at the road at 11 miles 3 furlongs 6 chains, at the 
road No. 64, in the parish of Shotts, at the road 
No. 30, in the parish of Whitburn, at the road 
No. 86, in the parish of Whitburn. 

And inasmuch as in the application in writing 

made to Sir Thomas Inglis Cochrane, respecting the 
properties numbered 70, in the parish of Shotts, on 
the said Plans, it is stated that the greatest height 
of embankment is 35 feet, whereas the said Section 
shows the said property to be in cutting of 4 feet 
deep. 
And inasmuch as in the application in writing 
made to North Dalrymple, and his tenant James 
Cooper, in respect of the property, numbered 23, in 
the parish of Shotts, on the said Plans, it is stated 
that the greatest height of embankment is 38 feet, 
whereas the said Section shows the said property, 
No. 23, to be in a cutting 25 feet deep. 

And inasmuch as in the application in writing to 
Sir Thomas Inglis Cochrane, in respect of the pro- 
perty numbered 66, in the parish of Shotts, on the 
said Plan, it is stated that the greatest height of em- 
bankment is 5 feet, whereas the said Section shows 
the said property to be in a cutting 20 feet deep. 

And iaomeidh as in the application in writing 
made to Sir Thomas Inglis Cochrane, in respect of 
the property numbered 65, in the — of Shotts, 
in the said Plans, it is stated that the greatest 
height of embankment is 8 feet, whereas the said 
Section shows the said property to be in a cutting 
of 20 feet. 

And inasmuch as in the application in writing 
made to Sir Thomas Inglis Cochrane, in respect of 
the property numbered 40, in the parish of Shotts, 
in the said Plans, it is stated that the greatest depth 
of cutting is 22 feet, whereas the said Section shows 
the said property to be an embankment of 3 feet in 
height. 

And inasmuch as in the application in writing 
made to the said orth Dalrymple, in respect of 
the property numbered 49, in the parish of Bothwell, 
on the said Plan, it is stated that the greatest depth 
of cutting is 45 feet, whereas the said Section shows 
the greatest depth of cutting to be 91 feet, but it 
appeared that the foregoing errors in the applications 
to landowners and occupiers, arose from the discre- 
pancy between the Plans and Sections mentioned in 
the preceding part of this Report. 

And inasmuch as an extensive flour and corn- 
mill called Avon Mill, and ground to the west used 
as a coal-hill, with the weighers-house and arable- 
ground above the hill, all of which lie immediately 
to the east of the Water of Avon, in the parish of 
Hamilton, and contiguous to No. 78, on the said 
Plan, and ail of which are within the limits of de- 
viation, but no notice has been served on the Duke 
of Hamilton, the owner of the said property, in 
respect of the same, nor is any of the said property 
mentioned in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as at a crossing of a turnpike-road 
on Section No. 1, about six furlongs from the Com- 
mencement of the line, no height is marked on 
Section of the surface of the road above the rails, 
nor is any arch described. 

Also at the crossing of the parish road about 2 
miles and 7 furlongs from the commencement, where 
neither height is marked nor arch described. 

And inasmuch as the parish-road on Section No. 
2, at 5 miles 3 furlongs, or thereabouts, from the 





3T3 commencement, 





510 


commencement, is stated to be raised 10 feet, and 
to pass over the Railway, but in consequence of 
such elevation the parish road will be brought to 
the level of the rails, and there are no cross Sections 
given of the said road. 

And inasmuch as on the Section No. 2, at or near 
% miles, where a parish road is crossed, there is no 
arch given, or any dimension thereof; and at 7 miles 
5 furlongs, or thereabouts, no span is described at 
the crossing of the Carlisle turnpike-road. 

And inasmuch as in Section No. 2, no furlongs are 
marked corresponding with the Plan, and no fur- 
longs’are marked on this Section for a distance of 
six miles. 

And inasmuch as the tunnel in Section 3, which 
passes through lands the property of the Duke of 
Hamilton, in the parish of Shotts, is two furlongs 
different in position in the Plan from that in the 
Section, the east end of the tunnel on this Section 
being marked on the Section at 13 miles 2 furlongs, 
and on the Plan at 13 miles. 

And inasmuch as in Section No. 4, at 14 miles or 
thereabouts, the inclination is marked at 1 in 3,190, 
whilst it ought to be 1 in 396, and the total length 
of the whole line is not marked on this Section. 

And inasmuch as the distances shown on the said 
Section, from the terminus in the parish of Hamil- 
ton, do not correspond with those exhibited on the 
Plans, in the following instances : 





Distances, as 
shown on the 
Plan, from the 
Terminus 
at Hamilton. 


Distances, as 
shown on the 
Section, from the 
Terminus 
at Hamilton. 


Description of | Number 
| on the 


| Plan. 


Name 


Property. of Parish. 





C. M. C. 
30 36 
58 74 
52 75 
9 16 
60 3 
9 36 
27 53 
63 74 


25 
16 
56 
64 
74 
| 111 
135 
30 


Bothwell 
Shotts 
Shotts 
Shotts 


Parish road - 
Shotts - 


Ditto ° 
Ditto a 
Ditto - 
Ditto - 
Ditto - - 

Farm road - - 

Occupation-road on 
Section; in Re- 
ference, Planta- 
tion. 


Shotts 
Shotts 
Whitburn 














And inasmuch as the points marked 5 miles, and 
the point marked 6 imiles, the distance as measured 
by the scale on the Plan is about 9 furlongs, and 
there are no furlong points marked on the said 
Plans. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 11 
and 12 miles on the said Plan, the furlong points 
are exhibited at unequal distances, and there are 
several omitted. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 12 


17° Aprils. 


A. 1846. 


No. 41, in same parish; parish road, No. 6, in the 
parish of Dalziel; turnpike-road, No. 72, in the 
parish of Hamilton. 

And inasmuch as the Sections of the proposed 
Railway deposited with the Sheriff Clerks of the 
counties of Linlithgow and Lanark, and in the 
Private Bill Office, do not correspond with the Plan, 
inasmuch as the lands and roads numbered 107, 
117, 118, 119, 120, 1204, 121, 122, 123, 124, 124?, 
124, 125, 126, 127, 128 and 134 of the Plan, and 
in the Book of Reference belonging to the Trustees 
of the Shotts Iron Company, are not shown upon the 
Section at the distances corresponding to those at 
which they are exhibited upon the Plan, but at 
places different therefrom to the extent of 27 chains, 
or thereabouts, the error arising from a discre- 
pancy between the Plans and Sections as before re- 
ported. 

And inasmuch as in the applications made to the 
said Trustees of the Shotts lron Company, the de- 
scription of the Section of the line deposited, and 
of the greatest height of embankment and depth of 
cutting, is not correctly set forth; in the said appli- 
cations the road numbered 120 is described private 
road, and the description of the Section is ‘“‘ Em- 
bankment 9 feet,” whereas upon the Section theroad 
is called occupation-road, and the embankment is 
marked in figures 20 feet ; in the said applications 
the description of the Section, and the greatest 
height of embankment of No. 121 (being dwelling- 
houses and garden-grounds) is “ Embankment 9 
feet,’ whereas on the Section it is shown to be an 
embankment of 20 feet. 

And inasmuch as the main Plan deposited as 
last aforesaid does not correspond with the enlarged 
Plan which is given, at No. 122, in the parish of 
Shotts aforesaid, inasmuch as the line of Railway 
is shown differently on the said two Plans, to the 
extent of 100 yards, or thereabouts ; upon the en- 
larged Plan a school-house, dwelling-house and 
other property, numbered 119, 120, 121 and 124, 
in said parish, being shown as being upon the upper 
limit of deviation, whereas upon the main Plan 
they are shown as being upon the line of the pro- 
posed Railway, and between the Railway and the 
lower limit of deviation. 

And inasmuch as no cross Section is given of the 
parish road, No. 19, in the parish of Hamilton, to 
show the nature of the alteration intended to be 
made thereon. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to thie 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select pondon and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Birmingham 
the case of the Petition for additional Provision in en 
the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s m5 poo 
and Zuton Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had Branch.) 


miles and 13 miles, on the Plan, the distance, as 
measured by the scale on the Plan, is about 100 
yards more than a mile, and the furlong points are 
exhibited at unequal distances. 


And inasmuch as between the points marked 12 
miles and 13 miles, on the Plan, there are 8 fur- 
long points marked, instead of seven. 

And inasmuch as between the points marked 13 
miles and the point marked 14 miles,on the Plan, 
the distance, as measured by the scale on the said 
Plans, is about 1 furlong less than a mile, and the 
furlong points are exhibited at unequal distances. 

And inasmuch as a tunnel is shown on the Sec- 
tion between the points marked 12 miles 5 furlongs 
and 13 miles 2 furlongs, to be 1,000 yards long, 
whereas upon the Plan the said tunnel is shown to 
occur between the points marked 12 miles 3 fur- 


not been complied with, inasmuch as the Plan for 
the Saint Alban’s Deviation was not deposited with 
the several Clerks of the Peace and at the Board 
of Trade till the 2d December ; and also inasmuch 
as the Plans, Sections and Books of Reference for 
the Market-street Deviation were not deposited with 
the several Clerks of the Peace till the 30th Decem- 
ber ultimo ; and also inasmuch as the same were 
not deposited at the Private Bill Office and Board 
of Trade. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


longs and 13 miles 1 furlong and measures 1,100 
yards long, making a difference in the length of the 
tunnel of 100 yards. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select staines and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Henley Rail- 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance **™ 


And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of every turnpike-road, public 
carriage-road, Railway or junction with a Railway, 
is not marked on the Section at every crossing 
thereof, in the following instances: viz., Parish road, 
No. 19, in the parish of Hamilton ; turnpike-road, 








with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Staines and Henley Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum line is referred 
to a fixed point not sufficiently specified on the Sec- 
tion deposited with Clerk of Peace for Middlesex. 
Also 











9 VicroRIz. 


Also inasmuchas the said Section, and the Section 
deposited in Private Bill Office, do not correctly 
show the surface of the ground marked on the 
Plans,in the following mstances :— 











In the Description | Distance Height aia 
Twickenham of on above Datum Heights 
Branch. Property. | Section. | on Section. _ 
M. F. C. 
ri} 41 3 92 7 = 
4 6 5 93 7% - 
5 1 4 88 i _ 
6 5 9 89 74 ~ 
2- - 88 83 - 
25 5 120 112 - 
$3 &amp; 99 88 6 
37s 106 93 = 
a 3 7 117 104 6 
On Main Line -| Road - {| 4 $ 5] Jog a 
46 1 122° 110 6 
6 4 1 126 lll - 
6 6 - 127 114 6 
a 128 
8 2 - 111 93 - 
8 4 9 110 96 - 
9 6 - ill 94 - 
10 2 2 108 95 - 
(} 10 3 2 106 93 - 

















Also inasmuch as certain property, cottage build- 
ing, in No. 186, is not shown onthe Plan; No. 44, 
in the parish of Staines is incorrectly shown to be 
in that parish, the same being in the parish of Ash- 


ford. 


Also inasmuch as in the Book of Reference, pro- 
perty No. 1, is stated to belong to F. Sherborn, 
whereas the same is the property of W. Reed, and 
the said F. Sherborn is the occupier thereof; also 
property numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, is stated to be- 
long to Robert Harris, whereas Mrs. Shore is the 
owner thereof, and no application had been made 
to her in respect thereof. 

Also inasmuch as the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of Middlesex does not correctly 
show the surface of the ground marked on the Plan 
in the following instances: At 











Mileage on Mileage on 
Section. An Error of Section. An Error of 
M. F. C. Feet. M. F. C. Feet. 
, és 10 S«¢@ 9k 
11- 7 | 6 - 5 13 
310 11 | 61 4 10 
3 8 5 10 6 2 3 12 
oss 12 6 4 1 13 
43 6 j1 6 6 1 12 
4 4 1 11 : 2 § 12 
465 2 12 8 - —- 10 
46- 11 8 2 - 11 
6 7 6 12 8 4 9 14 
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&amp; 2 4 1] 10 3 8 22 
5 &amp; 6 10 ll 1 5 12 
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Also inasmuch as the distances marked on the 
datum line of the said Section do not correspond 
with those on the Plan, at from 0 miles 0 furlongs, 
to 2 miles 6 furlongs ; from 6 miles 6 furlongs, to 
the terminus at Staines. 

Also inasmuch as the said Section is not drawn 
to the same horizontal scale as the Plan, inasmuch 
as the Section, according to the scale on the Plan, 
is 15 chains longer than the Plan. 

Also inasmuch as the said Plan does not exhibit 
thereon the distances in miles and furlongs from 
one of the termini, between the point marked as 6 
miles 7 furlongs, and the 7th mile; and does not 
correspond with the distance between the point 
marked as the 7th mile and 7th mile 1 furlong. 

Also inasmuch as the distances marked on the 
said Plan and Section do not agree with the scale 
thereto, at a distance between the 1st mile marked 
on Section and the 2d mile. 

And also inasmuch as a house within certain 
land, numbered 101 on the Plan, in the parish of 


Isleworth, is wholly omitted on the said Section. 
VoL. 101. 


17° Aprelis. 511 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lancaster and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Preston Junc- 
the case of the Petition for the Lancaster and Pres- 4 Railway. 
ton Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders re- 
lative to Bills of the third class had not been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Warwickshire 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom and London 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance oan on 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- Ashchurch 
tion for the Warwickshire and London Railway Line.) 
(Hampton and Ashchurch Line) Bill, were referred ; 

That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as there are several numbers, from 
1 to 17, on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace of Warwick, for properties within the parish 
of Aldington, but no such numbers are inserted for 
the same in the Book of Reference deposited there- 
with; and inasmuch as on the said Section the 





height over or under the surface of every turnpike- 
\road, &amp;c., is not correctly marked in figures at 
| every crossing thereof; at a road at 37 miles 1,150 
| links, an error of 4 feet, and wholly omitted ; fora 
road 14 miles 6,300 links, the height under not 
shown ; a road 38 miles 6,980 links, similar error. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Lancashire Waterworks Bill was read a se- Lancashire 
cond time ; and committed. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-  ~ 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- General 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, Terminus and 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- an ta 
mittee on the General Terminus and Glasgow Har- piy), “ 
| bour Railway Bill. No. 212. 

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








An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water Boston Water- 
| the Town and Environs of Boston, in the county of works Bill. 
Lincoln, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
| Ordered, That Mr. Brownrigg do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railway Bills 
posed,That the Committee on Group No. 14, of Group 14. 
Railway Bills have leave to sit, and proceed with 
their business, upon Monday next, notwithstanding 
the Resolution of the House of the 7th day of this 
instant April:—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The Dublin Wide Streets Bill was read a second Dublin Wide 
time; and committed. Streets Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Lincoln Waterworks Bill was read a second Lincoln Wa- 
time; and committed. terworks Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Gollon Inclosure Bill be read Gollon In- 
a second time upon Tuesday the 28th day of this closure Bill. 
instant April. 


The Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Bill was read Pow of 
asecond time; and committed. Inchaffray _ 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- D?inaee Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 
374 The 





512 17° Aprils. A. 1846. 


The Airdrie and Coatbridge Waterworks Bill was heard, by themselves, or their counsel, upon their 
read a second time ; and committed. Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
mittee of Selection. 


Airdrie and 
Coatbridge 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


A Petition of George Thomas Turner, of the worcester ana 
An ingrossed Bill for building a Bridge across parish of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Porthdyn- 
the River Medway, at Rochester, in the County of Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by him- ay Railway 
Kent, with Approaches thereto; for taking down | self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of ~ 
the present Bridge, and for amending the Acts re-| the Worcester and Porthdynllaen Railway Bill, was 


Rochester 
Bridge Bill. 


lating to the same, was read the third time. - 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, Vhat Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Witham 
Navigation 
Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 
the Witham Navigation, and to reduce the Tolls on 
the said Navigation, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Public Income Mr. Cardwell 
and Expendi- Accounts of the 
ture. 


No. 211. 


resented, pursuant to Order,— 
et Public se of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year 
ended the 5th day of April 1846, after abating the 
Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue Departments, and of the actual Issues or Pay- 
ments within the same period; exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or 

ying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and 


a 
es vedi for Local Works, &amp;c.:—And, of the| 


Balances of the Public Money remaining in the 
Exchequer on the 5th day of April 1845; the 
Amount of Money raised by the additions to the 
Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended the 
5th day of April 1846 ; the Money applied towards 
the Redemption of the Funded or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Re-payments on Account of Local Works, &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon ; and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on the 5th day of April 1846. 

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


The Wakefield Waterworks Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wakefield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Poole Harbour 


La The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
ial, 


spect of the Petition for the Poole Harbour Bill, 
which, upon the 6th day cf this instant April, was 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Port and Harbour of the Town 
and County of Poole: And that Mr. Bankes, Mr. 
Floyer and Mr, Seymer do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Most honourable the Marquis 
of Bute, an Owner of property on the line of the 
Railway and Works thereinafter mentioned, praying 
that he may beheard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Cambridge and Oxford Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Sutton Hur- 
bour and 

Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Plymouth, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves or their 
counsel, against certain parts of the Sutton Har- 
bour and Docks (P/ymouth) Bill, was presented 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


| presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
| the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
| heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
| Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
| 
| A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Lord Leeds and 
| Brougham and Vauz,and Thomas Metcalfe, and Ge- Thirsk Rail- 
'rard Blisson Wharton, being Trustees under the will —— 
- the late Duke of Clevelund, praying that they tension (Wath 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against a 
| certain parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, North . 
| Eastern Extension (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill, was 
resented, and read. 
| _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
| they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the West Durham Railway Come northumber- 

| pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- land and 

| selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Lancashire | 
. . _ Junction Rail- 

|of the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction way Bill, 

| Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

|by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


} 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


|favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
| &lt;A Petition of Philip Bennet, of Rougham Wall, wakefield 
|in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, praying that he Waterworks 
| may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
| against certain parts of the Wakefield Waterworks 
| Bill, was presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
_Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
| if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 
| 
| A Petition of the Mayor of the borough of Liver- Liverpool and 
| pool, in the county palatine of Lancaster, praying nae 
‘that the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill p.a‘""°™* 
| may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
| read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Manufacturers using the Navigation North Staf- 
from the Trent to the Mersey, Landowners on the fordshire 
line of the said Canal and intended Railway, praying ee 
that the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Vattey Line) 
Valley Line) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now Bill. 
stands, but that the same may be referred to the 
Committee of the House now sitting on the Amal- 
gamation of Canals and Railways, and that the 
Petitioners may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, before such Committee, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
| Railways and Canals Amalgamation. 








A Petition 





Q VicToRIz. 


A Petition of William Chaddock, of Congleton, in 
the parish of Astbury, in the county of Chester, 
Esquire, and Elizabeth his Wife, Edwards Franceys, 
of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, 
and the Reverend Edward Wilson, of Congleton, in 
the county of Chester, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against. certain parts of the North Stafford- 
shire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel ened, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North Staf- 
jordshire 
Railway 
(Pottery Line) 
Bill. 


Thames 
Haven Dock 
and Railway 
(No. 2.) 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Beauchamp 
Cooper, of Morley Rectory, near Wymondham, in 
the county of Norfolk, Clerk, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Tames Haven Dock and Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





Midland Rail- 
way (Purchase 
of Oakham 
Canal) Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
through which the Oakham Canal iene men- 
tioned passes or lies contiguous, and also Traders 
using the said Canal, and Owners of boats navigated 
on the said Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Midland Railway (Purchase of 
Oakham Canal) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Chorley 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
canal navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain partsof the Chorley Water- 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


17° Aprils. 





North Midland gesses of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, pray- 


test Hiding ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
Branches) agents, against parts of the York and North Mid- 
(No. 1.) Bill. Jand Railway (East Riding Branches) (No. 1.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Cambridge Petitions of William Herring Smith, of Cam-| 
ccc, bridge, in the county of Cambridge, Brewer ;—and, 


Commissioners amongst others for putting into ex- 
ecution two Acts of Parliament passed in the twenty- | 
eighth and thirty-fourth years of the reign of King 





George the Third, for the better paving, cleansing 
and lighting the Town of Cambridge, for removing 
and preventing Obstructions and Annoyances, and 
for widening the Streets, Lanes and other Passages | 
within the said Town; praying that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the Cambridge Improve- 

ment Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Vou. 101. | 


-monalty of the Company of Conservators of the 


513 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bristol Water- 
of the city of Bristol ;—and, Lionel Oliver Bigg, works and_ 
of the city of Bristol, Gentleman; praying that °°¥°*° or 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Bristol Water- 
— and Sewerage Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, of Midland, 
Bretton Park, in the county of York, Esquire, pray- Barnsley, 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or sn 
agent, against certain parts of the Midland, Barnsley, Leeds and 
Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway Bradford 
Bill, was presented, and read. a 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees under the Acts of Parlia- Airdrie and 
ment thereinafter mentioned, and Creditors or Re- anes ng 1 
presentatives of Creditors upon the Tolls leviable on vay Bill, — 
the roads thereinafter mentioned, in the counties of 
Lanark and Dumbarton, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts ofthe Airdrie and Bathgate Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees under the Acts of Parlia- Witsontown, 
ment thereinafter mentioned, Creditors or Repre- erp oe ati 
sentatives of Creditors upon the Tolls leviable on the — 
roads, in the counties of Lanark and Dumbar- (Knowton | 
ton, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Branch) Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 
(Knowlton Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Most honourable Paulyn Reginald Kilmarnock 
Serlo Marquess of Hastings, a Minor, by Patrick Waterworks 
Boyle, Esquire, Advocate, his Factor loco tutoris, 
and of the Most honourable Sophia Frederica 
Christina Marchioness of Bute, with the advice and 
consent of the Most honourable John Crichton 
Stuart Marquess of Bute, and the said Marquess, 
for his interest ;—and, Mary Lady Montgomerie, 
and of Sir Charles Lamb, Baronet, her Husband, for 
his interest; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kilmarnock Waterworks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, failway (Ex. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, tension to Ely 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the with a Branch 
Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Ex- pin, ) 
tension to Ely with a Branch therefrom) Bill, was 

presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


3uU A Petition 











514 


Newcastleand A Petition of Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram, 
Partington ail ESquire, praying that he may be heard, by his 
way (Thirsk counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Vew- 
and Malton castle and Darlington Junction Railway (Thirsk and 
Branches) Bill. 77q/¢on Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


North of Nor- A Petition of John Longe, of Spixworth Park, 

folk Railway in the county of Norfolk, Esquire, Owner of lands 

Bill. 4 E ; a “ 
on the line of a projected Railway from Morwich 
to Aylsham, with a Branch to North Walsham, 
called The North of Norfolk Railway, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the North of Worfolk Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 


Paving Bill. A Petition of the Society of Writers to Her Ma- 


jesty’s Signet for Scotland, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh Paving Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Aston Rates xs “ae , 
— Petitions from Birmingham ;—Chairman of the 


Commissioners for cleansing, lighting and watching 
and levelling the surfaces of the streets and other 
public places within the hamlets of Deritend and 
Bordesley, in the county of Warwick, and for re- 
moving and preventing nuisances, obstructions and 
encroachments, and regulating the driving of carts 
and other carriages used for carrying goods, wares 
and merchandises therein ;—and, Chairman of the 
Board of Surveyors for the repair of the Highways 
of the hamlet of Bordesley, in the parish of Aston- 
juata- Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; pray- 
ying that the Aston Rates Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered tw lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others be- 
longing to the town of Alnwick, in the county of 
Northumberland, praying that the Newcastle and 
Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Newcastle and 
Berwick 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the thereunder-signed of the town of 
Wexford, praying the House to adopt measures, as 
speedily as may be, to provide Catholic Chaplains 
for Catholic Soldiers stationed in the colonies and 
on foreign service, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Roman Cathe- 
lic Soldiers. 


Roman Catho- A Petition of Secular Clergymen and Laymen 
lic Relief Bill. of the town of Lancaster and its vicinity, professing 
the Roman Catholic Religion, praying that the 
Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Joshua Toul- 
min Smith. 


A Petition of Joshua Toulmin Smith, of Hare- 
court, and of Highgate, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, praying for inquiry into the conduct of an 
otlicer of Excise, in reference to a search of the 
Petitioner’s premises, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


17° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


Petitions from Alnmouth ;— St. Ishmael ;—Col- Lunatics Acts, 
lingbourn Kingston ;— Witherslack ;—Quarrington ; 
— Shadforth ; —Bransford ;— Witley ; —Malvern ; 
—and, Leigh (Worcester); praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions of Poor Law Officers of the Morpeth Poor Law 
Union, in the county of Northumberland ; —and, Oticers. 
Benjamin Thomas and others ; praying that provi- 

sion may be made for the superannuation of all Poor 

Law Officers who shall have faithfully discharged 

their duties for several years, and then become in- 
capacitated for further service, and that the fund 

for such superannuation be raised by the deduction 

of a per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ Sa- 

laries, and be under the sanction of Parliament, the 
control of the Government, and the management of 

the Poor Law Commissioners,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in the Medical 
town and neighbourhood of Portarlington, Queen’s Profession 
County, praying that the Medical Men of Ireland land.) 
may be placed on an equality with their brethren in 

the sister kingdom, and that their disabilities may 

receive redress, either in any Bill that may come 

before the House this Session in reference to the 
Medicak Charities of Zreland, or through such other 
channel as to the House shall seem fit, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Managers of the royal burgh of Prisons 
Kilrenny, praying the House to take into considera- (Scotland.) 
tion the Report of the Select Committee of the 

House appointed in the last Session of Parliament, 

to inquire into the system of taxation for Prisons in 
Scotland, so far as the regulation of assessments in 

counties and burghs is concerned, with the view to 

giving effect to the recommendations contained in 

the said Report, was presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Beeralston ;—and, Calstock; pray- Lord's Day 
ing the House to pass a law for greatly restricting 

or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors 

on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes Protection of 
of Saint Mary, Saint Peter, and Drum, in Athlone, Life (Ireland) 
praying that the Protection of Life (reland) Bill _ 

may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Protection of 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon — (Ireland) 
the 3d day of this instant April, was proposed to be ~ ” 
made to the Question, That the Protection of Life 
(Jreland) Bill be now read the first time; and which 
Amendment was, To leave out from the word “ That”’ 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ while this House deplores the existence of outrage 
“ in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious for its re- 

“ pression, it is of opinion that such outrage will 
“ be aggravated, not removed, by the arbitrary, 
‘* unjust and unconstitutional enactments of this 
“ Bill; and that it is the duty of Parliament to 
adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate the 
“ causes which produce these crimes, instead of 
“ resorting to laws which will harass and oppress 
“ the innocent, without restraining the guilty ; and 
“‘ which, being restrictive of public liberty, cannot 
“ fail to augment national discontent;” instead 


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And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question béing put, 
That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. John O’ Connell, 

Yeas, Mr. Wm. Smith O’ Brien: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Noes, Mr. Cripps : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn: 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 


17°—18° Aprilis. 





515 


three hundred and eighty thousand and two hun- 
dred pounds be raised by Exchequer Bills for the 
Service of the year 1846. 


Resolution to be reported, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
Ss “ga That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
ution. 


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


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

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


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself tnsolvent 
into aCommittee upon the Insolvent Debtors (India) Debtors 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker (india) Bill. 


twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Sabbati, 18° die Aprilis, 1846: 


Administra- 


The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill ; and had 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


tion of Crimi- 


y mittee on the Administration of Criminal Justice 
nal Justice 


Bill ; The Commons Inclosure Bill was, according to Commons 


Bill. “ty : ’ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday bse read f a. * 5 — = eeseenines 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. ommittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 
Coal-whippers Mr. Greene reported the Coal-whippers (Port of | _ Ordered, That there be laid before this House @ County Works 
ey st Lon- London) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | Statement, showing the several cases in which extra- Presentments 
on lil, 


agreed to. ordinary Presentment Sessions have been held under (Ireland. 





Railway, &amp;c. 
Deposits Bill. 


Supply ; 


Account of 
Civil Contin 
gencies 
referred. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies, 


Ways and 
Means ; 


Exchequer 
Bills, 


A Clause (Existing Contracts to remain in force,) 
was twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


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

Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended 
under the Head of Civil Contingencies in the year 
1845, and the Estimate of the Amount required for 
1846, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee). 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Charge of Civil Contingencies for the 
year 1846. 

Resolution to be reported. 





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

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

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

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


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eighteen millions 
- Vou. 101. 





the provisions of the Act 9 Vic.,c. 2, specifying in 
each case the County and District for which such 
Sessions have been held, the Result of the Proceed- 
ings, the Amount of Money presented, the purposes 
for which such Presentments have been made, the 
Amount of Money advanced under the authority of 
the said Act ; with Summaries of the whole Amount 
presented, and of the Total Amount advanced, 
throughout the entire Kingdom of Ireland. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Criminal 
ables showing the Number Offenders. 


Command,—Copy of 
of Criminal Offenders committed for Trial, or bailed 
for Appearance at the Assizes and Sessions in each 
County in Jreland, in the year 1845, and the Result 
of the Proceedings. 


Copy of the Twenty-fourth Report of the Inspec- prisons 
tors-General, on the General State of the Prisons of (Ireland.) 


Ireland, 1845 ; with Appendices. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant Isle of Man. 


to several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 5th day of 
February last, for Returns of the Amount collected 
in the Isle of Man, by the authority of the Act 
54 Geo. 3, c. 143,s. 1, for Harbour Dues, in each 
year from the year 1833 to 1843, under the se- 
veral Heads stated by the Schedule of that Act :— 
Of the Expenditure of the Amounts so received, 
under the various Heads to which appropriated, 
and of the Balance in Hand of the said Funds on 
the 1st day of January 1844 :—Of the Commission- 
ers now qualified, and who execute the said Act :— 
And, of the Amount of Fines levied under its autho- 
rity,—in an amended form, and in conformity with 
the said Act. 


A Return of the Dates of the several Orders in Sugar. 


Council by which Her Majesty has declared the 
Sugars of Foreign Countries admissible, under the 
Act 8 -Vic., c. 5, as not being the produce of Slave 
Labour; and of the Countries to which the same 
were applicable. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to valuation 
Orders,—A Return of the several Counties, Coun- (Ireland.) 


ties of Cities, and Counties of Towns, in Jreland, of 
3U 2 which 





Loan Fund 
Board 
Cireland.) 


Scarcity 
ireland.) 


No. 213, 


516 


which the Valuation, under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 
4,c.84, has been completed ; specifying the Name 
of each Barony, or Half Barony, the Acreable Con- 
tents, and the Valuation thereof; stating, also, the 
Sum ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury War- 
rant of Spring Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, 
or Half Barony, and the Rate per centum which each 
such Sum bears to the Valuation; also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of 
Summer Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, or Half 
Barony, and the Rate per centum which each such 
Sum bears to the Valuation ; stating, also, the Name 
and Acreable Contents of each such County, County 
of a City, and County ofa Town; the Annual Value 
thereof according to the Valuation under that Act; 
the Amount of the Expense of such Valuation, the 
Cost per Acre of such Valuation, and the Rate which 
the Cost of such Valuation bears to each £.100 of 
the Valuation :—A similar Return for the year 1845 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 212, 
of Session 1844):—A Return from the Counties of 
Cork and Waterford, specitying the Name of each 
Barony, or Half Barony, the Acreable Contents, and 
the Valuation thereof; stating, also, the Sum ordered 
to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring 
Assizes 1844, for each such Barony, or Half Barony, 
and the Rate per centum which each such Sum bears 
to the Valuation; also, the Sum ordered to be levied 
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Summer Assizes 1844, 
for each such Barony, or Half Barony, and the Rate 
per centum which each such Sum bears to the Valua- 
tion :—A similar Return for the year 1845 :— 
A Return of the Cotnties, Counties of Cities, and 
Counties of Towns, in Ireland, except Cork and 
Waterford, of which the Valuation, under the Act 
Gand 7 Will. 4, c. 84, has not been completed, speci- 
fying the Name of each Barony, or Half Barony, 
the Acreable Contents according to the Ordnance 
Survey ; stating, also, the Sum ordered to be le- 
vied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring As- 
sizes 1844, off each such Barony, or Half Barony, 
and the Rate per 1,000 Acres, assessable in the 
County Book tor each Barony, &amp;c.; also, the Sum 
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of 
Summer Assizes 1844, off each such Barony, or Half 
Barony, and the Rate per 1,000 Acres, assessable in 
the County Book for each Barony, &amp;c.:—And, a 
similar Return for the year 1845. 

A Return of Outrages specially reported to the 
Constabulary Office in Jveland, during each of the 
years 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845 :—And, an Ab- 
stract Return of Total Number of Persons in Ire- 
land, appearing by the Returns of the Clerks of the 
Crown and Clerks of the Peace of the several Coun- 
ties, &amp;c., to have been committed for ‘Il'rial in the 
years 1844 and 1845, as well as of those convicted, 
acquitted, discharged for no Bill found, or no Pro- 
secution, or bailed and not tried; distinguishing 
the various Offences. 

Copy of any Report sent to Government by a 
Stipendiary or other Magistrate, or by any Police 
Authority, of any Attack made, or alleged, on the | 
house of Mr. P. B. Iyan, or on himself, in the year 
1845 :—Also of any Attack made, or alleged to have 
been made, on the house of the said Mr. P. B. | 
Ryan, in the month of March 1846 :—And, a Re- 
turn of the Discharge of the said Mr. P. B. Ryan 
by the Insolvent Court, in the County of Tipperary, 
and a Copy of the Schedule filed by him on that 
cecasion. 

Mr. Manners Sutton alsu presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Eighth 
Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Loan 
Fund Board of Lreland. 

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


17°—18°—20°—21° Aprilis. 





Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Further Returns showing the Progress 
of Disease iu the Potatoes, the Complaints of the 


A. 1846, 


Scarcity which have been made, and the Applica- 
tions for Relief, for the week ending the 4th day of 
April 1846. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after Twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 20° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 18 46. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment, 


Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 

ouse ; and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 
a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Martis, 21° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Cotton. 


the East India Company, was called in, 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of the several Rates of Duties levied on the 
Importation of Cotton Manufactures of various 
Descriptions into Great Britain and Ireland, from 
the earliest period; distinguishing the Duties levied 
on the Manufactures of British India and of our Co- 
lonies, from the Duties levied on those Foreign Coun- 
tries :—Also, the several Rates of Duties levied in 
British India on the Importation of British and 
Foreign Cotton Goods, from the earliest period ; 
together with an Abstract of the same, so far as the 
same can be made out, (so far as relates to British 
India). 


Return to an Order dated the 19th day of March post-office 
last, for Returns of the Receipt and Expenditure of (India.) 


the Post-office at each of the Presidencies of Bengal, 
Madras and Bombay, under separate heads, for 
each of the years 1842 and 1843 :—Of the Number 
of Letters and Packages despatched from and re- 
ceived by each of the Post-offices at Calcutta, 
Agra, Madras and Bombay, in each day, for the 
seriod of one month, in 1846; distinguishing the 
Number of Private Letters from those on the Go- 
vernment Service on which no Postage is levied :— 
And, of the Number of Newspapers and other 
Printed Papers despatched from and received by 
the several Post-offices as above; distinguishing 
those for Private Individuals and those sent on the 
the Public Service ; stating also the Aggregate 
Weight of the Private and of the Public Letters, of 
the Newspapers and of other Printed Papers for 
Private Individuals and on Public Service, distin- 
guishing the Weight of each Class in each day. 


An Account, so far as the same can be furnished Scinde. 


in this Country, of the Value of Property belonging 
to the Ameers of Scinde, including Jewels and 
Money, taken possession of in Scinde; stating the 
Amount kept by the East India Company, and the 
Amount claimed and allowed as Prize Money. 


Accounts of the Gross and Net Amount of the East India: 


Customs at Calcutta, in the year 1844:—Of the 
several Articles imported free, and also the Net 
Amount received on each separate Article, in each 
of the years 1842, 1243 and 1844, and of the Aggre- 

gate 





Seinde- 


Court of 


@hancery- 


9 VicToRIz. 


gate Amount of each Class, classing them under 
the following heads; vtz., 


21° Aprilis. 


517 


cember 1842, made in the matter of the Suitors of 
that Court, and ascertaining the Costs and Charges 


Rupees. | incurred in preparing, procuring and passing the 
1. A list of eet less net revenue of Customs Duty than 1,000 | Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 103, for abolishing certain 
* — . = = more than 1,000 rupees and less than 5,000 | Offices of that Court, and also a Copy of the State 
3. Ditto - - - - ditto 5,000 » = _10,000 | of Facts laid before the said Master on the part of 
6 Ditto - - - - dite 10,000 » &gt; 100,000 | the said Suitors, and referred to in his said Report : 
ee tee ae ” 2 So0,000 | —And then he withdre 
6. Ditto producing more than + - - - - 500,000 Ww. 


so as to exhibit the Aggregate Net Revenue of these 
six Classes :—A similar Account for the Presidency 
of Madras :—And, a similar Account for the Pre- 
sidency of Bombay. 


Returns of the Amount of Revenue received in 
Scinde, and of the Expenditure for Collection, and 
for other Civil Charges in that Province, in each 

ear since its Annexation :—And, of the Amount of 
Tependiane for the Military and Naval Establish- 
ments employed in Scinde in each year since its 
Annexation :—And,an Estimate of the Expense, 
Civil ,Military and Naval, for the Province of Scinde, 
for the year 1845-6 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Goodbody, from the Court of Chancery, was 
called in, and at the bar presented,—Further Re- 
turn to an Order dated the 20th day of February 
last, for Copies of all Claims made by the Masters 
in Chancery, and of the Registrars, and of the Clerks 
of the Registrars, and of the Clerks to the entering 
Registrars, and of others, to the Lords of the Trea- 
sury, for Compensation, under the 48th section of 
the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 94, intituled, “ An Act 
for the Regulation of the Process and Practice of 
certain Offices of the High Court of Chancery in 
England,” and of the Warrant or Warrants under 
the hands of the said Lords of the Treasury, founded 
upon any of such Claims, and of any Report or 
Reports of the Commissioners appointed by them 
under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, and 1 Will. 4, c. 58, upon 
which such Warrants are founded :—And, of the 
Report of the Commissioners appointed by the 
Lords of the Treasury under the Acts 11 Geo. 4, 
and 1 Will. 4, c. 58, upon the Claims of the Side 
Clerks of the Court of Exchequer, for Compensation, 
under that Act, and a Copy of the Schedule of the 
Fees to which such Side Clerks were by the said 
Commissioners found and declared to be entitled: 
—Returns of the respective Ages of the Persons 
entitled to Compensation under the Act 5 and 6 
Vic., c. 103, and the Names of the Sworn Clerks to 
whom they were articled, and the Dates of their 
Articles respectively, to such Sworn Clerks, and the 
Dates of their several Admissions to Seats as Sworn 
Clerks or Waiting Clerks; and of the Sums paid 
by each of the said late Sworn Clerks entitled to 
Compensation for the Purchase of any Business of 
a Sworn Clerk ; stating the Sums so paid by each 
Person, and the Person to whom paid, and the time 
or times when paid : —Of the Number of Attendable 
Warrants granted by each of the Taxing Masters 
for the Taxation of Costs each day, within the first, 
second and third years of his appointment; dis- 
tinguishing the Warrants to justify Attendances, 
and the Number of Bills of Costs, and the Amount 


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


Mr. Walmisley, from the Office of the Solicitors to Newcastle 
the Newcastle Coal Company, was called in, and at Coal Turn. 


the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return 
under the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. '72, of the Sums invested 
in the Three per Cent. Consolidated Bank Annuities, 
also placed in the Newcastle Union Bank, also ad- 
vanced to the Solicitors, and also in the hands of the 
Treasurer on the 31st day of December 1844:—Also, 
an Account in detail of the Receipts and Expenditure 
under the Acts 5 Geo. 4, c. 72, and 8 and 9 Vic., 
c. 73, for the year 1845, and the Balance, and where 
placed :—Also, the Names of the Commissioners who 
have attended, and the Date of each Meeting of the 
Board in the year 1845 :—Also, the Names of the 
Trustees, Treasurer, and Clerk:—And, also the 
Names of the Solicitors, and the Amount of Law 
Charges (including the Cost of the Act of Parlia- 
ment) for the year 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Commit- Public Peti- 
tee on Public Petitions; That they had examined poo eas 
the Petitions presented upon the 7th, 8th and 17th “cP 


days of this instant April, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


The Worcester Gas Bill was read a second time ; worcester 


and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Gas Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Aldridge, of London and 


No. 1, Upper Woburn-place, Tavistock-square, in the be 


county of Middlesex, Esquire, which was presented 
upon the 26th day of March last; and also the 
Petition of Henry Browne Alexander, of Kensington, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, which was 
presented upon the 27th day of March last ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


indsor Rai - 


Ordered, That the Mitcham and South Western Mitcham and 
Railway Bill (of which Notice of Report was given South Western 
for Thursday the sth day of this instant April) be B#!w4y _ 


permitted to be reported this day, notwithstanding 
the Resolution of the House of the 7th day of this 
instant April. 


The House being informed that the Parties pro- perby, Gains- 
moting the Derby, Gainsborough and Great Grimsby borough and 
Junction Railway Bill did not intend to proceed GreatGrimsby 
with their Bill ; Junction 


and Rate of the Per-centage on the Taxation thereof 
paid thereon during each of those several years, 


and the Sums received by him for Warrants granted, Railway Bill. 


and for Copies of Bills of Costs, and for Reports or 
Certificates, or otherwise, during each of those 
periods :—And of the Total Amount of the Sums 
received by each of the Taxing Masters of the Court 
of Chancery (paid out of the Suitors’? Fee Fund), 
both for Salary and Compensation, since the pass- 
ing of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, distinguishing 
the Sums paid to each Person, and the Names of 
the Persons:—And, a Copy of the Report of Sir 
Giffin Wilson, one of the Masters of the High Court 


ot Chancery in England, dated the 3d day of De- 
Vou. 101. 





The Order made upon the 2d day of March last, 
for referring the Bill to the Committee of Selection, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That in consequence of the Breviates Belfast Con- 
not having been delivered in due time, the Belfast sumers’ Gas 


Consumers’ Gas Bill, Belfast Improvement Bill, 
Frilford Inclosure Bill, Gravesend and Milton 
Waterworks Bill, Legal Quays (London) Bill, 
Liverpool Water Bill, Liverpool Paving, Sewering 

3U3 and 


ill, &amp;c. 








518 21° Aprils. A. 1846. 


and Watering Bill, Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company Bill, Newport and Pillgwenlly Water- 
works Bill, Queensferry Passage Bill, Tonbridge 
Weils Improvement Bill, Wath-upon-Dearne Im- 
rovement Bill, and Wolverhampton Stipendiary 
Meghteds Bill, be permitted to be read a second 
time, notwithstanding the time prescribed by the 
Sessional Order has expired, provided the Breviates 
shall have been laid on the Table on or before yes- 
terday. 


Ordered, That the Frilford Inclosure Bill be read 
a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Legal Quays (London) Bill 
be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the West 
Lancashire Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no proof of application to Henry Bellingham 
and Henry Myers, two owners, who were stated to 
have been applied to by John O’ Flanagan, was 
adduced before the Committee ; but it appeared to 
the Committee that the said John O’ Flanagan was 
ill, and could not attend to give Evidence before the 
Committee of his having made the application ; and 
inasmuch as the Section deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Lancaster does not 
show a datum horizontal line referred to some fixed 
point near either of the termini, as set forth in the 
Bill, as the said fixed point is stated on the said 
Sections to be 129 feet 9 inches below the floor of 
the passage into the Liverpool Exchange from Old 
Hall-street and Tithe Barn-street, when in fact one 
of the said termini is situate in the parish of Walton- 
on-the-Hill, being a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs 
and 7 chains from the said fixed point, and the 
other of the said termini is situate in the parish of 
North Meols, being a distance of 17 miles and up- 
wards from the said fixed point; and inasmuch as 
the said Plan and Section so deposited as aforesaid 
do not exhibit thereon the distances in miles and 
furlongs from either of the said termini of the said 
Railway, as the said distances do not commence 
from either of the said termini; and inasmuch as 
the whole of the cross Sections, being 20 in number, 
are not drawn on the scale required by the Standing 
Orders, as such cross Sections are drawn on a hori- 
zontal scale of 1 inch to every 264 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and 
Banbury Line) Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
a certain portion of the parish of Cropredy, which is 
contained in the hamlet of Mollington, is on the 
Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace de- 
scribed as being in the parish of Mollington, but in 
the Book of Reference thereto it is described as being 
in the parish of Cropredy, and there is no parish of 
Mollington contained in such Book of Reference ; 
but it appeared that in the Private Bill Office Plan 
and in the Plans deposited with the Parish Clerks 
the parish is correctly named. 

And inasmuch as in the enlarged Plan of pro- 
perty No. 31, inthe parish of Chesterton, a building 
occupied as stables, and a garden within the limits 
of deviation, are omitted. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace of the county 


of Ozford, and in the notice served on the occupier | 
| 





of property No. 31, the said property is described 
as a private carriage-road, whereas No. 31, in ad- 
dition to the private carriage-road, contains a cow- 
shed, stack-yard, stables and garden. 

And inasmuch as five dwelling-houses in the 
parish of Saint Nicholas, Warwick, situated on the 
line of the proposed Railway, belonging to William 
Taylor, and occupied respectively by George 
Hutchins, William Robinson, Thomas Dyke, Thomas 
Green and Elizabeth Moore, are not numbered on 
the Plans or referred to in the Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the following properties are 
numbered differently in the Plans and in the Book 
of Reference ; 


Parish of Leamington Priors: 


























Is numbered Is numbered 
No. on Plan. | in the Book of No. on Plan. | in the Book of 
Reference. Reference. 
8 28 8 48 
9 29 3 53 
J 31 4 64 
5 35 5 65 
6 36 6 66 
7 37 7 67 
8 38 3 73 
9 39 4 74 
1 41 6 76 
2 42 7 77 
3 43 
Alternative line of Railway from Leamington 
Priors: 
Is numbered | Is numbered 
No. on Plan. | in Book of |; No. on Plan. | in Book of 
Reference. Reference. 
9 39 4 84 
1 81 | 5 8&amp;5 
2 82 6 86 
3 83 | 7 87 











But it appeared that these properties were situate 
in a crowded portion of the town, and it being im- 
possible distinctly to write the whole number in 
every case on the Plan, the promoters had in such 
cases omitted the first numeral ; and it did not appear 
to the Committee that the practice so adopted was 
calculated to mislead. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Eastern Cou- 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition ties Railway 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing ag oon 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Eastern 
Counties Railway (Tottenham to Barnet) Bill, was 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no Plan, Section and 
Book of Reference were deposited with the Parish 
Clerk of Tottenham on or before the 31st of De- 
cember last, but that a Plan, Section and Book of 
Reference were deposited with the Vestry Clerk of 
Tottenham, in consequence of erroneous information, 
but whose office is wholly dissimilar, and that a 
deposit was subsequently made with the Parish 
Clerk on the 13th of January 1846. 

And inasmuch as at 5 miles on the Section in the 
parish of Edmonton, the height from the datum line, 
as calculated on the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, is 
175 feet, whereas the height by the check levels by 
the witnesses of the promoters is 179 feet 4 inches, 
and by the other witnesses variously stated as 182 
feet 56, 184.9 feet, and 185; but the levels on each 
side were proved to be correct. 

And inasmuch as on the alternative line, at 1 mile 
4 furlongs on the said Section, the height from the 
datum Tine, as calculated on the said Section, 
183.10 feet, whereas by the check levels it is 198.58 
feet, making an error of 15.58 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the alternative line at 1 mile 
7 furlongs, the height from the datum liae, as calcu- 
lated on the said Section, is 187.00 feet, whereas by 
the check levels it is 200.09 feet, making an pe 

o 








Direct 
Northern 
Railway. 


Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Queensferry 
Passage Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Newark 
and Gainsbo- 
rough.) 


Royal Asylum 
of Saint Ann’s 
Society Bill. 


Q Vicroriz. 


of 13.09 feet ; but it was stated by the promoters 
that thev intended to abandon the alternative line. 

And inasmuch as‘notice has been published of 
the intention of the Parties to apply for power to 
construct the said alternative line. 

And inasmuch as there are two lines of Railway 
laid down on the Plans, and it is impossible to as- 
certain which line is to be adopted. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee 
cn Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Direct Northern Railway Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as by the Plans and Books of Reference 
it is shown that application is also intended to be 
made for powers to take lands in the parishes of 
Haxey, in the county of Lincoln, and Gringley, in 
the county of Nottingham, for the purposes of 
making a Branch Railway, diverging from the 
main Line in the parish of Atsterton, and terminat- 
ing in the parish of Methley, but in the notice pub- 
lished in the Zondon Gazette and the several 
country newspapers no mention is made of lands in 
the said parishes of Haxey and Gringley being re- 
quired for the purposes of the said Branch Railway ; 
but it appeared that the names of the said parishes 
were inserted in the notices for the main Line. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway therein- 
after mentioned, praving that provision may be 
made in the Kené Atmospheric Railway Bill, for 
enabling the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company 
to make a Deviation line, near Maidstone, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Trustees of 
the Liverpool Docks to construct additional Wet 
Docks, and other Works, and to raise a further Sum 
of Money, and for extending and amending the 
Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liver- 
pool, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Queeasferry Passage Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Bolton Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House being informed, That the Parties pro- 
moting the Midland Railway (Newark and Gains- 
borough) Bill did not intend to proceed with their 
Bill ; 

The Order made upon the 6th day of February 
last, for referring the Petition for the said Bill to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
was read; and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Members of 
the Institution called The Royal Asylum of the 
Saint Ann’s Society, and to enable them the better 
to carry on their Charitable Designs, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Vhat Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

VoL. 101. 


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519 


An ingrossed Bill for the Division of the Rectory Upwell-cum- 
of Upwell-cum-Welney, in the county of Norfolk, —a 
and in the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, dines 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Biil for the better supplying with Dundee New 
Gas the Royal Burgh of Dundee, Suburbs thereof, &amp;s Bill. 
and Places adjacent, in the County of Forfar, was 
read the third time. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 


The Sion College Estate Bill was read a second Sion College 
time; and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Dublin Cemeteries Bill be Dublin Ceme- 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 6th day of teries Bill. 
May next. 


Ordered, That the Dublin Markets Bill be read —_ on 
a second time upon Wednesday the 6th day of Markets SX. 
May next. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon consi- ata , 

rati co | ; Telegraph 
deration of the Report of the Electric Telegraph Company Bill. 
Company Bill, be resumed upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Leith Petty Customs Bill be Leith Petty , 
read a second time upon Thursday the 7th day of Costome Bim. 
May next. 


The Sheffield General Cemetery Bill was read a Sheffield Ge- 
second time ; and committed. aa 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- one 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on-y,; 
Group No. 20, of alley Bills, to whom several South Western 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Railway Bill. 
Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Mitcham and South Western Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
into the allegations contained in the Preamble of 
the Bill, but the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Belfast Consumers’ Gas Bill was read a Belfast Con- 
second time ; and committed. sumers’ Gas 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Belfast Improvement Bill was read a second Belfast 
time ; and committed. Improvement 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Gravesend and Milton Waterworks Bill was Gravesend 
read a second time ; and committed. = Milton 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Ba ae 
mittee of Selection. 


The Liverpool Water Bill was read a second riverpoot 
time; and committed. Water Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Liverpool Paving, Sewering and Watering Liverpool 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. restos 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Wateriny Bil 
mittee of Selection. 
S8u4+ The 





520 


The Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterworks Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Newport and 
Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Wolverhamp- 
ton Stipen- 
diary Justice 
Bill. 


The Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure Com- 
pany Bill. 


Ordered, That the Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company Bill be read a second time upon Thursday 
the 30th day of this instant April. 


Cork and 
Passage 
Railway. 


The House being informed, That the Parties pro- 
moting the Cork and Passage Railway Bill did not 
intend to proceed with their Bill ; 

The Order made upon the 6th day of Fe bruary 
last, for referring the Petition for the said Bill to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Glasgow 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Glasgow Waterworks to introduce an 
additional Supply of Water to the City and Suburbs 
of Glasgow, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Tonbridge 
Wells Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Tonbridge Wells Improvement 
Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


The Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wath-upon- 
Dearne Im- 
provement 
Bill. 


Northumber- — Petitions from Bishop Auckland ;——Wolsing- 
land and 


: ham and Stanhope-in- Weardale ;——and, Durham ; 
Lancashire ‘ 7 : 
Senetion Baile praying that the Northumberland and Lancashire 
way Bill. unction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 

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


Wear Dock 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and other 
Railway Bill. 


Inhabitants of Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, 
praying that the Wear Dock Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Dublin, 
Dundrum and 
Enniskerry 
Railway. 


Petitions from Wicklow and Dublin ; and, 
Corporation of Dublin; taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Dublin, Dundrum 
and Enniskerry Railway Bill ; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Yorkshire and 
Jlasgow Union 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and neigh- 
bourhood of York, praying that the Yorkshire and 
Glasgow Union Railway Bill may pass into a law, 


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


Airdrie and 
Bathgate 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors, Merchants, Traders 
and Inhabitants of the towns of Whitburn and 
Blackburn, and their vicinity, praying that the Air- 
drie and Bathgate Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sutton Har- 
bour and 

Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill. 


A Petition of Directors of the city of Dublin and 
British and Irish Steam Packet Company, praying 
that the Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1846. 


A Petition of Inhabitants in and around the vil- Edinburgh 
lage of Uphall, praying that the Edinburgh and seg 
Bathgate Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 7 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Strat- Rugby, 
ford-upon-Avon, and its neighbourhood, in the Leamington 
county of Warwick, praying that the Rugby, Lea- ole 
mington and Warwick Railway Bill may pass into ° 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufac- Manchester 
turers, and others, Inhabitants of Gorton and Den- 204 Hyde_ 
ton, in the county of Lancaster, and the neighbour- ®*!"*y Bill 
ing district, praying that the Manchester and Hyde 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of H eads of Houses of the University Worcester and 


Porth Dyn- 
Maen Railway 
ill 


of Ozford, praying that the Worcester and Porth 

Dynllaen Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 

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


Petitions of James Thomson, of Primrose, near Blackburn, 

Clitheroe, Edmund Peel Thomson, of Leigh Lodge, Clitheroe and 
near Manchester, Henry Thomson and Charles ¥orth Western 
Thomson, both of Little Moor, near Clitheroe afore- Railway Bill. 
said, all in the county of Lancaster, Calico Printers ; 
——Blackburn and Preston Railway Company ; 
——and, the East Lancashire Railway Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Lancashire 
Company, praying that the Lancashire and York- and Yorkshire 
shire (North Eastern) Railway Bill may not pass seceal 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and Railway Bill. 
read, and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne Manchester 

and Manchester Railway Company, praying that — Leeds 
‘ vr ailway Ex- 

they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel sensions, &amp;c. 
or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester Bill. 
and Leeds Railway Extensi ons, &amp;c., Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition ofthe Right honourable Francis Earl Perth and 
of Moray, K.T., praying that he may be heard, by on. 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Perth and Inverness Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
it he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Francis Earl 
of Moray, k. T., praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Znverness and Elgin Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee 


Inverness and 
Elgin Junction: 
Railway Bill. 








9 VicToRIz£. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | 


if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | 

Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing and improving the Road 
oe ,. from Reading, in the County of Berks, to Hatfield, 
an ay * in the County of Hertford, and also the Road lead- 
Branch) Bill. ing out of the said Road at Marlow to or near 
the ‘Thirty-milestone, in the Turnpike-road from 
Maidenhead to Reading,” assembled at a general 
Meeting of the said Trustees duly convened and 
held at the Town Hall at Saint Alban’s, in the said 
county of Hertford, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint Al- 
ban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, was presented, and 

read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 








21° Aprilis. 


521 


Albyn-place, Edinburgh, and the said Sir Archibald 
Campbell, as one of the other Trustees of the de- 
ceased Miss Anne Balfour, of Kingsdale, Pro- 
prietors of the estate of Roseburn ; and, Sir John 
Hall, of Dunglass, in the county of Haddington, 
Baronet, John Hope, Writer to the Signet, Edin- 
burgh, and James Hope, junior, Writer to the Sig- 
net, Edinburgh, being a Majority and Quorum of 
Trustees of the late Dr. Thomas Charles Hope, 
sometime Professor of Chemistry in the University 
of Edinburgh ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian 
Branches) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Trustees on the Great Turnpike- Caledonian 
road between Edinburgh and Glasgow, by Bathgate Railway 
and Airdrie, from the New Bridge over the Water ae 
of Almond, on the confines of the counties of Edin- a 
burah and Linlithgow, to Bailieston, in the county 





Two Petitions of Trustees and Creditors on the 
road between Edinburgh and Glasgow, by Bathgate 
q and Airdrie, from the New Bridge over the Water 
of Almond, on the confines of the counties of Edin- 
burgh and Linlithgow, to Bailieston, in the county 
of Lanark, and certain roads connected therewith, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Ca- 
ledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- 
bridge Railway Branches) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow, 
Garnkirk an 
Coatbridge 
Railway 
Branches) Bill, 


of Lanark, and certain roads connected therewith, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Caledonian Railway (.Dundyvan Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Peter Hay, Esquire, Curator-at- Kinross Junc- 

















to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
“Huyton and 
Aston,” “ Huy- 
ton, Prescot 
and Saint 
Helens,” 
“Warrington 
and een” ceased ;—-—and, Thomas Greenall,' 
“Warrington jn 
and Parkside,” 
“ Showhill and 
Portobello” 
and “Edge Hill 
and Huyton ” 
Branches Bill. 


Petitions of Thomas Greenall, of Wilderspool, in 
the county of Chester, Gentleman, and of Gilbert 
Greenall, of Walton Hall, in the said county of 
Chester, Esquire, Trustees and Executors of the last 
will and testament of Peter Greenall, late of Saint 
Helens, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, de- 
of Wilderspool, 
the county of Chester, Gentleman ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Grand Junction 
Railway “‘ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescott 
and Saint Helens,’ “ Warrington and Kenyon,” 
“Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Porto- 
bello,” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton Branches” 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Sir Henry Jardine, of Harwood, 
Knight, Convener of the Trustees of the Cramond 
District of Roads, in the county of Edinburgh, and 
of the other Trustees of the said District, whose 
names are set thereto ; Trustees under an Act 
passed in the first and second years of the reign of 
his late Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for amending 
and making more effectual the Laws concerning 
Turnpike-roads in Scotland,” (15th October 1831), 
and also under an Act passed in the fifth and sixth 
years of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled, 
“‘An Act for more effectually making and repairing 
and maintaining the Turnpike-roads in the Been 


Caledonian 
Railwa 

(Mid Lothian 
Branches) Bill. 





of Edinburgh,” (3d July 1835) ;--—John Balfour, 

of Balbirnie, Esquire, Sir Archibald Campbell, of 

Succoth, Baronet 
Vou, 101, 


» Miss Anne Wardlaw, residing in 





Law to David Balfour Hay, of Mugdrum, Leys, tion Railway 
and Randerston, Esquire, his only Brother-german (X® !») _ 
conform to Letters of Curatory from the Crown, 
dated the 14th day of April 1807, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Kinross Junction Rail- 
way (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and read, 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Landowners, Occupiers of land Shropshire 
and Ratepayers of the parish of Acton, in the county Union Rail- 
of Chester, praying that the Shropshire Union Rail- %°¥8™ 

D ta ; : Canal (New- 
ways and Canal (ewton to Crewe, with Branches) town to Crewe 
Bill; and, the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal sy Branches) 
(Chester and Wolverhampton Lines) Bill, may not ned diel 
pass into law, as they now stand, was presented, Union Rail- 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the ways and 
Bills Canal (Chester 

sl and Wolver- 
hampton 
. Lines) Bill. 

A Petition of John C. Paisley and Robert How- pyyjin 
ard, both of the city of Dublin, praying that they Markets Bill. 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Dublin Markets Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of certain yyo1me Reser- 
mills, factories and premises situate on or near to voirs Bill. 
the Rivers Holme and Colne, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Holme Reservoirs Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the London and 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Croydon Rail- 
‘the Ravensborne, in Kent, praying that they may be ee 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against Branch) Bill. 


3x certain 











London and 


South Western 
Railway (Lon 


don Bridge 
Extension 
Bill. 


North Kent 


Railway (City 


Extension) 
Bill. 


North British 


Railway 
(Gretna 
Branch) Bill. 


West Cornwall 


Railway Bill. 


Blackburn, 
Darwen and 
Bolton Rail- 
way Bill. 


Vale of Neath 


Railway Bill. 


522 


certain parts of the Zondon and Croydon Railway 
(Thames Junction Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to 
the Ravensborne, in Kent, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and South Western 
Railway (London Bridge Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county 
of Surrey, to the Ravensborne, in the county of 
Kent, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North Kent Railway (City Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees on theTurnpike-road lead- 
ing from the city of Glasgow to the city of Carlisle, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
British Railway (Gretna Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Sophia Praed, the Mother and Guar- 
dian of William Bachwell Praed, a Minor, and of 
the said William Backwell Praed ;——and, Henry 
Lewis Stephens, Esquire, of Treganna Castle, in the 
parish of Saint Ives, in the county of Cornwall ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
West Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas S. Potter and others, 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of property on the 
line of the proposed Branch Railway thereinafter 
mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Francis Weymouth and Fre- 
derich Green, of the Tonmawr Collieries, near Neath, 
in the county of Glamorgan, Coal Proprietors, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
— of Neath Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 





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A. 1846. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Herculaneum 
Act for better paving and improving the Streets and 7°*S Bul. 
Highways within the Extra-parochial Place of Tox- 
teth Park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
for the Sewerage of certain Parts of the said Place,” 
and also being Rate-payers and Occupiers of pro- 
perty within the said place, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Leicester ané 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, praying that a 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or sins 
agents, against certain parts of the Leicester and 
Bedford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Charles Cres- Cornwall 
pigny Lord Vivian, praying that he may be heard, ®4lway Bill. 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of, interested in or Occu- Liverpool 
piers of slaughter-houses in the borough of Ziver- Sanatory o 
pool, in the county of Lancaster, praying that they S™!tions Bil- 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Sanatory Re- 
gulations Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Swansea Vale 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railway Bill. 


Swansea Canal Navigation, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Swansea Vale Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Aylesbury 


repairing and maintaining the Road from Ayles- 84 Thame ‘I. 
= : Junction Rai 
bury to Thame, and the Roads from Thame to Ox- way Bill. 


ford, Shillingford, Postcomb and Bicester, in the 


Counties of Buckingham and Ozford, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Ayleshury and 
— Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 





favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. __ 
Petitions 


Q VicToRIZ: 


Petitions of the Honourable Charles Spencer 
Cowper, of Sandringham Hall, in the county of 
Norfolk ;——and, Commissioners acting in the ex- 
ecution of two several Acts of Parliament passed 
respectively in the 50th year of the reign of King 
George the 3d, and the 7th and 8th years of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, for improving the 
Drainage and Navigation of the Middle Level of 
the Fens; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel! or agents, against certain parts 
of the Norfolk Estuary Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Norfolk 
Estuary Bill. 


Monkland and A Petition of Trustees and Creditors or Repre- 
Kirkintilloch sentatives of Creditors upon the Tolls leviable on 
a Hal Certain roads and bridges in the counties of Lanark 
Branch) Bill. and Dumbarton, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Rail- 
— (Chapel Hall Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


East Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Humfrey, of 
Wroxham, in the county of Norfolk, and of the 
precincts of the Cathedral Church of Norwich, 
Clerk, being an Owner of lands through which the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is intended 
to pass, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
East Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


North of 
Norfolk Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions of the Reverend John Humfrey, of 
Wroxham, in the county of Norfolk, and of the 
precincts of the Cathedral Church of Norwich, 
Clerk, being an Owner of lands through which the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is intended 
to pass;——and, Sir Edward Stracey, Baronet, 
the Right reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich, 
the Right honourable Caroline Hans Dowager Lady 
Suffield, the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral 
Church of Norwich, and divers other Persons being 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands, tene- 
ments and hereditaments proposed to be taken for 
the formation of the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North of Norfolk Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Manchester, 
Huddersfield 
and Great 
Grimsby 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill, 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
land and other property upon and near to the line 
ofthe proposed Manchester, Huddersfield and Great 
Grimsby Direct Railway, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Manchester, Huddersfield and 
Great Grimsby Direct Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
eee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

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523 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Francis Robertson, of Chilcote, in Grand Trunk 

the county of Derby, and of Brighthelmstone, in % Stafford 
° 4 and Peterbo- 

the county of Sussex, Esquire, praying that he may rough Union 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against Railway Bill. 
certain parts of the Grand Trunk or Stafford and 
Peterborough Union Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of Joseph Jackson and George Jackson, Liverpool and 
being Carriers of goods and merchandize from Li- a a. 
verpool, in the county of Lancaster, to Rochdale, ana Leeds 
Leeds, Hull and other places, in the counties of Railways 
York and Lancaster, praying that they may be —* 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool and Bury and Man- 
chester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Undertakers of the Navigation of York and 


the Rivers dire and Calder, in the county of York, NorthMidland 
; : j “. Railway 
and also Directors for managing the affairs of the ({eeds Exten- 


said Navigation, praying that they may be heard, sion) Bill. 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the York and North Midland Railway (Leeds 
tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Undertakers of the Navigation of Leeds, Wake- 
the Rivers Aire and Calder, in the county of York, — ond il 
° : ?. and Junction 
and also Directors for managing the affairs of the Railway Bill. 
said Navigation, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Leeds, Wakefield and Midland Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Undertakers of the Navigation of the Leeds, York 

Rivers Aire and Calder, in the county of York, and pee rag 
also Directors for managing the affairs of thesaid Na- Railway Bill. 
vigation ; and, Hugo Charles Meynell Ingram, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, 
York and Midland Junction Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of Undertakers of the Navigation of the Leeds and 
Rivers Aire and Calder, in the county of York, and York Railway 
also Directors for managing the affairs of the said 
Navigation ;—— Randall yy im of Thorp Arch 
Hall, in the county of York, Esquire, an Owner of 
land, houses and hereditaments intended to be taken 
or affected by the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 

——and, the Right honourable Henry Earl of Hare- 
3x2 wood ; 





524 


wood; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Leeds and York Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way (Greenhill 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of Alexander Machonochie, of Meadow- 
bank, in the county of Edinburgh, as Commissioner 
for Rear Admiral Sir Thomas John Inglis Cochrane, 
of Murdieston, in the parish of Shotts, c.B., praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Wishaw and Colt- 
ness Railway (Greenhill Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Knowton 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of Alexander Maconochie, Esquire, of 
Meadowbank, in the county of Edinburgh, as Com- 
missioner for Rear Admiral Sir Thomas John Inglis 
Cochrane, of Murdieston, in the parish of Shotts, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Wilson- 
town, Morningside and Co.tness Railway (Knowton 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure Com- 
pany Bill. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Vestrymen of 
the united parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint 
John-the-Evangelist, in the city of Westminster, in 
vestry assembled, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line) Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Macclesfield Canal ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the North Staffordshire Railway (Pot- 
tery Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

North Staf- " Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 

pen he Macclesfield Canal ;——and, Commissioners for im- 

Valley Line) proving the borough and town of Macclesfield; pray- 

Bill. ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts ofthe North 
Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

North Staf- 
tordshire 
Railway 
(Harecastle to 
Sandbach) 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Macclesfield Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the North Staffordshire Railway (Hare- 
castle to Sandbach) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


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A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Over Darwen 
Darwen, in the county of Lancaster, praying that Waterworks 
they may be heard, by themselves or their counsel, L 
against certain parts of the Darwen Waterworks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or their counsel, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Direct Bir- 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, praying that — and 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Raitway Bil, 
agents, against certain parts of the Direct Birming- 
ham and Leicester Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Monmouth. 
gesses and other Inhabitants of the borough of shire Railways 
Newport, in the county of Monmouth, praying that ~~ 
they may be heard, by their counsel, against certain 
parts of the Monmouthshire Railways Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees on the Turnpike-road North British 
leading from the city of Glasgow to the city of Car- (Garliske . 
lisle, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, tension) Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North British Railway (Carlisle Extension )Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Tritton, of Lombard-street, surrey Grand 


in the city of London, Banker, and of the several Junction Rail- 
other Persons whose names are thereunto subscribed, ¥*Y Bil 
being Proprietors of the Bridge over the River 
Thames, from Battersea, in the county of Surrey, to 
Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Surrey Grand 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Derby and 
Macclesfield Canal, praying that they may be heard, Crewe June- 
by themselves, theircounsel or agents, against certain Ror a 
parts of the Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Congleton 

Macclesfield Canal, praying that they may be heard, 274 Crewe 
. . Railway Bill 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Congleton and Crewe Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by 








Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


Worcester 
and Porth 
Dynllaen 
Railway Bill. 


Lancashire 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


London and 
Windsor 
Railway Bill. 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Oxford and 
Bletchley 





9 VicTorRiz. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees on the Turnpike-road 
leading from the city of Glasgow to the city of 
Carlisle, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bili; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Andrew Clerke, of Comrie Castle, 
in the county of Perth, Esquire, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Stirling and Dumfermline 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Vincent Wood Wheeler, of Newnham- 
court, in the county of Worcester, Esquire ;——and, 
John Pearkes Lavender, of the city of Worcester, 
Banker ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Worcester and Porth Dynilaen Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of John Heywood, of Failsworth, in the 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman ;—— Willam Bar- 
low, of Entwisle, in the county of Lancaster, Gentle- 
man ;——John Barlow, of Entwisle, in the county 
of Lancaster, Yeoman ;——and, Reverend Thomas 
Fogg, of Hornby, in the county of Lancaster, Clerk, 
and Alice Chadwick, of Caton, in the said county, 
Widow, Trustees under the will of Thomas Fogg, late 
of Great Bolton, in the said county, Gentleman, de- 
ceased; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Lancashire Waterworks Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Biil; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Weatherley Marriott, of 
Sunbury, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and Windsor Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Colle- 
giate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, Lords of the 
Manor of Islip, with Murcot and Fencot, and Owners 


Junction) Bill. of an estate in the parish of Islip, in the county of 


Ozford, on the line of an intended Railway from 
Oxford to Bletchley, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletch- 
- unction) Bill, was presented, and read. 

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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, ia favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wroxham, in the county of Norfolk, and of the 
precincts of the Cathedral Church of Norwich, 
Clerk, being an owner of lands through which the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is intended 
to pass, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Wilson, and others, Owners 
of lands, houses and hereditaments intended to be 
taken or affected by the Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
Western Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Greaves Townley, of Ful- 
bourne, in the county of Cambridge, Esquire, praying 
the House to permit his Petition against the Vew- 
market and Chesterford Railway Bill to be with- 
drawn, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Lessees and Occupiers of land and other property 
upon and near to the line of the proposed Manches- 
ter and Hyde Railway ;——Mary Whitaker, and 
others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land, and 
other property upon and near to the line of the pro- 
posed Manchester and Hyde Railway ; Company 
of Proprietors of the Peak Forest Canal; Shef- 
field Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 
Company ;——Company of Proprietors of the Canal 
Navigation from Manchester, to or near Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Oldham ;——and, Trustees and 
Mortgage Creditors of the Manchester, Hyde and 
Mottram Turnpike-road, in the counties of Lancaster 
and Chester; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester and Hyde Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








the Reverend Ralph Tatham, of Saint John’s Col- 
lege, Cambridge, p.D., praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bili; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel seats in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


in the county of Worcester, praying that the Severn 
Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 





3x3 stands, 


A Petition of the Reverend John Humfrey of Norfolk Rail- 
way (Norwich 
Branch) Bill. 


Petitions of John White, and others, Owners, Manchester 


A Petition of Ann Tatham, of Colkirk, near Wear Dock 
Fakenham, in the county of Norfolk, Widow, and Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-roads a 
leading to and from the town of Upton-upon-Severn, 8" °™ 





526 


stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Upton-upon-Severn, in the county of 
Worcester, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Subscribers to or Holders of Shares 

in the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Lar ie ng Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Extension to Cale- 
Preston Junc- donian Railway) and Lancaster and Preston Junction 
tion Railways Railways Amalgamation Bill, was presented, and 
Amalgama-  yead, 
—— Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; ana counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lancaster and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way (Exten- 
sion to Cale- 
donian Rail- 
way); and, 


North Devon 


‘ A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in 
Railway. 


the line of an intended Railway, called The North 
Devon Railway, praying that they may be at liberty 
to withdraw their Petitions complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
lication for the North Devon Railway Bill, had not 
ee complied with, and that leave may be given 
for the introduction of the said Bill, and that the 
same may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 
Pow of 


Inchaffray A Petition of Anthony Murray, Esquire, of Dol- 
Drainage Bill. /erie, in the county of Perth, in North Britain, and 
Owner of the mansion-house and grounds of Dol- 
lerie, there, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Birley, of Kirkham, in the 
county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and Dock Company (New Dock and 
Railway) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merrick Bircham Bircham, and 
others, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the War- 
wickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Wee- 
don Line) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
cheir agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


Preston and 
Wyre Rail- 
way, Harbour 
and Dock 
Company 
(New Dock 
and Railway) 
Bill. 


Warwickshire 
and London 
Railway 
(Worcester 
and Weedon 
Line.) 


Railways and 
Canals Amal- 
gamation, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Grand Union Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against the 


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A. 1846. 


principle of Amalgamation of Railway and Canal 
Companies, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Railways and Canals 
Amalgamation. 


Petitions from Dundee (two Petitions) ;——-and, Customs ana 
Hull; praying that the proposed measures relative Corn Importa. 
to Customs and Corn Importation may pass into 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Hurt and others ;——Masters Poor Law 
of Workhouses, Relieving Officers and others con- Officers. 
nected with the administration of the Poor Laws; 
——and, George Milton and others; praying that 
provision made be made for the superannuation of 
all Poor Law Officers who shall have faithfully dis- 
charged their duties for several years, and then be- 
come incapacitated for further service, and that the 
fund for such superannuation be raised by the de- 
duction of a per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ 
salaries, and be under the sanction of Parliament, 
the control of the Government and the management 
of the Poor Law Commissioners,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pentney ; Middlesbrough; 
Barrow-on- Humber ;—— Romsey ;—— Heytesbury ; 
—— Whitechapel ; —— Wapping ; East Grin- 
stead ;—— Kingston-upon-Hull ; -— Huddersfield ; 
——and, Derby; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for promoting the due observance of the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. 


Petitions from Stapehill ;—— Exeter ;—— Ryde ; Roman Catho- 

—— Borrow ;—-— Keighley ; Worksop ; ae Se 
Stratford ( Essex) ; —-— Falmouth ; —— Uttozeter ; 
——Chipping Norton ; Norwich ; —— Saint 
Helens ;—— Melton Mowbray ;——Sheepshed ; 
Loughborough ;—— Knaresborough ;—— Thurnham ; 
——Clifford-cum- Boston, Bramhaman4d its vicinity ; 
——Stockton-on-Tees ;—— Lichfield; Stourton ; 
—— Weston-under-Wood ;——and, West Derby ; 
praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of certain Roman Catholics, in the Roman Catho- 
county of Durham, praying that a legal remedy in lic Chapels. 
the Queen’s Courts may be devised, as was the case 
before the Reformation, and is still the case in Ro- 
man Catholic countries, to protect the temporal 
rights of lay patrons, priests, proprietors and con- 
gregations from being, contrary to the laws even of 
their own church, and contrary to their oaths of 
allegiance, evaded and rendered useless by the 
spiritual power of the Vicars Apostolic or Pope’s 
Vicars, whose real duty of providing for the spiritual 
fitness of the nominee is otherwise sufficiently secured 
by canon law, on the occasions both of ordination 
and granting faculties, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Morris, of Manley House, East India 
Kennington-common, Lambeth, complaining of the Company's 
discouraging condition in which the common sol- 
diery of the honourable East India Company are 
placed, in comparison with their brethren in the 
royal service, with regard to the rising of a common 
soldier from the ranks to become a Commissioned 
Officer; and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Out-Pension- 
ers of Chelsea 
Hospital. 


A Petition of Out-Pensioners of Her Majesty’s 
Royal Hospital at Chelsea, from Regiments of the 
Line, complaining that they do not receive the full 
amount of their respective pensions, Five per cent. 
being invariably deducted from the amount, said to 
be under the provisions of an Act of the Legislature 

passed 





Lace Fac- 
tories Bill. 


Beer Retailers. 


Factorics Bill. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland.) &amp;c. 


Land Tax 
(Dunfrics.) 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 

Militia. 

Saint Asaph 


and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Lunatics Acts, 


field, in the West Riding of the county of York, 


9 VicToRIz. 


passed in the reign of King George the Second ; and | 
praying the House to repeal the said Act, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Nottingham, praying that the 
Lace Factories Bill may not passinto a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Retail Beer-sellers of Salford and 
its vicinity, in the county of Lancaster, praying 
that the same rights and privileges may be granted 
to them as are enjoyed at the present time by the 
licensed victuallers, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Slubbers, in the parish of Hudders- 


praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions from Chesterton Union ; Boston 
Union ;—— Westfirle Union ;——and, Wirral Union ; 
praying that owners of sinall tenements may be rated 
to the Poor Rates in lieu of the occupiers,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition ofthe Chairman and Clerk of the Board 
of Guardians of the Poor of the North Dublin Union, 
stating that the Petitioners beg leave respectfully 
to call the attention of the House to the good that 
would, in their opinion, result to Zreland, if al! sums 
required for the construction of bridges, making new 
roads, pipes, &amp;c., or keeping the same in repair, 
and now paid for by Grand Jury Presentments, 
were levied in the same way and on the same prin- 
ciple as that in which Poor Rates are provided ; 
that the Petitioners further respectfully call the 
attention of the House to the necessity of having 
the repayment of any sums that may be raised to 
alleviate the present distress of the people, by an 
acknowledged visitation of Providence, raised on the 
same principle ; and praying that measures may 
be taken to carry out the designs suggested, was | 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Dumfries, stating that the land-tax pay- 
able by the burgh of Dumfries is one hundred and 


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seventeen pounds; that a much larger land-tax is 
collected in the said burgh than is necessary ; and 
praying for inquiry, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the North 
Dublin Union, praying that the Poor Removal Bill 
may not pass into a law,—was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bol- 


for calling out the Militia, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Wyly ;——and, 


Donington ; praying the House to pass any Bill that | 


may be introduced for preventing the union of the 
sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same 
time providing for the immediate appointment of a 
Bishop to the newly-erected see of Manchester,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Horningsea ;—— Brougham ;—— 
Bolton (Westmoreland) ;——Hurst Liberty, Win- 
nersh ; —— Shinfield; —— East Hagbourne; —— 
Cellan; Ragland ; Blunsdon Saint Andrew ; 
——Cheverel Parva ; Orcheston Saint George 
and Orcheston Saint Mary; and, Winterbourn 
Stoke; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 


Lunatic Act; and, the Lunatic Asy!ums and Pauper 
VoL. 101. 




















527 


Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, pray- 
ing the House not to give any legislative encourage- 
ment to an excessive and precipitate investment of 
capital in Railway undertakings, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Carriers, Dealers, Far- 
mers, Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the 
county and city of Worcester, complaining of the 
high rate of tolls taken on the several roads leading 
into and from the city of Worcester, and praying 
that the House will be pleased to take such steps 
as may be deemed expedient for the removal of the 
grievances complained of, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Macclesfield district 
of the Sandon-road, praying that the present Post- 
horse Duties and Coach Duties may be repealed, 
and that the exemption from tolls of carriages 
carrying letter-pags or mails, may be discontinued, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Goldsworthy Gurney, was presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner has, 
during the last twenty-three years, made extensive 
experiments on the application of the vis a tergo 
arising from the escapage of compressed air or high- 
pressure steam, for producing the better ventilation 
of those coal mines where the upcast shaft principle 
has been found inefficient to prevent the accumula- 
tion and explosion of fire-damp, and in buildings 
and other places where improved ventilation is re- 
quired ; the Petitioner believes this principle will 
produce a better and more efficient ventilation of 
the House than can be effected by the upcast shaft 
system now in use, and that the Petitioner is desirous 
of obtaining permission to show the principle in 
action in one of the Committee-rooms, that its prac- 
tical value may be compared and investigated with 
reference to its applicability to the new Houses of 
Parliament. 

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


A Petition of Sharebrokers of the city of Dub- 
lin, stating, that a grievous monopoly exists in 
Ireland, in the selling and buying of Government 
Stock and Government Securities, to the great in- 
jury of the Petitioners, to the manifest restraint of 
trade, and to the prejudice of the public, and all 
who have business to transact in the public stocks 
and funds; that the whole business of selling and 
buying Government Stocks and Funds in Jreland is 


‘vested in 18 firms self-elected, who claim to exercise 
ton, praying the House not to sanction any measure | 


such power under an Jrish Act of Parliament passed 
on the 1st June 1799, and intituled “ An Act tor the 
better Regulation of Stockbrokers ;” and under 
colour and pretence of which Act the said 18 firms, 
exercising the trade and business of Stockbrokers 
in Dublin, claim and exercise the absolute, exclusive 
and uncontrolled power of admitting and rejecting 
whom they please to act as Stockbrokers in Zreland ; 
and praying the House to take the circumstances 
therein stated into consideration, and to repeal the 
said Act, as imposing a restraint on trade, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Working Men and others, resident 
in the Metropolis, stating that the prevalent practice 


of burying the dead amidst the living, in crowded 


church-yards, surrounded by dwelling-houses, in 
graves but just below the surface of the ground, in 
coffins heaped one over the other, is disrespectful to 
the dead, and injurious to the living; and praying 

3x4 for 


Railways. 


Turnpike 
Tolls (Wor- 
cester.) 


Post-horse 
Duties, &amp;c. 


New Houses 
of Parliament. 


Stockbrokers 
CIreland.) 


Interment in 
Towns. 





SSS 


— 
Seer 


a 


528 21° Aprilis. 


for a remedy of the grievance, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Discharged 


Petitions from Edinburgh ;—and, Carmarthen ; 
Prisoners. 


stating that it would be for the well-being of the 
community that persons discharged from criminal 
prisons should be received into houses of occupation, 
where, by honest industry, they might obtain a 
living, instead of being cast upon society without 
character, money, home or friends, and becoming 
the victims of fresh crime and oft-repeated and 
expensive prosecutions ; and praying the House 
to take into consideration the several particulars in- 
volved in the employment and reformation of dis- 
charged Prisoners, and to adopt such remedies as 
may seem best,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Roman Catho- Ordered, That the Petition from Wezford, relative 
lic Soldiers. 4 4 Roman Catholic Soldiers, which was presented 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


Isle of Man. Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 24th day of 
March last, for Copies of the Addresses of the 
Inhabitants of the a of Douglas and vicinity, 
agreed upon at a Public Meeting convened by the 
High Bailiff, the Chief Magistrate of that Town and 
District, and presented to his Excellency Lieutenant 
Governor Hope, by Deputations from the said Meet- 
ing, consisting of the High Bailiff and others, and 
W. Kelly and others :—Of the Petition of the said 
W. Kelly and others, presented to his Excellency 
on the same occasion :—Of the Address of the In- 
habitants of the Town of Ramsey and Northern 
District of the Isle of Man to his Excellency, and 
agreed upon at a Public Meeting, convened by the 
High Bailiff, the Chief Magistrate of that Town 
and District, and presented by a Deputation from 
that Meeting :—Of the Petitions of the Committees 
and Delegates of the Associations in the Northern 
and Southern District of the Isle of Man, having for 
their object the attainment of an Elective House of 
Keys, presented to his Excellency by a Deputation 
from the several Parishes and Towns of the said 
Isle :—Of the Protest of Lieutenant-Colonel Camp- 
bell, delivered to his Excellency on the 6th Decem- 
ber 1845, on the occasion of Lieutenant-Colonel 
James Campbell's refusing to be sworn a Member of 
the House of Keys :—And, of the Correspondence, 
or Extracts therefrom, which has taken place be- 
tween his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and 
the said Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, relating to 
his Election as a Member of the House of Keys, 
the mode in which that House is at present consti- 
tuted, and the state of public opinion in this Island 
on that subject. 

Factories. Copy of the Warrant, or Warrants, on which 
Jane Bennet, Ann Connell, Isabella Millar, Bar- 
bara Downie, Helen Barret and Margaret Roy, 
were apprehended at Dundee, in October last; the 
Depositions or Petition on which such Warrant or 
Warrants were granted; the Names of the Justice 
or Justices of the Peace before whom they were 
tried ; and the Evidence given at the trial :—Also, 
a Copy of the Warrant of Committal, together with 
the Lord Advocate’s Deliverance and Opinion thereon. 

Railways Copy of the Commission, and Instructions to the 

(Metropolis.) Commissioners, on Railways having or proposing 
to make Stations in the Metropolis. 

Murders, &amp;c. Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 

(Ireland.) Orders,— Return to an Order dated the 29th day of 
January last, for a Return of all Murders that have 
been committed in Jreland since the ist day of 
January 1842, specifying the County and the Barony 
of the County where such Murder had been com- 
mitted, the Name and Condition of the Person so 
murdered ; also, a Return of the Rewards offered 
in each such instance, where such Rewards have 














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been claimed, and where Conviction has followed ; 
the different Queries arranged in Columns :— 
A similar Return of Attempts to murder attended 
with Bodily Injuries; arrranged in Columns :— 
And, asimilar Return of Attempts to murder not at- 
tended with Bodily Injury, arranged in Columns. 
Returns of the Committals by the Magistrates in Committals 
Petty Sessions held at Murroe, in the Barony of (Limerick.) 
Owney-beg, in the County of Limerick, for Offences 


‘alleged to have been committed within the said 


Barony; specifying the Nature of the Offences 
charged, to what Tribunals the Informations were 
returned, and the Results of the Prosecutions insti- 
tuted thereon; together with the Sentences pro- 
nounced in the respective Cases of Conviction, in- 
cluding the period between the 1st day of January 
1845 and the termination of the Spring Assizes for 
Limerick 1846; also the Number and Nature of 
Outrages reported to the Police Authorities, as 
occurring within the said Barony during the said 
eriod. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, Corn Importa. 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Corn 4 Bill 
Importation Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, Customs 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Customs Duties Bill. 
Duties Bill. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the Protection of 
Amendment which, upon the 3d day of this instant Life (Ireland) 
April, was proposed to be made to the Question, 

That the Protection of Life (Zreland) Bill be now 
read the first time, be resumed upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Coal-whippers (Port of Zon- Coal-whippers 

don) Bill be read the third time To-morrow. = of Lon- 
on) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Railway, &amp;c., Deposits Bill be Railway, &amp;., 

read the third time To-morrow. Deposits Bil 


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

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty thou- Civil Contin- 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards sencies. 
defraying the Charge of Civil Contingencies for the 
year 1846. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- supply. 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means, a Resolution; which was read, as fol- Means; 
loweth : 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Exchequer 
to Her Majesty, the Sum of Eighteen millions, 8" 
three hundred and eighty thousand and two hundred 
pounds be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the year 1846. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution : And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- ways and 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means. 


Ordered, That the Insolvent Debtors (India) Bill Insolvent 
: ae “ Debtors 
be read the third time upon Friday next. (india) Dil. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Mr. William 
Copies of all Correspondence between William Day, ?*- 
Esquire, late Assistant Commissioner of Poor Laws, 
and 





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9 VicToriz. 


and the Poor Law Commissioners, and the Secretary 
for the Home Department, relative to his involun- 
tary resignation of his Assistant Poor Law Commis- 
sionership ; and of all Minutes relative to Mr. Day’s 
Resignation, and to the Appointment of Colonel 
Wade as his successor. 


‘Andover Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 

Union. Committee on the Andover Union, to inquire into 
all the circumstances under which Mr. Day was 
called upon to resign his office of Assistant Poor 
Law Commissioner. 


Post-office. A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire 
into the allegations of the Petition of Mr. Jonathan 
Duncan, on the Mal-Administration of Affairs in 
the General Post-office ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the )Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 


2 


Yeas, SMr. William Williams : f ™ 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, l o9 
Noes, Mr. Cripps : | os 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Railway Bills 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
(Ireland.) 


posed, That with a view to diminish the inconve- 
nience and expense now incurred incarrying through 
Parliament Bills for the Construction of Railways 
in Ireland, it is expedient that, in the case of Irish 
Railway Bills, all such inquiries as are now con- 
ducted in London by Committees of this House, 
should, after the termination of the present Session, 
take place in Jreland ; 


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


Mercurii, 22° die Aprilis, 1846: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 


The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the [ Mr. Wm. Smith O’ Brien 


1 
Yeas, Mr. French: y ai 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 1 69 
Noes, Mr. Cripps: aia 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Public Income Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
and Expendi- Account of the Public Income and Expenditure of 
the United Kingdom in the years ending the 5th day 
of January 1844, 1845 and 1846; distinguishing the 
Actual Payments for the Expenses incurred in the 
Collection and Management of the Revenue ; for 
the Charges of the Public Debt (the terminable 
Annuities being also valued by Estimate); for the 
Expenses of the Civil Government ; the Allowances 
of the Royal Family, and to His Majesty the King of 
the Belgians ; the Establishment of the Lord-Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland; the Expenses of the two Houses 
of Parliament, and the Civil Departments ; the other 
Pensions on the Consolidated Fund, on the Gross 
Revenue, and the Civil List :—Also, the Payments 
for the Administration of Justice ; Diplomatic Ex- 
penses, and on Account of the Sums voted for the 
Army, Navy, Ordnance and Miscellaneous Services : 
—Also, Public Works, Bounties, Post-office, the 
Quarantine and Warehousing Establishments; and 
all other Payments not coming under any of the 
foregoing Heads; with an Appendix, showing the 
several items composing each Head of the Account 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 519, 

of Session 1845). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Memorandum made by the Reverend 
Daniel Dilworth, in the Chaplain’s or other Book 
of the Fermoy Union Workhouse, in the month of 


January 1846, calling the attention of the proper 
VoL. 101. 


Fermoy Union. 


21°—22° Aprilis. 





529 


authorities to an alleged Neglect of the Paupers then 
sick in the Hospital of said Workhouse :—Of a 
Resolution passed by the Board of Guardians of 
said Union, with Reference to the Memorandum 
aforesaid :—Of Minutes of Evidence taken by the 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, on the occasion 
of an Inquiry held by order of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners into such alleged Neglect of the Sick 
Paupers ;—Of Correspondence between the Poor 
Law Commissioners and the Medical Officer of the 
Fermoy Union Workhouse, relative to said Inquiry : 
—Of Correspondence between the Poor Law Com- 
missioners and the Reverend Daniel Dilworth, on 
the same subject:—And, of any Order, Minute or 
Decision made by the Poor Law Commissioners 
on the subject-matter of said inquiry. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Joshua Toulmin Joshua Toul- 
Smith, which was presented upon Friday last, be ™" Smith. 
printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Polling-places 
into a Committee upon the Polling-places (Jreland) (ireland) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Commons 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Commons closure Bill. 
Inclosure Bill. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and had directed him to report the same, 
without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read 
the third time this day. 


The Order for reading a second time, this day, the partiamentary 
Parliamentary Electors and Freemen Bill, was read, Electors and 
and discharged. Freemen Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant April. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railway 

Command,—Copy of the Minutes of Evidence taken Gauge. 
before the Railway Gauge Commissioners; and, 
Copy of Appendix, consisting of Supplementary 
Replies to Questions, and Statistical Returns ; 
together with an Account of Experiments made un- 
der the sanction of the Commissioners, and an Index 
to the Evidence and Appendix. 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to the direc- Sugar Duties. 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of an 
Order of Her Majesty in Council, dated sth of August 
1845, declaring that the Sugars of Siam shall be 
deemed not to be the produce of Slave Labour. 

Copy of an Order of Her Majesty in Council, 
dated the 6th of April 1846, regulating the Duties 
to be imposed on the admission of Sugar, the pro- 
duce of the Dominicns of the Republic of Mew 
Grenada. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenue of Duchy of 
the Duchy of Cornwall, from the 1st January 1845 Cormwall. 
to the 31st December 1845; showing the Amount 
of Revenue which became due, the Monies received 
and paid within the year, and the Arrears and Ba- 
lances at the end of the preceding and current year. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenue of the Duchy of 
Duchy of Lancaster, for the year ending Michael- Lancaster. 
mas 1845, showing the Amount of Revenue which 
became due, the Monies received and paid within 
the year, and the Arrears and Balances at the end 
of the preceding and current year. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Or- Fire Iu- 
ders,—Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp surances. 

3x Office 





— - 


yeIISa 


ment ean — 


Cotton. 


Window Duty. 


Dublin Wide 
Streets Bill. 


Glass. 
No. 214. 


Sugar. 
No. 215. 


Valuation 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 216. 


utrages 
(Ireland.) 


No. 217. 


Loan Fund 
Board 
(Ireland.) 


No, 218. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


530 


Office in Great Britain and Jreland, on Insurances 
from Fire, for the Quarters ending severally the 25th 
day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day 
of September, and the 25th day of December 1845, 
distinguishing the Amount of Allowance made to 
each Office for collecting the same in the Country, 
London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, with 
the Dates of such Payments :—And, of the Sums in- 
sured by each Office on Farming Stock exempt from 
Duty, for the Quarters ending severally the 25th 
day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of 
September, and the 25th day of December 1845, 
distinguishing the Amount of each Office in the 
Country, London, Edinburgh and Dublin respec- 
tively (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
242, of Session 1845). 

Further Return to an Order dated the 19th day 
of March last, for a Return of the several Rates of 
Duties levied on the importation of Cotton Manu- 
factures of various descriptions into Great Britain 
and Ireland, from the earliest period ; distinguishing 
the Duties levied on the Manufactures of British 
India and of our Colonies, from the Duties levied 
on those of Foreign Countries :—Also, the several 
Rates of Duties levied in British India on the im- 
portation of British and Foreign Cotton Goods, 
from the earliest period, together with an Abstract 
of the same, so far as the same can be made out. 

Accounts of the Total Number of Houses charged 
with the Window Duty in Great Britain, on the 
5th day of April 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844: 
—And, of the Net Amount of Window Duty re- 
ceived on the 5th day of April 1840, 1841, 1842, 
184% and 1844. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Alexander Mont- 
gomery, of No. 26, Rutland-square, in the city of 
Dublin, Gentleman, Secretary to the Term Grand 
Juries of the city of Dublin, which was presented upon 
the 8th day of this instant April, for additional Pro- 
vision in the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Glass, 
which were presented upon the 8th day of this in- 
stant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sugar, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Valuation, 
(Ireland) which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Outrages 
(Jreland), which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Loan 
Fund Board (Jreland), which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


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








Mercurti, 22° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


ORDE RED, That the Petition of Surveyors 

of the Highways in the township of Hitchin, in 
the county of a ie which was presented upon 
the 24th day of February last, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cambridge and Oxford 
Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 


21°—22° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth Exeter, Top- 
Railway Bill, of which Notice of Report was given a and 
for Thursday the 9th day of this instant April, be yay nay 
permitted to be reported this day, notwithstanding ; 
the Resolution of the House of the 7th day of this 
instant April. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Liverpool, 
subscribed, praying that they may be allowed to Warrington, 
withdraw their Petition for leave to bring in the seca ad 
Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester and Stockport Direct Ran 
Direct Railway Bill, and that no further proceedings way. 
may be taken therein, was presented, and read. 

The Order made upon the 6th day of February 
last, for referring the Petition for the said Bill to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


The House being informed, that the Parties Ayrshire ang 
promoting the Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction Caledonian 
Railway Bill did not intend to proceed with their = Rail- 
Bill ; ; 

The Order made upon the 6th day of February 
last, for referring the Petition for the said Bill to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That in consequence of the Agents not Holme Reser- 
having obtained the Breviate in time to give an voirs Bill. 
earlier Notice of the Second Reading, the Holme 
Reservoirs Bill be permitted to be read a second 
time upon Monday next, notwithstanding the time 
prescribed by the Sessional Order has expired. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Taunton Gas 
the Report on the Taunton Gas Light and Coke Light and 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. CoK¢ Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Tunbridge Wells Improvement Bill was, ac- Tunbridge 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Wells‘Im- 
mitted. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Hun ana 
Barnsley Canal Navigation, taking notice of the Barnsley | 
application for leave to bring in the Hull and Barns- 3¢&lt;tion Rail- 

- = “ : way. 
ley Junction Railway Bill; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill, was —- 
and read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the yi qiana 
Barnsley Canal Navigation ;——and, Godfrey Went- Barnsley, 
worth, of Woolley Park, in the county of York, Sheffield, 
Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by them- ye aa 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Bradford _ 
of the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds Railway Bill 
and Bradford Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Huddersfield 
land and other property upon and near to the line and ee, 
of the proposed Warfield Branch of the Huddersfield soy cen 
and Sheffield Junction Railway, praying that they Branch) Bill 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


against 








Glasgow 
Municipal, 
Police and 
Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Wakefield 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Leicester and 
Bedford 
Railway Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Lancashire 
and Yorkshire 
North Eastern 
Railway Bill. 


Leeds and 
York Railway 
Bill. 





9 Vicroriz. 22° Aprilis. 531 


against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Sheffield 
Junction Railway (Darfield Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Pollok, of Rhindmuir, and 
William Pollok, of Rhinds, in the county of Lanark, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 
against the Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute 
Labour Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Justices of the Peace for the West 
Riding of Yorkshire, and Visiting Justices of the 
House of Correction for the said Riding ;——John 
George Smyth, Esquire, of Heath Hall, in the 
county of York;——and, Peter Heywoods and 
others, Owners of land on the line of the proposed 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, Dews- 
bury and Manchester Railway (Wakefield Extension) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Richard Harris, the elder, John Dove 
Harris and Richard Harris, the younger, all of the 
borough of Leicester, Manufacturers ;——Edward 
Pywell and others, Owners and Occupiers of lands 


certain parts of the Leeds and York Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. é 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Lady Elizabeth London and 
Whitbread, of Kensington-Gore, in the county of ee . 
Middlesex, praying that she may be heard, by her-““"“*Y . 
self, her counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the London and Windsor Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Edward Pywell and others, Owners south Midland 
and Occupiers of lands on the proposed line of the Railway 
projected Branch Railway from Leicester to North- (Novthampton 
ampton, praying that they may be heard, by them- Lines) Bill 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Midland Railway (orthampton and 
Bedford Lines) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the midland Rail- 
Navigation of the River Dunn, praying that they way (Darfield 


a to Elsecar 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, eh pa 





on the proposed line of the projected comnty Fina 
Leicester to Bedford;——and, William Smith Harris 
and Septimus Hamel, both of the borough of Lez- 
cester, Cotton-winders; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leicester and Bedford Railway 
Bil!,— were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Nutter, Surveyor of the High- 
ways of the parish of Grantchester, in the county of 
Cambridge, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Robert Drummond Hay 
Earl of Kinnoull, George Murray Lord Bishop of 


Rochester, George Charles Marquess Camden, and | 


George Boyd, Esquire, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire North 
Eastern Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Robert Drummond Hay 
Earl of Kinnoull, George Murray Lord Bishop of 
Rochester, George Charles Marquess Camden, and 
George Boyd, Esquire, praying that they may be 
— by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 

ou, 101. 





against certain parts of the Midland Railway (Dar- Branches) Bill. 
field to Elsecar, and other Branches) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Bedford, Buckingham- 
in the county of Bedford, and its vicinity, praying sonst oak” 
that the Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley 
Bletchley Junction) Bill may pass into a law, was Junction) Bill. 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 





Petitions from Sheffield ;——and, Rotherham ; Shefficld, 
praying that the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Rotherham, 
Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill may Wakeficla, 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and ae 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ileus Bill. 

Two Petitions from Portobello, taking notice of Edinburgh 
the application for leave to bring in the Edinburgh ames 
and Leith Waterworks Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Four Petitions from Aston-juxta- Birmingham, Aston Rates 
praying that the Aston Rates Bill may pass into a Bill. 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of fen lands Norfolk 
within the Middle and South Level of the Fens, part Estuary Bill. 
of the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, 
praying that the Vorfolk Estuary Bill may pass into 
a law, was eae and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Prisons 
Council of Arbroath, praying the House to take into (Scotland. ). 
consideration the Report of the Select Committee 

3¥2 appointed 








Sag apna = 


2 oe ee ~ 


EY ae SR 


— 





Mechanics 
Institutes 
(Ireland. ) 


Lord’s Day. 


Lunatics Acts. 


Poor Law 
Officers. 


Rating of 
‘Tenements. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Dublin 
Corporation. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill. 


552 


appointed in the last Session of Parliament, to in- 
quire into the system of taxation for Prisons in 
Scotland, so far as the regulation of assessments in 
counties and burghs is concerned, with the view to 
giving effect to the recommendations contained in 
the said Report, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Drogheda Mecha- 
nics Institution, and other Inhabitants of the town 
of Drogheda and its vicinity, complaining that no 
lecturer can be sent to Drogheda during the present 
year, owing to the failure of the funds of the Royal 
‘Dublin Society ; and praying the House to take the 
premises inte consideration, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions trom Lerrin ;——Llanlivery (four Peti- 
tions) ; Saint Winnow (four Petitions) ; —— 
Swaby ;—— Lostwithiel (two Petitions) ;——-—Llan- 
teglos ; Tregan Gate ; Saint Veep ;—— 
Broadoak ;—— Couches Mill ;—-—and, Lostwithiel 
(three Petitions); praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for promoting the due observance of the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Treborough ;——Durnford ;—— 
and, Teffont Magna; praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons holding offices connected 
with the administration of the laws for the relief of 
the poor, in the Warrington Union, in the counties 
of Lancuster and Chester, praying that provision 
may be made for the superannuation of all Poor 
Law Officers who shall have faithfully discharged 
their duties for several years, and then become inca- 
pacitated for further service ; and that the fund for 
such superannuation be raised by the deduction of 
a per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ Sala- 
ries, and be under the sanction of Parliament, the 
control of the Government, and the management of 
the Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Cos- 
ford Union, in the county of Suffolk, praying the 
House to pass a law making the landlords of all 
cottages whose rents are under 6/. liable to the pay- 
ment of the poor rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the rural deanery of Wi- 
gan, in the county of Lancaster and diocese of Ches- 
ter, and of certain Lay Members of the Church 
within the same, praying the House to take into con- 
sideration, with a view to its enactment, any Bill 
that may be introduced for preventing the union of 
the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Sums of Money paid by the Corpo- 
ration of Dublin, and of all Sums with which they 
now are or may he chargeable, for or in respect of 
any Costs and Expenses incurred in any Suits or 
Actions at Law instituted in pursuance of their Or- 
der by their Solicitor, against John Stevens, Piers 
Stevens, George Holmes and James Howard, for 
Recovery of any Weigh houses or other Premises, 
or for any Fees payable or claimed to be payable 
out of Smithfield Market; specifying the Verdict 
or Judgment in such Suits or Actions at Law re- 
spectively, and the Damages given, if any. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Friendly 
Societies Biil:— The Bill was re-committed to a 


22° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


Committee of the whole House :—And the House 
immediately resolved itself into the Committee. 
(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 3, (That any Friendly Society esta- 
blished before the passing of this Act, for any pur- 
pose which is herembefore specified, or for any legal 
purpose, which shall be certified and allowed as 
is hereinbefore provided, and shall not have been 
declared not to be within the provisions of the first- 
recited Act by any court of competent jurisdiction, 
before the allowance thereof, shall be deemed to have 
been within the provisions of the said Act from the 
time of the certificate or allowance of the rules 
thereof.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 3. 1. 1. After the 
word “established” to insert the words “ or en- 
“ rolled.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 3.1. 2. Af- 
ter the words “ this Act” to insert the word “ or.” 

Question put, That the word “or” be there in- 
serted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for they Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 

Yeas, | Sir De Lacy Evans: J 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 7 

Noes, Mr. Cripps: 

Amendments made. 

Another Amendment propused: At the end of 
the Clause to add the words “ Provided always, 
“ That existing Benefit Societies generally known 
under the name of Odd Fellows, Foresters, Recha- 
“ bites, Old Friends, United Patriots and other So- 
“ cieties making provision for assurances at death, 

allowances in sickness, endowments, provision in 

old age, and for the maintenance of their wives, 
children, kindred or nominees, or for all or any 
of these benefits, shall, after the passing of this 

Act, be eligible for enrolment.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
added :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Cause, N° 4, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 5, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 6, postponed. 

Crauses, N°7 to N° 15, with Amendments to se- 
veral of them, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


7. 


93. 
J 


“ 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his War- Linlithgow 
rant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Burghs Writ. 


Writ for the electing of a Commissioner to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Linlithgow Dis- 
trict of Bughs, in the room of William Baird, Es- 
quire, who, since his Election for the said District 
of Burghs, hath accepted the Office of Steward or 
Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds, 
of Stoke, Desborough and Bonenham, in the County 
of Buckingham. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second County __ 
“ Elections Bill. 


Reading of the County Elections Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, ‘That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 


The 





9 VicToRIz&amp;. 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz., To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Mr. Elphinstone, 32. 


Yeas, (Lord Worsley : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Beckett Denison, } 55 
Noes, Mr. Newdegate : ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day six months” be added at the end of 
the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


Coroners The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Joint Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
Ireland) pil. /and) Bill; : : 
Resoived, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Poor Removal 


ho The Order of the day being read for the Second 
Lil. 


Reading of the Poor Removal Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Lace Factories 


~ The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Bill. 


Reading of the Lace Factories Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Election The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
-— mittee on the Election Notices Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Bankruptcy The Order of the day being read, for the Second 


— Reading of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill ; 
; Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 6th day of May next. 


Art-Unions 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. 


mittee on the Art-Unions Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 6th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Administra- 
tion of Crimi- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Administration of Criminal Justice 


nal Justice ; 
Bill. Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Legal Quays § The Legal Quays (London) Bill was, according 


(London) Bill. tg Order, read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Coal-whippers 
(Port of Lon- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third 


-don) Bil, —— of the Coal-whippers (Port of London) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 

morrow. 
Railway, &amp;c. The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the first 


Deposits Bill. and second years of Her present Majesty, for provid- 


ing for the Custody of certain Monies paid in pur- 
suance of the Standing Orders of either House of 


Parliament, by Subscribers to Works or Undertak- 
Vo, 101. 


22° Aprilis. 


533 


ings to be effected under the Authority of Parlia- 
ment, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend an Act of the second 
year of Her present Majesty, for providing for the 
Custody of certain Monies paid in pursuance of the 
Standing Orders of either House of Parliament, by 
Subscribers to Works or Undertakings to be effected 
under the Authority of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Moffatt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Polling-places 
the Report of the Polling-places (Jreland) Bill; —_ Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill to authorize the Inclosure of commons 
certain Lands, in pursuance of the Recommendation Inclosure Bill. 
of the Inclosure Commissioners of England and 
Wales, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, To- Friendly 
morrow, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider Societies 
of authorizing the payment, out of the Consolidated —.” 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and pene 
Freland,of such a Sum as may be necessary to defray 
the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Registrar 
of Friendly Societie§ in England, in case the Fees 
of such Office shall not in any year be sufficient for 
the purpose ; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Philip Bennet reported from the Committee peter, Top- 
on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills, to whom se- sham and 
veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the ean 
said Group were referred; That in the case of the oe 
Exeter, Topsham and Exmouth Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, 
but the same had not been proved to their satis- 
faction. 

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


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Lough Swilly 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and Lough 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Foyle Dyn 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Lough ban 
Swilly and Lough Foyle Draining and Embanking 
Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending two several Acts, passed respectively 
in the second and seventh years of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, for draining and embanking certain 
Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the 
Counties of Donegal and Londonderry: And that 
Sir Robert Ferguson and Sir Edmund Hayes do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


anking Bill. 





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534 


Southport The House proceeded to take into consideration 
—_— the Report on the Southport Improvement Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Lace — A Petition of Richard Birkin, Lace Manufac- 
Factories. 


turer, of the town of Nottingham, praying that the 
House will not interfere or lay any restrictions on 
the time of working lace Machinery, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Town 
Councillors of the borough of Chard, in the county of 
ter Railway : : S ‘ y 
Bill; and, | Somerset, praying that the Exeter, Yeovil and Dor- 
Exeter Great chester Railway Bill may pass into a law; and also 
Western Rail- taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 


om the Exeter Great Western Railway Bill, and pray- 
ing that such Bill may not pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Huddersfield 


Petitions of the Reverend George Augustus Daw- 
son, Rector of Groton, in the county of Suffolk, 
Clerk ;——and, James Bunbury Blake, of Thurston 
House, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Hudders- 
field and Manchester Railway and Canal (Bradford 
Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
(Bradford 
Branch) Bill. 


Huddersfield 


Petitions of the Reverend George Augustus Daw- 
and Manches- 


ter Railway 59% of Groton House, in the county of Suffolk, 

and Canal Clerk ;——and, James Bunbury Blake, of Thurston 

(Iluddersfield House, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire ; praying 

Diversion and that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 

Cooper Bridge y = » OY - 

Branch) Bill. sel or agent, against certain parts of the Hudders- 
field and Manchester Railway and Canal (Hudders- 
field Diversion and Cooper Bridge Branch) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upen 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Manchester, 


A Petition of William Ashall, and others, Owners 
Sheffield and 


Midi, . and Occupiers of estates and other property, upon 

idland Junc- . . . . 

tion Railway OF near the line of a proposed. Railway thereinafter 

Bill. mentioned, called The Manchester, Sheffield, and 
Midland Junction Railway, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester, Sheffield 
and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Malton and Petitions of Edmund V. Southerne, and others, 
Dridiicld Junc- Owners of land on the line of the proposed Railway 
Bil = from _=the Scarborough Branch of the York and 
North Midland Railway, at Morton-near-Malton, to 
the Burlington Branch of the Hull and Selby Rail- 
way, at Great Driffield, with a Branch therefrom, 
tocommence froma place near Great Driffield, and 
to terminate at or near Frodingham Bridge, both 
in the East Riding of the county of York ; and, 
Commissioners of the Driffield Navigation, in the 
East Riding of the county of York, and of Mort- 
gagees of the Tolls of the said Navigation, and of 
others having lands on the line of the proposed 
Branch Railroad, from a place near Great Driffield, 








22°93° Aprilis. 





A. 1846, 


and to terminate at or near Frodingham Bridge, in 
the said East Riding ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Malton and Driffield 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of John Hughes, of Llanbadarn Vicar- Manchester 
age, and Mary the Wife of James Hughes, of Glan- ee 
rheidol, in the county of Cardigan, Esquire, praying tion and Welsh, 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Junction Rail- 
or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester ¥*Y Bill. 
and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of James Loch, Esquire ;——and, Com- Warrington 
pany of Proprietors of the Mersey and Irwell Navi- Waterworks 
; i : ; : Bill. 
gation, praying that they may be permitted to with- 
draw their Petitions against the Warrington Water- 
works Bill,—were presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Court Court of 
of Chancery, which were presented upon the 26th Chancery. 
day of March last, the 8th day of this instant April, No. 219. 
and yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Murders, Murders, &amp;e. 
&amp;e., (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be (reland.) 
printed. No, 220. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Committals Committals 
(Limerick), which was presented yesterday, be (Limerick.) 
printed. No, 221. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Fire Insur- Fire Insu- 
ances, which was presented yesterday, be printed. "2° 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Win- Window Duty. 
dow Duty, which was presented yesterday, be No. 223. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy Duchy of 
of Cornwall, which was presented yesterday, be Commwel, 
printed. No, 224. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy Duchy of 
of Lancaster, which was presented yesterday, be Lancaster. 
printed. No. 224. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





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Jovis, 23° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Cricklade 
Commissioners, was called in, and at the bar 224 Wootten 
presented, pursuant to Order,—Copy of Letter 
written by the Poor Law Commissioners to the 
Guardians of the Cricklade and Wootton Bassett 
Union, on the subject of allowing Clothes for In- 
fants born in Workhouses, on their leaving, if other- 
wise unprovided : ~ And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Colchester Colchester 
Navigation and Improvement Bill have leave to sit N°) tr. 
this day, till six of the clock, during the sitting of ment Bill 


the House. 
Mr. 


Bassett Union. 


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Oxford, 


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Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


Southampton, on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 


Gosport and 


Portsmouth 
Railway. 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Oxford, Southampton, Gosport and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
certain buildings situate within the limits of deviation 
marked on the Plans deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Berks, and numbered in 
the Books of Reference thereto, are not described 
on the said Plans, in the following instances ; vz., 
a house and coach-house in the tithing of Greenham, 
in the county of Berks, numbered 13 in the said 
Book of Reference; a coach-house in the same 
tything, No. 18, in the said Book of Reference ; a 
brew-house, stable and outbuildings in the said 
tithing, numbered 19, in the said Book of Reference, 
and therein described erroneously as a malt-house, 
is not described on the said Plan; and also a house 
and outbuildings in the said tything, No. 24, in the 
said Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as certain properties situate 
within the limits of lateral deviation, marked on the 
said Pians, are not numbered thereon, although re- 
ferred to in the Book of Reference thereto, nor are 
the names of the owners, Jessees and occupiers of 
such property contained or stated in the Book of 
Reference in respect thereto; viz., a farm-house 
and other buildings and farm-yard, in the parish of 
Hampstead Norris, in the county of Berks, situate 
between properties Nos. 17 and 23, on the said 
Plan; a field in the said parish adjoining the high- 
way, No. 14, on the said Plan; a public highway in 
the said parish, branching out of the said highway, 
No. 14, on the said Plans, between the 6th and 7th 
furlongs in the 9th mile of the said Railway as 
marked on the said Plan; the River Kennet and 
towing-path thereto, in the parish of Newbury, 
situate near the 5th furlong of the 16th mile; a 
piece of land at Sandleford, in the parish of New- 
bury, being part of the park of William Powlett 
Brown Chatteris, Esquire ; certain sheds in the 
parish of Thatcham, adjoining No. 9*, on the Plans ; 
two fields in the said parish of Thatcham, adjoining 
No. 37; a field in the said parish of Thatcham, 
adjoining Nos. 41 and 44; five houses in the said 
parish, adjoining or near to No. 72; a garden in 
the said parish adjoining No. 80; a road in the 
parish of Sidmonton, situate between Nos. 4 and 5. 

And inasmuch as certain properties situate 
within the limits of lateral deviation, marked on the 
said Plan and numbered thereon, are not referred 
to in the said Book of Reference thereto, nor are 
the names of the owners, lessees and occupiers of 
such property contained or stated in the said Book 
of Reference; viz.,a road in the hamlet of Upton, No. 
19°; six fields in the said hamlet, No. 232, 23&gt;, 23¢, 
234, 28b, 28¢; acertain farm, buildings and home- 
stead and two dwelling-houses and gardens, in the 
said hamlet, No. 28; a piece of land in the said 
hamlet, numbered 28¢; a piece of land and planta- 
tion in the said hamlet, numbered 284; two fields 
in the parish of Compton, numbered 37 and 38 ; 
two public highways in the parish of Compton, 
numbered 39 and 40 ; two gardens in the said parish 
of Compton, Nos. 41 and 42; two fields in the said 
parish, Nos. 43 and 45; a watercourse in the said 
parish, No. 44; a field in the parish of Thatcham, 
No. 35; two roads in the tything of Greenham, in 
the parish of Thatcham, Nos. 17 and 172; a piece 
of land in the said tything of Greenham, No. 179. 

And inasmuch as a certain highway in the parish 
of Hampstead Norris, numbered 77, on the said 
Plan, is described in the Book of Reference thereto 
as garden. 

And inasmuch as another highway in the said 
parish, numbered 98, on the said Plan, is described 
in the Reference Book as a pasture-field. 

And inasmuch as another certain highway in the 

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535 


parish of Thatcham, No. 12, on the said Plan, is 
described in the Book of Reference as a cottage 
and garden. 

Andinasmuch asin sheet 9 of the said Plan, at 
the boundary of the counties of Berks and Hants, 
the names of the counties are transposed; and 
also inasmuch as in sheet 10 of the said Plan, the 
parish of Sidmonton appears as the tything of 
Greenham. 

And inasmuch as the distances in miles and fur- 
longs marked upon the Plan deposited at the Office 
of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Berks, 
do not agree with the distances in miles and furlongs 
marked upon the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office; inasmuch as at the 1st furlong, an error 
appears to commence in the said Plan deposited 
with the said Clerk of the Peace, which continues 
to increase to the 14th mile, where it amounts to 
217 yards, and from thence it gradually diminishes 
till at the 27th mile 4 furlongs, it amounts to 97 
yards, and afterwards increases till at 30 miles 2 
furlongs, it amounts to 165 yards. 

And inasmuch as between the commencement of 
the Railway and the 2d furlong, there is a curve of 
a quarter of a mile radius, or thereabouts, and at 
the 28th mile there is a curve of less than one mile, 
which are not noted on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as between the 6th furlong of the 
30th mile, and the 2d furlong of the 31st mile, there 
are two curves, each of a radius of less than one 
mile in length, not so noted. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Berks, the 
distances on the datum line are not marked in miles 
and furlongs to correspond with those on the Plan, 
in the following instances ; viz., at about 4 miles 
and 8 chains on the line of the said Railway, the 
termination of a tunnel in the parish of Blewberry, 
is shown on the said Plan, whereas on the datum 
line of the said Section, the said termination of the 
said tunnel is shown at 4 miles 6 chains and 10 
links, being a difference of 1 chain and 20 yards, or 
thereabouts ; at or about 6 miles 4 furlongs and 3 
chains, the said Railway is shown on the said Plan 
as crossing a road numbered 22, in the said parish 
of Compton, whereas on the datum line of the said 
Section, the said road is shown as crossed by the 
said Railway at 6 miles 4 furlongs 4 chains and 20 
links, being a difference of 1 chain and 4 yards, or 
thereabouts ; at or about 10 miles 5 furlongs, the 
said Railway is shown on the said Plan as crossing 
a public highway, numbered 14, in the said parish 
of Hampstead Norris, whereas on the datum line of 
the said Section, the said highway is shown as 
crossed by the said Railway at 10 miles 5 furlongs 
2 chains and 55 links, being a difference of 2 chains 
and 12 yards, or thereabouts ; at or about 14 miles 
7 furlongs 6 chains and 40 links, the said Railway 
is shown on the said Plan as crossing a public high- 
way, numbered 26, in the said parish of Shaw-cum- 
Donnington, whereas on the datum line of the said 
Section, the said highway is shown as crossed by 
the said Railway at 14 miles 7 furlongs 4 chains and 
30 links, being a difference of 2 chains and 2 yards, 
or thereabouts ; at or about 15 miles, the said Rail- 
way is shown on the said Plan as crossing the centre 
of the River Lambourne, between the parishes of 
Speen and Shaw-cum-Donnington, whereas on the 
datum line of the said Section, the said River (er- 
roneously described as a road in the Book of Refer- 
ence) is shown as crossed by the said Railway at 
14 miles 7 furlongs 7 chains and 90 links, being a 
difference of 2 chains and 2 yards, or thereabouts ; 
at or about 15 miles 2 furlongs and 80 links, the 
said Railway is shown on the said Plan as crossing 
a turnpike-road, numbered 61, in the said parish of 
Speen, whereas on the datum line of the said Sec- 
tion, the said road is shown as crossed by the said 
Railway at 15 miles 1 furlong 8 chains and 80 links, 
being a difference of 2 chains, or thereabouts; at or 

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536 23° Aprils. 


about 17 miles 7 furlongs 2 chains, the said Railway | 
is shown on the said Plan as crossing a road in the 

parish of Thatcham, and tything of Greenham, | 
whereas on the datum line of the said Section, the 

said road is shown as crossed by the said Railway 

at 17 miles 7 furlongs 5 chains, being a difference 

of 3 chains ; at or about 23 miles 5 furlongs and 40 

links, the commencement of a tunnel is shown on | 
the said Plan in a field, No. 72, in the parish of 
Burghclere, whereas on the datum line of the said 

Section, the said commencement of the said tunnel 

is shown at 23 miles 4 furlongs and 40 links, being 

a difference of 6 chains, or thereabouts ; at or about | 
23 miles 6 furlongs 6 chains and 30 links, the ter- 
mination of the said last-mentioned tunnel is shown 
on the said Plan in a field numbered 1, in the pa- 
rish of Litchfield, whereas on the datum line of the 
said Section, it is shown at or about 23 miles 6 fur- 
longs and 90 links, being a difference of 4 chains 
and 9 yards, or thereabouts ; at or about 23 miles 
and 7 furlongs, the commencement of another tun- 
nel is shown on the said Plan, in a field numbered 
2, in the said parish of Litchfield, whereas on the 
datum line of the said Section, it is shown at 23 
miles 6 furlongs 5 chains and 25 links, being a dif- 
ference of 4 chains and 16 yards, or thereabouts, 
and being according to the measure on the said da- 
tum line of the said Section, in a field numbered 1, 
on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as between 14 miles 6 furlongs, 
and 19 miles, the rate of inclination is stated in 
the said Section to be 1 in 671, whereas it should 
be 1 in 267; also between 23 miles 6 furlongs, and 
26 miles 1 furlong, the rate of inclination is stated 
in the said Section to be 1 in 136, whereas it should 
be 1 in 87. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the said Rail- 
way deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Berks, the vertical measure from the 
datum line to the line of Railway is not stated in 
feet and inches at each change of the gradient, inas- 
much as at or about 14 miles 3 furlongs 6 chains 
and 50 links, there is a change of the gradient at 
which no vertical measure is stated. 

And inasmuch as on the Section of the said Rail- | 
way deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Berks, the extreme height of the Rail- 





way over or under the surface of the ground is not | 
correctly marked for every embankment or cutting, | 
in the following instances ; viz., at or about 8 miles | 
4 furlongs and 8 chains, the height of the Railway | 
over the surface of the ground is marked 14 feet, | 
whereas it measures, according to the vertical scale 
of the said Section, 24 feet, or thereabouts ; at or 
about 16 miles 3 furlongs 3 chains, the depth of | 
Railway below the surface of the ground is marked 
57 feet, whereas it measures, according to the vertical 
scale of the said Section, 67 feet, or thereabouts ; at 
or about 21 miles 4 furlongs, the depth of the Rail- | 





A. 1846, 


And inasmuch as on the said Section deposited as 
aforesaid, the height and span of every arch of all 
bridges and viaducts are not marked in figures at 
the crossing of the said River Kennet, the said na- 
vigable canal or basin, in the parish of Newbury, 
nor the public carriage-road in the parish of Burgh- 
clere, No. 58, last before mentioned. 

And inasmuch as in the cross Section, No. 2, a 
public carriage-road, in the parish of Blewbury, 
numbered 31, on the said Plan, is stated as intended 
to be lowered 3 feet, and crossed upon a level, 
whereas on the horizontal Section the said road is 
stated to be 7 feet above the intended level of the 
said Railway, and the same could not be crossed on 
a level if altered as stated in the said cross Section. 

And inasmuch as in cross Section, No. 7, a public 


| carriage-road, in the parish of Compton, No. 27, on 


the said Plan, is stated as intended to be lowered 3 
feet, but the said cross Section does not show the 
inclination of the altered surface of the said road. 

And inasmuch as in cross Section, No. 13, a pub- 
lic carriage-road in the parish of Chieveley, numbered 
4, on the said Plan, is shown as being about 7 feet 
below the intended line of the Railway, and as being 
intended to be raised 7 feet, and crossed on the level, 
whereas on the horizontal Section of the said Rail- 
way it is stated that the said road is 14 feet above 
the line of the proposed Railway, and is to be raised 
4 feet, and passed under. 

And inasmuch as in the cross Section, No. 16, a 
public carriage-road, in the parish of Thatcham and 
tything of Greenham, numbered 106 on the said 
Plan, is marked as being 3 feet, or thereabouts, 
above the level of the intended Railway, whereas on 
the horizontal Section of the said Railway, the said 
road is marked in figures as being 15 feet below the 
level of the said intended Railway. 

And inasmuch as the tunnelling is not correctly 
marked on the said Plan and Section deposited as 
aforesaid, as that in the case of 2 tunnels occurring 
at between the 23d and 24th miles, one of them 363 
yards in length, and the other 264 yards in length, 
the numbers are transposed, and erroneously repre- 
sented in the one case as 363 yards, being 264 yards, 
and in the other as 264 yards, being 363 yards, in 
the Section. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing was 
made to the owners, lessees and occupiers of lands 
or houses intended to be taken for the purposes of 
the said Railway, within the limits of deviation de- 
fined upon the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, in the following instances; viz., in respect 
of a field in the parish of Hampstead Norris, ad- 
joining or near to a certain public highway, num- 
bered 14, on the said Plan, of which John Clifford 
is the occupier; in respect of a piece of arable land 
in the parish of Thatcham and tything of Green- 
ham, adjoining or near to a certain property num- 
bered 44 on the said Plan, of which the se A of 


way below the surface of the ground is marked 27 | the Municipal Charities of the borough of Newbury 
feet, whereas it measures, according to the vertical | are the owners, and Robert Fuller Graham is the 
scale of the said Section, 17 feet, or thereabouts ; at | lessee and occupier ; in respect of a piece of arable 
or about 32 miles and 3 chains, the depth of the|land in the parish of Thatcham and tything of 
Railway below the surface of the ground is marked | Greenham, adjoining or near to the last-mentioned 


27 feet, whereas it measures, according to the vertical 
scale of the said Section, 61 feet 6 inches, or there- 
abouts. 

And inasmuch as on the Plans and Sections depo- 
sited as aforesaid, the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of every turnpike-road, public 
carriage-road, navigable river, canal or railway, is 
not marked at every crossing thereof, in the follow- 
ing instances; viz., public carriage-road, No. 14, 
parish of Hampstead Norris ; River Kennet, parish 
of Newbury; a navigable canal or basin adjoining 
the said River Kennet ; a public carriage-road, No. 
174, in the parish of Thatcham; a public carriage- 
road, No. 41, in the parish of Burghclere ; a public 
carriage-road, No. 58, in the same parish; a turn- 
pike-road, No. 50, in the parish of Whitchurch. 








property, and a certain property numbered 41, of 
which the Trustees of the Municipal Charities of 
the borough of Newbury, so far as regards the cha- 
rity called Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, are the 
owners, and Robert Fuller Graham and Francis 
Evans are the lessees, and Robert Fuller Graham 
occupier. 

And inasmuch as in the schedule to a notice 
served on Isaac Matthews, the greatest height of 
embankment and depth of cutting is not correctly 
shown in reference to a farm-house, yard, barn and 
shed, in the line of the said Railway, numbered 21, 
in the said parish of Hampstead Norris, on the said 
deposited Plan, inasmuch as the greatest height of 


embankment is stated to be 23 feet, whereas it- 


measures 33 feet on the Section of the said Railway 
so 





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East and West 


of England 


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Junction Rail- 


9 VicrorIz. 


so deposited as aforesaid, according to the vertical 
scale of the said Section. 

And inasmuch as at or about 10 miles 6 furlongs 
3 chains and 60 links, as shown on the datum line of 
the Section deposited with the said Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Berks, the surface of the 
ground is shown at the height of 314 feet, or there- 
abouts, above the said datum line, whereas the same 
is in fact about 310 feet above such datum line, 
being a difference of 4 feet, or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the several Clerks of the Peace for the 
counties of Berks and Southampton, and in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, do not contain the names of the 
owners, lessees or occupiers of a certain building 
adjacent to and abutting on No. 81, on the said Plans 
deposited therewith, in the parish of Thatcham. 

And inasmuch as Robert Skinner appears in the 
said Books of Reference as the occupier of No. 22, 
and Thomas Smith appears as the occupier of No. 
23, on the said Plans, whereas the numbers ought to 
have been reversed. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Smith appeared to be 
the lessee and occupier of the property No. 62, 
whereas his name did not appear as such in the 
Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing was 
made to the Trustees of the Whitchurch and Alder- 
maston turnpike-road, No. 11, on the said Plans, in 
the parish of Whitchurch. 

And inasmuch as the figured heights on the said 
Section do not correspond with the heights as mea- 
sured by the vertical scale marked thereon, in the 
following instances ; viz., at the 4th mile 7th furlong, 
the height figured thereon is shown as being 7 feet, 
whereas, according to the said scale, it is 3 feet, but 
it was correctly stated in writing that the road was 
to be lowered 3 feet ; at the 7th mile 5th furlong, 
where the figured heights are shown as being 18 
and 20 feet, whereas, according to the said scale, 
they are 14 and 18 feet. 

And inasmuch as on the said Sections deposited 
as last aforesaid, the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked for every 
embankment and cutting; viz., an embankment at 
the 13th mile 6th furlong, being 4 feet; acutting at 
the 17th mile 6th furlong, the same being 50 feet ; a 
cutting at the 20th mile 7th furlong; a cutting at 
the 21st mile 2d furlong, the same being 62 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Warwick- 
shire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon 
Line) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as a tunnel, 
at 45 miles 1,500 links, is not marked by a dotted 
line on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for orthampton. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from. the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for additional provision in the Slaman- 
nan and Borrowstounness Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on the Bill, that they have power to make provision 
therein pursuant to the prayer of the said Petition. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
East and West of England Junction Railway Bill, 


were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
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537 


been complied with, inasmuch as the copies of the 
Sections ania with the Clerks of the Peace for 
the counties of Oxford and Northampton respec- 
tively, have no vertical scale specified thereon. 

And inasmuch as the termination of the Railway 
as shown upon the Plans, and the termination of 
the Railway as shown upon the Sections, disagree 
by 26 chains, upon the said copies deposited with 
the Clerks of the Peace; and that the height of 
the ground above the datum line is incorrectly stated, 
to the amount of 10 feet at the termination, at the 
point of junction with the London and Birmingham 
Railway, as shown upon the said Plans deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace. 

And inasmuch as the said termination at the 
point of junction with the London and Birmingham 
Railway, upon the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office of the House, does not agree with the 
point of junction upon the Plans deposited with 
the Clerks of the Peace. 

And inasmuch as several properties are wrongly 
shown upon the Plans as within the parish of Greens 
Norton and the parish of Towcester respectively. 

And inasmuch as the property No. 3, in the 
parish of Blisworth, is referenced as owned and 
occupied by the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company, the Duke of Grafton being the owner, 
and Benedict Roper the occupier thereof. 

And inasmuch as several properties lying within 
the limits of deviation are not numbered on the 
Plan, or referred to in the Book of Reference: At 
6 furlongs, m the parish of Blisworth, a grass field ; 
at 5 miles 73 furlongs in the parish of Abthorpe, 
two road-side gardens ; at 6 miles 3 furlongs, parish 
of Abthorpe, an arable field ; at 6 miles 63 furlongs, 
parish of Abthorpe, an arable field; at 16 miles 
23 furlongs, in the parish of Wardington, an arable 
and pasture field; at 17 miles ? furlongs, parish of 
Chalcombe, a garden ; at 17 miles 14 furlongs, parish 
of Chalcombe, a field and rick-yard ; at 16 miles 
5 furlongs, parish of Chalcombe, a pasture field ; 
at 18 miles 4 furlongs, hamlet of Grimsbury, parish 
of Warkworth, a grass-field ; at 19 miles 43 furlongs, 
hamlet of Grimsbury, parish of Warkworth, gardens 
and foot-path; at 20 miles, parish of Banbury, 
garden-ground ; at 21 miles 53 furlongs, parish of 
Banbury, pasture field; at 26 miles 6} furlongs, 
parish of Yodmorton, two fields are omitted, and 
two are wrongly laid down upon the Plan. 

And inasmuch as upon the copies of the Section 
deposited with the said Clerks of the Peace, the 
height of the Railway above the datum line is not 
marked at a change of gradient at 3 miles 61 chains, 
and upon the said copies of the Section, 15 miles is 
marked as 5 miles, 16, 6, and 28, 26. 

And inasmuch as the public carriage-roads and 
turnpike-roads following shown upon the Plans, are 
not noted on the Sections; at 23 miles 79 chains, 
27 miles 27 chains and 31 miles 13 chains. 

And inasmuch as the surveyors of highways are 
wrongly stated in the Book of Reference as the 
owners of a pasture field, garden, foot-path and 
watercourse numbered 24,in the parish of Chalcombe, 
belonging to Charles Wykeham Martin, Esquire, M. P., 
and the name of Amos Chimer is wrongly stated as 
the owner of a garden and orchard, No. 35, in the 
same parish, belonging to Charles Wykeham Martin, 
Esquire, M.P.; but it was proved to the Committee 
that Amos Chimer, being the occupier and lessee, 
had stated himself to be the owner, to the promoters 
of the Bill, and that John Bennett is wrongly stated 
as the owner of a garden, No. 61, a pasture field, 
No. 62, cottage, garden and shed, No. 64, and farm- 
house, yard, barns, garden, hovel and buildings, 
No. 65, in the said parish, belonging to the said 
Charles Wykeham Martin, Esquire, mM. P.; butit was 
proved to the Committee that the promoters of the 
Bill were misled by information obtained upon the 
premises from William Bennett, the brother of the 
lessee and occupier; and that Henry Norris is 

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538 23° Aprilis. A. 1846. 


wrongly stated to be the owner and occupier of the 
wood numbered 81, in the said parish, which is owned 
and occupied by the said Charles Wukeham Martin, 
Esquire, M.P. 

And inasmuch as no deposit of the portion of the 
Plan, Section and Book of Reference as is within 
the parish of Bloxham, had been made with the 
Parish Clerk of such parish, but a deposit had been 
made with the Clerk of the chapelry of Milcombe, 
being a chapelry within the parish of Bloxham. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Saint Alban’s, | Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Hatfield and on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


HertfordJunc- the Petition for the Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and 
tion Railway. Bw 


tford Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the me- 
morandum of the radius of every curve not exceed- 
ing one mile in length, is not noted on the Plan of 
the said Railway deposited at the Private Bul Office, 
in furlongs and chains, in the following instances ; 
a curve of three-fourths ofa mile radius between the 
10th and 11th mile; also a curve of three-fourths 
of a mile radius between the 5th and 6th mile: 
also, inasmuch as previous to the presentation of 
the Petition for the Bill, a sum equal to one-tenth 
part of the amount subscribed, was not deposited 
with the Court of Chancery in England, but that 
the sum of £.11,680, being equal to one-tenth part 
of the amount subscribed, was deposited with the 
Court of Chancery in England, on the 26th day of 
March 1846, the Petition for the Bill having been 
presented on the 12th day of February 1846. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Worcester, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

Hereford, Ross on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 

and Gloucester na Hh: ° : ; 

Railway. Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Worcester, Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as no application 
in writing was made to Henry Chillingworth in re- 
spect ofa piece of land, numbered 57, in the parish of 
Upton Bishop, in the county of Hereford, nor is his 
name inserted in the Book of Reference deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace forthe county of Here- 
ford, as owner thereof; but it appeared that the 
said piece of land was less than a quarter of an acre, 
and application for information in respect of the 
ownership of the said field was made at Mr. Chil- 
lingworth’s house, but he was not at home, and the 
surveyor to whom the parties afterwards applied 
gave incorrect information, and notice had been 
served on Mr. Chillingworth for the field numbered 
64, which adjoined the said piece of ground. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing was 
made to the following parties, as owners, lessees or 
occupiers in respect of their property, nor are their 
aames entered in the Book of Reference; the trus- 
tees of the Leominster and Ledbury turnpike-road 
(H. Milnes, Clerk,) as owners of the turnpike-road, 
in the parish of Ashperton, numbered 8 on the Plan 
deposited with the Clerk ofthe Peace for the county 
of Hereford; Richard Benbow, as occupier of the 
fields numbered 46,51, 52 and 53, in the parish of 
Hanley Castle, in the county of Worcester; but 
notice had been served on J. Benbow, the brother, 
and that Richard Benbow heard of the mistake from 
the person who served him with notice for other pro- 
perty; Ann Dance, as occupier of a field numbered 
47,in the parish of Great Malvern; William Kirby, 
as occupier of a field numbered 9, in the parish of 
Powickh, in the county of Worcester; but it appeared 
that due diligence had been used to ascertain the oc- 
cupier. 

And inasmuch as the following properties are 
omitted from the said Plans, although within the 


limits of deviation, nor are the names of the owners, 
| lessees and occupiers entered in the Books of Re- 
ference, nor have they received application in writing 
| in respect thereof; a piece of land in the parish of 

Yorkhill, in the county of Hereford, between the 
properties numbered 3 and 6 on the said Plan, T’ho- 
'mas Galliers has not received application in respect 
‘ thereof, but he had notice in respect to the fields on 
both sides, and stated he was not misled by the 
omission ; a piece of land in the parish of Kempley, 
in the county of Gloucester, between Nos. 18 and 22, 
on the said Plans, John Brook has not received ap- 
plication in respect thereof; but it appeared that 
only a corner to the extent of 30 yards, was within 
the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as certain properties in the parish 
of Harpury, in the county of Gloucester, between 
certain properties numbered 8, 10, 12, 18, 25 and 26, 
on the said Plans, within the limits of deviation, are 
not numbered thereon. 

And inasmuch as the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Hereford does 
not correctly describe the level of the line of Rail- 
way marked on the said Section, in the following 
instances ; at the points crossed at 2 miles 6 chains, 
or thereabouts, and 2 miles 4 furlongs, the heights 
from the datum line to the line of Railway are 
wrongly marked in figures 10 feet higher than they 
actually are; there is also a wrong calculation of 
the gradients occurring at each side of the said 
points, as marked in figures on the said Section. 

And inasmuch as the said Sections deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for Herefordshire and in the 
Private Bill Office are incorrect, and do not truly 
show the surface of the ground with reference to the 
datum horizontal line described on the said Section, 
inasmuch as at the 14th mile 2 furlongs, the public 
carriage-road from Birts-street to Castle Morton, in 
the parish of Birts Morton, in the county of Wor- 
cester, is shown on the said Sections as being 118 
feet above the said datum line, whereas, in fact, the 
same road is not more than 109 feet, or thereabouts, 
above the said datum line. 

And inasmuch as at the 14th mile 6th furlong, the 
road from Birts-street to Birts Morton is shown on 
the said Section as being 116 feet above the said 
datum line, whereas, in fact, it is not more than 109 
feet, or thereabouts, above the said datum line. 

Andinasmuchasatthe 15th mile and half a furlong 
the turnpike-road from Ledbury to Tewkesbury, in 
the parish of Berron, in the county of Worcester, is 
shown on the said Sections to be 125 feet, or there- 
abouts, above the said datum line, whereas, in fact, 
the same road is not more than 113 feet, or there- 
abouts, above the said datum line. 

And isasmuch as at 16 miles 1 furlong, ‘the road 
from Cromer Green, to Pendock, in the parish of 
Pendock, in the county of Worcester, is shown on 
the said Sections to be 126 feet, or thereabouts, 
above the said datum line, whereas, in fact, the same 
road is not more than 120 feet, or thereabouts, 
above the said datum line. 

And inasmuch as at 16 miles 3 furlongs, the road 
from Cromer Green to Cleave House Farm, in the 
parish of Pendock, is shown on Section to be 139 
| feet above datum line, whereas it is not more than 
126 feet above it. 
| And inasmuch as at 16 miles 5} furlongs, the road 
‘from Cromer Green to the Hill Farm, parish of 
| Eldersfield, is shown on Section to be 103 feet above 
datum line, whereas it is not more than 91 feet 
above it. 

And inasmuch as at 17 miles 1 furlong the road 
from Cromer Green, in the parish of Eldersfield, is 
shown on the said Sections to be 120 feet above 
‘datum line, whereas it is not more than 104 feet 
above it. 
| And inasmuch as at 17 miles 4 furlongs the occu- 
pation-road, marked on Plan deposited with the 
, Clerk of the Peace for Hereford, in a certain sng 

No. 





i 





QO VicTorRIz. 


No. 34, in the parish of Eldersfield, is shown on the 
said Sections to be 98 feet above the datum line, 
whereas it is no more than 86 feet above it. 

And inasmuch as at 18 miles 5} furlongs, the 
turnpike-road to Haw Bridge, in the parish of Corse, 
in the county of Gloucester, is shown on Section to 
be 120 feet above datum line, whereas it is not more 
than 104 feet above it. 

And inasmuch as at 19 miles 9 furlongs, the turn- 
pike-road from Gloucester is shown on Section to 
be 149 feet above datum line, whereas it is there not 
more than 126 feet above it. 

And inasmuch as at 24 miles 6} furlongs, the 
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, in the 
Vineyard-hill North Hamlet, in the county of Glou- 
cester, is shown on Section to be 75 feet, whereas it 
is there not more than 62 feet above it. 

And inasmuch as at 25 milesand half a furlong, the 
turnpike-road from Gloucester to Ross, in the parish 
of Churcham, county of Gloucester, is shown on 
Section to be 76 feet above said datum line, whereas 
it is there not more than 60 feet, or thereabouts, 
above it. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Weston-super- The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Mare Pier Bill. the Report on the Weston-super-Mare Pier Bill ;| 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 

be ingrossed. 





Saint Austell Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
— Debts Saint Austell Small Debts Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true, and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Great The House being informed, That the Parties pro- 
ged moting the Great Southern and Western Railway 
way Extension Extension (Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill did not intend 
(Carlow to to proceed with their Bill ; 
manag.) The Order made upon the 6th day of February 
last, for referring the Petition for the said Bill to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 
Rugby and Ordered, That the Report on the Rugby and 
gad Huntingdon Railway Bill be permitted to be pre- 
my © sented this day, notwithstanding the Resolution of 
the House of the 7th day of this instant April. 
ae ont Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on 
Railwae Bi Group No. 29, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Rugby 
and Huntingdon Railway Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of oneal of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same | 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Railway Bills Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifi- 
a gam cation Committee of Railway Bills; That they had 
feu) further considered the matters referred to them, 
No.295, 2nd directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
"House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Tangh Swilly Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill for 


Foyle ll amending two several Acts passed respectively in 


93° Aprilis. 





ingand Em. the second and seventh years of the reign of Her 
banking Bill. Vot. 101. 


539 
present Majesty, for draining and embanking cer- 
tain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in 
the counties of Donegal and Londonderry: And the 


same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to amend Corresponding 
the Laws relating to Corresponding Societies and aaa 
the Licensing of Lecture Rooms: And the same ie wee 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a yo 996 
second time upon Wednesday the 6th day of May sien 


next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of James Pulleine, York and 
of Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, Es- Carlisle Rail- 
quire, which was presented upon the 13th day of “*Y _ 
March last, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the York and Carlisle Railway Bill, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Ramsay Caledonian 
Ramsay, of Barnton, in the county of Edinburgh, ao, ” 
Esquire, which was presented upon the 25th day Granches) Bill 
of March last ;—and also the Petitions of Feoffees 
of Trust, and Governors of George Heriot, his 
Hospital, incorporated by Act of Posten 6th 
and 7th Will. 4. c.25;—and, Edinburgh, Leith 
and Granton Railway Company, which were pre- 
sented upon the 6th day of March last; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Caledonian Railway (Mid-Lothian Branches) Bill, 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees of the Perth and 
Suspension Bridge over the River Findhorn, near saa 
Forres, in the county of Elgin and Forres, which“ *") **” 
was presented upon the 26th day of March last, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Perth 
and Jnverness Railway Bill, be met see to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees of the Inverness an 
Suspension Bridge over the Findhorn, near Forres, oe 
in the county of Elgin and Forres, which was pre- = 
sented upon the 26th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway Bill, and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


| their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 


Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Smith om Kilmarsock 
ninghame, Esquire, of Caprington, in the county of 0 “Troon 
ye which va . eeetaaal upon the 19th day of _— 
March last, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and Troon Rail- 
way Bill, and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of such Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 

3Z2 and 





Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Perth 
Termini and 
Stations) Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Leith June- 
tion) Bill. 


Surrey Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


York and 


540 


and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the | 


said Petition. | 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Smith Cun- | 


ninghame, Esquire, of Caprington, in the county of | 
Ayr, which was presented upon the 19th day of 
March last, taking notice of the application for 

leave to bring in the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct 

Railway Bill, and praying that he may be heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 

parts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee on 

the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his 

counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 

and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 

said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Lord Provost, 
Magistrates and Town Council of the city and royal 
burgh of Perth;—and, Trustees for executing the | 
Act for making and maintaining the Great North 
Road from Queensferry and Burntisland to the city 
of Perth, which were presented upon the 19th day 
of March last; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Scottish Central Railway (Perth Ter- 
mini and Stations) Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petitions. 








Ordered, That the Petition of the Edinburgh, 
Leith and Granton Railway Company, which was 
presented upon the 26th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Caledonian Railway (Leith Junction) Bill, and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Vicar, Church- 
wardens, Overseers and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Battersea, in the county of Surrey, which 
was presented upon the 1st day of this instant April, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Surrey Grand 
Junction Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Petitions from Halstead ;—Staplehurst ;—Hors- 
monden ;—Knockholt ;—Smarden ;— Capel ;— Mar- 
den ;— Orpington and Saint Mary Cray ;— Brench- 


23° Aprilis. 


land Railway (East Riding Branches) (No. 2.) Bill East Riding 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and Branches) 


| and other places ;—Leehk ;—and, Kingsley; praying 


A, 1846. 


ordered to lie upon the Table. (No. 2.) Bill 


A Petition of Shareholders in Windsor, Slough Winasor, 
and Staines Atmospheric Railway, praying that the Slough and 
Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway a og 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; way Bill. : 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Edinburgh ;—and, Leith ; taking rainburgh 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the and Leith 
Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill ; and praying Waterworks, 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Burton-upon-Trent ; — Uttoxeter North Stat- 


| (two Petitions) ;—Ashborne ;— Cheadle ;—JIpstones, fordshire Rail- 


vin ae rave 
that the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Val- _ 


ley Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newcastle-under-Lyme ;—Stafford- North Stat- 
shire Potteries ;— Congleton ; — Biddulph ; — and, frdshire Rail- 
Stone; praying that the North Staffordshire Rail- Lees 
way (Pottery Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Landowners and others, Inhabitants London, 


of the town and borough of Chippenham, in the Bristol and 


county of Wilts, praying that the London, Bristol aml ag 


and South Wales Direct Railway Bill may pass into way Bill. 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property, Derbyshire, 
and Inhabitants of the town of Rugeley and _ its Staffordshire 
neighbourhood, in the county of Stafford, taking *™t Wore 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the tion Railway. 
Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junc- 
tion Railway, and praying that such Bill may pass 
into Jaw, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hamilton and Suburbs, and adja- Hamilton New 
cent Villages of Motherwell and Bothwell ;—and, Gas Bill. 
Hamilton; praying that the Hamilton New Gas 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Thomas Cotton Sheppard, North Stat- 
Baronet, of Crakemarsh Hall, in the county of Staf- fordshire Rail- 
ford, praying that the North Staffordshire Railway Valley Line)” 
(Churnet Valley Line) Bill may not pass into a law, Bill. 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 


ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 





ley ;—Headcorn ;— Goudhurst ;—Frittenden ;—and, 
Cranbrook; praying that the Kent Atmospheric 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barwick-in-Elmet ;—Sazxton-cum- 


North Midland Scarthingwell ;—Aberford ;—and, Tadcaster ; pray- 


Railway 
(Leeds Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


York and 


ing that the York and North Midland Railway 
(Zeeds Extension) Bill, may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Market Weighton ; — Pockling- 


North Midland ¢oy ;_and, Great Driffield; praying that the York 


Railway 
(East Riding 
Branches) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


York and 


North Midland PW. . 
Railway W eng Aton, praying that the 


and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches) 
(No, 1.) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great a ge Market 
ork and North Mid- 





Petitions of Sir Henry Every, of Eggington Hall, 
in the county of Derby, Baronet ; Reverend J. P. 
Jones, one of the Trustees of the turnpike-road lead- 
ing from Spath to Hanging Bridge, in the county 
of Stafford ;—Trustees of the turnpike-road leading 
from Cheadle to Quickshill Bank, and from Fole 
Bank to the Churnet Bridge at Rocester, with a 
Branch from Quickshill aforesaid to the said Chur- 
net Bridge at Rocester, in the county of Stafford ;— 
The Right honourable Lord Bagot, of Blithfield, in 
the county of Stafford ;—Company of Proprietors of 
the navigation from the Trent to the Mersey ;—The 
Most noble William Spencer Duke of Devonshire ;— 
William Arnold Bainbrigge, of Woodseat, in the pa- 
rish of Rocester, in the county of Stafford, and of No. 
6, Park-street, in the city of Westminster and county 
of Middlesex, Esquire ;—Joseph Loxdale Warren, 
of Consall Hall, near Leek, in the county of Stafford, 
and of The Lodge near Market Drayton, in the 
county of Salop, Gentleman ;—and, George Whiel- 
don, Esquire, and the Reverend Edward nae 

erk ; 








ees eed 


ee 





9 VicToRIz. 
Clerk ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Airdrie and 
Bathgate 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of John Wilson, of the Dundyvan Iron- 
works, in the parish of Old Monkland, Esquire ;— 
James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, Alexander 

‘ampbell, Esquire, of Bedlay, Humphrey Ewing 
Crum, Esquire, Merchant, Glasgow, and John 
Kerr, Esquire, of Shields, Shareholders in, and a 
Quorum of the Provisional Committee of the La- 
narkshire and Lothians Railway Company ;—and, 
Trustees on the Turnpike-road between Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, by Bathgate and Airdrie, from the 
New Bridge over the Water of Almond, on the 
confines of the counties of Edinburgh and Linlith- 
gow, to Bailieston, in the county of Lanark, and 
certain roads connected therewith; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Airdrie and 
Bathgate Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


East of Fife 


A Petition of Trustees for building a Bridge over 
Railway Bill. 


the River Leven, in the county of Fife, and other- 
wise improving the road from Boreland Loan to 
Scoonie Bridge, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the East of Fife Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Perth and 
Inverness 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee or Directors of the Great North of Scotland 
Railway ;—and, Thomas Ogilvy, Esquire, of Corry- 
mory, one of the Conveners of the county of Jnver- 
ness, and of Commissioners of Supply and Heritors 
of said county; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Perth and Inverness Raiiway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
tu the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Scottish 


Petitions of William Downe Gillon, Esquire, of 
Central and 


Caledon: Wallhouse, in the county of Linlithgow ;—Charles 

Junction Stirling, Esquire, of Muiravonside, residing at 

Railway Bil. Muiravonside House ;—and, Isaac Bayley, of Ma- 

nuel, in the county of Stirling; praying that they 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the Scottish Central and 

Caledonian Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Fable. 
e 

Petitions of William Downe Gillon, Esquire, of 

i Wallhouse, in the county of Linlithgow ;—John Wil- 

Jaweraie 80”, Of the Dundyvan Ironworks, in the parish of 

Branches) Bill. Old Monkland, and of Kinniel Iron-works, in the 

county of Linlithgow ;—Provost, Magistrates and 

Town Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow ;— 

and, Lewis Thomas Nimmo Sandilands, Esquire, of 

Couston, in the county of Linlithgow ; praying that 


they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
VoL. 101. 


Slamannan 
Railway 


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541 


agents, against certain parts of the Slamannan Rail- 
way (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Members of the Provisional Com- Aberdeen, 

mittee or Directors of the Great North of Scotland Bantf and 
Eastern Extension Railway ;—and, James Duff, -_ ey 
Esquire, m.p., and James Souter, Esquire, Writer — 
to the Signet, Edinburgh, a Quorum of the Trustees 
of the late Right honourable James Earl of Fife ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Promoters and Members of the Pro- Edinburgh 
visional Committee of a Company formaking a Rail- ee 
way from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway to (Lochgelly 
the city of Perth, to be called The Edinburgh and and Leslie Ex- 
Perth Railway, by Queensferry ;—and Trustees of tensions) Bill. 
the Kirkcaldy district of roads, in the county of 
Fife; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly 
and Leslie Extensions) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Clitheroe 


of the borough of Clitheroe, in the county palatine Junction 

= . Railway ; 
of Lancaster ;—Landowners, Graziers, Farmers, Liverpool, 
Cattle Dealers and Tradesmen of Gisburn and Manchester 


neighbourhood, in the West Riding of the county and Newcastle- 
- “2 upon-Tyne 
of York ;—Gentlemen, Manufacturers, Farmers, junction Rail- 


Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the town and way; Flect- 
neighbourhood of Long Preston, in the West Riding gi estom 
of the county of York ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, Riding June- 
Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the town and tion Railway ; 
neighbourhood of Accrington, in the county of Biackbura, 
Lancaster ;—Farmers, Tradesmen and other Inha- Qoncree and 

? ? : NorthWestern 
bitants of Whalley and neighbourhood, in the county Junction Rail- 
of Lancaster ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, Trades- lo, 3 _ 
men and other Inhabitants of the borough of Clitheroe, sna North 
in the county of Lancaster ;— Merchants, Manufac- Yorkshire 
turers, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the town Railway Bills. 
and neighbourhood of Padiham, in the county of 
Lancaster ;—and, Gentlemen, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers, Tradesmen, Farmers and other inhabitants 
of the town and neighbourhood of Settle, in the 
West Riding of the county of York; praying that 
the Clitheroe Junction Railway Billi may pass into 
a law; and that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
Junction Railway; Fleetwood, Preston and West 
Riding Junction Railway; Blackburn, Clitheroe 
and North Western Junction Railway; and, Lan- 
cashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bills,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the four last-mentioned Bills ; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the said Bills, 
against the said Petitions. 





323 Petitions 





Derby and 
Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Lancashire 
and North 
Yorkshire 
Railway Bill. 


South Midland 


Railway 


(Northampton “ 


and Bedford 
Lines) Bill. 


542 


Petitions of John Wood, of Brownhills, in the 
parish of Burslem, in the county of Stafford, Es- 
quire ;—Trustees of the Turnpike-road leading 
from Lawton, in the county of Chester, to Burs- 
lem and Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county 
of Stafford ;—Lewes George Hales, of Cobridge, in 
the parish of Burslem, in the county of Stafford, Land 
Surveyor ;—the Right honourable Edward Jervis 
Viscount Saint Vincent ;—Thomas Kinnersley, of 
Clough Hall, in the county of Stafford, Esquire ;— 
Owners or Occupiers of houses, manufactories and 
buildings within the towns of Burslem and Longport, 
or one of them, and of other places adjacent to or in 
the neighbourhood thereof, in the county of Stafford; 
—Trustees of the Turnpike-voad leading from Vew- 
castle-under- Lyme to Leek, in the county of Stafford; 
—and, George Whieldon, Esquire, and the Reverend 
Edward Whieldon, Clerk ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Derby and Crewe Junction Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Most noble Francis Godolphin 
D'Arcy Duke of Leeds ;—and, Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers of property on the line of the pro- 
posed Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the borough of Bed- 
ford ;—Inhabitants of the parish of Thorpe Malsor, 
in the county of Morthampton ;—Inhabitants of the 
parishes of Southill, Cardington, Elstow, Kemp- 
ston, Willington, Wilshampstead, Cople, Houghton 
Conquest, Sharnbrook, Wymington, Poddington, 
Farndish, Silsoe, Harrold and Hinroick, in the 
county of Bedford, and of the parishes of Wol- 
laston, Irchester, Rushden, Higham Ferrers, Bozeat, 
Grendon, Earls Barton and Overstone, in_ the 
county of Northampton ;—and, Inhabitants of Roth- 
well, in the county of Northampton and its neigh- 
bourhood, to wit, the parishes of Orton, Lodding- 
ton, Thorp Malsor, Glendon, Rushton, Pipvwell, 
Desborough, Harrington, Brampton Ash, Brough- 
ton, Barford and Thorp Underwood ; praying that 
the South Midland Railway (Northampton and 
Bedford Lines) Bill, may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Grand Junction Canal ;—James York, of Great 
Bowden, in the county of Leicester, Esquire ;— 
James Biggs and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
land and other property on the immediate line of the 
proposed South Midland Railway from Leicester 
io Northamptonand Bedford ;—James Ley Douglass, 
of Market Harborough, in the county of Leicester, 

tentleman ;—Sir Justinian Vere Isham, of Lamport 
Hall, in the county of Northampton ;—Edward 
Fisher and others, Owners and Occupiers of land 
and other property on the immediate line of the 
proposed South Midland Railway from Leicester to 
Northampton and Bedford ;—J. B. Hildebrand 
and others, Owners and Occupiers of land and other 
roperty on the immediate line of the proposed 
South Midland Railway from Leicester to North- 
ampton and Bedford ;—Samuel Taylor, of Little 





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A. 1846. 


Bowden, in the county of Northampton, Gentleman ; 
—and, Charles Hill and others, Owners and Occu- 
piers of land and other property on the immediate 
line of the proposed South Midland Railway from 
Leicester to Northampton and Bedford ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Edward Rudge, of No. 44, Wimpole- 
street, in the county of Middlesex, and of Edward 
John Rudge, of Upper Harley-street, in the county 
of Middlesex, Esquires ;—Owners and Occupiers of 
land and other property, in the county of Leicester, 
on and near the proposed line of the Leicester and 
Bedford Railway ;—Inhabitants of the borough of 
Leicester ;—Owners and Occupiers of land and other 
property in the counties of Leicester and Northamp- 
ton, on and near the proposed line of the Leicester 
and Bedford Railway ;—Midland Railway Com- 
pany ;—Owners and Occupiers of land and other 
property in the counties of Northampton and Bed- 
ford, on and near the proposed line of the Leicester 
and Bedford Railway ;—and, Sir Edmund Cradock 
Hartopp, of Knighton, in the county of Leicester, 
Baronet ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Belfast Gas Light and Coke 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bel- 
fast Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Belfast Gas Light and Coke 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
— Consumers Gas Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire;—and, Merchants, Ship- 
owners, Sloopowners and Wharfingers of the port 
of Kingston-upon-Hull, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Goole and Doncaster 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


making and maintaining the Great North Road from 
Queensferry and Burntisland to the city of Perth ;— 
Commissioners for carrying into execution certain 
Acts of Parliament made in relation to the harbour 
of Perth and the navigation of the Tay ;—and, John 
Lord Gray, taking notice of the application for 





leave 


Leicester 
and Bedford 
Railway Bilk. 


Belfast 


Company, praying that they may be heard, by their Improvement 


uu, 


Belfast Con- 
sumers Gas 


Goole and 
Doncaster 
Railway. 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Acts for Kinross Junc- 


tion Railway 


No. 2.) 











wt Ce OO OY 


9 Vicroriz. 


leave to bring in the Kinross Junction Railway | 
(No. 2.) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, | 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Mayor and Corporation of the 

borough of Clitheroe, in the county palatine of 
— Lancaster ;—and, William Assheton and others, 
Railway Bill. Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of property on the 
line of the proposed Blackburn, Clitherce and North 
Western Junction Railway ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Blackburn, Clitheroe 
and North Western Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Blackburn, 
Clitheroe and 


Kinross Junc- Petitions of Commissioners for carrying into exe- 

os ry cution certain Acts of Parliament made in relation 

(No.1-) BY to the Harbour of Perth and the Navigation of the 
Tay ;—John Lord Gray ;—and, Trustees for exe- 
cuting the Act for making and maintaining the Great 
North Road from Queensferry and Burntisland to the 
city of Perth; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kinross Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


London and 
Windsor Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Subscribers to an Undertaking for | 
making a Railway from the London and South | 
Western Railway, at or near to Falcon Bridge, in 
the parish of Battersea, in the county of Surrey, to 
or near to the town of Staines, in the county of 
Middlesex, to be called The London, Hounslow and 
Western Railway, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Windsor Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh Petitions of Promoters and Members of the Pro- 
oe visional Committee of a Company for making a 
(Dunfermline Railway from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Branch) Bill. to the city of Perth, to be called The Edinburgh 
and Perth Railway, by Queensferry;—and, Trustees 
for executing the Acts for making and maintain- 
ing the Great North Road from Queensferry and 
Burntisland to the city of Perth, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill, — were pre- 

sented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 


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543 

Railway Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Norfolk Rail- 
Attleborough Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was —_ oe 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Wymondhen 
Table. 


and Attlebo- 
rough Branch) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Huddersfield 

land and other property, situate in the several town- 204 Sheffield 
ships or parishes following; namely, Huddersfield, ay ad 
Dalton, Lepton, Kirkheaton, Whitley Upper, Al- Branch) Bill. 
mondbury, Farnley Tyas, Thurstonland, Kirkburton, 
Shelley, Cumberworth, Emley, High Hoyland, Silk- 
stone, Clayton West, Upper and Lower Flockton and 
Thornhill, all in the West Riding of the county of 
York, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Dar- 
field Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Dean and Chapter of the Colle- Metropolitan 
giate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster ;—and, Sewage 
Trustees of Andrew Mann, deceased, late of the —— 
Vauxhall Bridge Road, in the county of Middlesex,” ” 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company Bill,—were 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions of Owners of houses and cottages, in Liverpool 
the borough of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster ; err scr id Lo 
—Officers and Members of the Committee of the © 
Liverpool Brunswick Benefit Building Society, in 
the borough of Liverpool, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster ;—and, Presidents of the Royal Standard, 

Royal Victoria, Borough, Equitable, Patriotic, Adel- 


| phi, Brunswick, Central, Temperance, and Trades- 


man’s Benefit Building Societies and Savings Funds, 
in the borough of Liverpool, in the county of Lan- 
caster; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the President, Vice-President, Trea- Liverpool and 
surer and Members of the Committee of the Liver- a 
pool House-owners’ Guardian Society, and Inhabit- — , 
ant Householders in Liverpool, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Vernon, of Toxteth Park, Herculaneum 
near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Iron Docks Bill. 











titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | 


Petitions. | 


Ipswich and A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
Finan’ gesses of the town and borough of Eye, in the | 


Railway (Nor- county of Suffolk, praying that the Jpswich and | 

Wich Exten- Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) 

on) Bill; and Bill may not pass into a law, and that the Norfolk 
Vou. 101. 


Ship-builder, carrying on business under the firm of 

Thomas Vernon and Company, praying that he may 

be heard, by himself, his counsel or agents, against 

certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks Bill, was 
resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


3z4 A Petition 





544 


Toxteth Park © A Petition of Owners of houses and cottages in 
— Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, in the county of Lan- 


23° Aprilts. 


A. 1846. 


Bill; and praying leave may not be granted to 
present such Petition, was presented, and read ; 


caster, praying that they may be heard, by their jand referred to the Select Committee on Stand- 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Tor- | 


teth Park Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Runcorn and A Petition of the Manchester Bonding Ware- 

Preston Brook housing Company, praying that the Runcorn and 

Railway Bill. Dyeston Brook Railway Bill may not pass into alaw, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Scottish A Petition of Major-General William Morison, 
Central Rail- |, 5. and Member of Parliament for the counties of 

way (Alloa sf ‘ . 
Branch) Bill Clackmannan and Kinross, praying that he may he 
heard, by his counsel or agents, agamst certain 
arts of the Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Branch) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 


he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lancashire Petitions of Thomas Lister Thompson Cunliffe, 
and Yorkshire Esquire, and of Owners of lands and property 
Rellway Bil. on the line of the proposed Lancashire and York- 
shire North Eastern Railway ;—and, John Hope 
Shaw, of Leeds, in the county of York, Solicitor ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themelves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


North Staf- 
fordshire 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Railwa Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, praying 
f y = : 

(Harecastle that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 

to Sandbach) against certain parts of the North Staffordshire 

Bill. Railway (Harecastle to Sandbach) Bill, was pre- 

sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Invernessand &lt;A Petition of James Duff, Esquire, M.P., and 
Elgin Junction James Souter, Esquire, Writer to the Signet, a 
Railway Bill. Q yorum of the Trustees of the late Right honourable 
James Earl of Fife, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Inverness and Elgin Junction Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Merchants, 
and Glasgow Agriculturists and Tradesmen, Inhabitants of East 
——oe Lothian, praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Clyde Naviga- Railway, and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction 
tion Junction Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
mm. resented, and read; and referred to the Committee 


on the Bill. 


Shrewsbury A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
ee property in and along the line of the thereafter 
(No, “4 mentioned Railway, taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring 
in the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (No. 2.) 








ing Orders. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the stirtingshire 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, praying that they may Midland June. 


be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, tio Railway 


against certain parts of the Stirlingshire Midland 
Junction Railway Bill, were presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Fleetwood, 
property on the line of the proposed Railway there- Preston and 


inafter mentioned, praying that they may be heard, — 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, against Railway Bill, _ 


certain parts of the Fleetwood, Preston and West 
Riding Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the yforecambe 
Lancaster Canal Navigation, praying that they may Harbour and 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, ®#iway Bill 
against certain parts of the Morecambe Harbour 
and Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Blackburn, 
property on the line of the proposed Branch Rail- se ag 
way thereinafter mentioned, praying that they may way Bill , 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Blackburn, Darwen and 
Bolton Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Scottish Central Railway Com- Edinburgh 
pany, taking notice of the application for leave to and Perth 
bring in the Edinburgh and Perth Railway Bill; and many. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for Stirling and 
more effectually making and repairing certain Roads ———— 
in the Counties of Fife, Kinross, Perth and Clack- aeteey 5. 
mannan ;—Scottish Central Railway Company ;— 
and, Major-General William Morison, c. B., and 
Member of Parliament for the counties of Clack- 
mannan and Kinross; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Stirling and Dumfermiine Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Acts for Edinburgh 
making and maintaining the Great North Road from — 
Queensferry 





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9 VicrorIz. 


(Strathearn 
Deviation ) 


Lo and, the Scottish Central Railway Company ; praying 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh 
and Northern Railway (Strathearn Deviation) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of tie Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh Petitions of the Scottish Central Railway Com- 
and Northern pany ;—and, Trustees of the Dundee Banking Com- 
Railway pany; praying that they may be heard, by them- 


(Branches : : , 

from the selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

Dundee and = of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branches 

Se wes from the Dundee and Arbroath Railway and Lay 

tay Ferry erry Improvement) Bill, —were presented, and 

Improvement) read. 

Bill. And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Norfolk A Petition of Owners of property adjoining the 


Estuary Bill. Jand thereinafter referred to, and called The Wash, 
between the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their | 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Norfolk Estuary Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, agaiust the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
and Bathgate 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union 
Canal Company, and of Robert Ellis, Writer to the 
Signet, Clerk of the said Company ;— Wilsontown, | 
Morningside and Coltness Railway Company ; — 
and, Hugh Moncrieff, Clerk to the Trustees on | 
the Glasgow and Shotts Turnpike-roads ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burghand Bathgate Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
jn favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Lord 
Brougham and Vaux, and Thomas Metcalfe and 
Gerard Blisson Wharton, being Trustees under the 
Will of the late Duke of Cleveland, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Hartlepool Gas and 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Hartlepool Gas 
and Water- 
works Bill, 


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Queensferry and Burtisland to the city of Perth ;— | 


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545 


A Petition of William Steel, of Stanebent, and Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way (Greenhill 
Branch) Bill. 


| James Waddell, of Leadloch, Owner of lands, and 
| John Mann, Attorney for William Dizon, Lessee of 
| minerals, in the county of Zanark, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Wishaw and Coltness 
ee Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Tee, of Pindar Ouks, near gheficld, 
Barnsley, in the county of York, Esquire, praying Rotherham, 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, seme 
against certain parts of the Sheffield, Rotherham, Huddersfield 
Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Rail- and Goole _ 
way Bill, was presented, and read. Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for maintaining the road Leeds and 
from Catterick Bridge, in the county of York, by a — 
and through the sacien tak 
town of Sedgefield, to the city of Durham, praying way (Wath to 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Hartlepool) 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and 
Thirsk North Eastern Extension Railway (Wath to 
Hartlepool) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
‘favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Commissioners for better paving, Birmingham, 
lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise im- Wolverhamp. 
ee eae . ton and Dud- 
proving the town of Birmingham, in the county of jey Railway 
Warwick, and for regulating the Police and Mar- Bill. 
kets of the said town, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Shrewsbury 
Birmingham Waterworks ;— and, Commissioners @ud ye # 
for executing the Act for better paving, lighting, ya *”Y 
watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the 
Town of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, 
and for regulating the Police and Markets of the 
said Town; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
oy of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 

ill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 











Wilsontown, 

Morningside 

and Coltness 
ilway 

( aaprovement 

and Branc 

Bill ches) 


A Petition of John Mann, Attorney for William 
Dixon, Owner of lands and minerals on the line of 
the Branch Railway thereinafter mentioned, praying | 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or | 
agent, against certain parts of the Wéelsontowa, | 
Morningside and Coltness Railway (Improvement | 
and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

VoL. 101. 


| 
| 


phrey Ewing Crum, Esquire, Merchant, Glasgow, 





to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, Wilsontown, 
Alexander Campbell, Esquire, of Bedlay, Hum- Morningside 


and Coltness 
4 es : . * Railway 
and, John Kerr, Esquire, of Shields, Shareholders (Bathgate 


in, and a Quorum of the Provisional Committee of Branch) Bill. 
the Lanarkshire and Lothians Railway Company; 


'—and, Hugh Moncrieff, Clerk to the Trustees 


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546 


of the Glasgow and Shotts Turnpike-roads ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Wilson- 
town, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Bathgate 
Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Alexander Maconochie, Esquire, of 

and Hamilton 'Weudowbank, in the county of Edinburgh, as Com- 

Direct Rail-  issioner for Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas John Inglis 

way. ° ° ; . 
Cochrane, of Murdieston, in the parish of Shotts, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct Railway 
Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
such Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for better paving, 
lighting, cleansing, watching and improving the 
town of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, 
and for regulating the Police thereof, and for re- 
moving and preventing nuisances and annoyances 
therein, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Chel- 
tenham and Oxford Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cheltenham 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


York and Petitions of the Reverend Thomas Shield, 8.v., 

North Midland Waster of the Free Grammar School of Pockling- 

rn, ton, in the county of York ;—Board for repairs of 

Branches) the highways in the parish of Sculcoats, in the 

(No. 1.) Bil horough of Kingston-upon-Hull ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the York and 
North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches) 
(No. 1.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
and Glasgow praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
prensa their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
ways Junction Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Scottish Central Rail- 
Bill. ways Junction Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow, A Petition of James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, 
Airdrieand ~=Alexander Campbell, Esquire, of Bedlay, Humphrey 
Monkiands i. Lwing Crum, Esquire, Merchant, Glasgow, and, John 
way Bill. Kerr, Esquire, of Shields, Shareholders in and a 


Quorum of the Provisional Committee of the Zanark- 
shire, and Lothians Railway Company ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Airdrie 
and Monklands Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


23° Aprilis. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Sir William John Henry Browne East Coast 
Folkes, Baronet, Owner of property on the line Railway Bill 
of the Railway thereinafter mentioned, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the East Coast Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Wombwell, Esquire ; pray- Newcastle and 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, Darlington — 
against certain parts of the ewcastle and Darling- etry tag 
ton Junction Railway (Thirsk and Malton Branches) and Malton 
Bill, was presented, and read. Branches) Bill 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Most noble Francis Godolphin Liverpool, 
D’ Arcy Duke of Leeds ; —and, Owners, Lessees and Manchester 
Occupiers of land and houses intended to be taken aa 

: : -upon- 
for the purposes of the Railway thereinafter men- Tyne Junction 
tioned; praying that they may be heard, by them- Railway Bill, 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Holme Maude, of Blawith Kendal Union 

Cottage, in the parish of Cartmel, in the county of Gas and Water 
Lancaster, Esquire, and Edward Wilson, of Rig- 
maden Park, in the county of Westmorland, Esquire, 
Owners of land required for the purposes of the 
proposed Kendal Union Gas and Waterworks there- 
inafter mentioned ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their coansel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Kendal Union Gas and Water 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- ziverpool 
gesses of the borough of Liverpool, praying that Paving, 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel Wome a 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Graham, Esquire, of Fe- Ballochney 
reneze, Alexander Campbell, Esquire, of Bedlay, Railway 
Humphrey Ewing Crum, Esquire, Merchant, Gilas- earl Bill. 
gow, and John Kerr, Esquire, of Shields, Share- 
holders in and a Quorum of the Provisional Com- 
mittee of the Lanarkshire and Lothians Railwa 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Ballochney (Shotts Branch) Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 








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Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the burgh of Hamilton;—and, Mer- 
chants, Householders, Traders, Proprietors and 
others, Inhabitants of the town of Hamilton and 
suburbs; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Hamilton Gas Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Hamilton 
Gas Bill. , 


Wexford Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Stanley 
Earl of Rathdowne, of Charleville, in the county of 
Wicklow, in that part of the United Kingdom called 
Ireland; — Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan, of 
Johnstown Castle, in the county of Wexford ;—and, 
Wexford Harbour Commissioners; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wexford Harbour 
Improvement Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
_ ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and | 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


London and A Petition of Commissioners for better paving, 


—- lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise im- 
ailway = 


(Birmingham 
Extension) 
Bill. kets of the said town; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Birming- 
ham Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birmingham, 
psig pon lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise im- 
Valley Rail. proving the town of Birmingham, in the county of 
vay (Birming- Warwick, and for regulating the Police and Markets 
ie Resa of the said town; praying that they may be heard, 
Dudley Lines) by themselves, their counsel or agents, agamst 
Bill. certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton 
and Stour Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley Lines) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. | 


| 


Liverpool A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- | 
Water Bill. — sesses of the borough of Liverpool, praying that | 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Water 
Bill, was presented, and read. | 
Ordered, Yhat the said Petition be referred to} 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Slamannsa A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
stounnesg Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow, praying 
Railway Bil, that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 


sel or agents, against certain parts of the Slamannan 


93° Aprilis. 


proving the town of Birmingham, in the county of | 
Warwick, and for regulating the Police and Mar- | 


A Petition of Commissioners for better paving, | 


547 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counse heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of John Reddie, Esquire, of Cuthiill, in Edinburgh 

the county of Kinross ;—George Arnott Walker one a 
Arnott, Esquire, of Arlary, in the county of Kin- seep Bee 
ross, Doctor of Laws, Professor of Botany, in the and Newburgh 
University of Glasgow ;—John Greig, of Lethangie, Branches) Bill. 
in the county of Kinross ;— William Johnstone, of 
Latherisk, Esquire ;—Andrew Reddie, of Nether- 
hall, and James Stocks, Land Valuator, Kinross, 
as ‘Trustees nominated and appointed under the 
deed of settlement of the deceased David Whyte, 
of Yarhill and Pittendreich, in the parishes of 
Portmoak and Orwell, and county of Kinross ;— 
Patrick George Skene, Esquire, of Hallyards and 
Pitlour, in the parish of Strathmiglo, and county of 
Fife ;—Promoters and Members of the Provisional 
Committee of a Company for making a Railway 
from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, to be 
called The Edinburgh and Perth Railway, by 
Queensferry ;—and, Trustees for executing the Act 
for making and maintaining the Great North Road 
from Queensferry and Burntisland, to the city of 
Perth; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel oragents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Kinross, 
Woodmill and Newburgh Branches) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








Petitions of the Dearne and Dove Railway Com- Manchester, 
Huddersfield 
and Great 
Grimsby 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill. 


| pany ;—Company of Proprietors of the Navigation 


of the River Dun ;—Sir Joseph William Copley, of 
_ Sprotborough Hall, in the county of York, Baronet ; 
_—Richard Fountayne Wilson, of Melton-on-the- Hill, 
and of Ingmanthorpe, both in the county of York, 
| Esquire ;—Sir John Nelthorpe, of Scawby Hall, in 
| the parish of Scawby-cum-Sturton, in the county of 
| Siemelin, Baronet ; — Edward Thomas Copley, of 
Nether’ Hall, in the parish of Doncaster, in the 
county of York, Esquire ;— Commissioners of 
Sewers of and for the limits of the levels in the 
county of Lincoln, city of Lincoln, and county of 
the said city, and part of the county of Wotting- 
ham, acting in and for the wapentakes of Manley, 
Corringham and Aslacoe, in the Parts of Lindsey, in 
the county of Lincoln; — William Dalphin and 
others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land and 
other property upon and near to the line of the 
proposed Manchester, Huddersfield and Great 
Grimsby Direct Railway ;—J. Nelthorpe and others, 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land and other 
property upon and near to the line of the proposed 
Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct 
Railway ;—John Micklethwait and others, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of land and other property 
upon and near to the line of the proposed Man- 
chester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct 
Railway ;— William Hewitt and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands on the line of the proposed 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; —Commissioners 
for draiing lands within the level of Ancholme, in 
the county of Lincoln, and making certain parts of 
the River Ancholme navigable ;—John Walbanke 
Childers, of Cantley Hall, in the county of York, 
Esquire ;— William Battie Wrightson, of Culworth 
Hall, in the county of York, Esquire, a Member of 
the House ;—George Greaves, of Elmsall Lodge, in 
the county of York, Esquire ;—John Spencer Stan- 
hope, of Cannon Hall, in the county of York, Es- 





and Borrowstounness Railway Bill, was presented, | quire, and, William Bennett Martin, of Worsbrough 


and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
Vou. 101. 





Hall, in the county of York, Esquire ;—Owners of 
lands situate within the Level of Hatfield Chace, 
and parts adjacent, in the counties of York, Lincoln, 

4a2 and 





548 
and Nottingham, known by the name of The Par- 
ticipants of the Level of Hatfield Chace ;— William 
S. Payne and others, Owners and Occupiers of 
lands on the line of the proposed Railway therein- 
after mentioned ;— Frederick William Thomas Ver- 
non Wentworth, of Wentworth Hall, in the county 
of York, Esquire ;—Edward Newman, of Barnsley, 
in the county of York, Gentleman, and Mary his 
Wife ;--Alexunder William Robert Bosville,ot Thorpe 
Hall, in the county of York, Esquire ;—Sir Fran- 
cis Lindley Wood, Baronet, and Charles Wood, Es- 
quire, a Member of the House, both of Hickleton 


in the county of York;—Sir George Wombwell, of 


Wombvell,in the county of York, Baronet ;—and, the 
Right honourable Charles Fitzwilliam Wentworth 
Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth House, in the county 
of York; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, ageinst certain parts 
of the Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby 
Direct Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line) Bill, 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
navigation from the Trent to the Mersey;—The Right 
honourable Edward Jervis Viscount Saint Vincent, 
(two Petitions);—Trustees of the Turnpike-road 
leading from Lawton, in the county of Chester, to 
Burslem and Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the county 
of Stafford; —George Whieldon, Esquire ; —and, 
George Whieldon, Esquire, and the Reverend Ed- 
ward Whieldon, Clerk; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North Staffordshire Railway 
(Pottery Line) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Edmund Leopold Lockyer, of the Uni- 
versity of Cambridge, Esquire ;— Thomas Gill, Wil- 
liam Pranceand David Derry,allof Plymouth,in the 
county of Devon, Esquires;— Thomas Pope, of Turn- 
chapel, within the parish of Plymstock, in the county 
of Devon, and Henry Pope, of Teat’s-hill, in the 
borough of Plymouth, in the said county of Devon, 
Shipowners, Shipbuilders and Rope Manufacturers ; 
-—and, James Gent, of Plymouth, in the county of 
Devon, Shipbuilder; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Sutton Harbour and Docks 
(Plymouth) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


Sutton Har- 
bour and 

Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill, 


Midland and Petitions of Edward Bouverie, of Delapre Abbey, 

Eastern Coun- jn the county of Northampton, Esquire ;—The Right 

‘Ounbeiaen honourable Frederick Earl Spencer ;—and, Lewis 

to Weedon) Loyd, of Overstone Park, im the county of North- 

Bill. ampton, Esquire; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Midland and Eastern Counties 
Railway (Cambridge to Weedon) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds and 


; Petitions of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
part Bailway Company ;—Mary Isabella Gascoigne and Eliza- 


23° Aprilis, 


A. 1846. 


beth Gascoigne, of Parlington, in the county of 
York ;—York and North Midland Railway Gua: 
pany ;—Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the 
city of York;—Richard Fountayne Wilson, of Mel- 
ton-on-the-Hill, and of Ingmanthorpe, both in the 
county of York, Esquire, being an Owner of lands 
through which the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned is intended to be made ;—Occupiers of 
mansion-houses and land situate in the parish of 
Wighiil, in the county of York and its immediate 
vicinity ;—Edward York, of Wighill Park, in the 
county of York, Esquire, and the Reverend Thomas 
Jessop, of Bilton, in the said county, Doctor in 
Divinity ;—James Armytage Rhodes, of Roundhay, 
in the county of York, Clerk ;—and, George Lane 
Fox, of Bramham Park, in the county of York, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Leeds and York Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of James Armytage Rhodes, of Round- York and 
hay, in the county of York, Clerk ;—and, Inha- ae 
bitants of the town of Tadcaster, in the West Riding poe 
of the county of York; praying that they may be sion) Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the York and North Midland Rail- 
way (Leeds Extension) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Thomas Mowbray, of Grangewood Wear Dock 

House, in the county of Leicester, Esquire, and Railway Bill 
William Gray, of East Bolton, Northumberland, 
Esquire ;—and, John Charles Langlands, cf Old 
Bewich, near Alnwick, in the county of Morthum- 
berland, Esquire; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Commissioners for making and main- North of Nor- 
taining a navigable communication from Coltishall folk Railway 
to Aylsham Bridge, in the county of Norfolk, = 
and of Shareholders of the said navigation ;—and, 
Surveyors of the Highways of the parishes, or some 
of them, in the county of Norfolk, or the county of 
the city of Norwich, through which it is proposed to 
make the thereinafter-mentioned Railway ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the North of 
Norfolk Railway Bill,— were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Charles Wil- Midland Rail- 
liam Wentworth Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth —— 
| House, in the county of York ;—Iilliam Bennet sna other 
Martin, of Worsbrough Hall, inthe county of York, Branches) Bill. 
Esquire ;—Sir George Wombwell, of Wombwell, in 
the county of York, Baronet ;—- Thomas Wright Wat- 
son, of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gentleman, 
the Receiver appointed by the High Court of Chan- 

cery, 











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cery of the estates of Edward Ward Foz, an Infant, 
and Ward of the said Court;— William S. Payne and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of lands upon the 
lines of the proposed Branch Railways thereinafter 
mentioned ;—Sir Francis Lindley Wood, of Hickle- 
ton, in the county of York, Baronet ;—and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Dearne and Dove Canal 
Navigation; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railway (Darfield to Elsecar 
and other Branches) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds, York Petitions of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
and Midland Company ;—York and North Midland Railway 
Smee pi, Company;—Honourable Sir Edward Marmaduke 


Vavasour, Baronet ;—Midland Railway Company ; 
—and, James Armitage Rhodes, of Roundhay, in 
the county of York, Clerk ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, York and Mid- 
land Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read, 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds, York A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Tad- 
gga caster West, in the county of York, praying that 
Railway Bill; they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
and, York and agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, York and 


North Midland Midland Junction Railway Bill; and, that the York 


Rail . : ‘ ; 
ya, and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill 
sion) Bill. may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Committee on the first-men- 
tioned Bill. , 


Lanarkshire 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monk- 


— lands Junction Railway Company, and Directors 
of that Company, or a Quorum of them, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Lanarkshire and Lothians Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

York and — Petitions from Kirkby Hill and Kirkby Ravens- 

—_— worth ;— Barningham ;— Newsham ;— Brompton ;— 


Startforth ;—Staindrop ;—Skeeby and Brompton ; 
and, Brignall; praying that the York and Carlisle 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Lunatics Acts. Petitions from Hincaster ;—Kentmere ;—Long- 
sleddale ;— Nether Staveley ;—and, Over Staveley ; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics 
Act ; and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
ny Removal Petitions from Thirsk Union ;—Docking Union 
(Chairman) ;— Over ;—and, Wellington Union (So- 
merset and Devon) (Chairman); praying that the 
Poor Removal Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
Eee. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Medical Petiti fi Cork: d, L ° " 
Seaton etitions from Cork;—and, Lurgan; praying 
(ireland) that the Medical men of Ireland may be placed on 


a footing of equality with those of the sister king- 

dom,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 
VoL. 101. 


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549 


Petitions from Shiffnall;— Members of the Saint Asaph 
Shepton Mallett Church of England Lay Associa- = Bangor 
° 10ceses. 
tion ;—and, Deanery of Wes¢; praying the House 

to pass any Bill that may be introduced for pre- 

venting the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and 

Bangor, and at the same time providing for the 
immediate appointment of a Bishop to the newly- 

erected see of Manchester,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallett Manchester 
Church of England Lay Association, praying for Bishopric. 
the formation of a new and independent Bishopric 

for the town of Manchester, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Strabane Union, Corn Impor- 
praying that the Corn Importation Bill may not tation Bull. 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities 
Jedburgh, in the county of Roxburgh, praying the Scotland.) 
House not to repeal the tests at present imposed 

by statute on the professors in the Scottish Uni- 

versities, and on the teachers in the parochial 

schools, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallett Education 
Church of England Lay Association, praying the (Ireland) 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions 

placed on the distribution of the aid annually granted 

for Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance 

to the Schools in connection with the Church Edu- 

cation Society, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stratford-on- Avon ; — Chatteris Lord’s Day. 
(two Petitions) ;—Caerhun ;—Caerhun and Llan- 

bedr ;— Conway ;— Gy ffin ;—and, Roewen ; praying 

the House to adopt measures for promoting the more 

due observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Clarke and others, praying Friendly 
that the Friendly Societies Bill may pass into a Societies Bill. 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Three Petitions from Preston, praying that the Factories Bill. 
Factories Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coventry ;—and, Great Yarmouth; Roman Catho- 
praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may 4¢ Relief Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Clark and others, praying salmon 
that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may not pass into a Fisheries Bill. 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Howard Heaton, of the Railway Bills. 

Middle Temple, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, praying 
the House not to adopt the Resolutions which are 
to be proposed respecting Railway Bills now before 
the House, or at least so to modify them as not to 
affect those projects planned and entered upon be- 
fore the late rage for Railway projects, and while 
the public mind was perfectly competent to form a 
just estimate of any project, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will not read a third Railway Bills. 
time any Bill to empower any Company (whether 
intended to be incorporated by such Bill, or already 
incorporated by Act of Parliament), to construct a 








443 Railway, 


550 


Railway, unless three clear days before the Third 
Reading, there shall have been deposited at the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, there to be open to the inspection 
of all parties, a certificate signed and authenticated 
in manner hereinafter mentioned, and comprising 
the particulars hereinafter expressed, and stating the 
following facts ; viz. 

1. That a copy of the Bill was submitted to 
the consideration of a meeting of the holders 
of scrip, or of Bankers’ receipts for scrip, of the 
Company, or (in case of a Company already 
incorporated) of the Shareholders or Stock- 
holders of the Company, specially called for 
that purpose. 

2. That such meeting was called by adver- 
tisements, inserted once in each of two conse- 
cutive weeks in the London Gazette (if the 
Railway be an English Railway), or in the 
London and Edinburgh Gazettes (if the Railway 
be a Scotch Railway), or in the London and 
the Dublin Gazettes (if the Railway be an Trish 
Railway), and in each case in at least three 
London daily newspapers, and not less than 
three times in each such paper, in each of such 
two consecutive weeks; and in case the Rail- 
way be a Scotch Railway, not less than three 
times in each of two Edinburgh newspapers in 
each of such two consecutive weeks ; and in 
case the Railway be an Irish Railway, not less 
than three times in each of two Dublin daily 
newspapers in each of such two consecutive 
weeks. 

3. In the case of the Company being intended 
to be incorporated by the Bill:—That such 
meeting was constituted of persons producing 


thereat scrip, or Bankers’ receipts for scrip, of 


the Company representing not less than one- 
third part of the whole capital proposed to be 
raised by the Company under the Bill (such 
scrip having been actually issued, or the depo- 
sits in respect thereof having been paid before 
the 31st of March in the present year.) 

4. In the case of the Company being already 
incorporated :—That such meeting was held, 
except so far as is herein otherwise provided, 
according to the constitution of the Company, 
and was constituted of Shareholders or Stock- 
holders thereof competent to vote at the ordi- 
nary meetings of the Company, and represent- 
ing either personally or as proxies not less than 


one-third part of the whole capital or stock of 


the Company. 

5. That at such meeting the Bill was ap- 
proved of by persons producing thereat scrip, 
or Bankers’ receipts for scrip, equal to at least 
three-fifths of the total amount for scrip, or 
Bankers’ receipts for scrip, produced at the 
meeting ; or, in the case of a Company already 
incorporated, by three-fifths at least of the 
meeting, the votes being given and computed 
according to the constitution of the Company. 

6. That those cases in which the Bill is pro- 
moted by an incorporated Company, but the 
parties interested are holders of scrip which it 
is proposed shall be converted into shares or 
stock, or otherwise become portion of the in- 
terest of the incorporated Company on the 
passing of the Bill, and contingently only on 
that event, shall for the purposes of this Reso- 
lution be deemed to be cases of Companies not 
yet incorporated. 

Resolved, That for the purposes of this Resolution 
it shall be competent for the Chairman of any meet- 
ing called in pursuance thereof, in the event of the 
above meoonl as quorum of scrip, shares or stock 
(as the case may be), not being represented at such 
meeting, to cause the votes of the persons constitut- 
ing the said meeting, approving or not approving of 
the Bill, to be taken and recorded, and then to ad- 


journ the same to sume day, hour and place to be 





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A. 1846. 


declared by the Chairman, such day not being less 
than three days, and not more than one week, from 
the original day of meeting, and such day, hour and 
place being, in the meantime, advertised twice in 
each of three London daily newspapers, or in the 
Edinburgh or Dublin newspapers, as above di- 
rected in the case of Scotch or Irish Railways; and 
at such adjourned meeting it shall also be competent 
to the Chairman thereof to cause to be taken and 
recorded the votes of such of the persons constituting 
the same as have not voted at the original meeting ; 
and the total amount of votes given at the original 
and adjourned meeting shall be received as if given 
at one and the same meeting. 

Resolved, That such certificate shall also comprise, 
in a tabular form, the following particulars : 

1. The day, time and place of the meeting, 
and of the adjourned meeting (if any.) 

2. The dates of insertion of the advertise- 
ments for the meeting, and the names of the 
newspapers in which they were inserted. 

3. The names and addresses of the persons 
producing scrip, or Bankers’ receipts for scrip, 
at the meeting, according to the statements of 
such persons : 

Or, in the case of a Company already incor- 
porated, 

The names and addresses of the Shareholders 
or Stockholders present at the meeting, ac- 
cording to the register book of names and ad- 
dresses. 

4. The denoting numbers, if any, of the scrip, 
and in the case of Bankers’ receipts, the names 
of the persons from whom the deposit is therein 
stated to be received, and the amount of the 
scrip and receipts respectively produced by the 
persons so producing the same at the meeting : 

Or, in the case of a Company already incor- 
porated, 

The respective amounts of shares or stock 
held or represented by the Shareholders or 
Stockholders attending the meeting. 

5. The fact of the approval or non-approval 
of the Bill (as the case may be) by the several 
persons producing scrip or Bankers’ receipts at 
the meeting, or by the several Shareholders or 
Stockholders attending the meeting. 

6. The total amount of scrip and Bankers’ 
receipts produced at such meeting, and the 
amount thereof produced by the persons ap- 
proving of the Bill: 

Or, in the case of a Company already incor- 

orated, 

The total amount of shares or stock repre- 
sented, either in person or by proxy, at the 
meeting, and the amount thereof so represented 
by persons approving of the Bill. 

7. The total amount of the capital proposed 
to be raised by the Company under the Bill : 

Or, in the case of a Company already incor- 
porated, 

The total amount of the capital or stock of 
such Company. 

Resolved, That such certificate shall be signed by 
the Chairman of the meeting and by one of the so- 
licitors of the Company; and the authenticity of 
such certificate shall be verified by the signature of 
the Parliamentary Agent depositing the same. 

Resolved, That these Resolutions shall not apply 
to any Bill the Third Reading of which is fixed for 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Railway Bills. 


mittee on every Private Bill originated in this 
House, relating to any Railway, before proceeding 
with the merits of such Bill, to require to be pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
1. A copy of the original Return made for 

the purposes of Provisional Registration, with 

the names of the Promoters as then registered. 

2. The 





9 VicToRI£. 


2. The names, residences and descriptions 
of the present and past Provisional Directors, 
Treasurers, Solicitors, Secretary and other Of- 
ficer, if any. 

3. The present and proposed amount of the 
capital of the Company. 

4. The number of shares, and the amount 
of each share. 

5. The number of shares actually allotted, 
with the names, residences and descriptions of 
the original allottees, and the number of shares 
allotted to each. 

6. The amount of subscriptions paid up by 
such original allottees. 

7. The amount of shares retained by or for 
the Provisional Committee. 

8. The amount of subscriptions actually paid 
up by such Provisional Committee upon the 
shares originally allotted to them. 

9. The original Subscribers’ Agreement, 
signed by the allottees. 

10. A statement of the amount of money in 
hand, together with an abstract of all receipts 
and expenditure, up to the presentation of the 
Petition for the Bill. 

11. A statement of the source whence the 


93°—24° Aprilis. 





Parliamentary deposit was paid, or whether a 
declaration was made of a surplus revenue in- 
stead of a deposit. 


And that the Committee report specially on each 
of the foregoing particulars. 


Diocesan 


: Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
eturns, 


Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Abstracts of 
the Diocesan Returns made to Her Majesty in 
Council, for the year 1844, by the Archbishops and 
Bishops of England and Wales : — Showing the 
Number of Resident and Non-Resident Incumbents: 
—The Net Value of the Benefices on which the 
Incumbents are Non-Resident :—The Number and 
Stipend of Curates to Non-Resident Incumbents :— 
And, the Number and Stipend of Curates assisting 
Resident Incumbents. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Return to 
an Order, dated the 13th day of March last, for 
a Return, showing the Amount and Particulars, as 
set forth in the Presentments, of the Amerciaments 
levied by each Annoyance Jury in the City of West- 
minster, during 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844, omitting 
the Names of Parties fined, also the Trade of the 
Party fined, specifying Deficiency of Weights, 
Scales or Measures, and the Amount of Fine. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Westminster 
Annoyance 
Juries. 


Table. 
Sheffield, Ash- A Petition of Owners of land on the line of the 
Lyne ana Proposed Worsborough Branch of the Sheffield and 
Manchester Manchester Railway, praying that they may be 
Railway heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
(Worsborough 


parts of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Man- 
chester Railway (Worsborough Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Branch) Bill. 


Discharged 
Prisoners, 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city and borough of Exeter, stating that it 
would be for the good of the community, if per- 
sons discharged from criminal prisons were received 
into houses of occupation, where by honest industry 
they might obtain a living, instead of being cast 
upon society without character, money, home or 
friends, and becoming the victims of fresh crime, 
and oft-repeated prosecutions; and praying the 
House to take into consideration the several par- 


ticulars involved in the employment and reformation 
VoL. 101. 





551 


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


Ordered, That the Petition of Sharebrokers of Stockbrokers 
Dublin, relative to Stockbrokers (Jreland), which (Ieland.) 
was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Petitions from the Manchester Commercial Asso- Tea. 
ciation (Chairman) ;—East India and China Asso- 
ciation of Liverpool (Chairman) ;—and, Merchants, 
Shipowners, Traders and Inhabitants of Liverpool ; 
praying for a reduction of the duty on Tea,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Tea. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, Copies 

of all Memorials addressed to the First Lord of the 
Treasury and the President of the Board of Trade, 
praying fora Reduction of the Duty on Tea; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 24° die Aprilis, 1846: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Ejected 
for the Protection and Relief of Ejected Tenants in net) Bo 
Ireland: And that Mr. Sharman Crawford and Mr. 
Fitzgerald do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- Banks (Scot- 
land) Bill ; Treland) Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend an Act Coal-whippers 
for establishing an Office for the Benefit of Coal- (Port os Lon- 
whippers of the Port of Zondon, was, according to ee iees 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue, until the First day of 
January One thousand eight hundred and Fifty-one, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, and to amend an Act for establishing an Of- 
fice for the Benefit of Coal-whippers of the Port 
of London. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Friendly 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the ee a 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the icon 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of 
such a Sum as may be necessary to defray the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Office of Registrar of 
Friendly Societies in England, in case the Fees of 
such Office shall not in any year be sufficient for 
the purpose. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That in case the Fees payable in the 
office of Registrar of Friendiy Societies in England, 
shall not in any year be sufficient to defray the Sa- 
lary of such Registrar, and the Expenses of his 
office, the balance shall be paid out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Customs. 
upon the 8th day of this instant April, That there 
be laid before this House, a Return of the Quantities 
of each Description of Goods entered for Consump 





4A4 tion 


Exchequer 
Bills 


(£.18,380,200) 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Oxford 
Junction 
Railway. 


South York. 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal. 


552 


tion on payment of a decreased Duty, and for which 
Bonds have been required for the Payment of ex- 
isting Duties, in case the proposed new Tariff shall 
not receive the sanction of Parliament, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That a Return to the said Order be laid before 
this House forthwith :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill for raising a Sum 
of Money by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time this day. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Oxford, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 

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


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the 5th furlong point on 
the branch to Elsecar is misplaced, to the extent of 
22 yards, on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of 
the Peace and in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as for 54 furlongs on the Denalby 
Branch, there are no furlong marks on the said 
Plans. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the ground is not 
marked at all in figures upon the Sections deposited 
as aforesaid, for the following embankments and 
cuttings, occurring at or near the following distances 
marked upon such Sections ; tiat is to say, 

Miles. Fur. Ch. Miles. Fur. Ch. 

it 66 21 1 
2 ¢ 39 19 4 


- At or near - 
”» - il ” 8 ™ 9 


At or near 


12 ‘a - 18 1 
18 oi - 19 &gt; = 
18 


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A. 1846. 


turnpike-roads, the present level or rate of inclina- 
tion whereof is intended to be altered, so as to admit 
of their being crossed over or under the Railway, 
do not state in figures the present rate of inclination 
of such roads at the proposed point of crossing 
thereof. 

And inasmuch as on the datum line of the said 
Sections between the 14th and the 16th mile, and 
the 4th furlong of the line from Oldham Mill to the 
Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway, there are no 
points on the line showing the divisions of the fur- 
longs ; but the furlongs are marked in figures. 

And inasmuch as on the datum line of the Section, 
on the Branch from Wombwell to Worsborough, 
being 6 furlongs in length, the furlongs are not 
marked on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the road No. 101, in the parish 
of Wath-upon-Dearne, is described in the Bock of 
Reference as an occupation-road, but is erroneously 
marked upon the Section as a public road. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of every 
arch of all bridges and viaducts over or under the 
surface of every turnpike-road, &amp;c., are not marked. 
in figures on the said Plans or Sections, in the fol- 
lowing instances. On the main Line :—The public 
carriage-road in the parish of Wath-upon-Dearne, 
No. 108 on the said Plans. Elsecar Branch :—The 
public carriage-road in same parish, No. 51°, on said 
Plans. The Denalby Branch :—The public carriage- 
road, in the parish of Mexborough, numbered 40, on 
said Plans. The Rossington Branch :—The public 
carriage-road in the parish of Doncaster, No. 162, on 
said Plans. The Branch to Barnby Basin :—The 
public carriage-road in the parish of Dacton, No. 192, 
on said Plans; but that all these were cases of the 
road passing over the Railway. 

And inasmuch as on the Plans deposited in the 
Private Bill Office and with the Clerk of the Peace, 
a turnpike-road, No. 26°, in the parish of Darfield, 
on the main line, is shown, whereas such turnpike- 
road is not shown on the Sections deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace, although it appears by 
the said Plans that such turnpike-road is to be 
crossed by the said proposed main line of Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 





Petitions of Rate-payers of the township of Ha- Burnley In- 
bergham Eaves ;—and, Rate-payers of the township provement 
of Burnley ; praying that the Burnley Improvement *4, Water 
and Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 





And inasmuch as the height and spans of the se- 
veral arches of the bridges and viaducts proposed 
to be made at the crossing of the following turn- 
pike-roads, public carriage-roads, navigable rivers, 
canals and Railways, are not marked in figures upon 
the said Sections, at every such crossing ; viz., 


Miles. Fur. Ch. 
+ 


sl 
6 


hg S 
é 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Tadcaster and the Leeds, York 
neighbourhood, praying that the Leeds, York and and Midland 
Midland Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law; ee aci Bill - 
and that the York and North Midland Railway and, York and 
(Leeds Extension) Bill may not pass into a law, was North Midland 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Gil 


Leeds Ex- 
Table. tension) Bill. 


At or near 
10 
” 17 

» 17 5 
= 16 3 Line from Oldham Mill to the 
Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway. 


And inasmuch as the height ofthe proposed Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the following roads, 
is not marked in figures upon the said Sections, at 
the several crossings thereof; viz., ° 
. Fur. Ch. 

1 main line. 
ditto. 
- ditto. 
ditto. 


On the main trunk line. 


A Petition of George Whieldon, the younger, and Reading, 
Arthur Edward Whieldon, Esquires, praying that Guildford - 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Haibvay Bill. 
against certain parts of the Reading, Guildford and 
Reigate Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Road at or near 
-_ 


7) 
a 
5 
4 5 - 
- 
4 


Branch to Barnby Basin. 


And inasmuch as the vertical scale intended to 
apply to the cross Section, appears to be drawn as 
4 feet to an inch, instead of 40 feet toan inch. 

And inasmuch as on the general Section, a road 
at 21 miles 1 furlong 94 chains, appears to be in- 
tended to be raised 6 inches, whereas on the cross 
Section it appears to be intended to be raised 6 feet. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections numbered 
respectively 6, 7, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 27 and 30, of 


A Petition of John Scannell, of the city of Li- Poor(Ireland.) 
merick, praying the House to take into consideration 
the condition of the Poor in Jreland, and to pass a 
Bill for the regulation of the relation between land- 
lord and tenant, and other measures of relief, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 





Petitions 











Rating of 
‘Tenements. 


Cotton. 
No. 227. 
Railways 
( Metropolis.) 
No. 228- 


Sugar Duties. 


No, 229. 


Burnley Im- 


provement and 


Waterworks 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


Exchequer. 


Land Re- 
claimed 
(Ireland.) 





25°— 24° 


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Petitions from the Docking Union ;—and, Saint 
Germans Union ; praying that owners of small te- 
nements may be rated to the Poor Rates in lieu of 
the occupiers,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Tabie. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Cotton, 
which were presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Railways 
(Metropolis), which was presented upon Tuesday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Sugar 
Duties, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before One of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








Veneris, 24° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
O RDER ED, That the Committee on the Burn- 
ley Improvement and Waterworks Bill have 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Watson, from the Corporation for the Relief 
of Seamen in the Merchant Service, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of the 
Income and Expenditure of the President and Go- 
vernors of the Corporation for Relief of Seamen in 
the Merchant Service, their Widows and Children, 
at the Port of London, and the various Outports un- 
der their management, from 1st January 1845 to 
31st December 1845, inclusive. 

An Account of the Income and Expenditure of 
the Trustees for the Relief of Seamen in the Mer- 
chant Service, their Widows and Children, appointed 
at the therein-mentioned Outports of the United 
Kingdom, from ist January to 31st December 
1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Blake, from the Exchequer, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of all Monies 
received during the year ended 5th April 1846, to 
the Account of Her Majesty’s Exchequer at the 
Bank of England and of Lreland, under the respec- 
tive heads of Public Revenue, the Amount of all 
Royal Orders and Treasury Warrants received, and 
of the Credits and Transfers made by the Comptrol- 
ler-General of the Exchequer, the Payments by the 
Bank of England, and the Balance remaining to the 
account of the Exchequer at each Bank on the 5th 
April 1846 :—And then he withdrew. 
7 — That the said Account do lie upon the 

able. 


Sir Frederick Trench presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,—A Return, taken from the Data furnished by 
the Revision of the Ordnance Survey of tke County 
of Donegall, showing the Number of Acres of Land 
reclaimed since the first publication of the Maps 
of that Survey, in each Parish of that County where 
the Revision is sufficiently advanced to give the 
information; and the Number of Acres still unre- 
claimed in the same Parishes, as well as the Num- 
ber of Acres in Cultivation :—And, a similar Re- 
turn as to any other County, from information 
considered authentic by the Department of the 
Ordnance Survey of Ireland. 

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

Vo. 101, 


Aprilis. 553 


The House being informed, That the Portbury Pier Portbury Fier 
and Railway Bill was not prepared in conformity — Railway 
with Standing Order No. 108, inasmuch as the pro- 

posed amount of rates and tolls to be levied on ves- 

sels, passengers, goods, wares and merchandize, in 

Schedule (A.) to the Bill annexed, had not been 

inserted in italics in the printed Bill ; 

The Order for reading the said Bill a second time 

was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Portbury Pier 
of the Petition for the Portbury Pier and Railway = reef 
Bill, which, upon the 3d day of this instant April, ‘ ites 
was made from the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills, might be read; and the same 

being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for constructing a Pier at Portbury, in the County 

of Somerset, and for making a Railway from the 

same to the City of Bristol, witha Branch Railway 

connected therewith: And that Mr. William Miles 

and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Mon- gritford In- 
day next, the Fri/ford Inclosure Bill, was read, and closure Bill. 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Tuesday next. 


Ordered, That in consequence of the agents for gtockport 
the Stockport Improvement Bill not having obtained Improvement 
the Breviate in time to give an earlier notice of the Bul 
Second Reading, the Bill be permitted to be read 

a second time this day, notwithstanding the time 

prescribed by the Sessional Order has expired. 


The Stockport Improvement Bill was read a se- Stockport 
cond time ; and committed. Improvement 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bi 

mittee of Selection. 


The Toxteth Park Improvement Bill was read a Toxteth Park 
second time ; and committed. Improvement 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- oo 

mittee of Selection. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- Bridport 

ral Committee of Elections, the Names of the Mem- Election. 

bers of the Select Committee appointed to try and 

determine the matter of the Petition complaining 

of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 

of Bridport, to which they had annexed the Peti- 

tion referred to them by the House relating thereto, 

and the Lists of Voters which had been delivered to 

them by either party :—And the names of the Com- 

mittee were read, as follow; Bickham Escott, Es- 

ate Sir William Somerville, Baronet, Lord Claud 
amilton, Lord Dalmeny; Chairman, Charles Wood, 

Esquire. 

Whereupon the names of the said five Members 
were called over, and being come to the Table, they 
were sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petition and Lists relative to 
the Election and Return for the Borough of Brid- 
port be referred to the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for that 
Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon, in 
one of the Committee-rooms of the House. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Peti- 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the tins Sa en 
Petitions presented upon the 21st and 22d days aceainaiattitad 
of this instant April, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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





4B Sir 

























































Thames 
Haven Dock 
and ry | 
(No. 2.) Bi 


Trent Valley, 
Midlands and 
Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway. 


554 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Thames Haven Dock and Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
was referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. . 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending and enlarging some of the provisions 
of two several Acts passed respectively in the sixth 
and seventh years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, and the fifth and sixth 
years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 
relating to the Thames Haven, Dock and Railway 
Company: And that Mr. Bramston, Mr. George 
Palmer and Mr. Richard Hodgson do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Trent Valley, Mid- 
lands and Grand Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway or Railways from Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley to the Midland Railways, at 
Wichnor Forge, in Tatenhill,to be called The Trent 
Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway : 
And that Colonel Anson and Lord Alfred Paget do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the several Plans relating to the intended 
Railway, deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Lancaster, at the Board of Trade, and in the 
Private Bill Office, describe the said Railway as 
extending from a point marked A. to a point marked 
B. on the said Plans, with a Branch diverging from 
such intended Railway at a point marked E., and 
extending toa point marked F., and another Branch 
diverging from the first-mentioned intended line of 
Railway (viz., the line from A. to B.,) at a point 
marked C., and extending to a point marked D.; but 
the said Plans do not describe the line or situation 
of the whole of the said line from C. to D., or show 
the lands that will or may be required for the pur- 
poses of such line ; inasmuch as such plans do not 
show the intended breadth of the said line, and no 
limits of deviation are marked upon the said Plans 
in reference thereto ; but the Promoters stated that 
it was their intention not to make the Branch from 
C. to D. 

And inasmuch as the said line from C. to D., as 
described in the said Plans, is intended to cross a 
certain street or public carriage-road, situate in the 
parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, and numbered on the 
said Plans 28, in the said parish, by means of an 
embankment, but the extreme height of such em- 
bankment over the surface of the ground of such 
street or road is not marked in the Sections of the 
Railway, nor is the height of the Railway over the 
surface of the ground of such street or road, or the 
height or span of any bridge or viaduct carrying the 
liulway over the said street or road, marked in 
figures at the crossing thereof; and it does not 
appear from the said Sections how the said street 
is to be crossed by the said Railway, whether upon 
the level or otherwise, nor is any alteration in the 
present level or rate of inclination of the said street 
or road (if any such is intended) stated on the said 
Sections, or numbered thereon, neither are there 
any cross Sections in reference thereto; but the 
Promoters stated that it was their intention not to 
make the Branch from C. to D. 

And inasmuch as on the said Plans in the line 





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A. 1846. 


from A. to B., there is a private-road marked 12, 
in the parish of Walton-on-the- Hill, which is incor- 
rectly entered in the Book of Reference as a public 
road, and no notice has been given to the Owner in 
respect thereof; but notice has been served on the 
owners of the adjoining property in regard thereto. 

And inasmuch as the said line from E. to F, 
crosses a certain carriage-road in the township and 
parish of Liverpool, called Regent’s-road, and such 
road is not numbered in any of the said Plans and 
Sections, and the height of the Railway over the 
surface of such road, and the mode of crossing the 
same, whether on the level or otherwise, and whe- 
ther by embankment or viaduct, and whether any 
alteration in the present level er rate of inclination 
of the said road is intended, are not stated and do 
not appear upon the said Sections, nor are there any 
cross Sections in reference to such crossing, nor are 
the height and span of the arch of any bridge or 
viaduct over the said road, or the extreme height of 
any embankment over the surface of the same, 
marked in figures at the crossing thereof, but the 
Promoters stated that they intended to abandon the 
line from E. to F. 

And inasmuch as the property numbered 18, in 
the parish of Liverpool, within the limits of devia- 
tion, is described in the said Books of Reference 
as a public road or street, whereas the said pro- 
perty is in fact not a road or street, and is the 
property of the Liverpool Dock Trustees, and they 
have not been served with notice in respect there- 
of; but the owners of the property No. 4, which 
adjoined, had received notice, and that No. 4 com- 
prised the property to which No. 18 was erroneously 
affixed, and that the figure 18 ought to have been 
on the point of the Plan marked as Regent’s-street, 
and it is so described in the Book of Reference, and 
the Parties have had notice in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as there are seven side Branch 
Railways at right angles to the line from A. to B., 
and there are no Sections given thereof, but the 
Promoters stated that they did not intend to make 
any side Branches, and that they were willing to 
strike them out of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the ( 


and Salisbury Extension) Bill, was referred; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as on the Section deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for Wilts, the datum horizontal de- 
scribed on the said Sections was not referred to a 
fixed point on the 30th December 1845, when it 
was examined, but it was subsequently inserted on 
the 3d January 1846, to correspond with the Sec- 
tion deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Regulations Bill, the Liverpool Paving, Sewering 
and Watering Bill, the Liverpool Water Bill, the 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill, and 
the Toxteth Park Improvement Bill, be referred to 
the same Committee. 


Justices and Commissioners of Sewers for the city 
and liberty of Westminster, and part of the county 
of Middlesex, signed at and by an order of the 
Court of Sewers, held at the Sewers-office, in Greek- 
street, Soho, which was presented upon the 6th day of 
this instant April, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Surrey Grand Junction Railway Bill, be referred 





to 


way 





Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whorn South Western 
ailway 


: : ane Basingstoke 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the and Salisbury 


London and South Western Railway (Basingstoke Extension.) 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, that the Liverpool Sanatory Selection. 


Ordered, That the Petition of six of Her Majesty’s Surrey Grand 


Junction Rail- 


Bill. 














9 VicrorIz. 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bolton Water- An ingrossed Bill for more effectually supplying 
works Bil. = Water to the Inhabitants of the Town of Bolton, 
and several Townships and Places adjoining or near 
thereto, in the County of Lancaster, was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Dr. Bowring do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Glasgow, Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees for exe- 

eon ag cuting the Acts for repairing Roads in the County 

ey ml of Renfrew, and for altering the Line of Road be- 

(Branches to tween Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the said County, 

Paisley) Bill. which was presented upon the 19th day of March 
last, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct 
Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Warrington The House was moved, That the Petitions of 








Waterworks James Loch, Esquire ;—and, Company of Proprie- 
- tors of the Mersey and IJrwell Navigation, which 
were presented upon Wednesday last ; praying that 
they may be permitted to withdraw their Petitions 
against the Warrington Waterworks Bill, might be 

read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Petitions be withdrawn 


accordingly. 
Bankruptcy Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
and Insol- h eee pee ‘ll dj 
yency. to request that their Lordships will communicate to 


this House a Copy of the Proposal of James Man- 
ning, Esquire, Serjeant-at-Law, for the Amendment 
of the Law of Bankruptcy and Insolvency :—And 
that Mr. Attorney-General do carry the said Mes- 


sage. 





WorcesterGas Ordered, That the Petition of Proprietors of the 

= Worcester Gas Light and Coke Company, which 
was presented upon the 6th day of this instant 
April, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Worcester Gas Bill, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


! The Allhallows (Northampton) Tithes Bill was 
pany ne read a second time; and committed. 
Bill. _— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Allhallows 


Comittee of 
Selection. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Bristol Waterworks 
and Sewerage Bill to the Committee to which the 
Bristol Waterworks Bill stands referred. 
sci a Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow 
fen Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus Bill 
Railway have leave to make their Report this day. 

Terminus Bill. 


Committee of | Mr. Estcourt reported, That the Committee of 


Selection = 2 : 
oe Selection having, on the 27th of March last, found 
Report.) it expedient, in the performance of their duty, to 


take the usual preliminary measures for the forma- 
tion of several Committees on Railway Bills, and 
having given to the Members selected “ due notice 
of their appointment, and transmitted to each a 
copy of the twelfth of the Resolutions agreed to by 
the House on the 12th of last February, with a 
blank form of the declaration therein required, and 


a request that he would return it with his signature 
Vou. 101. 





24° Aprilis. 555 


attached,” have to report, that they have not received 
from Mr. Smith O’ Brien, a Member of this House, 
appointed on the above occasion to serve on the 
Committee to which Group No. 11, was then re- 
ferred, the aforesaid declaration ; nor have they re- 
ceived from that Honourable Member any “ excuse 
which they can deem sufficient” ; and that, there- 
fore, in conformity with the sixteenth of the said 
Resolutions, it becomes their duty “ to report to 
the House the name of Mr. William Smith O’ Brien, 
as,” in respect of such omissions, “a defaulting 
Member.” 

But as the circumstances attendant upon the de- 
fault of Mr. Smith O’Brien are of a peculiar cha- 
racter, the Committee of Selection consider it in- 
cumbent upon them to report specially to the House 
a detail of the facts which have occurred, 

On Friday the 27th of March, the Committee of 
Selection being about to appoint certain Committees 
on Railway Bills, which should commence their 
sittings on Monday the 27th of this instant April, 
gave notice to the several Members, of whom the 
Honourable Member for the county of Limerick was 
one, that “ it would be necessary for them to be in 
attendance in the week beginning on Monday the 
27th of April, for the purpose of serving, if required, 
ona Railway Bill Committee.” 

On Friday, the 3d of April, the Chairman of the 
Committee of Selection received from the above 
mentioned Honourable Member the following letter, 
dated the 3d of April 1846, inclosing the copy of 
another, dated the 30th of June 1845, to which 
Mr. Smith O’ Brien referred as explanatory of the 
“ motives which induced him to decline attendance 
on any Private Bill Committee not relating to Zre- 
land.” 

Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, 
Sir, April 3, 1846. 
I have this morning received a letter, signed 
“ Henry Creed,” by which I am informed that m 
name is in the list from which Members will be se- 
lected to serve on Railway Committees, which will 
commence their sittings in the week beginning 
Monday 27th April, during which week it will be 
necessary that | should be in attendance for the 
purpose of serving, if required, on a Railway Com- 
mittee. 

With reference to this communication, I beg to 
inclose a copy ofa letter addressed to you as Chair- 
man of the Committee of Selection, upon the oc- 
casion of my having received a similar intimation 
from Mr. Creed, on the 28th June, 1845. 

I have not seen any reason, since that letter was 
written, to change the determination therein ex- 
pressed. Indeed, the circumstances under which [ 
attend Parliament, during the present Session, are 
such as to render adherence to that determination 
an imperative duty. 

I have been called over from Ireland at a period 
when the deplorable situation of that country re- 
quires the presence of all whose duties connect them 
with it, for the purpose of resisting a measure by 
which it is proposed to invade the personal freedom, 
and to suspend the constitutional liberties of the 
Irish people. In offering resistance to that measure, 
it will be necessary for me to assist in exposing the 
systematic misgovernment which has produced those 
results which furnish a pretext for this renewed 
attempt to coerce Ireland. The time and faculties 
at my command being limited, I do not feel myself 
at liberty to allow my attention to be diverted from 
subjects of higher import to matters of local concern, 
which do not affect the interests of my country. 

I must therefore respectfully decline to serve on 
any Committees on Private Bills, except such as 
relate to Ireland. 

I am aware that the House has the power to de- 
prive my constituents of such humble services as I 
can render to them, by imprisoning my person, 
contrary to law, 





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a apt acne 






























A. 1846. 


I have fully considered, and am prepared to abide Scotland, except in so far as they may be connected 


556 


24° Aprilis. 


that alternative. 
I have the honour to be, 


Your obedient servant, 
William S. O’ Brien. 


with the interests of Jre/and, or with the general 
| policy of the empire. 
| In obedience to this principle, I have abstained 
from voting on English and Scotch questions of a 
local nature; and the same motive now induces me 
to decline attendance in Committees on any Private 
Bills, except such as relate to Ireland. 

I am prepared to abide with cheerfulness the 
personal consequences which may result from the 
course of conduct which I feel it my duty to adopt. 


To the Chairman 
of the Committee of Selection. 


Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, 

Sir, June 30, 1845. 
I had the honour of receiving, on Saturday after- 
noon, a letter dated 28th of June, and signed 





“ Henry Creed,” to the following effect :—“ 1 am 
directed by the Committee of Selection to inform 
you that your name is on the list from which Mem- 
bers will be selected to serve on Railway Com- 
mittees, which will commence their sittings in the 


week beginning Monday, the 14th of July, during 


I speak with great diffidence upon any question 
of a legal kind; but I am supported by very high 
professional authority, when I suggest to the Com- 
mittee, that no power was delegated to the House 
of Commons, by the Act of Union, or by subsequent 
Statutes, to compel the attendance of Irish Mem- 


bers on the deliberations of the British Parliament. 
Neither do I find that any authority has been 


which week it will be necessary for you to be in at- 
tendance, for the purpose of serving, if requested, 
ona Railway Committee.” given by statutory enactment to the House (except 
I trust that the Committee of Selection will not | in the case of Election Petitions), to enforce the at- 
think that I am prompted by any feeling of dis-|tendance of Members upon Committees. 
respect towards them, or towards the House of I refrain, however, from arguing legal questions 
Commons, when I inform them that it is my inten-| which may be raised before another tribunal, in case 
tion not to serve on any Committees, except such | it should become necessary and advisable to appeal 
as may be appointed with reference to the atfairs of | from the decision of the House of Commons to the 
Ireland. | Courts of Judicature, and conclude by assuring the 
I accepted a seat in the House of Commons in| Committee that I take the course which I propose 
the hope of being thereby enabled to assist in im-| to adopt, not from any desire to defy the just au- 
proving the condition of the land of my birth. So) thority of the House of Commons, but in obedience 
long as I continued to believe that I could serve Zre-| to my sense of the duty which I owe to my con- 
land effectually in the House of Commons, I shrank | stituents and to my country. 
from none of the labours which are connected with | 
the varied functions of that assembly. During twelve | Y bedient S 
years I attended Parliament, with an assiduity of ations wen re 4 an gene ; 
which I might feel disposed to boast, if the time so} |... ba moat ” William S. O’ Brien. 
consumed by the House, and by myself, had been | °° *"® “°™™ a 


productive of results useful to my native country. On Monday, the 6th of April, the letter of Mr. 

Experience and observation at length forced upon | Smith O’ Brien, with its inclosure, was laid before 
my mind the conviction, that the British Parliament | the Committee of Selection, and under their instruc- 
is competent, through want of knowledge, if not! tion the Chairman addressed to the Honourable 


through want of inclination, to legislate wisely for; Member the following letter, dated the 6th of April 
freland ; and that our national interests can be pro-| 1846. 


tected and fostered only through the instrumentality | 
of an Jrish Legislature. Sir, Monday, April 6, 1846. 

Since this conviction has established itself in my | Having had the honour to receive on Friday last 
mind, I have felt persuaded that the labours of the | your letter of that day’s date, in which “ with re- 
Irish Members, though of little avail in the British | ference to your having received the usual communi- 
Parliament, might, if applied in Ireland, with pru-| cation of your name being placed on the list from 
dence and energy, be effectual in obtaining for the | which Members will be selected to serve on Railway 
Irish people their national rights. | Committees, which will commence their sittings in 

I have reason to believe that in this opinion a | the week beginning Monday, 27th April,” you state 
very large majority of my constituents concur. To | for “ declining to serve on any Committees 





I have the honour to be, 


House of Commons, Committee of Selection, 


reasons 
them alone I hold myself responsible for the per- on Private Bills, except such as relate to Ireland,” 
formance of my Parliamentary duty. If they had | and, of course, on either of those Committees on 
disapproved of my continued absence from the | Railway Bills about to be appointed from that list, 
House of Commons, I should have felt it my duty I this day availed myself of the first sitting of the 
to have withdrawn from the representation of the Committee of Selection, since the receipt of your 
county of Limerick; but I have the satisfaction of | letter, to submit its contents to them, and I am in- 
thinking, that I not only consult the interests, but | structed to inform you that the Committee cannot, 
also comply with the wishes of my constituents, in| in the reasons which you allege for not serving, re- 
declining to engage in the struggles of English | cognize such “ an excuse,” as (in accordance with 
party, or to involve myself in the details of English | the spirit of the Resolutions agreed to by the House 
Legislation. | on the 12th of last February) would justify their 
While such have been the general impressions | “ deeming it sufficient” to exempt you from serving, 
under which I have absented myself during nearly | should you be selected for that purpose from the list 
two years from the House of Commons, I yet do of Members whose attendance is required in the 
not feel myself at liberty to forego whatever power | week commencing on the Monday 27th of April. 
of resistance to the progress of pernicious legislation| But, as it appears from your letter that at this 
my Office of representative may confer upon me. | particular juncture your time and attention are en- 
Upon the present occasion | have come to London grossed by a subject before Parliament of primary 
for the purpose of endeavouring to induce the House importance to Ireland, { am further instructed by 
of Commons, or rather the Government, who appear | the Committee of Selection to state that, adhering 
to command the opinions of a large majority of the to their usual practice of consulting, as far as may 
House, to modify some of the Jrish measures now | be consistent with a faithful and impartial discharge 
before Parliament in such a manner as to render | of their duty, the convenience of the several Mem- 
them beneficial, instead of injurious to Jreland. | bers whom they may find it incumbent upon them to 
Desiring that none but the representatives of the select, it will afford them great satisfaction to avail 
Trish nation should legislate for Ireland, we have no | themselves of this timely communication with you, 
wish to intermeddle with the affairs of England or to make an arrangement by which your attendance 
may 











Glasgow Har- 
bour Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


9 VicTorRIZ. 


may be postponed to a later period, should your 
convenience be thereby accommodated ; provided 
you will have the goodness to give them an early 
intimation of any week during the month of May 
when it may be less inconvenient to you to be in 
attendance. 

In the event, however, of their receiving no such 
intimation from you, the Committee of Selection will 


24° Aprils. 





presume that no accommodation would be afforded 


557 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honour- London and 
able the Earl of Harrington, a Peer of Parliament, eis 
which was presented upon the 27th day of March iain 
last, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by his coun- 
sel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 


to you by such a postponement as I have alluded to, | Petition. 


and will consider it their duty to abide by the ar- | 
rangement which will be announced in the Votes of 
Wednesday. 
I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your obedient humble humble Servant, 
T. G. Buchnali Estcourt, 


Chairman of the Committee of Selection. 
William Smith O’ Brien, Esq. 
Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall. | 

On the same day the Committee of Selection ad- 
journed for the Easter Recess. 

On the 7th of April the Chairman received the 
subjoined reply to his letter of the 6th instant, which | 
he submitted to the Committee of Selection on) 
Thursday, the 23d of April, when they resumed | 


their sittings after the Recess :— | 


Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, | 
Sir, April 7, 1846. | 

I have had the honour of receiving your obliging 
letter of yesterday’s date, in answer to mine of the 
3d instant. 

I feel exceedingly indebted for the courtesy and 
consideration evinced by the Committee of Selection | 
in suggesting the arrangement proposed in your) 
letter ; but since my objection to serve upon Com- | 
mittees on English and Scotch Private Bills is founded | 
upon the relations at present subsisting between my | 
country and Great Britain, and not upon a regard | 
for my own personal convenience, I must refer to | 
my former communications as announcing my final | 

} 
| 











determination. 
I have the honour to be, 


Your obedient faithful Servant, | 
William S. O’ Brien. | 


To the Chairman 
of the Committee of Selection. 


The Committee of Selection having received from | 
Mr. Smith O’Brien no excuse that they could 
“deem sufficient,” nor any intimation of a wish 
that an arrangement should be made, by which his | 
attendance should be postponed to a later period, | 
but, on the contrary, having had imparted to them, | 
in the letter of the 7th instant, above alluded to, | 
Mr. Smith O’ Brien’s desire that his former “ com- | 
munications should be considered as announcing | 
his final determination not to serve on English and 
Scotch Private Bills Committees,” and consequently 
to decline serving upon the Committee on Grou 
No. 11, which is wholly composed of Scotch Rail- | 
way Bills, conceive that they have no alternative | 
but to report to the House the non-compliance of | 
Mr. Smith O’Brien with the Orders and Rules | 
adopted by the House in conformity with the Reso- | 
lutions agreed to on the 12th of February 1846. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | 
and be printed. 





Mr. Spooner reported from the Committee on 
Group (G.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Glas- 
gow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
and had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the Bill, but that the same had not | 
been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | 
and be printed. 

Vou. 101. 





'Collieries on the Line ; 
worth ; —— Wakefield ; ——- Horbury ; ——Goole ; Huddersfield 


ford Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 





Petitions from LEcclesfield ; —— Barnsley ; 


Sheffield, 
arton ; —— Bretton West ; ——. Owners, &amp;c., 


of Rotherham, 


—— ; —_— Kimber- Wanesud, 





—— Dodworth ;——Owners of lands on the Line ; an i - 
Kexbro’ ;——Crigglestone ; and, Woolley ; ®alway Bil 
praying that the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, 
Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill 

may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 

odered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Landowners, Millowners, Merchants, Leeds, York 
Manufacturers, Shopkeepers and other Owners and pe ae 
Occupiers of lands, mills and buildings within the Railway Bi 

ccupiers of lands, mills uildings within the Railway Bill. 
borough of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, praying that the Leeds, York and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen, and York and 
others, Inhabitants of the town of Leeds and its vi- NorthMidland 
cinity, praying that the York and North Midland ee, 
Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill may pass into a law, sion) Bill. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Dit- Kent Atmo- 
ton, East Malling and Ryarsh, in the county of a 
ent, praying that the Kent Atmospheric Railway ““Y ™™ 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Bishop’s Worcester and 
Castle, in the county of Salop, and its vicinity, and Porthdyn- 
of Owners or Occupiers of land upon or adjoining Ru" BYlway 
to the line of the proposed Railway from Worcester ~ 
to Porthdynllaen, praying that the Worcester and 
Porthdynllaen Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;——and, Rothwell and Lalcoster and 
: : ~ a or 
other places ; praying that the Leicester and Bed Railway Bill. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Saint Leicester and 
Ives, in the county of Huntingdon, and its vicinity, Bedford Rail- 
; aa : way ; and 
praying that the Leicester and Bedford Railway goth Midland 
Bill may not pass into a law; and that the South Railway 
Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) (Northampton 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read; T ines) Bills. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wellingborough ;——Market Har- South Midland 
borough ; Northampton (two Petitions) ;—— et 
Huntingdon ; —_" ;——and, Higham Fer- and Bedford 
rers; praying that the South Midland Railway Lines) Bill. 
(Northampton and Bedford Lines) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses South Midland 
of the borough and parish of Higham Ferrers, in Railway 
PAT . (Northampton 
the county of Northampton, praying that the South png Beaford 
Midland Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines); Lines) ; and, 
Bili may pass into law ; and that the Leicester and Leicester and 
Be Bedford Rail- 
Bedford Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was way Bills. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


4B3 Petitions 














AAR ge ip AS atl nnn IAPC a Ei rr 





558 


Petitions from Sarah Anne 


Sheffield, Ash- larke ; — Owners 


ae - and Lesseesof Coal upon the line (two Petitions) ;——- 
ine an¢ ar Owners and Occupiers of land on the line ; —— Glos- 
Railway sop ;——and, Barnsley; praying that the Sheffield, 
(Barnsley = Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Barns- 


Branch) Bill. [ey Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


General Petitions from Shippers and others trading on the 

Terminus and River Clyde ;——Shareholders in the General Termi- 

Glasgow Har- ; d bs 

pour Railway nus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Company ;—— 

Bill. and, Glasgow; praying that the General Terminus 
and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Gorhals, praying that the 
Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Gorbals Gra- 
vitation Wa- 
terworks Bill. 


Norfolk 


Petitions from Yaaley ;—and, Farcet; praying 
Estuary Bill. 


that the Norfolk Estuary Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, and others, Inhabitants 
of the town of Aylesbury and its neighbourhood, 
praying that the Cambridge and Oxford Railway 

ill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Wakefield, A Petition of Shipowners, Merchants and other 
Pa ag Aer [nhabitants of the port of Goole, praying that the 
unk thea ad Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway and Port 
of Goole Bill. &amp;e., of Goole Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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





Wakefield, Petitions from Wakefield ; Goole ;—— Brad- 

Pontefract and gq ;——Owners or Lessees of collieries on the line ; 

ia, ——QOwners of lands on the line; Womersley ; 

Askern and Knottingley ; —— Stubbs Waldon, and other 

Oakenshaw places ;—— Askern ;—— Kellington ;---—and, Whit- 

Branches) Bill. joy and other places ; praying that the Wakefield, 
Pontefract and Goole Railway ( Methley, Ashkern and 
Oakenshaw Branches) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








North Staf- 
tordshire Rail- 
way (Pottery 
Line) ; and, 
North Staf- 
fordshire Rail- 
way (Churnet 
Valley Line) 
Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders 
and Inhabitants of the borough of Manchester, pray- 
ing that the North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery 
Line); and, the North Staffordshire Railway ( Chur- 
net Valley Line) Bills may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Poole Harbour 
Bill, praying that the time allowed by the Sessional 
Order for presenting the said Bill may be enlarged, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

A Petition of Messieurs Dyson and Company, of 
No. 24, Parliament-street, in the city of Westmin- 
ster, Parliamentary Agents, praying that the time 
limited for reading the said Bill the first time may 
not be extended, was also presented, and read; and 
referred to the said Select Committee. 


Poole Harbour 
Bill. 


esd. Youk Petitions of Inhabitants of the borough of Leeds, 
and Midland in the West Riding of the county of York ;——Inha- 
maga gg bitants of Bramley, in the West Riding of the county 
and North of York ;——Inhabitants of Hunslet, within the bo- 
Midland Rail- rough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the county of 
oo York ;——Inhabitants of Kirkstall, in the borough of 
and, Leeds ana Leeds, in the West Riding of the county of York ; 
York Railway Inhabitants of Wortley, in the West Riding of 
Bills. the county of York ;——Inhabitants of Whitkirk, in 


the West Riding of the county of Yerk; Inhabit- 








ants of the township of Lotherton-cum-Aberford, in 





94° Aprilis. 








A. 1846, 


the West Riding of the county of York; Inhabit- 
ants of the town of Barwick-in-Elmet, and imme- 
diate neighbourhood, in the West Riding of the 
county of York; Inhabitants of Saxton, and im- 
mediate neighbourhood, in the West Riding of the 
county of York ;——Inhabitants of the township of 
Aberford, in the West Riding of the county of York ; 
and, Inhabitants of the township of Parlington, 
in the West Riding of the county of York; praying 
that the Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law; and that the York and 
North Midland Railway (Zeeds Extension), and 
Leeds and York Railway Bills may not pass into 
law, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
at Aberford, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, praying that the Leeds, York and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the York and 
North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension); and, 
Leeds and York Railway Bills, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the two last-mentioned Bills; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bills, against the 
said Petition. 











Petitions of Trustees of the Barnsley and Ponte- 
fract Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of the 
county of York ;——Trustees of the Doncaster and 
Saltersbrook Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of 
the county of York ;——W. Bennet Martin, and 
others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land and 
other property upon and near to the line of the pro- 
posed Darfield Branch of the Huddersfield and Shef- 
field Junction Railway ;——Trustees of the Barns- 
ley and Grange Moor Turnpike-road, in the West 
Riding of the county of York ;——Right honourable 
John Savile Earl of Scarbrough ; Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Company ; 
and, Elizabeth Anne Clarke, of Barnsley, in the 
county of York, Widow, and Joseph Clarke, of Sher- 
burn, in the said county of York, Gentleman ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Hud- 
dersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield 
Branch) Bill,—-were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








A Petition of Thomas Sowerby, of Puckeridge 
Bury, in the county of Hertford, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Cambridge and 
Oxford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilkinson, and others, Land- 
owners on the line of the proposed Horbury Bridge 
and Calder Railway, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, m 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction 


Railway (Dar- 
field Branch.) 


Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Horbury 
Bridge and 
Calder Rail- 
way Bill. 




















Mal 
Dri 
tior 
Bill 


Nev 
Da 
Jul 
wa) 
and 
Bra 


Hull 
coln 
Rail 


Surr 
Rail 
Com 
(Dis: 
Bill. 


Sheff 
Roth 
Barn, 
Wak 
Hud 
and ( 
Raily 








9 VicroriZ. 


Malton and 


tion Railw@y themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
aie parts of the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Newcastle and A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 


Darlington for England, praymg that they may be heard, by 
JunctmsK themselves, their counsel or agents, against certdin 
way (Thirs : s ) e 

andMalton parts of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 


Branches) Bill. Railway (Thirsk and Malton Branches) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





HulandLin- Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of 
can Direct = Scarbrough ; and, Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
Railway Bill. ? 


for England ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 
(Dissolving) 
Bill. 


Petitions of James Lyon, of Wandsworth, in the 
county of Surrey, Wharfinger, Lighterman and 
Common Carrier ;——Susannah Mary Shepley, of 
Wandsworth, in the county of Surrey, Spinster, and 
Robert Wilson and William Frederick Harrison, 
both of the same place, Gentlemen, and of John 
James Saunders, John Harrison and John Harrison 
the younger, all of Carshalton, in the county of Sur- 
rey, Seed Crushers and Co-partners in Trade, and 
James Watney, of Wandsworth aforesaid, Millowner 
and Merchant ; and, John Child and Edward 
Child, of Merton, in the county of Surrey, Millers 
and Co-partners, the said John Child being the 
Proprietor, and himself and the said Edward Child 
being the joint Occupants of a certain freehold mes- 
suage, mills, lands and premises situate at Merton 
aforesaid ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Surrey Iron Railway Company (Dissolving) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Sheffield, 
Rotherham, 
Barnsley, 
Wakefield, 
Huddersfield 
and Goole 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Barnsley and Ponte- 
fract Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of the 
county of York; Henry Brodribb, of No. 6, 
Child’s-place, Temple-bar, in the city of London, 
Gentleman ;——Trustees of the Doncaster and Sal- 
ters Brook Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of 
the county of York; Trustees of the Barnsley and 
Grange Moor Turnpike-road, in the West Riding 
of the county of York ;——Trustees of the Shepley- 
lune Head and Barnsley Turnpike-road, in the 
West Riding of the county of York ;——and, Eliza- 
beth Anne Clarke, of Barnsley, in the county of 
York, Widow, and Joseph Clarke, of Sherburn, in 
the said county of York, Gentleman ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Sheffield, Rother- 
ham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
VoL. 101. 








24° Aprils. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners | 
Driffield Junc- for England, praying that they may be heard, by | 








559 
to the Committee on the Bill; end the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Alexander Henry and William Firth, Leeds, York 
of Leeds, in the county of York, Merchants ;—— 24 Midland 
Benjamin Athinson, Owner of lands on the line of the (n8" 5: 

amin son, Tot la : Ne Railway Bill. 

proposed Leeds, York and Midland Junction Rail- 
way ; and, Robert Baker, Occupier of lands and 
premises on the line of the proposed Leeds, York 
and Midland Junction Railway ; praying that they 
may he heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, York and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of the Right honourable John Savile Midland, 
Earl of Scarbrough ; Manchester and Leeds Barnsley, 
Railway Company ; —— Godfrey Wentworth, of oe sl 
Woolley Park, in the county of York, Esquire ; Leeds and 
—— and, Owners and Occupiers of land on the cg 
line of the proposed Railway thereinafter mentioned ; ey 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds 
we Bradford Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of original Subscribers and present 
Holders of scrip shares in the capital stock of the 
Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leeds and 
Bradford Railway Company, praying the House 
not to permit any further progress to be made in 
promotion of the said Bill; and that the House will 
take such measures as will enable the Petitioners to 
preserve the remaining balance of their deposit from 
being wasted by useless proceedings in support of 
such Bill; and that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, in support of the 
allegations contained in their Petition, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions of Edward Blackett Beaumont, of Fin- Manchester, 

ningley Park, in the county of York, Esquire, a oo 
Landowner on the line of Railway thereinafter men- Grimsby 
tioned ;——Trustees of the Doncaster and Salters Direct Rail- 
Brook Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of the ¥*Y Bill 
county of York ;——and, Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
Lyne and Manchester Railway Company ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester, 
Huddersfield and Great Grimsby Direct Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and South York- 
Manchester Railway Company ;——Trustees of the bho 4 
Barusley and Pontefract Turnpike-road, in the West Canal Dill. 
Riding of the county of York ;——Trustees of the 
Barnsley and Grange Moor Turnpike-road, in the 
West Riding of the county of York ;—-—Trustees of 
the Doncaster and Salters Brook Turnpike-road, in 
the West Riding of the county of York ;——and, 

Trustees of the Shepley-lane Head and Barnsley 
Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of the county of 


York; praying that they may be heard, by them- 


4Bn4 selves, 


ee — 




















Aberdeen, 
Banff and 
Elgin Railway 
Bil. 


London, 
Bristol and 
South Wales 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Branches 
from the 
Dundee and 
Arbroath 
Railway and 
‘Tay Terry 
Improvement) 
Bill. 


Wear Dock 
Railway Bill. 


Caledonian 
Raiiway 
(Mid-Lothian 
Branehes) Bill. 


Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and 
Coatbridge 
Mineral Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


560 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
ofthe South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Henry Campbell Oswald, and Charles 
George, Merchants and Sharebrokers in Aberdeen ; 
——and, George Johnson, and others, Shareholders 
and Subscribers to a proposed Railway, to be called 
The Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Railway ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Aberdeen, 
Banff and Elgin Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Biil, against the said 
Petitions. 

A Petition of William Cleland, and others, Sub- 
scribers to or interested in the proposed London, 
Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the London, 
Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Dundee, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath 
Railway, and Yay Ferry Improvement) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Members of the Board for repair of 
the Highways, in the township of Bishopwearmouth, 
in the county of Durham, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Wear Dock Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Walker, Esquire, of Dairy, 
Advocate, one of the Principal Clerks of Session in 
Scotland, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Caledonian Railway (Mid-Lothian Branches) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of a Quorum of Trustees on the La- 
nari and Hamilton line of road, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Lesmahagow, Dalserf 


24° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, ‘That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


‘by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, Kinross June. 
of Stanhope, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, tion Railway 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain (N° |.) Bill 
parts of the Kinross Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill, 
was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of W. Blackett and others, praying Newcastle ang 
that they may be permitted to withdraw their Peti- a 
; : ; unction Rail- 
tion against the Newcastle and Darlington Junction way (Durham 
Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway, and and Sunder. 
Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill, land Railway, 
and Wear- 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- mouth Dock 
mittee on the Bill. Purchase and 
Branches) Bill, 


Petitions of the Master, Brethren and Sistersof the Rye and 
Hospital of Robert Holgate, otherwise Halgate, esa Bill. 
formerly Archbishop of York, in Hemsworth, in the ‘ 
county of York ;——and, George Rudston Read, and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of property in the 
East Riding of the county of York; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts ofthe Rye and Derwent 
Drainage Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of William Selby Lowndes, Owner of Buckingham- 
an estate in the parishes of Winslow and Little Hor- shire poor 
wood, in the county of Buckingham, on the line of a 
an intended Railway from Oxford to Bletchley, Junction) Bil. 
praying that he may heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Buckinghamshire Rail- 
way (Oxford and Bletchley Junction) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Forbes and John Hopton emg en 
Forbes, Esquires, Trustees for Charles Forbes, a Se 
Minor and Owner of an estate in the parishes of pury) Bill 
Warkworth and Middleton Cheney, in the county 
of Northampton, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbury) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Boston, Stam 
the district called Moretons Leam Wash and Whittle- rian"... 
sea Wash, contiguous to the River Nene, between Railway 
the city of Peterborough, in the county of Worth- esrearg teh 
ampton, and the town of Wisbech, in the Isle of Ely, Bill. ain 
and county of Cambridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


against certain parts of the Boston, Stamford and 











Birmingham 





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S hed bod ed OF OF 


9 VicrorizZ. 


Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech Line) 
Bill, was presented, and read. — 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lancashire 
and Yorkshire 
North Eastern 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Sir Charles Robert Tempest, of 
Broughton Hall, in the West Riding of the county 
of York, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way (Greenhill 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Supply, or Road 
Trustees, of the parish of Bothwell, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wishaw and 
Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-under- 
Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Barnsley 
Branch) Bill 


Petitions of Trustees of the Barnsley and Grange 
Moor Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of the 
county of York ;—— William Shepherd, of Barns- 
ley, in the county of York, Gentleman, and Edwin 
Green, of Havercroft, in the said county, Gentle- 
man, Devisees in Trust and Executors named and 
appointed in and by the last will and testament 
of Richard Day, of Monk Bretton, in the parish of 
Roystone, in the said county, Bleacher, deceased ; 
——Trustees of the Barnsley and Pontefract Turn- 
pike-road, in the West Riding of the county of York; 
—w—and, the Huddersfieid and Sheffield Junction 
Railway Company; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway (Barnsley Branch) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Aylesbury Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Aylesbury, 


24° Aprilis. 


561 


Wendover, to the Town of Buckingham, in the 
County of Buckingham;” praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Aylesbury and Thame 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Sheffield, 
Harrington, a Peer of Parliament, praying that he see ga 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against Cer- Crewe Rail- 
tain parts of the Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries way Bill. 
and Crewe Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Doncaster and Sal- Goole and 

ters Brook Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of oe 
n ‘ : sie, * y: 

the county of York, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Goole and Doncaster Rail- 
way Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the borough of Bel- Belfast 
fast, praying that they may be heard, by their coun- Improvement 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Belfast 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Consumers of Gas Belfast Con- 
in the borough of Belfast and in the suburbs thereof, sumers Gas 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Belfast Con- 
sumers Gas Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Birmingham Shrewsbury 
Brewery Company, praying that they may be heard, 2nd Birming- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- pir Ballway 
tain parts of the Shrewsbury and ‘Birmingham Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 











Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the London and 
Grand Junction Canal ;——Charles Berwick Curtis cae on 
and Thomas Curtis, of Lombard-street, in the city “““W*Y *™ 


and Thame 
Junction 


Railway Bill 


m- 
ray 
sall- 


in the county of Bucks, and the neighbourhood ; 
P. T. Herbert, and others, Owners, Lessees or 





Occupiers of the lands or grounds through or along 
which the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is 
intended to be carried ;—— Right honourable Sophia 
Elizabeth Baroness Wenman, being the Owner of 
certain lands or grounds through or along which the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned is proposed to 
be carried ; Right honourable Sophia Elizabeth 
Baroness Wenman, Owner of estate in the parish of 
Haddenham, in the county of Buckingham, on the 
line of an intended Railway from Aylesbury to 
Thame ;——John Franklin, Owner of estates in the 
several parishes of Haddenham and Dinton, both 
in the county of Buckingham, and Lessee of lands in 
the said parish of Haddenham ;——Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners for England; William Rickford, 
Owner of an estate in the parish of Dinton, in the 
county of Buckingham ; and, Trustees acting in 
execution of an Act of Parliament passed in the 
eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, “An Act for more 


effectually repairing and improving the Road from 
Vou. 101. 











of London, and of the Hounslow and Twickenham 
Gunpowder Mills, in the county of Middlesex, Gun- 
powder Manufacturers, carrying on business as such 
in partnership under the firm of “ Curtis’s and Har- 
vey ;”’——Proprietors of the several Metropolitan 
Public Licensed Carriages plying for hire on the Great 
West of England road between Windsor, Hounslow, 
Isleworth, Brentford, Kew Bridge and other places 
on the said road between the last-named places and 
London;——Commissioners of the Metropolis Turn- 
pike-roads north of the Thames ;——and, Messrs. 
C. and 7. Chapman and others, Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands upon and adjoining to the line of a 
projected Railway from Knightsbridge to New 
Windsor ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Londonand Windsor Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
4c their 








562 


their Petitions, if they think fit; ana counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Worcester 


Petitionsof Inhabitants, Rate-payers and Gas Con- 
Gas Bill. 


sumers of and in the city of Worcester ; Joseph 
Ward, a Shareholder of the Worcester New Gas 
Light Company ;——and, Inhabitants of the city of 
Worcester and its suburbs; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Worcester Gas Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Derby and A Petition of John Wilkin, of No. 10, Spring 
Crewe Junc- 


ap tenes Gardens, in the city of Westminster, Esquire, Edward 
Bill.  § Stewart, of No. 14, Chesterfield-street, May Fair, 
in the city of Westminster, Esquire, and Francis 
Wilson, of Jeffrey’s-square, Saint Mary Aze, in the 
city of London, Esquire, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Derby aud Crewe Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Fast Riding 
Branches) 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


A Petition of John Wilkin, of No. 10, Spring 
Gardens, in the city of Westminster, Esquire, Edward 
Stewart, of No. 14, Chesterfield-street, May Fair, 
in the said city, Esquire, and Francis Wilson, of 
Jeffrey’s-square, Saint Mary Aze, in the city of 
London, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the York and North Midland Railway 
(East Riding Branches) (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
Paving Bill. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- 
merce and Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh Paving Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


War. Petitions from Great Driffield ;——and, Glasgow 
Anti-War Society (Chairman); praying the House 
not to consent to any measure for calling out the 
Militia, or for increasing the Army and Navy, but 
to settle all differences that may arise with other 
nations by arbitration,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 


Petitions from Officers connected with the adminis- 
Officers. 


tration of the Poor Laws ;——and, Stohe-upon- Trent ; 
praying that provision may be made for the super- 
annuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall have 
faithfully discharged their duties for several years, 
or when they shall become incapacitated from fur- 
ther service, and that the fund for such superan- 
nuation be raised by the deduction of a per-centage 
out of all Poor Law Officers’ salaries, and be under 
the sanction of Parliament, the control of the Go- 
vernment, and the management of the Poor Law 
Commissioners,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


24° Aprilis. 


A. 1846, 


A Petition of Bankers, Commercial and Manu- Customs ang 
facturing Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Kirk- Corn Impor. 
caldy, praying the House to pass the proposed ““"™ 
measures relative to Customs and Corn [mporta- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Rath- Protection of 
farnham, county of Dublin, praying that the Pro- Life (Ireland) 
tection of Life (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a 





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


Petitions from Billericay Union ;—— Huntingdon Rating of 
Union ;——Hozne Union ; Cambridge Union ; Tenements. 
——Spalding Union; and, Holbeach Union; 
praying that owners of small tenements may be rated 
to the Poor Rates in lieu of the occupiers,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 











Petitions from Thundersley ; Great Gidding ; ‘ 
——Alconbury Weston heels Saint Judith one 
Sawtry All Saints ;—— Hartfield ; Llan- 
rhystid ; and, Holbeach Union; praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the 
Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 











Petitions from Swanage ;—— Sutton Bridge ;—— Lord’s Day. 
and, Bradford( York); praying the House to pass a 
law for entirely prohibiting or greatly restricting the 
sale of intoxicating liquors on the Lord’s Day,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Cambridge ;——and, Cerne Union ; Poor Removal 
praying that the Poor Removal Bill may not pass Bill. 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Banbury ; Brighton ;——and, Roman Catho- 
Shortwood and other places; praying that the Roman lic Relief Bill. 
Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,——were 


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


Petitions from Huntingdon ; Deanery of Har- gaint Asaph 
tismere ; Morton Chapel ; and, T'renddyn ; and Bangor 
praying the House to pass any Bill that may be intro- P°°*** 
duced for preventing the union of the sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, and at the same time providing 
for the immediate appointment of a Bishop to the 
newly erected see of Manchester,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of John Shanks, in the parish of Barony, Blasphemy- 
in the county of Lanark, following the occupation 
of Machine Maker, praying the House at once to 
repeal all laws in any way restricting the publica- 
tion, by tongue or pen, of Theological Opinion, was 
a. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Discharged 
gesses of the city and borough of Ozford, stating Prisoners 
that it would be for the well-being of the commu- 
nity that persons discharged from criminal prisons 
should be received into houses of occupation, where, 
by honest industry, they might obtain a living, 
instead of being cast upon society without cha- 
racter, money, home or friends, and becoming 
the victims of fresh crime and expensive prosecu- 
tions; and praying the House to take the several 
particulars respecting the reformation and employ- 
ment of discharged Prisoners into consideration, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions 





Ex 


War, &amp;c. 


Cotton Manu- 
factures, &amp;e. 


East India. 


9 VicToRIzZ. 


Petitions from I/fracombe ; and, Staffordshire 
Potteries ; praying that the House will use its great 
influence for the establishment of an annual peace 
congress for the settlement of all national disputes, 

&gt; - . "a 
and for the simultaneous reduction of Military and 
Naval Establishments, and that tribunals may be 
established for the adjustment of what are called 
affairs of honour, and that duelling may be sup- 
pressed,-— were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Total Quantities and declared Value 
of Cotton Manufactures, entered by the Yard, ex- 
ported from the United Kingdom in each year from 
1814 to 1845, both inclusive:—Also the declared 
Value of Hosiery, Lace and Small Wares in each 
year from 1814 to 1845, both inclusive. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Number of Men who had 


24°—95° Aprilis. 


563 
Payments :—Together with a detailed Account of 
the manner in which the information is collected 
and digested, whether by the Public Servants of the 
Post-office, or by the Private Agents of Mr. Kelly, 
or the Servants of the Post-office privately em- 
ployed by Mr. Kelly as his Agents ; specifying the 
Payments, if any, to the General Letter Carriers or 
other Servants of the Post-office, with the Names 
of the same, for distributing Queries and Circulars, 
and receiving the same when answered, or for ar- 
ranging the information so collected, the Sums paid 
to each man, and the Gross Amount of the same, 
and the time and period of the day at which the 
men are so employed: — And also, the Cost of 
Paper, Printing and Binding; stating whether any 
or what part or the whole is obtained and done at 
the Cost of the Public Revenue. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Mr. Attorney-General reported, That he had car- Bankruptcy 
ried to the Lords the Message of this House of this 2nd Insol- 
day, requesting that their Lordships would com- oi 


volunteered to Regiments in Jndia from the last Five 
Regiments that had been ordered Home from that 
Country. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Days on which each Assistant Poor 
Law Commissioner in Jreland attended Meetings of 


municate to this House a Copy of the Proposal of No. 230, 


James Manning, Esquire, Serjeant-at-Law, for the 
Amendment of the Law of Bankruptcy and Insol- 
vency, and that their Lordships had communicated 


a printed copy of the said Paper; and he delivered 
the same in at the Table. 
Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


Boards of Guardians, describing the Places where 
such Attendances were given, in each of the years 
1844, 1845, and up to the 31st day of March 1846: 
—Ofthe Number of Paupers admitted into each 
Workhouse in Jreland in the Five years ending the 
31st day of March 1846 :—Of the Number of Pau- 
pers that died in each Workhouse in Jreland in 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Protection of 
proposed, That the Order of the day for resuming _ (Ireland) 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, ° 





Glasgow 
Terminus 
Railway. 


Caledonian 
Bridge. 


Wigan 
Election. 


Post-office 
Directory. 


each of those years, namely, to the 31st day of 
March 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845 and 1846, distin- 
guishing those who died from Fever in each year: 
—And, of the Price of Potatoes agreed for at the 
last contract entered into by each Board of Guardians 
in Lreland previously to the 1st day of May, in the 
years 1844, 1845 and 1846. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the allocation of Shares in the Glasgow 
Terminus Railway, with the Names of the Parties 
to whom the Shares were allotted ; distinguishing 
the Number allotted to each of the Members of the 
Clyde River Trust, to each Member of the Glasgow 
Corporation, and to the Servants of the Provisional 
Committee of the Glasgow Terminus Railway. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Shares in the Caledonian 
Bridge across the Clyde held by the Clyde Navi- 
gation Trust, and by Members of the Magistracy 
and Corporation of Glasgow; stating the Names of 


the Members, and the Number of Shares held by 
each. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Select Committee on the Wigan Election 
Petition be laid before this House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the General Post-office, stating all 
particulars relative to the compilation and_publi- 
cation of the Post-office Directory :—The Number 
of Copies of the said Directory printed :—The Num- 
ber sold by each Letter Carrier, and Total Amount 
of Copies so sold :—The Number sold to the Trade, 
and the Allowance made on each Book to the Trade: 
—The Number supplied to the Government Offices 
in England, Scotland and Ireland, and the Colonies: 
—The Amount of all Payments made by the Public 
for the insertion of Names in the Directory,the man- 
ner in which such Money is collected and paid, and 
the Scale on which the payments are demanded :— 
The Amount of Money received for Advertisements 


attached to the Directory, and the Scale of such 
VoL. 101, 














upon the 3d day of this instant April, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That the Protection 
of Life (Jreland) Bill be now read the first time ; 
and which Amendment was, to leave out from the 
word “That” to the end of the Question, in order 
to add the words “while this House deplores the 
“ existence of outrage in Jreland, and is sincerely 
anxious for its repression, it is of opinion that such 
outrage will be aggravated, not removed, by the 
arbitrary,unjust, and unconstitutional enactments 
of this Bili; and that it is the duty of Parliament 
to adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate 
the causes which produce these crimes, instead of 
resorting to laws which will harass and oppress the 
innocent without restraining the guilty ; and which, 
being restrictive of public liberty, cannot fail to 
augment national discontent,” instead thereof, be 
now read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for resuming 
the said adjourned Debate be now read; and the 
same being read ; 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House, 4en, 
Twelve of the clock on 


ce 
‘ 


n 


iT4 
‘ 


n 


continued to sit till after 
aturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 25° die Aprilis, 1846; 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Corn Impor- 
tation Bill. 


mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs 
Duties Bill. 


mittee on the Customs Duties Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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564 24°—25° Aprilis. 


Insolvent The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
Undia) Bil continue until the 1st day of March 1847, and from 


thence to the end of the then next Session of Par- 
liament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent 
Debtors in India, was, according to Order, read 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Friendly The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Societies Bill. mittee on the Friendly Societies Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Polling-places The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
Ireland) Bill. the Report on the Polling-places (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Joint Stock The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Banks (Scot- into a Committee upon the Joint Stock Banks (Sco¢- 
and an 


Ireland) Bil. land and Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent | 


No. 231. therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Friendly Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to 

Societies whom it was referred to consider of authorizing the 

en a out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 

ingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of sucha 

Sum as may be necessary to defray the Salaries 

and Expenses of the Office of ay nto of Friendly 

Societies in England, in case the Fees of such Office 

shall not in any year be sufficient for the purpose, a 
Resolution ; which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That in case the Fees payable in the 
Office of Registrar of Friendly Societies in England 
shall not in any year be sufficient to defray the 
Salary of such Registrar and the Expenses of his 
Office, the Balance shall be paid out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Friendly Societies Bill, That they 
have power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolution. 


Exchequer The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Order, 
ro re read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
SF a0e,208) of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Friendly The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Societies Bill. jnto a Committee upon the Friendly Societies Bill. 
No, 232. ‘ 
(In the Committee.) 
Instruction to the Committee, That they have 
power to make provision, pursuant to the Resolution 
reported this day read. 


































A. 1846. 


Postponed Clause, No. 6, amended, and agreed to. 
Clauses added. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Ordered, That Viscount Ingestre be added to Navy Civit 
the Gentlemen who are appointed to prepare, and —e 
bring in the Navy Civil Departments Bull. ‘ 


Ordered, That the Brighton and Chichester Rail- Brighton and 
way (Bognor and Littlehampton Branches) Bill be oe 
read the third time upon Monday next. roma ont 
Littlehampton 
Branches ) Bill. 


Ordered, That the South Eastern Railway (Ash- South Eastern 
ford Stations Enlargement) Bill be read the third Railway 

: (Ashford Sta- 
time upon Monday next. tions Enlarge- 
ment) Bill. 


Ordered, That the London and Briahton Railway London and 
(East Grinstead Branch) Bill be read the third time oon 
ailway (East 
upon Monday next. Grinstead 


Branch) Bill, 
Sir Charles Napier presented a Bill to amend the Navy Civil 





Greene reported, That the Committee had gone | 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | 
| Wednesday the 6th day of May next; and to be 
| printed. 


| 


Laws relating to the business of the Civil Depart- Departments 
ments of the Navy, and to make other Regulations ~~’ 

for more effectually carrying on the Duties of the No- 283. 
said Departments: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 


A Petition of Mrs. Anna Susannah Watson Taylor, Berks and 


of No. 5, Eccleston-street, inthe county of Middlesex, Hants Railway 


(Hungerford 


praying that she may be at liberty to withdraw her pytension.) 


Petition complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension) 
Bill had not been complied with, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Birmingham Rail- Midland and 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by — 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the (Cambridge to 
Midland and Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge Weedon) Bill. 
to Weedon) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas William Capron, Agent for South Midland 
Henry Hungerford Holdich Hungerford, of Dingley ye 
Park, in the county of Northampton, Esquire, pray- — Bedford 
ing that he may be heard, by his counse! or agent, Lines) Bill. 
against certain parts of the South Midland Railway 
(Northampton and Bedford Lines) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Cricklade ie 
and Wootton Bassett Union, which was presented —wedhoty Uaien. 





yesterday, be printed, No. 234. 
Ordered, " 


























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Diocesan 
Returns. 


No. 235. 


Friendly 
Societies. 


Loan 
Societies. 


Bridport 
Election. 


North 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Birming- 
ham and 
Gloucester 
Branches) Bill, 





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Ordered, That the Paper relative to Diocesan 
Returns, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after One of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 27° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

R. Tidd Pratt, the Barrister appointed to 

certify the Rules of Friendly Societies in Eng- 
land and Wales, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order—A Return of all the 
Friendly Societies certified by Mr. Tidd Pratt, in- 
cluding one certified for a set of married women, 
calling themselves Odd Women, on the 2d day of 
April 1845. 

Mr. Tidd Pratt also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Abstract of 
Accounts of Loan Societies in England and Wales, to 
the 31st December 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Charles Wood, from the Select Committee 
appointed to try and determine the matter of the 
Petition of the thereundersigned Electors of the 
borough of Bridport, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the said borough, informed 
the House, That the Committee had determined, 

That Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart Baillie 
Cochrane, Esquire, was not duly elected a Burgess 
to serve in this present Parliament for the borough 
of Bridport : 

That John Romilly, Esquire, was dulyelected, and 
ought to have been returned a Burgess to serve in this 
present Parliament for the borough of Bridport. 

And the said determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 

Ordered, That the Clerk of the Crown do attend 
this House, To-morrow, with the last Return for the 
borough of Bridport, and amend the same by rasing 
out the name of Alexander Dundas Ross Wishart 
Baillie Cochrane, Esquire, and inserting the name 
of John Romilly, Esquire, instead thereof. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the North Gravesend Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Counties 
and Thames Junction Railway, near the Mouth of 
the River Lea to Tilbury Fort, in the County of 
Essex, to be called The North Gravesend Railway : 
And that Mr. Ward and Mr. Hudson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Midland Raiiway (Birmingham and Glou- 
cester Branches) Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as no vertical scale is laid down on the Plan or 
Section of the said intended Railway deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Worcester, 
but the heights and depths can be ascertained by 
the help of an ivory rule; and inasmuch as the 
height of embankment at 3 miles 3,050 links, is 
marked in figures 18 feet, whereas it ought to be 
48 feet, but it appeared to be a mistake in the 
lithographic copy, probably from the bottom of the 


figure not having come off the stone; and inasmuch 
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as the height of the arches of the bridges that will 
be required for the purpose of carrying the Railway 
over or under the surface of the several turnpike- 
roads or public carriage-roads are not marked on 
the Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for Worcester, n the following instances; viz., at 4 
miles 3,550 links, a public carriage-road; at 4 miles 
7,850 links, a public carriage-road, but is marked in 


| the Private Bill Office Plan; and inesmuch as the 


height of the Railway over or under every turn- 
pike-road or public carriage-road, is not marked in 
figures on the said Section at every crossing thereof, 
inasmuch as it appears by the said Plans that cer- 
tain turnpike-roads or carriage-roads are intendea 
to be crossed by the said Railway at the several 
distances as marked on the said Plan, whereas the 
height of the Railway over or under the surface 
thereof is wholly omitted to be marked on the said 
section in the following instances; viz., at 1 mile 
4,850 links, a public carriage-road; at 4 miles 
3,550 links, a public carriage-road; and inasmuch as 
the distances on the datum line of the Section of 
the Railway are not marked to correspond with the 
said Plan, and that the Section does not correctly 
show the surface of the ground on the line as shown 
on the Plan, inasmuch as the distance from the 
4th furlong of the 6th mile, as marked on the said 
Plan, to the terminus, measures 3 chains, or therea- 
bouts, on the said Plan, and 8 chains, or thereabouts, 
on the said Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester 
and Bury 
Atmospheric 
Railway. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Manchester and Bury Atmospheric Railway 
Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the Section 
of the said Railway deposited at the Office of the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Lancaster, 
the datum line is not referred to a fixed point stated 
in writing thereon near one of the termini, inas- 
much as the said point is designated as one hundred 
feet below the surface of the rails at Hunts Bank 
Station of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 
which Station is of considerable and indefinite 
extent, and the surface of such rails at such station 
varies considerably in level. 

Also inasmuch as the tunnel shown on the said 
Section as intended to be constructed at the third 
mile and sixth furlong and a half, is not marked by 
dotted lines on the Bian of the said Railway de- 
posited with the said Clerk of the Peace. 

Also inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius 
of two curves less than one mile in length, that is of 
the radius respectively of five furlongs and five 
chains, or thereabouts, shown near to Unsworth 
Lodge, between the fifth mile and fifth furlong and 
the sixth mile and third furlong on the said Plan, is 
not noted on the said Plan in furlongs and chains. 

Also inasmuch as in all the cross Sections de- 
posited with the said Clerk of the Peace showing 
the alterations in the present level or rate of incli- 
nation of certain roads intended to be effected by the 
Railway, the inclinations of the present surfaces of 
such roads are not stated, but that the intended 
surface is marked. 

Also inasmuch as on the general Plan of the 
Railway deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace, 
the line of limit of deviation in the parish of Bury 
is shown to exclude certain lands, houses and 
buildings numbered 3, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 27 in the 
said parish, whereas on the enlarged Plan referring 
to the same lands, houses and buildings, the pro- 
perty so numbered, or portions thereof, is included 
within such limits of deviation. 

Also inasmuch asa certain property numbered 91 
in the said parish of Manchester, described in the 
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said Book of Reference as pasture-field, and situate 
within the limits of deviation laid down on the Plan, 
is in reality a garden and greenhouse. == 

Also inasmuch as no correct application as 
aforesaid had been made to the owners and oc- 
cupiers of such property. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Wigan 
Election. 


No. 236. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- 
mittee on the Wigan Election Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be printed. 


Perth and 
Crieff Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Perth 
and Crieff Direct Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in’ favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the 
same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 
General The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
a into further consideration the Report on the General 
Dour allway Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill; and 
Bill. the Amendments were read, and agreed to, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Wilts, Somer- 
set and Wey- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill, 


The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Railway Bills 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
Group 27. 


on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills; That the 
Committee met at one o'clock this day, pursuant 
tv appointment, and that Mr. Hampden, one of the 
Members of the said Committee was not present 
within one hour after the said time ; and that they 
had directed him to report the same to the House. 

Ordered, That Renn Hampden, Esquire, do attend 
the said Committee To-morrow. 


Railway Bills 


Mr. Protheroe reported from the Committee on 
Group 14. 


Group No, 14, of Railway Bills; That the Com- 
mittee met this day at twelve of the clock, pursuant 
to adjournment, and that General the Honourable 
Henry Beauchamp Lygon, one of the Members of 
the Committee, was not present within one hour 
after the time appointed for the meeting of the 
Committee; but the Chairman received a letter 
from the honourable Member, stating that he was 
prevented by domestic affliction from continuing his 
attendance on the Committee. 

Ordered, That General Lygon be excused from 
any further attendance on the said Committee. 
Midland Rail- An ingrossed Bill to authorize certain Alterations 
Pe baer in the Line of the Syston and Peterborough Branch 
Railway | Of the Midland Railway, and the Formation of cer- 
Deviations _ tain other Branch Railways in connection therewith, 
— Branchcs) was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Trollope do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Oldham, The Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Birken- 
ramcener q Aead Junction Railway Bill was read a second time; 
Birkenhead 2nd committed. 
Junction Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Railway Bill mittee of Selection. 


27° Aprils. 


A. 1846. 


Ordered, That in consequence of the agents for Alliance Gas 
the Bill not having obtained the Breviate in time to Company Bill. 
give notice of anearlier day for the Second Read- 

ing, the Alliance Gas Company Bill be permitted to 

be read a second time this day, notwithstanding the 

time prescribed by the Sessional Order has expired. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Group Railway Bills 
No. 11, of Railway Bills ; That the Committee met tUP 11. 
at one o’clock this day, pursuant to appointment, 
and that William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, one of 
the Members of the said Committee, was not pre- 
sent, and did not attend the Committee within one 
hour of the time of meeting of the Committee. 

Ordered, That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, 
do attend the said Committee To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the East Lothian 
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Railway a 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters Railway Bill 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Helensburgh 
Helensburgh Extension and Police Bill; That they Extension and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found Police Bill 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Helensburgh 
Helensburgh Harbour Bill ; That they had examined Harbour Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the GlasgowUnion 
Glasgow Union Arcade Bill; That they had exa- Atcade Bill. 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Leicester 
Leicester Improvement Bill; That they had exa- —_— 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the * 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Stafford New 
Stafford New Gas Bill; That they had examined © Bill 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Austell 
the Report on the Saint Austell Small Debts Bill ; Small Debts 
And the House being informed that other Amend- ~ * 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Branch Railway London and 
from the London and Brighton Railway to or near i 
to the Town of East Grinstead, in the county of Grinstead 
Sussex, was, according to Order, read the third time. Branch) Bill 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Alliance Gas Company Bill was read a se- Alliance — 
cond time ; and committed. Company 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 





mittee of Selection. 
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567 


Mr. Ward presented a Bill to enable the Eastern Eastern Coun- 


Mare Fier Bill. ¢. ming necessary Approaches thereto, in the Parish | Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from ties Railway 


of Weston-super-Mare, in the County of Somerset, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dickinson do carry the Bill 
1o the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Thames Mr. Saunderson presented a Bill for extending 

Haven ae and enlarging some of the Provisions of two several 

oR. 2) Bil. Acts, passed respectively in the sixth and seventh 
years of the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, and the fifth and sixth years of the 
reien of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, relating to 
the Thames Haven Dock and Railway Company: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

South Eastern An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern 

Railway Railway Company to make and maintain a Railway 


Go oor) Bill from the Town of Rye to the Mouth of Rye Har- 


bour, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Fuller do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Exeter and — An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
—— Exeter to Exmouth, to be called The Exeter and 
Exmouth Railway, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Colonel Baillie do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
South Devon The South Devon Railway (No. 2.) (Amendment | 
anak and Branches) Bill was read a second time; and 


(Amendment committed. ; 
and Branches) Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Bill mittee of Selection. 


Stirlingshire A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 

ay subscribed, praying that provision may be made in 

Bu the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill, for 
vesting the Railways and works, and other property 
and eftects belonging to the Scottish Midland Junc- 
tion Railway Company, and all the rights, powers, 
privileges and authorities proposed by the said Bill 
to be conferred on the said Company, in the Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and to be 
held, used and exercised by the said Company in 
the same manner and to the same extent as if the 
undertaking had been authorized to be made by the 
said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Scottish Mid- | An ingrossed Bill to enable the Scottish Midland 


land Junction Junction Railway Company to make certain Branch | 


Beas, Railways, and to amend the Act relating to such 


Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Electric 
Telegraph 
Company Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
the 6th day of this instant April, That the Amend- 
ments made by the Committee to the Electric Tele- 
gragh Company Bill be now read a second time ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Friday next, at twelve of the clock. 
EasternCoun- | Mr. Ward presented a Bill to enable the Eastern 
(Se Railway Counties Railway Company to enlarge their Stations 

ations . a A, —) 

Enlargement) in London and at Stratford, and for other Purposes : 
Bill And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Vou. 101. 


r Tottenham 
| Tottenham to Farringdon-street: And the same was = Seudine&gt; 


,read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- don-street) 
cond time. Bill. 


Mr. Ward presented a Bill to enable the Eastern Eastern Coun- 

| Counties Railway Company to make three Branch ties and 
| Railways from the Line of the Eastern Counties and a F 
| Thames Junction Railway, two thereof terminating Branches Bill 
| at the Pepper Warehouses belonging to the East 
| India Dock Company, and the other terminating 

by a Junction with the Eastern Counties Railway : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


The Holme Reservoirs Bill was read a second Holme Reser- 
time ; and committed. voirs Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Wakefield, 
Goole Railway Company, praying that provision Pontefract 
| may be made in the Wakefield, Pontefract and = gl 

Goole Railway, and Port, &amp;c., of Goole Bill, to give Port, &amp;., of 
power to the undertakers to contract for special Goole Bill. 
accommodation to Companies, &amp;c., using the Rail- 
way, to increase the accommodation at the Port of 
Goole on the notice from the Board of Trade, and 
for other purposes, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 





| An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Kil- 
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway to marnock and 
the Town of Kilmarnock, with certain Branches Railway Bill 
therefrom, tobe called The Glasgow, Kilmarnock and 
Ardrossan Railway, and to purchase the Ardrossan 
Railway and Harbour, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern South Eastern 
Railway Company to construct an additional Station pars A (Ash- 
at Ashford, in the County of Kent, and for other Sclnqenaets 
Purposes, was, according to Order, read the third Bill. 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Deedes do carry the Bill to 


| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





| Ordered, That the Petition of John Wilson and Glasgow, 

| others, Coal and Ironstone Masters, and Alum and Barrhead and 
|C as Manufacturers, at Hurlet, in the county Neilston Di- 
| Vopperas aces ? ’ Y rect Railway 
of Renfrew, and of John Wilson, junior, Coal and (Branches to 
| Iron Master, in Glasgow, and the Managing Partner Paisley) Bill. 
_of said concern, Lessees of the Minerals therein- 

|after mentioned, which was presented upon the 

a day of March last, praying that they may 

be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

‘against certain parts of the Glasgow, Barrhead and 

| Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Pais/ey) Bill, 

ibe referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 

agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 

counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 

Petition. 


Mr. Hudson reported from the Committee on the Burnley 
Burnley Improvement and Waterworks (re-com- ae 
mitted) Bill; That they had made other Amend- peewee Bill, 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The London and Birmingham Railway ( Weedon tondon and 
and Northampton Branch) Bill was read a second Birmingham 
time; and committed. (Weedan te 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Northamptan 
| mittee of Selection. Branch) Bill 


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Midland Rail- The Midland Railway (Clay Cross to Newark) 

way (Clay _— Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Newark) pin, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Brighton and _—‘ The ingrossed Bill for making Branch Railways 
Chichester from the Brighton and Chichester Railway to the 
Cheam and owns of Bognor and Littlehampton, both in the 
Littlehampton County of Sussex, was, according to Order, read the 
Branches) Bill. third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


West Cornwall The West Cornwall Railway Bill was read a 
Railway Bill. second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Glasgow Har- Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 
bour Mineral Group No. 9, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
er ae Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway Bill; and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred; That they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but 
the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Edinburgh An ingrossed Bill to enable the Edinburgh and 
—— Glasgow Railway Company to alier the Line of the 
yo Glasgow Junction Railway, and to form Branches 
and Branches to South Queensferry and Port Dundas Harbour, 
_ was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway Company to alter the Line of the 
Glasgow Junction Railway, and to form a Branch 
to South Queensferry. 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


London and Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of 
Token on. Proprietors of the West Middlesex Waterworks, 
. which was presented upon the 24th day of March 
last, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the London and Windsor Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Inverness and Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees upon the 

a, eng =a districts of the turnpike-roads of the county of 

memey” Elgin, which was presented upon the 26th day of 
March last, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Inverness and Elgin Junction 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
tne Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That all Committees on Private Bills, 
the first sitting of which has been fixed by the Com- 
mittee of Selection at twelve o’clock on Wednesday 
next, do meet at one o'clock on that day. 


Private Bills. 


Rugby and Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on 
Stamford ~~ Group No. 29, of Railways Bills, to whom several 
Railway Bill Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Rugby 
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A. 1846. 


in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill was Forth ana 
read a second time; and committed. oc 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pay "*Y 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Scottish Central and Caledonian Scottish 
Junction Railway Bill be read a second time upon a and 
Monday the 11th day of May next. Function Hai, 
way Bill. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of Archibald Butter, Perth and 
Esquire, of Faskally, in the county of Perth ;—and, ma ' 
James Muir Ferguson, Esquire, of Middlehaugh, i 
which were presented upon the 26th day of March 
last; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Perth and Inverness Railway Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for con- Portbury Pier 
structing a Pier at Portbury, in the County of So- (No rite | 
merset, and for making a Railway from the same to» ~ -_ 
the City of Bristol, with a Branch Railway con- 
nected therewith: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute La- Glasgow Mu- 
bour Bill was read a second time and committed. —— Police 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Labour man 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Parliamentary Clyde Dock 
Trustees on the River Clyde and Harbour of Glas- 204 Harbour 
gow to acquire a Portion of the Lands of Stobcross - 
and adjacent Grounds, and to construct thereon a 
Wet Dock or Tidal Basin, with certain additional 
Wharfs, and other Works, was read the third time. 

And Amendments being pr oposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 


The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- Oxford, . 
way Bill was read asecond time; and committed. Wowie 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ton Railway 


mittee of Selection. Bill. 


Ordered, That the First Report from the Select Railway 
Committee on Railways and Canals Amalgamation, @TUPS- 
and the Report upon the same subject made by the 
Railway Dapartment of the Board of Trade on the 
7th day of May in the last Session of Parliament, 
be referred to the several Committees on Railway 
Groups. 


The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester sheffield, Ash- 
Railway (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) ———, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. ee og 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way (Whaley 


mittee of Selection. Bridge and 
Hayfield 
Branches) Bill. 
Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on Eastern Union 
Group No. 25, of Railway Bills; That in the case of and Harwich 
the Eastern Union and Harwich. Railway and Pier a 
Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the said 
Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
examined 





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examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 15, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
don and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


London and 
Brighton 
Railway 

( Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill. 


Glasgow, : 
Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company to alter 
their Line near Kilmarnock, and to make Branches 
to Linwood, Swinlees and the Kilmarnock and Troon 
Railway, was read the third time. 


(No. 1.) Bil. “Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord James Stuart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Glasgow, An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 
ad goal the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, 


Ayr Railway and to authorize the formation of Branches from 
(Amendment Busby to Irvine, and from Jrvine to the Harbour 
and Branches) thereof, with a subsidiary Branch to Perceton Coal 


=r Works, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord James Stuart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Glasgow, An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Paisley, 


Paisley, Kil- 
marnock and 
Ayr Railway 
Amendment 
and Branches 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company to make a 
Branch from their Railway,near Blair, to Strathaven, 
and to amend the Acts relating to such Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, ‘That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord James Stuart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Manchester, Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill to enable the 
Polton and Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton 
a Ros and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway to raise 
and Railway an additional Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts 
Bill relating to that Company: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Chard Canal _— Petitions from Jlminster ;——and, Chard; praying 
Railway Bill. that the Chard Canal Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
York and Petitions from Stamford Bridge ;—-—-Kingston- 
oe Midland yyon- Hull; ——and, Beverley ; praying thatthe York 
(East Riding and North Midland Railway(East Riding Branches) 
get te (No. 1.) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
10. 1, lil, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Stirling and Carnock and 





Petitions from Dunfermline; 

















Dunfermline ' 
: ‘&gt; Gonkhall; Crossford ;—— Torryburn;——Forth 
— Ironworks; Ne oa Sexi hic ;—- Alloa ;——Cam- 
bas ; Clackmannan; Alva; Tillicoultry ; 
—— Tullibody ; —— Menetrie ; and, Cairney- 
hill; praying that the Stirling and Dunfermline 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ae Mid- _ Petitions from the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
Railway Bill. way Company ;——Scottish Central Railway Com- 


pany ;-—Forfar ;——Coupar Angus; —— Kirriemuir ; 
Perth; and, Scottish Midland Junction Railway 





Company; praying that the Scottish Midland Exten- 
sion Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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569 


nd, Kes- South Easterm 
= ailway (from 





Petitions from Hayes ;—— Down; . 
ton ; praying that the South Eastern Railway (from ihe G icl 
the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, Railway to 
with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Bill may Chart, near 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and came sole 





ordered to lie upon the Table. Tunbridge and 
Riverhead) 
Bill. 
Petitions from Troon ;—— Langholm ; Kil- Ginagow, . 
ae mes ; : IE, ries an 
birnie ; Dalry ; Stewarton ; Beith ; Carlisle Rail. 








and, Lochwinnock ; praying that the Glasgow, Dum- way Bill. 


fries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a 


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





Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ; Denton Sheffield, 
and other places ;—-— Stockport ;——-Owners of coal Satreventan- 
and collieries on the line ;—— Holmfirth ; Hyde | see 





and other places; Staleybridge ;——aud, Tin- Railway 
twistle and other places ; praying that the Sheffield, Barnsley, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Barn--"*"° ” 
sley Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 

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





Petitions from Oxford ;-— Winslow ;-— Bicester ; Buckingham- 


; * pravi inqe Shire Railway 
and, Buckingham; praying that the Bucking ane ate 


hamshire Railway (Ozford and Bletchley Junction) fslctchley 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and Junction) Bill. 
read ;' and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Aylesbury and other places ;— Aylesbury 
Thame ;—and, Aylesbury; praying that the Ayles- and Thame 
bury and Thame Junction Railway Bill may pass — Ban _ 
iuto a law, —were presented, and read ; and ordered , 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the villages of Strath- Gorbals Gra- 
bungo and Cross-my-loof, in the neighbourhood of vitation Wa- 
the barony of Gorbals and county of Renfrew, ss Bil 
praying that the Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh gouth Eastern 
bourhood of Reigate, in the county of Surrey, pray- Railway 

ing that the South Eastern Railway (Branch from laeee 
Reigate to Dorking) Bill may pass into a law, was Dorking) Bill. 
se aigaaa and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Two Petitions of Inhabitants of the township of Sheffield, 
Worsbrough, in the West Riding of the county of a 
York; praying that the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barns- Wakeficld, 
ley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill Huddersfield 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 2%4 Goole 


? ) * 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Directors of the Chamber of Com- General 
merce and Manufactures established by royal char- Terminus and 
ter in the city of Glasgow, praying that the Gene- sw, nl 
ral Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill pin, ~ ° 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Tradesmen, Aperdcen, 
and other Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Elgin, Banff and 
praying that the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin Kail Rigin Railway 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Newcastle and 
in the parish of Bedlington, in the county of North- Berwick Rail- 
umberland, and its vicinity, praying that the Vew- Wy Bil. 
castle and Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ,ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Merchants, Ship- Sutton Har- 
owners, Ship-builders, Fishermen, and other Inha- mabey J 
bitants interested in houses, yards, wharfs, ware- mouth) Bal 
houses, lands, ships, and other vessels, trade, 





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570 
merchandize and fisheries at the Port of Plymouth, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Gainsborough, in the 

and Great. county of Lincoln, and the neighbourhood, praying 

Grimsby Di- that the Manchester, Huddersfield and Great 

rect Railway Grimsby Direct Railway Bill may not pass into a 

7. law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the table. 

A Petition of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Company, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was also pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester, 
Huddersfield, 


Wexford Har- A Petition of Commissioners for building a 
bour Improve- Bridge over the River Slaney, at or near the town 
ment Bill, ; : 
of Wexford, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Toxteth Park A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
—_— of the borough of Lirerpool, praying that they may 
- be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Toxteth Park Improve- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Richard Bannaster Legh, 
of Adlington Hall, in the county of Chester, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain ys of the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Robert Baxter, of Baguley Hall, in 
the county of Chester, and of Dee Hills, in the city 
of Chester, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 

arts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire 
5 unction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birkenhead, 
Lancashire 
and Cheshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Board of Commissioners of Police 
for the town and barony of Gorbals, in the county 
of Lanark, in statutory meeting assembled, and 
individual Commissioners of Police acting under 
the statute 6 and 7 Victoria, c. 93, and Rate-payers 
for the purpose of Police under the said statute, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal, Police 
and Statute 
Labour Bill. 


27° Aprilis. 





A. 1846. 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Glas- 
gow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the riverpoot 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool ;——and, Manchester 
James Phillips Kay Shuttleworth; praying that oe 

; . -astle-upon- 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Tyne Junction 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool, Man- Railway Bill. 
chester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of a Quorum of the Trustees of the Edinburgh 
statute labour roads of the parish of Livingstone, in 174 Bathgate 
the county of Linlithgow, acting in virtue of the“ “’Y _ 
Acts thereinafter recited, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Bathgate 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Anne Isabella yortnumber- 
Baroness Voel Byron, praying that she may be land and 
heard, by her counsel or agent, against certain parts Lancashire 
of the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway Bill 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Resident Inhabitants and Occupiers London and 

of property in the parishes of Brompton and Ken- bind , 
° ° ‘ . ailway Bill. 

sington, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Windsor Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Proprietors, clyde Dock 
Rate-payers, Justices of the Peace, and others, and Harbour 
Citizens of Glasgow, and of the Chief Magistrate Bi 


of the barony of Gorbals, a district of the said city, 
within which the General Terminus and Glasgow 
Harbour Railway is proposed to be made, which 
district comprehends the south side of the River 
Clyde, proposed to be affected by the laying of 
rails by the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill, praying 
that the Clyde Dock and Harbour Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Proprietors and Rate- General Ter- 
payers within the city of Glasgow, of certain minus ant 
Town Councillors and Clyde Trustees, and of the ae 
Chief Magistrate of the barony of Gorbals, a dis- pill. 
trict of the said city, within which the General Ter- 
minus and Glasgow Harbour Railway is proposed 
to be made, which district comprehends the South 
Side of the River Clyde, praying that the General 
Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 








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Ryeand Der- _ A Petition of Directors acting under an Act for | 

went Drainage draining, embanking and preserving divers tracts | 

Bill. of land within the township of Merston, in the parish | 
of Hunmanby, and also within sundry other parishes, | 
townships or places adjoining or near to the Rivers 
Derwent and Harford, in the East and North 
Ridings of the county of York, and also Owners of 
lands situate within the district described in the 
said Act, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Leeds Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


A Petition of Thomas Dobson, and others, Owners 
of lands on the line of the proposed York and North 
Midland Railway (Leeds Extension), praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the York and North 
Midland Railway (Leeds Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


¢ 


A Petition of Persons subscribers to or interested 
in the proposed London, Bristol and South Wales 
Direct Railway Bill, praying that the London, Bristol 
and South Wales Direct Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


London, 
Bristol and 
South Wales 
Direct Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Henry, | j 
: | Renfrew, praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead and rect Railway 


Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was also pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Most noble John Marquess of 
Queensberry, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Caledonian Railway (Dumfries Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Dumfries 
Branch) Bill. 


London, Salis- 
bury and Yeo- 
vil Junction 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Henry 
Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, praying that he 


Railway may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 

ag against certain parts of the London, Salisbury and 

covil) Bill. Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

ent a A Petition of Eccles Shorrock, of Over Darwen, 


in the county of Lancaster, Cotton Manufacturer, 
and of James Brandwood, of Over Darwen aforesaid, 
Coal Merchant, Joseph Armstrong, of Manchester, 
in the said county, Merchant, and Richard Brown- 
lowe Redmayne, of Tockholes, in the said county, 
Cotton Manufacturer, (Trustees of the real estate 
of Richard Hilton, late of Over Darwen aforesaid, 
Gentleman, deceased, under his will), and of John 


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571 


Wardley, James Wardley, Charles Wardley, and ” 
Thomas Wardley, all of Over Darwen aforesaid, ~ x3 
and of Manchester aforesaid, Calico Printers and 
Partners, (carrying on business in the firm of John 
Wardley and Sons), and Lessees or Tenants and 
Occupiers under the said Trustees, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Darwen 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Robert Henry London, 
Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, praying that he Newbury and 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, ngs =A 
against certain parts of the London, Newbury and — 
Bath Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Bremner, Minis- Paisley, Barr- 
ter, and cther Members of the Congregation of the head and Hur- 
Roman Catholic Chapel in Paisley, taking notice of ps Ryne dd 
the application for leave to bring in the Paisley, Barvhead and 
Barrhead and Hurlet Railway Bill, and praying Neilston Di- 
that such Bill may not pass into a law; and also Cauanahes 
praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Paisley) Bill. 
Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shopkeepers and Inha- Glasgow, 
bitants of the town of Paisley, in the county of ae eg 
Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, (Branches to 
and the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct + meena! )i 
Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househill and Barrhead and 
Hurlet) Bills may pass into law; and also taking Neilston Di- 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 2 ate ete 
Paisley, Barrhead and Hurlet Railway Bill; and ‘Thorniiebank, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their Househill and 
counsel or agents, against such Bill, was presented, pig ; 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. sient ne 
Hurlet Rail- 
way. 

A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Edinburgh 
cil of the royal burgh of Arbroath, praying that the and Glasgow 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth and Reilway, and 
Clyde Navigation Junction Bill may not pass into Clyde Naviga- 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 4 Junction 


and referred to the Committee on the Bill. Bill. 


A Petition of John Vernon, of Toxteth Park, Herculaneum 
near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Iron Docks Bill. 
Ship-builder and Boiler-maker, carrying on business 
under the firm of Thomas Vernon and Co., praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Herculaneum 
Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bili, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Marmaduke Wyvill, praying that he Liverpool, 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, a ea 
against certain parts of the Liverpool, Manchester ypon-Tyne 

= é : ; Pp y 
and Newcastle upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill ; Junction Rail- 
and, the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway }% } ana, 

° ancashire 
Bill, was presented, and read. end North 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Yorkshire 
Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioner heard, ®4!4y Bills. 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bills, against the said Petition. 





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572 


Midland Raile A Petition of William Henry Cavendish Scott 
wey (Clay Duke of Portland, praying that he may be heard, 
Newark) Bi. by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railway (Clay Cross to 
Newark) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of William Henry Cavendish Scott 
Vell (Erewash Duke of Portland, praying that he may be heard, 
Branches) Bill. by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railway (Erewash Valley 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of William Henry Cavendish Scott 
way (Notting- Duke of Portland, taking notice of the application 
Mansfield for leave to bring in the Midland Railway (Notting- 
Railway.) ham and Mansfield Railway) ; and praying that he 

may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 

against certain parts of such Bill, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
£dinbargh, A Petition of Commissioners for the Harbour and 
Leith and 


Granton Rail- Docks of Leith, appointed and elected under the 
way (Exten- Acts Ist and 2d Vic., c. 55, and 7 Vic. c. 20, pray- 


sioand ing that they may be heard, by themselvrs, their 

Branches) Bill. counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway (Extension 
and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table 

Lancashire A Petition of Francis Hawksworth Fawkes, of 


rg snare Farnley Hall, in the parish of Otley, in the West 


Railway Bil. Riding of the county of York, Esquire, praying that 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire North 
Eastern Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


‘Waveney A Petition of Edward Bacon and others, Owners 

Valley and . ns ‘ 

Great Yar- 2nd Qccupiers of land and property intended or 

mouth Rail- liable to be taken or interfered with by the proposed 

way Bill. Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Waveney 
Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Leeds, York A Petition of Occupiers of lands and tenements 

pate como in the parishes of Barwick-in-Elmet, Garforth, 

way Bill; Aberford, Sherburn and Ryther, all in the West 

York and 


Y Riding of the county of York, praying that the 
— Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway Bill; 
(Leeds Exten- and, the York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Ex- 
sion) Bill ; and, tension) Bill may not passinto law, as theynowstand ; 
et de = aud that the Leeds and York Railway Bill may pass 
Bill. into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Committee on the two first-mentioned Bills. 


Oldham Dis- 

trict Railways Failsworth, in the parish of Manchester, praying 

_ that the Oldham District Railways Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Requests for 
Pious aud 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgewater and its 
neighbourhood, praying that the Bequests for Pious 





27° Aprilis. 


A Petition of Peter Brown, of the township of 


A. 1846. 


and Charitable Purposes Bill may not pass into a Charitable 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie ses Bill, 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Biggleswade Union ;——King’s Rating of 
Lynn Union ;——Orsett Union ;—— Peterborough Tnements. 
Union(Chairman); and, Colchester Union; pray- 

ing that Owners of small tenements may be rated 

to the Poor Rates in lieu of Occupiers,—were pre- 

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











Petitions from Drypool; and, Cambridge (two Poor Removal 
Petitions) ; praying that the Poor Removal Bill may Bill 

not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 

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


A Petition of the Convener, Deacons and Rema- Burghs (Scot- 
nent Members of the Nine Incorporated Trades of !@n4) Bill. 
Dundee, praying that the Burghs (Scotland) Bill 

may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace Highways Bil. 
for the county of Glamorgan, stating that the Peti- 

tioners have heard with regret, that it is not intended 

to include South Wales in the proposed Act for 

altering and amending the Highway Acts: and 

praying the House not to place them, with the said 

proposed Highway Act, in a worse situation than 

the rest of Her Majesty’s subjects, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of Mills, Aberdeen, Factories Bil 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Petitions of Operative Rope-makers ; and, Ropeworks. 
Rope-makers on the Clyde; praying that it may be 

declared that the Factories Acts were not intended 

to apply in any way to the trade of rope-making, or 

that alaw be enacted withdrawing that trade from 

under their cognizance,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Foxearth and Borley ; Tref- Saint Asaph 
draeth ;——Deanery of Kirrier ;——and, Rural —— 
Deanery of Wilton, and Sub-ceanery of Sarum; pray- 
ing the House to take into consideration, with a view 
to its enactment, any Bill that may be introduced 
for preventing the union of the sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and adopt measures for the immediate 
erection of Manchester into a Bishop’s see—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















port ; Sheffield ; —— Hartlepool ;—— Wigan ; seth caeamenas 
—- Garstang ; Bath; Chepstow ; Chat- 
ham ;—— Halifax ;—— Bromsgrove ; Durham ; 





Clitheroe ;—-and, Lincoln; praying that the Roman 
Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Festiniog ; —— Broseley; Lord’s Day- 
Montgomery ;—- Worcester (Chairman) ;-—Laceby ; 
—-Great Grimsby ; North Elmham ;—— Hock- 
ham ;——Saham ;—— Altarnun;——Llandrillo-yn- 
rhos ;——Llanelian;——Lansantffraid Glan Con- 
way ; Halifax ;——Llansant ffraid ;—— Sedge- 
ford ; —— Poole ; —— Turney; and, Docking ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for promoting 
the due observance of the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Inhabitants of Failsworth, in the Railway Bill 
parish of Manchester, praying the House to enact 
that in future every Railroad Bill shall contain a 
clause to compel the Company to have a sufficient 
number of agreeably covered carriages for the 
masses along with every passenger-train, and at an 
uniform rate of a farthing a mile, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 
A Petition 








Petitions from Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devon- Roman Catho- 


(ire 


Lu 





9 VicToRIZ. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the e.ectoral di- 
visions of Saint Peter’s, East and West Wards, the 
division of Saint Mary’s, and other Inhabitants of 
the Drogheda Poor Law Union, praying that an 
uniform rate be levied throughout the several dis- 
tricts of each Union in Ireland, in proportion to the 
cost incurred in the maintenance of the destitute in 
such Union, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland ). 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the East- 
bourne Union, in the county of Sussex, praying for 
the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, 
the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Lunatics Acts. 


pect Retailers. Petitions from Stockport ;—— and, Sheffield ; 
praying that Retailers of Beer may be placed on the 
same footing as Licensed Victuallers,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Customs Du- A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 

ties Bil; and, Council of the royal burgh of Afontrose, praying 

— that the Customs Duties Bill ; and, the Corn Impor- 

re tation Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Poor Law Petitions from Lawrence Hagley, Clerk ; Thomas 

Officers. Walker Langley, Relieving Officer; Thomas Baby, 


Relieving Officer; David Bright, Relieving Officer; 
George Thomas, Master; Phillips Thomas, Ma- 
tron; George Meech, Schoolmaster; Honor Watts, 
Schoolmistress; and John Williams, Porter ;—— 
Edward Ablitt, C. M. Burchem, E. Knevett, C. B. 
Law and Eliza Ablitt ; and, Edward Ingram, 
George Flooks, James Oram, Samuel Randell, John 
Bailly and Joseph Wicks; praying that a provision 
may be made for the superannuation of all Poor 
Law Officers who shall have faithfully discharged 
their duties for several years, and then become in- 
capacitated for further service, and that the fund 
for such superannuation be raised by the deduction 





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of a per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ sala- 
ries, and be under the sanction of Parliament, the 
control of the Government, and the management of 
the Poor Law Commissioners,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to Jie upon the Table. 





Petitions of the Corporation of Winchester ; 
and, Corporation of Sheffield; stating that it would 
be for the well-being of the community that persons 
discharged from criminal prisons should be received 
into houses of occupation, where, by honest in- 
dustry, they might obtain a living, instead of being 
cast upon society without character, money, home 
or friends, and becoming the victims of fresh crime 
and oft-repeated and expensive prosecutions; and 
praying the House to take into consideration the 
several particulars involved in the employment and 
reformation of Discharged Prisoners, — were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Discharged 
Prisoners. 





Protection of Petitions from Nerwich (Chairman) ; and, 

Bil, 2"*) Newport (Isle-of-Wight); praying that the Protec- 
tion of Life (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

0 A Petition of Inhabitants of Bridgewater and its 


Railway Bills 


neighbourhood, praying for the repeal of the May- 
nooth College Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


- The House was moved, That the second para- 
graph of the Resolutions of the House, of Friday 
last, relative to Railway Bills, might be read; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 

“ 2. That such meeting was called by advertise- 


ments, inserted once ineachof two consecutive weeks 
Vou. 101. 








573 


in the London Gazette (if the Railway be an Eng- 
lish Railway), or in the London and Edinburgh 
Gazettes (if the Railway be a Scotch Railway), or in 
the London and the Dublin Gazettes (if the 
be an Irish Railway), and in each case in at least 
three London daily newspapers, and not less than 
three times in each such paper, in each of such two 
consecutive weeks; and in case the Railway be a 
Scotch Railway, not less than three times in each 
of two ae newspapers in each of such two 
consecutive weeks; and in case the Railway be an 
Trish Railway, not less than three times in each of 
two Dublin daily newspapers in each of such two 
consecutive weeks.” 


ailway 


Resolved, That the following be substituted in 


lieu thereof; viz., 


2. Thatsuch meeting was called by advertisements, 


inserted once in each of two consecutive weeks in 
the London Gazette (if the Railway be an English 
Railway), or in the London and Edinburgh Gazettes 
(if the Railway be a Scotch Railway), or in the Lon- 
don and the Dublin Gazettes (if the Railway be an 
Trish Railway), and in each case in at least three Lon- 
don daily newspapers, and not less than three times 
in each such paper, in each of such two consecutive 
| weeks; and in case the Railway be a Scotch Rail- 
way, not less than twice in each of three Edinburgh 
newspapers in each of such two consecutive weeks; 
and in case the Railway be an Irish Railway, not 


less than three times in each of two Dublin daily 
newspapers in each of such two consecutive weeks. 


Mr. Sharman Crawford presented a Bill for the pijectea 
Protection and Relief of Ejected Tenants in Zreland: Tenants _ 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered “t¢land) Bill. 
to be read a second time upon Wednesday the 13th No. 237. 
day of May next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Dundee New pundce New 
Gas Bill, Amendments on Third Reading, the Amend- Gas Bill. 
ments are of such a nature as may be adopted by 


ithe House, if they shall think fit. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Morayshire Morayshire 


| Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Railway. 


dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester, Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bolton and 
Extensions Petition, the Standing Orders ought to a — 
be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted at tiie 
to proceed with their Bill, with the exception of Extensions. 
that part which enables them to make the Clifton 
Branch ; and that the Committee on the Bill do 
examine, in the first place, how far such Order has 
been complied with, and do report the same to the 
House, on the Report of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Derbyshire, nerpyshire, 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Staffordshire 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed vent 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with tion nae. 
their Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Great Eastern Great Eastern 
and Western Railway Petition, the Standing Orders and Western 
ought not to be dispensed with. Railway. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Somerset gomerset 
Small Debts Court Petition, the Standing Orders Small Debts 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be °™ 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Newcastle- Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junction upon-Tyne, 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Edinbureh 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to Glasgow June~ 
proceed with their Bill. tion Railway, 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Banffshire pantishire 
Roads Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Roads. 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

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Oxford, 9. Resolved, That in the case of the Oxford, Co- 

Coventry and yentry and Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway Peti- 
urton -on- ° ° ° 

Trent Junction tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 

Railway. with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 

their Bill. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Lanarkshire 
and Lothians Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

London and 11. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
——— Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) Pe- 
(Coventry to tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
Nuneaton.) with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill. 

Northern and 12. Resolved, That in the case of the Northern 
Southern and Southern Connecting Railway Petition, the 
es Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 

- the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
13. Resolved, 'That in the case of the Edinburgh 


Lanarkshire 
and Lothians 
Railway. 


Edinburgh 


A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Henry Thomas Ipswich ang 
Thompson, of Bury Saint Edmund’s, in the county Bury Saint 
of Suffolk, Clerk, which was presented upon the 7th ,amu's 
day of this instant April, praying that he may be tension ie 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- With a Brangi 
tain parts of the Zpswich and Bury Saint Edmund’ s }tetom) 
Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch there-  ~ 

from) Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 

Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his 

counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 

and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 

said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Oxford, 
of the Petition for the Oxford, Coventry and Bur- Coventry ang 
ton-on-Trent Junction Railway Bill, which was this eaten 
° . unc- 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing tion Railway 


Orders, might be read ; and the same being read; _ Bill. 


and Perth 
Railway. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks. 


and Perth Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

14. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
and Leith Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, near Coventry, in the County of 
Warwick, to the Trent Vailey Railway, in the Parish 


ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

Hull and 15. Resolved, That in the case of the Hull and 
Barnsley Barnsley Junction Railway Petition, the Standing 
Railway. Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Liverpool 16. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool 
om Improvement Bill, Petition for additional provision, 

; the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 

That the Parties be permitted to introduce such 

additional provision accordingly. 
Ipswich, 17. Resolved, That in the case of the Ipswich, 
ee Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Petition, the Stand- 
er ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 

Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

Shrewsbury 18. Resolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury 
— a and Hereford Railway (No. 2.) Petition for leave to 
(No. 2.) present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order 

ought not to be dispensed with. 
London and 19. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
a Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton 
(Saint ‘\Tban’s Branch) Bill, Petition for additional provision, the 
and Luton tanding Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 
Brinch) Bill. the Parties be permitted to introduce such addi- 
tional provision accordingly. 

The second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, 
ninth, eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth, sixteenth, se- 
venteenth and nineteenth Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Derbyshire, The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Staffordshire of the Petition for the Derbyshire, Staffordshire 

= Worees- and Worcestershire Junction Railway Bill, which 

ershire Junc- : ; 

tion Railway Was this day made from the Select Committee on 

Bill. . Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Construction of a Railway from or 
near Colton Mill, in the County of Stafford, to the 
Grand Junction Railway, near Bescot Bridge, in the 
said County, by a Company to be called The Der- 
byshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction 
Railway Company: And that Viscount Ingestre, 
Mr. Edward Buller and Major Beresford do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Eastern Union Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
and Hadleigh Third Reading of the Eastern Union and Hadleigh 


Junction ‘ ‘ 3 
Raliwey pil, Junction Railway Bill be resumed To-morrow. 


a, P Ordered, That the Maldon, Witham and Braintree 
Braintree Railway Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 
Railway Bill. 


Ipswich and = The Zpswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway 
Bury Saint 


Edmunds (Extension to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Bill 
Railway (Ex- was read a second time; and committed. 

tension to Ely, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
with a Branch _- f Selecti 

therefrom) mittee of Selection. 


Bill. 





of Nuneaton, in the same County, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Oxford, Coventry and 
Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway: And that Mr. 
Dugdale and Mr. Ellice do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Cattle. 
an Account of all Cattle, Sheep and Swine imported 
into Great Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day 
of January to the 5th day of April 1846 (in continu- 
ation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 25, of the present 
Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat, x. 
an Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat-flour and Oatmeal imported into Great 
Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of March 
to the 5th day of April 1846 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 162, of the present Ses- 
sion). 


Ordered, That Mr. Cumming Bruce have leave of Leave of 
absence for a month, on account of ill-health ;—and, Absence. 
Colonel Westenra a month, on account of ill-health. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken ben, ag 
before the Committee on the Glasgow Harbour Railway Bil; 
Mineral Railway Bill; and, the Glasgow Harbour and, Glasgow 
Grand Junction Railway Terminus Bill, be laid be- poe 

. rand Junc- 
fore this House. tien Railway 
Terminus Bill. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Goldsworthy Gur- New Houses 
ney, respecting the Ventilation of the New Houses of Parliament. 
of Parliament, which was presented upon Tuesday 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on West- 


minster Bridge and New Palace. 


A Petition of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Clergymen, public Worls 
Owners and Occupiers of land, and all other par- (Ireland.) 
ties, Inhabitants of the town of Venagh and county 
of Tipperary, and of others interested in the welfare 
of Ireland, praying that the recommendations and 
principle of the Reports ofa Committee of the House 
appointed in the month of February 1835, made to 
the House in the months of June and August 1835, 
on the subject of Public Works in Ireland, and 
unanimously agreed to by the House, may be carried 
promptly into effect, and the enterprise of that 
country, in Railways and otherwise, saved from 
ruin, national industry encouraged, and employment 
afforded to the people, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the County 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,— An Ac- Treasure’s 
; : ° (Ireland.) 
count, in charge and discharge, of the Fees received 
by the Registrar of Treasurers’ Accounts, and of 


the Appropriation thereof, for the year ended 25th 


March, 1846. 
The 








and 





Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Highways Bill. 


Corn Importa- 
tion Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Polling-places 
(Ireland) Bill. 





9 VicTorRiz. 


The Annual Report of the Commissioners of Na- 
tional Education in Zreland, to his Excellency the 
Lord Lieutenant, for the year ending 26th March 
1846. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 3d day of this instant April, was proposed to 
be made to the Question, That the Protection of Life 
(Ireland) Bill be now read the first time ; and which 
Amendment was, to leave out from the word “ That”’ 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words ‘ while this House deplores the existence of 
‘* outrage in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious for 
“ its repression, it is of opinion that such outrage 
will be aggravated, not removed, by the arbitrary, 
* unjust and unconstitutional enactments of this 
“ Bill; and that it is the duty of Parliament to 
“ adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate the 
“ causes which produce these crimes, instead of 
“ resorting to laws which will harass and oppress 
“ the innocent, without restraining the guilty, 
“ and which, being restrictive of public liberty, 
cannot fail to augment national discontent,” in- 
stead thereof. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 28° die Aprilis, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Thursday next. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Highways Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Customs Duties Bill ; 

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


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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


mw Greene reported the Polling-places (Ireland) 
ill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
— And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 


day. 
. 101. 


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575 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer 


into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill; Bills... 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker aaa 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 

the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Friendly 
further consideration the Report on the Friendly Societies Bill. 
Societies Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Customs and 
Hand-loom Weavers of Manchester, complaining of — Rapeets- 
the present stagnation of trade caused by the long 
and protracted Debate on the Customs and Corn 
Laws; and praying the House to pass with all 
possible speed the Government measures, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock Glasgow, 
and Ayr Railway Company, and of Promoters of a ———e and. 
proposed Railway, to be called The Glasgow, Dum- vr ps 
fries and Carlisle Railway, praying tliat provision 

may be made in the Glasgow, Dumfries and Car- 

lisle Railway Bill, for granting powers for autho- 

rizing the ultimate amalgamation of the said Com- 

panies into one, was presented, and read; and 

referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


The House being informed by a Member, that Railway Bills 
Mr. Hampden was very unwell, and would not be Group 27. 
able to attend the Committee on Group No. 27, of 
Railway Bills ; 

The Order made this day for his attendance on 
the said Committee was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hampden be excused from 
any further attendance on the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Merchant Merchant 


Seamen, which were presented upon Friday last, be Seamen. 
printed. No. 238. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Ex- Exchequer. 
chequer, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 239. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Land Re- Land Re- 
claimed (Jreland), which was presented upon Friday claimed 


how (Ireland. ) 
last, be printed. No. 240. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till One of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 28° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
HE Clerk of the Crown attending, according Bridport 
to Order, amended the Return for the Borough Election. 
of Bridport. 
Glasgow 


Terminus 
Railway. 


Mr. Dunlop, from the Glasgow Terminus Rail- 
way Company, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the Allo- 
cation of Shares in the Glasgow Terminus Railway, 
with the Names of the Parties to whom the Shares 
were allotted ; distinguishing the Number allotted 
to each of the Members of the Clyde River Trust, 
to each Member of the Glasgow Corporation, and 
to the Sesvants of the Provisional Committee of the 
Glasgow Terminus Railway :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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

Mr. 





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576 28° Aprilis. 


Railway Bills © Mr. George William Hope reported from the Com- | ( 
Group 4. mittee on Group No. 4, of Railway Bills; That on eine Proceeding upon the Third Reading of the 2"4 Hadleigh 
‘ df . we : : : unction Raij. 
proceeding with the consideration of the Bills re- { ingrossed Bill formaking a Railway from the Eastern way Bill 
ferred to them, being those for constructing Rail-| Union Railway, in the Parish of Bentley, to the 
roads in the North of Scotland, they found that| Town of Hadleigh, all in the county of Suffolk, to 
none of the Parties were prepared to comply with | be called The Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junc- 
the Order of the House of the 23d instant; but in| tion Railway:—The House resumed the said further 
consequence of its appearing that sufficient time had | Proceeding. 
not elapsed since such Order was made to admit of; Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
such compliance, and that the Parties and wit-| Ordered, That Captain Gladstone do carry the 
nesses were present, and ready to a. the | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Committee had directed him to move the House for | 
leave to proceed accordingly with the meritsof the! The House was moved, That the Report in respect Ipswich, 
several Bills, conditionally, upon the Orders in| of the Petition for the Ipswich, Norwich and Yar- Norwich and 
question being complied with, either simultaneously | mouth Railway Bill, which was yesterday made es 
or successively, at such periods of the investigation | from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, ” 
as to the Committee shall seem fit. might be read; and the same being read ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
posed, That the Committee have leave to proceed | for making a Railway from Ipswich to Reedham, to 
with the merits of the several Bills, conditionally,}be called The Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth 
upon the Order of the House of the 23d day of) Railway: And that Lord Rendlesham, Lord Alfred 
this instant April being complied with, at such pe-| Hervey, Mr. Gooch, and Mr. Milner Gibson, do 
riod of the investigation, either simultaneously or prepare, and bring it in. 


A, 1846, 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Eastern Unio, 


successively, as to the Committee shall seem fit :— | 
And the said Motion, was, with leave of the House, | 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ashburton, 
Newton and 
South Devon 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Ashburton, Newton and South Devon Railway Bill ; 


quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; | 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- | 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and | 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 


thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. | 


Gollon The Gollon Inclosure Bill was, according to! 
Inclosure Bill. Oder, read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| 

mittee of Selection. | 

Maldon, An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from | 

— Maldon, through Witham, to Braintree, all in the | 

Railway Bill. County of Essex, was, according to Order, read the | 

third time. | 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Round do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Public Peti- 
tions (Twenty- 
first Report.) 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee | 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 23d and 24th days of 
this instant April, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

rdered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Birkennead 
and Llangollen 
Railway Bill. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Commit- 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway Bill, were 
referred ; ‘That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway, to be called The Birkenhead | 


and Llangollen Railway: And that Mr. Brotherton, | 
Mr. Alderman Humphery and Mr. Dodd do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 





. . ee 
The House, proceeded to take into consideration | 


the Report on the Eastern Union Railway ¢Ardleigh , 
to Colchester) Bill ; and the Amendments were read, | 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed. 


Eastern Union 
Railway (Ard- 
leigh to Col- 
chester) Bill. 


| same being read ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- | 


| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Manchester, 
of the Petition for the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Bolton and 
Canal Navigation and Railway Extensions Bill, Bury Canal 


- % ? Navigati 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- and Railway 


| mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the eens 
Uk, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, 
and for making an Extension therefrom: And that 
Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Ormerod Hay- gnogie 
worth, late of Everton, near Liverpool, in the county Ashton-under- 
of Lancaster, but now of Oakwood Hall, in the Lyne and 
township of Romiley, and parish of Stockport, in —— 
the county of Chester, Esquire, which was presented (Whaley 
upon the 6th day of this instant April, taking notice Bridge and 
of the application for leave to bring in the Sheffield, Fvaches) BAL 
Ashton-under-Lyneand Manchester Railway ( Wha- 
ley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of such Bill, be referred 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 


\heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 


Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- gheffield, Ash- 
mittee to whom the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne ton-under- 
and Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough a we 

B, : : anchester 
and Glossop Branches, and Sheffield Station) Bill Railway 
is referred, that they strike out of the said Bill so (Dukinfield, 
much thereof as relates to the Worsborough Branch, baton 
the same having been provided for in a separate Branches, and 
Bill, pursuant to the recommendation contained in Sheffield Sta- 
the Fifth Report from the Select Committee on tio™) Bill 


Railway Bills Classification. 


Frilford 


The Frilford Inclosure Bill was, according to Or- reel 


der, read a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Dundee New 

Third Reading of the ingrossed Bill for the better &amp;*® 
supplying with Gas the Royal Burgh of Dundee, 
Suburbs thereof, and Places adjacent, in the County 
of Forfar, be now resumed :—The House accordingly 
resumed the said further Proceeding; and the 
Amendments proposed upon Monday the 21st day 
of this instant April were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 


The 








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The House proceeded to take into consideration 


iW, 
Garmin and the Report on the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge 
—— th Railway Extension Bill ; and the Amendments were 
ae Bill. read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Edinburgh, The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Leith and the Report on the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton 
Gentes Bt Railway Amendment Bill; and the Amendments 
pte Bill. | were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Baioburgh The House proceeded to take into consideration 


and Northern the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
Railway nq (Pedtyeur and Perth Harbour Branches and De- 
ere Harbour Viations) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
Branches and agreed to. 


Deviations) Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
= be ingrossed. 
Morayshire The House was moved, That the Report in respect 


Railway Bil. of the Petition for the Morayshire Railway Bill, 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Stotfield and Lossiemouth 
Harbour to Elgin, Rothes and Charleston of Aber- 
lour, to be called The Morayshire Railway: And 
that Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Duff do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Banffshire The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

Roads Bil. of the Petition for the Banffshire Roads Bill, which 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually maintaining and repairing cer- 
tain Roads in the Counties of Banff, Aberdeen and 
Elgin, and for making a new road in the said county 
of Banff: And that Sir Andrew Leith Hay and Mr. 
Bannerman do prepare, and bring it in. 

Glasgow, The House proceeded to take into consideration 

os the Report on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 

Railway Railway (Harbour Branch) Bill; and the Amend- 

(Harbour = ments were read, and agreed to. 

Branch) Bil. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 

ety The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Junction Rail- the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
way Extension Junction Railway Extension (No. 1.) Bill ; and the 
(No. 1.) Bill. Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
GreatGrimsby |The House proceeded to take into consideration 
gna Shetticld the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
ion Rail- , , “ . 
way Extension Junction Railway Extension (No. 3.) Bill; and the 
(No, 3.) Bill Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Charing Cross 


Bridge Bill, The Order of the day being read for the Second 
Reading of the Charing Cross Bridge Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 
wy Ordered, That the Birkenhead Smali Debts Bill 
Bill ‘Ss be read a second time upon Tuesday next. 
Railway Bills. | Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the several 


Committees on Railway Groups, That in all instances 

in which Railway Companies propose to take powers 

of amalgamation with other Companies, either by 

sale, purchase, lease or otherwise, the rates and 
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577 


charges of such Companies be revised, and a new 
maximum imposed ; and that they specially report 
any circumstance which may have induced them to 
allow them to exceed the minimum of rates and 
tolls actually charged and received by the respective 
Companies at any previous period :—That they also 
append to their Report a Schedule, containing, 
under their various heads of traffic, the minimum of 
rates and tolls previously received, and the maxi- 
mum which it is proposed to allow the Companies 
to take under their Bill. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Dundee and 
in the last Session of Parliament, before the Com- Biles) 
mittee upon the Dundee and Perth Railway Bill, : 

be referred to the Committee on Group No. 6, of 

Railway Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Taunton Gas Taunton 
Light and Coke Company, incorporated by the warty ny ond 
Taunton Gas Act, 1845, to borrow additional Money wine 
for the Purposes of the Company, and for confirm- 
ing a Purchase made by them, and for other Pur- 
poses, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Labouchere do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Com- standing 
mittee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; Orders ; 
which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Saint Alban’s, Saint Alban’s 
Hatfield and Hertford Junction Railway Petition, Hatfield and 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; tion Railway. 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, on correcting the errors on the Plan deposited 
in the Private Bill Office. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Zancaster Lancaster and 
and Preston Junction Railway Petition, the Standing Preston Junc- 
Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the Par- i” Railway. 
ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
proving before the Committee on the Bill the in- 
sertion of the notices in the county newspaper and 
the London Gazette for three successive weeks. 

3. Resolved, That m the case of the Bristol and Bristol and 
Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury and Birmingham 
Malvern) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be tashelearch 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to Tewkesbury 
proceed with their Bill, on correcting the Section so and Malvern.) 
as to exhibit thereon the height and span of the arch 
or arches of the bridge or bridges over each of the 
Rivers Avon. 

That the Committees on this and the two pre- 
ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with, and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bills. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Warwickshire Warwickshire 
and London Railway (Hampton and Ashchurch Line) and London 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed (Hames 

: ; 5 pton and 
— Jy the Parties be permitted to proceed with = 
their Bill. ine. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Northampton, Northampton, 
Banbury and Cheltenham Railway Petition, the —— — 


: ; : heltenham 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. _ Railway. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birmingham 
and Ozford Junction Railway (Birmingham Ex- = ae " 
tension) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be way (iio. 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to ham Exten- 
proceed with their Bill. sion.) 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birmingham 
and Ozford Junction Railway Petition, the Stand- = — 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the m— age 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Thetford, Thetford, 
Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newmarket Railway Pe- hee oll , 
tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Newmarket 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed Railway. 
with their Bill. 


The first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and 





4b + eighth 





Somerset 
Small Debts 
Court Bill. 


Lancaster 

and Preston 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Oxtord 
Junction 
Bailway Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Oxford 
Junction Rail- 
way (Birming~ 
ham Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


Thetford, 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s and 
Newmarket 
Railway Bill. 


Newecastle- 
upon-Tyne, 
Edinburgh 
and Direct 
Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway 
sill. 


578 
eighth Resolutions, being read a second time, were 


agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Somerset Small Debts Court 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts 
in the County of Somerset: And that Colonel Gore 
Langton, Mr. William Miles, Mr. Acland, Mr. 
Dickinson and Mr. Labouchere do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Lancaster and Preston Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That eave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for making a Railway from the 
Town of Lancaster to the Town of Preston, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, and to make pro- 
visicn for the appointment of Directors of the said 
Railway: And that Mr. Wi/son Patten, Mr. Greene 


28° Aprilis. 





und Mr. Yalbot Clifton do prepare, and bring 


it in. | 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect | 
of the Petition for the Birminghamand Oxford Junc- | 
tion Railway Bill, which was this day made from the | 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be | 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for making a Railway from Birmingham, to join 
the Lines of the proposed Ozford and Rvgby, and 
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railways, 
and to be called The Birmingham and Oxford Junc- 
tion Railway: And that Viscount Villiers and Mr. 
Muntz do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Birmingham and Ozford 
Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, 
which was this day made fiom the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway into Birmingham, in Extension 
of the proposed Birmingham and Oxford Junction 
Railway: And that Viscount Vélliers and Mr. 
Muntz do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Thetford, Bury Saint Ed- 
muud’s and Newmarket Railway Bill, which was 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Thetford to Newmarket, 
to be called The Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund's 
and Newmarket Railway: And that Earl Jermyn, 
Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lord Alfred Hervey do 
prepare, and bring it. in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
cf the Petition for the Newcastle-upon-'l'yne, Edin- 
burgh and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
to the Hexham and Alemouth Turnpike-road, at or 
near Merryshiels, in the County of Northumberland, 
to be called The Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, 
and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway: And that 








A. 1846. 


Mr. Hodgson Hinde and Mr. Ord do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Edinburgh 
of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Leith Water- and Leith 
works Bill, which was yesterday made from the }ntrworks 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be ~ 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for providing an additional Supply of Water to the 
City of Edinburgh, Burgh of Canongate, Towns of 
Leith and Portobello, and Places adjacent: And 
that Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Gibson Craig do pre- 
pare, end bring it in. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for making a Rail- Trent Valley, 
way or Railways from Wolverhampton and Dudley Midlands and 
to the Midland Railways at Wichnor Forge, in Hootitaliesy 
Tatenhill, to be called the TrentValley, Midlands and Bin. , 
Grand Junction Railway: And the same was read 


the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill to authorize the Derbyshire, 
Construction of a Railway from or near Colton Mill, Staffordshire 
in the County of Stafford, to the Grand Junction pra tes sol 
Railway, near Bescot Bridge, inthe said County, by tion Railway 
a Company to be called the Derbyshire, Stafford- Bill. 
shire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Com- 
pany: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Harwich and 
the Report on the Harwich and Eastern Counties Eastern Coun- 
Junction Railway and Pier Bill; and the Amend- sera 
ments were read and agreed to. Pier Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


_ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 


of the Petition for the Zondon and Birmingham Birmingham 


Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill, which was sec Ml to 

yesterday made from the Select Committee on Stand- Nuneaton) 

ing Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; Bill. 
Ordered, That. leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to empower the London and Birmingham Railway 

Company to make a Branch Railway from the Zon- 

don and Birmingham Railway, near Coventry, to 

the Trent Valley Railway, in the Parish of Nun- 

eaton: And that Colonel Anson and Mr. Mangles 

do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Governor, Ipswich and 
Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Con- Bury Sat 
servators of the Great Level of the Fens, called eer (Ex- 
Bedford Level, which was presented upon the 17th tension to Ely 
day of this instant April, praying that they may — 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, on ~~ 
against certain parts of the Ipswich and Bury Saint 
Edmund's Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch 
therefrom) Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Major General Sir Gotton 
James Fullerton Dundas, Baronet, which was pre- Inclosure Bill. 
sented upon the 23d day of March last, praying 
that the Gollon Inclosure Bill may not pass into a 
law, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Colchester, 
the Report on the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury Stour heirea y 
und Halstead Railway Bill; and the Amendments sesomn 
were read, and agreed to. Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. 





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Coven 
Burto! 
Trent 
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Bill. 


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9 VicToRIz. 


oxford, Mr. Dugdale presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
coventry and way from the London and Birmingham Railway, 
«neat Coventry, in the County of Warwick, to the 


+ Junc- : : 
am Railway Trent Valley Railway, in the Parish of Nuneaton, 


Bill in the same County, with Branches therefrom, to 
be called The Oxford, Coventry and Burton-on- 
Trént Junction Railway: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Northampton Viscount A/ford presented a Bill for making a 
and — Railway from Northampton to Bedford, to be called 
atied The Northampton and Bedford Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 
Readings, - Ordered, That the Petition of Robert Fellowes, 
ee hel Doctor of Laws, which was presented upon the 
way Bill. 17th day of March last, taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Reading, Guild- 
ford and Reigate Railway Bill; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of such Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
North Mr. Ward presented a Bill for making a Railway 
or ne from the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction 
" Railway, near the Mouth of the River Lea, to Til- 
bury Fort, in the County of Essex, to be called The 
North Gravesend Railway: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Bristol Water- A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
works Bill; habitants of the city and county of Bristol, praying 
oe that the Bristol Waterworks Bill may pass into a 


and Sewerage law ; and that the Bristol Waterworks and Sewerage 
Bill Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Fxeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway 
Bill. 


Petitions from Netherbury ; Yeovil Market ; 
—— Beaminster ; Exeter (two Petitions) ; 
Yeovil ;——-Crewkerne ;—— Tallaton ; Power- 
stock; Coombe Saint Nicholas;——Chaffcombe ; 
Dowlish Wake ; —-— Heavitree ; —— Kilming- 
ton; Seaborough ;—-—-Stockland;—— Misterton ; 
——Gittisham ; Chiselborough ; East Chin- 
nock ;—-— Shepton Beauchamp ;—— Chillington ; 
—— Broadwinsor ;—— Dalwood; Colyton; 
Widworthy ;—— Hinton Saint George and Dinning- 
ton ;—— Cotleigh ;--— Offwell ; Whimple; 
Buckerell ; Ottery Saint Mary; Pinhoe ; 
South Perrott; Wambrook;——Cudworth ; 
——Feniton ; ——Musbury ; ~— Axminster ; —— 
West Chinnock and Middle Chinnock ; Lopen ; 
——Hardington Mandeville ;——Seaton and Beer ; 
Shute ; Mosterton ; South Petherton ; 
——Kingston ;--— North Perrott ; Merriott ; 
Broadclyst ; and, Haselbury Pluckhnett; 
praying that the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 







































































Glasgow, Petitions from Barrhead ;—— Thornliebank; 
Barrhead an 


Neilston Dr’ and, Neilston ; praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead 
rect Railway 2@nd JVeilston Direct Railway (Branches to Thornlie- 
oe id bank, Househill and Hurlet) Bill may pass into a 
Houschill ang. 12W»—Were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
Hurlet) Bil, Upon the Table. 





Glasgow, Petitions from Barrhead; Thornliebank ; 
Barrhead an 


Neilston ae and, Neilston; praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead 

rect Railway and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) 

(Branches to Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
aisley) Bill. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











com Atmo- Petitions from Wrotham ;——Brasted and other 
_ ~~~ oe places ;——Seal and Ightham ; Sevenoaks ;—— 


and, Westerham; praying that the Kent Atmospheric 
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579 


Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bilston ;——and, John Wiillim ; Bilston Gas 
praying that the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Bill (isht au 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; ~” } 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Great North 
other Inhabitants within the parish of Bedale, in of England 
the North Riding of the county of York, praying Branch Rail- 
that the Great North of England and Bedale Branch way Bill. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Great North 
other Inhabitants of Boroughbridge, in the West of England 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the porta nan 
Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch Railway Bill. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Church Stretton; —-—Ludlow ; Shrewsbury 
and, Shrewsbury ; taking notice of the application and Hereford- 
for leave to bring in the Shrewsbury and Hereford- a Railway 
shire Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and praying that such wei 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kettering ;——Market Harborough {Leicester and 
(two Petitions) ;—— Desborough ;—-—Bedford ;——— Bedford Rail- 
Southill and other places ;——and, Leicester ; pray- W*Y Bill. 
ing that the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Pollokshaws; praying that Glasgow, 
the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Rail- ee and 
way (Branches to Paisley) Bill may pass into a law ; joc Railway 
and that the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Di- (Branches to 
rect Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househili Paisley Bill) ; 
and Hurlet) Bill may not pass into a law,—-were ya 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Neilston Di- 
Table. rect Railway 

(Branches to 
Thornliebank, 
Househill and 
Hurlet) Bill. 

Petitions from Lancaster ; Kirkby Lonsdale ; Northwestern 
—— Settle ;—— Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Railway Bill. 
Company ; and, Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Company ; praying that the North Western Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Two Petitions from Cambridge ; praying that the 
Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and royal et 
burgh of Dunfermline, praying that the Edinburgh $4 Northern 
. ° S y 
and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill ; (Dunfermline 
and, the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Newport Branch) Bill; 
Railway and Saint Andrew’s Branch) Bill may pass *}2ainbursh 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to Railway 


lie upon the Table. (Newport Rail- 
way and Saint 
Andrew’s 
Branch) Bill. 
A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of poy 
the royal burgh of Newburgh, praying that the | 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Strathearn De- (Strathearn 
viations) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, — 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. : 


of Edinburgh 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council 
and Northern 


the royal burgh of Newburgh, praying that the Raiway 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline (Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Branch) Bill. 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. - 

4E2 A Petition 





580 


—— A Petition of Trustees for executing - _ ~ 
tion Kat'way more effectually repairing and improving the Roads 
auc “Eiay- from Sheed dieu. tothe Turnpike-road in Parr, 
ton, Prescot leading from Saint Helens to Ashton, all in the 
tener County Palatine of Lancaster, praying that they 
“Warrington may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
and Kenyon,” against certain parts of the Grand Junction Railway 
i tone “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint 
“ Showhill and Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington 
Portobello,” and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello,” and 
= ue “ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill, was pre- 
Branches Bill, sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Caledonian 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
and Dumbar- 


tonshire June- Making and maintaining the Turnpike-road leading 
tion Railway 
Bill 


from the City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and 
certain Roads communicating therewith, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Caledonian 
and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel, or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Lancashire A Petition of Sir William Lawson, of Brough 
and North Hall, in the parish of Catterick, in the North Riding 
Railway Bill. of the county of York, Baronet, praying that he 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


North British 
Railway 
(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Petitions of the Carlisle Gas Light and Coke Com- 
pany ;——and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the borough of Carlisle; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North British Railway (Carlisle 
Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Glasgow and 
Belfast Union 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
repairing and keeping in repair the Turnpike-roads 
in the County of Ayr, for making and maintaining 
certain new Roads, for rendering Turnpike certain 
Parish Roads, and for regulating the Statute Labour 
in the said County, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow and Belfast Union Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
yavour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birkenhead, 
Lancashire 


Petitions of Trustees of the River Weaver Naviga- 
eae yn tion, in the county of Chester ;——Trustees for ex- 
Sunation ecuting the Act for repairing the Road from Cross- 
Railway Bill. ford Bridge, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
to Altrincham, in the County of Chester ; and, 
Trustees for executing the Act for making and main- 
taining the Turnpike-road from or nearly from the 
Town of Stockport, in the County Palatine of Chester, 


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A. 1846. 


to or near unto the Town of Warrington, in the 
County Palatine of Zancaster, and a Branch Road 
to communicate therewith ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their co@nsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire 
and Cheshire 5 unction Railway Bill,—were _ pre- 
sented, and read. ° 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Walter Long, of Rood Ashton, in London, New- 
the parish of Steeple Ashton, in the county of Wilts, bury and Bath 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or =a 
agent, against certain parts of the London, Newbury , 
and Bath Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Liverpool, 
more effectually repairing and improving the Roads on = 
from Bolton-le-Moors to the Turnpike-road in Parr, Geathoun 
leading from Saint Helens to Ashton, all in the Railway Bill. 
County Palatine of Lancaster, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool, Preston, Man- 
chester and Southport Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Saint Helens 
more effectually repairing and improving the Roads Canal and 
from Bolton-le-Moors to the Turnpike-road in Parr, senate 
leading from Saint Helens to Ashton, all in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Saint Helens Canal and 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Roger Mallock, of South Devon 
Cockington-court, in the county of Devon, Clerk, (No. 2) Bill. 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- ~~ 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the South De- 
von Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Williams Adams, of Anstey, London and 
in the county of Warwick, Esquire, a Lieutenant —— 
Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, praying that he (Weedon and 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Northampton 
against certain parts of the London and Birmingham Branch) Bill. 
Railway (Weedon and Northampton Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by hiaself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Arundell Harris Arundell, ae aome 
of Trebursye, in the parish of South Petherwyn, na _— 
the 














9 VicTorRIzZ. 


the county of Cornwall, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Convener, Collector 
and other Members of the Trades House of Glasgow, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow Mu- 
cil, Police 
and Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Petitions of the Bristol and Clifton Oil Gas Com- 
pany ;——and, Joseph Coates, of Clifton, in the city 
and county of Bristol, Esquire; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Bristol Water- 
a and Sewerage Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Bristol Water- 
works and : 
Sewerage Bill. 


Ambergate, A Petition of David Wheatcroft, of Buckland Hol- 
Nottingham Yow, in the parish of Heage, in the county of Derby, 
and Bost. Carrier, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
way Bill. |~ : ; 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lancashire Petitions of George Slater, of Sharples, in the 

Waterworks ¢ounty of Lancaster, and James Slater, of Turton, 

: the said county, Bleachers;—-Trustees for executing 

the Act for more effectually repairing and improv- 

ing several Roads leading to and from the Town of 

Salford, through Pendleton, and other Places therein 

mentioned, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 

several other Roads therein mentioned, and for mak- 

ing and maintaining certain Diversions or new Lines 

of Road to communicate therewith ;-—James Kay, 

of Turton, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire ;——- 

and, the Reverend Henry Wright, of Mottram Saint 

Andrew, in the county of Chester, Clerk ; praying 

that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

or agents, against certain parts of the Lancashire 
Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


98° Aprilis. 


581 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in, London, 
and Inhabitants of places through which the Zon- ane gE 
don, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway is Direct Rail. 
intended to be carried, praying that the London, way Bill. 
Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway Bill may 

not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Jacob Player Sturge, of the city of 

Bristol, Land Agent, of Graham Moore Michell 

Esmeade, of Monkton House, in the parish of Chip- 

penham, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, who is now 

resident at Rome ;——Commissioners of the Chip- 

penham District of Turnpike-roads ;—-—Mary Ann 

Gaby, of Saint Edith’s Marsh, in the parish of 
Bromham, in the county of Wilts, and Edward 

Gaby, of Upper Clapton, in the county of Middlesex, 

Esquire ;——John Mundy, of Wedhampton, in the 

county of Wilts, Gentleman ;—— Richard Morti- 

more, of Chippenham, in the county of Wilts ;—— 

Essex Humphrys, of Ivy House, in the parish of 
Chippenham, in the county of Wilts, Widow ; 
and, Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of 
Sarum, and Hannah Clark, of Widcombe-crescent, in 
the county of Somerset, Widow ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Richard Gosling, junior, and others, East Coast 

Owners and Occupiers of property on the line of B#ilway Bill 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;-— William Moore, 
D.D., and others, Owners of land on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;——-and, Redmore 
Allenby, and others, Owners and Occopiers of pro- 
perty on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
East Coast Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Stourbridge ; —— and, —— Lord’s Day. 
Charles; praying the House to adopt measures for 
promoting the due observance of the Lord’s Day,— 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 
and Sir George Rose : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for altering, amending Monkland 





in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ayrshireand Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 
Railway Bill, repairing and keeping in repair the Turnpike-roads 


in the County of Ayr, for making and maintaining 
certain new Roads, for rendering Turnpike certain 
parish Roads, and for regulating the Statute Labour 
in the said County ;—-— and, James Ballantine, 
Esquire, of Cas¢lehill, in the county of Ayr; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Ayrshire and 
Galloway Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
Vou. 101. 


and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the se- Canal Bill. 
veral Acts passed in relation to the Monkland Na- 
vigation : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting more effec- Bury Gas 
tual Powers for lighting with Gas the Town of Bury, Bill. 
and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the Parish of 
Bury, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Willingham 
the Parish of Willingham, in the County of Cam- ora — 
bridge, and for draining and embanking certain Fen (No. 2.) Bill. 
Lands and Low Grounds in the said Parish : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Trustees Enfield Chase 
of the Enfield Chase Road to make a Deviation or ®od Bill, 
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582 28° Aprils. A. 1846. 


Alteration of the said Road from a point near the 
Sixteenth Mile-stone, in the Parish of North Mims, 
to the Town of Hatfield, in the County of Hertford: 


Great Western A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and enlarge 


Railway Bil. ome of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the 
Great Western Railway Company, and to confirm 
the Purchase of certain Railways by the said Com- 

yany : 

Rochester A Bill, intituled, An Act for building a Bridge 

Bridge Bill. 


across the River Medway, at Rochester, in the 
county of Kent, with Approaches thereto, for taking 
down the present Bridge, and for amending the Acts 
relating to the same: And also, 


York New The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
— Act for better supplying with Water the City and 
: Neighbourhood of York, with an Amendment ; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House: And also, 


Glasgow The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
ee Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the 
Glasgow Waterworks to introduce an additional 
Supply of Water to the City and Suburbs of Glas- 
gow, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


Poor Law The Lords request that this House will be pleased 

(ireland. ) to give leave to Hewitt Bridgeman, Esquire (a 
Member) to attend their Lordships, to be sworn in 
order to his being examined as a witness before the 
Select Committee appointed by their Lordships to 
inquire into the operation of the Act 1 and 2 Vic., 
c.56, and the other Laws relating to the Relief of the 
Destitute Poor in Zreland; and also to inquire into 
the operation of the Medical Charities in Jreland, 
which are supported wholly or partially by grants 
from the County Cess:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the last part of the said Message :—And Mr. Bridge- 
man being in his place, declared that he was willing, 
with leave of the House, to go to the House of 
Lords, as desired by their Lordships in their said 
Message. 

Resolved, That Hewitt Bridgeman, Esquire, have 
leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by 
their Lordships, if he think fit. 

And the Messengers were again called in, and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 
they again withdrew. 


Viscount Sir Robert Peel acquainted the House, That he 

Hardinge. had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 
signed by Her Majesty; and he presented the same 
to the House ; and it was read by Mr. Speaker (all 
the Members of the House being uncovered); and 
is as followeth ; 


VICTORIA R. 

Her Majesty, taking into consideration the great 
and brilliant services performed by Henry Viscount 
Hardinge, a Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty’s 
Army, and the Governor-General of India, in the 
course of the recent hostilities which have taken 
place on the Banks of the Sutlej, and in the Punjaub, 
and being desirous to confer some signal mark of 
Her favour, for these and other distinguished merits, 
upon the said Henry Viscount Hardinge, and the 
two next surviving heirs male of the body of the 
said Henry Viscount Hardinge, recommends to Her 
faithful Commons the adoption of such measures 
as may be necessary for the accomplishment of this 

urpose. 
ne V. R. 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said Most gracious 
Message be referred to the consideration of a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

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


had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 
signed by Her Majesty ; and he presented the same 
to the House ; and it was read by Mr. Speaker (all 
the Members of the House being uncovered); and 
is as followeth ; 


VICTORIA R. 


Her Majesty, taking into consideration the im- 
portant services rendered by Hugh Lord Gough, a 
Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty’s Army, and 
Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty’s and the East 
India Company’s Forces in India, in the course of 
the recent hostilities which have taken place on the 
Banks of the Swélej and in the Punjaub, and being 
desirous to confer some signal mark of Her favour, 
for these and other distinguished merits, upon the 
said Hugh Lord Gough, and the two next surviving 
heirs male of the body of the said Hugh Lord 
Gough, recommends to Her faithful Commons the 
adoption of such measures as may be necessary for 
the accomplishment of this purpose. 


VLR. 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said Most gracious 
Message be referred to the consideration of a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That the Com- 6toup 1. 


mittee met this day at one o’clock, pursuant to the 
adjournment of yesterday ; and that William Smith 
O’ Brien, Esquire, one of the Members of the Com- 
mittee, did not attend the Committee this day, 
within one hour of the time appointed for the 
meeting of the Committee. 


The Order made yesterday, for the attendance of 
Mr. Smith O’ Brien on the Committee this day, was 
read, 


And Mr. Smith O’Brien, being in his place, and 
having been called upon by Mr. Speaker, stated 
that he had no further explanation to offer to the 
House, and that he held to his determination as 
expressed in his correspondence with the Chairman 
of the Committee of Selection:— And then he 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, having 
disobeyed the Order of this House, by refusing to 
attend the Committee to which the Railway Group 
No. 11, had been referred, has been guilty of a 
contempt of this House ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out fromthe word “ Esquire” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ and any other Members of this House, who 
“ in the course of the present Session may think 
“* proper to signify to the Committee of Selection 
that they claim, on special grounds, to be ex- 
empted from serving on Select Committees on 
Railway Bills, shall be exempted accordingly ; 
and that it be an Instruction to the Committee of 
Selection to report to the House the names of 
all such Members as may so claim to be speciall 
exempted, and the grounds assigned for suc 
exemption,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr Young, ‘wa 


nan “A 
xa Kn 


xn 
n 


“ 
wn 


Mr. Henry Baring: 
Mr. Warburton, 
Mr. Brotherton : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Tellers forthe N oes,/ s 15. 





Then 


Sir Robert Peel acquainted the House, That he Lord Gough, 








wantwm 





North British 
Railway (Ha- 


wick Branches) 


Bill. 


Prisoners, &amp;c, 


Court of 
Chancery. 


9 VicrorRiz. 


Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Mr. Young, 133 
Mr. Henry Baring: } . 
Tellers for the Noes, = pote — } 13. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, 
having been guilty of a contempt of this House, be 
for his said offence committed to the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, during the 
pleasure of the House, and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his warrant accordingly: — And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till 
Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, in the absence of Mr. Smith O’ Brien. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North British Railway (Hawick 
Branches) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Persons con- 
fined, save for Debt, in each Prison in England and 
Wales, during the years 1843, 1844 and 1845; dis- 
tinguishing the Number in each year; and whether 
summarily convicted, or after Trial :—Of the Cost 
of Prosecutions for the same years severally :—Of 
the Cost of the Police of the several Boroughs, 
Towns and Counties of England and Wales for the 
same years :—Of the Expense incurred by the said 
Boroughs, Towns and Counties, in erecting Gaols, 
Houses of Correction, or other Places of Confine- 
ment for Crime, within the same years :—Of the 
Expenses of the various Gaols, Houses of Correc- 
tion or other Places of Confinement for Crime within 
the said Boroughs, Towns and Counties, for the 
same years, including Repairs, Officers’ Salaries, and 
the Diet and Clothing of Prisoners:—Of the Ex- 

ense of erecting and maintaining the Penitentiary 
at Milbank and the Pentonville Prison, and of their 
Annual Expenses :—And, of the Annual Expenses 
incurred in the same years on behalf of the Trans- 
port Establishment, including the Cost of Hulks, 
Hiring of Vessels, Salaries of Officers, and Expenses 
of Prisoners. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Fees received in the Offices of the 


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583 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercurii, 29° die Aprilis, 1846: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative :—And that Mr. Poulett Scrope and 


Mr. Sharman Crawford do prepare, and bring in the 
same, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Railway 


for facilitating the Winding-u 
Companies formed for making R 
shall not have obtained the Authority of Parliament : 
And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. Hodgson Hinde do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


of the Affairs of Companies 
ailways, and which }!4 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Timber Ships. 


Returns of the Number of Ships, their Tonnage and 
Crews, belonging to the United Kingdom, employed 
in the Timber Trade with the Worth American Colo- 
nies, cleared Outwards and entered Inwards in the 
years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845 :—And, of 
the Number of Ships specified above, their Tonnage 
and Crews, which have been cleared Outwards and 
entered Inwards twice within the year, in the years 
1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Jurors 
a List of the Names of Persons returned by the (Tipperary.) 


several Collectors of Barony Cess, in the County of 
Tipperary, to serve as Petty Jurors, and forwarded 
to the Magistrates for Revision :—Also, the Names 
returned by the Magistrates, after Revision, to the 
Sheriff, and the Names of the Persons summoned by 
the Sheriff to act as Jurors, in the county of Tippe- 
rary, for the Spring and Summer Assizes of 1845 
and the Spring Assizes of 1846, in the same order 
as sent in by the Magistrates. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Rope-makers on Rope-works. 


the Clyde, to be exempted from the provisions of the 
Factories Bill, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Bryan Seery. 


Copy of the Correspondence between the Right 
reverend Dr. Cantwell, Catholic Bishop, and his 
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, relative 
to the case of Bryan Seery, executed at Mullingar, 
in the County of Westmeath. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming poning-places 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, (Ireland) Bill. 


upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Polling-places (Zreland) Bill be now 
read a second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Friday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills Bill; Exchequer 


Clerk of Enrolments, Clerks of Records and Writs, 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bills 
and Taxing Masters, for the years ending the 29th 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be areas 





Waste Lands 
(Ireland) Bill. 


day of October 1844, and the 29th day of October 
1845; and of the Salaries, Office Expenses and 
Compensations, payable under the Statute 5th and 
6th Vic. c. 108, and the Orders made to carry the 
same into effect, for the said years, ending the 29th 
day of October 1844 and the 29th day of October 
1845 :—Also, of the Dates and Substance of all 
Orders of Court for the Reduction of Fees in the 
Court of Chancery, made since the passing of the 
Court of Chancery Offices Abolition Act of 1842; 
and of the Amount per annum of such Reductions. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


promoting the Reclamation of Waste Lands in 
Ireland ; 


VoL. 101. 








ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Friendly 
take into further consideration the Report on the Socicties Bill 


Friendly Societies Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for facilitating the Railway 
Winding-up of the Affairs of Companies formed for Companies 


making Railways, and which shall not have ob- 
tained the Authority of Parliament: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Thursday the 7th day of May 
next; and to be printed. 


4n4 Ordered, 


it, 


No. 241. 








584 98°—29° 


Bridport Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
Election. before the Select Committee on the Bridport Elec- 
tion Petition be laid before this House. 

Windsor, Petitions of Henry Earl of Harewood ;—and, 

Slough and 


Seales Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, 

Atmospheric K.G.; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

Railway Bill. selves, their counsel or agents, against certain — 
of the Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Friendly Ordered, That the Return relative to Friendly 
a enh Societies, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
oO. _— . 

LoanSocieties. Ordered, That the Paper relative to Loan Socie- 
No. 243. ties, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

County Ordered, That the Accounts relative to County 

Greland)" Treasurers (Ireland), which were presented yester- 
No.244. day, be printed. 

ae Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education 

. age (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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
















Mercurui, 29° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
Edinburgh, ye Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway 
ar (Extension and Branches) Bill was read a se- 
way (Exten- cond time; and committed. 
sion and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Branches) Bill. wittee of Selection. 
Morayshire Mr. Ricardo presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
Railway Bill Way from Stotfield and Lossiemouth Harbour to 
Elgin, Rothes and Charleston-of-Aberlour, to be 
called The Morayshire Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Banffshire 


Sir Andrew Leith Hay presented a Bill for more 
Roads Bilt. 


effectually maintaining and repairing certain Roads 
in the Counties of Banff, Aberdeen and Elgin, and 
for making a new Road in the said County of Banff: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Great Western 
and Uxbridge 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 21, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were 
referred ; That in the case of the Great Western 
and Uxbridge Railway Bill, they had considered 
the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Great Western 
and Wycombe 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Finch reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 21, of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
were referred; That in the case of the Great West- 
ern and Wycombe Railway Bill, they had con- 


sidered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel 





_| and ordered to be read a second time. 


A. 1846. 


Aprilis. 


in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Fable ; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Report which Railway Bills, 
was yesterday made from the Committee on Group Group 4. 
No. 4, of Railway Bills, might be read; and the 
same being read; 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed, as recommended in the said Report. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for amending Manchester, 
the Acts relating to the Manchester, Bolton and Bolton and 
Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and for mak- oe — 
ing an Extension therefrom: And the same was ana wll 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- Extensions 
cond time. Bill. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a pirkenheaa 
Railway, to be called The Birkenhead and Llangollen and Langollen 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; Bai!way Bill 
and par he to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dickinson presented a Bill for the more easy somerset 
and speedy Recovery of Small Debts in the County Small Debts 
of Somerset : And the same was read the first time ; C™* Bill 


The House was moved, That the Order made Railway Bills. 
upon Thursday last, that it be an Instruction to the 
Committee on every Private Bill originated in this 
House, relating to any Railway, before proceeding 
with the merits of such Bill, to require to be pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters, 


1. A Copy of the original Return made for 
the purposes of Provisional Registration, with 
the names of the Promoters as then registered. 

2. The names, residences and descriptions of 
the present and past Provisional Directors, 
Treasurers, Solicitors, Secretary and other 
Officer, if any. 

3. The present and proposed amount of the 
Capital of the Company. 

4. The number of Shares, and the amount 
of each Share. 

5. The number of Shares actually allotted, 
with the names, residences and descriptions of 
the original Allottees, and the number of Shares 
allotted to each. 

6. The amount of Subscriptions paid up by 
such original Allottees. 

7. The amount of Shares retained by or for 
the Provisional Committee. 

8. The amount of Subscriptions actually paid 
up by such Provisional Committee upon the 
shares originally allotted to them. 

9. The original Subscribers’ Agreement, 
signed by the Allottees. 

10. A statement of the amount of money in 
hand, together with an abstract of all receipts 
and expenditure, up to the presentation of the 
Petition for the Bill. 

11. A statement of the source whence the 
Parliamentary deposit was paid, or whether a 
declaration was made of a surplus revenue 
instead of a deposit. 

And that the Committee report specially on each 
of the foregoing particulars, might be read ; and the- 
same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Order be rescinded :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 





Ordered,. 








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9 VicToriz. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 


Committees. &amp; 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


tancasterand Mr. Greene presented a Bill to amend an Act for 
Preston Junc- making a Railway from the Town of Lancaster to 


Bil Ralway the Town of Preston, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, and to make Provision for the Appoint- 
ment of Directors of the said Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 
gdinburgh _, Mr. Bazine presented a Bill for providing an addi- 
and Leith tional Supply of Water to the City of Edinburgh, 
Waterworks Burgh of Canongate, Towns of Leith and Porto- 
Bill. bello, and Places adjacent: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Stirlingshire A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 


Midland Junc- subscribed, praying that provision may be made in 

a Railway the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill for 

vesting the Railways and Works and other property 

and effects belonging to the Stirlingshire Midland 

Junction Railway Company, and ail the rights, 

powers, privileges and authorities proposed by the 

said Bill to be conferred on the said Company, in 

the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, 

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


Newcastle- Mr. Baine presented a Bill for making a Railway 
upon-Tyne, from Wewcastle-upon-Tyne to the Hexham and Ale- 
Edinburgh = mouth Turnpike-road, at or near a place called 
and Direct is . ; ‘ : 

Glasgow Merryshiels, in the Parish of Kirkhaile, in the 


Junction Rail- County of Northumberland, to be called The New- 


way Bill. castle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Direct Glasgow 
Junction Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Ipswich, Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill for making 

Norwich and a Railway from Ipswich to Reedham, to be called 

Ley Bill The Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway : 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 29, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the South 
Midland Railway (Huntingdon Branch) Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; that they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


South Midland 
Railway 
(Huntingdon 
Branch) Bill. 


Thetford, Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Bury Saint Railway from Thetford to Newmarket, to be called 
Edmund’s and 


Newmarket Lhe Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newmarket 
Railway Bill, Railway: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Newdegate presented a Bill for making a 


Birmingham 


= Oxford Railway from Birmingham to join the Lines of the 
auction Rail- proposed Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford, Wor- 
» ied cester and Wolverhampton Railways, and to be 
called The Birmingham and Ozford Junction Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 

ordered to be read a second time. 
Northern and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
ro on of the Petition for the Northern and Southern Con- 


Railway Bill. necting Railway Bill, which, upon Monday last, was 


made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Watford to Dorking, 
to be called The Northern and Southern Connecting 
Railway: And that Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. 


29° Aprils. 


585 


Broadwood and Mr. Barry Baldwin do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Newdegate presented a Bill for making a Birmingham 
Railway into Birmingham in Extension of the pro- 24 Oxford | 
posed Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway : tines Ene 
And the same was read the first time; aud ordered ham Exten- 
to be read a second time. sion) Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Saint Alban’s, 
of the Petition for the Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and Hatfield and 
Hertford Junction Railway Bill, which was yester Junction 

day made from the Select Committee on Standing Railway Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from Saint Alban’s to Hert- 

ford, to be called The Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and 

Hertford Junction Railway: And that Mr. Ward 

and Mr. Harcourt do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill to empower the London and 
London and Birmingham Railway Company to — 
make a Branch Railway from the London and (Coceney to 
Birmingham Railway, near Coventry, to the Trent Nuneaton) 
Valley Railway, in the Parish of Nuneaton: And Bil 

the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 

be read a second time. 


Petitions from Stirling ;— Kincardine ; — and, Stirling and 
Inverkeithing ; praying that the Stirling and Dun- teaming 
fermline Railway Biil may pass into a law,—were ait ialinas 
— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Bedford, South Mid- 
in the county of Bedford, and its vicinity, praying "4 Railway 
that the South Midland Railway (orthampton and ee 
Bedford Lines) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- Lines) Bill. 


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


A Petition of George Wright, Mayor of the North Staf- 
borough of Macclesfield, praying the House to fordshire Rail- 
sanction the Bills now before the House authoriz- ¥°Y BUs- 
ing the North Staffordshire Railway Company to 

construct the several Railways proposed by them, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to le upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of George Edward Frere, of Roydon Lancashire 
Hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esquire, praying Waterworks 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or” 
agent, against certain parts of the Lancashire Water- 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Yorkshire 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by their and Glasgow 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the York- = saat 
shire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill, was pre- ““ 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Gale, of Lightburn House, Ulverstone, 
in Ulverstone, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, Furness and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- “7G 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Ulverstone Railway Biil- 
Furness and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





VoL. 101. 


4F A Petition 





586 


Plymouth A Petition of Richard Derry, of Plymouth, Es- 
a quire, and David Derry, of Plymouth, Banker, pray- 
’* ing thatthey may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Plymouth 
Great Western Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
London, Petitions of the Right honourable Henry Lord 
ser ag arg Brougham and Vaux, Thomas Metcalfe, of New- 
Railway Bill. square, Lincoln’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, 


and Gerard Blisson Wharton, of Lincoln’s Inn- 
Fields, in the said county of Middlesex, Gentlemen; 
and, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Baronet, of Erle 
Stoke Park, in the county of Wilts ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London, New- 
bury and Bath Direct Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel cr agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





North British © A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 


29° Aprilis. 





Railway 
(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


and other property in and near the city of Carlisle, 
in the county of Cumberland, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the North British 
Railway (Carlisle Extension) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


North British 
Railway 
(Gretna 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North British Railway (Gretna Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley 

Branches) Bill. 


Petitions of the Governors of the Mansfield Church 
and School lands, and of Owners, Lessees or Occu- 
piers of land on the line of the proposed Midland 
Railway (Erewash Valley Branches);——and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors and Shareholders of the Mans- 
field and Pinxton Railway, being Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of the said Mansfield and Pinzton Railway, 
and other land on the line of the proposed Mid- 
land Railway (Erewash Valley Branches); praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Midland 
Railway (Erewash Valley Besnead Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


York and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions of George Sowerby, of Ketton Hall, in 
the county of Rutland, Esquire ;——John Bowes, of 
Streatham Castle, in the county of Durham, Es- 
quire, one of the Members of the House ;——and, 
Joseph Glover, of Dalton Fields, in the North 
Riding of the county of York, Gentleman ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the York and Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill,--were presented, and read. 





A. 1846. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Grosvenor-place Metropolitan 
District, in the parish of Saint George, Hanover- Sewage 
square, in the county of Middlesex, praying that they oe 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Statute Labour Roads, Glasgow Mu- 
in the Barony parish of Glasgow, and county of po, ee 
Lanark, praying that they may be heard, by them- Labour Bill. 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute La- 
bour Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the President, Vice-President, Trea- Liverpool 

surer and Committee of the Liverpool Guardian Water Bill. 
Society for the Protection of Trade, and others, being 
Inhabitant Householders in Liverpool; —— and, 
James Reay, an Inhabitant Householder in Liverpool, 
in the county of Lancaster; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool Water Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of houses and Bristol Water- 
lands in the parish of Clifton, in the city and county works and__ 
of Bristol; ——and, John Combe and William Ham- %°¥e8¢ Bill 
ley, of the city of Bristol; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bristol Waterworks and Sewer- 
age Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the honourable James Hope Wallace, Scottish 
of Featherstone Castle, in the county of Northum- seem ant 
berland, Commissioner for the Right honourable yaaa 
John Alexander Earl of Hopetoun, and his Curators, way Bill. 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Scottish 
Central and Caledonian Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the honourable James Hope Wallace, slamannan 
of Featherstone Castle, in the county of Northum- Railway 
berland, Commissioner for the Right honourable a a” 
Jonn Alexander Earl of Hopetoun, and his Curators, Branches) Bill. 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the S/a- 
mannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition 








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9 VicTrorRIz. 


Northumber- 

jand and Hall, in the county of Durham, praying that she | 

Lancashire : S 

yanction Rail- May be heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, 

way Bill. against certain parts of the Northumberland and 
Lancashire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
bill, against the said Petition. 

Liverpool, Petitions of Owners of estates, lands and tene- 

Manchester ments, in the parishes of Whalley and Blackburn, 

— in the county of Lancaster ;——and, the Reverend 

Junction George Preston, Clerk, B.p., of Queen’s College, 


Railway Bill. Cambridge, and Head Master of the Free Grammar 
School of Whalley, in the county of Lancaster; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Liver- 
pool, Manchesterand Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction | 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Fleetwood, A Petition of Owners of estates, lands and tene- 


29° Aprils. 587 


A Petition of Margaret Spencer, of Helmington | of small tenements may be rated to the poor rates 


in lieu of occupiers,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Payers of Rates in the parish of pooy Removal 
Costock, in the county of Nottingham, praying that Bill. 
the Poor Removal Bill may not pass into a law as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Elton and Warmington ; Lees ; Lord’s Day. 
—— Folkstone; Othery ;—— Wem ; —— Col- 
chester ;—— Hatherleigh ; Harwich ;—— Camp- 
sie ;——Trefeglwys ;—— Exeter ; Seaham Har- 
bour ; —— Bassingham ; —— Metfield ; —-— Derby 
(six Petitions) ;——Leak ;—--Burgh ;——Liver- 
pool; —— Wortwell;——— Cirencester ;—-— Peter Mc- 
Laren,and others ;— —and, Southelmham Saint Mar- 
garet’s; praying the House to adopt measures for pro- 
moting the due observance of the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











A Petition of Trustees and Managers of the Saffron Savings 
Walden Savings Bank, stating that they have a Banks. 
separate surplus fund of Thirteen hundred and 
forty-two pounds, nine shillings and one penny, 
in the hands of the Commissioners for the re- 
duction of the National Debt, from which the 


Preston and ments, in the parish of Whalley, in the county of | Trustees receive no interest, neither do the depo- 


West Riding Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by them- 


Railway Bill. selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Clitheroe A Petition of Owners of estates, lands and tene- 
Junction Rail- ments, in the parishes of Whalley and Blackburn, 
way Bil. in the county of Lancaster, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Clitheroe Junction Rail- 

way Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


sitors derive any advantage from that portion of 
their savings; and praying the House to pass such 
enactments as shall enable the said Trustees to 
receive and apply to the uses and purposes of the 
institution the fair and usual amount of interest 
upon the said separate surplus fund, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of Education 
England Lay Association, praying the House to “tl@n4) 
devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the aid annually granted for 
Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 
the Schools in connection with the Church Edu- 
cation Society, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Sykes, Andrew Davidson, Poor Law 
John Douglas, John Rawlinson, Roger Taylor,George Officers. 
Simpson, John Taylor, William Woodburn, James 





favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland A Petition of Colonel Thomas Wildman, and 
ee others, being Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
and Mansfiela ands on the line of the proposed Midland Rail- 
ways (Nottingham and Mansfield Branch), taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Rail- 
way) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway.) 


Midland Rail- _ A Petition of the Company of Proprietors and 
Ce ony Shareholders of the Mansfield and Pinzton Railway, 
Newark) Biy, being Owners and Occupiers of the said Mansfield 
and Pinzton Railway, and other land on the line of 
the proposed Railway from Clay Cross to Newark, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mid- 
land Railways (Clay Cross to Newark) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Rating of 


Petitions from Hereford Union (Chairman) ;—— 
Tenements. 


Hertford Union ; —— Margaret Roding ;——and, 
Sffaron Walden (two Petitions); praying that owners 


Gunson and John Edmondson, praying that pro- 
vision may be made for the superannuation of all 
Poor Law Officers who shall have faithfully dis- 
charged their duties for several years, and then 
become incapacitated for further service, and that 
the fund for such superannuation be raised by the 
deduction of a per-centage out of all Poor Law 
Officers’ salaries, and be under the sanction of 
Parliament, the control of the Government, and the 
management of the Poor Law Commissioners, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Lorn (Moderator) ; Universities 
——and, Synod of Aberdeen (Moderator); pray- (Scotland.) 
ing the House to refuse its sanction to any measure 
having for its object the abolition of the present 
University Tests in Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Bridport ;——and, Saint Asaph 
Diocesan College of Wells (Somerset) ; praying the boo gid 
House to pass any Bill that may be introduced for P 
preventing the union of the sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and adopt measures for the immediate 
erection of Manchester into a Bishop’s See,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Pencombe ; Ganeren ;—— Ted- Lunatics Acts. 
stone ;—- Whitchurch { Hereford) ;-— Watford, Let- 
4F2 ton 












































































Roman Catho- 
lic Relief Bill. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Chapels. 


Liverpool 
Court of 
Requests. 


Factories Bill. 


588 


ton and Newton ;——Worcester ;-—Llangarren ;—- | ley ;-—Belmont ;—-Oldham (sixty-four Petitions) ; 





Ramsey ; 
for the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act ; and, 
the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester ;—— Yoxall ;—— War- 
rington ; ——and, Pontypool; praying that the Ro- 
man Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Persons professing the Roman Ca- 
tholic faith, in the Northern District of England, 
stating that one of the evils most injurious and most 
deeply felt, is the want of legal protection of the 
temporal rights of lay patrons, proprietors, and con- 
gregations, in the appointment of priests to the 
temporalities of their chapels; that in the present 
defect of law a Vicar Apostolic or Pope’s Vicar, in 
order to deprive patrons of their right, has, (though 
contrary to the canons of their church,) only to 
interdict the chapel or suspend the nominated priest, 
without assigning any cause, thereby, contrary to 
their oaths, exercising spiritual power derived from 
the Pope, to gain direction and even possession of 
temporal rights and property in England; and pray- 
ing the House that a legal remedy in the Queen’s 
Courts may be devised, as was the case before the 
Reformation, and is still the case in Roman Catho- 
lic countries, to protect the temporal rights of lay 
patrons, priests, proprietors and congregations from 
being, contrary to the laws even of their own church, 
and contrary to their oaths of allegiance, evaded and 
rendered useless by the spiritual power of the Vicars 
Apostolic or Pope’s Vicars, whose real duty of pro- 
viding for the spiritual fitness of the nominee is 
otherwise sufficiently secured by canon law, on the 
occasions both of ordinations and granting faculties, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Green, of Liverpool, in the 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman, stating that very 
general dissatisfaction prevails in that town with 
the Court of Requests established there for the re- 
covery of Small Debts ; and praying that the House 
will be pleased to direct measures to be taken for an 
inquiry into the proceedings of the said Court, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chorley (eleven Petitions) ;—— 
Hyde (two Petitions) ;—-— Tintwistle (three Peti- 
tions); Bolton (sixteen Petitions) ;—— Manches- 
ter (fifty-nine Petitions) ;——High Hoyland ;—— 
Elton ; Todmorden (four Petitions) ;——Heap 
(nine Petitions);——Vewton (two Petitions) ;—— 
Walsden (two Petitions) ;—— Kilwick ;——Layfield ; 
—— Leeds (three Petitions) ;——- Langfield ; —— 
Sharples ; Kidderminster ; —-— Duntocher (two 
Petitions) ; Heywood (three Petitions) ; —— 
Rotherham (four Petitions) ;——Sheffield (six Peti- 
tions) ;——Lochwinnoch (two Petitions) ;—— Barr- 
head (three Petitions); —— Busby Mills; —— 
Rothesay ; —— Dundee (two Petitions) ;——Glas- 
gow (seven Petitions) ;—— Kingston-upon-Hull; 
Honley ;——Silkstone (two Petitions) ;—-Dewsbury 
(two Petitions) ; Stockport (four Petitions) ;—— 
Newton-in-Mottram (four Petitions) ;-— Stalybridge; 
—— Salford (four Petitions) ;——Duhkinfield ;—— 
Baddock ; Bacup (two Petitions) ; Barnsley 
(two Petitions) ;—— Bradford ; ——Chorley ;—— 
Burton ;——Kirkhall Lane ;——Spinners, &amp;ec., of 
the West Riding ;—— Leigh ; Samlesbury (two 
Petitions) ;—— Huddersfield (eleven Petitions) ;—— 
Burnley and Habergham Eaves ;——Littleborough ; 
Warrington(four Petitions); —— Bradford ;—— 
Tildesley (three Petitions) ;—— Rochdale (two Peti- 
tions) ; Belfast ;—-— Manchester and Salford; 
Blackburn ; Carlisle ;—— Townhouse ;—- Hind- 






































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A. 1846. 


and, Wickham Saint Paul; praying | -—Crompton (seven Petitions) ;-—Failsworth (three 





Petitions) ; —— Oldhouse ; Royton (fourteen 
Petitions) ; —— Sutton Ashfield (eight Petitions) ; 
—— Phegby; Saddleworth (three Petitions); 
—— Ashton-under-Lyne (thirty-three Petitions) ; 
Halifax (twenty-two Petitions); —— Farn- 
mouth ;—— Chorlton-upon-Medlock (two Petitions) ; 
Rochdale (seven Petitions) ; -—Penwortham 
(two Petitions) ; Preston (twenty-one Petitions) ; 
—— Bolton-le-Moors (nine Petitions) ; Bury 
(six Petitions) ;——and, Wigan (twenty Petitions) ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Quantity of Salt sent from Great 
Britain to Foreign Countries in the years 1848, 
1844 and 1845, specifying the Ports whence ex- 
ported, and the Places where imported. 

















Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Clyde Navi- 
an Abstract Return stating the Aggregate Gross gation. 


Amount received by the Trustees of the Clyde Na- 
vigation, from Harbour, River, Light and Shed Dues, 
in each year since 1800, distinguishing the Amount 
under each of these heads in each of these years: 
—Also, an Account of the Aggregate Expenditure 
by the said Trustees in each year during the same 
Period, under their respective Heads of Expenditure : 
—A Return stating the Total Amount of Debt due 
by the River Clyde Trustees on the 1st day of Ja- 


nuary 1846, and the several Rates and Amount of 


Interest paid thereon in the year 1845; also, show- 
ing the increase of the Debt, and the Rates and 
Amount paid for Interest on the same, in each year 
since 1800 inclusive ; and stating also the purposes 
for which such Monies were borrowed in each year, 
whether on Public or Private Tender; and also under 
what authority these Sums were severally borrowed : 
—And, a Copy of the Conditional or Absolute Con- 
tract entered into by the Trustees of the Clyde Na- 
vigation in September 1845, or at any other time, 
for the purchase of the Lands of Stobcross, stating 
the Names of the Parties who have contracted 10 
sell these Lands, the Extent of such Lands, and the 
Price per Square-yard agreed to be paid, or actually 
paid for them:—Also, Copies or Abstracts of all 
other Contracts for the Purchase of any other 
Houses, Lands, Docks and Jetties, by the Trustees 
of the Clyde Navigation, stating for what Purposes 
to be applied, and the several Amounts contracted 
to be paid, or already paid, for all such Lands in 
each year since the year 1800. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Isle of Man.. 


Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Number of Judicial Sittings of 
the Justices of the Peace for the Isle of Man since 
the first appointment of Justices in that Island, 
stating the year the first appointment took place, 
and under what Act of Parliament; also showing 
the Name of their Clerk or Clerks, and the Amount 
of Salary or other Emolument per annum received 
by him; also showing the Gross Amount of Fines 
inflicted by the Justices, and the Net Amount paid 
to Government :—Showing the several Ecclesiastical 
and Civil Official Situations, judicial and otherwise, 
held by persons who have been admitted Members 
of the Manz Bar, showing their Names and Amount 
of Salary, and other Sources and Amounts of Emo- 
luments of such Situations, and stating if the parties, 
and which of them, now practice at the Manz Bar: 
—And, showing the Number of Attornies, and the 
Names of each who sit as Members of the House 
of Keys in its judicial capacity. 

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


Salt. 















































































9 VicToriz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Boats en- 
gaged during the last Twenty years (distinguishing 
each year) in the Fishing, on the Coast of the Island, 
that have paid Custom :—Of the Quantities and 
Declared Value of British and Irish Produce and 
Manufactures, and Foreign and Colonial Goods (on 
which Duty has been paid on Importation into the 
United Kingdom), exported from the United King- 
dom to the Isle of Man during the years 1840, 1841, 
1842 and 1843 :—Of the Number and Description 
of each Vessel, with the Amount of Tonnage of 
each, distinguishing the Ports to which they be- 
longed, the Ports where they cleared from, and 
where bound to, with the Description of Cargo, 
that have entered the Ports of the Isle of Man, 
distinguishing each Year and Port, during the past 
Twenty years :—Of the several Items of Expendi- 
ture, and showing the Amount ofeach Salary in the 
Collection of the Revenue in the Isle of Man during 
the last Six years, distinguishing each year :—Of 
the several Items of Superannuations and Pensions 
paid out of the Isle of Man Revenue of Customs 
during the last Six years, distinguishing each year : 
—And, of the several Items of Expenditure paid 
out of the Revenue of Customs in the Isle of Man, 
for the Administration of Justice and Government 
of the Island, during the last Twenty years, dis- 
tinguishing each Year and each Salary. 


Isle of Mav. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all the several Sums of Money annually 
derived by the Government, also by their Officials 
and the Persons appointed to any Office by authority 
of any Act of Tynwald, as Salary, and in lieu of 
Salary or otherwise (including Civil and Ecclesi- 
astical) under Acts of Tynwald or other authority, 
distinguishing each Amount, and by whom received, 
and his Office, and stating the several Offices held 
by each individual, showing under what Act or 
other authority, during the last Twenty years, dis- 
tinguishing each year :—And, showing the several 
Amounts paid for Improvements and Alterations in 
the several Government Buildings (Harbours ex- 
cepted) on the Island, distinguishing each Building 
and Land, and showing the Amount expended on 
each Place in each year, during the last Twenty 
years. 

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


Isle of Man. 


Parliamentary 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Electors Bill. - 


Reading of the Parliamentary Electors Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 13th day of May next. 


Factories Bil. | The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Factories Bill ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 


time ; 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz., To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 


words “ upon this day six months.” 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 


it 


arising thereupon ; 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That. the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 


drawn. 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Wed- 


nesday the 13th day of May next. 


29° Aprils. 





589 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Poor Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 1 
Reading of the Lace Factories Bill; B 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 20th day of May next. 


ace Factories 
ill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Election 
mittee on the Election Notices (Zreland) Bill ; Notices 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Cae 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Administra- 
mittee on the Administration of Criminal Justice tion of Crimi- 
Bill ; = Justice 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday ~ 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- joint stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- Banks (Scot- 
land) Bill ; a — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday ee 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum of Money gychequer 
by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year One Bills 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, was, accord- (£-18,380,200) 
ing to Order, read the third time. _ 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raising the Sum of Eighteen 
Millions Three hundred and eighty thousand Two 
hundred Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the Ser- 
vice of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-six. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Newcastle 
posed, That there be laid before this House,a Return, Coal Turn. 
in detail, and a true and correct Copy of the Soli- 
citor’s Bill for the year 1845, for obtaining the 
Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 73, of last Session (ewcastle- 
upon- Tyne Coal Turn), and Law Business generally, 
whereby the sum of £.1,985 2s. 2d. of the Trust 
Monies was expended; also under what authority 
(if any) the sum of £.379 16s. 6d. was paid to the 
Committee for erecting a Memorial to the late Lord 
Collingwood, with a Beacon in connection therewith, 
at the mouth of the Tyne,as a Landmark for the 
shipping; the Cost of erecting the Beacon(if erected), 
and whether erected by the authorities of the Con- 
servators of the River, or by any other and what 
authority ; also the Date of the Meeting, and a Copy 
of the Resolution, and the Names of the Commis- 
sioners present when the sum of £.379 16s. 6d. was 
voted:—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a Northern and” 
Railway from Watford to Dorking, to be called Southern 


The Northern and Southern Connecting Railway : Connecting 
eae Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the Second | And the same was read the first time; me wares. £ aidan, 
Reading of the Coroners (Ireland) Bill ; te the send &amp; second Gine. 


Vou. 101. 





4F3 Mr. 





Caledonian 
Extension 
Railways. 


Bideford and 
Tavistock 
Railway. 


Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


Warwick and 
Worcester 
Railway. 





590 29° Aprils. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the Report 
on the Caledonian Extension Railways Petition 
was re-committed, and who were instructed to enter- 
tain the Petition of William Maxwell Alexander and 
others, and to hear the Petitioners, by their agents 
and witnesses, on the allegations therein contained ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the public-road, No. 40, in the 
parish of Newton-upon-Ayr, is described in the Book 
of Reference as a turnpike-road, but the same is not 
shown upon the Section; and inasmuch as No. 64, 
in the parish of Newton-upon-Ayr, is described in 
the Book of Reference as a road occupied by the 
public, but the same is not shown upon the Section ; 
and inasmuch as with respect to the Eastern Exten- 
sion, the datum line is not referred to any fixed point 
stated in writing on the Section near either of the 
termini ; and inasmuch as the Section of the said 
Eastern Extension does not truly show the surface 
of the ground marked on the Plan, as the said sur- 
face of the ground is 13 feet, or thereabouts, higher 
above the level of such datum line than is shown 
upon the said Section, at the following points ; viz., 


Road at 9 miles, 2 furlongs and 5 chains. 
Caledonian Railway, at the point of junction. 


M. fur, ch. M. fur. ch, 

41- 10 3 1 

Roads at \ 7 25 S 1667 
914 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case ofthe Petition for the Bideford 
and Tavistock Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Copy of the Subscription Contract de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office was incorrect, the 
sum of £.250 being inserted for 50 shares in the 
name of Holmes, instead of £.1,250; and inasmuch 
as in the said Contract deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, the usual signatures of parties to the 
deed, and the names of witnesses thereto, are omitted ; 
and alsu inasmuch as there was no Section depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for Devon for a 
distance of nearly 3 miles on the supplemental 
line, from 2 miles 7 furlongs to 5 miles 3 furlongs ; 
and also inasmuch as the Plans and Sections de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for Devon are 
not copies of those deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, and it was admitted by the promoters of the 
Bill that so many inaccuracies existed in the said 
mentioned deposits as to render them unfit for the 
— contemplated by the Standing Orders. 

rdered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional Provision in the Kent 
Atmospheric Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with ; but it appeared to the Com- 
mittee that all the owners, lessees and occupiers 
on the proposed line of deviation were assenting 

arties. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
leet Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Warwick and Worcester Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 


A. 1846. 


Clerk of the Peace for the county of Worcester the 
lands through which the Railway is intended to be 
made and the lands included within the limits of 
deviation are not numbered on the Plan, nor are 
they described in the Book of Reference thereto, in 
following instances ; viz.: 








No. Parish. 
Field adjoining - | 32 Budbrooke - | - - through which 
the line passes. 
Ditto - -|/3&amp;8]- ditto - - | - - within limits of 
deviation. 
Ditto - - 30 Aston Cantlow - | - ditto. 
Ditto - - | 26&gt; | Great Alne - | - ditto. 
Ditto - - 31 - - St. Nicholas, | - ditto. 
Droitwich. 
Ditto - - 292 | Kington - - | - ditto. 
Ditto - - 4 Arrow - -|- ditto. 








And inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Worcester, 
at or near the 28th mile and half a furlong, the line 
of the Railway is shown to be in 22 feet cutting, or 
thereabouts, whereas, according to the actual surface 
of the ground, and the level of the proposed Rail- 
way, as referred to the datum line shown on the said 
Section, the said Railway would be on an embank- 
ment of 20 feet, or thereabouts. 


And inasmuch as the distances on the datum line 
are not correctly marked in miles and furlongs, in 
the following instances ; viz.,the 4th furlong of the 
16th mile measures 900 links; the distance between 
the 10th and 12th miles measures 15 furlongs; the 
21st mile measures 9 furlongs ; the 1st furlong of the 
21st mile measures 1,200 links; the 7th furlong of 
the 21st mile measures 1,200 links ; the 8th furlong 
of the 21st mile measures 880 links; in the 4th, 
5th, 11th, 14th, 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th and 29th miles, 
the furiongs are not marked. 

And inasmuch as the distances marked on the 
datum line in miles and furlongs do not correspond 
with those on the Plan from the point marked as 
the 10th mile to the point marked as the 13th 
mile. 

And inasmuch as a vertical measure, from the 
datum line to the line of Railway, is not marked in 
feet and inches at the change of the gradient which 
occurs at 15 miles 2 furlongs and 800 links. 

And inasmuch as the rate of inclination between 
the change of gradient occurring at the point marked 
on the said Section 163 feet 4 inches, near the 27th 
mile, and the terminus of the said Railway, near the 
28th mile, is incorrectly marked as one in 78. 


And inasmuch as the following omissions occur 
on the said Section at the crossing of the under- 
mentioned turnpike-roads, public carriage-roads, 
canals and Railways ; viz., 




















' 
s Alter- 
Height of Height | ation in 
Railway {ong Span} Present | Cross 
ie Level 
— _ over or of or rate | cocci 
under the Arches. of nccaae 
Surface. Inclina- 
tion. 
M. fur. Iks. 
Public road at - 3 4 980] not cor- = _ -- 
rectly 
marked. 
Ditto - -}| 12 4 600} - ditto. _ -- - 
Canal at - ° - 1 100] - ditto. _ -- - 
Public carriage-| 7 2 100] - ditto. ~— —_ _ 
roa 
Ditto - -| 10 2 900 | - ditto. _— -- —_ 
Ditto - -| 12 1 340] - ditto. = -- _ 
Ditto - -| 15 2 780] - ditto. oa -- _ 
Ditto - -| 24 2 500 | - ditto. _ _ — 
Ditto - - 1 — 360 | - ditto. -- - _ 
Turnpike-road - - 890 | - - |=- not} -- not | -- not 
marked. } stated. | added. 
— carriage-} 17 3 460 | - ~ Gitto -} ditto | ditto. 
road, 
22ft. cut- | Turnpike-road | 18 - 550! - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 
ting. j 
18 ft.7 in. | Publiccarriage-| 19 5 - - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 
embank- road. 
ment. Ditto - -| 19 6 950; - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 
Ditto - -| 21 3 200! - - | ditto-| ditto | ditto. 
Ditto - -] 21 5 180; - ~ ditto - | ditto | ditto. 
22 ft. em- | - Ditto - -] 26 1 900) - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 
bank- Ditto - - 1 - 160; - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 
ment, Turnpike-road 6 3 150] - ° ditto - | ditto ditto. 
‘ Dito - - 6 4 800] - - ditto - | ditro | ditto. 
Public carriage-} 6 6 80} - - ditto - | dito ditto. 
road. 




















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; Alter- 
ae of Height | ation in 
Railway ands present 
- -opan! "Level | Cross 
No.| Parish. | over or of Page 
under the of  [Section. 
Surf Arches. | Inclina-| 
urface. tine: 
Worcester and | 57 | Worces-| not cor- not _ -- 
Birmingham ter. rectly | marked. 
Canal. marked. 

Ditto - - | 58 ditto - | - ditto. _ _ - 
Turnpike-road | 54 | ditto - | - ditto, _ a _ 
Stratford and) { Aston : 

Avon Canal Cantlow }- ig ditto. hi Te 
Public carriage- | 12 | Kinwar-| - « ditto - | ditto ditto. 

road. ton. 

Turnpike-road | 11 |Alcester}] - - ditto - | ditto | ditto. 
Public carriage-| 34 | Inkber-| - - ditto. - - 
road. row. 

Ditto - -| 74] ditto-] - - ditto -]| ditto ditto. 

Ditto - -| 79) ditto-| - - ditto - | ditto ditto. 

Ditto - -| IL |Crowle | - ~ ditto. _ _ 
Birminghamandj 6 | Tibber-| - - ditto. -- _ 

Gloucester ton. 

Railway. 

Canal Worcester and |57 &amp;/ St. Ni- _~ _ —_ -- 
omitted Birmingham | 58.| cholas, 
in sec- Canal. Wor- 
tion. cester. 
Turnpike-road | 54 | ditto-| - - ditto - | - -] ditto. 
Public carriage-| 18 }Kington| - - |. =| ditto ditto. 
road, 
Ditto - - | 25 | ditto - | - - |- -| dttto ditto. 
F Aston _ 
Ditto - - af ee i}- oe, cic, anaiiipe 
Ditto - -| 31 | ditto-| - - {- -|- -| ditto. 
Turnpike-road | 16a|Grafton| - - |- -| ditto. 
Flyford.) 

Public carriage-| 36 | ditto -; - - [- -|- - | ditto. 
road, | 
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And inasmuch as the cross Sections which are 
added do not clearly explain the nature of the alter- 
ations intended (the proposed rate of inclination not 
being marked in figures thereon). 

And inasmuch as the following properties within 
the limits of deviation, which are described and 
numbered on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Worcester, are not in- 
serted in the Book of Reference thereto; viz., 


N° Parish. 
AField - - - 10° Tibberton. 
Turnpike-road - - 2@ Arrow (Hamlet of Oversley.) 
Houses and garden - 11 Kinwarton. 
Ditto - - ditto - 14* Ditto. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Bristol and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Birmingham of the Petition for the Bristol and Birmingham 
eae Dreh, Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury and Malvern Line) 
Tewkesbury Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
and Malvern mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
Line) Bil. same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway, at Ashchurch, in the County of 
Gloucester, to Great Malvern, in the County of 
Worcester: And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. PAill- 
potts do prepare, and bring it in. 

North British A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 

pnt others, Inhabitants of the town and burghof Hawich 

Carlisle) Bil, 20d its vicinity, praying that the North British 
Railway (Extension to Carlisle) Bill, may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

London, A Petition of Henry Raymond Arundell, John 

er ~ Hussey and Edmund Jerningham, Trustees of the 


tion Railway Wardour Estates, in the county of Wilts, praying 
(Basingstoke that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
to Yeovil) Bill. sel or agents, against certain parts of the London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basing- 
stoke to Yeovil) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





ysontown, Petitions from Hamilton ;——Wishawtown and 
and Cone’, Cambusnethan ; —— Carluke ; Motherwell and 

ilway Windmill-hill;——-West Calder and other places ; fe 
(Caledonian 


——and, Billshill and other places ; praying that the 


which was presented upon the 21st day of this in- 





Junction) Bill. Vor, 11, 


591 


Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness. Railway 
(Caledonian Junction) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Borrowstounness ; Linlithgow ; witsontown, 
—— Bathgate and other places ; and, Falkirk Morningside 
(Provost); praying that the Wilsontown, Morning- 204 Coltness 

= : A “1, Railway 
side and Coltness Railway (Bathgate Branch) Bill (Bathgate 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Branch) Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Falkirk ; —— Linlithgow ; —— siamannan 
Bathgate ;——and, Borrowstounness; praying that Railway 

the Slamannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig GBatheate and 
Branches) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, Branches) Bill. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Linlithgow ; Borrowstounness ; giamannan 
——and, Falkirk (Provost) ; praying that the Sla- and Borrow- 
mannan and Borrowstounness Railway Bill may pass Ballwes Bull 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the gtirtingshire 


Forth and Clyde Navigation, praying that leave may Midland Junc- 
be given them to withdraw their Petition against 5a Railway 
the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill, * 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Factories, Factories. 


No. 246. 
stant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lecture Lecture 
Rooms, which was presented upon the 2d day of Rooms. 
this instant April, be printed. No. 247. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 30° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 








PRAYERS. 


M R. Cobb, from the Margate Pier and Harbour Margate Pier 
Company, was called in; and at the bar pre- 2nd Harbour. 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Bar 
liament,—An Account of the Receipt and Applica- 
tion of all Monies which have been received by the 
Directors of the Margate Pier and Harbour Com- 
pany, from the 6th day of April 1845 to the 5th 
day of April 1846, both days inclusive :—And then 
he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York New 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- Waterworks 
tuled, An Act for better supplying with Water the . 

City and Neighbourhood of York; and the same 
was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 2, 1. 25. Leave out “James Moore Butter- 
field.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Redhead Yorke do carry the 
Billtothe Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


“cc 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- Bridport 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Orders, Election. 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Select 
Committee on the Bridport Election Petition. 


Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- Gleagow Har- 
mittee on the Glasyow Harbour Mineral Railway ; bour Mineral 
and, Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway pag ty 
Terminus Bills. Harbour 
Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the Grand Junc- 


tion Railway 
Table. Terminus Bill. 
The 


4F4 














Metropolitan 











pany Bill. 




















Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


























Railway Bills. 




























































































































































































































































































































































































592 
The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- 
pany Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday the 14th day of May next. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 1, of the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have 
leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during 
the sitting of the House. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Thursday last, That it be an Instruction to the 
Committee on every Private Bill originated in this 
House, relating to any Railway, before proceeding 
with the merits of such Bill, to require to be pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters,— 

1. A copy of the original Return made for 
the purposes of Provisional Registration, with 
the names of the Promoters as then registered. 

2. The names, residences and descriptions of 
the present and past Provisional Directors, 
Treasurers, Solicitors, Secretary and other Of- 
ficer, if any. 

3. The present and proposed amount of the 
capital of the Company. 

4, The number of shares, and the amount of 
each share. 

5. The number of shares actually allotted, 
with the names, residences and descriptions of 
the original allottees, and the number of shares 
allotted to each. 

6. The amount of subscriptions paid up by 
such allottees. 

7. The amount of shares retained by or for 
the Provisional Committee. 

8. The amount of subscriptions actually paid 
up by such Provisional Committee upon the 
shares originally allotted to them. 

9. Theoriginal subscribers’ agreement, signed 
by the allottees. 

10. A statement of the amount of money in 
hand, together with an abstract of all receipts 
and expenditure, up to the presentation of the 
Petition for the Bill. 

11. A statement of the source whence the 
Parliamentary deposit was paid, or whether a 
declaration was made of a surplus revenue in- 
stead of a deposit. 

And that the Committee report specially on each 
of the foregoing particulars, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be rescinded. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on every Private Bill originated in this 
House, relating to any Railway, before proceeding 
with the merits of such Bill, to require to be pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters, — 

1. A copy of the original Return made for 
the purposes of Provisional Registration, with 
the names of the Promoters as then registered. 

2. The names, residences and descriptions of 
the present and past Provisional Directors, 
Treasurers, Solicitors, Secretary and other Of- 
ficer, if any. 

3. The present and proposed amount of the 
capital of the Company. 

4, The number of shares, and the amount of 
each share. 

5. The number of shares actually allotted, 
with the names, residences and descriptions of 
the original allottees, and the number of shares 
allotted to each. 

6. The amount of subscriptions paid up by 
such original allottees. 

7. The amount of shares retained by or for 
the Provisional Committee. 

8. The amount of subscriptions actually paid 
up by such Provisional Committee upon the 
shares originally allotted to them. 


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9. The original subscribers’ agreement, signed 
by the allottees. 

10. A statement of the amount of money in 
hand, together with an abstract of all receipts 
and expenditure, up to the presentation of the 
Petition for the Bill. 

11. A statement of the source whence the 
Parliamentary deposit was paid, or whether a 
declaration was made of a surplus revenue in- 
stead of a deposit. 

And that the Committee, immediately on having 
completed this branch of their inquiry, report spe- 
cially on each of the foregoing particulars, together 
with the documents received. 


The Order made upon the 20th day of February north ana 
last, for referring the North and South Junction South June- 
Railway Bill to the Committee of Selection, was $i Railway 

: ill. 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Proceedings of yesterday, re- Northern ang 
lative to the presentation of the Northern and South- Southern 
ern Connecting Railway Bill, be null and void. perme 

Ordered, That leave be given to present the Bill, . 
notwithstanding the Order of the House which limits 
the time for presenting the same. 


Ordered, That the time for reading the Taw Vale Taw Vale 
Railway Extension Bill a second time, be enlarged Railway _ 
till Tuesday next. Extension Bill 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the Stirlingshire 
Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde ge June. 
Navigation, which was presented yesterday, praying jy,” 
for leave to withdraw their former Petition against 
the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn 
accordingly. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Glasgow 
Lords to the Glasgow Waterworks Bill, be taken — 
into consideration To-morrow. 


Sir John Hope presented a Bill for making a Saint Alban’s, 
Railway from Saint Alban’s to Hertford, to be Hatfield and 
called The Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and Hertford ene Rail- 
Junction Railway: And the same was read the first way Bill. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on west of gcot- 
Group No.9, of Railway Bills, That in the case of the land Junction 
West of Scotland Junction Railway Bill, to whom Railway Bill 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred, 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill; but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report to lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on Manchester, 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills, That in the case of — 
the Manchester, Huddersfield and Great Grimsby GrimsbyDirect 
Direct Railway Bill, the Parties promoting the Bill Railway Bill. 
informed the Committee, that they did not tend to 
proceed further with the measure. 

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


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on Horbury 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills, That in the case of —— orl 
the Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway Bill, the yay Bin. 
Parties promoting the Bill informed the Committee, 
that they did not intend to proceed further with the 
measure. 


4 Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 





and be printed. 


Mr. 


ic~ 
ay 


nd 


9 Vicrorig. 


ristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway 

( Ashchurch, 
Tewkesbury 
and Malvern 
Line) Bill. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, 
at Ashchurch, in the County of Gloucester, to Great 
Malvern, in the County of Worcester: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Railway Bills. Mr. Protheroe reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 14, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
promoting the Kent Atmospheric Railway Bill had 
stated to the Committee that the evidence of Evan 
Williams Morris was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the above-named Evan Williams Morris, but 
that his attendance could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House, he had been instructed 
by the Committee to move the House, That the said 
Evan Williams Morris be ordered to attend the said 
Committee on Monday the 4th day of May next, at 
Twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That Evan Williams Morris do attend 

the said Committee upon Monday next, at Twelve 
of the clock. 
Railway Bills. | Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 8, of 
Railway Bills, have leave to sit, and proceed, upon 
Monday next, upon the Caledonian Railway (Leith 
Junction) Bill, and the Caledonian Railway (Mid- 
Lothian Branches) Bill, notwithstanding that seven 
clear days’ notice of the sitting of the Committee 
on those Bills has not been given at the Private 
Bill Office. 


GreatGrimsby Mr. Cowper reported from the Committee on 
and Shefficld’ Group No. 34, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Junction Rail- Petiti : . . : : 
way (Humber Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Ferries) Bill. Group were referred; That in the case of the Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber 
Ferries) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; that they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills, and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Bridgewater 
and Minehead 
Railway and 
Pier Bill. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills, to whom seve- 
ral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Bridgewater and Minehead Railway and Pier Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill ; that they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but 
the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

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


Edinburgh, 


Teith wes Ordered, That the Petition of William Sprott Boyd, 
Granton Rai]. ESquire, of No. 1, Sussex-place, in the county of 
way(Exten- Middlesex, Son of William Boyd, Esquire, of Hill 
ae in House Field, residing in Edinburgh, and as specially 
s) Bill. authorized by him, which was presented upon the 

7th day of this instant April, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Edinburgh, Leith 

and Granton Railway (Extension and Branches) Bill, 

and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 

counsel or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, 

be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 

Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 

upon his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Vou. 101. 


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593 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Stafford New 
the Report on the Stafford New Gas Bill; and the &amp;@s Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, 'That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lurds, to Game Laws. 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to give 
leave to Lord Hatherton to attend and give evidence 
before the Select Committee appointed by this House 
to inquire into the operation of the Game Laws: 
And that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wednes- Ejected 
day the 13th day of May next, the Ejected Tenants Cielana) Bill 
(Ireland) Bill, was read, and discharged. , 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 20th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Protection of 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment, which, Life (Ireland) 
upon the 3d day of this instant April, was proposed _ 
to be made to the Question, That the Protection of 
Life (Zreland) Bill be now read the first time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till To-morrow. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Malta. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Petition of the Inhabitants of Malta, 
to the Queen in Council, on the subject of their 
Grievances, and especially complaining of the in- 
terference of the Police at the last Carnival. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Spirits 
Accounts of the Produce of the Excise Duty re- (teland.) 
ceived on Spirits in Jreland, during each of the 
years ending the 5th day of April 1845 anc 1846, 
and the Number of Gallons brought to Charge, 
showing the Increase or Decrease in Gallons and in 
Duty :—Ofthe Number of Gallons of Spirits brought 
to Charge in Ireland, and the Duty paid thereon, in 
the Quarters ending the 5th day of April 1845 and 
1846, showing the Increase or Decrease :—Of the 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing 
the Quantities produced from Malt, and from a 
Mixture of Malt and Unmalted Grain) on which 
Duty was paid for Home Consumption in Ireland, 
in each Quarter of the years ending respectively the 
5th day of April 1845 and 1846, and in each of the 
years :—Of the Number of Detections and of the 
Number of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Ire- 
land, against the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit 
Distillation, in each Quarter of the years ending re- 
spectively the 5th day of April 1845 and 1846, dis- 
tinguishing those convicted :—And, of the Number 
of Persons confined in each Gaol in Jreland, for 
Offences against the Laws for the Suppression of 
lllicit Distillation, on the 5th day of January, the 
5th day of March and the 5th day of April 1845 
and 1846 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 296, of Session 1845). 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Jamaica. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Memorial of the Jamaica Chamber of 
Commerce to the Lords Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, John Healy 
a Copy of Memorial to his Excellency the Lord oir 
Lieutenant of Ireland, from John Healy and Ellen” ” 
M‘Carthy, of the Town of Bandon, complaining of 
having been obliged to attend as Witnesses, without 
remuneration, at the last Quarter. Sessions held at 
4G Bantry, 





London and 
Blackwall 
Railway 
(Widening) 
Bill. 


Ayrshire and 


Galloway 
Railway Bill. 


Somerset 
Small Debts 
Court Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Strathaven 


and Lesmaha- 


gow Direct 


Railway Bill. 


Jlackburn, 


Clitheroe and 
North Western 


Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Sutton Har- 
bour and 

Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill. 


Liverpool, 
Manchester 


and Newcastle- 


upon-Tyne 


Junction Rail- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill may 


way Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 


Atmospheric 
Railway Bill. 


Leicester and 
Bedford Rail- 


way Bill. 


594 


Bantry, for the West Riding of the County of Cork ; 
with the Answer thereto, and the subsequent Cor- 
respondence arising therefrom. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Wain- 
wright and Augustus William Gadesden, both of 
Christian-street, in the parish of Saint George-in- 
the-East, in the county of Middlesex, Sugar Refiners, 
which was presented upon the 26th day of February 
last, praying that they may be heard, by their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the London 
and Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Ayr and Newton-on-Ayr ; —— 
Straiton ;—— New Galloway ; —— Castle Douglas ; 
—— Dalrymple; —— Carsphairn ; Dalry; 
Pacton; Kells ; —— Crossmichael ; —— Bal- 
maghie ; —— Kelton ; —— Balmaclellan ; —— Bui- 
tle ; ——Rerwick ;—— Urr ;—— Kirkpatrick Dur- 
ham ; and, Dalmellington ; praying that the Ayr- 
shire and Galloway Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

















Petitions from Martock and other places ; 
Yeovil (two Petitions) ; Llchester ; —— Chard ; 
Marston Magna and other places ;——Frome ; 
—— Milborne Port and Henstridge ;——Somerset ; 
—~— East Coker and other places; ——T chester and 
other places ; —— Stoke-under- Hamdon; —— Win- 
canton;——Crewkerne;——and, West Chinnock and 
other places; praying that the Somerset Small 
Debts Court Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Pollockshaws Joint Stock Gas 














Light Company ; East Kilbride ; —— Cath- 
cart ; —— Avondale ; —— Eastwood ; —— Eagle- 
shame (two Petitions); —— Barrhead ; Stew- 





arton Joint Stock Gas Light Company ;—— Neilston 
Joint Stock Gas Light Company ;——and, Mearns; 
praying that the Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesma- 
hagow Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








Petitions from Setéle ; Blackburn ; Clithe- 
roe ; Saint Helens, Lancaster ; —— Whalley ; 
——and, Gisburne; praying that the Blackburn, 
Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from the Sutton Pool Company ;——and, 
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce (Chairman); 
praying that the Sutton Harbour and Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Hawes, 
in the North Riding of the county of York, and its 
vicinity, praying that the Liverpool, Manchester and 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


_A Petition of Commissioners for the Harbour and 
Docks of Leith, praying that the Edinburgh and 
Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. ° 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Hitchin, in the county of Hertford, 
praying that the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of Merchants, Shipownevs, Brewers, Hartlepool Gag 
Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the town of = = 
Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, praying that — 

the Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill may pass 

into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pollokshaws (two Petitions) ;—— Gorbals 
and, Gorbals; praying that the Gorbals Gravitation enttion 
Waterworks Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- py T™TS 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Careston ;—— and, Blairgowrie ; Scottish Mia- 
praying that the Scottish M idland Extension Rail- eae nal 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and pi “7 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bonhill; —— Alexandria; —— Caledonian 
Renton ;—-— Old Kilpatrick and Littlemill; tg 
Helensburgh (two Petitions);——and, Duntocher tion how 
and Dalmuir ; praying that the Caledonian and Dum- Bill. 
bartonshire Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from Thirsk ;—— Hilton, Murton and York and 
Brackenber ;——Long Marton, Knock and Bramp- ee 
ton ;——-Appleby (two Petitions) ;— Kingsmea-“*Y °"™ 
burn and Cliburn ;——Kirkby Stephen ; ——Sle- 

gill ;— — Sandford and Bleatarn ;——Ormside and 

Colby ; ——— Stainmore ; —— Bolton; —— Great 
Strickland, Hackthorpe and Newby ; Great and 

Little Musgrave ;— Ormsides ;—— Asbys ; —-— War- 

cop :—— Kendal ;—— Crosby and other places ; —-— 
Penrith ;——Shap ;—— Brough ;—— Morland ;—- 

Winton ; Orton ;——.Dufton ;—— Kaber ;—— 

Crosby Ravensworth ; Gilling ; —— Dalton ; 

—— Catterick ;——Danby Wiske ; and, Gailes ; 
praying that the York and Carlisle Railway Bill may 

pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Becken- Kent Atmo- 
ham, Lewisham, and the surrounding neighbourhood, — 
in the county of Kent, praying that the Kent Atmo- liane 
spheric Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants and Owners and Occu- London, 
piers of land in the parish of North Bradley, in the ecg gy 
county of Wilts ;——and, Inhabitants and Owners Rajiway Bill. 
and Occupiers of land in the borough town and 
parish of Westbury, in the county of Wilts; praying 
that the Zondon, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of Rood Ashton and 
Semington, in the parishes of Steeple Ashton and 
Melksham, Whaddon, Hilperton and Trowbridge, in 
the county of Wilts; Owners of Devizes Wharf ; 
——Owners and Occupiers of land in the parish of 
Bradford, in the county of Wilts, affected by the 
there-undermentioned proposed Railway ; Right 
honourable A/exander Lord Ashburton, as Owner and 
Lord of the Manor of certain lands in the parish of 
Alleannings, in the county of Wilts, on the line of a 
proposed Railway from the city of Bath, in the 
county of Somerset, tothe town of Newbury, in the 
county of Berks ;——-Owners and Occupiers of land 
on the line of the proposed London, Newbury and 
Bath Direct Railway ;——Colonel George Wroughton 
Wroughton, of Stowell Lodge, in the parish of Wil- 
cot, in the courty of Wilts, an Owner and Occupier 
of land on the line of the proposed London, Newbury 
and Bath Direct Railway ; —-— Edward Francis 
Colston, of Roundway Park, in the chapelry of 
Saint James, in the parish of Bishops Cannings, in 
the county of Wilts; Great Western Railway 
Company ;——The Most noble Edward Adolphus 

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and Richard Chandler ;——The Right honourable 
Charles Marquis of Ailesbury, x.1.;——and, George 
Vivian, of Claverton House, in the parish of Claver- 
ton, in the county of Somerset, Esquire ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Feoffees of church lands belong- 
ing to the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the 
borough of Devizes, in the county of Wilts ; 
Benjamin Charles Dowding, Clerk, Perpetual Cu- 
rate of the chapelry of Saint James, in the parish of 
Bishops Cannings, in the county of Wilts; —— 
Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of the 
London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, 
and others ; ——George Walker Heneage, of Comp- 
ton Bassett House, in the parish of Compton Bas- 
sett, in the county of Wilts, Esquire ; Ecclesias- 
tical Commissioners for England ; and, Trustees 
of the Hospital at Froxfield, in the county of Wilts, 
of the foundation and endowment of the Most noble 
Sarah Duchess Dowager of Somerset, deceased, 
Owners of lands on the line of the Zondon, Bristol 
and South Wales Direct Railway ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Londen, Bristol 
and South Wales Direct Railway Bill, — were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 











Petitions of Inhabitants of the borough and city 
of Salisbury, and its vicinity ;——-Mayor, Aldermen 
and Burgesses of New Sarum ;——Landowners and 
inhabitants on and adjacent to the line of the pro- 
posed Wilts and Somerset and Weymouth (Sarum 
Junction) Railway ;——Inhabitants of the town of 
Chard, and its neighbourhood ;—— Francis Thomas 
Egerton, of Roche-court, in the county of Wilts, 
Esquire ;——Inhabitants of the town of Wareham, 
and its neighbourhood ;——Inhabitants of the town 
of Ringwood, and its neighbourhood ;——Inhabit- 
ants of the town of Andover, and its neighbourhood ; 
—— London and South Western Railway Company ; 
—— Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England ; 
——lInhabitants of the town of Poole, and its neigh- 
bourhood ;——Inhabitants of the town of Southamp- 
ton, and its neighbourhood ;——Southampton and 
Dorchester Railway Company ;— —Inhabitants of 
the town of Wimborne, and its neighbourhood ;—— 
Inhabitants of the city of Salisbury, and its neigh- 
bourhood ;——Anna Maria Whittaker, of Fairwood 
House, in the county of Wilts, Widow ;—— George 
Vivian, of Claverton House, in the parish of Cla- 
verton, in the county of Somerset ; Members of 
the Committee of Management of the London, Salis- 
bury and Yeovil Junction Railway Company ;—— 
Reverend George Murray, of Southfleet, near Graves- 
end, in the county of Kent, Clerk ;——Inhabitants 
of the city of Ereter, and its neighbourhood ;—— 
Inhabitants of the towns of Mere, Hindon and Fins- 
bury, with the contiguous parishes, in the county of 
Wilts ;——Inhabitants of the town of Southampton ; 
—-—TInhabitants of Sturminster Newton, inthe count 
of Dorset, and its neighbourhood ;——Inhabitants 
of the town of Yeovil, and its neighbourhood ; 
Inhabitants of the town of Sherborne, and its neigh- 
bourhood ; Inhabitants of the town of Stalbridge, 
in the county of Dorset, and its neighbourhood ; 
Inhabitants of the town of Milborne Port, in the 


— of Somerset, and its neighbourhood ;——In- 
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595 


habitants of Wincanton and Hensbridge,in the county 
of Somerset, and its neighbourhood ; Inhabitants 
of Crewkerne, in the county of Somerset, and its 
neighbourhood ;——and, Owners and Occupiers of 
land and Residents in the town of Bradford, in the 
county of Wilts, and in and near the Valley of the 
Avon, between Bradford and Bath; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





yiiees: of Senet Bell, of Wolsington, in the Northumber- 
Inhabitants land and 
Trustees for putting into Lancashire 


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execution an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign a Bl Ra 


county of Northumberland, Esquire ; 
of the city of Durham ; 








of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act for repairing the Road from the 
City of Durham to Tyne Bridge, and for making 
and maintaining a collateral Branch, and certain 
other Branches to communicate respectively with 
certain parts of the said Road, in the Parishes of 
of Chester-le-Street and Gateshead, all in the County 
of Durham,” assembled at their general annual 
meeting held on the 19th day of March 1846, in 
pursuance of the directions of the several Acts of 
Parliament in that case made and provided ;—— 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- 
pany ; The Right honourable Thomas Henry 
Lord Ravensworth ;——Edward Thompson, of Gain- 
ford, in the county of Durham, Esquire, as Agent 
or Attorney duly appointed in and by letter of At- 
torney, under the hand and seal of Charles Jolliffe, 
late of No. 62, Pall Mall, London, but at present 
residing in the city of Naples, Esquire, and of Ed- 
ward Johnson, of the Deanery, in Chester-le-Street, 
in the said county of Durham, Esquire ;——Reverend 
Robert Hopper Williamson, of Harworth, in the 
county of Durham ;——Minister, Churchwardens 
and Select Vestrymen of the parish church and pa- 
rish of Chester-le-Street, in the county of Durham; 
and, Robert Hodgson, of the township of Fram- 
wellgate, near the city of Durham, in the county of 
Durham, Gentleman, James Bart Summers, of the 
same township of Framwellgate, Gentleman, Wil- 
liam Rippon, of the said city of Durham, Spirit 
Merchant, and Elizabeth Smurthwaite, of the same 
city, Widow; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Northumberland and Lancashire Junc- 
tion Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








Petitions of Owners of land upon the line of Rail- London, 
way thereinafter mentioned, and of the Warden and Salisbury and 


Fellows of Saint Mary College, Winchester pomiae. 
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Company ; 





county of Wilts, Baronet ;——Trustees of the Fisher- 
ton, Wilton, Heytesbury, Willoughby Hedge and 
Redhone Turnpike-road, and Inhabitants of the pa- 
rishes of Fisherton Anger and Baverstock, in the 
county of Wilts ;——Reverend John Parsons, Clerk, 
Master of Arts ;——Juliana Letitia Penruddocke, 
of Baverstock House, in the parish of Baverstock, in 
the county of Wilts, Widow, the legally appointed 
Guardian of her Son Charles Penruddocke, an Infant, 
and Thomas Penruddoche, of Winkton, in the county 
of Hants, Esquire, the Receiver duly appointed by 
the High Court of Chancery of the estates of the 
said Charles Penruddocke ;--—Robert Gordon, of 





4G2 Leweston, 


Sir Hugh Richard Hoare, of Stourhead, in the te Yeovil) Bill. 


596 


Leweston, in the county of Dorset, Esquire ;—— 
Great Western Railway Company ;—— Bristol and 
Exeter Railway Company ; George Westover, of 
Gillingham, in the county of Dorset, Yeoman, and 
James Coombs, of Henstridge, in the county of Dor- 
set, Yeoman ;—— Matthew Combes, being a Surveyor 
of the Highways, and an Inhabitant of the parish of 
Wardour, in the county of Wilts; Matthew 
Combes, of the parish of Wardour, in the county 
of Wilts, Miller, Farmer and Maltster ; The 
Reverend William Edward Hony, Clerk, Bachelor 
of Divinity, Rector of Baverstock, in the county of 
Wilts ; The Right honourable Edward Earl 
Digby ;—— John Gawler Bridge, of Piddletrent- 
hide, in the county of Dorset, Thomas Bridge, of 
West Chicherele, in the same county, and Alfred 
Charles Bridge, of the Inner Temple, in the city of 
London, Esquires, Trustees of Thomas John Landon 
Bridge, of Piddletrenthide aforesaid, Esquire ;—— 
Mayor and Burgesses of the borough of Wilton, in 
the county of Wilts ; Alfred Charles Bridge, of 
the Inner Temple, in the city of London, Esquire ; 

Farmers, and others usually attending the 
weekly market held at Salisbury, in the county of 
Wilts ;——and, John Lambert, of Milford, in the 
county of Wilts, Gentleman; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London, Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Purchase 
of Oakham 
Canal) Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Leicester Navigation, of the Melton Mowbray Canal 
Navigation, of the Loughborough Navigation, and 
of the Erewash Canal, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham 
Canal) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Val (Erewash Pyewash Canal, in the counties of Derby and Not- 
alley ny 
Branches) Bill. tingham, commonly called The Erewash Canal 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Branches) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of Trustees of the A/freton and Mans- 
Vali Baten field Turnpike-roads, praying that they may be 
sion) Bill, heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Midland Railway (Erewash 
Valley iescnsien) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Commuittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Leeds and | Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of mansions 
Thirsk Rail- and lands situate in the parishes of Worsall, Pick- 
way North hill 1 Kirby Wishe, in tl tiie sy : 
Eastern Exten- Aill and Kirby Wiske, in the county of York and in 
sion (Wath to the parish of Stockton-upon-Tees, in the county of 
Hestiepest) Durham ;——and, the Great North of England 
° Railway Company ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer. 


30° Aprils. 





A. 1846. 


tain parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway North 
Eastern Extension (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Samuel Taylor, of Little Bowden, South Midlana 
in the county of Northampton, Owner of lands and Railway 
other property in the county of Northampton, in ae et 
the proposed line of the South Midland Railway Lines) Bin, 
(or Laue and Northampton, Bedford and Hunt- 
ingdon Railway), praying that his Petition against 
the South Midland Railway (Northampton and 
Bedford Lines) Bill may be withdrawn, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to withdraw the 
said Petition accordingly. 


Petitions of Clergy, Gentry, Farmers, Trades- Clitheroe 
people and other Inhabitants of the town of Gis- Junction — 
burne, and the neighbourhood, in the West Riding Railway Bill; 

and, Black- 

of the county of York;——and, Clergy, Gentry, purn, Clitheroe 
Farmers and Tradespeople of Long Preston, and and North 
the neighbourhood, in the West Riding of the }Vest™ | 

. A ction Rail- 
county of York ; praying the House to permit them way Bill, 
to withdraw their names from Petitions in favour of 
the Clitheroe Junction Railway Bill, and that the 
Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses Bristol Water. 
and lands in the city and county of Bristol, and the 
parishes of Bedminster, in the county of Somersei, 
and Saint George and Westbury-upon-Trym, in the 
county of Gloucester, praying that they may be 


works and 


Sewerage Bill. 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bristol Waterworks and 
Sewerage Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Setéle, in Blackburn, 
the West Riding of the county of York, and its Clitheroe and 
vicinity, praying that they may be heard, by them- pene 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts way Bill. 
of the Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Somersetshire 
Midland : 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Edmund Earl of Cork and Orrery; 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England ;—— 
James Sommerville Sommerville, of Dinder House, in 
the county of Somerset, Esquire ; and, Richard 
Jenkins, and others, Owners or Occupiers of property 
upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Somersetshire 
Midland Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of John Taylor Gordon, of Newton Caledonian 
Lodge, in the county of Ayr, Esquire ; William Sines. 
Forbes, of Callendar, in the county of Stirling, ~ 
Esquire ;——and the Right honourable Francis 

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Edinburgh 
Leith and — 
Granton Rail- 
way (Exten- 
sion and 
Branches) Bill. 


Southampton 
Railway Bills. 


9 Vicroriz. 


Charteris Douglas Earl of Wemyss and March; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Caledonian Extension Railways Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners of property in the street 
called Saint Andrew-street, in the parish of South 
Leith, and town of Leith ;——Proprietors of property 
in Great Junction-street, parish of South Leith, and 
town of Leith ;——and, Saebiies of property in 
Giles-street, parish of South Leith, and town of Leith; 
praying,that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh, Leith and Granton Railway (Extension and 
Branches) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Owners, 
Occupiers of property, and other Inhabitants of the 
town and neighbourhood of Southampton, was pre- 
sented, and read ; setting forth, That the commercial 
and general traffic of Southampton have of late 
years vastly increased, and are still progressing, and 
in consequence thereof several new lines of Railway 
have been projected towards the Port ; that South- 
ampton is situated on a tongue of land, and the 
principal space for the accommodation of its in- 
creasing population is towards the North, from 
which quarter the present line of the London and 
South Western Railway enters the town, and thence 
passes to the terminus at the South, where it is im- 
mediately connected by tram-roads, with the capa- 
cious Docks of the Port; that such terminus is 
most eligibly situated for the arrival and departure 
of goods traffic, and the business connected there- 
with, and isalsowell adapted for the accommodation 
of a considerable portion of the passenger traffic ; 
but that for the convenience of another large section 
of the passenger traffic, another terminus in a 
central part of the town would be of great advan- 
tage, even if no other line of Railway than the 
London and South Western Railway had been pro- 
jected in connection with the said town; but the 
Petitioners state to the House that several new 
lines of Railway proposed to be connected with 
Southampton have been recently brought to the 
Petitioners’ notice, besides the Southampton and 
Dorchester Railway, for which an Act was passed 
during the last Session of Parliament; That the 
only land entrance to Southampton, whether from 
the northern the western or the eastern sides of 
the county, is towards the north or upper part of 
the town, and the Petitioners are therefore strongly 
convinced that a passenger terminus, to be situated 
in the upper part of the town, adapted for the ac- 
commodation of all the several lines with which 
Southampton is now or shall be hereafter connected, 
would greatly promote the interests and comfort of 
the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, and 
the general convenience of the public, while for 
those intending immediate embarkation, and to re- 
sidents at the southern part of the town, the present 
terminus would be available; that a suitable site 
for the proposed purpose may be obtained in a 
situation involving but little interruption to the 
public roads, and comparatively slight interference 
with private property, whereas if distinct termini 
should be established by each future line, in addition 
to the present southern terminus, considerable 
injury to private property, a wasteful expenditure 
of capital, and an unnecessary interference with the 
water frontage, and approaches to the quays of the 


town, must inevitably result; and praying the | 


VoL. 101. 


30° Aprilis. 


597 


House to take the premises into consideration, and 
by the introduction of proper clauses and provisions 
into each of the Bills which have been or shall be 
presented for consideration for making any Railway 
in connection with Southampton, or by some other 
fitting means, the House will be pleased to provide 
for the object of the Petitioners, and will withhold 
their sanction from all such provisions in any such 
Bill as may prevent or impede the fulfilment of such 
object ; and that the Petitioners may, if consistent 
with the rules of the House, be permitted to be 
heard in support of their views, by themselves, their 
counsel, agents and witnesses, before the Com- 
mittee or Committees of the House to whom the 
said Bills may be respectively referred. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bills ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Norwich Gas Light Company, Norfolk Rail- 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, way (Norwich 
their counsel, or agents, against certain parts of the Branch) Bill. 
Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch) Bill, was _pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Rosanna Smithes, and others, Land- pvyerstone, 
owners on the line of the there-undermentioned Furness and 
Railway, praying that they may be heard, by them- amas ag 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certam parts way Bill, 
of the Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Car- 
lisle Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways for the Blackburn, 

township of Elton, in the parish of Bury, in the Darwen and 
olton Rail- 

county of Lancaster, and Rate-payers and Inha- way pin, 
bitant Householders of the said township, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn, 
Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Shareholders and Scripholders of Perth and 
the Perth and Inverness Railway, was presented, pnverness 
and read ; setting forth, That from the altered state“ 
of the money market, the great increase in the price 
of labour, and the general circumstances of the 
country since the scheme was projected, renders it 
advisable that though highly approving of that Rail- 
way as a medium of direct communication with 
Inverness, and thus forming a continuous trunk line 
to London, the same should not, however, be further 
proceeded with in the mean time, but that the de- 
posits, after paying the expenses hitherto incurred, 
| should be immediately returned to the shareholders; 
| and praying the House to stop all further progress 
in the Bill applied for to make the said Railway, 
and to appoint the concern to be forthwith wound 
up, and the deposits, after paying the expenses 
hitherto incurred, to be divided among the share- 
holders. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 











Table. 
H 463 


A Petition 





Liverpool 
Sanatory Re- 
gulations Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Harrington 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway, and, 
Forth and 
Clyde Naviga- 
tion Junction 
Bill. 


Birmingham, 
Lichfield and 
Manchester 

Railway Bill. 


Scottish 
Southern 
Railway Bill. 


Ambergate, 
Nottingham 
and Boston 
Railway Bill. 


York and 
Lancaster 
Railway Bill. 


598 


A Petition of Commissioners for the better Paving 
and Sewerage of the town of Liverpool, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Sanatory Regulations Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the better Paving 
and Sewerage of the town of Liverpool, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool and 
Harrington Waterworks Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agent, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Brewers, Manufacturers, 
Shipowners, Shopkeepers and other Traders and In- 
habitants of the town of Alloa, in the county of 
Clackmannan, praying that the Edinburgh and Glas- 
gow Railway and Forth and Clyde Navigation 
Junction Bill, may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Owners of minerals, and Ironmasters 
in the parishes of Monkland and Bothwell, in Scot- 
land, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Sutton Coldfield, in the county of Warwick, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves or | 
their counsel, against certain parts of the Birming- | 
ham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or their counsel, upon their Petition, 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Shareholders of the Scottish Southern 
Railway, and Holders of the scrip théreof, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Scottish 
Southern Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Sleaford and the 
neighbourhood, in the county of Lincoln, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Ambergaie, 
Nottingham and Boston Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Paul Beilby Baron Wenlock, of 
Escrick Park, in the county of York, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the York and Lancaster 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Oldham, 
Rochdale Canal, praying that they may be heard, by Manchester, 


; ° : ° iverpool and 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain pi iPiO ’ 


parts of the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Junction Rail. 


Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, was presented, Way Bill. 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and others southamptox 
interested in the trade and commerce of the Port Port and 
of Southampton, praying that they may be heard, #tbour Bill. 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Southampton Port and Harbour Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Sir James Caledonian 
Robert George Graham, of Netherby, in the county Railway 
of Cumberland, Baronet, praying that he may be ee 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- ; 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Langholm 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Margaret Elizabeth Tennant, of Vaie of Neath 


Cadoxton Lodge, in the parish of Cadoxton-juxta- Railway Bill. 
Neath, in the county of Glamorgan, Widow, praying 
that she may be heard, by her counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Vale of Neath Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Durham, Wear Dock 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their Railway Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Wear Dock Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Dearden, of Rochdale, in the Manchester 
county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he may og tae 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against ca § &amp;e. 
certain parts of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill. 
Extensions, &amp;c., Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Sowerby, of Ketton Hall, York and 
in the county of Rutland, praying that he may be aw Pil. 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the York and Carlisle Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Petitions 





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Petitions of the Right honourable William David 
Earl of Mansfield, x.t.;——and, Trustees for exe- 
cuting the Act for making and maintaining certain 
Turnpike-roads within the county of Dumfries, and 
the other Highways, Bridges and Ferries therein, 
and for more effectually converting into Money the 
Statute Labcur in the said County; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Caledonian Rail- 
je (Dumfries Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Dumfries: 
Branch) Bill. 


Northampton, 
Banbury and 
Cheltenham 
Railway. 


A Petition of James Roberts West, of Alscot Park, 
in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, and of the 
Reverend John Theodosius Jones, of Saintbury, in 
the said county of Gloucester, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Morthampton, 
Banbury and Cheltenham Railway; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 


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


North of Nor- 


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599 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of William Lindesay Paterson, Esquire, Glasgow and 
of Cunnoquhie, in the county of Fife, with the con- Dundee Junc- 
sent of William Moodie, Esquire, Merchant, Leith, Railway. 
and Charles Kinnear, Esquire, of Kinloch, in the 
county of Fife, his Curators ; and, William 
Berry, of Taufield, in the parish of Forgan, in the 
county of Fife, Esquire ; taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Glasgow and Dundee 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of such Bill,—were presented, 
and read, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Dunblane, 
Drummond Hay Earl of Kinnoull, praying that he Doune and 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Callander. 

y ae — i | Railway Bill. 

against certain parts of the Dunblane, Doune and 
Callander Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of A. J. Meeke and others, Landowners Fast and West 





A Petition of the Norwich Gas Light Company, 


folk Railway praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


” counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
of Norfolk Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Leeds and A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
oe for England, praying that they may be heard, by 
borough themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


Branch Exten- parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knares- 
sion) Bil. borough Branch Extension) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee un the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ipswich and A Petition of William Harlock, the younger, and 
oo John Harlock, of Ely, in the Isle of Ely, and county 
Railway (nx. of Cambridge, Gentlemen, praying that they may 
tension to Ely, be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
aaa against certain parts of the Ipswich and Bury Saint 
Bill, Edmund's Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch 
therefrom) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the 
township of Elton, in the county of Lancaster, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bury 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Drainage for 
aking a River or Cut from Eau Brink to King’s 
Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the East Coast Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
VoL, 101. 


Bury Improve- 
ment Bill. 


East Coast 
Railway Bill. m 


on the line of the proposed East and West York- Yorkshire 
shire Junction Railway ; Andrew Montague, of Suben Bill. 
Melton-on-the- Hill, in the county of York, Esquire ; 
——and, Anne Jane Meche, the Reverend William 
Metcalfe, Clerk, George Parker, James Earnshaw 

Baker, Richard Dewes the younger, John Stephen- 

son, John Inman, Thomas Inman, Richard Hard- 

castle, James Hardcastle, and Ann Webster, being 
severally Owners of lands affected by the Railway 
thereinafter mentioned, and of Alexander Christie, 

an Occupier of lands affected; praying that they 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the East and West York- 

shire Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 

read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Right honourable John Savile Midland Rail- 
Earl of Scarbrough ;——Ecclesiastical Commis- way (Clay 
sioners for England ;——and Jonathan Bell, Wil- mal Bill 
liam Houldsworth and others, being Owners, lessees 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the proposed 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Midland Rail- 
way (Clay Cross to Newark) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered te be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Rear-Admiral John Impey, and others, Exeter, Yeovil 
Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of Rail- and Dorches- 
way thereinafter mentioned ; James William — a 
Daniel and others, Owners and Occupiers of land 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
Montague E. N. Parker, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands upon the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned ; William Gillard Pinhoe, and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;——John Marsh 
Templeman,and others,Ownersand Occupiersof land 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
Sir William Oglander, of Parnham, in the parish of 
Bedminster, in the county of Dorset, Baronet ;—— 

Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Company ; 




















——The Right honourable Henry Stephen Earl of 
4G4+ Iichester ; 





Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure Com- 
pany Bill. 


Forth and 
Clyde Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Glasgow and 
Belfast Union 
Railway Bill. 


600 


Iichester ;——Alfred Charles Bridge, of the Inner 
Temple, in the city of London, Esquire ;——The 
Right honourable Edward Berheley Lord Portman ; 

Nathaniel Tyron Still, Owner of land on the 
line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;——Owners 
and Occupiers of land on the line of Railway there- 
inafter mentioned, and of the Warden and Fellows 
of Saint Mary College of Winchester ;——Great 
Western Railway Company, and other Promoters 
of the Exeter Great Western Railway ; and, 
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorchester Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of John Williams Aldridge, of Teign- 
mouth, in the county of Devon, a Captain in the 
Royal Navy, praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law, was also presented, end read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Charles Glover, and others, Occu- 
piers of houses, lands and property in Eccleston- 
square andits vicinity ;——and, Eliot and Company, 
and others, Occupiers of houses, land and property 
in Eccleston-square and its vicinity; praying that 
the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company Bill 
may not pass into a law,---were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Js/e- 
worth and its vicinity, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of David Clark, Writer, in Perth, and 
Andrew Davidson, also Writer there, praying that 
the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 

Petitions of the Right honourable Francis Earl of 
Moray, k.v. ;—-~and, the Scottish Central Railway 
Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Primrose William Kennedy, of Drum- 
mellan;——Provost, Magistrates and Town Council 
of the royal burgh of Ayr; James Campbell, 
Esquire, of Craigie,in the county of Ayr ;——Trus- 
tees for executing the Act for widening,repairing and 
maintaining the Bridge of Ayr, commonly called the 
New Bridge, leading across the River of Ayr, at the 
Royal Burgh or Town of Ayr, in the County of Ayr, 
and for other purposes in relation thereto ;—— John 
Taylor Gordon, of Blackhouse, and of Newton 
Lodge in the county of Ayr, Esquire ; Elias 
Cathcart, Esquire, of Auchendrane, in the county of 
Ayr; Captain Hew Ferguson Kennedy, of Ben- 
nane and Finnart ; and, John Moore, William 
Wood, Hugh Park, Thomas McClelland, Robert 
Alexander, David Hunter, senior, Adam Reid, 
John Taylor Gordon and William Bone, Magis- 
trates and Council of the burgh of Newton-upon- 
Ayr; praying that they may be heard,by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Eill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


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heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Owners of lands and houses, and Hamilton New 
Inhabitants and Consumers of Gas, in the town of 8s Bill. 
Hamilton ; and Shareholders of the Association 
or Company called The Hamilton Gas Light Com- 
pany; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Hamilton New Gas Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for Ayrshire and 
widening, repairing and maintaining the Bridge of a ; 
Ayr, commonly called the New Bridge, leading oe ae 
across the River of Ayr, at the Royal Burgh or 
Town of Ayr, and for other Purposes in relation 
thereto; -— Provost, Magistrates and Town Council 
of the royal burgh of Ayr;——and, Colonel Chris- 
topher Mazxwell, of Orchardton, and Mrs. Sarah 
Maxwell, of Orchardton, his Spouse; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Ayrshire and 
Galloway Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Sleaford and the Grand Union 
neighbourhood, in the county of Lincoln ; and, Railway Bill. 
Commissioners of Drainage for making a River or 
Cut from Eau Brink to King’s Lynn, in the county 
of Norfolk; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Grand Union Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of William Stevenson, of London, one Newcastle and 
of the Partners of the Jarrow Chemical Company Darlington _ 
of South Shields, praying that he may be heard, 2unctior _ 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain Dock Bill." 
parts of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway and Tyne Dock Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be reterred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Miss Mary Anderson, of Wilton North British 
Lodge, in the parish of Hawick and county of Railway | 
Roxburgh, praymg that she may be heard, by her- onan Bill. 
self, her counsel or agent, against certain parts o 
the North British Railway (Carlisle Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Plymouth 
lands within the line of deviation on the Parliamen- Great Weste™ 


tary Plan deposited,in compliance with the Standing Dame a. 
Orders of the House, by the promoters of the Pl/y- 


mouth 














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mouth Great Western Docks Bill, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Plymouth Great Western 
Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the’ Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, of Dun- 
treath, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, ifhe think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Kirkintilloch 
and Kilsyth 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
making and maintaining certain Roads within the 
County of Dumfries, and the other Highways, 
Bridges and Ferries therein, and for more effectually 
converting into Money the Statute Labour in the 
said County, praying thatthey may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition he referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Charles Lord 
Blantyre, and the Right honourable Evelyn Lady 
Blantyre, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Caledonian 
and Dumbar- 
tonshire Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed by oracting 
in pursuance of the Act for better paving, lighting, 
watching, cleansing and otherwise improving the 
Town of Birmingham, in thecounty of Warwick, and 
for regulating the Police and Markets of the said 
Town, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. ia 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; andthe Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


Fire In. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
surance. 


Council of the royal burgh of Forres, praying for the 
abolition of the duties on Fire Insurance, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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601 
A Petition of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Clergymen, Public Work 

Owners and Occupiers of land, and all other par- (Ireland.) 

ties, Inhabitants of the county and city of. Cork, 

praying that the recommendations and principles of 

the Reports on Public Works in Ireland, dated in 

June and August One thousand eight hundred and 

Thirty-five, may be carried into effect, and that 

railways, mines, deep-sea fisheries, reclamation of 

waste lands, improvement of the internal naviga- 

tion of Ireland, and all other works of public utility, 

may be forwarded by the House, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Heywood and Cuthbert Marshall panish 
——John Kidson, of the Port of Sunderland, in the Claims. 
county of Durham;—— and, John Moxon, and 
others, of the parish of Stepney, late Shipmasters and 
Shipowners; praying the House to take their case and 
that of the other claimants for losses by the seizure 
of their ships and cargoes, in reprisal by the Danes, 
in 1807, into consideration,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Retail Beer-sellers of Manchester Becr Retailers, 
and its vicinity, in the county of Lancaster, pray- 
ing that the same rights and privileges may be 
granted to them as are enjoyed at the present time 
by the licensed victualler, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of West- protection of 
minster, praying that the Protection of Life (Ireland) Life (Ireland) 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and Bill 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses ministers’ 
of the borough of Waterford, praying for the aboli- Money 
tion of the tax called Ministers’ Money, in Jreland, @teland.) 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Customs and 
other Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Cor Lmporta- 
Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, praying that ”°™" 
an end may be put to their suspense, by the House 
passing into law the proposed measures relative 
to Customs and Corn Importation, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the New Union So- Friendly _ 
ciety in the city of York, praying that the Friendly S°ieties Bill, 
Societies Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Milton Union ;——and, Shaftes- Rating of 
bury Union ; praying that owners of small tenements Tenements. 
may be rated to the poor rates, in lieu of occupiers,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Blaenannerch ;—— Rotherham ;— Lord’s Day. 
Middleham ;— Knaresborough ;——and, Inverness ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for promoting 
the due observance of the Lord’s day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Salmon 


. A Petition of Noblemen, Gentlemen and other 
Fisheries Bill. 


Inhabitants of the town of Shrewsbury and its neigh- 
bourhood, praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Salmon 
Fisheries 
(Ireland) Acts. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Lessees of Jrish 
Salmon Fisheries, praying the House to repeal the 
Acts relating to the Salmon Fisheries of Jreland, or 
amend the same for the public good and the pro- 
tection of the private rights of the Petitioners, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ° 
Vou. 101. 


A Petition of the Rural Dean, and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
Deanery of East, in the county of Cornwall, in the ee 
diocese of Exeter, praying the House to take into : 
consideration, with a view to its enactment, any 
Bill that may be introduced for preventing the 
union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and 
at the same time providing for the immediate ap- 
pointment of a bishop to the newly-erected see of 
Manchester, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of Guardians of the Poor Removal. 
poor of the Edmonton Union, in the counties of 





Middlesex, Essex and Hertford, praying that the 
4u law 








602 


law of Settlement may be abolished, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Railways. Petitions from Glasgow ;——and, Manchester ; 
stating that the Petitioners have reason to believe 
the numerous and increasing class of Railway la- 
bourers, commonly called navigators, are exposed 
to unnecessary hazard of life and limb by the want 
of due precautions on the part of their employers, 
and are of opinion that such unnecessary danger 
will be obviated by making the Railway contractors 
responsible for the maintenance of individuals or 
families deprived of the means of support ; and pray- 
ing the House to devise measures to protect the 
numerous class of Railway navigators from unneces- 
sary danger, and to preserve them from the con- 
taminating influence to which they are at present 
exposed,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Lunatics Acts. Petitions from Monmouth Union ;—— Langleydale 
and Shotton ;--—and, Summerhouse; praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the 
Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Roman Catho- 


Petitions from Usk ; —— Hackney ; ——Ather- 
lic Relief Bill. 


stone;—— Derby ;—— Bridport ; Morpeth ;—— 
Stella; ——Swynnerton; —— and, Stone; praying 
that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Reading, 
Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of George Frederick Prince Sutton, of 
Basinghall-street, in the city of London, Solicitor to 
the London and Brighton Railway Company, com- 
plaining of the inaccuracy of a written statement 
delivered in tothe Committee on the Reading, Guild- 
ford and Reigate Railway Bill, by the Promoters 
thereof, purporting to contain a list of the names of 
the original allottees, with the number of shares 
allotted, and the amount paid thereon by each 
allottee; and praying that it may be an Instruction 
to the Committee on the said Bill,to receive evidence 
upon, and to hear counsel and agents to prove the 
allegations contained in his Petition, and to permit 
the cross-examination, as to these matters, of the 
witness who produced the said statement, and of 
other witnesses, before the said Committee, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Northern and 
Southern 
Connecting 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Watford to Dorking, to be called The 
Northern and Southern Connecting Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Post-office. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the General Post-office of the Names 
of all and each of the General Letter Carriers of 
the Metropolis ; stating the Amount of the Salary 
of each man, and the Amount received by each man 
from Fees and Gratuities given by Private Persons ; 
distinguishing those received as Christmas Boxes 
from those received as Fees for Early Delivery or 
other Accommodations, and the Gross Amount of 
Salary and Fees taken together received by each 
man respectively, from the 25th day of March 1845 
to the 25th day of March 1846 :—Also, the Amount 
of Credit given quarterly or otherwise by each 
Letter Carrier to the Persons receiving their Letters 
by early delivery ; together with a Statement ex- 
planatory of the system of Promotion of this class 
of men, and the Sources from whence their increased 
Emoluments are derived, specifying whether these 


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A. 1846, 


are derived from augmented Salary, or from mere 
Gratuities obtained from the Public; and stating 
whether such casual Gratuities are recognised as a 
legitimate and essential portion of their livelihood. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message trom 

and Sir George Rose : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act yidiang Great 
to enable the Midland Great Western Railway of Western Rail. 
Ireland Company to make a Deviation in the autho- WY of Ireland 
rized Line of the said Railway, and alsoa Branch a fewer y 
Railway to the River Liffy; to which the Lords Deviation) 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And also, Bill. 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act peifast ang 
for making a Railway from Belfast to Downpatrick, County Down 
with Branches to the Towns of Holywood, New- ¥#lway Bil. 
townards, Bangor and Donaghadee, all in the 
County of Down; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act pupiin, 
for making aRailway from Dublin to Dundrum and Dundrum and 
Rathfarnham, to be called The Dublin, Dundrum ig 
and “Rathfarnham Railway; to which the Lords - 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act wexgora, 
for making a Railway from Wexford to Carlow ; to Carlow and 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this tg a 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. po ited 

The Dublin, Dundrum and Ennisherry Railway Dublin, 
Bill was read tlie first time. oe and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Railway Bill, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Midland Great Western Railway of Zreland Midland Great 
(Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation) Bill was betes we 
read the first time. (Lifty Branch 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select and Longford 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. — 

The Belfast and County Down Railway Bill was Belfast and 
read the first time. County Down 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ne 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Rail- Wexford, 
way Bill was read the first time. Cartow saa 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 2UPn sume 


; mat 7 - tion Railway 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Bill. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Poor Law 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a (Ireland.) 
General Order issued by the Poor Law Commis- 

sioners to the Guardians of the Poor of Unions in 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Railway Bills, 
the adjourned Debate ‘upon the Question proposed Group 11. 
upon Tuesday last, That William Smith O’ Brien, 
Esquire, having been guilty of a contempt of this 
House, be for his said offence committed to the cus- 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 
during the pleasure of the House; and that Mr. 
Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 

And the Question being again proposed—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Esquire,” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words, “do attend in his place forthwith,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, having been 
guilty of a contempt of this House, be for his said 
offence committed to the custody of the Serjeant-at- 











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Arms attending this House, during the pleasure of 
the House ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, 
having been guilty of a contempt of this House, be 
for his said offence committed to the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, during the 
pleasure of the House; and that Mr, Speaker do 
issue his Warrant accordingly. 


William Smith 
O'Brien, 
Esquire. 


The Serjeant-at-Arms informed the House, That 
in obedience to the Order of the House of this day, 
and in conformity with Mr. Speaker’s Warrant, he 
had taken Mr. Smith O’ Brien into his custody. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House will, upon Wednesday next, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to consider of an Address 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to advance to the Claimants for 
losses sustained by the seizure of British Ships and 
Cargoes by the Danish Government in 1807, the 
amount of their respective losses, as ascertained by 
the Commissioners appointed for the investigation 
of Danish Claims, and reported upon the 12th day 
of May 1840, and assuring Her Majesty that this 
House will make good the same ; 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Mr. Haw 
Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr. Watso. } 
Mr. Young, } 
Tellers for the Noes, Me. Howry Baring : 41. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Danish 
Claims. 





59. 


Railway Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
Labourers, &amp;c. to inquire into the condition of the Labourers em- 
ployed in the construction of Railways, and other 
Public Works, and into the remedies which may be 
calculated to lessen the peculiar evils, if any, of that 
condition. 
Ordered, That the Petitions upon the subject of 
Railway Labourers, which were presented this day, 
be referred to the Committee. 


Dr. FitzGerald 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
and others, 


That there be laid before this House, Copies of the 
Correspondence between the Irish Government and 
Dr. Fitz Gerald, Stipendiary Magistrate in the county 
of Waterford, on the subject of the trial of persons 
of the name of Keily, who were tried at the last As- 
sizes of Waterford, before the Lord Chief Baron, 
and upon which occasion the Chief Baron pro- 
nounced severe censure on the conduct of the said 
FitzGerald :—And of the Report of the said Trial, 
furnished by the Lord Chief Baron to the Irish 
Government :—It passed in the Negative. 


Dr. FitzGerald 
and others, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Depositions taken by Dr. Fitz Gerald 
against the Prisoners of the name of Keily, previous 
to their Trial at the last Assizes of Waterford :—And, 
of the Affidavits filed on the Motion fur admitting 
the said prisoners to Bail previous to Trial, with the 
Decision of the Court thereon. 


Depositions 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
(Ireland. ) 


Copy of a Circular Letter from the Lord Lieutenant 
of Ireland to the Stipendiary Magistracy of Lreland, 
on the subject of taking Depositions in the absence 
of accused persons, and examining accused persons 
without the production of the Depositions, in the 
absence of the witnesses. 

Vou. 101. 


30° Aprils. 


603 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Private Bills. 
the 7th day of this instant April, That a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed to examine the applications for 
Local Acts during this Session of Parliament; to 
examine especially in respect to the Bills for the 
erection of new Waterworks, Drainage and Paving 
and Improvements, according to the recommenda- 
tions made by the Commissioners of Inquiry into 
the means of improving the Health of Towns and 
densely-populated districts, and ascertain how far 
the principle of their recommendations may be car- 
ried out in relation to the Bills proposed, and 
whether any and what measures may be recom- 
mended for adoption by the House thereon, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hume, Mr. 
Greene, Mr. Loch, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Strutt, Sosy 
Sir William Somerville, Sir William Clay, Sir George 
Grey, Captain Jones, Mr. Home Drummond, Lord 
Worsley, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Estcourt and 
The Lord Advocate, with Power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Newcastle- 
Return, in detail, and a true and correct Copy of pp - 
the Solicitor’s Bill, for the year 1845, for obtaining 
the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 73, of last Session (Vew- 
castle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn), and Law Business ‘ 
generally, whereby the Sum of £.1,985 2s. 2d. of 
the Trust Monies were expended ; also under what 
authority (if any) the sum of £.379 16s. 6d. was 
paid to the Committee, for erecting a Memorial to 
the late Lord Collingwood, with a Beacon in con- 
nection therewith, at the Mouth of the Tyne, as a 
landmark for the shipping ; the cost of erecting the 
beacon (if erected), and whether erected by the 
authorities of the Conservators of the River, or b 
any other and what authority ; also the date of the 
Meeting,anda Copy of the Resolution, and the Names 
of the Commissioners present when the sum of 
£.379 16s. 6d. was voted. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Legal Educa- 
upon the 8th day of this instant April, That a tion (Ireland.) 
Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the ' 
present state of Legal Education in [reland, and the 
means for its further Improvement and Extension, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Wyse, Mr. 
O’ Conneli, Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Bingham Baring, 
Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Walpole, Sir William Somer- 
ville, Mr. Watson, Sir Edmund Hayes, Mr. George 
Hamilton, Mr. Christie, Mr. Milnes, Mr. M‘ Carthy, 
Mr. Godson and Mr. Elphinstone, with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Second Poor Removal 

Reading of the Poor Removal Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Monday next. 


) 


The House was moved, That the entry in the William Smith 
Votes of the House of the 16th day of March last, O’Brien, 
giving leave to William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, —— 
to attend a Committee at the Lords, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House, do permit Mr. William Smith O’ Brien, 
in his custody, to attend the House of Lords, in 
pursuance of the leave given on the 16th day of 
March last. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— post-office. 
An Account of the Revenue of the General Post- 
office, for the year ending the 1st day of January 
1846; showing the Gross Revenue received, the 
Total Expenses incurred for Management or for 
Packet Service, whether by the Post-office or by 
4H 2 any 





Revenue and 
Taxation. 


604. 


any other Department of the Government on Ac- 
count of the Post-office, and the Net Revenue, after 
the deduction of such Expenses. 


An Account showing the gross Receipt of Revenue 
derived from Duties of Customs, Excise and Stamps, 
and from Assessed Taxes (Drawbacks and Pay- 
ments of a like nature deducted, but without de- 
ducting the Charges of Collection), the estimated 
Amount of all Taxes repealed, expired or reduced 
on the one hand, and of new Taxes imposed on the 
other, and the actual Increase or Decrease of Re- 
venue; together with a Statement of the Average 
Price of Wheat, from the London Gazette, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 


30° Aprilis—1° Mair. 


A. 1846. 


sion in each Union; the Total Numbers of Oc- 
cupiers in each Electoral Division on whom the rate 
is made; the Total estimated Extent of Statute 
Acres in each Electoral Division, the rate for which 
is made on the Occupier; the Total Number of 
Hereditaments not exceeding £.4, in each Electoral 
Division, for which the rate is made on the im- 
mediate Lessor; the Total estimated Extent, Statute 
Acres, in each Electoral Division, the rate for which 
is made on the immediate Lessor; the Total esti- 
mated Extent of Bog or Waste not rated, in each 
Electoral Division :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Johnson, from the Court of Chancery, was Court of 
called in, and at the bar presented,—Return to an Chancery. 
Order dated the 28th day of April last, fora Re- No.251. 


361, of Session 1845). 


Coals,Cinders Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders 


and Culm. 


and Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of 
of the United Kingdom, in the year 1845 ; distin- 
guishing the Quantity shipped at each of the said 
Ports, as compared with the year 1844 :—Of the 
Quantities and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm exported from the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, to Foreign Countries, and the 
British Settlements abroad, in the year 1845; 
distinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
sent, and comparing the same with the year 1844; 
also, distinguishing the Ports of the United King- 
dom from which the same were shipped :—Of the 
Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Clum exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1845, with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Quantities of Coals brought Coastways and by 
Inland Navigation into the Port of London during 


turn of the Fees received in the Offices of the Clerk 
of Enrolments, Clerks of Records and Writs, and 
Taxing Masters, for the years ending the 29th day 
of October 1844 and the 29th day of October 1845 ; 
and of the Salaries, Office Expenses and Compen- 
sations, payable under the Statute 5th and 6th Vic., 
c. 103, and the Orders made to carry the same into 
effect, for the said years, ending the 29th day of 
October 1844, and the 29th day of October 1845: 
—Also, of the dates and substance of all Orders of 
Court for the Reduction of Fees in the Court of 
Chancery, made since the passing of the Court of 
Chancery Offices Abolition Act of 1842; and of 
the Amount per annum of such Reductions :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


the year 1845, comparing the same with the Quan- 


uc : . Ordered, That the Committee on the Bilston Gas Bilston Gas 
tities brought during the year 1844. 


Light and Coke Bill have leave to sit this day, til] Light and 


Scinde. 
No. 248, 


Scinde. 
No. 248. 


Scinde. 
No. 248. 


Scinde. 
No. 248. 


Post-office 
(Cindia.) 


No. 249. 


East India. 
No. 250. 


Poor Law 
Unions 
(Ireland.) 


Copies of all Memorials addressed to the First 
Lord of the Treasury, and the President of the 
Board of Trade, praying for a reduction of the Duty 
on Tea. 

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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Scinde, 
which was presented upon the Ist day of this in- 
stant April, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Scinde, 
which was presented upon the 3d day of this in- 
stant April, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Scinde, 


which was presented upon the 21st day of this in- 
stant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Scinde, 
which was presented upon the 21st day of this in- 
stant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- 
office (India), which was presented upon the 21st 
day of this instant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to East 
India, which were presented upon the 21st day of 
this instant April, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 1° die Maii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in, and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return from the 
Poor Law Commissioners, showing the name of 
each Union in Jreland; the name of the County in 
which situated ; the name of each Electoral Divi- 





five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee York and 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
York and Lancaster Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the parish of Long Preston, in 
the West Riding of the county of York, is shown 
on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the West Riding of the county of York, to be 
in the county of Lancaster, whereas, in fact, it is in 
the county of York. 

And inasmuch as the said intended Railway is 
shown as crossing the River Warfe at five different 
points, and each of such crossings is represented 
as occurring at a different point in the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace from that at 
which it appears in the Plan lodged in the Private 
Bill Office ; viz. 





In Plan deposited 
with the 
Clerk of the Peace. 


In Plan deposited 
in the 
Private Bill Office. 





M. 
54 
55 
57 
65 
66 


M. 
54 
54 
56 
65 
65 


Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding of the 
county of York, the gradient of the said Railway 
between the respective distances of 10 miles and 
3 furlongs and 12 miles, marked on the datum line 
thereof, is shown as 1 foot in 176 feet, and between 
12 miles and 12 miles 6 furlongs is shown as 1 foot 

in 


Fur. Ch. 


Ist Crossing - - 
2d Crossing - - 
3d Crossing - - 
4th Crossing - - 
5th Crossing - - 











No. 34, Railway Bills, 











9 VicToRi£. 


in 211 feet, whereas on the Section lodged in the 
Private Bill Office the gradient for the whole 
length between the same distances is shown as 1 
foot in 176 feet. 

Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding of the 
county of York, the gradient of the said Railway 
between 13 miles 5 furlongs and 16 miles, marked 
on the datum line thereof, is shown as 1 foot in 100 
feet, and between 12 miles and 17 miles 1 furlong 
is shown as 1 foot in 116 feet, whereas on the Sec- 
tion lodged ia the Private Bill Office the gradient 
for the whole length between the same distances is 
shown as 1 foot in 116 feet. 

Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged at the 
Private Bill Office, the gradient of the said Railway 
at or near 24 miles 7 furlongs, for the length of 6 
chains, is shown as 1 foot in 214 feet, whereas the 
rate of inclination is not stated at the same point 
on the Section lodged with the Clerk of the Peace | 
for the West Riding of the county of York. 

Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding of the 


1° Maiz. 


605 


stated to be 1 foot in 352 feet, whereas it is shown 
on the said Sections to be 1 foot in 100 feet; and 
that the gradient at 80 miles is stated to be level, 
whereas it is shown on the said Sections to be 1 in 
1,370 feet. 

| Inasmuch as the height of the Railway over or 
‘under the surface of every public carriage-road is 
not marked in figures on the said Sections at every 
‘crossing thereof, inasmuch as such heights are 
omitted to be marked at the points where the said 
Railway is proposed to cross the following public 
carriage-roads : viz., 


M. Fur. Ch. M. Fur. Ch 

At - 7 4 - At - 58 1 - 
30 7 - 60 7 = 
32 5&amp;4 - 62 2 - 
47 3 - 64 1 = 
48 1 - 69 1 3 - 
49 3 - 69 2 - 
499 7 - 69 4 2 
§2 4 - 7 4&amp;4 = 
567 3 - 





Inasmuch as the height and span of every arch of 





county of York, the line of the said Railway at 32 
miles 7 furlongs is stated to be level, whereas it is 


all bridges and viaducts over every public carriage- 
road intended to be crossed by the Railway is not 
marked on the said Sections, in the following in- 


not so stated at the same point on the Section | stances; namely, that the span is omitted at the 


lodged in the Private Bill Office. 

Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged at the 
Private Bill Office, the gradient of the said Railway 
between 76 miles and 76 miles 6 furlongs, is shown 
as 1 foot in 293 feet, whereas such rate of inclination 
is not stated between the same distances on the Sec- 
tion lodged with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
West Riding of the county of York. 

Inasmuch as on the said Section lodged with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding of the 
county of York, the gradient of the said Railway 
between 76 miles 4 furlongs and 77 miles 1 furlong 
is shown as 1 foot in 442 feet, whereas no such 
gradient is shown between the same distances on 
the Section lodged at the Private Bill Office. 


Inasmuch as the radius of every curve not ex- 
ceeding one mile in length is not noted in furlongs 
and chains on the Plans of the said Railway lodged 
with the said Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding 
of the county of York, and which curves respectively, 
as measured on the said Plans, are of less than 1 
mile radius, and arenotso marked in the following 
instances ; that is to say, that the radius of curves 
in the following instances, 


M. F. M. F. 

At - 4 - At - 45 - 
16 3 46 6 
16 6 47 6 
17 4 63 = 
17 6 64 5 
23 «6 65 1 
37. «6 66 - 
38 OG 67 1 
42 - 68 2 
43 6 





are not marked. 


Inasmuch as there is no scale to the enlarged 
Plans. 


Inasmuch as there are no vertical measures 
marked at the change of gradient, in the follow- 
ing instances, in the Section deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace :— 


M. Fur. Ch. M. Fur. Ch. 
AG « ££ = = At - 32 7 6 
8 - - 33 2 #6 
10 3 #5 33 7 9 
12 - = 35 3 5 
16 2+ = iw 1 6 
18 7 #1 73 6 #1 
% 7 «&amp; 74 1 9 
26 5 - wa &amp; 7 
32 6 - 





Inasmuch as the proportion or rate of inclination 
between each change of the gradient is not cor- 
rectly marked on the said Sections, inasmuch as 
the inclination of the said Railway at 37 miles is 
Vou. 101. 


road at 14 miles 8 furlongs; that both the height 
and span are omitted at the road at 30 miles 7 fur- 
longs. 

Inasmuch as on the Branch to connect the said 
intended York and Lancaster Railway, near Costley, 
to Wescoe Hill, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 
to join the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, the height 
and span of the arch over the public road at 4 fur- 
longs, are not marked on the crossing thereof. 
Inasmuch as the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked on the said 
Sections for every embankment or cutting ; but 
such height is omitted to be marked in the case of 
the embankments occurring at the several points on 
the said Sections following : namely, 


M. Fur. M. Fur. 
At « @ ¥ At - 61 - 
12 7 65 - 
38 ~CO«d 67 2 
40 7 69 = 
4, 2 69 5 
55 2 73 - 
56 + 74 6 





Inasmuch as alterations in the present level or 
rate of inclination of the carriage-roads hereinafter 
mentioned are intended, and such roads are not num- 
bered on the said Sections deposited at Wakefield, 
so as to refer to any cross Section; that is to say, 
turnpike-road at 1 furlong, is not numbered ; at 3 
furlongs, is not numbered ; at 443 furlongs, is not 
numbered ; at 7 furlongs, is not numbered ; at 1 
mile 73 furlongs, is not numbered; at 2 miles 2 
furlongs, is not numbered. 

Inasmuch as the cross Sections are not prepared 
in accordance with the Standing Orders. 

Inasmuch as the road at 4 miles 3 furlongs is 
stated on Section to be lowered 8 feet, and is 
numbered 10; but the cross Section No. 10 repre- 
sents the road as being raised 8 feet. 

Inasmuch as the road at 4 miles 6 furlongs is 
stated on Section to be lowered 10 feet, and is 
numbered 12; but the cross Section No. 12 shows 
the road as being raised 10 feet. 

Inasmuch as the road at 10 miles 4 furlongs is 
stated to be lowered 4 feet 6 inches, and is num- 
bered 22; but the cross Section referring to that 
number shows no such alteration. 

Inasmuch as the road at 11 miles is stated to be 
lowered 8 feet, and is numbered 24; but the cross 
Section referring to such number shows no such 
alteration. 

Inasmuch as the road at 30 miles 7 furlongs is 
numbered 42, and there is a cross Section referring 
to that number showing an alteration, but there is 
no alteration described on the Section. 

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Inasmuch 





606 


Inasmuch as the road at 32 miles 1 furlong is 
numbered 44, and there is a cross Section referring 
to that number showing an alteration, but no alter- 
ation is shown on the Section. 

Inasmuch as the road at 32 miles 53 furlongs is 
numbered 45, and there is a cross Section referring 
to that number showing an alteration, but no alter- 
ation is shown on the Section. 

Inasmuch as the road at 49 miles 3 furlongs is 
numbered 58, and the cross Section referring to that 
number shows an alteration, but no alteration is 
stated on the Section. 

Inasmuch as the road at 49 miles 7 furlongs is 
numbered 59, and the cross Section referring to 
that number shows an alteration, but no alteration 
is stated on the Section. 

Inasmuch as the road at 60 miles 7 furlongs is 
stated to be raised 2 feet, and is numbered 68, but 
there is no cross Section referring to that number, 
to show such alteration. 

Inasmuch as the road at 79 miles 1 furlong is 
stated to be unaltered, and is numbered 89, but 
the cross Section referring to that number shows an 
alteration. 

Inasmuch as there are no cross Sections to the 
roads hereinafter mentioned, although the level or 
rate of inclination of such roads is intended to be 
altered : viz., 

M. Fur. 

10 3 

12 2 
15 


M. Fur. 
19 5 
23 1 
42 1 


Inasmuch as there are no numbers referring to 
the cross Sections in the following instances, al- 


The Road at - The Road at - 


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That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in the sealed Plans deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the West Riding of 
the county of York, and in the Private Bill Office, a 
tunnel near the 7th furlong of the 13th mile is not 
marked by a dotted line on the sealed Plan depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace, but the same 
was marked on the Plan deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace for public inspection, and also 
on all the Sections; and inasmuch as the 14th mile 
on the said Plan for public inspection, is figured 13, 
instead of 14, there being 2 miles figured 13, and 
the correct series of numbers being resumed at 15 ; 
and inasmuch as the 17th mile on the said Plan is 
figured 7, and the 18th mile, being the last mile, is 
figured 8 at the termination of one sheet, at the 
commencement of another; and inasmuch as the 
vertical scale as laid down on the Sections is er- 
roneous, to the extent of about 1 in 40, whereby the 
vertical heights from the datum line figured on the 
said Sections, appear when tested by the said scale, 
to be an error, from 10 to 13 feet, or thereabouts ; 
and inasmuch as on the cross Section No. 5, on the 
Plans deposited at the Private Bill Office, the sur- 
face of the road as proposed to be altered is not 
shown, but the gradient is stated in figures ; and 
inasmuch as a small shed just within the limits of 
deviation in the corner of field No. 54, in the town- 
ship of Calverley, is not shown upon the Plans of 
the main line from Norland to Leeds, deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Stirlingshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a 
the Petition for additional Provision in the Stirling- pay’ 


though the level or rate of inclination of such roads 
is intended to be altered :— 


M. Fur. 


Bill. 
46 6 


At ornear- - =- - 


47 3 
47 5 


Inasmuch as the roads at the following places are 
stated on the Section to be altered, but they are not 
numbered with reference to any cross Section :— 

M. Fur. 


52 


58 
53 
54 


M. Fur. 
57 3 
58 #1 
59 «5 
79 3 
Inasmuch as the tunnels intended to be con- 
structed on the said intended Railway as shown on the 
Section are not marked by dotted lines on the said 
Plan deposited at the office of the Clerk of the Peace 
in and for the West Riding of the county of York, 
in the following instances :— 
M. Fur. M. Fur. 
21 7 Atornear - - 30 2 
22. «5 395 
29 «5 44 4 
And inasmuch as the length of the followin$, 
tunnels on the Section deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace in and for the West Riding of the county 
of York, is erroneously stated, inasmuch as at 29 
miles 5 furlongs the length is stated to be 80 yards, 
whereas, by a correct measurement according to the 
scale of such Section, the length, in fact, is 320 
yards ; and at 30 miles 2 furlongs the length is 
stated to be 60 yards, whereas, by a correct mea- 
surement according to the scale cf such Section, the 
length, in fact, is 230 yards; and at 39 miles 5 fur- 
longs, is stated to be 145 yards, whereas, by a cor- 


Ruad at - - - Roadat- - - 


Atornear - - 


shire Midland Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
power is proposed to be taken to enable the intended 
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Company 
to sell their Undertaking to the Edinburgh and Gilas- 
gow Railway Company, and to enable and compel 
the said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company 
to purchase the same; but the notices in the Ga- 
zettes and Newspapers contemplate only an enabling 
power to the two Companies, and do not contain 
any specification of a compulsory power to oblige 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company to purchase 
the same. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Dumfries and 


the Petition for additional Provision in the Glasgow, 
Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
power is proposed to be taken in the proposed 
Clauses to authorize the amalgamation of the Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Com- 
pany with the proposed Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Company ; whereas the notices in 
the Gazette and Newspapers contemplated only the 
leasing either for a term of years or in perpetuity, 
of the said last-mentioned line, to the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Company. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


rect measurement according to the scale of such 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Waterford 
Section, the length, in fact, is 396 yards. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Harbour 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways (No. 2.) 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the West 
Riding Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill, were referred ; 





oy ; To. 2.) Bill 
the Petition for the Waterford Harbour (No. 2.) (Ne — 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving, preserving, maintaining and better 
regulating the Port and Harbour of Waterford, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto: And that Sir 
Henry Winston Barron and Mr. Wyse do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


. Mr. 





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Wakefield, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee |Company of Proprietors of the Glasgow Water- 
— on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | works to introduce an additional Supply of Water 
Railway, and the Petition for additional Provision in the Wake- | to the City and Suburbs of Glasgow ; and the same 
port, &amp;e. of field, Pontefract and Goole Railway, and Port, &amp;c., | were read, as follow : 
Goole Bil. = ‘of Goole Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- _Pr. 2. 1. 36. Leave out from “ Lubnaig” to 
plied with. in” in 1. 38. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Pr. 16. 1. 3. After “ qualified” insert “ em- 
mittee on the Bill, That they have power to make | “ ployed.” 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said Pr. 16. 1. 14. After “ and” insert “ shall.” 
Petition. Pr. 16. 1. 16. After “ aforesaid” insert “ in- 
“ cluding floods.”’ 
Railway Bills, Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Select Pr. 16.1. penult. After “ aforesaid” insert “in- 
Group 16. Committee on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills; “ cluding floods.” m 7 
That the Committee met this day at twelve of the| Pr. 17. 1, 18, Leave out “ power” and insert 
clock, pursuant to adjournment, and that Viscount | Powers. 
| ji 3 Pe Reh 
Pollington, one of the Members of the Committee, Pr. 17. |, 33. Leave out “ quantities” and in- 
was not present within one hour after the time ap- | rt “ quantity. i ae 
pointed for the meeting of the Committee ; but the | Pr. 18. 1. 3, After “water” insert “ Loch Lub- 
Chairman received a letter from the noble Lord, . oe and in the same line, after “and” insert 
stating that he was prevented by indisposition from | “ all. ; ; 
attending the said Committee. Pr. 18. 1. 5. Leave out “ Teith” and insert 
_ Ordered, That Viscount Pollington be discharged | “ Leny Water. } nade 
from any further attendance on the said Committee. ri r. 19.1. a =| Pew mag poem ~ 
LAUSE (A, nd whereas the cotton-works 
cc M4 » 
Railway Bills, Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported from the Com-| ,, reg — pire Finlay vse — 
Group 40. mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills; That in| ,, P@0Y,, 8" Supple with water-power trom the 
P ? 7 ? . . 
; ; said River TJeith: BE it Enacted, That in case 
the case of the Leeds and York Railway Bill, the | «. the said Water Company shall fail to maintain 
204 - _—— Bye! a aga “ the works, to be formed as aforesaid, in proper 
ae cae . “ and efficient repair and condition, or in case the 
Brogden, junior, Thomas Grimstone and Joseph « said Company shall do or suffer to be done any- 
Greaves, was essential, in order to enable him to | ,, thine qikaneies tee Heat an tie. anid ee ee 
establish his case before the Committee; and it] ;, the . desea coniie of water from Loch Lubnaig 
i i i = . . . . ed 
nentaey, Soa gooqne ov She Commation, that applica- | « ascertained as aforesaid, shall be impaired or di- 
tion had been made to the above parties, but that | &lt;&lt; minished at the said Deanston works, the Com- 
ire their attendance could not be procured without the . ae 
a intervention of the House, byte been instructed Ee peat pecnaph &gt; Ratheridesolar- Pa Drone 
” by the Committee to move the House, That they | ,. aie bd sean ool Caan tediinal anata wai 
severally attend the said Committee forthwith. a Res “lath re 
Ordered. That Edward Weed, Wc. Melert fives. for each day during any part of which there shall 
den pe Thomas Grimstone and iawk ‘im _, nave been or bes deficiency tm the Rew of seen 
: : ' ; , |“ average quantity of water as aforesaid, and that 
do attend the said Committee upon Monday next. | as liqui dated and ascertained damages, recoverable 
“ by summary action in the Court of Session, or in 
Cambridge Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- |“ the Sheriff Court of Perthshire, notwithstanding 
ag mittee on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills; That in | “ notice of such deficient supply may not have been 
awey®™ the case of the Cambridge and Ozford Railway |“ given by the said James ig se pg Ae 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order | “ the said Water Company: Provided always, that 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had |“ it shall be in the power of the sheriff, or other 
been produced before them, and verified by the Pro- | “ judge, before whom the said penalty may be sued 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a|‘“ for by the successors of the said James Finlay 
Report thereupon. “ and Company, to modify the same to such extent 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. |“ as he shall think right, in so far as the same may 
“ be due for any period antecedent to notice of 
Gollon The House was moved, That the Order made upon “ such deficient supply baving been given by them 


and 
ail- 


Inclosure Bill. 


Wednesday last, That the Petition of Major General 
Sir James fullerton Dundas, Baronet, which was 
presented upon the 23d day of March last, praying 
that the Gollon Inclosure Bill may not pass into a 
law, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and coun 
sel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
And the said Petition being against the Bill, and 
not against the Preamble or particular Clauses, and 
there being no prayer that the Petitioner be heard, 


“ to the said Water Company. 
Pr. 19.1.20. Leave out “or” and insert “and.” 
Pr. 19. ls, 27. and 28. Leave out “ necessary.” 
Pr. 25.1. 11. After “ always” insert “ And be 

‘ it Enacted.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 

Lordships. 


n 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Warwickshire 
of the Petition for the Warwickshire and London and London 


Railway (Hampton and Ashchurch Line) Bill, which aie in 


by himself, his counsel or agent ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


: F upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select Com- Ashchurch 
Horbury Notice being taken, That the Horbury Bridge | mittee on Standing Orders might be read ; and the Line) Bill. 
| eet and Calder Railway Bill had b ted yestet ‘ ' 
Calder Rail. ®Nd Calder Nailway bill had been reported yester-| same being read ; 
ill. way Bill, day, without notice having been given in the Private} Qydered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Bill Office ; for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report mingham Railway, in the Parish of Hampton-in- 
of the said Bill, be null and void. Arden, in the County of Warwick, to the Birming- 
ham and Giloucester Railway, in the Parish of Ash- 
Glasgow The House, according to Order, proceeded to take | church, in the County of Gloucester : And that Sir 
Ba ee into consideration the Amendments made by the| Charles Douglas and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and 


Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the 
VoL. 101, 





bring it in. 


4u4 Mr. 





608 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on| 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills ; That in the case | 
of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill | 
Branch) Bill, the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
toa Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- 
way (Greenhill 
Branch) Bill. 


Stowmarket 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Captain Taylor reported from the Committee on 
the Stowmarket Navigation Bill, and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred; That 
no person appeared in — of the said Petition ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


GlasgowUnion 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Arcade Bill. 


the Report on the Glasgow Union Arcade Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 
be ingrossed. 


Dundee and 
Arbroath 

Railway Ex- 
tensions Bill. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills ; That in the case 
of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Extensions 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 23d day of April last, had been | 
produced before them, and veritied by the Pro-' 
moters ; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Perth 
Termini and 
Stations) Bill. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills ; That in the case | 
of the Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and | 
Stations) Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 23d day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lough Swilly 
and Lough 
Foyle Drain- 
ing and Em- 
banking Bill. 


The Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Draining and 
Embanking Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


er en The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Pein the Report on the Helensburgh Extension and Po- 
lice Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Helensburgh = The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Harbour Bill. the Report on the Helensburgh Harbour Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Public Peti- Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
tions(Twenty- on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 


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A. 1846. 


heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true ; and had complied 
with the Order of the House of the 24th March, 
with respect to the omission of the Clauses giving 
the Company power to lease or sell their undertak- 
ing; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That the Cambridge Improvement Bill, Cambridge 
notice of the Second Reading of which was given for Improvement 
Monday the 27th day of April last, be permitted to ~~ 
be read a second time, notwithstanding the period 
limited by the Resolutions of the House has expired. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which OPders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the South York- South York- 
shire Coal Railway and Canal Petition, the Stand- —— 4 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Camel” ” 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Goole and Goole and 
Doncaster Railway Petition, the Standing Orders —— 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Clyde Dock Clyde Dock 
and Harbour Bill, Amendments on Third Reading, = Harbour 
the Amendments are of such a nature as may be ~ 
adopted by the House, if they shall think fit, with 
the exception of those proposed to Clauses 27 and 
34. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Furness Furness 
Railway Extensions Petition, the Standing Orders — 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be manne 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on procuring 
additional subscriptions under contract, to the 
amount of £.3,300. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Exeter Great 
Western Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on either procur- 


Exeter Great 
Western Rail- 
way. 


‘ing additional subscriptions under contract, to the 


amount of £.162,500, making a total Subscription 
Contract of £.487,500, being three-fourths of the 
amount of the estimate, after deducting the amount 
stated in the declaration of the Great Western Rail- 
way Company, or on their depositing an amended 
declaration to the amount of £.866,666 13s. 4d. 
which sum, when deducted from the amount of the 
estimate will leave £.433,333 6s. 8d., of which 
three-fourths have been subscribed under the pre- 
sent contract ; and that the Parties shall introduce 
in their Bill provisions rendering it compulsory on 
the Great Western Railway Company to contribute 
the amount stated in their original declaration, or in 
their amended declaration, as the case shall be. 

And that the Committee on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with ; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bills. 

The first, second, fourth and fifth Resolutions, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





eae Re- Petitions presented upon the 27th, 28th and 29th 
days of April last; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Boston, 
Stamford and G 
Birmingham 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on 
roup No. 29, of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
Railway titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
emg bod were referred; That in the case of the Boston, 
Bil, ©) Stamford and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to 

Wisbech Line) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 

port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 








Exeter and 
Great Western. 
Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Exeter Great Western Rail- 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to be called The Exeter Great 
Western Railway: And that Lord Courtenay and 
Sir Thomas Acland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railway 
Returns of the Amount of Monies levied and paid Passengers 
annually ~" 





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annually by each Railway ne in England and 
Wales, under the head of Duty on Passengers, made 
up to the 5th day of January in each year from 1841 
to 1846:—Also, a similar Return for Scotland :— 
And also, a similar Return for Jreland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Applications for Inclosure made to 
the Inclosure Commissioners, with the dates of such 
Applications, and of the Nomination of the Assistant 
Commissioner to inquire into the said Inclosures ; 
also the Date of his going down to make such In- 
quiry, and of his reporting to the Commissioners ; 
and specifying those named in the Report presented 
by the Commissioners to Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State. 


Inclosure 
Commission. 


Ordered, That Admiral Dundas have leave of 
Absence for a month, on account of a domestic afflic- 
tion. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Bristol and Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
— on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills; That in the 
way ( oe y case of the Bristol and Eveter Railway (Crewkerne 
Bill. Branch) Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


South Midland ‘Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
Railway on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills; That in the 
ney” case of the South Midland Railway (Worthampton 
Lines) Bil, and Bedford Lines) Bill, the several Documents re- 
quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them and 
verified by the promoters ; and that the Committee 

had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchester, Petitions from the Duke of Devonshire; -—Duke 
Sheffield and of Rutland ;—— Tideswell ; Edensor and Pils- 
&gt; ag ley ;——Ashford;——Stoney Middleton ;—— Bua- 
Bill. ton; —— Fairfield ; —— Bakewell ; —— Little and 

Great Longstone ; Sheffield ; Huddersfield; 
Honley ; Holmfirth; —— Penistone ; —— 
and, Kirk Burton; praying that the Manchester, 
Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of property within the borough of Frome, 
in the county of Somerset, paying that the Somer- 
setshire Midland Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Somersetshire 
Midland Rail- 
way Bill. 


Ghagow, A Petition of Deputy Lieutenants, Commissioners 
Dumfries and 


Carlisle Rail. Of Supply, Magistrates of Burghs, Merchants, Far- 

way Bill. mers, and others, in the county of Ayr, praying 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ta ningham, A Petition of the Warden and Society of the 
a royal town, manor and lordship of Sutton Coldfield, 


Railway Bill, In the county of Warwick, praying that the Bir- 
mingham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wexford Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Two Petitions from Wexford, praying that the 
Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
jie upon the Table. 

Great North A Petition of Landowners, Tenants and Agri- 
Railwa 7 Bill sag ig the village of Banchory and neighbour- 


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609 
hood, praying that the Great North of Scotland 


Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Scottish Mid- 
Council of the city of Perth, praying that the land Extension 
Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill may pass ®#!*y Bill 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Glasgow, 
houses, in the parishes of Dreghorn and Kilmaur, rane, _ 
e A . e mar 
. - “eo of Ayr, praying that the Glasgow, Age Delicag 

aisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Amendment Amendment 
and Branches (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was and Branches 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the (No, 2.) Bil. 
Table. 


Petitions from Preston ;——West Burton ;—— Yorkshire 
Carperby ; —— Finghall ; —— Hunton ; —— Mel- and Glasgow 
becks; —— Middleham ; —— Thornton Rust ; —— rt _ 
Muker ; —— Leyburn ; West Witton ; ——Bel- Carlisle Rail- 
lerbu; —— Bainbridge; ——Aysgarth ;—— Hawes ; way Bills. 
——Askrigg ;—— Wensley ; High and Low Ab- 
botside ;——and, Thirsk; praying that the York- 
shire and Glasgow Union Bill may pass into a law, 
and that the York and Carlisle Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Broughton;——Thorpe Malsor ; Leicester 
Loddington and Orton; and, Cransley ; re 
praying that the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill ®™""*y Bul 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers Liverpool, 
ann others, of the town of Bolton, and neighbour- Manchester 
hood, praying that the Liverpool, Manchester and ae Tyne tle 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill may Junction 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- Railway Bill. 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and Halesworth 
other Inhabitants of the Eastern Division of the ae 
county of Suffolk, praying that the Halesworth and“ ”*” 
Norwich Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council oe of Scot- 
of the burgh of Maybole, praying that the West of Railvey Bile 
Scotland Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and others, Leeds and | 
Inhabitants of and interested in the town, trade a 
and port of Stockton, in the county of Durham, Fastern Ex- 
praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, North tension (Wath 
Eastern Extension (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill may jf.™tePo) 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- © 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bury ;—-—Colne ;—— Rochdale ; Lancashico 
—— Bolton ; Blackburn ; —— Clitheroe ; ct 














Burnley ; Kettlewell and Starbotton ; Buch- Railway Bill. 
den ;—-—Grassington ;—— Conistone and Kilnsey ; 
——Martonsboth and other places ;—— Todmorden; 

——and, Cracoe Linton; praying that the Lan- 

caster and North Yorkshire Railway Bill may pass 

into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Sir Charles Blois, Baronet, and Ipswich, 
others, Owners and Occupiers of land and property Porwich and 
in the vicinity of the proposed Ipswich, Norwich Railway Bill. 
and Yarmouth Railway ; and, C. S. Guch and 
others, Owners and Occupiers of land and property 
in the vicinity of the proposed Ipswich, Norwich and 

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Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill. 


Yorkshire 
and Glasgow 
Union Rail- 
way Bill. 


Gorbals 
Gravitation 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Alford Vale 
Railway Bill. 


London, Salis- 
bury and Yeo- Yetminster and other places;——WVewtontoney and 


vil Junction 
Railway 
(Basingstoke 


to Yeovil) Bil. ——-West Chinnock and other places ;—— Whit- 


Worcester 
Gas Bill. 


Deeside 
Railway Bill. 


York and 
Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Northumber- 
land and 
Lancashire 
Railway Bill. 


Cork and 
Waterford 
Railway Bill. 


Midland 
Railway 
(Leicester and 
Swannington 
Railway 
Alteration and 
Branches) Bill. 


610 


Yarmouth Railway ; praying that the Ipswich, Nor- 
wich and Yarmouth Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Dysart; praying that the 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other 
Inhabitants of Leeds, in the county of York, praying 
that the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Kailway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Gorbals, praying that the 
Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alford ; —-— Tough ; —— Towie 
and Midmar ; Alford and other places ; —— 
Midmar and Monymusk ; and, Kintore; praying 
that the Alford Vale Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from Salisbury ; ——Stalbridge ; 


other places ;——-Marston Magna and other places ; 
Andover ; —— Basingstoke ; New Sarum; 








church ; Sherborne ;——Chard ;——East Coker 
and other places;——and, Tisbury and Fovant ; 
praying that the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junc- 
tion Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Nine Petitions from Worcester, praying that the 
Worcester Gas Bill may pass into a law,—were 


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


Petitions from Kincardine O’ Neil ;——Banchory 
Ternan (two Petitions) ;———A boyne ;——- Tarland ; 
——and, Ballater; praying that the Deeside Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from West Auckland ;—— Bowes and 
Gilmonby ;—— Kirkby Thore ;——and, Evenwood ; 
praying that the York and Carlisle Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coalowners within the District of 
of Bishop Auckland, in the county of Durham, 
praying that the .Vorthumberland and Lancashire 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Robert Abercromby, Baronet, 
of Yorglin House, near Turiff, in North Britain, 
interested as Owner of land upon the proposed line 
of Railway from Cork to Waterford, praying that 
the Cork and Waterford Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands, 
houses and mills in the manor of New Parks, in 
the county of Leicester, and in the manor of West- 
cotes, in the parish of Saint Mary, in the borough of 
Leicester, and also in the said parish of Saint Mary ; 
——Samuel Harris, of Westcotes, in the borough of 
Leicester, Esquire ; John Mellor, the younger, 
Esquire, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law ;—— 
Edward Watson Smyth, of West Cottage, in the 





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A. 1846. 


borough of Leicester, Esquire ; and, Halford 
Adcock, of the borough of Leicester, Gentleman, the 
Trustee of the there-undersigned Petitioner, Mar. 
Mellor, the Wife of James Mellor, of Willenhall, in 
the county of Warwick, Esquire, the said James 
Mellor and Halford Adcock, the ‘Trustees under the 
will of Elizabeth Kershaw, late of Danetts Hall, in 
the said borough of Leicester, Widow, deceased, and 
the said James Mellor, and Mary his Wite ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Midland 
Railway (Leicester and Swannington Railway Alter- 
ation and Branches) Bill,— were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Sir John Marwell, of Polloc, Baronet; Glasgow, 
and, the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council —! and 
of the city of Glasgow ; praying that they may be Canal Sale Bat 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone 
Canal Sale Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








Petitions of Inhabitants and Ratepayers of the Bury Improve- 
town and borough of Bury, in the county of Zancas- ™™ = 
ter, and Lessees and Occupiers of buildings, land and 

other property within the same ;——and, Trustees 

for executing the Act for more effectually repairing 

the Road from Bury to Little Bolton, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, and of Mortgagees of the 

Tolls arising on the said road; praying that they 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the Bury Improvement Bill, 

—were presented, and read. : 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Richard Fountayne Wilson, of Mel- East and West 
ton-on-the-Hill, and of Ingmanthorpe, both in the —" 

&gt; ° ° unction 
county of York, Esquire, praying that he may be Railway Bill. 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the East and West Yorkshire Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Mushett and John Raven, Ipswich and 
Yeomen, being Surveyors of the Highways in the Bury — 
parish of Newton Flotman, in the county of Norfolk, Ballway ; 
and of others, Inhabitants of the said parish ; 





(Norwich Ex- 
Edward Turner, and Ejester Wickham, Yeomen, tension) Bill. 


being Surveyors of the Highways in the parish of 
Swainsthorpe, in the county of Norfolk, and others, 
Inhabitants of the said parish;——and, Robert 
Kellett Long, of Dunston Hall, in the county of 
Norfolk, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s 
Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





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Petitions of Directors and Promoters of the Com- 
pany for making a Railway to connect the Great 
North of England Railway with the Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be 
called The Yorkand Carlisle Railway ; and, Sir 
Charles Robert Tempest, of Broughton Hall, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, Baronet, (two 
Petitions); praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Lancashire 
and North 
Yorkshire | 
Railway Bill. 





Gorbals Petitions of Nathaniel Stephenson, Esquire, of 
Sone Braidwood, in the county of Lanark, Proprietor of 
ca * lands and houses in Hutchisontown, in the neigh- 

bourhood of the barony of Gorbals ;——Dugald 


Dove, residing at Nitshill,in the county of Ren- 


frew ;—--Company of Proprietors of the Glasgow | 


Waterworks ;——Andrew Orr, Preses of managers 
of the heritors of the parish of Gorbals, in the 
county of Lanark, (two Petitions); and, Sir 
Hew Crawford Pollok, of Pollok, in the parish of 
Mearns, and county of Renfrew, Baronet ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Gorbals Gravi- 
tation Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Huddersfield A Petition of William Micklethwait, of Keres- 
i, forth, near Barnsley, in the West Riding of the 
way (Darfield county of York, praying that he may be heard, by 
Branch) Bill. himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 
(Darfield Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner jieard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Leeds and A Petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Thirsk Rail- Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
— themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
Branch De- parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint 


viation) Bill. #elens Branch Deviation) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Leeds and Petitions of Thomas Richardson and Son, of 
ao Castle Eden, in the county of Durham ; and, the 
a Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company ; praying 


tension, Wath that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

Bie PO!) or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway (North Eastern Extension, Wath to 
Hartlepool) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh, 


Lei A Petition of Alexander Mann, Clerk to the 
ith and 


Granton Raj]. COmmissioners of Police for the town of Leith, 
way (Exten- under the Act seventh and eighth of his late Majesty 
sion and 

Branches) Bill, 


King George the Fourth, c. 112, intituled “ An 
Act to provide for the Municipal Government of the 
Town and Suburbs of Leith, for the further Adminis- 
VoL. 101. 


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611 
tration, and for the Regulation of the Police therein,” 
in general meeting assembled, praying that the 
Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway (Extension 
and Branches) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 


now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


| 





A Petition of _ Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com- Great Horth 
pany; praying that they may be heard, by them- of Englan 
| Selves, their counsel or claws 4 against oa parts bridge! — 
of the Great North of England and Boroughbridge Railway Bill. 
Branch Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Magistrates, Commissioners of Po- Glasgow 
lice, and others, Inhabitants of the barony of Gor- Southern 
bals, in the county of Lanark, praying that the Railway Bill 
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill may not 

pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Commissioners of Caledonian 
Police, and others, Inhabitants of the barony of Railway (Glas- 
Gorbals, in the county of Lanark, praying that the a oer 
Caiedonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill. 

Bill may not pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands on the Yorkshire 

line of the proposed Yorkshire and Glasgow Union #24 a 
Railway, in the township of Sou/by; Owners and vay Bil 
Occupiers of lands on the proposed Yorkshire and 
Glasgow Union Railway, in the parish of Aysgarth 
and county of York; Owners and Occupiers 
of lands within the parish of Aysgarth, in the North 
Riding of the county of York ;——-Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of land on the line of the proposed Yorkshire 
and Glasgow Union Railway, in the townships of 
Waitby, Smardale and Crosby Garrett; Owners 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the proposed 
Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway, in the town- 
ships of Mallerstang and Wharton ; Owners and 
Occupiers of land in the parishes of Kirby Stephen, 
Crosby Garrett, Warcop, Great Ormside, Saint 
Lawrence, Morland, Cliburn, Lowther and Clifton, 
in the county of Westmoreland ;——and, Inhabitants 
of the borough of Thirsk, and its vicinity, in the 
North Riding of the county of York; praying that 
the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Directors and Promoters of a Com- 
pany for making a Railway to connect the Great 
North of England Railway with the Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be 
called The York and Carlisle Railway ;——John 
Harland, of Marrick Cottage, and John Topham, 
of Middleham, all in the county of York, Gentlemen, 
the Devisees in Trust, acting under the will of 
James Taylor Wray, late of Cliff Lodge, near Ley- 
burn aforesaid, Merchant, deceased, and George 

Woodcock Wray, of Leyburn aforesaid, Gentleman ; 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of 
the proposed Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway, 
in the township of Kirkby Stephen ;——-Owners and 
Occupiers of land within the parishes of Thirsk, 
Pickhill-cum-Roxby, Kirby Wiske, Burneston and 
| Bedale, in the North Riding of the county of York ; 
John Harland, of Marrick Cottage, and John 
Topham, of Middleham, both in the county of York, 
Gentleman, Devisees in Trust acting under the will 
of James Taylor Wray, late of Cliff Lodge, near 
Leyburn, in the said county, Merchant, deceased ; 
——Mary Ann Peirse, Spinster, and Henry de la 
Poer Beresford, Esquire, both of Bedale Hall, in 
the North Riding of the county of York; and, the 
Right honourable Henry Earl of Thanet ; praying 
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Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal, Police 
and Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
and Birming- 
ham and 
Gloucester 


Railways Bill. 


Legal Quays 
(London) Bill. 


Rye and 
Derwent 
Drainage Bill. 


612 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the Parliamentary 
burgh of Glasgow ; General Commissioners of 
Police for the city of Glasgow, elected and acting 
under the Act for managing the Police and Sta- 
tute Labour of the said city and adjacent districts, 
and being also Ratepayers for the purposes of 

olice and statute labour in said city ;——Andrew 
M‘George, Chairman of Committee of Manage- 
ment of the Heritors, or Owners of lands and 
other heritages in the barony parish of Glasgow ; 
—— Andrew M‘George, Chairman of Parochial 
Board of barony parish of Glasgow, and William 
Black, p.p., Moderator of Kirk Session of barony 
parish ;——Trustees for executing the Act for making 
and maintaining a Turnpike-road from Anniesland 
Toll-bar, in the County of Lanark, and for making 
and maintaining another Branch Road, to be called 
Saint George’s Road, in connection with said Road ; 
——Trustees on the Turnpike-road leading from the 
city of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads 
communicating therewith ;———- and, Trustees for exe- 


cuting the Act for maintaining and improving cer- | 


tain Roads in the Counties of Lanark, Ayr and 
Renfrew, for maintaining a Bridge over the River 
Clyde, at Dalmarnock, and for other Purposes con- 
nected therewith ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow Municipal Police and Statute 
Labour Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable William 
Fitzhardinge Earl Fitzhardinge, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Bristol and Gloucester 
and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants of London, Members of 
the Society of Merchants trading to the Continent, 
established in the year 1801, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Legal Quays (London) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Beaumont 
Lord Hotham Baron Hotham, of South Dalton, in 
the peerage of Ireland, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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A. 1846. 


A Petition of John Bowes, of Streatham Castle, York and 
| in the county of Durham, Esquire, one of the Mem- 278 
| bers of the aa praying that he may be heard, by a ae. 
| his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the York 
'and Carlisle Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
| think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
| against the said Petition. 
A Petition of Thomas Nuttall, and others, praying Blackburn, 
| that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel se Aaa 
or agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn, way Bil, 
| Serie and Bolton Railway Bill, was presented, 
| and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
| Petitions of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com- Great North 
| pany ;——and, Henry Coore, of Scruton Hall, in the bam 
| North Riding of the county of York; praying that (Bedale 
| they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Branch) Bill 
agents, against certain parts of the Great North of 
| England Railway (Bedale Branch) Bill,—were pre- 
| sented, and read. 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
'to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
| in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| 


| A Petition of the Incorporation of Tailors of Glas- Glasgow, 

| gow, praying that they may be heard, by their coun- Paisley and 
|sel or agents, against the Glasgow, Paisley and send 
| Ardrossan Canal Sale Bill, was presented, and read ; Bill. 

| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Fraternity of Masters and Sea- Edinburgh 
men, in Dundee, incorporated by royal charter, usu- 2nd Northern 
ally styled the Trinity House of Dundee, praying &gt; st 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel from the 
or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh Dundee and 
and Northern Railway (Branches from the Dundee ares 
and Arbroath Railway and Tay Ferry Improvement) Ferry Im. ~ 
Bill, was presented, and read. provement) 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the a 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agent, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Edinburgh 
Council of the royal burgh of Irvine, praying that and Glasgow 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth and = 
Clyde Navigation Junction Bill may not pass into a Clyde Naviga- 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie tion Junction 
upon the Table. -_ 

A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Iron 
and Coal Masters, Warehousemen, Shipping Agents, 
Shopkeepers and other Traders and Inhabitants of 
the city and suburbs of Glasgow; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was also presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Directors and Promoters of a Com- Liverpool, 
pany for making a Railway to connect the Great —— 
North of England Railway with the Lancaster and Orstie-upon- 
Carlisle Railway, with Branches therefrom, to be Tyne Junction 
called The York and Carlisle Railway ; and, Railway Bill. 
Company of Proprietors of the Lancaster Canal Na- 
vigation ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- 

Tyne Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 














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Wolverhamp- 


ton Stipen- 
diary Justice 
Bill. 


Holme Reser- 
yoirs Bill. 


Ambergate, 
Nottingham 
and Boston 
Railway Bill. 


Waveney 
Valley and 
Great Yar- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


East Coast 


Railway Bill. 


Oxford and 
Rugby 
Railway. 


9 VicToRIz. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Justices of the Peace acting within 
and for the parishes and places of Kingswinford, 
Rowley Regis, Brierley Hill, Wordesley and Crad- 
ley, all in the county of Stafford ;——and, John 
Bowen, of Bilston, in the county of Stafford, Gentle- 
man; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend George Augustus 
Dawson, of Groton House, in the county of Suf- 
folk, Clerk, and of Thomas Haigh, of Colne Bridge, 
in the parish of Huddersfield, in the county of York, 
Cotton Spinner, and Samuel Wood Haigh and 
Jonathan Haigh, botk of Mirfield, in the said 
county of York, Cotton Spinners, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Holme Reservoirs Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agent, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Henry Cavendish Scott 
Duke of Portiand, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Eastern Division 
of the county of Suffolk, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Waveney Valley and Great Yar- 
mouth Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Robert West, and others, Occupiers 
of land on the line of the proposed Railway and 
Branches, or one of them, thereinafter mentioned; 
and, Christopher Cooper Biggin, and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of land on the line of the 
proposed Railway, or one of them, theremafter men- 
tioned ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the East Coast Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tc be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Banbury, stating that the Petitioners 
feel aggrieved by the delay of the Great Western 


Railway Company in carrying out the provisions of 


an Act granted last Session to enable them to con- 
struct a line of Railway from Ozford to Rugby ; 
and praying that the House will be pleased to grant 
no more Acts to the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany till they have fully and fairly carried into effect 

OL. 101, 


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613 


the said line between Ozford and Rugby, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


mittee to whom the said Bill stands referred, may be 
cancelled, and that the Petitioners may be allowed 
to withdraw their said Petition, and that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


was presented, and read; setting forth, That a Bill 
has been presented to the House for making a Pier 
from the Common Hard, at the eastern or Ports- 
mouth side of the Harbour of Portsmouth, in the 
parish of Portsea, in the county of Southampton ; 
that the Plans of the said Pier, deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Southampton 
and borough of Portsmouth, exhibit the same as 
being situate between the Common Hard, or landing- 
place, and the floating logs in Portsmouth Harbour, 
and power is taken in the said Bill to deviate the 
same to a distance of thirty-five feet on each side of 
such Pier as so laid down; that the said Plan has 
been for some time under the consideration of the 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and they 
have consented to the erection of such Pier in the 
manner specified by them, and according to Plans 
which have since been deposited with the Town 
Clerk of Portsmouth aforesaid, and with the said 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, which Pier, 
as now proposed to be made, is beyond the limits of 
deviation laid down on the original Plans so depo- 
sited as aforesaid; and the Petitioners have con- 
sented to such alterations, upon the sanction of 
Parliament being obtained for that purpose ; that 
the owners, lessees and occupiers of the property 
necessary to be taken to carry out such altered Plan 
are precisely the same as those whose property 
would be required if the original Plan had been 
authorized to be carried into effect, and such owners 
have signified their assent to the proposed variation ; 
that the estimate of expense will not be increased 
by such alteration, nor the public at large at all 
affected thereby ; and praying that leave may be 
given to make provision in the said Bill for effecting 
the objects aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


der,—A Return showing the Number of Men who 
had volunteered to Regiments in Jndia from the last 
five Regiments that had been ordered home from 
that country. 

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


payers of the parishes of Porthkerry and Barry, in 
the county of Glamorgan, praying that the High- 
ways Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


——Sturmere;—— Margaret Roding ; Little 
Yeldham ; —— Kedington ; and, Greatham ; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics 
Act ; and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table 











4138 A Petition 


A Petition of William Shepherd and Edwin Green, gnefficla, Ash- 
as Devizees in Trust and Executors under the Will ton-under- 

of the late Richard Day, deceased; praying that Se = 
the Order of the House for referring their Petition — 
against the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Man- (Barnsley 


chester Railway (Barnsley Branch) Bill to the Com- Branch) Bill 


A Petition of several Persons whose names are portsmouth 
hereunto annexed, being Promoters of and Sub- Harbour Pier 
scribers to the Undertaking thereinafter referred to, Bill. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Or- East India. 


A Petition of Landowners, Farmers and Rate- Highways Bill. 


Petitions from Coopon Bewly ;—— Mainsforth ; qunatics Acts. 






















































































































































































Beer Retailers. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Manchester 
Bishopric. 


Poor Law 
Officers. 


Poor Removal 


Bill. 


Capital 
Punishment. 


Roman 
Catholic 
Relief Bill. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Valuation 
(Cork. ) 


614 


A Petition of Retail Beer-sellers, of the town of 
Rochdale, and the environs thereof, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, praying that Retailers of Beer 
may be placed upon the same footing as Licensed 
Victuallers, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Cound ; Rural Deanery of 
Ness ;—— Wem ; Rural Deanery of Condover; 
Ellesmere ;—-— Rural Deanery of Wrockwar- 
dine ; Rural Deanery of Shiffnal ;—— Newport ; 
——and, Shrewsbury; praying the House to take 
into consideration, with a view to its enactment, any 
Bill that may be introduced for preventing the union 
of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the 
same time providing for the immediate appointment 
of a Bishop to the newly-erected see of Manchester, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, established for the purpose 
of supporting the rights, privileges and property of 
the United Church of England and Ireland, as well 
as her union with the State, praying the House to 
adopt measures for the immediate formation of a 
new and independent Bishopric for the town of 
Manchester, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas William Salmon, Lucy Sal- 
mon, Robert Flint, John Tarleton and Harriet 
Barke, praying that a provision may be made for 
the superannuation of all Poor Law Officers who 
shall have faithfully discharged their duties for 
several years, and then become incapacitated for fur- 
ther service ; and that the fund for such superan- 
nuation be raised by the deduction of a per-centage 
out of all Poor Law Officers’ salaries, and be under 
the sanction of Parliament, the control of the Go- 
vernment, and the management of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Halsted (Chairman) ; —— and, 
Bridport Union; praying that the Poor Removal Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Sheffield Phre- 
nological Society, praying for the abolition of Capi- 
tal Punishment, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the t able. 








Petitions from Abergavenny ; Rochdale ; 
Claughton ;——Thomas Cookson, Clerk, and others ; 
—— Whittle-le- Woods ; Paisley ;—— Glasgow 
(three Petitions) ; Reading ;——and, Senham ; 
praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from Failsworth ; and, Paisley ; 
praying that the Protection of Life (Jre/and) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and rdad ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the townland of Fer- 
moy, in the barony of Condans and Clongibbons, 
and county of Cork, stating that in the year 1826 
a tenement and townland valuation of all lands 
subject to grand jury cess, in the county of Cork, 
was made under a special Act of Parliament; that 
the aggregate value of the several tenements in the 
townland of Fermoy, as ascertained by the valuators, 
was £.838 3s., as appears by the field book now in 
the custody of the county officers; that in tran- 
scribing such field books ito the fair copy books, 
the value of the said townland was erroneously set 
down at £.1,876 3s.; according to which sum the 


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A, 1846. 


officers of the county are now obliged to applot the 
yey of the county and barony rates to be 
evied off the said townland; that on this error 
being discovered and pointed out to the grand jury 
of the said county, they declared they had no power 
under the existing laws to correct it, save by the 
troublesome course of re-presenting at each assizes 
for the amount charged in error at the previous 
assizes ; and praying the House to relieve them from 
this difficulty by empowering the grand jury of the 
county of Cork to direct their Secretary to amend 
the valuation book, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen and other Inhabitants Fisheries 
of the port and town of Dungarvan, in the county reland.) 


of Waterford, praying that’in passing any Fishery 
Bill, the House will enact therein a clause prohibit- 
ing altogether for the future the use of trawl-nets 
and trammel-nets, under a penalty, within the limits 
of the Dungarvan Bay Fishery ; together with the 
granting a tonnage and production bounty, and a 
loan-fund system, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented—Return to an Rates. 


Address to Her Majesty, dated the 13th day of 
March, in the last Session of Parliament, for Re- 
turns of all Rates other than Poor Rates levied, 
and of all Sums other than those for the Relief of 
the Poor expended out of the Poor Rates, levied in 
each County, Division of County, Riding, Shire or 
Stewartry respectively, in England and Wales, in 
the year ending the 31st day of September 1843, 
exclusive of the Parliamentary Boroughs included 
in the Return ordered to be printed on the 5th of 
September 1844:—And, from each County, Divi- 
sion of County, Riding, Shire or Stewartry, of all 
Sums expended out of the Rates levied within them 
respectively in the year ending the 31st day of De- 
cember 1843, on each of the following Accounts, 
Expense of Gaol and Maintenance of Prisoners, 
Administration of Justice and Prosecution of Pri- 
soners, County Expenses, Coroner and County 
Rates. 

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


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message from 
the Lords. 


and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- Middleton 


lowing, without Amendment ; viz., 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting with Gas 
the Town of Middleton, and its Vicinity, in the 
County of Lancaster : 


Gas Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the United Ellesmere 


Company of Proprietors of the Ellesmere and Ches- 2nd Chester 


ter Canal to raise a further Sum of Money :-——And Cond BS. 


also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Birmingham 
Act for establishing a Cemetery at Birmingham, in Cemetery Bill 


the County of Warwick, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Earl of 


for vesting the Real Estates of the Right honourable 
Charles John, late Earl of Blesinton, deceased, in 
the County and County of the City of Dublin, the 
City of Kilkenny, and the County of Tyrone, in 
Trustees for Sale, for the Payment of his Debts, and 
for other Purposes; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords give leave to Lord Hatherton to attend Game Laws. 


the Select Committee appointed by this House, to 
inquire into the operation of the Game Laws ; his 
Lordship (in his place) consenting :—And then the 
Messengers withcrew. 

The 


Blesinton’s 
Estate Bill. 





Protect 
Life (I 
Bill. 





tection of 
Tie (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Corn Impor- 
tation Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Polling-places 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Friendly 
Societies Bill, 


9 Vicroriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon the 3d day of April last, was proposed to 
be made to the Question, That the Protection of 
Life (Jreland) Bill be now read the first time, and 
which Amendment was, to leave out from the word 
“That” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “while this House deplores the exist- 
“ ence of outrage in Jreland, and is sincerely anx- 
ious for its repression, it is of Opinion that such 
outrage will be aggravated, not removed, by the 
arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional enactments 
of this Bill; and that it is the duty of Parliament 
to adopt such measures as will tend to eradicate 
the causes which produce these crimes, instead 
of resorting to laws which will harass and oppress 
the innocent, without restraining the guilty, and 
which, being restrictive of public liberty, cannot 
fail to augment national discontent,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 2° die Maii, 1846: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for { Mr. Young, 274 

the Yeas, | Mr. Henry Baring: sAinins 

Tellers for f Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell, 195 

the Noes, | Mr. Roche: } nis 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the first 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the first time, 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
the 25th day of this instant May. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Corn Importation Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- 
tee on the Customs Duties Bill; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, “That the Amendments made by the 
““ Committee to the Polling-places (Jreland) Bill, be 
“ now read a second time,” and which Amendment 
was, to leave out from the words “ That the” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“« this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 

And the said proposed Amendment was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Re- 
port of the said Bill be adjourned till Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the 4th 
and 5th year of His late Majesty William the 
Fourth, relating to Friendly Societies, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time ; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

VoL. 101. 


19°—.2° Mazz. 





615 


Resolved, That the Billdo pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Laws relating to 
Friendly Societies. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ana 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, 'That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to Chelsea Bridge 
bring in a Bill to enable the Commissioners of Her #24 Thames 
Majesty’s Woods to construct an Embankment and }ujbankment 
Roadway on the North Shore of the River Thames, ~ 
from Battersea Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, and to 
build a Suspension Bridge over the said River, at or 
near Chelsea Hospital, with suitable Approaches 
thereto, including a Street from Lower Sloane-street, 
to the Northern extremity of the Bridge ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject- 
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the consi- 
deration of the House. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Young and Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That leave may be given Battersea 
to bring in a Bill to empower the Commissioners of Park Bill. 
Her Majesty’s Woods to form a Royal Park in 
Battersea Fields, in the County of Surrey ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-mat- 
ter of this Motion, recommends it to the considera- 
tion of the House. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 

And that Mr. Young and Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Edward Grogan and others, pro- Wexford, 
posed Directors of the Railway thereinafter men- Carlow and 
tioned, praying that provision may be made in the ago 
Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Bill pin. 
to authorize the Directors of the said Company to 
subscribe a certain sum to the Wexford Harbour 
Improvement Company, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Correspondence between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
the New Zealand Company, relative to a Loan from 
the Public in aid of the Company’s Funds. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Young presented a Bill to enable the Com- Chelsea Bridge 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to construct an arco one . 
Embankment and Roadway on the North Shore of Bill. — 
the River Thames, from Battersea Bridge to Vauz- wo 959 
hall Bridge, and to build a Suspension Bridge over — 
the said River, at or near Chelsea Hospital, with 
suitable Approaches thereto, including a Street from 
Lower Sloane-street to the northern extremity of 
the Bridge: And the same was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, 'That it be an Iustruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing 

414 Orders 





Railway Bills 
Classification 
(Twelfth 
Report.) 


No. 253. 


Battersea 
Park Bill. 


No, 254, 


Canada. 


Hong Kong. 


Cured 
Provisions. 


No. 260. 


Bridport 
Election. 


No, 255. 


Post-office. 
No. 256. 

Revenue and 

Taxation. 
No, 257. 


Coals, Cinders 
and Culm. 


No, 258. 


Tea, 
No, 259. 


616 1°—2°—4° Mazz. A. 1846. 


Orders have been complied with, as in the case of a 
Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 





Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- 
tion Committee of Railway Bills ; That they had fur- 
ther considered the matters referred to them, and had | 
directed him to make a Keport thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | 
and be printed. | 

Mr. Young presented a Bill to empower the Com- | 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to form a Royal | 
Park in Battersea Fields, in the County of Surrey : 
And the same was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of 
a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 

Ordered, Yhat.the Bill be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursvant to several Ad- 
dresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Memorial 
from the Board of Trade at Toronto to the British 
Government, regarding cheap Postage, and the 
Answer of the Lords of the Treasury to that Me- 
morial :—Also, a Copy of the Memorial to Her 
Majesty respecting differential Duties on Goods 
imported into Canada, and of the Answer to that 
Memorial. 

A Return of the Annual Receipt and Expenditure 
of the Colony of Hong Kong, made up to the latest 
period for which accounts have been received, show- 
ing the Gross Receipts from the various branches of 
Revenue, under their different heads; distinguish- 
ing the Amounts levied in the Colony from Parlia- 
mentary Grants, and stating the Expenditure under 
its various branches. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—An Account of the Quantities of Cured Provisions 
of all kinds imported into the United Kingdom 
from Foreign Countries, from the 5th day of July 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846; specifying 
the different kinds, the Countries whence sent, the 
Quantities of each kind entered for Home Consump- 
tion, and the Amount of Duty paid upon the same 
respectively :— Also, the Quantities of each kind 
re-exported, and whether taken for the use of the 
Ship or for Merchandize, and the Place to which 
the same were re-exported. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Account relative to Cured Pro- 
visions be printed. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Select Committee on the Bridport Elec- 


tion Petition, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


¢ Irdered, That the Account relative to the Post- 
office, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Revenue 
and Taxation, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Coals, 
Cinders and Culm, which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Tea, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after Two of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 4° die Mai; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 
QRDER ED, That the Committee on Group Railway Bile 
No. 11, of Railway Bills have leave to sit this Group 11,” 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
ouse. 


Mr. Sérutt reported from the Select Committee Berks and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- HantsRailway 
a Aa? . ; (Hungerford 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the Extension ang 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Radstock 
Berks and Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension llicry Line) 
and Radstock Colliery Line) Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the notices published in the 
London Gazette of the intended application do not 
contain the name of the parish of Bishops Cannings, 
in the county of Wilts, through or into which the 
said Railway passes. 

And inasmuch as no proof of the deposit of Plans 
with several Parish Clerks, and also of the service 
of notice in writing on several owners and occupiers, 
was adducedbefore the Committee; but it was stated 
that the said deposits and service of notices were 
made by Frederick Welch, who was duly served with 
the Chairman’s summons, but who did not attend, 
and that the lists of such parishes and owners, Xc., 
delivered in by him before the Committee on Peti- 
tions, on the Bill, No. 1. was produced, and the sig- 
nature of the said Frederick Welch to the said list 
was also proved. 

And inasmuch as no proof was adduced before 
the Committee of the service of notice in writing on 
several other owners and occupiers ; but it appeared 
that Mr. Frederick Saunders, the party who it was 
stated had served the said notices, and who would 
have proved it, was ill in Wales, and that the promo- 
ters had not been aware of his illness at the time he 
should have come, but the list of such owners and 
occupiers delivered in by him before the Committee 
on Petitions, on the Bill No. 1, was produced, and 
the signature of the said Frederick Saunders to the 
said list was proved. 

And inasmuch as certain lands through which the 
Railway is intended to be made, numbered on the 
Plans, and in the Books of Reference thereto, de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace and in the 
Private Bill Office, as 18, 192, 20, 21, 214, 23, 25, 
26, 262, 29, 30 and 31, in the parish of East Coulson, 
in Wiltshire, are in fact situate within the parish of 
Edington, but no Plan or Section of the said lands 
nor any Book of Reference thereto has been depo- 
sited with the Parish Clerk of the said last-mentioned 
parish ; but it appeared that the said numbers were 
situate in the hamlet of West Coulson, which hamlet 
the promoters had supposed to belong to the parish 
of East Coulson and not to the parish of Edington, 
and had made their deposits accordingly. 

And inasmuch as a small piece of arable land in 
the parish of Hungerford, adjoining No. 65, on the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Somerset, not quite half an acre in extent, 
has not been separately numbered, nor has any 
notice been served on the owner and occupier 
of the same; but that it appeared that the said 
piece of land was not separated by any hedge 
from the adjoining field, belonging to another owner, 
and that notice was given to the owner of the said 


| piece of land for the adjoining property. 


And inasmuch as a parish road to North Standon, 
numbered 45, and a certain cottage and garden 
partly on the adjoining waste, No. 46, are described 
in the Book of Reference as being in the parish of 
Froafield, whereas the same are in the parish of 
of Little Bedwin, the parish boundary having been 
drawn on the wrong side of the road on the said 
Plan ; and that a copy of so much of the said Plan 
as relates to the said parish was not deposited 7 

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the Parish Clerk of the said parish, for that the said 
last-ementioned road, cottage and garden are not 
comprised in the Plan deposited with the said Parish 
Clerk. 

And inasmuch as a piece of land in the parish of 
Great Bedwin, No. 3, on the said Plan, ought to 
have been represented as divided by a fence; and 
inasmuch as the whole of the said field is stated to 
belong to the Marquis of Aylesbury as owner, and 
Thomas May and Thomas Potter, trustees of Phebe 
May, a minor, as occupiers, whereas a portion of the 
same should have been represented as belonging 
to the trustees of Cox’s Charity, and as occupied by 
Phebe May, the elder. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Church is erroneously 
inserted in the Book of Reference as the occupier of 
No. 45, on the said Plan, and John Church is stated 
to be the occupier of No. 56, whereas Henry Cox 
ought to have been inserted as the occupier of both 
the said fields. 

And inasmuch as it appeared that Thomas Henry 
Pike was the occupier of No. 41, on the said Plan, 
in the parish of Manningford Abbots, but his name 
is not inserted in the Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a piece of land being part of a 
wood, of about an acre in extent, adjoining No. 23 
and 12, in the parish of Manningford Abbots, sepa- 
rated from the same by a small ditch, is not sepa- 
rately numbered or delineated on the said Plan, 
nor is it entered or referred to in the Book of Re- 
ference. 

And inasmuch as certain buildings, No. 14, on 
the said Plan, are described in the Book of Reference 
as coppice and plantation. 

And inasmuch as the name of Stephen Pearse, the 
owner of property, No. 26, in the tything of Man- 
ningford Bohun, on the said Plan, is omitted from 
the Book of Reference, nor has the said Stephen 
Pearse received notice of application in respect of 
the same. 

And inasmuch as the name of Leonard Perry, as 
occupier of plantation, No. 22, in the parish of Beech- 
ingstoke, on the said Plan, is omitted from the Book 
of Reference, nor has the said Leonard Perry re- 
ceived any notice of application in respect of the 
same. 

And inasmuch as a certain piece of glebe land in 
the said parish of Beechingstoke, lying between pro- 
perties numbered 23 and 24 on the said Plan, is 
not numbered on the Pian or referred to in the Book 
of Reference. 

And inasmuch as Leonard Perry was the occu- 
pier of certain property, being glebe, in the said 
parish of Beechingstoke, numbered 30 on the said 
Plan, but that the name of the said Leonard Perry 
is not inserted in the said Book of Reference, nor 
has he received any notice of application in respect 
of the same. 

And inasmuch as Joseph Gilbert was and is the 
lessee of certain property in the said parish of Beech- 
ingstoke, numbered 35 on the said Plan, but that 
the name of the said Joseph Gilbert is not inserted 
in the said Book of Reference, nor has he received 
any notice of application in respect of the same. 

And inasmuch as with respect to property, No.14, 
in the parish of Beechingstoke, the name of Ezekiah 
Fidler, who is the copyholder, and of Samuel 
Robins, who is the occupier, are not inserted in the 
Book of Reference, nor were they served with any 
notice of application. 

And inasmuch as the Plan and Book of Reference 
deposited with the Parish Clerk of Westbury, do 
not contain or refer to certain property in the tything 
of Bratton, in the county of Wilts, which tything 
is part of the said parish of Westbury, but that 
the promoters had deposited the copy of the said 
Plan, &amp;c., with the Church Clerk of the hamlet of 
Bratton. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway under 
the surface of the public carriage-road at 9 miles 
VoL. 101. 





4° Mauiz. ; 617 


1} furlong is not marked at the crossing thereof in 
figures on the said Section. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the em- 
bankment at 2 miles 4} furlongs on the Rad- 
stock Colliery Branch, is not marked on the said 
Sections. 

_ And inasmuch as at No. 4, in the parish of Great 

Bedwin, in the Book of Reference deposited with 

the Clerks of the Peace, and in the Private Bill 

Office, a public road situate at 4 miles 6 furlongs is 

- shown on the Section accompanying the said 
an. 

Ordered, That Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee North Devon 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Peti- Railway. 


tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the North 
Devon Railway Bill, were referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as in the first notice published in the month of No- 
vember, in the several newspapers and the London 
Gazette, the parish of Monkleigh is omitted. 

And inasmuch as duplicate copies of the Section 
were not deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for 
Devon and Somerset, and with the Board of Trade, 
on or before the 30th November last. 

And inasmuch as the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for Cornwall, on or before the 30th 
November last, is so worthless as to be wholly useless, 
but it appeared that subsequent deposits had been 
made, and a notice had been delivered to the several 
Clerks of the Peace with the last-mentioned Sections, 
and that between the 12th and 31st of December no- 
tices of the fact of a second deposit had been published 
in the London. Gazette and county newspapers ; evi- 
dence was tendered of the inaccuracy of the second 
deposit, but the Committee refused to entertain it ; 
it was alleged by the promoters that the second depo- 
sits were duplicates of that in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as there are two parties respec- 
tively named William Tapson, and two parties re- 
spectively named John Haxam, owners or occupiers 
of properties intended to be taken ; that one of each 
such parties was duly served with notice on or before 
the 31st December last, and the other of each such 
parties was served with notice in the month of 
January last. 

And inasmuch as a subscription has not been en- 
tered into, under a contract, to the extent of three- 
fourths the amount of the estimate deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, neither has a declaration been 
substituted in lieu of such subscription contract, 
but the promoters have lodged in the Private Bill 
Office copies of a subscription contract, and in 
addition thereto, and in order to supply the deficiency 
of such contract, also two declarations under the 
common seals of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, and the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company 
respectively ; but the subscription contract and de- 
clarations, nevertheless, do not together provide 
three-fourths of the estimate. 

And inasmuch as by the powers of the Biil the 
Great Western Railway Company and the Bristol 
and Exeter Railway Company have it in their power 
to contribute to the undertaking, but there is no 
clause in the Bill which makes it compulsory on 
the said Companies to subscribe to the said Under- 
taking. 

And inasmuch as on the sheets of the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for Cornwall, 
numbered 21 and 22, the distances in miles and fur- 
logs are not exhibited. 

And inasmuch as on the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for Devon and Cornwall, the 
distances in miles and furlongs on the sheet num- 
bered 23, do not correspond with the distances on 
the said sheet of the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for Somerset, inasmuch as the point 

4K marked 





618 


marked on the first-mentioned Plans as being 
52 miles, appears on the Somerset Plan to be 52 miles 
2 furlongs; but it appeared that the 52 miles 2 fur- 
longs was a correction from the lithographic Plan. 

And inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for Somerset, the mile which 
follows the 52d mile is marked as 55, instead of 53. 

And inasmuch as the point marked as 68 miles 
on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace 
for Devon and Cornwall, is marked 68 miles 1 fur- 
long on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for Somerset. 

And inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for Cornwall, no miles or furlongs 
are marked from the 56th to the 68th mile. 

And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for Devon and Cornwall differ 
from that deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
Somerset, in the following instances : 

















Point marked on : 
No. of Sheet. Devon and Cornwall — posit. 
Deposit. 
f 87m. Sf 87m. 2f. 6ch. 
9 ion o 2 - 
” L 88m. \ UL 88m. 2f. 6ch. 
Cornwall Deposit. 
42 - -|- - 94m - - 94m. 2f. 


But in this last case the Devon Plan agrees with the Somerset Plan. 


Devon Deposit. 


43 - -|- - 97m - - 97 m. 3 ch. 


But in this last case the Cornwall Plan agrees with the Somerset Plan. 


And inasmuch as the several Plans deposited 
with Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Corn- 
wall, Devon and Somerset, are not copies, inasmuch 
as the length of the line as marked upon the Corn- 
wall deposit is 97 miles 6 furlongs, on the Devon 
deposit 98 miles, and on the Somerset deposit 98 miles 
3 chains. 

And inasmuch as the following tunnels are not 
marked on the Plans deposited with the several 
Clerks of the Peace aforesaid, whereas in the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office they are marked ; 
viz., at the 3d mile 3d furlong, 9th mile 3d furlong, 
10th mile, 37th mile 6th furlong, 44th mile 7th fur- 
long, and 64th mile 6th furlong. 

And inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for Cornwall, the distances in 
miles and furiongs are not marked in the following 
instances : 


M. Fur. M. Fur. 

Sheets 18 and19 - - fromthe42 -tothe 48 - 

» Qland22- ~ _ = &amp;@., 2 
25, 26, 27, 28 

” » 2 rye 4 ~ = . - € 


, 82, 33, 34, 35.) ee 
” 36,87ana3ef » 1 5 » 86 - 
»  40and4l-- - &gt;» 88 - 93 - 


Pd 
On the 1st and 2d sheets of the Tavistock Branch, 
no miles are marked. 

And inasmuch as on the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for Devon and Cornwall, a me- 
morandum of the radius of every curve not exceed- 
ing a mile in length, is not marked in furlongs and 
chains, in the following instances : 


M. FP. C. m.%. 
Atthe - 5 2 - Atthe 14 6 5 
6 56 = 41 6 -~-- In this 
5 7 _ case the radius is omitted 
61 = w—— 
6 p. 5 4 _ 
7 + 
6 7 - 60 6 - 
2 - ~~ a 
7 5 - 62 - - 
8 - - -— es 
oe iw ~- rapa 
8 4 5 64 2 - 
ih Tie 67 6 - 
~ a - 2 - ofthe Cre- 
14 5 diton branch. 





4° Marz. 





A. 1846. 


And inasmuch as in those parts of the Plans 
where the miles and furlongs are not marked, curves 
of less than a mile in radius are not noted in the 


following instances : 
No. of Curves 


M, F. M. F. not stated. 
Fromthe - - - - 46 S5tothe 51 3 - - 7 
a iii ~« — Siw « « @ 
;, Commencement of the) tothe 4 4 ~~ 


of the said 


Ordered, That the Report he referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Tavistock branch - 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 34, Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five Group 34. 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Thames Haven Dock and Railway (No. 2.) Thames 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Haven Dock 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (fe 2) ma 
mittee of Selection. . 


The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Naviga- Manchester, 
tion and Railway Bill was read a second time ; and satay aa 
committed. Navigation 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Railway 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Taw Vale Railway Extension Bill was read Taw Vale 
a second time; and committed. —— 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- an 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leicester 
the Report on the Leicester Improvement Bill ; and Improvement 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Burnley 
the Report on the Burnley Improvement and Water- Improvement 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 224,Water- 

works Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Goole and 
ofthe Petition for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Doncaster 
Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from the ®*!wy -™ 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from or near to Goole, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, to Doncaster 
and Warmsworth, in the Parish of Warmsworth, in 
the said West Riding, together with a Branch Rail- 
way therefrom to Whitgift, to be called The Goole 
and Doncaster Railway: And that Mr. Beckett 
Denison and Mr. Parker do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report, in respect South York- 
of the Petition for the South Yorkshire Coal Railway shire Coal 
and Canal Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made eT ba 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, id 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, in the parish 
of Penistone, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to 
the oe of Bentley-with-Arksey, in the same 
Riding, with Branches therefrom, and for uniting 
the said Undertaking with the Dearne and Dove 
Canal, the Barnsley Canal Navigation, and the Na- 
vigation of the River Dun, to be called The South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal: And that Mr. 

Beckett Denison and Mr. Parker do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


_ The Oxford, Coventry and Burton-on-Trent Junc- Oxford, 

tion Railway Bill was read a second time; and et a 
: urton-on- 

committed. Trent Junction 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 





A Petition 





Pool 
Har 


sic 














Poole A Petition of William Bryden, of 4, New Palace- 

Harbour. yard, Westminster, Parliamentary Agent for the 
Poole Harbour Bill, praying that leave may be 
given to proceed with the said Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Ambergate, Ordered, That the Petition of William Henry 
Nottingham = Cavendish Scott Duke of Portland, which was pre- 
i eey Ball sented upon Friday last, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioner heard, by his counsel or agent, upon 
his Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Furness Rail- The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

way Exten- of the Petition for the Furness Railway Extensions 

sions Bill, Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Furness Railway Company to extend 
their Line to Broughton and to Ulverstone, and to 
make certain Branches therefrom, and to amend the 
Act relating thereto: And that Mr. Compton Ca- 
vendish, Mr. George Henry Cavendish and Mr. 
George William Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


NorthWestern Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported from the Com- 

Railway Bill. mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills ; That in 

the case of the North Western Railway Bill, the 

several Documents required by the Order of the 

House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


NorthWestern Mr. ~— O’ Brien reported from the Com- 

Railway Bill. mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred; That in the case of the 
North Western Railway Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that 
they had inquired into the several matters required b 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill, and had amended the 
same by striking out the Branch between Kirby 
Lonsdale and Milnthorpe; and that they had found 
the allegations of the Bill, as amended, to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


: 


Morayshire The Morayshire Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


BuryImprove: Notice being taken that the Bury Improvement 
ment Bill, Bill was not prepared in conformity with Standing 
Order No. 108; 
The Order for referring the said Bill to the Com- 
mittee of Selection was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


BuryImprove- The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Bi 8” 2) of the Petition for the Bury Improvement Bill, which, 
upon the 26th day of February last, was made from 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better lighting, paving, cleansing, watching, regu- 
lating and improving the Borough of Bury and the 





9 VicTorRI2. 4° Martz. 619 


Environs thereof, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, and for improving the Sewerage and Drainage 
thereof, and for otherwise promoting the Health 
and Convenience of the Inhabitants: And that Mr. 
Walker and Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The Portbury Pier and Harbour (No. 2.) Bill Portbury Pier 
was read a second time; and committed. = Harbour 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com. O* *) 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Edinburgh 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills; That in the case and Leith _ 
of the Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway ,iyPheric 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order — 
of the House of the 30th day of April last had been 

produced before them, and verified by the promoters, 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Trent Valley, Midlandsand Grand Junction Trent Valley, 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- Midlands and 
mitted. Grand June- 


tion Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Earl of Blesinton’s Estate Bill was read the Earl of 
first time. Blesinton‘s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select te Bill 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill was Edinburgh 

read a second time ; and committed. and Leith 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ee 

mittee of Selection. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Select Committee Horbury 
on Group No. 37, of Railway Bills; That in the Bridge and 
case of the Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway Calder Rail: 
Bill, to whom a Petition against the said Bill” 
was referred; That the Parties promoting the 
Bill had stated to the Committee that it was 
not their intention to proceed further with the said 
Bill. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Slamannan 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case nie 
of the S/amannan and Borrowstounness Railway Bill, Railway Bill. 
the several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Slamannan 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case Ciathente 
of the Slamannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig and Jawcraig 
Branches) Bill, the several Documents required by Branches) Bill. 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Wilsontown, 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case a 
of the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail-Raiway 
way (Improvement and Branches) Bill, the several (Improvement 
Documents required by the Order of the House of — Branches) 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced ™ 
before them, and verified by the Promoters; and 
that the Committee had agreed to a Report there- 
upon. 

" Gulanls That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





VoL. 101, 


4Kk2 Mr. 








Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Bathgate 
Branch) Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Caledonian 
Railway 


Junction) Bill. 


Slamannan 
and Borrow- 
stounness 
Railway Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Knowton 
Branch) Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 


620 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Rail- 
way (Bathgate Branch) Bill, the several Documents 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway 
(Caledonian Railway Junction) Bill, the several 
Documents required-by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred; That in the case of the Slaman- 
nan and Borrowstounness Railway, they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
and examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Wilson- 
town, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Knowton 
Branch) Bill, the Parties stated that it was not their 
intention to proceed further with the Bill. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


(Improvement Group were referred ; That in the case of the Wil- 


and Branches) 
Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Bathgate 
Branch) Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Caledonian 
Railway 


Junction) Bill. 


sontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway ({m- 
provement and Branches) Bill, they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred; That in the case of the Wil- 
sontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Bath- 
gate Branch) Bill, they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bilis, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Wil- 
sontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Cale- 
donian Railway Junction) Bill, they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 


4° Maz. 





A. 1846. 


examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Wyse presented a Bill for improving, pre- Waterford 
serving, maintaining and better regulating the Port Harbour 
and Harbour of Waterford, and for other Purposes ®- 2.) Bill. 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Scottish 
Town of Oban to Crianlarich, in the county i June- 
Argyle, with a Branch to Lochlomond, to be called iy" 
The Scottish Grand Junction Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass : Andthat the Title 
be, An Act for making a Railway from the Town 
of Oban to Crianlarich, in the County of Perth, 
with a Branch to Lochlomond, to be called The 
Scottish Grand Junction Railway. 

Ordered, That the Lord Advocate do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Electric 
the Electric Telegraph Company (re-committed) Bill ; Telegraph 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto, ©°™P#"y Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Ayrshire, 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom several Bridge of Weir 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ae 
Group were referred; That in the case of the Ayr- Railway Bill. 
shire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had amended the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill, and found the same, 
as amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Glasgow, 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills; That in the Barrhead and 
case of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct ary al 
Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill, the several (Branches to 
Documents required by the Order of the House of Paisley) Bill 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlarge- Eastern Coun- 
ment) Bill was read a second time ; and committed. ties ae 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Sten’ 

- ° gement) 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Rail- Eastern 
way Branches Bill was read a second time; and Counties and 


= Thames Junc- 
committed. tion Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The North Gravesend Railway Bill was read a North 
second time; and committed. Gravesend 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-R#ilway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham and Eastern Coun- 
Farringdon-street) Bill was read a second time ; and proiewer 
committed. and Farring- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- don Street) 
mittee of Selection. — 


Colenel 








Caledo 


tonshil 
tion Lv 


Bill. 


Bucki 
shire. 
(Oxfo 
Bletel 
Junct 


Buck 
shire 
(Oxf 
Blete 
June 


Yor! 
Nor 
Rail 
(Ea 
Bra 
(No 


a en PrP 








Q VicTorRIzZ. 


caledonian Colonel Fox reported from the Committee on 
aad Dumbar- Group No. 5, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
tonshire June- of the Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction 
= Railway Bill, the several Documents required by 


7 the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced hefore them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
puckingham- = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ; That in 
shire Railwey the case of the Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and 
sag Bletchley Junction) Bill, the several Documents re- 
Junction) Bill. quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 


of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley 
Junction) Bill ; That they had inquired into the seve- 
ral matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Oxford and 
Bletchley 
Junction) Bill. 


York and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
— York and North Midland Railway (East Riding 
(Bast Riding Branches No. 1.) Bill; That they had inquired into 
Branches) the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
(No.1) Bill on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 
York and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
NorthMidland Yor and North Midland Railway (East Riding 


Rai ge caieew te: 
(Hest Hiding Branches No. 2.) Bill; That they had inquired into 


Branches) the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
(No.2) Bil on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Exeter Great Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- 


ie Rail- way to be called The Exeter Great Western Rail- 
way: Andthe same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 
bom ee... Petition of Robert Jennings, of Yeovil, in the 
Fairs Bil, County of Somerset, Post-master, praying that leave 
may be given to withdraw any consent given by 
him to the Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Saint Austell | Ordered, That the Committee on the Saint Austell 
— Debts Small Debts (re-committed) Bill have leave to make 
their Report To-morrow. 
ee Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 
Railway 0% Group No. 6, of Railway Bills; That in the 
(Branches case of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
from the (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath Railway 
sane and Tay Ferry Improvement) Bill, the several Docu- 
Railway and ments required by the Order of the House of the 
ema 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
Bil "*"*) them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 


Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Vou. 101. 


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621 


Ordered, That Mr. Samuel White have leave of Leave of 
absence for a month, on account of a domestic Absence. 
affliction. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public Income 
Account of the Public Income and Expenditure in = Expendi- 
each year from 1822 to 1845, both inclusive, showing sta 

the Amount of the Ordinay Revenue, after deducting 
Drawbacks and Repayments; the Extraordinary 

Revenue, and the Total Receipt of Revenue ; also, 

the Charges of Collection and other Payments out of 

the Revenue in its progress to the Exchequer, the 

Charges of the Public Debt, funded and unfunded, 

the Charges on the Consolidated Fund, Amount 

expended under the heads of Army, Navy and | 
Ordnance; also, the Amount of Expenditure not 

under the heads before enumerated, and the Total 
Expenditure. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Liverpool and 
a Return of the Hours at which the Government Kingstown, 
Steam Packets have left the River Mersey, and the a 
Number of Hours occupied in the Passages between 
Liverpooland Kingstown, and Kingstown and Liver- 
pool, each day since the date of the last Return, 
with the Name of each Packet; also the Number 
of Times, specifying the Days, that the Mail and 
Passengers have been conveyed by tender to and 
from the steamer outside the Bar of the Mersey, 
and the Days on which no Mail has left Liverpool : 
—Similar Return for Holyhead, stating the Number 
of Hours occupied in the Passage to and from 
Kingstown, and Days on which no Mail has left 
Holyhead :—Returns of the Hour at which the 
London Mail has been received at the Dublin Post- 
office each day since the 1st day of January 1841, 
and the Number of Days, specifying them, on which 
the Evening Mail Coaches have left Dublin without 
the London Mail :—Of the Number of Days that 
the Steam Packets have arrived too late for the Mail 
Train from Liverpool to London :—And, showing 
the Number of Steam Packets on the Liverpool and 
Kingstown, Holyhead and Kingstown, Milford and 
Waterford Stations, the Expenses incurred in Build- 
ing, and Outfit, and Repairs of the Vessels, and the 
Expenses of the Establishments, and the Total Dis- 
bursements, and the Receipts, and Passages, &amp;c., 
and the Totals of such Charge, fram the 1st day of 
January 1841 to the 1st day of January 1846; also, 
the Amount paid by Government for the Contract 
for conveying the Day Mail from Liverpool to Kings- 
town (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
296, of Session 1841). 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Glasgow, 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills ; That in the case Barrhead and 
of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct por foe 
Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househill and (Branches to 
Hurlet) Bill, the several Documents required by Thornliebank, 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April Hurkt) Bill 
last, had been produced before them, and verified ; 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed toa Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Commit- Glasgow, 
tee on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom ney ig 
several Petitions against the, Bills comprised in yect Railway 
the said Group were referred; That in the case (Branches to 
of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct ga 
Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, Househill and Yuriet) Bill. 
Hurlet) Bill. they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills, and that they 
had altered the preamble of the said Bill by striking 
out the part thereof applicable to the proposed 
Branch to Hurlet, which they considered inexpe- 
dient; and that they had examined the allegations 

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contained in the preamble of the Bill, as amended, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

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





Caledonian Petitions from Dumbarton (Chairman) ; and, 
and Dumbat- §¢irling (Chairman); praying that the Caledonian 
tonshire Junc- 


tion Railway and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill may 
Bill. pass into a law,—were presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aaminster (Chairman) ; and, 
Honiton ; praying that the Exeter, Yeovil and Dor- 
chester Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway 
Bill. 


Yeovil Mar- Three Petitions from Yeovil; praying that the 

a Fait’ Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill may pass into a law, 

, —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table, 


Bury Water- 
works Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and bo- 
rough of Bury, and the townships of Walmersley- 
cum-Shuttleworth, Bury and Elton, all in the 
parish of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, praying 
that the Bury Waterworks Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Caledonian 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 
Railway 


Jaledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) 
(Glasgow - : , 
‘Termini and Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
Branches) Bill. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hawes ; Skipton ; —— Ask- 
rigg ;—— Caperby and other places ;—— Gargrave ; 
——Carlton Highdale ;——Bedale ; ——- Masham 
and East Witton ;——Hunton ; —— Leyburn and 





Lancashire 
and North 
Yorkshire 
Railway Bill. 








other places ;—— Catterick ;——-Burton and other 
places ;——-Middleham ;——Carlton ; Bishop- 
dale and other places ;——-Newton ;—-—-and, Rich- 


mond ; praying that the Lancashire and North York- 
shire Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Huddersfield Petitions from Cumberworth ; —— Cawthorne ; 
and Sheffield =—— Lindley ; —— Milnsbridge ; —— Landowners 
Junction Rail- 


and others on the line ;——-Paddock ;—— Almond- 
bury ;—— Deighton ; Honley ; Longwood ; 
—— New Mill; Farnley ;—— Thurstonland ; 
—— Huddersfield ;--— Clayton West ;——Shepley ; 
—— Meltham ; Darton ;—— High Hoyland; 
—— Holmfirth ; —— Sheepbridge ; —— Marsden ; 
—— Shelley : Bargh ; Lockwood ; and, 
Armitage Bridge ; praying that the Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield Branch) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


way (Darfield 
Branch) Bill. 























Ambergate, 
Nottingham 
and Boston 


Railway Bill. 








Petitions from Swineshead ; 
Grantham (three Petitions) ; Wigtoft ;—— Bos- 
ton ; Billingborough ; —— Sleaford (two Peti- 
tions) ;--—Shkirbeck ; —— Wyberton ; —-— Notting- 
ham ;——Birthorpe ; —— Horbling ; —— Kirton ; 
—— Bingham ;—— Bicker ; —— and, Frampton ; 
praying that the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bottesford ; 








East and West 
Yorkshire 
Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


Petitions from Pool; York; Skipton; 
Otley ;——and, High and Low Harrogate; praying 
that the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








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A. 1846. 


Petitions from Messingham and Scotter; Bur- Hull and Li. 
ton-upon-Stather ;—-—and, Ashby and other places ; ©oln Direct 
praying that the Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway Railway Bill 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Proprietors, Tenants of land and North Britis, 
Inhabitants of that part of the county of Cumberland Railway 
through which the line of Railway thereinafter cee 
mentioned runs, and who will be especially bene- 
fited by it, praying that the North British Railway 
(Carlisle Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- London, sais. 
gesses, of the borough of New Sarum, praying that &gt;ury and Yeo. 
the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- Mb te 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and om 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- sutton Huy. 
cillors of the borough of Plymouth, praying that bour and 
the Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth) Bill ma paar 9 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Preston ; Fleetwood and other Fleetwood, 
places ; ——- Landowners, Lessees, Occupiers and Preston and 
Residents on the line of Railway thereinafter men- bet at 
tioned ;——and, Clitheroe ; praying that the Fleet- Railway Bill. 
wood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 




















Petitions from Nuneaton ;—— Wednesbury ;—— Trent Valley, 
Atherstone ; — Burton-upon- Trent ;—— Marquess Midlands and 
of Anglesey; Dudley ; Tamworth ; West- py eas 
bromwich ; South Staffordshire ;—-— Wolver- Bill. 
hampton ; —— Bedworth ; —— Tipton ; Lich- 





field; —— and, Alrewas; praying that the Trent 
Valley, Midlands and Grand Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hutton; Stohesley ; Mid- Leeds and 
dlesborough ;—— Redcar ;—— Yarm; Stockton ; Thirst &lt;— 
— Hartlepool ;——and, Guisbrough ; praying that bn Aa 
the Leeds and Thirsk Railway North Eastern Exten- tension (Wath 
sion (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill may pass into a law, —_— 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon“ 
the Table. 














Petitions from Dumbarton ;——Bonhill; Al- Forth and 
exandria ;——and, Renton; praying that the Forth re. sai 
and Clyde Junction Railway Bill may pass into apa 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 





A Petition of eight of the Trustees of Saint Ann’s Manchester 
Schools in Manchester, in the county palatine of Markets Bil 
Lancaster, praying that the Manchester Markets 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Petitions of Ratepayers and Burgesses of the 
Municipal borough of Manchester, in the county of 
Lancaster ;——and, Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of 
houses, buildings and property in the borough of 
Manchester, intended to be taken under the powers 
contained in the Bill thereinafter mentioned; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain: parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 

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counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


clasgow Mu- _—- Petitions of Trustees of the Statute Labour Roads 
nicipal, Police in the Barony parish of Glasgow, and county of 
rg Lanark ; —-— William Stewart, of Kennyhill and 

Haghill, Walter and Robert Stewart, Distillers, at 

Kennyhiil ; George Todd, of Easter Haghill ; 
David Napier, lronmaster, at Parkhead ;—— 
Lyon and Lawson, Engineers, Camlachie ; Al- 
exander Hart, Farmer, at Carntyne ;——Charles 
Gray, Farmer, at Carntyne, and others, Proprietors 
or Lessees of lands or property in the vicinity of 
Glasgow ;—— and, the Reverend John Hamilton 
Gray, of Carntyne, and Robert Gray and Com- 
pany, of Westmuir Colliery, both in the barony pa- 
rish of Glasgow, and county of Lanark; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow 
Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 











Surrey Grand 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Incorporated National Society for 
promoting the Education of the Children of the Poor 
inthe principles of the Established Church throughout 
England and Wales, and of the Reverend Thomas 
Jackson, Clerk, and Principal of the Training College 
and Lecturer of the parish church of Battersea, in 
the county of Surrey ;——London and Birmingham 
Railway Company ; John Stunt, of Stockwell 
Common in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, 
Freeholder of land situate at Fulham, in the county 
of Middlesex ;——-Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the county 
of Surrey, to the Ravensbourne, in the county of 
Kent ;——and, the London and South Western Rail- 
way Company; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Surrey Grand Junction Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 





Petitions. 

tel Petitions of Farmers, Agriculturists and others 

Bill, frequenting the Markets and Fairs of Yeovil, in the 
county of Somerset ;——and, Inhabitants of the 
borough town and parish of Yeovil, in the county of 
Somerset ; praying that the Yeovil Markets and 
Fairs Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

Cameron's Petitions of the Mayor of Swansea, and others ;—-- 

eae Company of Proprietors of the Oystermouth Rail- 


and Swansea Way, or ‘Tramroad Company ;—Charles Henry Smith, 
ae Loughor and others; and, Company of Proprietors of the 
Iway Bill. Penclawdd Canal and Railway, or Tramroad Com- 
pany; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Cameron’s Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swanseaand 

Loughor Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Gecle and A Petition of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron, 
sg Esquire, taking notice of the application for leave 


to bring in the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill ; 
Vou. 101, 


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623 


and praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of such Bill, was 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, of James- Oxford, 
street, in the city of Westminster, Knight, and John Coventry and 
Meredith, of Leamington Priors, in the county of eg al 
Warwick, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, tion Railway 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Bill. 
tain parts of the Oxford, Coventry and Burton-on- 

Trent Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Jonathan Kendal, and others ;—— Grand Union 
and, Edward Brown, and others; praying that Railway Bill. 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Grand Union Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Edward Brown, and others ;—— Ambergate, 
and, John Kendal, and others; praying that they Nottingham 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Railway Bill 
agents, against certain parts of the Ambergate, Not- 
tingham and Boston Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of John Wilson, of Chester-le-Street, Newcastle and 
in the county of Durham, Esquire, praying that he Darlington | 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, ws ed om 
against certain parts of the ewcastle and Darling- ont Gander 
ton Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland land Railway 
Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and penne 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. Purchase and 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Branches) Bill. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilson, of Chester-le-Street, Wear Dock 
in the county of Durham, Esquire, praying that he Railway Bill. 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Wear Dock Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Comunittee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Edinburgh 
gesses of the borough of Berwich-upon-Tweed, tema 
praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway yon ona 
and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction Bill may Clyde Naviga- 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, — Junction 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the” 


Bill. 


A Petition of George Augustus Huddart, of Bryn- Worcester and 
kir Hall, near Tremadoc, in the county of Carnarvon, Porthdynllaen 
. -.” Railway Bill 
4x4 Esquire, 








624 


Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Worcester 
and Porthdynilaen Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 
Newport, A Petition of the Reverend William Powell, Vicar 
ry es | of Ragland, in the county of Monmouth, Clerk, 
Railway Bil. praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agents, againt certain parts of the Newport, Aber- 
gavenny and Hereford Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company 
ee 4 and the Glasgow, Garnhirk and Coatbridge Railway 
Kirkintilloch, Company ;. praying that they may be heard, by 
Ballochney themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
= —. parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monkland and 
Function Bil, Kirkintilloch, Ballochney and Slamannan Railways 
Junction Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
and Glasgow the Clydesdale Junction Railway Company, and the 
— bia Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Com- 
Railways pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
Junction Bill. selyes, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wishaw and 
Coltness Railways Junction Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Monkland and =A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company 
Kirkintilloch 


Railway Bul, 2d of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Rail- 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


-_—_ Midland =A Petition of Benjamin Forester Scott, of Park- 
Railway : 


(Northampton 8¢7eet, Westminster, complaining that the Special 
and Bedford Report from the Committee on the South Midland 
Lines) Bill Railway (Northampton and Bedford Lines) Bill, 
pursuant to the Instruction of the 30th of April 
last, is incorrect ; and praying that the said Report 
may be referred back to the said Committee, and 
that in the mean time all further Proceedings with 
respect to the said Bill may be stayed ; and that 
the Petitioner may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, in support of the allegations of his Peti- 
tion, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit, and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petilion. 


4° Maiz. 





A 1846. 


A Petition of Chemists and Druggists of the bo- stockport 
rough of Stockport, in the several counties of Chester Improvement 
and Lancaster, praying that the Stockport Improve- 3 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend William Field, of Rugby, 
Leam, in the borough of Warwick, praying that he Leamington 
“nt : and Warwick 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Raitway Bil, 
against certain parts of the Rugby, Leamington and 
Warwick Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Liverpool, 
repairing the Road from Crossford Bridge, in the Warrington, 
County Palatine of Lancaster, to Altrincham, in the a ‘ 
County of Chester, taking notice of the application Direct Ral. 
for leave to bring in the Liverpool, Warrington, way. 
Manchester and Stockport Direct Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of James Hutchinson, of Woodbank, Lancashire 
near Bury, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire ;—— _e 
Elizabeth Rothwell, of Great Bolton, in the county ~~ 
of Lancaster, Spinster ;—— George Millington, of 
Edgworth, in the county of Lancaster, Calico Printer ; 
——Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough 
of Manchester ;——and, Robert Millington, of Ord- 
sall House, near Retford, in the county of Notting- 
ham, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Lancashire Waterworks Bill, — were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Charles Leach, of Lower Homerton, East and West 
in the county of Middlesex, and of Castle-court, India Docks 
Lawrence-lane, in the city of London, Warehouseman ; ee 
——and, Thomas Cubitt, of Eaton-place, Pimlico, in Railway Bill. 
the county of Middlesex, Builder ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the East and West India 
Docks, and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Halford Adcoch, of the borough of Midland Rail- 
Leicester, Gentleman, James Mellor, of Willenhall, parE secon 
in the county of Warwick, Esquire, and Mary, his poe ‘Alteration 
Wife, William Weston Stretton, of Dane's Hill House, and Branches) 
in the said borough of Leicester, Gentleman, and Bill. 
Edward Watson Smyth, of West Cottage, in the 
said borough of Leicester, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Midland Railway (Lei- 
cester and Swannington Alteration and Branches) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition 








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Wilts, Somer- 
set and Wey- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Liverpool 
Paving, 
Sewering and 
Watering Bill. 


Airdrie and 
Coatbridge 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Edinburgh, 
Leith and 
Granton 
Railway (Ex- 
tension and 
Branches) Bill. 


Lighthouses. 


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


John Dillon. 


Stockbrokers 
(Ireland.) 





9 VicroriZ. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Shaftes- 
bury and Gillingham, with the contiguous parishes 
in the county of Dorset, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the. Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace of the borough 
of Liverpool, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool Paving, Sewering and Water- 
ing Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilson, junior, Provost of the 
burgh of Airdrie, praying that the Airdrie and Coat- 
bridge Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors of property in Great 
Junction-street, Giles-street and Saint Andrew’s- 
street, all in the parish of South Leith and town of 
Leithrespectively thereinafter mentioned, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh, Leith 
and Granton Railway (Extension and Branches) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions from Glasgow ; and, Whitby; pray- 
ing the House to carry into effect the recommenda- 
tions contained in the Report of the Select Committee 
on Lighthouses, in the last Session of Parliament, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





Petitions from Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union ; 
and, Asfordby; praying that the Poor Removal 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of John Dillon, praying for inquiry 
into the circumstances set forth in his Petition, 
presented to the House on the 16th day of June 
1836, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Committee and 
Society of the Stock Exchange, Dublin, stating that 
the Petitioner has read with much regret and surprise 
a Petition of certain persons trading in the city 
of Dublin, as merchants and shopkeepers, and who 
have lately acted as a self-constituted body in the 
character of brokers for the sale and purchase of 
Railway and other similar shares, in Dublin, in 
which Petition the said persons complain of certain 
privileges enjoyed by the licensed Stockbrokers of 
Dublin, by virtue of the licenses granted by the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, in pursuance of the 
Acts 39 Geo. 3, c. 60, and 56 Geo. 3, c. 98, s. 15; 
and praying the House to take his suggestions into 
consideration, and to reject the prayer of the Petition 
so presented to the House, and thus allow to remain 


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625 


unaltered the present law affecting Stockbrokers in 
Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Members and Adherents of the Free Free Church 
Church Congregation, Paisley, stating that many (Scotland. 
congregations of professing Christians are now pre- 

vented from building churches by the refusal of the 
proprietors of land to grant sites in any suitable 

places, or on any terms, for that purpose ; and pray- 

the House to devise means for enabling such con- 
gregations to rent or purchase ground, on reasonable 
conditions, for the erecting of buildings for the wor- 

ship of God, and to pass a Bill for compensating 
proprietors, and securing accommodation to congre- 

gations in such circumstances, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Heritors, Commissioners of Supply, Customs and 
Justices of the Peace and Electors in the united Corn Importa- 
counties of Ross and Cromarty, praying the House "™ 

to reject the proposed measures relative to Customs 

and Corn Importation, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Stranraer;——— and, Arbroath; 

praying the House to pass the said proposed mea- 
sures,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Thirty-four Petitions from Rochdale; praying for Corn Laws. 
the repeal of the Corn Laws, were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Amlwch;——and, Blairgowrie ; Lord’s Day. 
praying the House to pass measures for greatly re- 
stricting or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicat- 
ing liquors on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rural Deanery of Pontesbury ;—— Saint Asaph 
Rural Deanery of Clun ; —— Ludlow ;—— Rural = Bangor 
Deanery of Stottesdon ; Deanery of Burford ;~°°"™ 
Llanystymdwy ; -— and, Deanery of New- 
bury ; praying the House to take into considera- 
tion, with a view to its enactment, any Bill that 
may be introduced for preventing the union of the 
sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same 
time providing for the immediate appointment of a 
Bishop to the newly-erected see of Manchester,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








Petitions from Wisbech Union ;——and, Cuckfield; Rating of 
praying that the owners of small tenements may be Tenements. 
rated to the poor rates in lieu of occupiers,—were 
ogg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Chudleigh ;——Clayton Green; Roman Catho- 
——and, Darlington; praying that the Roman Ca- lic Relief Bill 
tholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Playden; Evesham Union ; Lunatics Acts. 
Lanbaddock ; —— Langeview ; —— Rumney ; 
and, Coniscliffe; praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from Chelsea ;——Downham Market ; Militia. 
——Forton and Gosport ;——Devizes ;——Great 
Berkhampstead and Northchurch;——and, Hilgay ; 
praying the House not to sanction any measure for 





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Poor Law. 


Robert Riely. 


Barony of 
Clanwilliam. 


Viscount 
Hardinge. 


Lord Gough. 


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the enrolment of the Militia,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command—Copy of the Twelfth Annual Report of 
the Poor Law Commissioners, with Appendices. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Return of the Total 
Amount of Public Money (whether derived from 
local Funds, or from Funds voted by Parliament) 
which has been paid for Services as a Crown Witness, 
or for other Services, to a man named Robert Riely, 
alias George Riely, alias Robert Alexander, alias 
George Rowan, alias Hugh O’ Neill, who was sen- 
tenced to transportation, as a vagrant, at the late 
Spring Assizes for the County of Tyrone; specify- 
ing the Service for which such Money has been 
paid ; the Department and Public Officer by whom 
such payments have been made, and the period of 
time during which such payments took place. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented—Return to 
an Order dated the 2d day of April last, for Returns 
of the Number of Petty Sessions held in the Court 
House of Limerick, for that portion of the Barony 
of Clanwilliam comprising the Old Liberties in the 
County of Limerick; specifying the Names of the 
Justices, and the Dates of the Sessions at which 
they respectively presided, and the Names of Per- 
sons to whom Cross Summonses or Cross Informa- 
tions were granted or refused at said Sessions, speci- 
fying the Date of such Decisions ; including the 
period during the 1st day of January 1845 and 
the 1st day of January 1846. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of Her Majesty’s Most 
gracious Message of Tuesday last, recommending 
the adoption of such measures as may enable Her 
Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour upon 
Henry Viscount Hardinge. 


(In the Committee.) 


Queen’s Message (28th April) read. 

Resolved, That the annual sum of £.3,000 be 
granted to Her Majesty, out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, the said Annuity to commence from the 
28th day of April 1846, and to be settled in the 
most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant-General 
Henry Viscount Hardinge, and the two next sur- 
viving heirs male of the body of the said Henry 
Viscount Hardinge. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of Her Majesty’s Most 
gracious Message of Tuesday last, recommending 
the adoption of such measures as may enable Her 
Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour upon 
Hugh Lord Gough. 


(In the Committee.) 


Queen’s Message (28th April) read. 

Resolved, That the annual sum of £.2,000 be 
granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, the said Annuity to commence from the 
28th day of April 1846, and to be settled in the 
most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant-General 


A. 1846. 


Hugh Lord Gough, and the two next surviving heirs 
male of the body of the said Hugh Lord Gough. 


Resolution to be reported. 





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


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


habitants of Hinton and its vicinity, county Durham, 
New South Wales ; Members of Council, Magis- 
trates, Landholders and other Inhabitants of the 
colony of Mew South Wales ; Inhabitants of the 
district of Patrick’s-plains, Hunter River, in the 
colonyof New South Wales ;——Inhabitants of Pa- 
terson and William Rivers, in New South Wales; —-— 
Free Inhabitants of the district of Dungog, in the 
colony of New South Wales ;——Inhabitants of the 
district of Hawkesbury, in the colony of New South 
Wales :——Inhabitants of the city of Sydney, in the 
colony of New South Wales, and others ;——and, 
Landholders, Merchants, Agriculturists and other 
Colonists of Van Diemen’s Land; praying the 
House to admit wheat, maize and flour, the pro- 
duce of Australia, into the United Kingdom on the 
same terms as wheat, maize and flour, the produce 
of Canada,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave 
the Chair ; , 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved into the 
said Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°, to be read 2°, Paragraph by Para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair- 
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Lord George Bentinck, . 
Yeas, Mr. Borthwick : } saat 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: } _—_ 
Ciavuse No.1. (New Duties to be paid on all 
corn, grain, meal and flour already or hereafter to 
be imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of 
Man, from parts beyond the seas, until 1st February 
1849). 
Amendment made. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair- 
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the { Lord George Bentinck, 


Yeas, Mr. Philip Bennett : aa 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, } 166 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ‘ 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Chairman do now leave the Chair:—Motion, by 
leave, withdrawn. 








Another 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the HZunter River Australian 
district, in the colony of New South Wales ;——In- Corn, &amp;c. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Corn Importa- 
mittee on the Corn [Importation Bill ; tion Bill. 


























9 VicTrorizZ. 4°__ 5° 


Another Amendment made. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 5° die Maii, 1846: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Highways Bill. The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Highways Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Poot Removal The Poor Removal Bill was, according to Order, 

Bill. read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 

Customs The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Duties Bill. ; 


mittee on the Customs Duties Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Polling-places 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
(Ireland) Bill. 


further Proceeding upon the Report of the Polling- 
places (Ire/and) Bill :—The House resumed the said 
further Proceeding. 

A Clause (In division of Voters under any one 
letter to compel all Voters who shall have the same 
surname to poll in the same place of polling), was 
twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 

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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 





Marz. 627 


through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

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


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Railway warwickshire 
from the London and Birmingham Railway, in the and London 
Parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the County of War- Railway 
wick, to the Birmingham and Glloucester Railway, oe 
in the Parish of Ashchurch, in the County of Glou- Line) Bill. 
cester: And the same was read the first time; and 


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Malton and 
Group No. 36, of Railway Bills ; That in the case ——— —_ 
of the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Bill, way Bill wl 
the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee London and 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Birmingham 
ae : . -_ Railway(New 

complaining of non-compliance with the Standing port Pagnell 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for additional Branch) Bill. 
provision in the London and Birmingham Railway 
(Newport Pagnell Branch) Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as no notices were published in Three 
successive weeks in the months of October and No- 
vember last, nor either of them, in the London Ga- 
zette, nor in any newspaper of the counties in which 
the lands to which the said Bill relates are situate, 
nor were any notices given in any gazette or news- 
paper at any time whatever; also inasmuch as no 
application in writing was given to the Grand Junc- 
tion Canal Company on or before the 31st day of 
December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Joint Stock 





Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Rating of 
es to provide that the Owners of Tenements of small 
annual value shall be assessed to the Rate for the 
Relief of the Poor and the Highway Rate, in place 
of the Occupiers: And that Mr. Waddington and 
Mr. Alliz do prepare, and bring it in. 

Members, A Motion was made, and Question was proposed, 
That Mr. Charles Buller have leave to attend as 
Counsel beforethe House of Lords, in the case of the 
Bolton Waterworks Bill:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Rating of 
Tenements 
Bill. 


Mr. Waddington presented a Bill to provide that 
the Owners of Tenements of small Annual Value 
shall be assessed to the Rate for the Relief of the 
Poor and the Highway Rate, in place of the Oc- 
cupiers: And the same was read thie first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day the 13th day of this instant May; and to be 
printed. 


No. 261. 


Newcastle and 
arlington 
Junction Rail- 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway ( Thirsk 


way (Thirsk and Malton Branches) Bill; That they had in- 
and Malton 


Branches) Bill. 


quired into the several matters required by the 

Standing Orders on Railway Bills, and that the 

Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 

and found the same to be true; and had gone 
Vo. 191. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) 


a Return of the Joint Stock Companies which have Companies. 
been registered (provisionally or otherwise) under 

_ the Provisions of the Act 7 and 8 Vic.,c.110; stating 

'ina tabular form the Style, Title and Business of 

ithe Company, the Date of its Formation or Esta- 

| blishment, the Date of Registration, the Names of 

the present Directors, the Nominal Amount of Ca- 

pital, the Amount paid up, the Amount borrowed 

under Act of Parliament, with the Title of such Act. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of further Correspond- 
ence between Lord Stanley and Governor Fitz Roy, 
and Lieutenant-Governor Grey, relative to New 
Zealand. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this * 0a as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Game Laws. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all Inquests held by the Coroners 

|of England and Wales, upon the Bodies of Game- 
| keepers, and the Verdicts of the Juries :—And, of 
the Number of Persons convicted of any Offences 
against the Game Laws, at any Petty Sessions, 
Quarter Sessions or Assizes, specifying the Penalties 
or Punishments inflicted, and in which County and 
upon whose Property the Offences were committed 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 390, 
of Session 1844), 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
42 Her 











North 
Gravesend 
Railway Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


New Zealand, 


Poor Law 
Unions 
{Ireland.) 


No, 262. 


Canada. 
No. 263. 


Hong Kong. 
No. 264. 


Ramsgate 
Harbour. 


Poor Law 


Able-bodied 
Paupers. 


628 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


.Petitions of John Scrafton Thompson, of Ilford, 
in the county of Essex, Esquire ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the town of Barking, in the county of Essez, 
and Occupiers of land and rated Inhabitants in the 
said parish; praying that they may be heard, by | 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | 
Noith Gravesend Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against'the said Petitions. 





Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 8th, 28th, 29th and 
30th days of April last, and the 1st day of this 
instant May (That Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House), had 
been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her Ma- 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of Correspond- 
ence between Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Colonies and the New Zealand Company, re- 
lative to a Loan from the Public in aid of the Com- 
pany’s Funds. 

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





Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor Law 
Unions (Jreland), which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Canada, which 
was presented upon Friday las t,be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return reiative to Hong Kong, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


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And then the House, having continued to sit | 
till a quarter of an hour after One of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till) 
this day. 











} 
Martis, 5° die Mati ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. | 


PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Shadwell, from the Trustees of the Royal | 
Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at, 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an | 
Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Revenue and | 
Expenditure of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate | 
Trust, for the year ending 24th June 1845 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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

Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law| 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar | 


Maz. A. 1846. 


and Wales, in each of the weeks in January 1845 
and January 1846; distinguishing those receiving 
In-door and Out-door Relief :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Clyde Dock 
Third Reading of the ingrossed Bill for enabling the 2%4 Harbour 


Parliamentary Trustees on the River Clyde and _ 


Harbour of Glasgow to acquire a Portion of the Lands 
of Stobcross and adjacent Grounds, and to construct 
thereon a Wet Dock or Tidal Basin, with certain 
additional Wharfs, and other Works, be now re- 
sumed ;—The House accordingly resumed the said 
further Proceeding. 

And the Amendments proposed upon the 27th 
day of April last, with the exception of those pro- 

osed to Clauses 27 and 34, were agreed to. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill do pass ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be inade to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ further Proceeding upon the Third Reading 
“ of the said Bill be adjourned till Tuesday the 
* 19th day of this instant May,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Oswald do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Saint Austell 
Saint Austell Small Debts (re-committed) Bil] ; Small Debis 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. ™ 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order made upon the 3d day of April last, Preston and 
for referring the Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour Wyre Rail- 
and Dock (New Dock and Railway) Bill to the Yay jarbour 
Committee cf Selection, was read, and discharged. (NewDockand 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. Railway) Bill. 


The Order made upon the 6th day of February Cornwall and 
last, for referring the Petition for the Cornwall and Devon Central 
Devon Central Railway (Hayle, Lelant, Saint tay 
Austell and Bodmin Branches) Bill to the Select Lelant, Saint 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, was read, Austell and 
and discharged. " Bod 


min 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Branches.) 


The Order made upon the 6th day of February Cornwall and 
last, for referring the Petition for the Cornwall and Devon Central 
Devon Central Railway Bill to the Select Committee “"™*” 
on Petitions for Private Bills, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Ashburton, 


the Report on the Ashburton, Newton and South Newton and 


South Devon 


Devon Railway Bill; and the Amendments were jaitway Bill 


read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


sented, pursuant to Orders,—Copies of or Extracts be ingrossed. 


from all Letters from the Poor Law Commissioners 
and the Assistant-Commissioner, from the 22d day 


Places for Mills or other Machinery for the Purpose | 
of grinding Bones and preparing Bone Dust ; like-| 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Gas Stafford New 


of March 1842 to the 7th day of November 1845, | the Town and Borough of Stafford, and the several Gas Bill. 
respecting the erection or alteration of Buildings or | Parishes and Townships of Saint Mary and Saint 


Chad, in Stafford, Castle Church, Hopton .and 
Coton, and Yillington, all inthe county of Stafford, 


wise, Copies of all Orders respecting the employment | was read the third time. 


of Vagrants and Paupers in pounding or grinding 
Bones. 


A Return of the Number of able-bodied Paupers 


And an ingrossed Clause being offered to be added 


to the Bill; 


Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 


receiving Reliefin the Poor Law Unions of England | Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Viscount 

















9 VicToRIz. 


GreatGrimsby Viscount Duncan reported from the Committee on 


and Sheffield Group No. 34, of Railway Bills; That inthe case of 
iutway the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Extension Extension (No. 2.) Bill, the several Documents re- 


(No. 2.) Bil. Quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


scottish Mid- — Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee on 

a Group No. 6, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of 

hallway ©" the Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill, the 

several Documents required by the Order of the 

House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


surrey Grand The Order made upon the 8th day of April last, 
Junction for referring the Surrey Grand Junction Railway 
Railway Bill. Bill to the Committee of Selection, was read, and 

discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Derbyshire, The Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
ee Junction Railway Bill was read a second time; and 
tershire Junc- committed. 


tion Railway = Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

Bill mittee of Selection. 

— Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
, 


(Twenty-third ON Public Petitions; That they had examined the 


Report.) Petitions presented upon the 30th day of April last, 
and the 1st day of this instant May, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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

Birkenhead The Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway Bill 

my was read a second time; and committed. 

a Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Birkenhead The Birkenhead Small Debts Bill was, according 

Small Debts 


Bill. to Order, read a second time, and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bury Improve- 


nent (No. 2.) Mr. Walker presented a Bill for better lighting, 
Mu, 


paving, cleansing, watching, regulating and improv- 
ing the Borough of Bury, and the Environs thereof, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for im- 
proving the Sewerage and Drainage thereof, and 
for otherwise promoting the Health and Convenience 
of the Inhabitants ; And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Great Western The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Tulwarntge the Report on the Great Western and Uxbridge 
’ Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Great Western The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railwey Bill” the Report onthe Great Western and Wycombe 
’ Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 

agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Miabergh Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee 
ai — on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
(Strathearn Of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Strathearn 
pauistion) Deviation) Bill, the several Documents required by 


the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
Jast, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills ; That in the case — 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunferm- et A 
line Branch) Bill, the several Documents required Branch) Bill. 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birmingham 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Cemetery Bill. 
intituled, An Act for establishing a Cemetery at 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick; and the 
same wereread, as follow : 

Pr. 40. 1. 7. After “aforesaid” insert “ or of this 
“ Act.” 
Pr. 40. 1. 9, Leave out “the” and insert “ any,” 
and in the same line leave out “ of” and insert “ not 
“ exceeding.” 
Pr. 40. 1, 22. After “ any” insert “common or : 
open,” and in the same line after “ grave ” insert 
or ground in which a corpse has been.” 
Pr, 40. 1, 23. Leave out “ occupied” and insert 
“ interred.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships 


« 


‘ce 


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on Sheffield, Ash- 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of ton-under- 
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester —— 
Railway (Barnsley Branch) Bill, the several Docu- Railway 
ments required by the Order of the House of the (Barnsley | 
30th day of April last, had been produced before PT™¢) Bill. 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered. That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on Sheffield, 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of Rotherham, 
the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Wakeficld, 
Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill, the several Huddersfield 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 0 cosy 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced be- “ ”*” ™ 
fore them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that 
the Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 
the Report on the London and Brighton Railway Raieay: 
(Wandsworth Branch) Bill; and the Amendments (Wandsworth 
were read, and agreed to. Branch) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Edinburgh Water- 5*lection. 
works Bill; the Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks 
Bill; the Edinburgh Paving Bill; and, the South 
Leith Church Bill, to the same Committee. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for making a Rail- South York- 
way from the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Spire Coal 
Manchester Railway, in the Parish of Penistone, in Canal Bil 
the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the Township of 
Bentley with Arksey, in the same Riding, with 
Branches therefrom, and for uniting the said Under- 
taking with the Dearne and Dove Canal, the Barns- 
ley Canal Navigation, and the Navigation of the 
River Dun, to be called The South Yorkshire Coal 
Railway and Canal: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time, 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for making a Rail- Goole and 
way from or near to Goole, in the West Riding of pa 
the County of York, to Doncaster and Warmsworth, . 
in the Parish of Warmsworth, in the said West 

4L3 Riding, 





Windsor, 
Slough and 


Staines Atmo- 


spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


Windsor, 
Slough and 


Staines Atmoe 


spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


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Riding, together with a Branch Railway therefrom 
to Whitgift, to be called The Goole and Doncaster 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 20, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of 
the Windsor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Rail- 
way Bill, the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 20, of Railway Bills; That the Par- 
ties promoting the Windsor, Slough and Staines 
Atmospheric Railway Bill had stated to the Com- 


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mittee that the evidence of George Treacher, of 
Twyford, Berks, and Charles Tull, of New Wind- 
sor Lock, Berks, was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the above-named persons, but that their 
attendance could not be procured without the inter- 
vention of the House, he had been instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That they be 
ordered to attend the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That George Treacher and Charles Tull 
do attend the said Committee To-morrow. 


Helensburgh 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and maintaining 
Harbour Bill. . 


the Port and Harbour of Helensburgh, in the County 
of Dumbarton, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Smollett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ticlensburgh An ingrossed Bill for extending the Limits of the 
Extension and Burgh of Helensburgh, in the County of Dumbarton, 
Police Bill. for lighting and cleansing the same, for establishing 
or lighting and cleansing \ g 
a Police therein, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Smollett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bilston Gas 
Light and 
Coke Bill. 


Colonel Pennant reported from the Committee on 
the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Bill, and to whom 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Pe- 
tition, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill; and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


— Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
athgate “g 


Junction Rail- Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
way Bill. of the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway Bill, 
the several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 
and Bathgate 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; 'That in the case 
of the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill, the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders several Resolutions ; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland Midlang 
Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) Pe- Railway 
tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Ca sham 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with Railway, ” 
their Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Whitehaven Whitchavey 
and Furness Junction Railway Petition, the Stand- oe 


ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Railway. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the East and East and Weg, 
West of England Junction Railway Petition, the °f Pnsland 


; ° : Juncti 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Railway. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Launceston Launceston 
and South Devon Railway (No. 2.) Petition, the 2%4 South 


Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. wie 2) 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Birkenhead Birkenheag 
and Holyhead Junction Railway Petition, the Stand- "4 Holyhead 


: cs : : : Juncti 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Railway. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Bristol and Bristol ana 

Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Petition, the Birmingham 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That (Bath Line) 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, 
on abandoning that portion of their line, the Plans 

and Sections of which have not been deposited with 

the Clerk of the parish of Swainswick. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the London, London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway (Salisbury Salisbury and 
to Yeovil) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to oe 
be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to duis” 
proceed with their Bill, on the insertion of a Clause to Yeovil.) 
restraining them from taking any land from a field 
No. 2, in the parish of Sutton Bingham, to the ter- 
mination of the line, as shown on the Plan. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Stirlingshire gtirtingshire 
Midland Junction Railway Petition for additional Midland June. 
provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- Ro; aay 
pensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to intro- 
duce such additional provision, on proving to the 
Committee on the Bill the consent of the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Company. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, Glasgow, 
Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Petition for addi- tag and 

: as * arlisle Rail- 
tional provision, the Standing Orders ought to be way Bill. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to in- 
troduce such additional provision, on proving to the 
Committee on the Bill the consent of the Glasgow, 

Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Rent At- Kent Atmo- 
mospheric Railway Petition for additional provision, *Pheti¢ Rail: 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ~™” 
That the Parties be permitted to introduce such ad- 
ditional provision, on proving before the Committee 
on the Bill the assents of all the owners, lessees and 
occupiers on the line of the proposed deviation. 

That the Committees on this and the four prece- 
ding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with ; and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 


shire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon 404 London 

Line) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be (worcester 

dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to and Weedon 

proceed with their Bill. ened 
The first, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and 

eleventh Resolutions of the Committee, being read a 

second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bristol onl 
of the Petition for the Bristol and Birmingham eeilway (Bath 
Railway (Bath Line) Bill, which was this day Line) Bill. 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


making a Railway from the Bristol and Gloucester 








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Railway, at Mangotsfield, to Bath: And that Mr. 
Hudson and Mr. Phillpotts do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Warwickshire and London 
Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line) Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from or near the City of Wor- 
cester to the London and Birmingham Railway, in 
the Parish of Weedon, ia the County of Northamp- 
ton, with a Branch to A/cester, in the County of 
Warwick: And that Sir Charles Douglas and Mr. 
Dugdale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Warwickshire 
and London 
Railway 
(Worcester 
and Weedon 
Line) Bill. 


Midland The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
eee am Of the Petition for the Midland Railway (Nottingham 
Ce Macsficld and Mansfield Railway) Bill, which was this day 
Railway) Bill. made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
a Railway from Nottingham to Mansfield, with 
Branches therefrom: And that Sir John Trollope, 
Mr. Hudson and Mr. Mundy do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Stirlingshire The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Midland June- of the Petition for additional provision in the Stir- 
om Railway Jingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 

being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Mr. Miles reported from the Committee on Group 
ver Ceth No. 43, of Railway Bills; That the Parties pro- 
Eastern Ex- moting the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (North 
tension)(Wath Eastern Extension) (Wath to Hartlepool) Bill, 
———— had stated to the Committee that the evidence 

; of John MacKenzie, Coliector of Customs, was es- 
sential in order to enable them to establish their 
case before the Committee; and it having been 
proved that application had been made to the above- 
named John MacKenzie, but that his attendance 
could not be procured without the intervention of 
the House, he had been instructed by the Committee 
to move the House, That he be ordered to attend 
the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That the said John MacKenzie do attend 
the said Committee forthwith. 


Leeds and 
Thirsk Rail- 


soho West Mr. Miles reported from the Committee on Group 

Junction No. 43, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the 

railway Bill, East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill, 
the several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


aot Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 
» chester on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills ; That in the case | P 
andNewcastle- 


upon-Tyne Of the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- 
Junction Rail- Tyne Junction Railway Bill, the several Documents 
“ay Bill. required by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lancashire Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 
Soleaeee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
Railway By, Of the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, 


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the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Promoters, 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- Liverpool, 
mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That Manchester 
the Parties promoting the Liverpool, Manchester = — 
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Bill Junction 
had stated to the Committee that the evidence of Railway Bill. 
John Bramley Moore, Chairman of the Liverpool 
Dock Company, was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Commit- 
tee; and it having been proved that application had 
been made to the above-named party, but that his 
attendance could not be procured without the inter- 
vention of the House, he had been instructed by the 
Committee to move the House, That the said John 
Bramley Moore be ordered to attend the said Com- 
mittee To-morrow, at Twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That John. Bramley Moore, Esquire, do 
attend the said Committee To-morrow, at Twelve 
of the clock. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the Furness 
Furness Railway Company to extend their Line to R«ilway os 
Broughton and to Ulverstone, and to make certain “""°”* — 
Branches therefrom, and to amend the Act relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered tv be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Ballyshannon 
of the Petition for the Ballyshannon Harbour and aa hg 
Docks Bill, which, upon the 6th day of April last, tliat 
was made from the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing the Ballyshannon Harbour Dock 
and Lough Erne Drainage Company: And that 
Doctor Boyd and Mr. Charles Round do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


_ An ingrossed Bill for constructing and maintain- Glasgow 
ing an Arcade between Argyle-street and Great bo Somme 
Clyde-street, in the City of Glasgow, to be called - 
The Union Arcade, and for altering the Site of an 
intended Foot-passenger Bridge across the Clyde, 
at Glasgow, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


_Ordered, That the Petition of Mrs. Christian Caledonian 

Niven, or Penman, residing in Clyde-terrace, in the Railway 
Gorbals of Glasgow, Relict of the late Andrew ee a 
Penman, Bookseller, in Glasgow, Mrs. Christian Branches) Bill. 
Penman, or Muir, and George Walker Muir, of 
Glasgow, Merchant, her Husband, both residing in 
Clyde-terrace aforesaid, and the said George Walker 
Muir, as Commissioner and Attorney for Andrew 
Perman, of Montego Bay, Baker, which was pre- 
sented upon the 13th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Caledonian Railway( Glasgow Terminiand Branches) 
Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
arts of such Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Mrs. Christian Glasgow 
Niven, or Penman, residing in Clyde-terrace, in the oo 
Gorbals of Glasgow, Relict of the late Andrew ri Bill. 
Penman, Bookseller, in ,Glasgow, Mrs. Christian 
Penman, or Muir, and George Walker Muir, of 
Glasgow, Merchant, her Husband, both residing in 

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Clyde-terrace aforesaid, and the said George Walker 

- Muir, as Commissioner and Attorney for Andrew 
Penman, of Montego Bay, Baker, which was pre- 
sented upon the 13th day of March last, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch, and 
the Lords. 


Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 

Eighteen millions three hundred and eighty thou- 
sand two hundred Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-six : 
Commons A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Inclo- 
{nclosure Bill. sure of certain Lands, in pursuance of the Recom- 
mendation of the Inclosure Commissioners for Eng- 
land and Wales: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing, improving 
and maintaining certain Roads leading from the 
Borough of New Woodstock to Rollright-lane, and 
other Roads connected therewith, in the County of 
Oxford: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to incorporate the Members of the Most hon- 
ourable and Loyal Society of Ancient Britons, com- 
monly called The Welsh Charity School, and to 
enable them the better to carry on their Charitable 
Designs, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Environs of Boston, inthe County of Lincoln, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Midland Great Western Railway of 
Ireland Company to make a Railway from MMul- 
lingar to Athlone; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for making a Railway from Portarlington to the 
Town of Galway; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for vesting certain Undivided Shares in Estates, 
devised by the Will of Joseph Solly, Esquire, de- 
ceased, in Trustees for Sale, and for other Purposes; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for empowering the Tenants for Life, under the Wills 
of Miss Mary Cary and Adam Askew, Esquire, 
deceased, and Trustees during minorities, to grant 
Building Leases, and for other purposes ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enlarge the Powers of leasing the Estates com- 
prised in an Act passed in the eighth and ninth 
years of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen 
Victoria, intituled, An Act to authorize the Sale of 
settled Estates of the Most honourable the Marquis 
of Donegall, in Ireland, in order to pay off Mort- 
gage and other Incumbrances, and for other pur- 
poses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, , 

The Lords do request that this House will be 
pleased to give leave to James Loch, Esquire, a 


Exchequer 
Bills. 

(£. 18,380,200) 
Bill. 


Woodstock 
Roads Bill. 


Welsh Charity 
School Incor- 
poration Bill. 


Boston Water- 
works Bill. 


Midland Great 
Western 
Railway of 
Treland (Mul- 
lingar to 
Galway) Bill. 


Irish Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


Solly’s Estate 
Bill. : 


Askew’s 
Estate Bull. 


Marquis of 
Donegall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
Scotland.) 


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A. 1846. 


Member, to attend their Lordships, to be sworn in 
order to his being examined as a Witness before the 
Select Committee appointed by their Lordships in 
the present Session of Parliament, to inquire into 
the duties, emoluments and present condition of the 
Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland, and the pre- 
sent state of the law as affects them :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer to 
the last part of the said Message by Messengers of 
theirown. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr.Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 
they again withdrew. 


The drish Great Western Railway Bill was read 
the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Fetitions for Private Bills. 


Trish Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


Inclosure 
Commission. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of all Applications tor Inclosures made to 
the Inclosure Commissioners, with the Dates of 
such Applications, and of the Nomination of the 
Assistant Commissiomer to inquire inco the said In- 
closures ; also, the Date of his going down to make 
such Inquiry, and of his reporting to the Commis- 
sioners ; and specifying those named in the Report 
presented by the Commissioners to Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State. 

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


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Sting and 
; - O° &gt; . bd &gt; untermiine 
cil of the royal burgh of Dunfermline, praying that Railw ay Bil. 
the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of the Trades Gorbals— 
House of Glasgow, prayiug that the Gorbals Gra- Gravitation 
DRE : : Water works 
vitation Waterworks Bill may pass into a law, was pi, 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Caddington ;—and Dunstable ; London and 
praying that the London and Birmingham Railway Birmingham 
Saint Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill m: Railway 
( ain ans an ution Branch) Bill may pass (Saint Alban’s 
into a law,——were presented, and read ; and ordered and Luton 
to lie upon the Table. Branch) Bill. 


Petitions of Owners aud Occupiers of land in Yorkshire _ 
the parish of Burneston, in the county of York ;— —. 
and, Owners and Occupiers of land in the parish way Bill; 
of Bedale, in the county of York; praying that and York and 
the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill — 
may pass intoa law; and that the York and Carlisle ~~ 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law,-—were pre- 

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


A Petition of the Preses of the Justices of the Caledonian 
Peace and Commissioners of Supply of the county eo tell 
of Argyll, praying that the Caledonian and Dumbar- tion Railway 
tonshire Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, Bill. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of the Justices of the a = 
Peace and Commissioners of Supply of the county ag Sotel 
of Argyll, praying that the Scottish Grand Junction Bill. 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ;—and, Kirkby; praying Kendal Union 
that the Kendal Union Gas and Water Bill may a andW ater 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com- East and West 
pany, praying that the East and West Yorkshire oa 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, was Raiwey Bill. 
gg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition 











9 VicToRIz. 











Lancashire A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders, Ma- 
and North = nufacturers and others of the town of Liverpool, 
ny Bill and the neighbourhood, poeging seen the Lancashire 
, and North Yorkshire Railway Bill may pass into a | 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
portbury Pier Petitions from Gloucester ; —~— Cardiff ; —— 
aad Railway Bristol ;——and, Newport ; praying that the Port- 
Bill bury Pier and Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Lancashire Petitions from Kirk Hammerton and Moor Monk- 
and Yorkshire ¢oy;——_-Whizley; Goldsbrough;— — Pool ;—— 
North Eastern «7: 
Railway Bil. SAépton ; —— Knaresborough ; Burley ; —— 
. Colne ;—— Burnley ;-—and, Hunsingore; praying 
that the Lancashire aad Yorkshire North Eastern 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Edinburgh Petitions from Kirkcaldy; —— and, Pathheud 
and Northern and other places ; praying that the Edinburgh and 
eects Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch) Bill may 
Branch) Bill. pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Glasgow, A Petition of Landowners on the line of the 
his Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Direct Rail- 
gow Direct Way; praying that the Glusgow, Strathaven and 
Railway Bill. Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Ambergate, A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Spalding, 
9 in the county of Lincoln, and its immediate vicinity, 


praying that the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway Bill. 


Ieicester and A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land re- 





Bedford Rail- siding in the neighbourhood of Kettering, in the 
— county of Northampton, praying that the Leicester 
and Bedford Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

—. Petitions of Frederick William Thomas Vernon 
sey, ‘Wentworth, of Wentworth Castle, in the county of 
Wakefield, York, Esquire ; and, Right honourable John 
oe Stuart Wortley Lord Wharncliffe, of Wortley Hall, 
Railway Bij, i the county of York; praying that their Petitions 
‘ against the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wake- 
field, Huddersfield and Goole Railway Bill may be 
withdrawn, and the order of reference made thereon 
be discharged,— were presented, and read; and 

referred to the Committee on the Bill. 
pm aaad A Petition of James Goth, of Beverley, in the 


county of York, Gentleman, praying that his Peti- 
tion against the Great Grimsby Gas Bill may be 
withdrawn, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn ac- 
cordingly. 


Eastern Coun- 


‘astern A Petition of Residents in the town and neigh- 
ties Railway = 


bourhood of Peterborough, taking notice of the ap- 


Fe plication for leave to bring in the Eastern Counties 
Line.) Railway (Cambridge and Lincoln Line) Bill, and 

praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
—. der. . » Petition of Trustees of the road leading from 
Lineand | Stockport, in the county of Chester, to near New 
Manchester Houses, in the county of York, praying that they 
(What may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
Bridge ang © @gents, against certain parts of the Sheffield, Ashton- 
Hayfield under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley 
Branches) Bill. Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill, was presented, 


and read. 
Vou. 101. 


5° Mai. 





633 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Barrow Bristol Water- 
Gurney, in the county of Somerset, praying that the works Bill. 
Bristol Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Henry Wyndham, Esquire, a Major- Cockermouth 
General in Her Majesty’s Army, praying that the and Working« 
Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway Railway Bil. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Kilmarnock 
Glasgow, praying that he may be heard, by himself, Waterworks 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Kil- ~~ 
marnock Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bili; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Toxteth Park 
the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks, praying ~ teas 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, ~ 
against certain parts of the J'oxteth Park Improve- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Directors of a Joint Stock Company, Liverpool 
called The Liverpool Abattoir Company ;—— Com- Sanatory Re- 
pany of Proprietors of the Liverpool Waterworks ; &amp;™tions Bill 
——and, Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
and Harrington Waterworks; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsei heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks ;—— and, severing and 
Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Water- Watering Bill. 
works ; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Liver- 
pool Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Liverpool 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Water Bi. 


Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks ; —— and, 
Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Water- 
works; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Liver- 
pool Water Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of William Jenkinsonand others, Owners, Manchester, 


A Sheffield and 
Lessees or Occupiers of land or houses upon the Midland Junc- 


line or in the neighbourhood of the proposed Railway tion Railway 








4m thereinafter Bill. 


634 


thereinafter mentioned ; and, William Barton 
and others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land 
and other property upon and near the line of the 
proposed Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junc- 
tion Railway; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch, and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase) Bill. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl Howe, 
of Gopsall, in the county of Leicester, praying that 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Midland Railway (Burton-upon- 
Trent to Nuneaton Branch, and Ashby Canal Pur- 
chase) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


A Petition of Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, 
Esquire, of Margam Park, in the county of Gla- 
morgan, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Monkland and 


A Petition of Owners of land and minerals, in the 
Kirkintilloch 


Railway parishes of Old and New Monkland, praying that 
(Chapel Hall they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
Branch) Bill. agents, against certain parts of the Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
lands and minerals, in the parishes of Monkland and 
Bothwell, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monkland 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Owners of lands and minerals, in the 
parishes of Old and New Monkland, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, 
Airdrie and Monkland Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Lessees of lands and 
minerals, in the parishes of Bothwell and Monkland, 
in the county of Lanark, prayig that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow and 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
and Wishaw 
and Coltness 
Railways 
Junction Bill 


5° Maiz. 











A. 1846. 


Wishaw and Coltness Railways Junction Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of lands and minerals, in Edinburgh 
the parishes of Old and New Monkland, praying 2d Glasgow, 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel ree and 
or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh Ballochney. 
and Glasgow, Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Bal- nd Slaman- 
lochney and Slamannan Railways Junction Bill, was 51 Railways 

i - unction Bill, 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Glasgow 
maintaining and improving certain Roads in the Municipal, 
Counties of Lanark, Ayr and Renfrew, for main- a 
taining a Bridge over the River Clyde at Dalmarnock, our Bill. 
and for other Purposes connected therewith, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Edinburgh 
Canal Company, and of Robert Ellis, Writer to the 24 Leith 
Signet, Edinburgh, Clerk of the said Company, oo 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Lessees of collieries Grand June- 
in the Saint Helens coal field, in the county of Zan- tion Railway 
caster, praying that they may be heard, by them- eee 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Branch) Bill. 
of the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and War- 
rington Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of John Manning, of Harpool, in the London and 
county of Northampton, Esquire ;——and, Richard Birmingham 
Hewitt, of Dodford, in the county of Northampton, (Weedon and 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- Northampton 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Branch) Bill. 
of the London and Birmingham Railway ( Weedon 
and Northampton Branch) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of Share and Scripholders in the Northumber- 
Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway, ee 
was presented, and read; stating that the Peti- Junction Rail- 
tioners think it desirable that all proceedings = way Bill. 

the 








ht 


r0W, 
land 
och, 


in- 
rays 
Bill. 





London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Leamington 
Extension, and 
Coventry and 
Rugby Sta- 
tions Enlarge- 
ment) Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way (Devia- 
tion and 
Branches) Bill. 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal Bill. 


Isle of Wight 
Roads. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Rating of 
Tenements, 


Lunatics Acts, 


9 VicToriz. 


the House of the Railway project known as the 
Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Railway 
Bill should be forthwith suspended, so that the 
deposits may be returned to the Petitioners, less the 
fair and reasonable expenses already incurred ; and 
praying the House to stay the progress of the Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
houses and gardens in and immediately contiguous 
to Warwick-row, in the city of Coventry, praying 
that the London and Birmingham Railway (Lea- 
mington Extension and Coventry and Rugby Stations 
Enlargement) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing and improving the Road 
from the Town of Pool, in the County of Montgomery, 
through Oswestry, in the County of Salop, to Wrex- 
ham in the County of Denbigh, and several other 
roads therein mentioned, in the said counties, and 
in the county of Merioneth, and for making several 
new branches of roads to communicate with the 
said roads in the counties of Salop, Montgomery 
and Denbigh, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the North Wales Mineral Railway (Devia- 
tion and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
other Persons, Traders upon and using the naviga- 
tion of the River Dun, the Barnsley Canal naviga- 
tion and the Dearne and Dove Canal, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the 
South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘able. 


A Petition of Owners and Ratepayers of the Jsle 
of Wight, complaining of abuses in the past admi- 
nistration of the Local Act 53 Geo. 3, c. 92, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act toamend the Roads and Highways 
in the Isle of Wight;” and praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the same, and that the 
House will interpose their authority to induce the 
Government to restrain Justices of the Peace from 
acting as Commissioners under the said local Act ; 
and that the House will include the Isle of Wight 
consolidation of roads within the meaning and pro- 
visions of the Highways Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Poor Law Guardians of the 
Downpatrick Union, in the county of Down, pray- 
ing the House to exempt the different Unions from 
paying the instalments for the building of their re- 
spective houses, was presented and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors and Guardians of the poor 
of the Nutford and Lothingland Incorporation, in 
the county of Suffolk, praying the House forthwith 
to pass a law making the landlords of all cottages 
whose rents are under six pounds liable to the pay- 
ment of poor-rates, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cornwood ; Wylam (Chair- 
man); Edmundbyers ; Bellingham ; and, 
Whitley ; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Lunatics Act ; and the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Vet, 101. 














5° Mazz. 


635 


Petitions from Birmingham ; Youghal ; 
Cranbrook ;——and, Bourn; praying the House to 
adopt measures for promoting the due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from East Hendred ; 





and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool and Ireland, and between Hull and the 
Continent of Europe, praying the House to take 
into early consideration the recommendation of the 
Committee appointed in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment on the subject of Lighthouses, &amp;c., and by 
enactment give relief to the steam navigation of the 
country, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Liverpool ; 


a view to its enactment, any Bill that may be intro- 
duced for preventing the union of the sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, and at the same time providing 
for the immediate appointment of a bishop to the 
newly-erected see of Manchester,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


congregations of professing Christians are now pre- 
vented from building churches by the refusal of the 
proprietors of land to grant sites in any suitable 
places, or on any terms, for that purpose ; and pray- 
ing the House to devise means for enabling such 
congregations to rent or purchase ground on rea- 
sonable terms, for the erection of buildings for the 
worship of God, and to pass a Bill for compensating 
proprietors and securing accommodation to congre- 
gations in such circumstances, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


the 19th day of March last, for presenting to Her 
Majesty an humble Address, that She would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that there be 
laid before this House, Copies of the Despatches of 
the Governor of Malta, dated the 27th day of Fe- 
bruary last, and the 5th day of this instant March, 
on the subject of the events which took place on the 
celebration of the Carnival on that island, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of the Despatches of the 
Governor of Malta, dated the 27th day of Febru- 
ary and the 5th day of March last, on the subject 
of the events which took place on the celebration 
of the Carnival on that island. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copy of a Report made by Captain Moorsom, c.t., 
to the Board of Admiralty, relative to the Bay of 
Balcary, in the Solway Firth. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 9th day of February last, that there be laid be- 
fore this House, a Return specifying the Number of 
Families and Persons removed by any local order, 
or other authority, to their Place of Settlement from 





4m 2 each 


Lord’s Day. 


5‘ and, Newtown- Roman 
ards ;—praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Catholic 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Relief Bill 


A Petition of William Heap Hutchinson, of Liver- ighthouses, 
pool, Proprietor of steam shipping plying between &amp;c. 


and, Llansadwrn ; Saint Asaph 


praying the House to take into consideration, with and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


A Petition of Electors and other Inhabitants of Free Church 
the royal burgh of Dumfries, stating that many (Scotland.) 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Malta. 


Malta. 


Balcary Bay. 


Poor Removal. 





5° Mai. 
Blank filled with “ One shilling.” 
Blank filled with “ Four-pence halfpenny.” 
Motion made, and Question, That the Clause, as 
amended, stand part of the Bill, put, and agreed to, 
Crauses, N® 2 to 6, agreed to. 
ScuEpDu Le of Duties :— 
If Imported from any Foreign Country ; 


Waeat :— 
——_—— Whenever the average price of Wheat, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 
---- under 48s. the Duty shall 
every quarter 
- ---48s. and under 49s. 
----49s. and under 50s. 


636 A. 1846. 


each manufacturing town in Yorkshire, Lancashire 
and Cheshire, durmg the years 1841, 1842 and 
1843, the Date of such Removal, the Name of the 
Parish to which removed, and the Occupation or 
Trade, and Length of Residence in the Town from 
which such Families and Persons were so removed, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And notice being taken that no Returns to the 
said Order had been made from the Towns of Stock- 
port, Blackburn, Bury (Lancashire), and Leeds ; 

Ordered, That Returns from the said Places be 
laid before this House forthwith. 


2 ES er te a 


Une PR 


be, for 


est 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Amount of all Annuities 
purchased under the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, ¢. 14, 
and 7 and 8 Vic., c. 83, commonly called the Savings 
Banks Annuities Acts, in each year since the passing 
of those Acts, and stating the Number and Amount 
of such Annuities as have been cancelled by Return 
of the Payments made for them, and likewise the 
Number and Amount of the Annuities that have 
expired. 


Annuities. 


ae ae 


---- 51s. and under 52s, - 
- - -- 52s, and under 53s, - 
Bartey, Bear or Biee :— 

Whenever the a 
made up and pub 
ner required 
every quarter 

---- under 26s. the Duty shall be, for 

every quarter 

---- 26s. and under 27 s. 

---- 27s. and under 28s. 

---- 28s. and under 29s. 

---- 29s. and under 30s. 

- --- 30s. and under 31 s. 

---- 31s. and upwards 

Oats :— 

Whenever the average price of Oats, 
made up and published in the man- 
ner required by law, shall be, for 
every quarter 

----under18s. the Duty shall be, fo 

every quarter - 

---- 18s. and under 198. - 

----19s. and under 20s. 

---- 20s. and under 21s. 

---- 21s. and under 22s. 

--- + 22s. and upwards 


e price of Barley, 
ished in the man- 
y law, shall be, for 


Outrages 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
(Ireland.) 


Return of Names of Persons, Places and Nature of 
Outrages reported to the Constabulary Office, as 
occurring within the Barony of Owney-beg, in the 
county of Limerick, from the 1st day of January 
1845 to the termination of the Spring Assizes in 
1846, both inclusive. 


bo bo OS CO He he Cr 


Legal Educa- Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
vion (reland.) Committee on Legal Education (Zreland) to extend 
their inquiry and consideration to the State, Im- 
provement and Extension of Legal Education in 


England. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Trustees of the British Museum, 
stating any and what Regulations they have adopt- 


r 


British 
Museum and 
National 
Gallery. 





Rye, Pease anp Breans :— 


ed, to give effect to the recommendations of the 
Select Committee on Public Monuments, dated the 


For every quarter, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 





16th day of June 1841, or which have had for their | 
object to grant greater facilities and conveniences to | 
persons visiting the Museum :—And, a similar Re- 
turn from the Trustees of the National Gallery. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Persons banished 
from Canada, for Political Offences, since 1837, to 
Van Diemen’s Land, or to any other Colony, stating 
the Date of their Conviction, the Date of their De- 
parture from Canada as Convicts, and the time of 
their arrival in Yan Diemen’s Land; also, the Dates 
of Release of such of these Persons as have received 
Her Majesty’s gracious pardon; also, the Names 
of those Convicts who now remain in exile, and a 
Statement of the Nature of the Offences for which 
they were banished. 

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


Wueart Meat anp Fiour :— 
For every Barrel, being one hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 
Barisy Mean :— 
For every quantity of Two hundred and seventeen 
and a half pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Barley. 
OaTMEAL AND GRoaTs: 
For every quantity of One hundred and eighty-one 
pounds and a half, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Oats. 
Rye Meat anv Frour :— 
For every barrel, being One hundred and ninety- 
six pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable 
upon forty gallons of Rye. 
Pea Meat anp Bean Meat :— 
For every quantity of Two hundred and seventy- 
two pounds, 
A Duty equal in amount to the Duty payable on 
a quarter of Pease or Beans. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Corn Importation Bill; 


(In Committee.) 


Cuause, N° 1. P. 1.1). ult. Blank filled with 
“ first day of February.” 
P. 2, Blank filled with “ One thousand eight 
“ hundred and forty-nine.” 
P. 2.1.2. Blank filled with “ One thousand 
“ eight hundred and forty-nine.” 
P. 2.1.4. Amendment proposed, To leave out 
the word “ Oats.” 
Question proposed, That the word “ Oats” stand 
part of the Clause ; 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


| 


If the produce of and imported from any British 
Possession out of Europe ; 
Wheat, Barley, Bear or Bigg, Oats, Rye, Pease, 
and Beans, the Duty shall be for every quarter 
Wheat Meal, Barley Meal, Oat Meal, Rye Meal, 
Pea Meal and Bean Meal, the Duty shall be 
for every cwt. - = - - 


Agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


d. 


Ss. 
1 


- 4 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 


next. 
The 








Customs ’ 
Duties Bill. 


Viscount 
Hardinge. 


Lord Gough. 


Charing Cross 
Bridge Bill. 


Coroners 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Polling-places 
(Ireland) Bill. 


9 VicTorRiz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Customs Duties Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


Mr. Greenereported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider Her Majesty’s Most 
gracious Message of Tuesday last, recommending 
the adoption of such measures as may enable Her 
Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour upon 
Henry Viscount Hardinge,a Resolution ; which was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Annual Sum of Three thou- 
sand pounds be granted to Her Majesty, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, the said Annuity to commence 
from the 28th day of April 1846, and to be settled 
in the most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant-Ge- 
neral Henry Viscount Hardinge, and the two next 
surviving heirs male of the body of the said Henry 
Viscount Hardinge. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolu- 
tion. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Sir Robert Peel do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider Her Majesty’s Most 
gracious Message of ‘I'uesday last, recommending 
the adoption of such measures as may enable Her | 
Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour upon | 
Hugh Lord Gough, a Resolution ; which was read, | 
as followeth : | 

Resolved, That the annual Sum of Two thousand | 
pounds be granted to Her Majesty, out of the Con- | 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great | 
Britain and Ireland, the said Annuity to commence | 
from the 28th day of April 1846, and to be settled | 
in the most beneficial manner upon Lieutenant-Ge- 
neral Hugh Lord Gough, and the two next surviving 
heirs male of the body of the said Hugh Lord 
Gough. 

The said Resolution being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolu- 
tion. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Sir Robert Peel do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Charing Cross Bridge Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


5° Maiz. 


637 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Message from the Lords, of this day, wherein 
their Lordships request that this House will be 
pleased to give leave to James Loch, Esquire, a 
Member, to attend their Lordships, to be sworn, in 
order to his being examined as a witness before the 
Select Committee appointed by their Lordships in 
the present Session of Parliament, to inquire into 
the duties, emoluments and private condition of the 
Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland, and the pre- 
sent state of the law as affects them. 

And Mr. Loch, being present in his place, declared 
that he was willing, with leave of the House, to go 
to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Resolved, That James Loch, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to acquaint them that this House hath given leave 
to James Loch, Esquire, to goto the House of Lords, 
as desired by their Lordships, if he think fit :—And 
that Mr. Greene do deliver the said Message. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,— England and Wales, Tables showing the 
Number of Criminal Offenders committed for Trial 
or bailed for Appearance at the Assizes and Ses- 
sions in each County, in the year 1845, and the 
| result of the Proceedings made out by Order of 
| Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the 
‘Home Department, from the Criminal Registers 
| kept in that Office. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
_an Address to Her Majesty,—Returns of the Num- 
ber of Persons now on the Register of Electors for 
each County or Division of a County in England, 
Wales and Scotland :—Of the Number of Polling 
Districts into which each Cownty or Division of a 
County is divided :—Also, of the Number of Per- 
sons who voted at any contested Election (since the 
year 1840), in each County or Division of a County 
(distinguishing the Number of Persons who voted 
on the first and second days respectively). 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Specification of the several Sums at 
present administered by the Commissioners of Cha- 
ritable Donations and Bequests in Ireland, stating 
by whom left, and the Objects, in each case :—A 
Statement of any Suit at Law instituted by the pre- 
sent Board of Commissioners since its formation, 
giving Names of the Parties, and Account of Pro- 
gress and Result of any such Suit :—And, Returns 
made into the Office of such Commissioners since 
1830, specifying the Name of Testator or Donor, 
particular Diocese or Court; Number and Particu- 
lars of the Charitable Donations and Bequests which 
appear to have been devoted to Protestant or Roman 
Catholic Schools, Institutions or Charities. 

Return to an Order, dated the 13th day of March 
last, for Returns of the Number of Persons who 
have lost their Lives in Affrays with, or otherwise 
by, the Constabulary in Jre/and, in each year since 








Tuesday the 19th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Coroners (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the second 
and third years of his late Majesty, by providing 
additional Booths or Polling-places at Elections in 
Ireland, where the Number of Electors whose 
names shall begin with the same Letter of the Al- 
phabet shall exceed a certain Number, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. M‘Carthy do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Vou. 101. 


the 1st day of December 1830, specifying the Place 
where each Homicide occurred ; and also the nature 
of the Warrant, if any, which the Constabulary had 
to execute at the time of such Homicide ; al also 
stating what was in each case the Verdict of the 
Coroner’s Inquest, and in which of those cases Bills 
of Indictment were preferred, and the manner in 
which the same were disposed of :—Of the Number 
of Persons severely wounded in Affrays with, or by 
the Constabulary in Ireland, in each year since the 
1st day of December 1830, specifying the Place 
where each such wounding occurred, and also the 
nature of the Warrant, if any, which the Constabu- 
lary had to execute at the time of such wounding ; 
and also stating in which of those cases Bills ot 
Indictment were preferred, and the manner in which 
such Bills were disposed of :—And, of the Names 
and Number of Persons employed in the Constabu- 

43 lary 





Schoolmasters 


(Scotland.) 


Criminal 
Offenders. 


Electors, &amp;c. 


Charitable 
Donation¢ 


and Bequests 


(Treland.) 


Constabulary 


(Ireland. ) 





Commissariat. 


No. 265, 


Estimates of 
Miscellaneous 
Services. 

I, 

No. 266. 
Comparative 
Statement. 
Public 
Buildings, Xe. 


Botanic 


Garden (Kew.) required in the year ending 31st of March 1847, to 


638 


lary Force in Zreland who have been killed or se- 
verely wounded in Affrays with, or otherwise by, 
any of the People in each year since the 1st day of 
December 1830, stating in which of those cases 
Bills of Indictment have been preferred, and the 
manner in which such Bills were disposed of, as far 
as the same can be made up (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 67, of Session 1830.) 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Estimate of the Sums required to meet the 
Expenses which shall come in course of Payment in 
the Commissariat Department, in the year 1846=47, 
under the following Heads; viz, 

Estimate of the Amount of Pay of the Officers 
and Clerks of the Commissariat at Her Majesty’s 
Foreign Garrisons and Possessions, for the year 
ending 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Amount of Pay of Assistant 
Clerks, Storekeepers, and other subordinate Persons 
at the several Stations abroad; Allowances issued 
in Money ; and Contingences of the Commissariat 
Department, for the year ending 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Salaries and Contingencies of the | 
Commissariat Branch of the Treasury, for one year, | 
from ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Sum required for the Pay and 





Contingencies of Officers and others of the Com- | 


missariat employed in Commissariat Duties, on a 
Special Service in Jreland, during a Portion of 
the year 1846. 


Estimate of the Amount required for Land and | 


| 


Inland Water Transport, provided by the Commis- | 
sariat at Foreign Stations (including the Supply of | 
Water), for the year ending 3ist March 1847. | 
Estimate of the Amount required for Freight of | 
Specie conveyed to the various Stations Abroad, in 
aid of the Expenditure from the Commissariat | 


Chests, for the year ending 31st March 1847. | 
Estimated Cost of Provisions, Forage, Fuel and 
Light (including Money Allowances in lieu thereof), | 
issued to the Army, Ordnance and Commissariat, | 
at the undermentioned Stations; and the Amount | 
of Deductions on Account of Rations from the. 
Pay of Officers and Men, for the year ending 31st | 
March 1847. | 

Half Pay of Commissariat Officers, for One year, | 
from the 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Amount required for Retired Pay, | 
Compensation and Superannuation Allowances for 
the Commissariat, for one year, from 1st April 
1846 to the 31st March 1847. 

Widows’ Pensions, for one year, from 1st April 
1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Amount required for Compas- 
sionate Allowances for Children of Commissariat 
Officers, for one year, from 1st April 1846 to 31st 
March 1847. 





Statement of the Estimates for Public Works 
and Buildings for 1846-47 ; compared with the Esti- 
mates for the like Services for 1844-45 and 1845 
-—46. 


An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be 
required for the Repairs, &amp;c., of Public Buildings ; 
for Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public Departments ; 
for certain Charges for Lighting and Watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes; also for the Maintenance and 
Repairs of Royal Palaces, and Works in the Royal | 
Gardens, formerly charged upon the Civil List; for 
one year from the Ist of April 1846 to the 31st of 
March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 


defray the Expense of erecting a Palm House in the 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 


5° Mazz. 


| taining and repairing the several Public Buildings 


| 





A, 1846. 


An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be re- Houses of 

pac to defray the Expense of providing temporary Parliament, 
ccommodation for the Houses of Parliament, 

Committee-rooms, Offices, and temporary Official 

Residences for the Speaker of the House of Com- 

mons, and other Officers of the House, &amp;c., for the 

year ending 31st of March 1847. 

An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be re- New Houses 
quired to defray the Expense of the Works at the Parliament, 
New Houses of Parliament, for the year ending the 
31st of March 1847, beyond what has already been 
provided for by Votes of Parliament. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Home Office, 
required in the year ending 31st of March 1847, to Board of Trae 
defray the Expense of taking down and rebuilding Offices 
the ae Office, and for altering and enlarging the 
Board of Trade and Council Offices. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Holyhead 
be voted on Account of the Works at the New 27ur &amp;. 
Packet Harbour and Harbour of Refuge at Holy- 
head; and to defray the Expense of the present 
Harbour Establishment at Holyhead, &amp;c., to the 
31st of March 1847. : 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Caledonian 
in the year 1846, on Account of the Works carrying ~*™ 
on at the Caledonian Canal. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of main- Public Build- 
ings, &amp;c. 
in the Departmeat of the Commissioners of Public eet 
Works in Ireland ; also of the Expense of Inland 
Navigation and other Services under the direction of 
the Commissioners, for the year ending 31st March 
1847. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Kingstown 
for Works and Repairs at Kingstown Harbour, from 4" 
ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 


Statement ofthe Estimates for Salaries and Ex- I. 
penses of Public Departments for 1846-47, com- Ne.266. 
pared with the Estimates for the like Services for Comparative 
1844-45 and 1845-46. a, 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, in Houses of 
the year 1846, to defray the Charge for Salaries and Parliament. 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and of 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the Two Houses, 
for the year ending 31st March 1847, 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Treasury. 
the year, from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, 
to pay the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses, 
in the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Home Office. 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home 
Department. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to Foreign Office 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs; also, of the Queen’s Messengers and Extra 
Couriers attached to the Department, for the year 
ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to Colonial Office. 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, for the year ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in privy Council 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, Office, &amp;c. 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ments of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council, and the Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- Lord Privy 
quired to pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, Seal. 
from ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Paymaster 
Charge of the Office of Her Majesty's Paymaster- — 
General, established pursuant to the Act 5 &amp; 6 Will. ~~ 
4, c. 35, from the 1st April 1846 to the 31st March 
1847. 

An 








of 
ent, 


uses 


ment, 


i 


ice. 





ptrol ler- 
pa of the 


Exchequer, &amp;c. 
state Paper 
Office. 


Reclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Public 
Records. 


Factories, 
Mines, &amp;c. 


Officers, &amp;c., 
(Scotland. ) 


Household 

af Lord Lieu- 
tenant (Ire- 
land.) 


Chief Secre- 
tary to the 
Lord Lieute- 
nant, &amp;c. 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services 
(Ireland. ) 


Commission- 
ers of Public 
Works (Ire- 
land.) 


Secret 
Services, 


Stationery, &amp;c, 


Queen’s 
Printers 
(Ireland. ) 


Ill. 
No. 266. 


Comparative 
tatement. 


Law Charges, 





9 VictTorizZ: 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 
the yearfrom 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, to 
pay the Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the De- 
partments of the Comptroller-General of the Exche- 
quer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, and the 
Paymaster of Civil Service. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Charge of the Salaries and other Ex- 
penses of the State Paper Office, for one year, from 
ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required for defraying a 
Portion of the Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners for England, for the year commencing 
ist April 1846 and ending 31st March 1847. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 
defray Expenses connected with the Administration 
of the Laws relating to the Poor, from 1st April 
1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to defray 
the Expenditure for the several Branches of the 
Mint, for the year ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salaries of Persons employed 
in the care and arrangement of the Public Records, 
and Expenses connected therewith, for the year 
from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847 ; also, to 
pay Compensations granted to Keepers of Records, 
and others whose offices have been abolished. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors 
and Sub-Inspectors of Factories, Mines, &amp;c., ap- 
pointed under the Acts 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, c. 103, 5 &amp; 6 
Vice. c. 99, and 7 &amp; 8 Vict. c. 15. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salaries of certain Officers in 
Scotland, and other Charges formerly paid from the 
Hereditary Revenue, for the year from ist April 
1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the 
Charge of Salaries of the Officers and Attendants 
of the Household of the Lord-Lieutenant of Jreland, 
for one year, to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to pay the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary to the 
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, in Dublin and London, 
and the Privy Council Office in Jreland, for one 
year to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the 
Charge for Salaries, &amp;c., for the Paymaster of Civil 


Services Office in Ireland, for the year ending 31st | 


March 1847. 
An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Board of 


Public Works in Ireland, for one year, ending 31st | 


March 1847. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in| 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, | 


to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 
other Secret Services. 


An Estimate of the Expense of providing Station- | 


ery, Printing and Binding for the several Depart- 
ments of Government in England, Scotland, Ireland 
and the Colonies, and for providing Stationery, 
Printing, Binding and Paper for Printing for the 
two Houses of Parliament, and including also the 
Expense of the Establishment of the Stationery 
Office, from the 1st of April 1846 to the 31st of 
March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required for Printing, &amp;c., to be executed by the 
Queen’s Printers, reland, for the year ending 31st 
March 1847. 


Statement of the Estimates for Law and Justice 
for 1846-47; compared with the Estimates for the 
like Services for 1844—45 and 1845-46. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
= Law Charges, and the Salaries, Allowances 
OL. 101, 


5° Mai. 





639 


and Incidental Expenses in the Office of the Soli- 
citor for the Affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury, for 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be mint. 
required to pay Expenses connected with the Pro- 
secution of Offenders against the Laws relating to 
Gold and Silver Coin, between the 1st day of April 
1846 and the 31st day of March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in sheriffs’ 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, to Expenses, &amp;c. 
defray the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 
paid from Civil Contingencies ; also, of the Amount 
required to make good the Deficiency in the Fees 
in the Office of the Queen’s Remembrancer in the 
Exchequer ; and to pay the Salaries and ancient 
Allowances to certain Officers of the Court of Ex- 
chequer; also, certain Expenses of the Queen’s 
Prison. 


An Estimate of the Sum which may be required Insolvent 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Com- Debtors Court. 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court, of their 
Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, for One year, from ist April 1846 to 
31st March 1847; also, of the Expenses attendant 
upon the Circuits. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Criminal 
required to defray Law Expenses in Scot/and, from aoa 
1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847. nr 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Criminal 
defray the Expense of Criminal Prosecutions and Prosecutions 
other Law Charges in Jreland, for One year, ending “4"4.) 
31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in County Rates. 
the year 1846, to defray certain Charges formerly 
paid out of the County Rates. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to parkhurst 
defray the Expense of the Prison for Juvenile Prison. 
Offenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle of Wight, for 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Pentonville 
defray the Expenses of the Prison at Pentonville, Prison. 
for the year from ist April 1846 to 31st March 
1847. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Milbank 
defray the Expenses of the Milbank Prison, for the Prison, 
year ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Perth Prison. 
defray the Charge of the General Prison at Perth, 
for half a year, to the 31st March 1847. 





the Expense of erecting a Prison for Crimina 





Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- Convict Depot 
quired for the Convict Depét in Dublin, and the (Dublin) &amp;e. 
Constabulary Barrack, Phanix Park, in the year 
ending the 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Charge for Maintenance of Cri- Criminal 
minal and other Lunatics, for the year ending 31st Lunatics. 
March 1847. 

Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- Criminal 
quired in the year ending 31st March 1847 oo ‘Dublin 
Lunatics in Dublin. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Inspectors of 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors Prisons, &amp;c. 
of Prisons, appointed under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 

4, c. 38, and of the Prison Board in Scotland, under 
the Acts 2 and 3 Vic, c. 42, and 7 and 8 Vic. c. 
42; also of the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, &amp;c., 
in Ireland, under the Act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 107, for 
one year, from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of the Dublin Police. 
Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, 
including the District of Black Rock and Kingstown, 
and of the Sum which will be required from Par- 
liament in aid of these Departments, for the year 
commencing 1st April 1846 and ending 31st March 
1847. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of providing Convict Hulk 
for the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home, at ae 
Bermuda and Gibraltar, for the year ending 31st ~~ 
March 1247. 

An 


4m4 














Convicts (New 
South Wales 
and Van Die- 
men’s Land.) 


EV. 
No. 266. 
Comparative 
Statement. 
Education 
(Great 
Britain. ) 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


School of 
Design, &amp;c. 


Professors 
(Oxford and 
Cambridge.) 


University of 
London. 


Scottish 
Universities. 


Royal Irish 
Academy. 


Royai 
Hibernian 
Academy. 


Royal Dublin 
Socicty. 


Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution. 


British 
Museum (New 
Buildings. ) 


National 
Gallery. 


Geological 
Survey and 
Museums of 
Economic 
Geoloyy. 


Magnetic 
Observatories, 
&amp;e. 


Botanic Gar- 
den (Dublin. ) 


¥. 
No. 266, 


Comparative 
Statement. 


640 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required, in the year nea, Pore March 1847, to 
defray the Charge of the Maintenance, Custody, 
Superintendence and Management of the Convicts 
at New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. 


Statement of the Estimates for Education, Science 
and Art, for 1846-47, compared with the Estimates 
for the like Services for 1844-45 and 1845-46. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1846, for Public Education in Great Bri- 
tain. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Money for the 
Advancement of Education, from 1st April 1846 to 
31st March 1847. 


An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
defray the Expenses of the School of Design, for the 
year ending 31st March 1847, and for Aid to Pro- 
vincial Schools. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, 
in the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allowances 
granted to certain Professors in the Universities of 
— and Cambridge. 

istimate of the Expenses of the University of 
London from 1st April 1846 to 31st of March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay Grants to Scottish Universities, 
formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of 
the Crown, and not provided for on Her Majesty’s 
Civil List, nor on the Consolidated Fund; from 1st 
April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income 
and Sum required for the Royal Jrish Academy, from 
Ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the probable Income and Expendi- 
ture of the Royal Hibernian Academy, for the year 
commencing the 1st of April 1846 and ending 31st 
March 1847. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required for 
defraying the Expenses of the Royal Dublin Society, 
for the year commencing ist April 1846 and ending 
31st March 1847. 

Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing Ist 
April 1846, and ending 31st March 1847, as far as 
the same be chargeable on the Public Funds. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably 
be required for the British Museum, exclusive of 
ordinary and necessary Works, for the maintenance 
of the Building, provided for in the Estimate for 
Public Buildings, &amp;c., for the year ending 31st 
March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1846, for the Expenses of the National 
Gallery, and for the Purchase of Pictures. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to defray the Expenses of the Geological 
Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Mu- 
seums of Economic Geology, for the year ending 
31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably 
be required in the year ending 31st March 1847, to 
defray the Expense of Magnetic Observatories at 

Toronto, Saint Helena, the Cape of Good Hope and 
Van Diemen’s Land; also for Observations and 
Services carrying on under the Direction of the As- 
tronomer Royal; and other Scientific Works and 
Publications. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1846, in Aid of the Expense of completing 
the Conservatories and other Buildings in the Bo- 
tanic Garden in Dublin. 


Statement of the Estimates for Colonial, Con- 
sular and other Foreign Services, for 1846-47, com- 
pared with the Estimates for the like Services for 
1844-45 and 1845-46. 


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A. 1846. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Bahama 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, from the 1st Slands. 
day of April 1846 to the 31st of March 1847. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Bermudas, 
Establishment of the Bermudas, in America, from 
the Ist day of April 1846 to the 31st day of March 
1847. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Prince gq. 
Establishment of Prince Edward's Island, in Ame- Ward's Island, 
rica, from the 1st day of April 1246 to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 

Estimate of the Amount required to defray the gable Islang, 
Expense of the Establishment at Sable Island for 
the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, from the Ist 
of April 1846 to the 31st day of March 1847. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Western Coast 
meet the Charges of the Civil Establishment on the °% Africa. 
Western Coast of Africa, from the 1st day of April 
1846 to the 31st day of March 1847. 

Estimate of the Amount which will be required Saint Helena, 
to defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment at 
Saint Helena, from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 
1847. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expense western 
of the Settlement of Western Australia, from 1st Australia. 
April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Port Essing- 
the year 1846, in aid of the Charge of the Settle- ton. 
ment at Port Essington. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Fatklana 
for maintaining the Government of the Falkdand Islands. 
Islands, during the year ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to New Zealand, 
be voted in the year 1846, to defray the Charge of 
the Colony of New Zealand. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Heligoland, 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, from the 1st April 1846 to the 31st of 
March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will be required Governors, &amp;c, 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Governors (West India 
and Lieutenant-Governors and others, in the West Colnics.) 
India Colonies, from 1st April 1846 to the 31st 
March 1847. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expenses Ecclesiastical 
of the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British Establishment 
North American Provinces, from the 1st day of (Nove Am 

: ? y rica. ) 
April 1846 to the 31st day of March 1847. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure of the Indian 
Indian Department in Canada, for its Establishment ee 
and Pensions, from the 1st day of April 1846 to the aceaaaate 
31st day of March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Emigration. 
defray the Charge of the Colonial Land and Emi- 
gration Board, and the Salaries of the Agents for 
Emigration at the different Ports of this Kingdom ; 
also to defray Expenses in Canada connected with 
Emigration from this Country, for the year from 1st 
April 1846 to 30th March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Stipendiary 
from the 1st April 1846 to the 31st March 1847, to CWeet I dies 
defray the Charge of Salaries and Allowances, and X¢.) : 
Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices in the 
West India Colonies and the Mauritius. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Captured 
the year from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, Negroes, &amp;e. 
to defray Expenses incurred for the Support of Cap- 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, and other 
Charges, under the Acts for the Abolition of the 
Slave Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be required Slave Trade 
for Payment of the Salaries of the Officers and C™™SS°™* 
Contingent Expenses of the Mixed Commissions 
established under Treaties with Foreign Powers for 
suppressing the Traffic in Slaves, and in pursuance 
of Acts of the Legislature for carrying those Treaties 
into effect, for the year ending 31st March 1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Consuls, &amp;c. 
to provide for the Expenses of the Consular Esta- 

blishment 





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blishment Abroad, for the year ending the 31st 
March 1847, 


China. An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
to defray the Charge of the Establishment of the 
British Settlement at Hong-Kong, and of the Con- 
sular Establishments at the Five Ports open to 
British Trade in China, for one year, to the 31st 
March 1847. 
Ministers at Estimate of the Sum which may be required for 
Foreign Payment of the Extraordinary Disbursements of 
_ Her Majesty's Missions Abroad, for the year end- 
ing 81 March 1847. 
Vi. Statement of the Estimates of Superannuation 
No. 266. and Retired Allowances, and Gratuities for Chari- 
Comparative table and other Purposes, for 1846-47, compared 
Siatemen"- with the Estimates for 1844-45 and 1845-46. 
Superannua- An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to 


tions. defray the Charge of Allowances or Compensations 
granted as Superannuation or Retired Allowances 
to Persons formerly employed in the Public Offices, 
or in the Public Service, according to the Provisions 
of the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c. 117, 3 Geo. 4, c. 113, 4 
and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, &amp;c., for the year from 1st April 
1846 to 31st March 1847. 
Toulonese and = An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
— the year, from 1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, to 
mm enable Her Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese and 
Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ Widows, 
Saint Domingo Sutferers, American Loyalists, and 
others who have heretofore received Allowances 
from Her Majesty ; and who, for Services performed 
or Losses sustained in the British Service, have 
— Claims on Her Majesty’s Justice and Liber- 
ality. 


Vaccine An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the 

institution. Expense of the National Vaccine Institution for the 
year 1846. 

Refuge for the An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 

Destitute. aid of the Institution called The Refuge for the 
Destitute, for the year 1846. 

Polish Re- An Estimate of the Sum that may be required for 

fugees, &amp;. the Payment of the Subsistence of the Polish Re- 
fugees, and Allowances to Distressed Spaniards, for 
the yéar, from Ist April 1846 to 31st March 1847. 

Miscellaneous = An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 

Allowances. the year, from 1st April 1846 to 3ist March 1847, 
to pay Miscellaneous Allowances formerly defrayed 
from the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenues, &amp;c., 
for which no permanent Provision has been made 
by Parliament. 

Foundling An Estimate of the probable Expense of the 

Den) Foundling Hospital, Dublin, for the year ending 

; 31st March 1847. 
House of Estimate of the Expense of supporting the House 
Dublin) of Industry, Dublin, including the Island Bridge 
Lunatic Asylum and the Talbot Dispensary, for 

one year, from the 1st day of April 1846 to the 31st 
March 1847. 

Female Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan 


—_— House, for one year, from the 1st of April 1846 to 
. the 31st of March 1847, for 120 Children. 
ristnoeland Estimate of the Sum required for the Support of 
oekMospital. the Westmorland Lock Hospital, for one year, from 
Ist April 1846 to the 31st March 1847, for 130 
Patients. 
Lying-in-Hos- Estimate for the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, for 
ptal Dublin.) the year ending 31st March 1847. 


= Steevens’ Estimate of the probable Income and Expenditure 
Dublin.) of Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, for one year, from 
1st April 1846 to 31st March 1847, inclusive. 
House of Estimate of the probable Expense of the House 
ey vita of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin, 
(Dublin) forthe year commencing Ist April 1846 and ending 
31st March 1847. 

nial for An Estimate of the probable Expenses of the 
Dublin” Hospital for Incurables, containing 91 Patients, for 
“&lt;a the year ending 31st March 1847. 

ittenting Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary to 


defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding 
VoL. 101. 


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641 


and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Jreland, for Ministers, &amp;e. 

one year, ending 31st March 1847. (Ireland.) 
An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Charitable 

pay Charitable Allowances charged on the Concor- Allowances, 

datum Fund in Jreland, and other Allowances and © (eland.) 

Bounties formerly defrayed from the Grants for the 

Lord Lieutenant’s Household, Civil Contingencies, 

&amp;e., for the year ending the 31st March 1847. 


Statement of the Estimates for Special and Tem- VII. 
porary Objects, for 1846-47, compared with the No, 266, 
Estimates for the like Services for 1844-45 and Comparative 
1845-46. Statement. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Criminal Law 
required to defray, for one year, the Expenses of the Commission. 
Commission for digesting the several Statutes relat- 

ing to the Criminal Law. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- Shannon 
fray the Expenses of the Shannon Commission, from Commission. 
the 1st day of April 1846 to the 31st day of March 

1847. 

An Estimate of the Sum proposed to be voted in Drainage and 
the year 1846, to defray one Moiety of the Cost of Navigation 
executing certain Works of Navigation in Treland “*™™*) 
connected with Drainage. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in British Am- 
the year 1846, to defray the Charges of Works and sea 
Repairs to the British Ambassador’s House at 
Paris. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in British 
the year ending Sist of March 1847, to complete Ambassador’s 
the Charge of rebuilding the British Ambassador’s House at _ 
House at Constantinople. 

Au Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to- Steam Com- 
wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 740" © 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, for one year, 
to the 31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Expense to be incurred in Canada Militia and 


for Militia and Volunteers, in the year 1846-47, Volunteers 
(Canada. ) 


General Abstract of the Grants to be proposed General 
for Miscellaneous Services for 1846-47, compared Abstracts. 
with the Grants for 1844-45 and 1845-46. 

Copy, Additional Articles to those agreed upon ane 
between the Post-office of Great Britain, and the a 
Post-office of France, for carrying into execution 
the Convention of 3d April 1843, signed at Paris, 

March 25, 1846, and at London, March 30,1846. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Order, Metropolitan 

—A Return of all Sums of Money received for Buldines- 
Salaries, or by Fees, or from any other source, either 
by the Registrar, Official Referees, Clerks, Dis- 
trict Surveyors, or by any other person employed 
in the execution of the Metropolitan Buildings Act, 
7 and 8 Vic., for what purpose, and for what Duty 
or Business the same has been received, and by 
whom received, since the said Act came into ope- 
ration :—And, also, Return of all Payments made, 
and all Expenses incurred, from the said period, 
in the execution of the said Act; also, of all or 
any Sums of Money now owing to or by the De- 
partment of the Metropolis Buildings Office. 

An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, Wheat, &amp;c. 
Oats, Wheat Flour and Oatmeal imported into Great 
Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of March to 
the 5th day of April 1846 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper No. 162, of the present Session.) 

An Account of all Cattle, Sheep and Swine im- Cattle. 
ported into Great Britain from Ireland, from the 
5th day of January to the 5th day of April 1846 (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 25, of the 
present Session. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Estimates be printed. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Glasgow Har- 


before the Committee on the Glasgow Harbour our Mineral 
: : . y Railway Bill ; 
Mineral Railway Bill; and, the Glasgow Harbour gna, Giasgow 


Grand Junction Railway Terminus Bill, which were Harbour 


“ : Grand Junc- 
presented upon the 30th day of April last, be tion Railway 
printed. Terminus Bill, 


stantinople. 


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Ordered, Nv. 267. 








East India. 
No. 268. 


Robert Ricly. 
No. 269. 


Barony of 
Clanwilliam. 


No. 270. 


New Zealand. ° 
No. 271. 


Committees. 


Neweastle- 
upon-Tyne, 
Edinburgh 
and Direct 
Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Di- 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Paisley) Bill. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Goole Railway 
(Methiley, 
Askern and 

. Oakenshaw 


Branches) Bill, 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way (Durham 
and Supder- 
land Railway 
and Wear- 
mouth Dock 
Purchase) Bill. 





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Ordered, That the Return relative to East India, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Robert Riely, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Barony 
of Clanwilliam, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to New Zealand, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercurii, 6° die Maiti ; 


Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


RDEREID, That all Committees have leave to 
sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


The Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct 
Glasgow Junction Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway 
(Branches to Paisley) Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
alsc heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 36, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the 
Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway (Methley, 
Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill the several 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the following para- 
graph in the Twelfth Report of the Classification 
Committee of Railway Bills, might be read; and 
the same was read, viz. 

“ Your Committee recommend that the Bill 
for the Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 
Durham and Sunderland Railway, and Wear- 
mouth Dock, be divided into two parts; the 
one to contain the Clauses conferring the power 
of amalgamation with the Wewcastle and Dar- 
lington Junction, which should be referred to 
Group No. 58; the other to have reference to 
new works and to remain in Group No. 46.” 

The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the Newcastle aud Dar- 
lington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland 
Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and 
Branches) Bill, which, upon the 11th day of Febru- 
ary last, was made from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


Mazz. A. 1846, 


The House was moved, That the following para- Midland Raj. 
graph in the Twelfth Report of the Classification Way (Leicester 
Committee of Railway Bills, might be read; and {oy Ryze 
the same was read, viz. 4 


Purchase) Bill, 
“ Your Committee recommend that the Mid- 
land and Leicester and Swannington Railway 
Bill be divided into two parts; the one to con- 
tain the Clauses conferring the powers of amal- 
gamation with the Midland Railway, which 
should be placed in Group No. 58; the other 
to have reference to new works, and remain in 
Group No. 54.” 

The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the Midland Railway 
( Leicesterand Swannington Alteration and Branches) 
Bill, which, upon the 13th day of March last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for vesting the Leicester and Swannington Railway 
in the Midland Railway Company: And that Mr. 
Packe, Mr. Farnham and Mr. Mundy do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and New- Thetfora, 
market Railway Bill was read a second time ; and Bury Saint 
committed. ane and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway El 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Charles Round presented a Bill for esta- Ballyshannon 
blishing the Ballyshannon Harbour, Dock and Lough Harbour and 
Erne Drainage Company : And the same was read P°ks Bill 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the Select petfast and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in County Down 
the case of the Belfast and County Down Railway Bway Bill 
Bill, the Staading Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the Select Dublin, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Dundrumand 
the case of the Dublin, Dundrum and Ennisherry Foye 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- sii 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the Select portsmouth 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Harbour Pier 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in” 
the Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered,, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Saint Albans, Hatfield and Hertford Jun 
tion Railway Bill was read a second time; and 
‘ ? Hertford 
committed. Junction 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


e- Saint Albans, 
Hatfield and 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on Ambergate, 
Group No. 35, of Railway Bills; That in the case ee 
of the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway we one Bill. 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. . 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- DanishClaims. 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 





enabling the MWewcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company to purchase the Durham and | 
Sunderland Railway and the Wearmouth Dock : | 
And that Mr, Liddell, Mr. Hodgson Hinde and 
Mr. Hudson do prepare, and bring it in, 


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| 


will be graciously pleased to advance to the claim- 
ants for losses sustained by the Seizure of British 
Ships and Cargoes by the Danish Government in 
1807, the Amount of their respective Losses, as as- 
certained by the Commissioners appointed for the 

investigation 








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id 


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investigation of Danish Claims, and reported upon 
the 12th day of May 1840, and assuring Her Ma- 
jesty that this House will make good the same; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, 
the 20th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 


Wishaw and 
Coltness Rail- Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 


way (Greenh 


Favch) Bill. Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


Group were referred ; That in the case of the Wi- 
shaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch) Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; that they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, and had 
amended the same, by striking out the words “ the 
Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway at 
Greenhill,” and inserting instead thereof, the words 
‘at a point at or near Murdiestone ;” that the Com- 
mittee had so altered the Preamble, as it appeared 
to them that the line was only a mineral line, 
and the abandoned terminus at Greenhill, of no 
= importance, whilst the local opposition to the 
ill was removed by such alteration, and found the 
same,as amended, to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Midland Rail- | Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to empower the 
way (Notting- Midland Railway Company to make a Railway from 
ran a. WVottingham to Mansfield, with Branches therefrom : 
Railway) Bill. And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


Manchester, 


The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navi- 
Bolton and 


gation and Railway Extensions Bill was read a se- 


yong cond time ; and committed. 

and Railway Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
ei so"* mittee of Selection. 

London, The House was moved, That the Report in respect 


sustury and of the Petition for the London, Salisbury and Yeovil 

tion Railway Junction Railway (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill, which 

(Salisbury te was yesterday made from the Select Committee on 

Yeovil) Bil. Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Salisbury to Sutton 
Bingham, in the county of Somerset, with a Branch 
to the Town of Yeovil, to be called The London, 
Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway: And that 
Sir William Heathcote, Mr. John Benett and Mr. 
Seymer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lancaster and 
Preston June- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Zoeamese Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
ment Tramore Embankment Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Delia The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
larkets Bill, Reading of the Dublin Markets Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 
DublinCeme- _ The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
“res Bill. Reading of the Dublin Cemeteries Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 
North British _ Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Group 


Railway Bin, 


No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
VoL. 101. 


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643 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were 
referred ; That in the case of the North British 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Owners and Rate- Isle of Wight 
payers of the Isle of Wight, respecting the Roads Roads. 

in that island, which was presented yesterday, be 

printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Exchequer 
a Return of the Advances of Exchequer Bills under Bills (Public 
the Act 57 Geo. 3, c. 34, and subsequent Acts, for Werks.) 
Public Works during the Fouryears ending the 31st 

day of December 1845 (in continuation, with Details, 

of Parliamentary Paper, No. 510, of Session 1842). 


The Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Ipswich, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. —— 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Bristol and 
Tewkesbury and Malvern Line) Bill was read a se- Birmingham 
cond time ; and committed. ( yo 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Tewkesbury 
mittee of Selection. = Malvern 

ine) Bill. 

Solly’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Solly’s Estate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Bil- 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the South York- 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, praying shire Coal 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- Canal iL 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Mary Platt and Ann Platt, both Leicester and 

of Clifton, in the county of Somerset, Spinsters, wo ' 
. . unction Rail- 

praying that they may be heard, by their counsel yay pin, 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leicester and 
Tamworth Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; andthe Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Board for the repair of the Liverpool 
Highways in the Township of West Derby, in the sett I ona 
county of Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, Watering Bill. 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts o 
the Liverpool Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Matlock ;—- Tansley ;— Tideswell ; Manchester, 
— Bakewell ;—Longstone ;— Wirksworth ;— Chapel- 900 cl 
en-le-Frith ;— Nottingham ;— Darley ;—Ashford;— yiidiands 
and Stony Middleton; praying that the Manchester, Junction Rail- 
Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway ¥Y Bill. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill, 


Council of the royal burgh of Cupar Fife, praying 
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that the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle- 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
upon-Tyne, 


: esses of the borough of Gateshead, praying that 
Dees the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct 
Glasgow Junc- Glasgow Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
Sy wan presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Trades-people, Rate- 
me eg payers and Inhabitants of the town of Wath-upon- 
Bill ‘Dearne, in the West Riding of the county of York, 

praying that the Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wath-upon- 


Rye and 
Derwent 
Drainage Bill. 


Petitions from Salton and other places ;—Sproxton 
and other places ;— East Hellerton and other places; 
—FPickering and other places; —Kirby Moorside 
and other places;—Slingsby and other places ;— 
Broughton and other piaces;—and, New Malton 
and other places; praying that the Rye and Der- 
went Drainage Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway (New- 
port Railway 
and Saint 
Andrew’s 
Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Cupar, praving the 
House to sanction such alterations in the Edinburgh 
and Northern Railway (Vewport Railway and Saint 
Andrew’s Branch) Bill as may be necessary, to allow 
the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Newport 
Railway and Saint Andrew’s Branch) Company to 
carry one of the public roads leading to the town of 
Cupar, either above or below their Railway, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Roman Catho- &lt;A Petition of the Curate, Churchwardens and 

lic Relief Bill. others, Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Michael’s, 
Saint Alban’s, in the county of Hertford, praying 
that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Stafford; Hassop ;—-— Bury 
Saint Edmund's ; Holme-on-Spalding-Moor ; 
Ilmington ;—— Workington ; Ingatestone ;—— 
Brough, Catterick and Colburn; Bangor ;—— 
Hinckley (two Petitions) ; Gracedieu, Thring- 
stone, Osgathorpeand Belton ;--—Barnstaple, Taw- 
stock and Bideford ; Liverpool ;—— Holywell ; 
—— Gravesend ; Kidderminster ;—— Whitwick 
Coal-ville ;—— East Lulworth ;—— Saint Alban’s 
and Luton ;——Hanley Castle ;——Eastwell ; 
Alnwick ;—— Lymington ;——Market Rasen ;—— 
Mount Saint Bernard’s Priory ; James O’ Neal 
and others ;——- Chorley ;--—Longton ;——_Dunleer ; 

and, Worcester ; praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Art Unions 


An A Petition of Inhabitants of Edinburgh, praying 
Mil, 


that the Art Unions Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Salmon A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 

Fisheries Bill. of the city of Worcester, praying that the Salmon 
Fisheries Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Blake Kirby, of the Temple, 
and of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, in the 
parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, Esquire, Barrister-at- 
Law, praying that a Committee of the House may | 
be appointed to take into consideration the Law regu- | 
lating the granting, renewal and refusal of licenses 
to publicans and others selling raalt and spirituous 
liquors, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Public Houses. 


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A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- Poor Removal 
dians of the Poor of the Northallerton Union, in the Bill. 
county of York, praying that the Poor Removal Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of Free Saint Mary’s proc Church 
Church, Edinburgh, and others, stating that many (Scotland.) 
congregations of professing Christians are now pre- 
vented from building churches, by the refusal of 
the proprietors of lands to grant sites in any suitable 
places or on any terms for that purpose; and pray- 
ing the House to devise means for enabling such 
congregations to rent or purchase ground, on reason- 
able conditions, for the erection of buildings for the 
worship of God, and to pass a Bill for compen- 
sating proprietors and securing accommodation to 
congregations in such circumstances, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Lincoln, nischargea 
stating that,in the opinion of the Petitioners,it would Prisoners, 
be for the well-being of the community that persons 
discharged from criminal prisons should be received 
into houses of occupation, where, by honest industry, 
they might obtain a living, instead of being cast upon 
society without character, money, home or friends, 
and becoming the victims of fresh crime and oft- 
repeated and expensive prosecutions ; and praying 
the House to take into consideration the several par- 
ticulars involved in the employment and reformation 
of discharged Prisoners, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Salmon 
mittee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill; Fisheries Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Roman Catho- 
mittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill; lic Relief Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question No. 274. 

being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ this House will, upon this day six months, 
“ resolve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
. Tellers for the (Mr. Watson, 
Yeas, Lord John Manners: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Colquhoun, 
Noes. ULMr. Spooner : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair: — The House accordingly resolved itself 
into the Committee; and after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to aCom- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 2Cth 
day of this instant May. 


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| Reading of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Bankruptcy 
and Insolvency 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time _ 


upon Wednesday the 20th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- srt Unions 
mittee on the Art Unions Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House wil!, upon bases 4 
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the 20th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


corresponding ‘The Corresponding Societies and Lecture Rooms 
societies and Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; 


Lect, 2nd committed to a Committee of the whole House 
” for Wednesday next. 
Navy Civil The Order of the day being read, for the Second 


Departments Reading of the Navy Civil Departments Bill ; 
- Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Election Notices (Ire- 
land) Bill; and after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene, re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Blection 
Notices 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Administra- The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
tion of into a Committee upon the Administration of 
Criminal a : i 

Criminal Justice Bill. 


Justice Bill. 
(In the Committee). 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crauszs N° 1 and N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Criause N° 3, agreed to. 


Cuavse, (And whereas it is expedient to give to 
Criminal Courts the power to award hard labour as 
a portion of the punishment inflicted on offenders 
convicted before them, and also to give to such 
Courts the power of allowing reasonable costs in all 
cases prosecuted or tried before them; therefore Be 
it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Court be- 
fore which any offender shall be convicted of an 
misdemeanor, to sentence (if such Court shall see 
fit) such offender to be kept to hard labour, either 
in the common gaol or house of correction, for the 
whole or any part of the term for which such Court 
is now by law authorized to direct such offender to be 
imprisoned, and to direct (if it shall see fit) the costs 
of the prosecutor and witnesses for the prosecution, 
in all cases of misdemeanor, to be paid in the same 
manner and under the same regulations as the costs 
in certain cases of misdemeanor are directed to be 
paid by the statute passed in the seventh year of 
the reign of his late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, An Act for improving the Adminis- 
tration of Criminal Justice in England),—brought 
up; read 1°, and, by leave, withdrawn. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. G'reene 
reported; That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday the 20th day of this instant May. 


: The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ee mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
Ireland) Bin, Zand) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Joint Stock 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
_ mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
omar) = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Coroners (Jreland) Bill ; 
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645 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Select 
Committee. 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Select Com- Railways and 
mittee appointed to consider of the principle of Canals Amal- 
Amalgamation as applied to the Railway and Canal sgmation 
Bills now under the consideration of Parliament ; Report.) 
and who were empowered to report their Observa- 
tions thereupon to the House ; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from 
time to time ; That they had further considered the 
matters to them referred, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House; together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


No. 275. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a viscount 
Bill to settle an Annuity on Viscount Hardinge Hardinge’s 
and the two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body A=2uity Bill. 
of the said Viscount Hardinge, to whom the Title No. 276. 
of Viscount Hardinge shal! descend, in consideration 
of his great and brilliant Services: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a ford Gough’s 
Bill to settle an Annuity on Lord Gough and the Annuity Bill. 
Two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body of the No. 277. 
said Lord Gough to whom the Title of Lord Gough 
shall descend, in consideration of his great and 
brilliant Services: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the g;jmouth 
Sidmouth Market Bill; That they had examined Market Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 


y| be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 


Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the gjigo Harbour 
Sligo Harbour Improvement Bill; That they had and Improve- 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the ™™* Bill 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Rotherham 
Rotherham Gas Bill ; That they had examined the Gas Bill. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Birkenhead 
Birkenhead Improvement Bill; That they had exa- Improvement 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Cambridge Improvement Bill was read a se- Cambridge 
cond time ; and committed. Improvement 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Bank of 
a Return of the Notes, Securities, Bullion, &amp;c., of England. 
the Bank of England, as published weekly in the 
Gazette, from the passing of the Act 7 and 8 Vic., 
c. 32, to the present time (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 180, of Session 1845). 


Mr. Cripps presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- Greenwich 
turn of the Number of Seamen and Royal Marines 1sPitel. 
on the List of Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Hos- 
pital; distinguishing those in receipt of Pensions 
granted for Service, and those granted for Injuries 
and Wounds:—Also, the Names of the Ports and 





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Places at which the Pensions are received, with the 
Number of Seamen and Royal Marines of both 
classes paid at each of the same; stating the Situa- 
tion held by the Persons, or the Rank of the Officer 
by whom the several Pensions are paid. 
Baleary Bay. | Copy ofa Report made by Captain Moorsom, c.E., 
No. 278. to the Board of Admiralty, relative to the Bay of 
B.wary, in the Solway Firth. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the last be printed. 


Warwickshire Mr. Shirley presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
and London way from or near the City of Worcester to the Lon- 
Railway don and Birmingham Railway, in the Parish of 
(Worcester . 

and Weedon Weedon, in the County of Northampton, with a 
Line) Bil. Branch to Alcester, in the County of Warwick: And 


the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Lancashire A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
and Yorkshire others, Inhabitants of the borough of Leeds, and of 
Railway Bill. its immediate vicinity, praying that the Lancashire 
= ’ and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Harriet Freeman and others ; 
John Ellis and others; and, John Denbigh and 
others ; praying that certain Petitions, as far as con- 
cerns the objections of the Petitioners to the Lan- 
cashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway Bill, 
may be withdrawn,—were also presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 








Caledonian 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 
Railway 


~~ soe Me Group No. 9, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
Termini and Of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and 
Branches) Bill, Branches) Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Mercnants and 
Tradesmen connected with and interested in the 
welfare of the maaufactures, commerce and trade 
of Carlisle, praying that the North British Railway 
(Carlisle Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


North British 
Railway 

(Carlisle Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Poor Law. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law, which was presented yesterday, be referred to 
the Select Committee on’ Andover Union. 

ecto ‘ou Ordered, That the Paper relative to Able-bodied 


&gt;. a . ; sa in : 
No. 279. Paupers, which was presented yesterday, ke printed. 


Constabulary 
(ireland. ) 


No. 280. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Constabulary 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 7° die Mau; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 
ORD Charles Wellesley reported from the 
Committee on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills ; 
That the Committee met this day, pursuant to the 
adjournment of yesterday, when they received a 
letter from Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, one of the 
members of the Committee, stating that he was pre- 
vented by indisposition from attending the Com- 
mittee this day. 
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Dyke Acland be excused 
from any further attendance on the Committee. 


Railway Bills, 
Group 30, 


Aylesbury 
and Thame 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills; That in 
the case of the Aylesbury and Thame Junction 


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Railway Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and veritied by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee scottish mia. 


on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom seve- land Extension 


ral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the ®*!way Bil. 


said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations contained in the preamble of the Bill; but 
the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee Dundee and 


on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom several Arbroath 
Railway Ex. 
tensions Bill. 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred: That in the case of the 
Dundee and Arbroath Railway Extensions Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the ‘Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Malton and 


Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Mal- 
tonand Driffield Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Driffield 


Junction Rail 


way Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- gjasgow and 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee Belfast Union 
on the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill, to Railway Bill. 


hear Parties on the Petition of James Ballantine, 
Esquire, against the said Bill, presented by Mr. 
Duncan on the 28th day of April last, and referred 
by the House to the Committee on the Bill, and 
counsel ordered, on a copy of the Petition being 
produced, and certified to the satisfaction of the 
Committee, the Petition having been lost, and not 
entered in the Journals of the House :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Commissioners for Liverpool 
carrying into execution the Act for better paving eS 

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and improving the Streets and Highways within §™*"°" 


the Extra-parochial Place of Toateth Park, in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for the Se- 
werage of certain parts of the said Place, and also 
being Rate-payers in the said township, which was 
presented upon the 26th day of March last, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Sa- 
natory Regulations Bill, be referred to the Commit- 
tee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 

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Le An ingrossed Bill for improving the Borough of 
- Leicester, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir John Easthope do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Chard Canal ~=—s- Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee on 

Railway Bill. Group No. 19, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of 

the Chard Canal Railway Bill, the several Docu- 

ments required by the Order of the House of the 

30th day of April last, had been produced before 

them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Bridgwater 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee on 
and Taunton 


Group No. 19, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
moc go i the Bridgwater and lien Canal Railway and 
Bill Harbour Bill, the several Documents required by 

the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Welsh Charity The House proceeded to take into consideration 
School Incor- the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
poration Bill. + ntituled, An Act to incorporate the Members of 
the Most honourable and loyal Society of Ancient 
Britons, commonly called The Welsh Charity School, 
and to enable them the better to carry ontheir Chari- 

table Designs; and the same were read,as follow: 
Pr. 7. 1. 29. After “society” insert “ commonly 
“ known by the name of the Welsh Charity School.” 

Pr. 12.1.1. After “ trust” insert “ for.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 38. After “trust” insert “ for.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 31. After “and” insert “ the said 
society.” 

Pr. 17.1. penult. Leave out “ Colonel” and insert 
Thomas.” 

Pr. 17. 1. ult. Leave out “ Member of Parlia- 
ment” and insert “ of Gwernevet, in the county 
of Brecon, Esquire.” 

Pr. 19.1. 4. After “declare” insert “what per- 
sons are governors of the society, and.” 

Pr. 19.1. 35. After “declaring” insert “what per- 
“‘ sons shall be governors of tlie society, and.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Wood do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


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Lordships. 
Birmingham The Birmingham and Ozford Junction Railway 
and Oxford Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
oe : Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

ailway Bill. . aie ; 

mittee of Selection. 
Birmingham The Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 
sud Oxford (Birmingham Extension) Bill was read a second 
Railway time; and committed. 
(Birmingham § Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
= mittee of Selection. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills ; That in the case 
of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Bill, the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Plymouth Ordered, That the Plymouth Cemetery Bill be 
Cemetery Bill. re-committed to the former Committee. 


Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for enabling the 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- 

to purchase the Durham and Sunderland 
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Railway and the Wearmouth Dock: And the same and Sunder- 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a —_ Railway 


second time. anaes 


Purchase) Bill. 
Mr. Hudson presented a Bill for making a Rail- Bristol and 
way from the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, at Rallwe inet 
Mangotsfield, to Bath : And the same was read the Line) Bil. 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for making a Rail- London, Salis- 
way from Salisbury to Sutton Bingham, in the bury and Yeo- 
county of Somerset, with a Branch to the Town of —— 
Yeovil, to becalled The London, Salisbury and Yeovil (Salisbury to 
Junction Railway : And the same was read the first Yeovil) Bill. 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of George Rawson, of Nottingham, Midland Rail- 
Solicitor, Francis Hurt,of Alderwasley, in the county ~ (Erewash 
of Derby, Esquire, and George Moore, of Appleby, Branches) Bill. 
in the county of Leicester, Esquire, praying that 
provision may be made in the Midland Railway 
(Erewash Valley Branches) Bill, authorizing the 
extension of one of the Branches of the Midland 
Railway to Greasley, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Stafford O’ Brien reported from the Commit- yeas and 
tee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills; That in the York Railway 
case of the Leeds and York Railway Bill, the several Bil. 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Alderman Thompson reported from the Com- Southampton 
mittee on the Southampton Port and Harbour Bill, Port and 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bil] #@"e ®"- 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of the said Petitions, and had also heard coun- 
sel in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


‘The House was moved, That the Report in re- Liverpool 
spect of the Petition for additional provision in the Improvement 
Liverpool Improvement Bill, which, upon the 27th — 
day of April last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Commit- 
tee on the Bill, that they have power to make provi- 
sion therein, pursuantto the prayer of the said Petition. 


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having Caledonian 
been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid upon the Bridge. 
Table; viz..—A Return of the Number of Shares 
in the Caledonian Bridge across the Clyde held by 
the Clyde Navigation ‘rust, and by Members of 
the Magistracy and Corporation of Glasgow; stating 
the Names of the Members, and the Number of 
Shares held by each. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee xy narnoek 
on Group No. 12, of Railway Bills ; That in the and Ayr Direct 
case of the Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway Railway Bill. 
Bill, the Parties promoting the Bill had informed 
the Committee that it was not their intention to 
proceed with the same. 

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


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow, 
of the Petition for additional provision in the Glas- Dumfries and 
gow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, which, Railway on. 
upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 





4n4 mittee 








Midland Great 
Western Rail- 
way of Ireland 
(Mullingar to 
Galway) Bill. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Great Grimsby 


Junction Rail- 
way Extension 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


York and 
Carlisle 


Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group 44, 


Rye and 
Derwent 
Drainage Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Extension, 
Northampton, 
Daventry, 
Leamington 
and Warwick 
Railway. 





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A. 1846. 


mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make pro- | main line, to a Junction with the Northampton and 
vision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said | Peterborough Railway, or on the Plan of the branch 
Petition, on proof of the consent of the Glasgow, | or side line out of the said main line, to a Junction 


Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. . 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection, to fix the first sitting of the | 


Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway 
Bili for To-morrow, and to refer the said Bill to the 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
and two other Members, not being those ordered to 
bring in the Bill. 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension 
(No. 2.) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; ‘That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 43, of Railway Bills; That in the 
case of the York and Carlisle Railway Bill, the seve- 
ral Documents required by the Order of the House 


of the 30th day of April last, had been produced | 


before them, and verified by the Promoters; and that 
the Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That 
the case made out on behalf of the Company 
formed for the purpose of constructing the Lanca- 
shire and North Yorkshire Railway, has established, 
to the satisfaction of the Committee, the expediency 
of that measure on public grounds; That the case 
made out in behalf of the Company formed for the 
purpose of constructing the Liverpool, Manchester 
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway, has 
established, to the satisfaction of the Committee, the 
expediency of so much of that measure as consists 
of the proposed Branch from Aysgarth to Hawes. 

Viscount Palmerston further reported,, That he 
had been instructed to apply to the House, that the 
Committee have leave to consolidate the two Bills, 
or such portions thereof as to the Committee may 
seem expedient, into one Bill, and to unite the two 
Companies for carrying such Bill into effect. 


Mr. Walpole reported from the Committee on | 
and Sheffield” Group No. 34, of Railway Bills, to whom several | 


with the London and Birmingham Railway. 
And inasmuch as the 6th mile and the Ist 


The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland furlong of the 7th mile of the main line are not 
(Mullingar to Galw ay) Bill was read the first time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select | 


| marked on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of 
curves not exceeding one mile in length, are not 
noted on the said Plan in furlongs and chains, in 
the case of a curve between the 12th and 13th 
miles, and between the 13th and 14th miles. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of the arch 
over the Northampton Branch of the Grand Junc- 
tion Canal, within the first mile, is not marked. 

And inasmuch as the cross Section No. 4, of 
public highway, near the 3d furlong of the 4th 
mile, does not show, in figures, the rate of inclina- 
tion of the surface of the road when altered, and the 
present surface is omitted to be defined thereon, 
and the height and span of the arch at the crossing 
of such highway is not marked. 

And inasmuch as there is no cross Section to 
public-road near 6th furlong of the 6th mile, nor 
to public-road near 7th furlong of the 7th mile. 

And inasmuch as there is no reference on the 
Section to the cross Section of public-road, in the 
8th furlong of the 7th mile. 

And inasmuch as, by an error in the lithography, 
the datum-line from the 11th to the 18th mile is 
drawn on the Section 8 feet lower than it should 
be drawn, and was shown on the original Section. 

And inasmuch as there is no cross Section to the 
public highway from Daventry to Norton, nor is 
the height and span of the arch given. 





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Alternative Line. 


And inasmuch as the*cross Sections to public 
highways near the 19th mile 3d furlong, of 20th 
mile 4th furlong, of 22d mile, 26th mile 3d furlong, 
and to turnpike-road near 27th mile, are not re- 
ferred to on the Section. 

And inasmuch as there is no cross Section to 
public highway near 3d furlong of 25th mile, and na 
cross Section to public road near 7th furlong of 31st 
mile, nor to public highway near 4th furlong of 
27th mile, nor to public road to canal wharfs near 
30th mile, nor to road to public wharfs near 1st fur- 
long 31st mile, nor to public road near 4th furlong 
of 31st mile, nor is the height and span of the arch 
at such crossing given, nor the height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of such road given. 

And inasmuch as the height and span of the arch 
over the Warwick and Napton Canal, near the 7th 
furlong of the 28th mile, and also near the 30th 
mile, are not marked. 

And inasmuch as the subscription contract is 
not executed to three-fourths of the amount of 
the estimate, being only executed to the amount 
of £.373,750, three-fourths of the estimate being 
£.375,000. 





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Ordered, That leave be given to the Committee | 
accordingly. 

Ordered, Thatthe Committee on the Rye and, 
Derwent Drainage Bill be revived :—And that they 
have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at twelve | 
of the clock, with Two selected Members. 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Commit- | 
tee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom seve- | 
ral Petitions complaining of non-compliance with | 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti-' 
tion for the London and Birmingham Extension, | 
Northampton, Daventry, Leamington and Warwick | 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing | 


Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as in | 
the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for | 
the county of Northampton, no furlongs are marked | 
on the Plan of the branch or side line out of the 


| 





And inasmuch as the following properties, de- 
scribed on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Warwick, are not referred to 
in the Book of Reference thereto, nor does the Book 
of Reference contain the names of the owners, 
lessees and occupiers of the same respectively : 


Leamington Priors - 


36%, 73* and 90. 
Saint Nicholas, Warwick 


1, 12, 23, 65, 11°, 12°, 13¢, 14°, 
15°, 16°, 17°, 
21°, 22¢, We, 


Parish of Numbers on Plan. 
All Saints, Northampton - 5%, 6%, 72, 8%, 9. 
Upper Heyford - - - - 45. 
Nupton - - - - = = 1%, 28, 3%, Ga. 


18°, 19¢, 20¢, 
24°, 25°, 26°, 


27°, 82°, 33c, 34°, B5e, 36°, 
37°, 38, 39°, 40°. 

And inasmuch as in the said Book of Reference, 
No. 14, in the parish of Wolfamcote, is described as 
a plantation and pond, whereas on the Plan it is 
described as a building, and No. 28, inthe parish of 

Milverton, 











9 VicToriaz. 


Miiverton, is described in the Book of Reference as 
a house, out-buildings and garden, but on the Plan 
no such buildings appear ; and No. 19, parish of Hor- 
bury, described in the Book of Reference as water- 
course, but on the Plan it is described as a field. 

And inasmuch as the following properties, num- 
bered respectively, 50, 65, 83, 44, 47, 259, and 7,in 
the Book of Reference deposited with the said Clerk 
of the Peace for Warwick, are not numbered on the 
Plan. 

And inasmuch as no proof of the compliance with 
the Standing Orders was adduced, in respect of that 
part of the work numbered on the Plan as main 
line, between a point in the parish of Grandborough 
and Warwick ; but it was stated by the promoters of 
the Bill, that they considered themselves, by the 
22d clause of the Bill, restricted from the formation 
of the line between those points numbered on the 
Plan as alternative line only. 

And inasmuch as a garden at the 28th mile (on 
the alternative line) in the parish of Leamington 
Priors, and adjoining Nos. 392 and 40¢ on the Plan, 
and two fields at the 6th mile 4th furlong, and at the 
6th mile 5 furlongs in Bishop Itchington, and ad- 
joining road No. 39, on the Plan, being property 
into or through which the proposed Railway will 
pass, are not numbered or referred to in the Book of 
Reference, or on the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for Warwick. 

And inasmuch as on the Section deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace, the height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of every turnpike- 
road, public carriage, &amp;c., is not correctly marked 
in figures at every crossing thereof; viz., 


Fenny Compton Branch. 

















a - Description. Height wry Correct Height. 

Section. on Section. © 

M. Links. 

7 1,580 | Public-road -{|- none - - | 3 ft. cutting. 

S 1,560 | - ditto - | 23 ft. 4in. em- | 17 ft. embank- 
bankment. ment. 


And inasmuch as that in that portion of the Book 
of Reference relating to the parish of Saint Mary, 
Warwick, deposited with the said Parish Clerk of 
the said parish, a certain road, numbered 33, is de- 
scribed therein as a public parish-road, leading from 
Warwick to Wedguock Park, to be crossed by the 
Railway, there is no cross Section. 

And inasmuch as the public carriage-road near 
the 6th furlong of the 17th mile is described on the 
said Section as intended to be lowered and passed 
under the said Railway, whereas according to the 
cross Section referred to in the said Sections, the said 
road is stated to be passed over the said Railway. 

And inasmuch as the public carriage-road near 
the 3d furlong of the 29th mile, is described on 
the said Sections as intended to be raised, whereas, 
according to the cross Section referred to in the 
said Section, the said road is stated to be lowered. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Wexford Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bill, 


A Petition of James Boyd, of Rosslare House, 
and Patrick Walter Redmond, of Herbert-place, in 
the city’of Dublin, Esquires, Owners and Frontagers 
of the parish of Rosslare, in the county of Wea;ford, 
adjoining the Mudlands of the Harbour of Wexford, 
praying that the Wexford Harbour Improvement 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vale of Neath 


Three Petitions from Neath, praying that the 
Railway Bill, 


Vale of Neath Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


North Wales 
Mineral 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Llangollen, in the county of Denbigh, 
VoL. 101. 


7? Mair. 


649 


praying that the North Wales Mineral Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in, and Inhabitants of the parishes and district 
within the city of Bristol, thereinafter mentioned, 
praying that the Bristol Waterworks and Sewerage 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Frome 
and parish of Frome Selwood, and its neighbourhood, 
in the county of Somerset, praying that the Wilts, 
Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough of Frome 
and parish of Frome Selwood, and its neighbourhood, 
in the county of Somerset, praying that the Berks 
and Hants Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable William Fitz- 
hardinge Earl Fitzhardinge, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Bristol and Gloucester and Bir- 











mingham and Gloucester Railways Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the city of Bristol ; Five of the Directors of the 
Bristol Dock Company ; and, Master, Wardens 
and Commonalty of the Society of Merchant Ven- 
turers of the city of Bristol; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Portbury Pier and Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions, 








Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of 
the city of Worcester ;——-and Charles Bedford, of 
the city of Worcester, Gentleman, Clerk to the Com- 
missioners acting in the execution of an Act passed 
in the fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King 
George the Fourth, for better supplying the City 
of Worcester, and the Liberties thereof, with Water, 
and for more effectually paving, lighting, watching 
and otherwise improving the said City ; praying that 
they may be heard by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Worcester Gas 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of John Buck Lloyd, of Liverpool, 
Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
seli, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Liverpool Improvement Bill, was presented, and - 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


40+ A Petition 


Bristol Water- 
works and 
Sewerage Bill. 


Wilts, Somer- 
set and Wey- 
mouth Rail- 
way Bill. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill. 


Bristoi and 
Gloucester and 
Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railways BilL 


Portbury Pier 
and Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Worcester 
Gas Bill. 


Liverpoot 


Improvement 
B 





650 


A Petition of Company of Proprietors of theS/ea- 
ford Navigation, in the county of Lincoln, taking 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 


gon notice of the application for leave to bring in the 

Line. ) Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Lincoln 
Line) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Kennington- Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 

lane, &amp;c., 


lighting and watching the Village of Clapham, and 
certain Roads leading thereto, in the County of 
Surrey ;——and, Board for Repair of the Highways, 
in the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth,in the county 
of Surrey, constituted and appointed under and by 
virtue of an Act passed in the fifth and sixth years 
of the reign of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
to Highways in that Part of Great Britain called 
England; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kennington-lane, &amp;c., Lighting, &amp;c., 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Lighting, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Caledonian A Petition of William Muir, Esquire, one of the 
Railway Commissioners for the Harbour and Docks of Leith, 
(Midlothian 


Branches) Bill, 2ppointed and elected under the Acts 1 and 2 Vie., 
c. 55, and 7 Vic., c. 20, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Severn and Wye Railway and 
Canal Company ; and, Landowners, ‘'radesmen, 
Farmers and other Inhabitants of the town of Bridg- 
end, and its neighbourhood, in the county of Gla- 
morgan; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 





7° Maiz. 





heard by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Wisbech,Saint 
Ives and 


A Petition of the Most noble Francis Duke of 
tate Bedford, praying that he may be heard, by bim- 
enetion self, his counsel or agent, agaist certain parts of 
Railway Bill. the Wisbech, Saint Ives and Cambridge Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow 


A Petition of the Earl ofGlasgow, Lord Lieutenant 
of the county, Chairman of a Meeting of Noblemen, 
Termini and Commissioners of Supply, Justices of the Peace and 
Branches) Bill. Magistrates of ‘Towns in the county of fienfrew, 
praying that he may he heard, by his counsel, against 
certain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow 
Termini and Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 








A. 1846. 


Petitions of Surveyors of Highways for the town- Manchester 
ship of Salford, in the county palatine of Lancaster ; Bolton and” 
and, Grand Junction Railway Company ; pray- a ee 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their ang Ralew 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Man- Extensions 
chester, Bolionand Bury Canal Navigation and Rail- Bi 
way Extensions Bill,—were presented and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of the Right Honourable Fletcher Nor- Wexford Har- 
ton Baron Grantley, and the Honourable Newton a ae 
Fellowes, of Eggesford, in the county of Devon, 
Trustees of the Right honourable the Earl of Ports- 
mouth, and the said Newton Fellewes, on his own 
behalf, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wea- 
ford Harbour Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Bristol and 
repairing, widening and improving the several Roads ees 
round the city of Bristol, and for making certain Line) Bil, a 
new Lines of Road to communicate with the same ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol and 
Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Severn and Wye Railway Com- Gloucester and 
pany ;——James Goodrich, of Maisemore-court, in neg 
the parish of Maisemore, in the county of Glouces- 
ter, Esquire ;——and, Arthur Goodrich, of Gifford- 
street,in the county of Middlesex, Esquire; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Gloucester 
and Dean Forest Railway Bill, were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Governors of the Grey Coat Hos- Waveney 
pital in Tothill Fields, of the royal foundation of —-. 
Queen Anne, praying that they may be heard, by :\outh Rail- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain way Bill. 
parts of the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Landowners, Merchants, Farmers Caledonian 
and ‘Traders, in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, Northern Di- 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 1 aaatiied 
against certain parts of the Caledonian Northern ~ 
Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Clarke, of Rowden, in the Midland Rail- 
parish of Higham-on-the-Hill, in the county of Lei- way (Burton- 


: : upon-Trent to 
cester, Farmer and Grazier, praying that he may onan 


be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain Branch and 
parts of the Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent Ashby Canal 
t 


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Sheff 
ton-u 
Lyne 
Mane 
Railv 
(Whi 


Hay! 
Bran 


Bris 
Birn 
Rail 
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to Nuneaton Branch, and Ashby Canal Purchase) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 


by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | 


against the said Petition. 


sheficld, Ash- A Petition of Lawrence Heyworth, Holden Veevers 
tn-under- and William Platt, all of Romiley, in the parish of 
ue Stockport, in the county of Chester, Cotton-spinners | 
Railway and Co-partners, carrying on business in the firm of 
(Whaley Heyworth and Co., and Lessees or Tenants and Oc- 
— cupiers, under Ormerod Heyworth, of Oakwood Hall, 
granches)Bill. in Romiley, aforesaid, Esquire, of a cotton mill, 


land and premises in Romiley, aforesaid, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and 
Hayfield Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bristol and A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
Birmingham pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
hailway |. counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol 
(Gloucester eels ae 

andStone- and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and Stone- 
house —_ house Junction) Bill, was presented, and read. 

tion) Bill. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
more effectually repairing, amending and improving 
the Roads from Liverpool to Prescot, Ashton and 
Warrington, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Saint Helens 
Canal and Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester 
and Birming- of Warren Vernon and Henry Lees, 
9 Railwa 

ill. 


praying that he 
Y may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Eastern Coun. A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the li- 
ties Railway mits of Holbornand Finsbury Divisions,in the county 
— of Middlesex, praying that they may be heard, by 
street) Bill, themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham 

to Farringdon-street) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Eastern Coun- 
tics Railway 
(Stations En- 
érgement 

Bill, ) 


A Petition of Commissioners for paving, lighting 
and regulating the squares, streets, rows, lanes, 
alleys and other public passages and places, within 
the borough of Christchurch, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, and for removing nuisances and obstructions 
therefrom, and preventing the like for the future, 


and for paving and regulating such parts of Brick- 
VoL. 101. 


7° Mai. 


A Petition of Edward White, Attorney and Agent | 


a nnn mR AaB a 0 


651 


_laneas are not within the said parish, praying that 
_ they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
_ agents, against certain parts of the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Stations Enlargement) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
_Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Stan- Wexford Har- 
ley Earl of Rathdown, praying that his former Peti- bow Improve- 
tion against the Weaford Harbour Improvement ™™ ~~ 
Bill may be withdrawn ; and that said Bill may be 
allowed to pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 





A Petition of James Burchell, of Gordon-square, Bath Water- 
in the county of Middlesex, and Jonathan ps ot works Bill. 

| of Bloomfield-road, Paddington, in the county of 

| Middlesex, Devizees in trust, under the Will of 

| George Johnston, deceased, praying that they may 

_be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

| against certain parts of the Bath Waterworks Bill, 

| was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Neweastle- 


| houses within the borough of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, —— ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel pi} 


or agents, against certain parts of the Mewcastle- 
upon-Tyne Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of the Mayor, Alderman and Bur- Morecambe 
gesses of the borough of Lancaster, in the county Harbour and 
palatine of Lancaster, praying that they may be B#lway Bill 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Morecambe Harbour and Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Goole and 
Railway Company, praying that they may be heard, Doncaster 
| by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Railway Bill. 
tain parts of the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Hugh Earl Taw Vale 
of Fortescue, praying that he may be heard, by Railway bx. 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts“ 
of the Taw Vale Railway Extension Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; aud counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on London, New- 
the line of a proposed Railway, to be called The bury and 
London, Newbury and Bath Direct Railway, and oe ag ad 

. . « d y aAbhe 
others, being Inhabitants of the town of Newbury, 
in the county of Berks, and places in its vicinity, 
praying that the London, Newbury and Bath Direct 
402 Railway 











Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill. 


Manchester, 
Buxton, 
Matlock and 
Midland Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


South Staf- 
fordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way, with 
Branches 

(No. 1.) Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Swinton 
to Lincoln). 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Tring to 

Banbury) Bill. 


Harrogate 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


652 


Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
for England, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

arts of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
for England, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Staffordshire Junction Railway, 
with Branches (No. 1.) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 


Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the Midland Railways (Swinton to Lin- 
coln) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of such Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 


7° Maii. 


A. 1846. 


A Petition of Jacob Crook, of the city of Bristol, Bristol ang 
Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by his South Wales 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bristol waren 
and South Wales Junction Railway and Ferry Bill, Bi, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, one of the Birkenhead, 
Trustees under the will of the Most noble Francis aon 
Duke of Bridgewater, deceased, praying that he paar | 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, way Bill. 
against certain parts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire 
and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, one of the Liverpoo! 
Trustees under the will of the Most noble Francis re ee Re- 
Duke of Bridgewater, deceased, praying that he *" a 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Sanatory Re- 
gulations Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, one of the Liverpool 
Trustees under the will of the Most noble Francis i sii 
Duke of Bridgewater, deceased, praying that he Watering Bill. 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Paving, Sew- 
ermg and Watering Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
ifhe think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





for England, praying they may be heard, by them- | 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Buckinghamshire Railway ( Tring to Banbury) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Joshua Wordsworth, of Mount | 


} 


| A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Ipswich and 
'gesses of the city and borough of Norwich, praying ed — 

| that they may have leave to withdraw their Petition Ruiway - 
against the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Rail- (Norwich Ex- 
'way (Worwich Extension) Bill, and that the said tension) Bill 
| Petition may not be prosecuted on their behalf, was 

| presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 

on the Bill. 


A Petition of Officers connected with the admi- Poor Law 


Preston, in the borough of Leeds, in the county of | nistration of the Poor Laws in the Dover Univa, in Oficers- 


Rom: 
lic R 


Fact 


Rati 
Tent 


Sail 


Dior 


Salr 
Fish 


Joi 


lane 
Irel 


Ov 


Ac 


ii 


York, and of Harrogate, in the said county, Esquire, | the county of Kent, praying that provision may be 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or | made for the superannuation of all Poor Law Offi- 
agent, against certain parts of the Harrogate Wa- | cers who have faithfully discharged their duties for 


Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway Bill. 


terworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 


think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Murray M‘Gregor Blacker, of the 
Old Abbey, in the parish of Zeiston, in the county 
of Suffolk, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Ipswich, Yarmouth and Norwich Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


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| 
} 


| several years, or when they shall become incapaci- 
tated for further service, and that the fund for such 
|superannuation be raised by the deduction of a 
| per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ salaries, 
‘and, by the sanction of Parliament, be placed 
under the control of the Government and the ma- 
nagement of the Poor Law Commissioners, was 
_presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
* able. 
| Petitions from Tonbridge ; 
| Hammersmith ; —— Enfield ; 


| 


Plaistow ; —— Lord's Day- 

Newtown ; —— 

Fe ee —— Wimblington ; —— Burnley and 
abergham Eaves ;—— Chatham ; Truro ; 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, Louth (two Petitions) ;——and, Fulstow ; praying 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, the House to adopt measures for promoting the due 


if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| A Petition 











‘atho- 
i Roman Cat 
les jic Relief Bill. 
Rail. 
erry 
Factories Bill. 
‘. Rating of 
Tenements 
ire , 
ail Bill 
Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 
Xe~ 
sill. 
Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 
Joint Stock 
Banks (Scot - 
land and 
Ireland) Bill. 
ind 
Bill. 
Overseers’ 
Accounts. 
ad 
t 
FEx- 
ill. 
Hand-loom 
Weavers, 
Highways Bill. 
y- 


Education 
(Wales. ) 











9 VicTorRiIz. 


A Petition of Secular Clergymen and Laymen of 
the parish of All Saints, Poplar, in the borough of 
the Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, professing the Roman 
Catholic religion, praying that the Roman Catholic 
Relief Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rochdale;—-— and, Heywood; 
praying that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Zouth Union, in 
the county of Lincoln, praying the House to pass a 
law authorizing the assessments to the poor and 
other parochial rates to be made upon the owners 
of all tenements and distinct occupations which shall 
not exceed the annual rent of six pounds, in the 
place of or in conjunction with the occupiers, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Mold ;——and, Deanery of Durs- 
ley; praying for the repeal of so much ofthe Act 6 
and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 
men of the burgh of Newport, Monmouthshire, pray- 
ing that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Commissioners 
of Supply for the county of Stirling, praying that 
the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ireland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Wellington Union, in the counties of 
Somerset and Devon, praying the House to pass such 
a law, that previous to each audit the Overseers may 
be required to submit their accounts to a vestry 
duly assembled ; and that, at the expiration of their 
office, they submit the same to the vestry meeting 
assembled for the nominating their successors, and 
that they pay the balances either to the Treasurer 
of the Union or their successors in office, as soon as 
they were required before the passing of the Act 7 
and 8 Vic., c. 101, and be made liable to all and 
every penalty, as they were before the passing of 
such Act, for neglecting to do the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Tideswell 
and its vicinity, in the county of Derby, employed 
in the weaving of ginghams, check, crossovers, dia- 
pers and dowlass, praying that the House will be 
pleased to adopt such measures as may be necessary 
for providing that no piece of greater length than 
fifty yards of yarn shall be woven, or that fifty yards 
of yarn shall be considered as the standard length 
of a piece, and that the wages of those employed in 
weaving the pieces be calculated after the rate of so 
rouch for every fifty yards of yarn, the amount of 
wages being left to be adjusted between the em- 
plovers and the employed, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Ma- 
gistrates of the county of Brecon, praying that all 
the public highways within the county of Brecon, 
exclusive of those under the county roads board, 
may be subject to the provisions of the Highways 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, 
and Inhabitants of the county of the borough of 
Vou 101. 


7° Mair. 























653 


Carmarthen, praying the House to adopt some effi- 
cient plan for extending the blessings of Education 
generally to the poorer classes in Wales, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities 
Dumbarton ;—— and, Moderator of the Provincia] (Scotland.) 
Synod of Perth and Stirling; praying the House 
not to sanction the abolition of the existing religious 
Tests in the Universities of Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Ann Tyler, the Wife of Tho- Mary Ann 
mas Tyler, Farm Labourer, of Wymeswold, in the Ty'et- 
county of Leicester, complaining of proceedings 
against her at the Petty Sessions at Loughborough; 
and praying for inquiry and redress, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Malta. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy or Extracts of Correspondence, on 
the subject of the grievances of the Maltese, re- 
ceived since the last Parliamentary Returns were 
ordered. 

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


Ordered, That the following Documents be re- pistress 
printed : (Scotland.) 
1. The Report which was presented to this House No. 281. 
on the 28th day of May 1783, along with the Evi- 
dence and Appendix thereunto annexed, on the 
Distress and Famine which prevailed in Scotland at 
that time, in consequence of the late Harvest and 
loss of the Potato Crop. 
2. The Proceedings, Resolutions and Address to 
his Majesty, which passed Memine Contradicente, 
on the 6th day of June of the same year. 
3. The Bill which was ordered to be prepared and 
brought in on the same day, and which passed this 
House on the 18th of the same month, 23 Geo. 3, 
c. 53. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Distress 
Return of any Grants of Public Money, stating the (Scotland. ) 
Amounts, and, if any, from what source derived, 
towards the relief of the Distress of the Inhabitants 
of Scotland, in aid of Assessment and Local Sub- 
scriptions, in the years 1782, 1783, 1784 and 1785. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Liverpool and 
Monday last, that there be laid before this House, Kingstown, 
A Return of the Hours at which the Government &amp; Mails. 
Steam Packets have left the River Mersey, and the 
Number of Hours occupied in the Passages between 
Liverpool and Kingstown, and Kingstown and Li- 
verpool, each day since the Date of the last Return, 
with the Name of each Packet; also the Number 
of Times, specifying the Days, that the Mail and 
Passengers have been conveyed by Tender to and 
from the Steamer outside the Bar of the Mersey, 
and the Days on which no Mail has left Liverpool: 

—A similar Return for Holyhead, stating the Num- 
ber of Hours occupied in the Passage to and from 
Kingstown, and Days on which no Mail has left 
Holyhead :—Returns of the Hour at which the Zon- 
don Mai! has been received at the Dublin Post-office 
each day since the 1st day of January 1841, and 
the Number of Days, specifying them, on which 
the Evening Mail Coaches have left Dublin without 
the London Mail :—Of the Number of Days that 
the Steam Packets have arrived too late for the Mail 
Train from Liverpool to London :—And, showing 
the Number of Steam Packets on the Liverpool and 
Kingstown, Holyhead and Kingstown, Milford and 
Waterford Stations, the Expenses incurred in Build- 

403 ing 


4 
H 


ew 


ee rc 


— 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Van Diemen’s 
Land. 


654 


ing and Outfit and Repairs of the Vessels, and the 
Expenses of the Establishments, and the Total Dis- 
bursements, and the Receipts and Passages, Xc., 
and the Totals of such Charge, from the 1st day of 
January 1841 to the 1st day of January 1846 ; also, 
the Amount paid by Government for the Contract 
for conveying the Day Mail from Liverpool to Kings- 
town (ia continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
226, of Session 1841), might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Hours at which the Government Steam 
Packets have left the River Mersey, and the Num- 
ber of Hours occupied in the Passages between Li- 
verpool and Kingstown, and Kingstown and Liver- 
pool, each day since the Date of the last Return, 
with the Name of each Packet; also the Number of 
Times, specifying the Days, that the Muil and Pas- 
sengers have been conveyed by Tender to and from 
the Steamer outside the Bar of the Mersey, and the 
days on which no Mail has left Liverpool :—A simi- 
lar Return for Holyhead, stating the Number of 
Hours occupied in the Passage to and from Kings- 
town, and Days on which no Mail has left Holy- 
head :—Returns of the Hour at which the London 
Mail has been received at the Dublin Post-office 
each day since the Ist day of January 1841, and the 
Number of Days, specifying them, on which the 
evening Mail Coaches have left Dublin without 
the London Mail:—Of the Number of Days that 
the Steam Packets have arrived too late for the Mail 
Train from Liverpool to London :—Showing the 
Number of Steam Packets on the Liverpool and 
Kingstown, Holyhead and Kingstown, Milford and 
Waterford Stations, the Expenses incurred in Build- 
ing and Outfit and Repairs of the Vessels, and the 
Expenses of the Establishments, and the Total Dis- 
bursements and the Receipts and Passages, &amp;c., 
and the Totals of such Charge, from the Ist day of 
January 1841 to the 1st day of Jannary 1846; also, 
the Amount paid by Government for the Contract 
for conveying the Day Mail from Liverpool tu Kings- 
town :—And, of the Number of Hours occupied in 
the Passages between Birkenhead and Kingstown, 
and Kingstown and Birkenhead, &amp;c., since 1841 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 296, 
of Session 1841). 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire 
into the nature and extent of the Siemien of Suitors 
by the Collection of Fees in the Courts of Law and 
Equity, and the Application of such Fees, and the 
Compensations paid to retired Officers of those 
Courts, and into the propriety of the continuance 
thereof; and particularly to inquire into the Orders 
for Compensation made by the Lord Chancellor to 
the Persons filling the offices of Clerk of the Enrol- 
ments, Comptrollers of Hanaper, Riding Clerk, Six 
Clerks, Sworn Clerks, Waiting Clerks and others, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 103, and to inquire 
into the Nature, Duties and Emoluments of those 
Officers before the passing of that Act, and their 
right to Compensation during life, and for seven years 
after the death of such Person ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

7, q 
Tellers for the Yeas, 1 a ——* 
J Mr. Young, 
UMr. Henry Baring 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 80. 


1 
J 
l 
J 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Correspondence with the Colonial 
Office, on the subject of the Official Notice of the 


7° Mazz. 








A. 1846. 


Comptroller General of Van Diemen’s Land, of the 
21st day of June 1845, relative to Convicts in that 
Colony who were holders of Conditional Pardons. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this _“ as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Rochdate 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Borough. 
to give directions that there belaid before this House, 

a Copy of a Memorial addressed to the Right ho- 
nourable Sir James Graham, Chief Secretary for the 
Home Department, from the Town Commissioners 
of the Borough of Rochdale, praying Inquiry with 
reference to Charges therein contained of violent 
and illegal acts perpetrated by certain individuals of 
the County Lancaster Police serving in that Bo- 
rough, and a Copy of the Answer to said Memorial ; 
and in case any Inquiry was made respecting the 
said Charges, Copies of the Minutes of such Inquiry, 
and of any Official Correspondence relating thereto. 

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


The House was moved, That the Order made Railway 
upon the 30th day of April last, That a Select Com- Labourers, &amp;¢. 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the condition of 
the Labourers employed in the Construction of 
Railways and other Public Works, and into the 
remedies which may be calculated to lessen the 
peculiar evils, if any, of that condition, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated, of Mr. Bouverie, 

Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. Rich, Viscount Ebring- 
ton, Sir George Grey, Lord Claud Hamilton, Mr. 
Lambton, Sir Thomas Acland, Sir William Jolliffe, 
Mr. Mangles, Mr. Hudson, Viscount Barrington, 
Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Ewart and Mr. Deedes, with 
power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Railway Con- 
Reading of the Railway Companies Bill ; panics Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Salmon _ 
into a Committee upon the Saimon Fisheries Bill ; Fisheries Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- No. 282. 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 20th 
day of this instant May. 


Mr. Greene reported the Election Notices (Zre- Election 
ill: Notices 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and irelan 1) Bill. 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Bankruptcy 
nesday the 20th day of this instant May, the Bank- —— 
ruptey and Insolvency Bill, was read, and dis-  ~ 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 27th day of this instant May. 


The Order for the House to resoive itself into a Danish 
Committee, upon Wednesday the 20th day of this “!""* 
instant May, to consider an Address to Her Ma- 
jesty, praying that Her Majesty will be graciously 
pleased to advance to the Claimants for Losses sus- 
tained by the seizure of British Ships and Cargoes 
by the Danish Government in 1807, the Amount 
of their respective Losses, as ascertained by the Com- 

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9 VicToRIz. 


missioners appointed for the investigation of Danish 
Claims, and reported upon the 12th day of May 
1840, and assuring Her Majesty, that this House 
will make good the same, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, 
the 27th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Forthand Colonel For reported from the Committee on 

diydeJaneom Group No. 5, of Railway Bills; That in the case 

hallway" of the Forth and Clyde i unction Railway Bill, the 

several Documents required by the Order of the 

House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Caledonian Colonel Fox reported from the Committee on 
ad Dumbar- Group No. 5, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
“aoe Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Bill Group were referred ; That in the case of the Cale- 
donian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions; and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Marquis of The Marquis of Donegall’s Estate Bill was read 

rag the first time. 

_— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

NorthWestern A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


huilway Bil. gesses of the borough of Lancaster, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North Western Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘lable. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of March 
last, for Returns of all completed Railways, with 
the Date of their Acts and the opening of their Lines, 
and also of all Railways in progress of construction ; 
with the Amounts of the estimated Cost of each 
Line, and the Sums raised and authorized to be 
raised in addition thereto, with the Names of their 
present Directors, and of the Engineers, and the 
Distances between their Termini, and the Names, 
Number and Length of their Branches :—Of all the 
Railway Schemes now before the Legislature, the 
Amount of their Estixnated Cost, the Additional 
Sums they propose to raise, the Names of the Di- 
rectors, and of the Engineers, and the Names, Num- 
ber and Length of their Branches :—Of all Acts 
authorizing or confirming the Sale or Lease of any 
Railways,-either completed or in progress of con- 
struction, to other Railway Companies, the Names 
of the Directors of both Companies, and the Terms 
of Sale or Lease :—And, a similar Return of all Ap- 
plications now before Parliament for such last-men- 
tioned Acts. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Returns of the Number of Notices given 
in each district, under the Act 6 and 7 Vic.,c. 74, 
for application for Licenses to keep Arms ; and also 
of the Number of Licenses granted in each district, 
with the Number of Days occupied at General Ses- 
sions in each district, in compliance with said Act, 
and the Number and Description of Arms branded 
or marked pursuant to said Act (sec. 9), in each 
district :—Also, of the Number of Prosecutions and 
Penalties levied under said Act :—And of all Pre- 

Vou. 101. 


Railways. 


Arms 
(ireland) 


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sentments made by each Grand Jury for defraying 
the Expenses in carrying said Act into effect. 

Copies of all Correspondence between William Mr. William 
Day, Esquire, late Assistant Commissioner of Poor Day. 
Laws, and the Poor Law Commissioners, and the 
Secretary for the Home Department, relative to his 
involuntary Resignation of his Assistant Poor Law 
Commissionership ; and of all Minutes relative to 
Mr. Day’s Resignation, and to the Appointment of 
Colonel Wade as his Successor. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Railways 
and Arms (Jreland) do lie upon the Table; and that 
the Paper relative to Mr. William Day be referred 
to the Select Committee on the Andover Union. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Inclo- Inclosure 
sure Commission, which was presented upon Tues- CO™™ssion. 
day last, be printed. No, 283. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Electors, &amp;c. 
to Electors, &amp;c., which was presented upon Tuesday No. 284, 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Charitable Charitable 
Donations and Bequests (Ireland), which was pre- Donations 


sented upon Tuesday last, be printed. rae yea 


No. 285. 


_ Ordered, That the Return relative to Metropo- Metropolitan 
litan Buildings, which was presented upon Tuesday Buildings. 
last, be printed. No. 286. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Greenwich Greenwich 
Hospital, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Hospital. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. No 287. 








Veneris, 8° die Maii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law FermoyUnion 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,--Copies of Memoran- 
dum made by the Reverend Daniel Dilworth, in the 
Chaplain’s or other Book of the Fermoy Union Work- 
house, in the month of January 1846, calling the at- 
tention of the proper authorities to an alleged neglect 
of the Paupers then sick in the Hospital of said 
Workhouse :—Of a Resolution passed by the Board 
of Guardians of said Union with reference to the 
Memorandum aforesaid :--Of Minutes of Evidence 
taken by the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, on 
the occasion of an Inquiry held by order of the Poor 
Law Commissioners into such alleged neglect of the 
Sick Paupers :--Of Correspondence between the 
Poor Law Commissioners and the Medical Officer 
of the Fermoy Union Workhouse, relative to said In- 
quiry : Of Correspondence between the Poor Law 
Commissioners and the Reverend Daniel Dilworth, 
on the same subject :—-And, of any Order, Minute or 
Decision made by the Poor Law Commissioners on 
the subject-matter of said Inquiry :--And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Manchester Manchester 
Markets Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Markets Bill. 


clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 19, Railway Bills 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five @7°up 19. 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Somerset Small Debts Court Someneet 
i i : i mall Debts 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday next. Cone a 
Ordered, That the Committee on the Rye and Rye and Der- 
Derwent Drainage Bill, have leave to sit this day, till a Drainage 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. ; 
404+ Mr. 





Public Peti- 


tions( Twenty- 


fourth Re- 
port.) 


Kendal Union 


Gas and 
Water Bill, 


Committee of 


Selection. 


Reading, 


Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 


way Bill. 


Wexford, 
Carlow and 


Dublin Junc- 


tion Railway 
Bill. 


Newcastle and 


Darlington 


Junction Rail- 
way (Durham 


and Sunder- 


land Railway 


and Wear- 
mouth Dock 


Purchase) BilL 
Harrogate Gas 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bromsgrove 


Improvement 


and Small 
‘Tenements 
Bill. 


Wakefield, 


Pontefractand 
Goole Railway 


(Methiley, 
Askern and 


Oakenshaw 


Branches )Bill. 


Railway Bills. 


656 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented on the 4th, 6th and 8th days of 
this instant May, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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





Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on the 
Kendal Union Gas and Water Bill, and to whom | 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That | 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 

Ordered, That it be an instruction to the Com-| 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Glasgow Municipal 
and Police Bill, and the Bridgeton Police Bill, to, 
the same Committee. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills, and to whom 
a Petition complaining of the incorrectness of the 
under-mentioned Documents, was referred ; That in 
the case of the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Rail- 
way Bill, the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 23d day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters ; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin 
Junction Railway Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Rail- 
way and Wearmouth Dock Purchase) Bill be read a 
second time upon Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 








Ordered, That a Committee be appointed, to 
inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with re- 
lation to any proceedings upon the Bromsgrove 
Improvement and Small Tenements Bill; and to 
make Report thereof to the House :—-And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Greene, General Lygon, | 
Mr. Clive and Mr. Bramston: And they are to 
withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 36, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


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Group were referred ; That in the case of the Wake- 
field, Pontefract and Goole Railway (Methley, | 
Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill, they had | 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe-| 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


| 
} 





A Motion was made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the Order of the 30th day of April | 








A. 1846. 


last be extended to all Private Bills relating to Rail- 
ways brought from the House of Lords:--And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Com- Zainbyre, 
mittee on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills ; That in and Northern 
the case of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway Chock 
(Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) Bill, the several Leslie Exe 
Documents required by the Order of the House of sions) Bil, 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for better paving, lighting, Burnley In. 
cleansing, regulating and improving the Town of provementand 
Burnley, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and en 
for better supplying the inhabitants thereof with ~ 
Gas and Water, was read the third time. 

Resoived, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for better paving, lighting, cleans- 
ing, regulating and improving the Town of Burnley, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for better 
supplying the Inhabitants thereof with Water. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Wexford, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in oe and 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in jion Railway 
the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Rail- Bil. 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Wexford, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Carlow and 
the case of the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junc- tion Railway 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been Bill. 
complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Earl of _ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Blcsinuts 
the case of the Earl of Blesinton’s Estate Bill, no ane 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Irish Great 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Western 
the case of the Zrish Great Western Railway Bill, er 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Banffshire Roads Bill was read a second Ranfishire 
time ; and committed. Roads Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order made upon the 21st day of April last, Dublin Wide 
for referring to the Select Committee on Petitions Streets Bill 
for Private Bills the Petition of Alexander Moit- 
gomery, for additional provision in the Dublin Wide 
Streets Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee Somersetshire 
on Group No. 18, of Railway Bills; That in the — Bill. 
case of the Somersetshire Midland Railway Bill, the“ "”” 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 


| thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- 
preston and == mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That in 
in ® the case of the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding 
Railway Bil. Junction Railway Bill, the several Documents re- 
quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Yorkshire Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- 

and ty mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That in 

veil. the case of the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway 

Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 

of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 

roduced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

York and Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- 

Catide Rail- mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills; That 

vhie the case made out on behalf of the Company formed 


and Glasgow for the purpose of constructing the York and Car- 
Union Rail- Zs/e Railway has established, to the satisfaction of 
“~“ the Committee, the expediency, on public grounds, 
of so much of that measure as forms a line from 
Bishop Aukland to Tebay; That the case made out 
on behalf of the Company formed for the purpose 
of constructing the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union 
Railway has established, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee, the expediency of that measure on 
public grounds; and that he had been instructed to 
apply to the House that the Committee have leave 
to consolidate the two Bills, or such parts of them 
as to the Committee may seem expedient, into one 
Bill, and to unite the two Companies for carrying 
such Bill into effect. 
Ordered, That leave be given to the Committee 
accordingly. 


Stirlingshire 
Midland June- h 
tion Railway ” 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Stirling- 
ire Midland Junction Railway Bill be revived: 
—And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, 
forthwith. 


Boston Water- 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
works Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Water the 
Town and Environs of Boston, in the County of 
Lincoln ; and the same were read, as follow ; 

Pr. 11.1. 14. After “ of” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 2. After “ Act” insert “1845.” 

Pr, 42. 1.4. Leave out “ &amp;c.” 

Pr. 65. 1.27. Leave out from “time” to “cause,” 
in |, 28. 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 

North Staf- Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
— on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills ; That in the case 
(Pottery Line) Of the North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) 
Bill Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 23d day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified bythe Promoters; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Berth Staf- Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
Railware on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
(Harecastle tp Of the North Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle to 
Sandbach) Bill, the several Documents required 
by the Order of the House of the 23d day of April 
last had been produced before them, and verified 


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657 


by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee North Stat- 
on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills; That in the case fordshire 

of the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley pws 
Line) Bill, the several Documents required by the Valley Line) 
Order of the House of the 23d day of April last, Bill. 

had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and thatthe Committee had agreed toa 

Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Commit- North Staf- 
tee on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills, to whom fordshire 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the td Line) 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the Bill. 
North Staffordshire Railway (Pottery Line) Bill, 

they had heard counsel in support of several of the 

said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 

of the Bill; ‘That they had inquired into the several 

matters required by the Standing Orders on Railwa 

Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 

true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and to be printed. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee North Staf- 
on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills, to whom several a 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said an 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the North to Sandbach 
Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle to Sandbach \°) Bil. 
Line) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 

one of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 

in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 

the several matters required by the Standing Orders 

on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 

same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 

and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and to be printed. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee North Staf- 
on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills, to whom several fordshire 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said R#iway, 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the North Valley Line) 
Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Bill, Line Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Eicctric 
the Report on the Electric Telegraph Company Telegraph 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Company Bill, 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Miles reported from the Committee on Group Leeds and 
No. 43, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the Thirsk Rail- 
Leeds and Thirsk Railway North Eastern Extension oo 
(Wath to Hartlepool) Bill, the several Documents tension (Wath 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th day to Hartlepool) 
of April last, had been produced before them, and Bul. 
verified by the Promoters; and that the Committee 


had agreed to a Report thereupon. 





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Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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658 


Bromsgrove 
Improvement 
— Lords, with relation to any proceedings upon the 
Bill. Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tenements 
Bill, and to make Report thereof to the House; 
That they had inspected the said Journals accord- 
ingly, and found the following entries: 
“ Die Jovis, 7° Maii, 1846 : 
“Bromsgrove ‘ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the 


a “ Lords’ Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, 

Tenements ‘“ AnActifor paving, cleansing, draining and improv- 

Bill.” “ ing the Town of Bromsgrove, for opening a new 
“ Street therein and in the Parish of Stoke Prior, 
“ both in the County of Worcester, and for the better 
“ assessing and collecting the Poor, Church and 
“ Highway Rates, within the Parish of Bromsgrove, 
“ was committed; That they had considered the 
* said Bill, and examined the allegations thereof, 
“‘ which were found to be true; and that the Com- 
“ mittee had gone through the Bill, and made some 
“ Amendments thereto. 


“Which Amendments were read by the Clerk 
“ as follow ; viz., 
“ Pr, 36. 1. ult. After ‘the’ insert ‘Right;’ 
“ and in the same line leave out from ‘ Honourable’ 
“ to ‘and’ in Press 37, line 4, and insert ‘ Crop- 
“ Jey Earl of Shaftesbury,’ 
“ Pr. 67.1.14. Leave out from ‘by’ to ‘And,’ 
“ in line 20, and insert ‘ affixing such notice on the 
“ € outer door or gate of the Town Hall, or some other 
‘* conspicuous place within the said town, seven 
“ “days at least previously to making such Rate.’ 
n Pr. 73. 1. ult. After ‘rent’ insert ‘or;’ 
“ and in the same line leave out from ‘value’ to 
‘“¢ ¢ whereof,” in Press 74, line 1. 
“Pr. 80, l. 1. Leave out from ‘thereof’ to 
“¢ ¢ the,’ in line 3. 
“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
“ into further consideration on this day six months.” 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Bromsgrove The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
a of the Petition for the Bromsgrove Improvement and 
Tenements Small Tenements Bill, which, upon the 13th day of 
(No. 2.) Bill. February last, was made from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, cleansing, draining and improving the 
Town of Bromsgrove, for opening a new Street 
therein, and in the Parish of Stoke Prior, both in 
the County of Worcester ; and for the better assess- 
ing and collecting the Poor, Church and Highway 
Rates within the Parish of Bromsgrove: And that 
General Zygon and Mr. Clive do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


York and Mr. Stafford O’ Brien reported from the Commit- 


Railway. "* tee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills ; That in the 


(Leeds Exten- case of the York and North Midland Railway (Leeds 


sion) Bill, Extension) Bill, the several Documents required b 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Northern and Ordered, That the Northern and Southern Con- 

——., necting Railway Bill be read a second time upon 

Railway Bill. Friday next. 

Wakefield, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee; That 

— in the case of the Wakefield, ney og and Goole 

Railway. and Railway, and Port, &amp;c., of Goole Bill, the several 


Railway, and 
Port, &amp;c., of 


Goole, Bil. —_ the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 





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General Lygon reported from the Committee ap- | them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of | Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Documents required by the Order of the House of 











A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ; That Glasgow, 
in the case of the Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesma- ype 
hagow Direct Railway Bill, the several Documents one sea 
required by the Orders of the House of the 30th Railway Bi, 
day of April last, had been produced before them, 
and verified by the Promoters; and that the Com- 
mittee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee; That scottish 
in the case of the Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Central Rail. 
Branch) Bill, the several Documents required by Breach) a 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of Aprillast, — 
had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Sir William Horne ; the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An gunderlana 
Act for constructing a Wet Dock and other Works Docks Bill 
on the South Side of the River Wear, at Sunderland- 
near-the-Sea, in the County Palatine of Durham, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Railway, &amp;e. 
Act to amend an Act of the second year of Her Deposits Bill, 
present Majesty, for providing for the Custody 
of certain Monies paid in pursuance of the Stand- 
ing Orders of either House of Parliament, by 
Subscribers to Works or Undertakings to be ef- 
fected under the Authority of Parliament, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Royal Asylum 
Act to incorporate the Members of the Institution of Saint An's 
called The Gon Asylum of the Saint Ann’s So- Society Bill. 
ciety, and to enable them the better to carry on their 
Charitable Designs, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Railway Com- 
to facilitate the Dissolution of certain Railway panies Dis- 
Companies ; to which the Lords desire the concur- tin Bil 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Death by 
for compensating the Families of Persons killed by Accidents 
Accidents, to which the Lords desire the concurrence —_— 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Deodands 
to abolish Deodands; to which the Lords desire the Abvlition Bill 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Messen- 
gers withdrew. 


The Railway Companies Dissolution Bill was Railway Com- 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second wend ae 
time upon Tuesday next ; and to be printed. No. 288. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Mary Anne Tyler, Mary Anne 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. Tyler. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Courts of Law 
A Return, showing the Total Amount paid as Com- (Compensa- 
pensation for Offices abolished in Courts of Law, “"*? 
for the years 1844 and 1845 respectively. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders; 
were read, as follow :-— 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the York and York and 
Lancaster Railway Petition, the Standing Orders {21° 
ought not to be dispensed with. ene 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow and Glasgow and 
Dundee Junction Railway Petition, the Standing ee 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. os aici 
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Eainburgh 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
and Hamer’ and Hamilton Direct Railway Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Staines and 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Staines and 


= Rail- Henley Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
dl not to be dispensed with. 7 


Norfolk Rail- 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk Rail- 
way [rhetford Wey. Extensions ( Thetford and Reedham Branches) 
ee eodbens Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
Branches.) | pensed wiih. 

West Lanca- 6. Resolved, That in the case of the West Lan- 


shire Railway. cashire Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
to be dispensed with: That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

fastern Coun- 7. Ftesolved, That in the case of the Eastern 

ties Railway Counties Railway (Tottenham to Barnet) Petition, 

(Tottenham the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


io Barnet.) 

Direct 8. Resolved, That in the case of the Direct 

Northern Northern Railway Petttion, the Standing Orders 

Railway. ought to be dispensed with: That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

oxford, 9. Resolved, That in the case of the Ozford, 


Southampton, Southampton, Gosport and Portsmouth Railway Pe- 


aeuth tition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
Railway. pensed with. 
London and 10. Resolved, That in the case of the London 


SouthWestern and South Western Railway (Basingstoke and Sa- 
peta toke “sbury Extension) Petition, the Standing Orders 
and Salisbury Ought to be dispensed with: That the Parties be 


Extension.) permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
11. Resolved, That in the case of the Caledonian 


Caledonian 

Extension § Extension Railways Petition, the Standing Orders 

hallways. ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning 
the Eastern Extension Line. 

Norfolk Rail- 12. Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk 

way Exten Railway Extensions ( Yarmouth Extension) Petition, 

eo ,. the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 

sion) That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, on depositing with the Clerk of each of the 
parishes of Great Yarmouth and Reedham, the 
Book of Reference applicable to each of the said 
parishes. 

Warwickshire 13- Resolved, That in the case of the Warwick- 

and London shire and London Railway (Hampton and Banbury 

re ang Line) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 

Sainey dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 

Line.) proceed with their Bill, on inserting a Clause re- 
straining them from taking property No. 31, in the 
parish of Chesterton. 

Liverpool and 14. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpvol 


Buy Railway. and Bury Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning 
the Branch from the point marked C. to the point 
marked D., and the Branch from the point marked 
E. to the point marked F., on the Plans ; and also 
the seven side Branches, running at right angles to 
the Line from A. to B. 

That the Committees on this and the three pre- 
ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with; and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bills. 

15. Resolved, That in the case of the Clause 
proposed on the Third Readiag of the Stafford 
New Gas Bill, the Clause is of such a nature as may 
be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit. 

The sixth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thir- 
teenth and fourteenth Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Stafford New 
Gas Bill, 


Norfolls Rail- | The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
pathy of the Petition for the Norfolk Railway Extensions 
mouth Exten. (Yarmouth Extension) Bill, which was this day 
sion) Bill. made from the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Vou. 101. 


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659 


for extending the Norfolk Railway to the Jetty, at 
Great Yarmouth, and to enable the Norfolk Rail- 
way Company to purchase or lease the Lowestoft 
Railway, Harbour and Navigation: And that Mr. 
Burroughes and Mr. Wodehouse do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Warwickshire 
of the Petition for the Warwickshire and London 2nd London 
Railway (Hampton and Banbury Line) Bill, which hashes ont 
was this day made from the Select Committee on Banbury Line) 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same Bill 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, in the Parish of Hampton-in- 
Arden, in the County of Warwick, to the Town 
of Banbury, in the County of Oxford: And that 
Sir Charles Douglas and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Stafford New 
Third Reading of the Stafford New Gas Bill be re- &amp;@s Bill. 
sumed upon Monday next. 


Ordered, Thot it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Northumberland Selection. 
Docks Bill; and, the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne Im- 
provement Bill, to the same Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Caledonian 
spect of the Petition for the Caledonian Extension fxtension 
Railways Bill, which was this day made from the “” ~” 7 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making Railways to connect the Towns of Peebles 
and Ayr, and other Places, with the Caledonian 
Railway, to be called The Caledonian Extension 
Railways: And that Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. 
Lockhart, Mr. Patrick Stewart and Mr. Richard 
Hodgson do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Charles Potter and others, Owners Darwen 
and Occupiers of mills, manufactories and other Waterworks 
works, upon the several rivers, brooks and streams - 
of water thereinafter mentioned, praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the Darwen Waterworks Bill 
to enable the Darwen Waterworks Company to 
provide an additional supply of water for the pur- 
poses of the owners and occupiers of certain mills, 
manufactories and works, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, in the Manchester, 

county of Lancaster, Vitriol Manufacturer, praying Bolton and 
me j ° * ury Canal 

that provision may be made in the Manchester, Bol- Navigation 
ton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bill and Railway 
for extending the period for making a Branch in Bill. 
Clifton, and for taking land for such purpose, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, in the Manchester, 
county of Lancaster, Vitriol Manufacturer, praying Bory Canal 
that provision may be made in the Manchester, Navigation 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway and Railway 
Extensions Bill for extending the period for making = 
a Branch in Clifton, and for taking land for such ~ 
purpose, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Alexander Bain, of the city of Bain’s Patents 
Edinburgh, Electric Clock and Telegraph Maker, Assignment. 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in 
a Bill to authorize him to assign certain Letters 
Patents to, and for forming and regulating a Com- 
pany, and to enable the said Company to work such 

4P2+ Letters 





Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s 
Railway 
(Norwich Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Lochgelly 
and Leslie 
Extensions) 
Bill. 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation 
Bill. 


East Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Oxford, 
Coventry and 
Burton-on 
Trent Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 


ties Railway 
(Epping Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Leeds and 
‘Thirsk Rail- 
way, North 
Eastern Ex- 
tension (Wath 
to Hartlepool) 
Bill. 


Portbury Pier 
and Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Harrington 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway 
Bill. 


Exeter Great 
Western 
Railway Bill. 


660 


Letters Patents, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir William Kemp, of 
Gissing, in the county of Norfolk, Baronet, praying 
that he may have leave to withdraw his Petition 
against the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill, and that his 
signature subscribed thereto may be erased, and 
that the said Petition may not be prosecuted on his 
behalf, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





A Petition of Proprietors and other Inhabitants 
of the burgh of Kirkcaldy and its vicinity, praying 
that the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Loch- 
gelly and Leslie eteeadanat Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of General Commissioners for Drainage 
of the River Witham, in the county of Lincoln, 
praying that the Black Sluice Drainage and Navi- 
gation Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Norwich ; Swaffham ; and 
King’s Lynn; praying that the East Dereham and 
Norwich Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 








A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Coventry, praying that the Oxford, 
Coventry and Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Coopersale ; Loughton ; 
Owners, &amp;c., of lands near the line (two Petitions) ; 











— Chigwell; —— Lambourne ; Epping ; —— 
Theydon Bois ;—— Woodford ; Wanstead ; 


and, Barking; praying that the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Epping Extension) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen, Farmers 
and others, Inhabitants of Northallerton, Brompton, 
Welbury and other places in the North Riding of 
Yorkshire, praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Rail- 
way, North Eastern Extension ( Wath to Hartlepool) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of steam packets in the 
city of Bristol, or otherwise jtemnetad ie the steam 
trade of the said city, praying that the Portbury Pier 
and Railway (No.2.) Bill may passinto a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
in the town of Liverpool, and in Harrington and 
Toxteth Park, in the county palatine of Lancaster, 
praying that the Liverpool and Harrington Water- 
works Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie uvon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Sher- 
borne, in the county of Dorset, praying that the 
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke-sub-Hamdon ;——East Co- 
her ;—— West Camel ;—— Barwick; Sparkford; 
-—— Odcombe ; --— Tintinhull ; Mudford ; 
Queen Camel; Chisleborough ;——W est Coker ; 
—— Kingsbury _—— 3—— Martock ;—— Mars- 
ton Magna ;——Pendomer ;——Hardington Man- 














deville ;——TIichester ;——Preston Plucknett ;—— 
Merriott;—— South Petherton ;—— Yeovil ;—~— 


8° Maiz. 


A. 1846. 


Trent ;—— East Chinnock ; Branscombe ; 
Ottery Saint Mary; Sidbury ; —— Sidmouth ; 
—— Otterton ;—— Woodbury ;——Aylesbeare (two 
Petitions) ; Salcombe Regis; Wayford ; 
Chard; Crewkerne ; Coumbpyne;—— Crick- 
ett Saint Thomas; Axrmouth ; —-— Winsham ; 
Colyford ; Alphington ;——Dalwood ; 
Broadclist ; Luppitt ; Clyst Saint Law- 
rence ; Clyst Honiton and Rockbeare ; Up 
Ottery ;—— Whimple;——Kenton and neighbour- 
























































| hood ;—-—-Rewe and Netherexe ;—— Teignmouth | 
and neighbourhood ; Stockland ; Dawlish 
and neighbourhood ; —— Honitun ; Stoke Ca- 








non ; Clyst Hydon ;—— Exminster ;--— Chud- 
leigh ; —— Wolborough ; —— Exeter ; —— North- 
leagh ;——-Broadhembury ; Offwell ;——Monk- 
ton ;—— Cotleigh ; -— Collumpton ; Bradpole 
and Loders ; Bridport ;—— Symondsbury and 
Chideock; —— Whitchurch Canonicorum, &amp;c. ;—— 
Marshwood;—— Netherbury ;—— Beaminster ; 
Chardstock;——-Hawkchurch and Thorncombe; 
Wootton Fitzpaine;—— Charmouth;—-Brouadwinsor ; 
Weymouth ;——Lyme Regis; Colyton ;—— 
and, Uplyme ; praying that the Eveter Great West- 
ern Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 























A Petition of the Corporation of the President Norfolk 
and Governors of the Hospital founded at the sole Estuary Bill 
costs and charges of Thomas Guy, Esquire, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 








or agents, against certain parts of the Norfolk Es- 
tuary Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Bristol and 
repairing, widening and improving the several Roads South Wales 





| 


round the city of Bristol, and for making certain piven 
new Lines of Road to communicate with the same, Bill. ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bristol and South WalesJunction Railway and Ferry 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for improving the Ipswich and 
drainage of part of the South Level of the Fens, Bury Saint 
within the Bedford Level, and the navigation of the ee (Ex- 
rivers passing through the same, and being also tension to Ely, 
Owners of land within the said South Level, praying with a Branch 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel — 
or agents, against certain parts of the Ipswich and ~~ 
Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension to Ely, 
with a Branch therefrom) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of several of the Commissioners for Birmingham 
paving, lighting, watching, regulating and improving = ee 
the town of Leamington Priors, praying that they wrt Bill. 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Birmingham and 
Birmingham Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour ofthe Bill, against the said Petition. 








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Oxford, 
Coventry and 
Burton-on- 
Trent Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


alesworth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


Bristol and 

Birmingham 

Railwa 

— 
ewkesb 

and Malvera 

Line) Bill, 


9 VicToriz. 


Dunchurch to Stonebridge, in the county of War- 
wick (commonly called the Holyhead-road), praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Ozford, 
Coventry and Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, aud read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of 7. E. Webb, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of land upon the line of a proposed Rail- 
way from Halesworth, in the county of Suffolk, to 
Arminghall, otherwise Armeringhall, in the county 
of Norfolk, to be called The Halesworth and Nor- 
wich Railway, or within the limits of deviation 
marked on the Plans thereof ;—— Gardiner Chap- 
man, Agent for Harriet Dashwood and Roger Kerri- 
son, Owners and Occupiers of land upon the line of a 

roposed Railway from Halesworth, in the county 
of Suffolk, to Arminghall, otherwise Armeringhall, 
in the county of Norfolk, to be called The Hales- 
worth and Norwich Railway, or within the limits of 
deviation marked on the Plans thereof ;——G. S. 
Dye and John L. Cufande, Owners and Occupiers 
of land upon the line of a proposed Railway from 
Halesworth, in the county of Suffolk, to Arminghall, 
otherwise Armeringhall, in the county of Norfolk, 
to be called The Halesworth and Norwich Railway, 
or within the limits of deviation marked on the 
Plans thereof ; William Butcher, of the city of 
Norwich, Gentleman, and Edward Butcher, of 
Bungay, in the county of Suffolk, Merchant ;—— 
and, Robert Kellett Long, of Dunston Hall, in the 
county of Norfolk, Esquire ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Halesworth and Norwich 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Inhabitants of Carlisle, and the 
neighbourhood ;—-— and, Lancaster and Carlisle 
Railway Company ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think tit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of John Dancocks, of Upton-upon-Se- 
vern,in the county of Worcester, Yeoman ; Wil- 
liam Davis, of Hanley Hall, in the parish of Hanley 
Castle, in the county of Worcester, Esquire ;——Sir 
Anthony Lechmere, of the Rhyd, in the parish of 
Hanley Castle, in the county of Worcester, Baronet ; 
The Reverend Francis Laing, of the Mythe, in 
the borough of Tewkesbury, in the county of Glouces- 
ter, Clerk ; —— Michael Proctor, of Twyning, in the 
county of Gloucester, Gentleman ; Charles May- 
field Turner, of Welland, in the county of Worcester, 
Yeoman; The Reverend Anthony Berwick Lech- 
mere, of Hanley Castle, in the county of Worcester, 
Clerk ;——-Edmund Thomas Perrott, of Stratford- 
upon- Avon, in the county of Warwick, Esquire ; 




















8° Maiz. 


A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road from 





661 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Alerander Grant, Esquire, of Aber- Morayshire 
lour, in the county of Banff, praying that he may Railway Bill. 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Morayshire Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Harbour of Swansea, Swansea Vale 
in the county of Glamorgan, praying that they may Railway Bill. 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Swansea Vale Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their couusel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilson, of Hurlet, praying that Glasgow, 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Paisley and 
against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and some pd 
Johnstone Canal Sale Bill, was presented, and read. Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Whitehaven and Furness Junc- Ulverstone, 
tion Railway Company ; praying that they may be a d 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain Carlisle Rail- 
parts of the Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and way Bill. 
Carlisle Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Charles R. Colman, and others, Pro- North 
moters of and Subscribers to an Undertaking for Gravesend. 
making a Railway called the London and —- 
Essex Railway ;——and, William Henry Whitbread, 
of Southill, in the county of Bedford, and of Pur- 
fleet, in the county of Essex, Esquire; praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the North Gravesend Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


A Petition of the Peak Forest Canal Company, Manchester, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their Buxton, 

: : Matlock and 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Man- yyiayands 
chester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Junction Rail- 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read, way Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 








and, Henry Joseph Tayler, of Upton-upon-Severn, in 
the county of Worcester, Clerk ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bristol and Birmingham 
Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury and Malvern Line) 
Bill,—-were presented, and read. 

Vou. 101. 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees of the Direct 

turnpike-roaa leading from the New Inn, in the re 
| parish of Burbach, in the county of Leicester, at the Railway Bill, 
| cross roads at the end of Sketchley Heath-lane, 


4P3 commonly 


Coventry, 
Nuneaton, 
Birmingham 


and Leicester 
Railway Bill, 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Leamington 


Extension and 
Coventry and 


Rugby Sta- 


tions Enlarge- 


ment) Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 

(Coventry 


Nuneaton 
Line) Bill. 
South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal Bill. 
London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill. 





662 


commonly called Three Potts, along the Watling- 
street, to the turnpike-road between Leicester and 
Coventry, and from the turnpike-gate at Nuneaton 
Gap, along the Watling-street, to Witherley Bridge, 
in the county of Leicester, and from Witherley Bridge 
to the town of Atherstone, and from the town of 
Atherstone, through Wilnecote, to the end of Fazeley 
Bridge, in the county of Stafford, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Direct Birmingham and 
Leicester Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Trustees of the 
turnpike-road leading from the New Inn, in the 
parish of Burbach, in the county of Leicester, at the 
cross roads at the end of Sketchley Heath-lane, 
commonly called Three Pots, along the Watling- 
street, to the turnpike-road between Leicester and 
Coventry, and from the turnpike-road at Nuneaton 
Gap, along the Watling-street, to Witherley Bridge, 
in the county of Leicester, and from Witherley 
Bridge to the town of Atherstone, and from the town 
of Atherstone, through Wilnecote, to the end of 
Fazeley Bridge, in the county of Stafford ;——and, 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the city of Co- 
ventry ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Lei- 
cester Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Coventry, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way (Leamington Extension, and Coventry and 
Rugby Stations Enlargement) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road from 
the city of Coventry to Over Whitacre, in the county 


ang Of Warwick, praying that they may be heard, by 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Birmingham Railway (Co- 
ventry and Nuneaton Line) Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
upon or near the line of a proposed Railway there- 
inafter mentioned, called The South Yorkshire Coal 
Railway and Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and 
Canal Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Philip William Mure, of the Three 
Mills Distillery, Westham, in the county of Middle- 
sex, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the London and South Essex Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 





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if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Wéelliam Norfolk Rail. 
Charles Earl of Albemarle, and his there-undersigned Way Extension 
Tenants ; praying that the Norfolk Railway Exten- Wren 
sion (Stowmarket, Wymondham and Attleborough and Attle- ’ 
Branch) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, wie 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. a 

Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 

repairing the Roads from Ipswich to the Scole Inn- 
road, and from Claydon to the Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s Road, and from Yaaley Butt to Eye and 
Lanthorne-green, in the county of Suffolk ;——and, 
Trustees under the Act of Parliament thereinafter 
mentioned, and forming Three of the Committee 
named at the last general meeting of the Trustees 
under the said Act, to watch the progress of the 
projected Railways crossing the turnpike-road from 
Scole Bridge to Bury Saint Edmund’s, in the county 
of Suffolk, and Creditors or Representatives of Cre- 
ditors upon the Tolls arising on the said Road; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land, Farm- Norfolk Rail- 
ers, Traders, and others, Inhabitants of Ipswich ;—— Way Extension 
Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway Com- oo 
pany, with other Persons, Promoters of a project for and Attle- 
making a line of Railway to Norwich, in extension bough 
of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway, at oe 
Stowmarket ; and, Owners and Occupiers of land and Bury Saint 
in the towns of Attleborough, Old Buchenham, New E¢mund’s _ 
Buckenham, and the vicinity, in the county of WVor- wih seh) 
folk, upon the line of an intended Railway from Bill. 
Stowmarket to Diss, Wymondham and Attleborough, 
or within the limits of deviation marked on the 
Plans thereof ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmar- 
het, Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Bill ; 
and, that the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s 
Railway (Norwich Branch) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the first-mentioned Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, 
Mersey and Irwell Navigation, praying that they ag and 
a : ury Canal 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Navigation 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester, and Railway, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, - gal 
and, Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation Leeds Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. Amalgama- 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the tio” Bill. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Adam Gordon, of Naish Portbury Pier 
House, in the county of Somerset, Esquire ;——and, #4 ris | 
Proprietors of stock in the Bristol Dock Company ; a 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Portbury Pier and Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





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heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | _ Petitions of the Right honourable Francis Egerton, Liverpool 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton; and, a a 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. John Clifford Etches, of Horley Thorn, inthe parish ~ / 


,; sa ; of Stone, in the county of Stafford, Gentleman ; 
Norfolk Rail- = Petitions of Dame Elizabeth Buxton, of Shad- praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


way JThet well Park, in the county of Norfolk ;—— and, the counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill, — were pre- 





ford and “Reverend Thomas D Eye Betts, as Owner of land 
Reedham on the line ofa proposed Railway from the Norfolk sented, and read. 

Branches) Bill. Railway, at Thetford, to the Lowestoft Railway, at And the said Petitions were ordered tobe referred 
Reedhum ; taking notice of the application for leave tothe Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
to bring in the Worfolk Railway Extensions (Thet- heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
ford and Reedham Branches); and praying that upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 


they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
agents, against certain parts of such Bill,—were | titions. 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 





sane. A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, 

iti . iat ton and 

ipswich, Petitions of John Chevallier Cobbold, of Ipswich, Mersey and Irwell Navigation, praying that they Bury Canal 
—* in the county of Suffolk, Gentleman, as Owner of may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Navigation 


‘ - j, | against certain parts of the Manchester, Bolton and and Railway 
Railway Bil. land on the line of a proposed Railway from Ipswich |“ oo 9 ca 
to Yarmouth ;——John Cobbold, of Ipswich, in the Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Extensions =” 


‘ - | Bill, was presented, and read. 
county of Suffolk, Esquire, as Owner and Occupier | ~"/? . he: - 
of various premises, buil dings snd eleies Wak. | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


bridge, in the county of Suffolk, on the line of a fem rg _ = Bill; _ the Petitioners heard, 

proposed Railway from Ipswich to Yarmouth ;—— | P y “on if th . p Pye or agents, upon theit 

John Frederick Pike Scrivener, of No. 20, Bryan- | f etition, t Bal think fit; and counsel heard, in 

ston-square, in the county of Middlesex, and of | fV¥OUr of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Sibten, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire; Rever- | vs ? 

end Millson Gery Rion. of Ipswich, in the county | _ A Petition of Shareholders in the Thames Haven Thames 

of Suffolk, Clerk, and William Charles Fonnereau, of Dock and Railway Company, praying that they may ee 

Christ Church, in Ipswich, Esquire, Owners of land be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, (No, 2.) Bill 

on the line of a proposed Railway from Zpswich to against certain parts of the Thames Haven Dock 

Yarmouth ; William Butcher, of the city of Nor- | and Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

wich, Gentleman; and, John Moseley, of Glen- | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

ham House, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, and Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 

James Pringle Barclay, Agent and Solicitor for Wil- | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

liam Abraham Shuldham; praying that they may be | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

certain parts of the Ipswich, Yarmouth and Norwich | 

Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. | A Petition of James Dearden, of Rochdale, in the Heywood 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he may Waterworks 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against~ ” 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon certain parts of the Heywood Waterworks Bill, was 

their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | presented, and read. 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard 











Ipswich, A Petition of Sharehoiders in aCompany or pro- | py himself, hi 1 his Petiti 
Y. h : : | by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition 
al Norwich Posed Company, called The Ipswich, Norwich and if’ he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Railway Bill; Yarmouth Railway Company, and in another project | Bi), aoainst the said Petition. 
and, Hales- promoted by the direction of the same Company,to,  ” © 
Kuh and be called The Halesworth and Norwich Railway | 
Railway Bill, Company, residing in the city of Norwich, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Ipswich, Yar-|——, Thomas Latham and —s 7 ners and Oc- Bin. 
mouth and Norwich Railway Bill ; and, the Hales- | CUPICTS of land in the Black Sluice Trust ;——and, 
worth and Norwich Railway Bill, was presented, and Commissioners of the Black Sluice Drainage Trust ; 
a , praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to tlie their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Committee on the Bills ; and the Petitioners heard, | Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill,—were 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | Presented, and read. 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel sand, in|, And the said Petitions were ordered to be  re- 


favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
{ondon, Salis- ‘Two Petitions of Inhabitants of several parishes | upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
el in the counties of Devon and Dorset; praying that | heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
tion Railway the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway | titions. 
(Salisbury to (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill may not pass into a law,— me 
Yeovil) Bil. were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Petitions of John Brookbank and others ;——In- East Dercham 
the Table. habitants of the town of East Dereham, in the county eee a 
; ‘of Norfolk ;——and, the Right honourable George 7” 
pverpool A Petition of the Right honourable Francis | William Lord Stafford Baron Stafford; praying 
Sewering anq Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton, that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
Watering Bill, praying thathe may be heard, by himself, his counsel | or agents, against certain parts of the East Dere- 
or agent, against certain parts of the Liverpool ham and Norwich Railway Bill,—were presented, 
Paving, Sewering and Watering Bill, was presented, and read. 
and read. | And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, |titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Bill, against the said Petition. ' Petitions. ‘A 
Vou. 101. | 4p4 A Petition 


Petitions of John Lindsey, and others, Owners Black Sluice 


and Occupiers of land in the Black Sluice Trost ; Navini 




















664 


A Petition of William Ramsey Ramsey, Esquire, 
of Barnton, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh, 
and Leith 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Vale of Neath A Petition of William Davies, of Merthyr Tydvil, 
Railway Bill. in the county of Glamorgan, Esquire, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Vale of Neath Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sheffield, 
Ashton- under- 
Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Whaley 


A Petition of Ormerod Heyworth, late of Everton, 
near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, but now 
of Oakwood Hall, in the township of Romiley and 
parish of Stockport, in the county of Chester, 
sey Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by his 
Hayfield counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Shef- 
Branches) Bill. field, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 
(Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of George Edward Frere, of Roydon 
Hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esquire, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Jpswich and Bury Saint 
Edmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s 
Railway 
(Norwich 
Extension) 
Bill. 


West Corn- 
wall Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend John Curnow Millett, 
of Penpol, in the parish of Phiblack, in the county 
of Cornwall, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the West Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Hull and Selby 
Railvay 
Purchase Bill. 


A Petition of the Dock Company of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Hull 
and Selby Railway Purchase Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Gloucester 
and Stone- 
house Junc- 
tion) Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend Henry Wintle, of the 
city of Gloucester, Clerk, William Jones, of the 
city of Gloucester aforesaid, Gentleman, and John 
Ayres, of Sudbrook, in the said city of Gloucester, 
Farmer, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol 
and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and Stone- 
house Junction) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


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A. 1846. 


the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Francis Frederick Whitehead and Oldham 
Edward Whitehead, Esquires, and of Catherine ct oa 


Whitehead, Widow, all of Grasscroft ; and, John 
Lees, of Clarksfield, Esquire, Betty Lees, of Clarks- 
field, Widow, James Lees, of Clarksfield, and Joseph 
Lees, of Clarksfield, Esquires, and James Lees, of 
Salem, and Edward Brown, of Oldham, Gentlemen ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Oldham 
District Railways Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


way. 


Petitions of George Henry Ames and others, Bristol and 


Owners and Occupiers of lands on the line of the pro- 


Adams Bush, of the parish of Doynton, in the 
county of Gloucester, Esquire, Thomas Whittington, 
of the city of Bath, Gentleman, Elizabeth Gunning, 
of Ashcombe Lodge, in the parish of Swainswick, 
in the county of Somerset, Widow, the Reverend 
John Poole, Rector of Swainswick, in the said county 
of Somerset, Clerk, Charles Sainsbury and Isaac 
Gifford, Churchwardens of the said parish of 
Swainswick, Thomas Wintle, of Swainswick Villa, 
in the said parish of Swainswick, Esquire, Henry 
Wilkins, of The Elms, in the said parish of Swains- 
wick, Esquire, Henry Bush, of Ashton Lodge, in the 
parish of Coldashton, in the said county of Glou- 
cester, Esquire, and George William Blathwayt, of 
Dyrham Park, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, 
and Edward William Batchellor, of the parish of 
Langridge, in the said county of Somerset, Clerk, 
Trustees of the Bath and Cirencester Turnpike- 
roads ; and, John Glascott Vawdrey, Lessee of 
certain lands on the line of the proposed Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway 
(Bath Line) Bill,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. , 


Birmingham 


posed Railway thereinafter referred to ;—— Charles rags ta 


A Petition of Edward Sykes, of Wakefield, in the Manchester 


county of York, Esquire, 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions, 
&amp;c., Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


raying that he may be and Leeds 
eT oe y Railway Ex- 
tensions, &amp;c. 
Bill. 


A Petition of John Clare, of Sankey Bridges, in Grand 


the county palatine of Lancaster, Merchant, pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 


Junction Rail- 
way “ Huyton 
and Aston,” 


or agent, against certain parts of the Grand Junc- « Huyton, 


tion Railway “ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Pre 
cott and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon, 


. Prescot and 
9» Saint Helens,” 
“ Warrington 


“« Warrington and Parkside,” “ Showhilland Porto- and Kenyon,” 


bello” and “ Edge Hili and Huyton” Branches 
Bill, was presented, and read. 


“ Warrington 
and Parkside,” 
“ Showhill and 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Portobello,” 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, @ 


nd “ Edge 
Hill and Huy- 


by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, +.» Branches 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill. 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Edmond Wodehouse, of Sennowe Norfolk Rail- 


Lodge, in the parish of Great Ryburgh, in the ae 
of Norfolk, Esquire, being an Owner of lands throug 


way Exten- 
sion (Dere- 
ham, Wells 


which the Branch line of Railway thereinafter and Blakeney 


mentioned is intended to pass; . 
or 


and, Trustees Branch) Bill. 








— 


Bath 





Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
upon-Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase) Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway 
Bill 


Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 


Birkenhead, 
Lancashire 
and Cheshire 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Toxteth Park 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Exeter, Yeovil 


and Dor- 
chester Rail.. 
Way Bill. 


9 VicroriIz. 


for executing the Act for more effectually repairing 
the Road from the City of Norwich to Fakenham, 
in the County of Norfolk ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Norfolk Railway Exten- 
sion (Dereham, Wells and Blakeney Branch) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Frederick William Wollaston, of 
Shenton Hall, in the county of Leicester, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Midland Railwa 
(Burton-upon- Trent to Nuneaton Branch and Ashby 
Canal Purchase) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Loch, Esquire, the acting Trus- 
tee and Superintendent of the estates devised by the 
will of the Most noble Francis Duke of Bridgwater ; 
——Company of Proprietors of the Mersey and 
Irwell Navigation ; and, Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the borough of Salford, in the county 
— of Lancaster ; praymg that they may be 

eard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury 
Canal Navigation and Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Mersey and Irwell Navigation, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Mersey and Irwell Navigation, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire 
and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Francis Eger- 
ton, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton; 
and,the Liverpool Gas Light Company; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Toxteth Park 
Improvement Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Inhabitants of Stoke-sub-Hamdon, 
in the county of Somerset ;—-—Inhabitants of East 
Coker, in the county of Somerset; 

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8° Maiz. 


665 
West Camel, in the county of Somerset ; Inhabit- 
ants of Barwick, in the county of Somerset ;——In- 
habitants of Odcombe, in the county of Somerset ; 
——Inhabitants of Tintinhull, in the county of So- 
merset ;—Inhabitants of Mudford, in the county of 
Somerset ;——Inhabitants of Queen Cumel, in the 
county of Somerset ;——Inhabitants of West Coker, 
in the county of Somerset ; Inhabitants of the pa- 
rish of Kingsbury Episcopi, in the county of Somer- 
set ; Inhabitants of the parish of Martock, in 
the county of Somerset ;——I\nhabitants of Marston 
Magna, in the county of Somerset ; Inhabitants 
of the parish of Pendomer, in the county of So- 
merset ; Inhabitants of Hardington Mandeville, in 
the county of Somerset ; Inhabitants of Zichester, 
in the county of Somerset ;— —Inhabitants of Preston 
Plucknett, in the county of Somerset ;—-~Inhabit- 
ants of Merriott, in the county of Somerset ;—— 
Inhabitants of South Petherton, in the county of 























Somerset ;——Inhabitants of Yeovil, in the county of 
Somerset ;——Inhabitants of Trent, in the county of 
Somerset ;——Inhabitants of the parish of East Chin- 
nock, in the county of Somerset ;——Inhabitants of 


the parish of Branscombe, in the county of Devon ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of Ottery Saint Mary, 
in the county of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the 
parish of Sidbury, in the county of Devon ;——In- 











Inhabitants of 


habitants of the parish of Sidmouth, in the county of 
Devon ;—-—Inhabitants of the parish of Otterton, 
in the county of Devon;——Inhabitants of the parish 
of Woodbury, in the county of Devon ;——Inhabit- 
ants of the parish of Aylesbeare, including the ti- 
thing of Newton Poppleford, in the county of Devon; 
— —lInhabitants of the parish of Salcombe Regis, 
in the county of Devon;——Inhabitants of the parish 
of Wayford, in the county of Somerset ; Inhabit- 
ants of the parish of Chard, in the county of Somer- 
set ;——Inhabitants and Landowners of the parish of 
Crewkerne, in the county of Somerset ;——Inhabit- 
ants of the parish of Coombpyne, in the county of 
Devon ; Inhabitants of the parish of Cricketé 
Saint Thomas, in the county ot Somerset ;——In- 
habitants of the parish of Axmouth, in the county 
of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the parish of Winsham, 
in the county of Somerset ;——Inhabitants of Coly- 
ford, in the county of Devon;——Inhabitants of 
the parish of Dalwood, in the county of Devon ;—--— 
Inhabitants of the parish of Broadclist, in the county 
of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the parishes of Clist 
Honiton and Rockbear, in the county of Devon ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of Up Ottery, in the county 
of Devon; Inhabitants of the parishes of Rewe 
and Netherexe, in the county of Devon ; Inha- 
bitants ofthe parish of Aylesbeare,in the county of 
Devon ;——Inhabitants of the parish of Stockland, 
in the county of Devon; Inhabitants of the parish 
of Stoke Canon, in the county of Devon ;——In- 
habitants of the parish of Clyst Hydon, in the county 
of Devon; Inhabitants of the parish of Worth- 
leigh, in the county of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the 
parish of Broadhembary, in the county of Devon; 
——lInhabitants of the parish of Monkton, in the 
county of Devon; Inhabitants of the parish of 
Cotleigh, in the county of Devon ;——Inhabitants 
of the parish of Collumpton, in the county of Devon; 
——lInhabitants of the parish of Bradpole and 
Loders, in the county of Dorset; Inhabitants 
of the borough of Bridport, in the county of Dorset, 
and its vicinity ; Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Symondsbury and Chideock, in the county of Dorset; 
—— Inhabitants of the parishes of Whitchurch 
Canonicorum and Marshwood, in the county of 
Dorset ;——Inhabitants of the parish of Netherbury, 
in the county of Dorset ;——lInhabitants of the parish 
of Beaminster, in the county of Dorset ; Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Chardstock, in the county of 
Dorset ;—Inhabitants of the parishes of Hawkchurch 
and Thorncombe, in the county of Dorset ;——Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Wootton Fitzpaine, in the 
county of Dorset ; Inhabitants of the parish of 















































4Q Charmouth, 





Lancashire 
and Yorkshire 
(North 
Eastern) Rail- 
way Bill. 


Benefit 
Building 
Societies. 


Vaccination. 


Poor Renioval 
Bill. 


Lunatics Acts. 


Turnpike- 
roads (Scot- 


land) Bill. 


666 


Charmouth, in the county of Dorset ; Inhabitants 
of the parish of Broadwinsor, in the county of Dor- 
set;——Inhabitants of the town of Lyme Regis, in 
the county of Dorset ;——and, Inhabitants of the 
parish of Uplyme, in the county of Devon; praying 
that the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Waddingham, late of Leeds, 
in the county of York, but now of Calverley Park, 
Tunbridge Wells, in the county of Kent, Esquire, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Leeds and Bradford Railway Company, of which 
the Petitioner is Deputy Chairman, hath petitioned 
the House against the Lancashire and Yorkshire 
(North Eastern) Railway Bill and the Preamble 
thereof, which Petition hath been referred to the 
Committee on such Bill, and counsel ordered; that 
the Petitioner believes that the Leeds and Bradford 
Railway Company will be able to show to the said 
Committee (if full inquiry be made under the Re- 
solutions of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, relative to Railway Bills) that the said Lan- 
cashireand Yorkshire (North Eastern) Railway Com- 
pany was originated and got up, and the capital 
obtained, by such means, and in a manner as ought 
to deprive the said Bill from receiving any sanc- 
tion in Parliament; and praying that the said 
Leeds and Bradford Railway Company may be 
heard against the said Bill, by their counsel, agents 
and witnesses, upon the said Resolutions ; and that 
their counsel may be allowed to cross-examine the 
witness or witnesses verifying the several matters, 
statements and returns thereby required to be pro- 
duced before the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Finsbury Equitable Provident 
Building Society ; Saint Luke’s Equitable Build- 
ing Society ;-——— and, First Finsbury Provident 
Building Society ; praying the House to repeal the 
Stamp Duties payable on mortgages required to be 
taken by Building Societies,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Ban- 
bury Union, in the counties of Oxford, North- 
ampton and Warwick, praying the House to pass 
a measure for the relief of Her Majesty’s subjects 
against the infection of Small Pox, by a complete 
and compulsory Vaccination of all persons at such 
times, in such manner, and under such limitations, 
as to the House shall seem meet, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich Union; and, Bright- 
helmston (Chairman); praying that the Poor Removal 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Culgath ;——and, Middlesceugh 
and Braithwaite ; praying for the repeal or alteration 
of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Trustees on the roads called Saint 
George’s and Great Western Roads, leading from 
the city of Glasgow to Anniesland, in the county of 
Lanark ;——Trustees on the road from Glasgow to 
Renfrew Bridge, in the countyof Renfrew ; and, 
Trustees on the Third or Kilmarnock district of 
turnpike-roads in Dumbartonshire; praying that 
the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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Petitions from Newhaven Union;——and, Wim- Rating of 
borne and Cranborne Union ; praying that the owners Tenements, 
of small tenements may be rated to the poor rates 
in lieu of the occupiers,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deaneries of Dorchester, Whit- Saint Asaph 
church and Pimperne ;——and, Richard William 4 Bangor 
Morgan, Clerk of the parish of Tregynon, in the dio- ?!°°**- 
cese of Saint Asaph; praying that so much of the 
Act of the 6 and 7 Will. 4, as relates to the union 
of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor may be 
repealed,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lockwood ;—— Bodmin (three Peti- Lora’s Day, 
tions) ; Preston (Lancaster) Chairman); 
Llandeilotalybont ;——and, Brigstock; praying the 
House to adopt measures for promoting the due ob- 
servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford (York) ; and, Eagle- Factories. 
sham (two Petitions); praying the House to limit 
the hours of labour in Factories to ten in the day, 
for five days in the week, and eight hours on a 
Saturday,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- Discharged 
cillors, and Inhabitants of the borough of Don- Prisoners. 
caster, in the county of York, stating that it would 
be for the well-being of the community that per- 
sons discharged from criminal prisons should be re- 
ceived into houses of occupation, where, by honest 
industry, they might obtain a living, instead of &gt; 
being cast upon society, without character, money, 
home or friends, and becoming the victims of fresh 
crime, and oft-repeated and expensive prosecutions ; 
and praying the House to take into consideration 
the several particulars involved in the employment 
and reformation of discharged Prisoners, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Abbotshall;——A. B. Parker;—— Free Church 
and, Kirkaldy; stating that many congregations (Scotland.) 
of professing Christians are now prevented from 
building churches, by the refusal of the proprietors 
of land to grant sites in any suitable places or on 
any terms for that purpose ; and praying the House 
to devise means for enabling such congregations to 
rent cr purchase ground, on reasonable conditions, 
for the erection of buildings for the worship of God, 
and to pass a Bill for compensating proprietors and 
securing accommodation to congregations in such 
circumstances,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brentwood ;—— Thornton ;—— Roman Catho- 
Kirkham ;——and, Ipswich; praying that the Ro- lic Relief Bill 
man Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy Chair- Baths and 
man of the Committee for promoting the establish- Washhouses. 
ment of Baths and Washhouses for the labouring 
classes, praying the House to adopt measures for 
promoting the yeneral establishment in large towns 
and populous districts of public Baths and Wash- 
houses, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Michael M‘Kenna, of Marino- Dublin Wide 
crescent, city of Dublin, praying that the Dublin Streets Pull 
Wide Streets Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Resolved, 





Adj 


Che 


Tot 


Se 





Adjournment. 


Boots, &amp;c. 
No. 289. 


Cheese. 
No. 290. 


Tobacco. 


Smuggling. 


Cotton 
Manufactures, 
&amp;e, 


No. 291. 


Salt. 
No, 292, 





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


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders, —A 
Return of the Quantities or Numbers of the follow- 
ing Articles imported during the years 1841, 1842, 
1843, 1844 and 1845, respectively ; specifying the 
Countries from which such import has taken place, 
namely, Boots, distinguishing Men’s from Women’s, 
Shoes, distinguishing Men’s from Women’s, Silk 
Hose, Silk Gloves, Cotton Hose, Cotton Gloves, and 
Thrown Silk. 

Accounts of the Quantities of Cheese imported 
into the several Ports of Great Britain, in each 
month of the year 1845; distinguishing the Euro- 
pean, United States and Colonial Produce :—And 
of all European Cheese, exclusive of British Cheese, 
exported from England in the year 1845 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 241, of Ses- 
sion 1845). 

Returns of the Number of Persons charged with 
or committed to Prison on a charge of adulterating 
manufactured Tobacco, or having adulterated To- 
bacco in their possession, in each of the years ended 
the 5th day of January 1844, the 5th day of January 
1845, and the 5th day of January 1846, stating the 
Number of Persons convicted, the Number who paid 
the penalties, the Number who compromised, and the 
Number contined in Prison for Adulteration ; stating 
also the Number of Persons in Prison on the 1st 
day of January 1844, on the 1st day of January 
1845, and on the 1st day of January 1846, for the 
offence of Adulteration, or having adulterated To- 
bacco in their possession :—And, of the Number of 
Persons charged with Adulteration of Tobacco, or 
having adulterated Tobacco in their possession, who 
were not committed to Prison, or tried for the alleged 
offence, in each of the years ended on the 31st day 
of December 1843, 1844 and 1845. 

Returns of the Number of Persons convicted for 
Smuggling, or being concerned in the Smuggling of 
Tobacco, in the United Kingdom, distinguishing 
England, Ireland and Scotland, between the 1st 
day of January 1845 and the Ist day of January 
1846; naming the Places where each Conviction 
occurred ; distinguishing the Cases heard by Magis- 
trates where the Weight has been over Six Pounds, 
and stating the Weight in both cases; and also, 
specifying whether the Tobacco seized was manu- 
factured or was not manufactured; and also, stating 
the Amount of Fine or Imprisonment imposed in 
each case, and whether the party paid the Fine or 
suffered the Imprisonment, and for what time im- 
prisoned ; also, the Cost of maintaining the Pri- 
soners in Gaol:—And, of the Number of Persons 
committed to prison on a charge of Smuggling, in 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1846, under 
the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 53, distinguishing the 
Number committed and convicted, in classes, for 
smuggling Tobacco, Spirits, Tea, Silk, and for any 
other Articles, and the Total Number of Persons 
committed in that year; also, of the Number of 
Persons who paid the Penalties imposed, the Num- 
ber of Compromises made, and the Number of Per- 
sons confined in Prison for Smuggling in that year; 
stating also, the Number of Persons in Prison for 
offences against the Revenue Laws, on the 1st day 
of January 1846. 

A Return of the Total Quantities and declared 
Value of Cotton Manufactures, entered by the yard, 
exported from the United Kingdom in each year 
from 1814 to 1845, both inclusive :—Also, the de- 
clared Value of Hosiery, Lace and Small Wares in 
each year from 1814 to 1845, both inclusive. 

A Return of the Quantity of Salt sent from Great 
Britain to Foreign Countries in the years 1843, 
1844 and 1845, specifying the Ports whence ex- 
ported, and the Places where imported. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Boots, &amp;c. ; 
Vo.. 101. 


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Cheese ; Cotton Manufactures, &amp;c.; and Salt; be 
printed. 





Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Metropolitan 


Address to Her Majesty,—Returns of the Number Buildi 


of Informations laid by the Surveyors of Districts 
under the Building Act, at the Police-offices, for 
each of the three years ending on the 1st day of 
January 1845, specifying the Number at each Office : 
—And, of the Number of Informations laid by 
District Surveyors at the Metropolitan Buildings 
Office, for the year ending the Ist day of January 
1846 ; stating the Conviction, whether in favour of 
the District Surveyor or the Party appealed against ; 
and showing the Fees in each case allowed by the 
Magistrates and the Official Referees for the attend- 
ance of the District Surveyors on such Informa- 
tions. 


Copy of Memorials addressed by the Chamber of Limerick Port 


ngs. 


Commerce at Limerick, or by the Wellesley Bridge 214 Harbour. 


Commissioners, from the year 1840, inclusive, to 
the Treasury or the Board of Public Works, pray- 
ing for the completion of the Port and Harbour of 
that City, pursuant to the provisions of the Act 4 
and 5 Will. 4, c. 84:—And, a Return of Calcula- 
tions forwarded in March 1846 by the Secretary of 
the Chamber of Commerce to the Board of Works ; 
stating the past and present Amount of the Customs 
and Harbour Dues of the City of Limerick, and their 
future probable increase. 


Mr. Manners Sution also presented, pursuantto the Pawnbrokers 


directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return from Ireland.) 


the Marshal of the City of Dublin, relating to the 
Pawnbrokers of Zreland, for the year ending the 
31st December 1845. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to John Healy 


Orders,—Copy 


Ellen M‘Carthy, of the Town of Bandon, complain- 
ing of having been obliged to attend as Witnesses, 
without remuneration, at the last Quarter Sessions 
held at Bantry, for the West Riding of the County 
of Cork, with the Answer thereto, and the subse- 
quent Correspondence arising therefrom. 


of Memorial to his Excellency the and Ellen 
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, from John Healy and M‘Carthy. 


Copy of a Circular Letter from the Lord-Lieu- Depositions 


tenant of Ireland to the ees Magistracy of (Ireland) 


Ireland, on the subject of taking Depositions in the 
absence of accused persons, and examining accused 
persons, without the production of the Depositions, 
in the absence of the witnesses, 

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


Mr. Greene reported the Corn Importation Bill ; Corn Importa- 
tion Bill. 


and the Amendments were read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 9° die Maiti, 1846: 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question:—The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read u second time: 
4Q2 —The 













668 


—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
read the third time upon Monday 


ingrossed, and 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Highways Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Highways Bill, 


Poor Removal 


ba The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
1, 


mittee on the Poor Removal Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Customs 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
Duties Bill. = 


the Report on the Customs Duties Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply : 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


Ways and 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Lord Gough’s Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill was, according to 
Annuity Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Election 
Notices 


(Ireland) Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to define the Notice of Elec- 
tions of Members to serve in Parliament for Cities, 
Towns, or Boroughs in Jreland, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Buller do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Explosive’ 
Substances 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for preventing Malicious Injuries to Persons and 
Property by Fire, or by Explosive or Destructive 
Substances: And that Sir James Grahamand Mr. 
Manners Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Coroners The Select Committee on the Coroners (Ireland) 

(Ireland) Bill. Bil] was nominated, of Mr. Young, Mr. James Ha- 
milton, Colonel Verner, Sir Robert Ferguson, The 
O’Conor Don, Dr. Boyd, Mr. Grogan, Sir Denham 
Norris, Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. John O’ Brien, 
Sir Edmund Hayes, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. 
Stafford O’ Brien, Mr. Bellew and Mr. Archbold. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Slamannan 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on 
Railway 


te Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
oe - Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Branches) Bill. Group were referred; That in the case of the S/a- 
mannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Londonand = =—s- Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
Brighton Rail- 9) Group No. 16, of Railway Bills; That in the case 





8°—9°—11° Mair. 





A. 1846. 


of the London and Brighton Railway (Dorking way (Dorking 
Branch) Bill, the several Documents required by Bch) Bill. 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Scotti 
Centr’ 
way ( 
Term 
Stat1o 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee Midland, 
on Group No. 37, of Railway Bills; That in the case aes 
of the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, ane dl 
Leeds and Bradford Railway Bill, the several Docu- Leeds ana’ 
ments required by the Order of the House of the Bradford 
30th day of April last, had been produced before “”*Y Bill 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 








Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. le 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and South Western ao Western 

: 3 ; way 
Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension) (Basingstoke 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select and Salisbury 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and Extension) 
the same being read ; ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and South Western Railwa 
Company to make a Railway, by Whitchurch and 
Andover, to Salisbury : And that Sir William Heath- 
cote and Sir John Easthope do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Petitions from Merthyr Tydvil (two Petitions) ; Vale of Neath 
—and, Aberdare (two Petitions); praying that the Railway Bill. Glasg 
Vale of Neath Railway Bill may pass into a law, ro 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon vay | 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend the Turmpibe- 

Presbytery of Arbrouth, praying that the Turnpike 124s (Scot- 

roads (Scotland) Bill a into a naincgoand a 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. Caled 
Railv 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Railways, Railways. te 
which was presented yesterday, be referred to the ; 
Select Committee on Railways. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Arms (Zre- Arms 
land) which was presented yesterday, be printed. _ Ireland.) 

And then the House, having continued to sit i 
till One of the clock on Saturday morning, Dub 
adjourned till Monday next. - 
Raih 
Luna, 11° die Mai; Wer 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 

PRAYERS. on 

WM R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Workhouses Bury 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the Ireland.) - 

bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of No.297 

the Number of Inmates, distinguishing the able- 

bodied, in each Workhouse in Jre/and, on the 25tin 

day of March, in the years 1844, 1845 and 1846: 

—And then he withdrew. 

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

Ordered, That the Committee on the Rye and Rye and = 
Derwent Drainage Bill, have leave to sit this day, se Bi Rail 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House.“ ” 

The House proceeded to take into consideration Bilston Gs Lan 
the Report on the Bilston Gas Light and Coke Lien Bill and 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed a 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Sir 








9 VicTorRIzZ. 


temniand Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
stations) Bill. Group were referred ; That in the case of the Scottish 
Central Railway (Perth Termini and Stations) Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


11° Maze. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee | thereby authorized, and to hold shares or stock 
~ onGroup No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom seyeral | therein, was presented, and read; and referred to 








669 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Carnwath Carnwath and 
and West Linton Railway Bill be revived :—And hte eg 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. ““"™*Y *" 


Ordered, That the London and Birmingham Rail- London and 
way (Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill, be permitted to be Pitmingham 
: A ae. : ailway 
read a second time, notwithstanding the time pre- (Coventry to 
scribed by the Sessional Order has expired, the Nuneaton) 
agents not having obtained the Breviate till the 4th Bill 
day of this instant May. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Great North 
Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch of England 
Railway Bill, That the several Documents required teldge Benth 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April Railway Bill. 
last, had been’produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Great North 


Great North of England and Bedale Branch Rail- o% England 


; . and Bedal 
way Bill, That the several Documents required by Branch Rail- 


gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- | the Order of the House of the 30th day of April way Bill. 


last, had been produced before them, and verified 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 


agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Scottish 


Bill; That the several Documents required by the | Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch) Bill, That Central Rail- 


way (Denny 


Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, | the several Documents required by the Order of the Branch) Bill. 


had been produced before them, and verified by the | House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to | duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 


and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Great North 
Great North of England and Boroughdridge Branch of England and 
Railway Bill; That they had inquired into the betdne Drench 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bill. 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


Mr. Grreene reported from the Committee on the Scottish 
Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch) Bill; Central Rail- 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- Beach) Bal 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Warrington 
Warrington Waterworks Bill; That they had exa- Waterworks 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the B#- 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Dundee and Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Com-| 
= RailWaY mittee on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Dundee and Perth Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support uf several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and | 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of | 
the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had | 
unto. | 
and be printed. 
Glasgow, Sir William Clay reported from the Committee 
Dumiries and oy the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway | 
Carlisle Rail- ‘ 
vay Bill. 
a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | thereupon. 
Caledonian Sir William Clay reported from the Committee 
hailway on the Caledonian Railway (Dumfries Branch) Bill; | 
emneh) ‘Bil That the several Documents required by the Order | 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had | 
been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Dublin, Dun- The Dublin, Dundrum and Enniskerry Railway | and be printed. 
— Bill was read a second time; and committed. 
Railway Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Wexford, Ordered, That the Weaford, Carlow, and Dublin 
ae. Junction Railway Bill be read a second time To- 
tion Railway morrow. 
Bill, 
Bury Water. | Mr. Leader reported from the Committee on the 
works Bil. Bury Waterworks Bill, and to whom two Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred; That no person | and be printed. 
appeared in support of the said Petitions; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Full and Mr. Cowper reported the Hull and Lincoln Direct 


— Direct Railway Bill, with Amendments. 
ay Bill. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Tancashire A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Tolakine Company, praying that provision may be made in 


Railway By, the Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, 
authorizing the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Company to contribute towards the undertaking 

Vor. 101. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Lincoln 
Lincoln Waterworks Bill; That they had examined Waterworks 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to ‘i 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the york and 
York and North Midland Railway (Whitby and North Midland 
4Q3 


ailway 


Pickering ® 


670 


(Whitby and Pickering Extension) Bill; That they had inquired 


oe into the several matters required by the Standing 
_— Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 


had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Great North Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


oo Great North of England and Bedale Branch 
Branch Rail- Railway Bill; That they had inquired into the 
way Bill. several matters required by the Standing Orders on 


Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Leeds and 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Thirsk Rail- 


way (Knares- L@eds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough Branch 
borough Extension) Bill; That the several Documents re- 
Branch Exten- quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
sion) Bill. of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 

had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Leeds and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Thirsk Rail- Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint Helens Branch 

— Deviation) Bill; That the several Documents re- 

Branch Devia- quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 

tion) Bill. of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Leeds and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Thirsk Ral- the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint Helens 
— Branch Deviation) Bill; That they had inquired 
Branch Devia- into the several matters required by the Standing 
tion Bill. Orders on Railway Bills; and that they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made several Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Leeds and 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Thirsk Rail- 


a: Sheena Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough Branch 
a as Extension) Bill; That they had inquired into the 
Branch Exten- several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
sion) Bil. Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Wath-upon- 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Dearne Im- 


the Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement Bill; That 


aoa they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 

found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

London and The London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry 

— to Nuneaton) Bill was read a second time; and 


committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


(Coventry to 
Nuneaton) 
Bill. 


Bury Improve- 
ment (No. 
Bill. 


The Bury Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was read a 
2.) second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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A. 1846. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for making Caledonian 
Railways to connect the Towns of Peebles and Ayr, Extension 
and other Places, with the Caledonian Railway, to Railways Bit, 
he called The Caledonian Extension Railways : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Newcastle ani 
(Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Darlington — 
Dock Purchase) Bill was, according to Order, read ety 
a second time; and committed. and jaa, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ee 


Pree . ear- 
mittee of Selection. wo 


Purchase) Bill, 
Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee painpyrei, 

on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Vewport ana Northen 
Railway and Saint Andrew’s Branch) Bill; That the Railway 
several Documents required by the Order of the Q\srPo" 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- Saint Andrews 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; Branch) Bill. 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills, to whom several and Northern 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Rulway@u- 
Group were referred; That in the case of the Branch) Bill 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Leeds, York 
on the Leeds, York and Midland Junction Railway 2"4 Midland 


Bill, That the several Documents required by the a 


yay Bill. 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, aii 


had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Austell 
the Report on the Saint Austell Small Debts Bill ; Small Debts 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _ 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Exeter Great Western Railway Bill was Exeter Great 
read a second time ; and committed. betes = Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-“” ”” 

mittee of Selection. 


The Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill was read Goole and 
a second time; and committed. en 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com-  ~* 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to fix the first sitting of the Selection. 
Committee on the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill 
for Friday next. 


The South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal South York- 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. ed 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Canal Bill. 
mittee of Selection. . 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee o 
mittee of Selection, to fix the first sitting of the Seco 
Committtee on the South Yorkshire Coal Railway 
and Canal Bill for Friday next. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect —- 
of the Petition for the Liverpool and Bury Railway p7 
Bill, 


iM, 









































Lancast 
Carlisle 
Lancast 
Preston 
tion Rai 
Amalga 
tion Bill 


South 
Inpro 
Bill. 























Kent 
spher 
way 















































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Dor 

































Sor 
shi 


a 















vil 


SS ar 
Ee 


it 
il- 


Y 


Lancaster and 
Carlisle and 
Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railways 
Amalgama- 

tion Bill. 


Southport 
Inprovement 
Bill. 


Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill, 


Goole and 
Doncaster 
Railway Bill, 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal Bill, 


Railway Bills, 


9 VicToRIz. 


Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for amending the Act relating to the Liverpool and 
Bury Railway, and for making Branches therefrom : 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Entwisle do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the following Para- 
graph in the Twelfth Report of the Classification 
Committee of Railway Bills, miglit be read ; and the 
same was read; viz., 


“‘ Your Committee recommend that the Lancaster 
and Carlisle and Lancaster and Preston, be divided 
into two Bills ; and that the amalgamation with the 
Lancaster and Preston be included in a separate 
Bill, and be referred to Group No. 59, and that the 
other powers be included in a separate Bill, and 


Pee 


allowed to remain in Group No. 45. 


The House was also moved, That the Report in 
respect of the Petition for the Lancaster and Car- 
lisle Railway (Extension to Caledonian Railway), 
and Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Amal- 
gamation Bill, which, upon the 1st day of this in- 
stant May, was made from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amalgamate the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway Company and the Lancaster and Carlisle 
Railway Company: And that Colonel Lowther and 
Mr. Charles Howard do prepare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting, watching, 
watering, cleansing, regulating, and otherwise im- 
proving the Town of Southport, in the County Pa- 
latine of Lancaster, and for establishing and regu- 
lating a Market and Market-places therein, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for additional provision in the Kent 
Atmospheric Railway Bill, which, upon Tuesday 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petiticn. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, to 
hear any Petitioners against such Bill, although 
their respective Petitions shall not have been pre- 
sented to the House three clear days before the day 
appointed for the first meeting of such Committee, 
provided that such Petitions shall have been so pre- 
sented before Friday next. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and 
Canal Bill, to hear any Petitioners against such 
Bill, although their respective Petitions shall not 
have been presented to the House three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
such Committee, provided that such Petitions shall 
have been so presented before Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Friday last, That the Order of the 30th day of 
April last be extended to all Private Bills relating 
to Railways, brought from the House of Lords ; 

Vou. 101. 


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671 


And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


A Petition of Henry Hardman and others, pray- 
ing that they may * ae leave to withdraw ‘their i 
Petition for leave to bring in the Manchester and Atmospheric 
Bury Atmospheric Railway Bill, and that no further aes 
proceedings may be taken therein, was presented, 
and read. 

The Order made upon the 27th day of April last, 
for referring to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders the Report in respect of the Petition for the 
said Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition for the said Bill be 
withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report ia respect West Lanca- 
of the Petition for the West Lancashire Railway shire Railway 
Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made from the _ 

Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Liverpool to Southport, 
to be called The West Lancashire Railway: And 
that Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Mark Philips do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Tradespeople and other parwen 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Dar- Waterworks 
wen, in the county of Lancaster, praying that they Bill. 
may be permitted to withdraw their names from a 
Petition against the Darwen Waterworks Bill, and 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for paving, Bromsgrove 
cleansing, draining and improving the Town of lnprovement 
Bromsgrove ; for opening a new Street therein, and = onemer 
in the Parish of Stoke Prior, both in the County (No. 2.) Bill 
of Worcester ; and for the better assessing and col- 
lecting the Poor, Church, and Highway Rates, 
within the Parish of Bromsgrove: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Edinburgh, 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills ; That in the case of Leith and 
the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway Amend- nen 

: ; y 
ment Bill, the several Documents required by the Amendment 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, Bill. 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Caledonian 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills; That in the case Railway 
of the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian Branches) naan en 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order vee 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before ther, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Captain Meynell reported from the Committee on Forth and 
Group No. 5, of Railway Bills, to whom several Clyde Junc- 
Petitions against the Bills (comprised in the said }o" Railway 
. r : : ill. 
Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 

4Q4 through 





Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


Bristol Water- 
works Bill. 


Earl of 
Blesinton’s 
Estate Bill. 


Hartlepool 
Gas and 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Northampton 
and Banbury 
Railway. 


Solly’s Estate 
Bill. 


Chelsea 
Bridge and 
Thames Em- 
bankment J3ill. 


Battersea 
Park Bill. 


Belfast and 
County Down 


Railway Bill. 


672 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. | 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. | 
Mr. Robert Palmer reported the Stirling and | 
Dunfermline Railway Bill, with Amendments. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | 
and be printed. 


Mr. Henry Berkeley reported from the Committee 
onthe Bristol Waterworks Bill, and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined | 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Earl of Blesinton’s Estate Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. William Collett reported from the Committee 
on the Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill, and 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of | 
one of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had | 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance | 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Pe- 
tition for the Northampton and Banbury Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had | 
not been complied with, inasmuch as on the Section | 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Oxford, the datum line was not referred to any 
fixed point when it was deposited with the said Clerk 
of the Peace, but a reference to a fixed point was 
inserted on the said Section soon after the 6th Janu- 
ary last; and on the Section deposited with the | 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Northampton, 
the datum line is not referred to any fixed point. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred 1o the} 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 





Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in | 
the case of Solly’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


Sir John Yarde Builer reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Chelsea Bridge and Thames Embank- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Battersea Park Bill, the Standing | 
Orders had been complied with. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Belfast and County Down Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


11° Mau. 


A. 1846. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill to enable the Zon- London and 
don and South Western Railway Company to make South Western 
ailway 
(Basingstoke 
and Salisbury 
Extension) 
Bill. 


a Railway, by Whitchurch and Andover, to Salis- 
bury: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for additional provision in the Lon- Birmingham 
don and Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and (Saint. Alban’s 
Luton Branch) Bill, which, upon the 27th day of and Luton 
April last, was made from the Select Committee on Branch) Bill 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Stafford New 
Third Reading of the ingrossed Bill for better sup- &amp;@s Bill. 
plying with Gas the Town and Borough of Stafford, 
and the several Parishes and Townships of Saint 
Mary and Saint Chad, in Stafford, Castle Church, 


| Hopton and Coton, and Tillington, all in the County 
of Stafford, be now resumed :—The House accord- 


ingly resumed the said further Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause, (Application of Penalties), 
offered and brought up on Tuesday last, was thrice 
read ; and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- Warwickshire 
way from the London and Birmingham Railway, in #4 London 
the Parish of Hampton-in-Arden, in the County of (Hamson wit 
Warwick, to the Town of Banbury, in the County Banbury Line) 
of Oxford: And the same was read the first time ; Bill 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for extending the Norfolk Rail- 
Norfolk Railway to the Jetty at Great Yarmouth, “ay Exten- 
and to enable the Norfolk Railway Company to So". Gar 
purchase or lease the Lowestoft Railway, Harbour sion) Bill. 
and Navigation: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gre 
Leicester a 
land Railw 
the first ti 
time. 


ene presented a Bill for vesting the Midland Rail- 
nd Swannington Railway in the Mid- Wy (eicester 
and Swanning- 
ay Company: And the same was read ton Railway 
me; and ordered to be read a second Purchase)Bill 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classification Railway Bills 
Committee on Railway Bills ; That they had further Classification 
considered the matters referred to them, and directed os 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. ss 298 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; “° 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on East Coast 
Group No. 35, of Railway Bills; That in the case Railway Bill 
of the East Coast Railway Bill, the several Docu- 
ments required by the Order of the House, of the 
30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do iie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Frederick Bloomfield Philbrick, of 
Colchester, in the county of Essex, Solicitor, was © q 
‘ . Sudbury an 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- palstead _ 
tioner is one of the Solicitors for a Bill, now before Railway Bill 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 


‘the House, for making a Railway to be called The 
| Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead 


Railway, notice for the third reading of which Bill 





has 





tern 


ke 
ary 


ire 


und. 
ne) 


Q VicToRIZ. 


has been given for Tuesday the eleventh day of May 
instant ; that, in pursuance of the Resolutions of the 
House of the twenty-third day of April, a meeting 
of the holders of scrip, and of bankers’ receipts for 
scrip, of the Company to be incorporated by the 
said Bill, was advertised to be, and was held, on 
Thursday the seventh day of May instant, at which 
meeting a large number of the holders of scrip of 
the said Company, who represented capital of the 
said Company far beyond one-third part thereof, 
was present; that such Bill was read clause by 
clause, considered, and unanimously approved of by 
the said meeting; that the insertion of the adver- 
tisements for convening the said meeting was en- 
trusted to Munden Hammond, of No, 27, Lombard- 
street, in the city of London, who is a regular news- 
agent, and keeps an office there for London, Pro- 
vincial and Government Gazette advertisements, 
and that such advertisements for calling the said 
meeting were left with him on the twenty-seventh 
day of April last, with instructions (as to the London 
Gazette) that such advertisements should appear on 
the first of May and the fifth of May; that such 
advertisements were duly inserted in the Morning 
Herald, the Morning Chronicle, and The Sun Zon- 
don newspapers on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of 
April, and the first of May, and on the fourth, fifth 
and sixth of May, and also in the London Gazette 
on the first of May, and the Petitioner believed, for 
the reason hereafter stated, on the fourth of May 
also, inasmuch as on the morning of the seventh of 
May the Petitioner’s partner received a letter from 
the said Munden Hammond, saying, that all the 
said advertisements had duly appeared ; that after 
the said meeting on the seventh of May, the Peti- 
tioner prepared the certificate of the said meeting 
required by the House, and signed the same, which 
certificate was duly lodged at the Private Bill Office 
on Friday the eighth of May instant, in which certi- 
ficate it is stated that such advertisement was in- 
serted in the London Gazette of the fourth of May ; 


that, to the great astonishment of the Petitioner, he | Jacob Fletcher Fletcher; praying that the Manches- 


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673 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 25th day of this instant May, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Somersetshire 
bourhood of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Midland 
praying that the Somersetshire Midland Railway a 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of property and Residents x,.44, 
in the town of Barking, in the county of Essex, Gravesend 
praying that the North Gravesend Railway Bill Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, East Dereham 
praying that the East Dereham and Norwich Rail- and Norwich 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and Bllway Bill 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Lord Ashburton, Guardian of the Berks and 
Marquis of Bath ;—Simon Watson Taylor ;—and, and 
Annu Susanna Watson Taylor and others, Owners, agra. 
Occupiers and others interested in land on the line &amp;c.) Bill. | 
of the proposed Railway to be called The Berks 
and Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension, &amp;c.), 


praying that the Berks and Hants Railway (Hun- 


_gerford Extension, &amp;c.) Bill may pass into a law,— 


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


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers Glasgow, 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Johnstone, in —— and 
the Abbey parish of Paisley, and county of Renfrew, Raitvway Bill. 
praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 


Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


/and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Shareholders of the Manchester and Manchester 


Hyde Railway Company ;—Earl of Wilton ;—and, Reilvey Bill 


\. yesterday (Sunday the tenth of May) received an- | ter and Hyde Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 


other letter from the said Munden Hammond, stat- | V° presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


‘ ing he had discovered that by some mistake the | the Table. 


second insertion of the said advertisement in the 
London Gazette did not take place till Friday the 
eighth of May, and that the Petitioner has taken 
the speediest means possible to inform the House 
of the error that has occurred, and the circumstances 


A Petition of the Convener of the Commissioners Colofanion 
of Supply of the county of Lanark, praying that the “@Uway 
Caledonian Railway ( Glasgow Terminiand Branches) Lepr wine 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; Branches) Bill. 


l- ; 

er attending the same; that there would be great de- | 2" ordered to lie upon the Table. 

ie lay, inconvenience and expense if another meetin — 

LL of the scripholders of the aaiih Company were = Petitions from Stamfordham ;—and, Bolam } Newcastle- 


quired ; that the Petitioner humbly submits to the 
House, that as the said advertisements were duly 
inserted in all the papers in general circulation, and 
once correctly in the London Gazette, and that as 
every subscriber to the Parliamentary Contract had 
a notice, in addition, informing him of the meeting, 
this error is not one upon which the House will 
feel it necessary to stay the progress of the Bill, 
which progress was unanimously desired by the 
scripholders of the Company so assembled at 
such meeting, and, therefore, the Petitioner most 
humbly submits himself to the House to be ex- 
amined in proof of the allegations contained in this 
Petition, if the House should deem such examination 
necessary ; and praying that the House will be 
pleased to allow the third reading of the Bill for 
making the said Railway, called The Colchester, 
Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway, to 
take place, notwithstanding the irregularity before 
mentioned. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Parties, 
if they think fit. 
eo , The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
onian Reading of the Scottish Central and Caledonian 
Junction Rail- Junction Railway Bill ; 
aes Vou, 101. 





praying that the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh pon-Tyne, 
and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway Bill may BainPureh 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and Glasgow Junc- 
ordered to lie upon the Table. pe Railway 
A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Huddersfield 
other Inhabitants of Saddleworth, in the county of = seg ol 
York, praying that the Huddersfield and Sheffield way (Darfield 
Junction Railway (Darfield Branch) Bill may pass Branch) Bill. 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Richard Brooke, of Norton Grand Junc- 
Priory, in the county of Chester, Baronet, praying tion Railway 
that leave may be given him to withdraw his former ebony 
Petition against the Grand Junction Railway) Huy- Branch) BilL 
ton and Warrington Branch) Bill, and that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 


the Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Town Council of worcester Gas: 
the city of Worcester, praying the House not to give Bill. 
any weight to the Petition of the town council of 
Worcester against the Worcester Gas Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill, 
4R A Petition 








Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 


Railway Bill. 


Runcorn and 


Preston Brook North Staffordshire Railway Company ; 
Railway Bill. 


Lancashire 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Dublin Wide 


Streets Bill. 


Midlanc Rail- 


and Swanning- 
ton Alteration 


674 


A Petition of Trustees on the Glasgow and Shotts 
Turnpike-roads, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Richard Bullin and others, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of lands upon the line or 
within the limits of deviation of the proposed Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ;—— and, Charles Scaris- 
brich, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of John Lewis Ricardo, Chairman of the 
and, 
Grand Junction Railway Company ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Runcorn and 
Preston Brook Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 





Petitions of the Manchester and Salford Water- 
works Company ;——and, Peter Richard Hoare, 
Esquire, and Arabella Penelope Eliza, his Wife, and 
George Matthew Hoare, Esquire; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Lancashire 
Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
titions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, praying 
that the Dublin Wide Streets Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


11° Maui. 





A. 1846, 


Junction Railway “ Huyton and Asion,” “ Huyton and Parkside” 

Prescott and Saint Helens,’ ‘“ Warrington and oo and 

Kenyon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” “Showhill cal “Rieemes 

and Portobello,’ and “ Edgehill and Huyton” and Huyton, 

Branches Bill,—were presented, and read. Branches Bill, 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 

titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 

agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 

counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 

| Petitions. 


Petitions of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Grand June- 
Company :——and, Trustees for executing the Act tion Railway 
for more effectually repairing, amending and im- a 
proving the Roads from Liverpool to Prescot, Branch) Bill, 
Ashton and Warrington, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton 
and Warrington Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend Henry Raikes, of Bristol and 
Chester, Clerk, praying that he may be heard, by Birthingham 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the (Gloucester 
Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and and Stone- 
Stonehouse Junction) Bill, was presented, and read, house June- 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the een 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the South Staf- 
Birmingham Canal Navigations ;——and, William oo Rail. 
Ormsby Gore, of Porkington Hall, in the county way (No. 3.) 
of Salop, Esquire, m.P.; praying that they may be (Showhill and 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against Branch) Bill 
certain parts of the South Staffordshire Junction . 
Railway (No. 3.) (ShowAill and Portobello Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 











Petitions of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- Grand Truuk 
ing from Loughborough, in the county of Leicester, ot Stafford and 
5 = a . . 2 -eterborough 
to the South End of Cavendish Bridge, in the same {pion Rail- 
| county ; Reverend Francis Merewether, of Cole- way Bill. 


orton, in the county of Leicester, Clerk ; ——Sir 





A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Vis- | Charles Abney Hastings, Baronet, and others, Own- 
way (Le.cester count Maynard, praying that he may be heard, by 


himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts | Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 


‘ers and Occupiers of property upon the line of the 
Company of 





and Branches) of the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington | Proprietors of the Leicester Navigation ;——Hen 


Bill. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway, 
“ Huyton and 
Aston,” “ Huy 
ton, Prescot 


and Saint 
Helens,” 


“ Warrington 
and Kenyon,” 
“ Warrington 


Alteration and Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway 
Company ;——The Right honourable Francis Eger- 
ton, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton ;—— 

William Ormsby Gore, of Porkington Hall, in the 
county of Salop, Esquire, M.P. ;——and, Company of 
Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Grand 


| John Pye, of Clifton Hall, in the county of Stafford, 

Esquire ;——Midland Railway Company ;——and, 
ithe Most Reverend William Lord Archbishop of 
| Canterbury, and Mary Francis Howley, his Wife, 
|Guardians of the person and estates of Sir George 
Howland Beaumont, of Coleorton Hall, in the county 
of Leicester, Baronet, a Minor; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Grand Trunk or Stafford 
and Peterborough Union Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition 

















Coven 
Nune: 
Birm! 
and L 


Q”Waewr 




































Trent Valley, 
Midlands and 


Coventry, 
Nuneaton, 
Birmingham 
and Leicester 
Railway Bill. 


Leicester and 
Birmingham 
Railway (with 
a Branch) Bill. 


South York- 
shire Coal 
Railway and 
Canal Bill. 


Leicester and 
Tamworth 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


9 VicTorrZ. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Coventry Canal Navigation, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Trent Valley, Midlands 
and Grand Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Coventry Canal Navigation, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Coventry, Nuneaton, 
Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


11° Mazz. 





675 


Cope, of Osbaston Hall, in the county of Leicester, 
Esquire ;—-— and, Richard Gresley, of Oxford- 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lei- 
cester and Tamworth Junction Railway Bill, —were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of John Thorpe, and others, Owners Midland Rail- 
and Occupiers of land upon the line of an intended way (Burton- 
Railway from Burton to Nuneaton ; —— Robert oe 

Y . on 
Green, and others, Owners and Occupiers of land Branch and 
upon the line of Railway proposed to be made from Ashby Canal 


the Burton and Nuneaton Railway, at Shackerstone, thse) Bill 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | ¢o Coalville, in the county of Leicester ;—— William 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Jane Anne Troughton and Sarah 
Troughton, of the city of Coventry, in the county of 
Warwick, Spinsters ;—— Thomas Dilke, of Maz- 
stoke Castle, in the county of Warwick, Captain in 
Her Majesty’s Royal Navy ;—— William Stratford 
Dugdale, of Merivale Hall, in the county of War- 
wick, Esquire, a Member of the House ;——Right 
honourable Edward Earl of Digby ; London and 
Birmingham Railway Company ;——Midland Rail- 





way Company ;——and, Company of Proprietors of | 


the Coventry Canal Navigation ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leicester and 
Birmingham Railway (with a Branch) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of the Midland Railways Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the South York- 
shire Coal Railway and Canal Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 


they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Polesworth, and its 
neighbourhood, in the county of Warwick, praying 
that the Leicester and Tamworth Junction Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

Petitions of Chairman of the Trustees of the se- 
veral Turnpike-roads leading from Measham, in the 
county of Derby, through Snarestone, and the pa- 
rish of Norton, near Twycross, to and through 
Twycross, and from Twycross to and through Great 
Sheepy, in the county of Leicester, and from thence 
to Filand, otherwise Fieldon Bridge, near Ather- 
stone, in the county of Warwick, and from Fieldon 
Bridge to Atherstone, and from Atherstone to 
Blythe Bridge, in the county of Warwick ;——Sir 
George Chetwynd, of Grendon Hall, in the county 
of Warwick, Baronet (two Petitions) ; —— Right 
honourable Richard William Penn Earl Howe ;—— 
Owners and Occupiers of property on the line of an 
intended Railway thereinafter described as the Lei- 
cester and Tamworth Junction Railway ;—— Thomas 

Vou. 101. 





Choyce, of Upton Lodge, in the county of Leicester, 

Gentleman ; —— Company of Proprietors of the 

Coventry Canal Navigation ; John Wildman, , 
of Lower Brook-street, in the county of Middlesex, 

Esquire, a Lieutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s 

Army, the lawfully appointed Guardian of the Right 

honourable George Harry Earl of Stamford and 

Warrington, now a Minor, under the age of 21 

years ;——and, John Ayton, of the city of Coven- 
try, Coal Dealer; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Midland Railway (Burton-upon- 
Trent to Nuneaton Branch and Ashby Canal Pur- 
chase) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Stockport 
more effectually repairing and otherwise improving Improvement 
the Roads from Hurdlow House, in the County of B¥t 
Derby, to Manchester, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, and other roads therein mentioned, in the 
said counties, and in the county palatine of Chester, 
commonly called The Manchester and Buxtoa Turn- 
pike-road, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Stockport Improvement Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, Tiat the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wright, of Brabins Hall, in Shefiield, Ash- 
Marple, in the parish of Stockport, in the county of aaa ll 
Chester, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by dates Sad. 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts way (Whaley 
of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester — 
Railway (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Branches) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 


against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chamber of oma of the Gloucester and 
city and port of Gloucester, praying that they may Dean Forest 
io hake by themselves, thaie hae or sae —o 
against certain parts of the Gloucester and Dean 
Forest Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 








4Rr2 by 





























































eae get nae aeehnancant irueemertaaencenemaat=t 


East Coast 
Railway Bill, 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway, 
and Manches- 
ter and Leeds 
Railway 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 


London and 

Birmingham 

Railway 

(Coventry to 

Nuneaton) 
ill. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Congleton”and 


Crewe Rail- 
way Bill, 


676 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in | 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitior. 


} 


A Petition of Shareholders in the East Coast | 
Railway, stating that having lost all confidence in | 
the remunerative character of the East Coast Rail- | 
way, they are desirous that it should not receive the | 
sanction of the House; and praying that the Bill | 
for making the said Railway may not pass into a 
law, was presented and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of David Price, of Manchester, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester, Bol- 
ton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and | 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill, | 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 








Petitions of 7. P. Wilmot, Owner of land and 
houses on the line of the turnpike-road from Coventry 
to Over Whitacre, in the county of Warwick ;—— 
William Wilson, of Over Whitacre, and of Exhall, 
in the county of Warwick, Gentleman, the Proprie- 
tor of parts of the lands over and through which the 
Railway thereinafter mentioned or referred to is in- 
tended to pass ; Company of Proprietors of the 
Coventry Canal Navigation ;——Welliam Wilber- 
force Bird, of Cambridge-square, in the county of | 








‘Middlesex, Esquire ;——and, Charles Newdigate 


Newdegate, of Arbury, in the county of Warwick, | 
Esquire, Member of Parliament; praying that they | 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the London and | 
Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill, | 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. | 


Petitions of Inhabitants and Owners of property in | 
the city of Edinburgh ; Edinburgh Water Com- | 


pany ;——and Mrs. Jane Hay Primrose, Heiress of 





| 


intail in possession of the estate of Burnbrae, and | 
of Miss Rachael Primrose, Heiress of Entail en- | 
titled to succeed the said Mrs. Jane Hay Primrose | 
in said estate; praying that they may be heard, | 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- | 
tain parts of the Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks | 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered tu be re-| 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of John Lewis Ricardo, Chairman of the | 


11° Mazz. 








A. 1846. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that the 
Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

Petitions of Thomas Hood, Richard Ward and 
Joseph Hood, of Nuneaton, in the county of War- 
wick, Ribbon Manufacturers ; Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of property in the parish of Nuneaton, in the 
county of Warwick, on the line of an intended Rail- 
way thereinafter described as The Direct Birming- 
ham and Leicester Railway ;——Thomas Dilke, of 
Mazxstoke Castle, in the county of Warwick, Captain 
in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy; —— Jane Anne 
Troughton and Sarah Troughton, of the city of 
Coventry, in the county of Warwick, Spinsters ; 
——The Right honourable Edward Earl Digby ; 
—— William Stratford Dugdale, of Merivale Hall, 
in the county of Warwick, Esquire, 2 Member of 
the House; London and Birmingham Railway 
Company ; —— Midland Railway Company ; 
and, Company of Proprietors of the Coventry Canal 
Navigation; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 











Petitions of William Sloane Stanley, Owner of an 
estate in the parish of Warkworth, in the county of 
Northampton, on the line of an intended Railway 
from Tring to Banbury ; Trustees of the Ayles- 
bury Free School, Owners of an estate in the parish 
of Bierton, in the county of Buckingham, on the line 
of an intended Railway from Tring to Banbury; 
John George, Owner of an estate called The Col- 
ege Farm estate, in the parish of Aston Clinton, in 
the county of Buckingham, on the line of an in- 
tended Railway from Tring to Banbury ;——John 

ones, Owner of an estate in the intermixed parishes 
of Middleton Cheney and Warkworth, both in the 
county of Northampton, and Occupier of lands in 
the said parish of Warkworth, on the line of an in- 
tended Railway from Tring to Banbury ; and, 
Mary Anne Horton, Owner of estates in the several 
parishes of Marston Saint Lawrence, Middleton 
Cheney and Warkworth, all in the county of Worth- 
ampton, on the line of an intended Railway from 
Tring to Banbury; praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbiry) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 











| heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 


tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Oxford Canal Navigation ;—— William Wilson, of 


Over Whitacre, and of Exhall, in the county of 


Warwick, Gentleman, the Proprietor of parts of the 
lands over and through which the Railway therein- 


| after mentioned or referred to is intended to pass ; 


North Staffordshire Railway Company ;—-—-and, |——Charles Newdigate Newdegate, of Arbury, in 
Right honourable Thomas Lord Camoys, of Stonor the county of Warwick, Esquire, Member of Parlia- 
Park, in the county of Oxford; praying that they ment ;——and, William Richard Hopkins Northey, 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or of Oving, in the county of Buckingham, Esquire ; 
agents, against certain parts of the Congleton and | praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
Crewe Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| Ozford, Coventry and Burton-on-Trent Junction 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe-' Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
titioners heard, by themselves. their counsel or, And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Pe- 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
Petitions. agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel 


Direct Bir. 
mingham and 
Leicester 
Railway Bill, 


Buckinghan- 
shire Railway 
(Tring to 

Banbury) Bill. 


Oxford, 
Coventry and 
Burton- on- 
Trent Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 





Goole an 
Doncaste 


Railway 


Wakefie 
Waterw 
Bill. 














South | 
Railwa 
(No. 2. 











South 
Railv 
(Gre¢ 
Railv 
Chilh 
Cant 
with 
to SI 
and. 
shan 


Bill. 




































9 VicToRIZ. » 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
nd Petitions. 


Goole and A Petition of Undertakers of the Navigation of 
Doncaster the Rivers dire and Calder, in the county of York, 
Railway Bil. ond also Directors for managing the Affairs of the 
said Navigation, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wakefield A Petition of Undertakers of the Navigation 
Waterworks of the Rivers Aire and Calder, in the county of 
= York, and also Directors for managing the Affairs 
of the said Navigation, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wakefield Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 











south Wales A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of the 
fuilway city and port of Gloucester, praying that they may | 
(No.2.) Bill. he heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | 
against certain parts of the South Wales Railway | 

(No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 

l Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upor. their | 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. | 


south Eastern A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Over- | 
Railway | n seers and other Inhabitants of the town and parish of | 
aeay to Greenwich, in the county of Kent, being Landowners | 
Chilham, near in the said parish, assembled at a vestry meeting of | 


Canterbury, the Inhabitants of the said parish, praying that the | 
i arg South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to 
and Faver-  Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheer- | 
mam Creek) ess and Faversham Creek) Bill may not pass into | 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; | 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 
A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens and other | 

Inhabitants, and Landowners of and in the parish 
and town of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, pray- | 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was | 
also presented, and read. | 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if | 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


ives A Petition of John Wesley Dail and Charles Dail, 
B® ~=Cotton Spinners, of Roach Bridge, near Preston, in 
Lancashire, praying that the Darwen Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 

on the Bill. 





11° Maii. 677 


pensions ; and praying the House to take their case 
into favourable consideration, and cause to be can- 
ceiled wholly or partially the impost of which they 
complain, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Protection of 
habitants of the township of Leeds, praying that Life (Ireland) 
the Protection of Life (Ireland) Bill may not pass” 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John D. Kennett and George R. Ken- Free Church 
nedy ;—and, John R. Glan ; stating that many con- (Scotland.) 
gregations of professing christians are now prevented 
from building churches, by the refusal of the pro- 
prietors of land to grant sites in any suitable places, 
or on any terms, for that purpose ; and praying the 
House to devise means for enabling such congrega- 
tions to rent. or purchase ground, on reasonable 
conditions, for the erection of buildings for the wor- 
ship of God, as also manses for the accommodation 
of their ministers, and schoolmasters’ dwellings for 
the instruction of their children, and likewise se- 
curing to proprietors adequate compensation,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities 
Kirkcudbright, praying the House not to sanction (Scotland.) 
the abolition of the existing religious tests in the 
Universities of Scotland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Schoolmasters 
Kirkcudbright, praying the House to devise a mea- (Scotland.) 
sure having for its object the amelioration of the 
condition of the Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of William Rockett, of the borough of Bridport 
ridport, in the county of Dorset, Cordwainer, was Election. 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioner has been for the last thirty years a voter for 
the borough of Bridport, and that he has, during 
the whole of that period, voted for the Tory candi- 


date at every contested Election ; and praying that 


| he may be heard in the House. I, William Rockett, 


do hereby testify that at the last Election for the 
borough of Bridport, did tender and vote for 
A. B. Cochrane, Esquire, at the polling booth whose 
surnames began with R., and that the transfer of 
my vote from Mr. Cochrane to Mr. Romilly is a 
matter repugnant to my feelings, and highly indig- 
nant to my character. 

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


Petitions from the County of Cambridge and Isle of Customs and 
Ely ;—Union of Letterkenny ;—and, Union of Dun- ee 
fanaghy ; praying the House not to sanction the . 
proposed measures relative to Customs and Corn 
Importation,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Common- Corn Laws. 


|alty of the Company of Conservators of the Great 
Australian A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of Ray- Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, praying 


Lorn, &amp;e, 





mond-terrace, in the Colony of New South Wales, | the House not to alter or repeal the present Corn 
praying the House to admit wheat, maize and flour, | Laws, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
the produce of Australia, into the United Kingdom, | upon the Table. 
on the same terms as wheat, maize and flour, the | : 
produce of Canada, was presented, and read; and! A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- witiam Smith 
ordered to lie upon the Table. | bitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying the House O’Brien, 

_to grant unconditional liberty to William Smith Eoquire. 
nein A Petition of Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, O’ Brien, Esquire, at the earliest possible period, 
Hospital.) residing in the city of Glasgow and its vicinity,| was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
complaining of a deduction of 5 per cent. from their the Table. 


Von. 101. | 4R3 Petitions 


























































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Petitions from Shardlow Union ;—Bourn Union ; 
— Caxton and Arrington Union (Chairman) ;— 
and, Whittlesea Union ; praying that owners of small 
tenements may be rated to the poor rates in lieu of 
the occupiers,—were presented, and read ; and or- | 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 
Tenements 
Bill. 


Factories Bill. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, praying 
that the Factories Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Roman Catho- A Petition of Secular Clergymen and Laymen | 
lic Relief Bill. oF the town of Thirsk and its vicinity, professing 
the Roman Catholic religion, praying that the | 
Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, was | 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. | 

Petitions from Weyhill;—and, Archdeaconry of | 
Ely; praying the House to take into consideration, | 
with a view to its enactment, any Bill that may be | 
introduced for preventing the union of the sees of | 
Saint Asaph and Bangor, and providing for the | 
immediate appointment of a Bishop to the see of | 
Manchester, was presented, and read ; and ordered | 


| 


to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Poor Removal A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Whit- | 
Bill. tlesey Saint Mary, and Whittlesey Saint Andrew, 


in the county of Cambridge, praying that the Poor | : 


Removal Bill may not pass into a law, as it now | 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. 


| 


Lord’s Day. A Petition of Inhabitants of Bury, in the county | 
of Lancaster, praying the House to pass a law for | 
greatly restricting or entirely prohibiting the sale 
of intoxicating liquors on the Lord’s Day, was pre- | 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the, 


Table. | 


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Lunatics Acts. Petitions from Llandovery Union (Chairman) ;— 
Dockenfield ;—Aldershott ;— Ecchinswell ; —Little 
Eversden ;— Yelling ;— Ettisley ;— Bourn ;—Tofts ; | 
Eversden :—and, Caldecote; praying for the repeal | 
or alteration of the Lunatics Act, and, the Lunatic | 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were pre- | 


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


Jamaica. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, pursuant to an Address } 
to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Memorial of the Ja- 
maica Chamber of Commerce to the Lords Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. 

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





Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— | 
A Return of the Articles of Import into the United 
Kingdom en which all Customs Duties have been | 
withdrawn since the 1st day of January 1842;. 
specifying the Articles, the date at which the Duty | 
on each ceased to be levied, and the Total Amount | 
of Duty which was levied on each in the year | 
1841. 

An Account showing the Quantities of Sugar, of 
the several Sorts (distinguishing those admitted as | 
not being the produce of Slave Labour), imported 
into the United Kingdom, and the Quantities of 
each retained for actual Consumption within the 
United Kingdom ; together with the rates of Duty 
charged on the Home Consumption, and the Net 
Revenue accruing therefrom, in each year from 
1841 to 1845, inclusive ; followed by a comparative 
Statement of the Average Prices of British Planta- 
tion and Foreign Plantation Sugar for the same 
series of years (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 290, of Session 1841). 


Customs 
Duties. 


No. 299. 


Sugar. 
No. 300. 


12° Maiz. 


| mittee of Ways and Means ; 


A, 1846. 


A Return of the Quantities of each Description of Customs. 
Goods entered for Consumption on paymentof a de- No. 299, 
creased Duty, and for which Bonds have been re- 
quired for the Payment of existing Duties, in case 
the proposed New Tariff shall not receive the sanc- 


| tion of Parliament. 


A Return of the Number of Persons employed in Customs, 
the collection of the Customs Duties in the United 
Kingdom, on the 1st day of January of each of the 
years 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846; of the aggre- 
gate Salaries of the same at each of those perfods ; 


| and of the Number of Persons employed at each of 
those periods at an Annual Salary of £. 500 or above, 


with the Total Amount of such Salaries; at an 
Annual Salary of £.300 and under £.500, with the 
Total Amount; at an Annual Salary of £.100, and 
under £.300, with the Total Amount; and at Annual 


| Salary or at Annual Wages under £.100, with the 
Total Amount. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and, except the last, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third Corn Impor. 
Reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws ‘tion Bil. 
relating to the importation of Corn ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
‘ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon; 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
Tweive of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 12° die Maii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Commitiee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- viscount 
mittee on Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity Bill ; Harding's, 

Resolved, That this House will this day resolve A™™Y ™ 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lerd Gough's 
mittee on Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill; Annuity B 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a William Smith 
Copy of the Warrant under which William Smith O'Brien, 
O’ Brien, Esquire, was committed to the custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, parliamentaty 
the Parliamentary Electors and Freemen Bill, was Electors and 
. fi Freemen Bill. 
read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 27th day of this instant May. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for preventing Explosive 
Malicious Injuries to Persons and Property by Fire, — 
or by explosive or destructive Substances: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to - 

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No. 301. 





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read a second time upon Thursday next ; and to be 
printed. 


Oldham, A Petition of John Wildman, of Lower Brook- 
Manchester, qa street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, a Lieu- 
Liverpool an . : “ . 
girkenhead  tenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, the law- 
junction Rail- fully appointed Guardian of the Right honourable 
vay Bill. George Harry Earl of Stamford and Warrington, 
a Minor, under the age of twenty-one years, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
agaist certain parts of the Oldham, Manchester, 
Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Birkenhead, A Petition of John Wildman, of Lower Brook- 

lancashire ~~ street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, a Lieu- 

and Cheshire : : ’ 

Tunction Rail- tenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, and the 

vay Bill, lawfully appointed Guardian of the Right honourable 
George Harry Earl of Stamford and Warrington, 
now a Minor, under the age of twenty-one years, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Birkenhead, Lan- 
cashire and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Manchester, Petitions of Henry Poyser, and others, Owners, 
Buxton, Lessees and Occupiers of land and other property 
Matlock and ar the |i f th d Manch 

Midlands upon or near the line of the propose anchester, 


Junction Rail- Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, 

way Bill. in the counties of. Chester and Derby ;— David 
Wheatcroft, and others, Owners and Lessees of land 
and other property upon and near the line of the 
proposed Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Mid- 
lands Junction Railway, in the counties of Chester 
and Derby; — Anthony Wildgoose, and others, 
Owners and Lessees of iand and other property 
upon and near the line of the proposed Manchester, 
Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, 
in the counties of Chester and Derby;—-Company of 
Proprietors of the Macclesfield Canal ;—and, Francis 
Green Goodwin, of Wigwel Grange, in the parish 
of Wirksworth, in the county of Derby, Esquire, 
an Owner of land and other property upon and 
near the line of the proposed Manchester, Buxton, 
Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway in the 
county of Derby; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock 
and Midlands Junction Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Caledonian A Petition of the Caledonian Railway Company, 
hal i” a —_ . Y = 
(Glasgow praying that provision may be made in the Cale 


Termini ang Gonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) 

Branches) Bill. Bill to authorize the extension of a branch line at 
Shields Bridge, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 


Manchester, 
Sheflield and 


Midland Manchester Railway Company, praying that they 


Junction Rail. may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
way Bill, q 


against certain parts of the Manchester, Sheffield 
and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Vou. 101. 


11°—12° Maize. 679 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Fermoy Fermoy Union, 
Union, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 294. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Tobacco, Tobacco. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 295. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Smuggling, Smuggling. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 295. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Metropolitan Metropolitan 
Buildings, which was presented upon Friday last, Buildings. 
be printed. No. 286. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Depositions Depositions 


(Ireland,) which was presented upon Friday last, (Ireland.) 
be printed. No. 296 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till One of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 











Martis, 12° die Maii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Speaker laid upon the Table, pursuant to William Smith 
Order,—Copy of the Warrant under which O’Brien, 
William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, was committed 4" 
to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms. 


Mr. Du Bois, Treasurer to the Metropolitan Lunacy. 
Commissioners in Lunacy, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of all 
Monies received for Licenses, and of all Monies 
received and paid out of the Consolidated Fund by 
the Clerk and Treasurer of the Metropolitan Com- 
missioners in Lunacy, from 1st August 1844 to Ist 
August 1845; specifying the several Heads of 
Expenditure :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the Fetitions | 
Petitions presented upon the 7th and 8th days of i , 
this instant May; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee Railway Bills 
on Group No. 13, of Railway Bills; That at the Group 15. 
meeting of the Committee this day he had received 
a letter from the Earl of Shelburne, one of the mem- 
bers of the said Committee, accompanied by the 
certificate of his Medical Attendant, stating that he 
was prevented by illness from attending the Com- 
mittee this day. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Colchester, 
posed, That the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury sind beg. 
and Halstead Railway Bill be read the third time, fiaistend 
notwithstanding the advertisement calling the Meet- Railway Bill. 
ing, required by the Order of this House of the 27th 
day of April last, was only inserted in the London 
Gazette once prior to the Meeting :-—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Frederick Blom- 
field Philbrick, of Colchester, in the county of Es- 
sex, Solicitor, which was presented yesterday, pray- 
ing the House to allow the Third Reading of the 
Bill for making the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sud- 

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re re AS 0-8 


pera ees 





Balcary Bay: 


Irish Great 
Western 
Railway Bill. 


West Lanca- 
shire Railway 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Malton and 
Driffield 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Di- 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Paisley ) Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Di- 
rect Railway 
(Branches to 
Thornliebank, 
Househill and 
Hurlet) Bill. 


Rotherham 
Gas Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Improvem:nt 
Bill. 


North Staf- 
fordshire 
Railway 
(Pottery Line) 
Bill. 


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bury and Halstead Railway, to take place, notwith- 
standing the irregularity mentioned in the Petition 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Ordered, That the Report of Captain Moorsom, 
c.E., to the Board of Admiralty, relative to the Bay 
of Balcary, in the Solway Firth, which was pre- 
sented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the 
Committee on Group No. 13, of Railway Bills. 


The Jrish Great Western Railway Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Liverpool to Southport, to be called 
The West Lancashire Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills, to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Chard Canal Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Malton and Driffield Junction 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway (Branches to Paisley) Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway (Branches to Thornliebank, House- 
hill and Hurlet) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrogsed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Rotherham Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Birkenhead Improvement Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North Staffordshire Railway (Pot- 
tery Line) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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A. 1846. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration North sta. 
the Report on the North Staffordshire Railway fordshire 
(Churnet Valley Line) Bill; and the Amendments ae, 
were read, and agreed to. Valley Line) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration North Stat. 
the Report on the North Staffordshire Railway sag 
(Harecastle to Sandbach) Bill; and the Amend- a . 
ments were read, and agreed to. Sandbach) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Bi- 


be ingrossed. 


Colonel Wood reported from the Committee on Yeovil 
the Yeovil Markets and Fairs Bill, and to whom a Markets and 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That smeieas 
they had heard counsel in support of the sayl Pe- 
tition, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had amended the 
Preamble of the Bill; and had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same, as amended, 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill for amending the Liverpool and 
Act relating to the Liverpool and Bury Railway, Bury Railway 
and for making Branches therefrom: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart be excused from Hamilton 
any further attendance on the Committee on the 6s Bill 
Hamilton Gas Bill. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed, with four Members. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration GreatGrimsby 
the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 24 Shettield 
; . &gt; . . Junction Rail- 
Junction Railway Extension (No, 2.) Bill; and the yay pxtension 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. (No. 2.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Caledonian 
mittee on the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian on 
Branches) Bill, to entertain the Petition of William eranches) Bill 
Muir, Esquire, which was presented upon Thursday 
last, notwithstanding the same was not presented 
three clear days before the day appointed for the 
first meeting of the Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for forming and regulating the Electric 

Electric Telegraph Company, and to enable the said Zelesranh y 
F ompany Bill. 

Company to work certain Letters Patent, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Vhat Mr. Hawes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into considera- Rugby and 
tion the Report on the Rugby and Stamford Stamford 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 8“!™*Y 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration NorthWestet 
the Report on the North Western Railway Bill. Railway Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Kilmarnock, 
the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Bill; That ee a 
the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 

moters ; 








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Dunblane, 
Doune and 
Callander 
Railway Bill. 


Kilmarnock 
and Troon” 
Railway Bill. 


Westruther 
Road Bill. 


Arbroath and 
Forfar Rail- 
way Bll. 


Fast of Fife 
Railway Bill. 


Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way (Alloa 
Branch) Bill. 


Leith Paving 
Bill. 


Greenlaw 
Roads Bill. 


Port Ellen 
bour Bill, 


9 VicToRIZ. 


moters ; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
the Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway Bill; 
That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Westruther Road Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bill; That 
the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
the East of Fife Railway Bill; That the several 
Documents required by the Order of the House 
of the 30th day of April last, had been produced 
before them, and verified by the Promoters; and 
that the Committee had agreed to a Report there- 
upon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Branch) Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Leith Paving Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Greenlaw Roads Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and ‘had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Port Ellen Harbour Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 

Vou. 101. 


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681 

- Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken North 
before the Committee on the North Woolwich Rail- Woolwich 
way Bill in the last Session of Parliament, be re- B#i!way Bill 


ferred to the Committee on the North Gravesend —— 
Railway Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration North British 
the Report on the North British Railway Bill; and Railway Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York and 
the Report on the York and North Midland Rail- — 
way (East Riding Branches) (No. 1.) Bill; and the (East Riding 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Branches) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, (N°. 1.) Bill 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York and 
the Report on the York and North Midland Rail- North Midland 
way (East Riding Branches) (No. 2.) Bill; and the (fast Riding 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Branches) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, (N°. 2.) Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- South Eastern 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee Railway | 
on the South Eastern Railway (Greenwich Rail- ae oan 
i ; ailway to 
way to Chiltham, near Canterbury, with Branches Chilham, near 
to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill, to hear the Canterbury, 
Vicar, Churchwardens and Landowners of the pa- With Branches 
: ; ° to Sheerness 
rish of Greenwich, by their counsel, agents and and Faver- 
witnesses, against the Bill, notwithstanding their sham Creek) 
Petitions were not presented to the House three Bill 
clear days prior to the sitting of the Committee :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, River Mersey. 
A Copy of any Memorial presented to the Admiralty 
against the erection of a Bridge across the Mersey. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Stowmarket 
the Report on the Stowmarket Navigation Bill; and i en 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Boston, 
the Report on the Boston, Stamford and Birming- Stamford and 
ham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech Line) Bill; and Riaiway 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. (Stamford to 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Wisbech 


be ingrossed. Line) Bill. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Harwich and 
for constructing a Railway from the Port or Har- a 
bour of Harwich, in the County of Essex, to the Railway and 
Parish of Ardleigh, in the said County, and for con- Pier Bill. 
structing a Pier in the said Port or Harbour, in 
connection with such Railway, be now read the 
third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration gjigo Harbour 
the Report on the Sligo Harbour Improvement Bill ; Improvement 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


4s The 








682 


Ayrshire, The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Bridge of Weir the Report on the Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and 
pasa sth Port Glasgow Junction Railway Bill; and the 
Railway Bill. Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Rail- 
way Bill was, according to Order, read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wexford, 
Carlow and 
Dublin Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Newcastle and Darlington Junc- 
tion Railway (Thirsk and Malton Branches) Bill; 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way (Thirsk 


and Malton and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Branches)Bill Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 

Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

Orders ; on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 

Poole 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Poole Har- 

Harbour. 


bour Petition for leave to present the Bill, the Ses- 
sional Order ought not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Wilts, Somer- 
set and Southampton Junction Railway Petition, 


Wilts, Somer- 
set and 


a the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
Railway. with. 

Warwick and 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Warwick 
Worcester and Worcester Railway Petition, the Standing Or- 
Railway. ders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Rendon end 4. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Birmingham Birmingham Railway (Newport Pagnell Branch) 


Railway (New- 
port Pagnell 
Branch) Bill. 


Bill Petition for additional provision, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


Portsmouth 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Portsmouth 
Hashour Pier Harbour Pier Petition for additional provision, the 
Bill. 


Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 
the Parties be permitted to introduce such additional 
provision, on proving before the Committee on the 
Bill the assents of all the owners, lessees and occu- 
piers of the property affected by the proposed alter- 
ation; and that the Committee on the Bill do 
examine, in the first place, how far such Order has 
been complied with; and do report the same to the 
House, on the Report of the Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Bideford and 
Tavistock Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the West Riding 
Union Railways (No. 2.) Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of Bain’s Pa- 
tents Assignment Petition for leave to present a Peti- 
tion for a Bill, the Standing Order ought to be 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
present a Petition accordingly. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland 


Bideford and 
Tavistock 
Railway. 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways (No. 2.) 


Bain’s Patents 
Assignment. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Birming- 
ham and 
Gloucester 


Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
Branches. ) 


with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Worcester, 
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


Berks and 11. Resolved, That in the case of the Berks and 
ate a Hants Railway (Hungerford Extension and Rad- 
Extension ana Stock Colliery Line) Petition, the Standing Orders 


Radstock ought not to be dispensed with. 
Colliery Line.) 


Worcester, 
Hereford, Ross 
and Gloucester 
Railway. 


North Devon 
Railway. 


12. Resolved, That in the case of the North De- 
von Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 


The fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth Resolutions, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


12° Mazz. 


Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches) | t 


A. 1846. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Midland Raj. 
of the Petition for the Midland Railway (Birming- Way Birming. 
ham and Gloucester Branches) Bill, which was this ~etere l 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing Branches) Bill, 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; ' 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway, at King’s Norton, in the county 
of Worcester, to Hales Owen, in the same County : 

And that Mr. Hudson and Mr. Phillpotts do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect West Riding 
of the Petition for the West Riding Union Railways Union Rail- 
(No, 2.) Bill, which was this day made from the }i7* Q°2) 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain Lines of Railway in the West 
Riding of the county of York, to be called The 
West Riding Union Railways: And that Viscount 
Morpeth, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Charles Wood 
and Mr. Entwisle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee Clitheroe 
on Group N° 44, of Railway Bills; Thatin the case Junction Rail. 
of the Clitheroe Junction Railway Bill, the several ¥*Y Pil 
Documents required by the Standing Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on Nottingham 
Group N° 35, of Railway Bills, to whom several Mansfield and 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Midlands 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the NWot- vay Bil — 
tingham, Mansfield and Midlands Junction Railway 
Bill, the Parties promoting the same had stated to 
the Committee, that it was not their intention to 
proceed further with the said Bill, during the present 
Session of Parliament. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Buckingham- 
the Report on the Buckinghamshire Railway (Oz- shire Railway 
ford and Bletchley Junction) Bill; and the Amend- Gotee 
ments were read, and agreed to. Junction) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration sidmouth 
the Report on the Sidmouth Market Bill; and the Market Bill 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Southampton 
the Report on the Southampton Port and Harbour Port and_ 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Harbour Bill. 


O. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Wishaw and 
the Report on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway Omen Se 
(Greenhill Branch) Bill; and the Amendments were Bech) Bil 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Midland Rail- 
Oxford Canal Navigation, praying that the Midland wey eB 
Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton Branch yarn on 
and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill may not pass into Branch and 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; a Canal 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. urchase) 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed, at the 





expense of the Parties, if they think fit. 
A Petition 





Glasgow 
Belfast | 
Railway 


Direct 
mingh: 
Leicest 
Railwé 


Glasg¢ 
Dunfi 
Carlis 
Railw: 


Yar 
Rail 


Moi 
Rai 








tai]. 
ing. 


r 
Bill, 


ng 
2) 


i~ 


Ly 


ill, 


J. 
ill 








Glasgow and 
pelfast Union 
Railway Bill. 


Nirect Bir- © 
ningham and 
Leicester 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Lowestoft and 
Beccles Rail- 
way and 
Drainage Bill. 


Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-unders 
Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway 
(Whaley 
Bridge and 
Hayfield 
Branches) Bill 


Ipswich, 
Norwich and 
Yarmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Morayshire 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
South Essex 
Railway Bill. 


Midland, 
Barnsley, 
Sheffield 
lewsbu 
Leeds rn 
Bradford 
Railway Bill. 


Leicester 
and Bedford 
Railway Bill. 


9 Vicroriz. 


Ballantine, Esquire, stating that a Petition was 
signed by the said James Ballantine, and presented 
to the House, against the Glasgow and Belfast 
Union Railway Bill, but that the same can now 
nowhere be found ; and praying that it may be an 
Instruction to the Committee on the Bill, to hear 
the said James Ballantine, by his counsel or agent, 
on the allegations contained in his Petition, whereof 
a copy is annexed to the present Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to hear the said James Ballantine, by his 
counsel or agent, in regard to the allegations con- 
tained in his Petition, a copy of which is annexed 
to the Petition of the said John M‘Murtrie. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coleshill, in the 
county of Warwick, and its immediate neighbour- 
hood, praying that the Direct Birmingham and 
Leicester Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


Two Petitions of Heritors, Farmers, Professional 
Persons, Merchants and other Residenters in the 
parish of Dimscore, Dumfriesshire, praying that the 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lowestoft ;—and, Beccles; pray- 
ing that the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and 
Drainage Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Manufacturers and 
other Inhabitants of Mew Mills, and the adjoining 
villages of Compstall Bridge, Mellor, Bugsworth, 
Whaley Bridge and Hayfield, all in the county of 
Derby, praying that the Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and 
Hayfield Branches) Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the borough of Great Yar- 
mouth, in the county of Norfolk, praying that the 
Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Charlestown of Aberlour ;—Inver- 
avon and Kirkmichael ;—Elgin (two Petitions) ;— 
Rothes ;— Wick ;—Knockando ;—Stotfield and Los- 
siemouth ;—and, Grantown-in-Strathspey ; praying 
that the Morayshire Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Burstead ;—Leigh ;—Ray- 
leigh ;—Rochford ; Southend ;—and, Burnham ; 
praying that the London and South Esser Railway 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; | 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barnsley ;— Huddersfield ;— Wath ; 
— Batley ;— Dewsbury ;—Leeds ;—and, Bradford ; 
praying that the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, 
Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wymington, Irches- 
ter, Poddington, Farndish, Hinwick, Sharnbrook, 
Harrold, Odell, Colmworth, Goldington, Great Bar- 
Vou. 101. 





12° Mai. 


A Petition of John M‘Murtrie, Agent for James | ford, Wilden, Ravensden and Renhold, in the county 





683 


of Bedford, and Bozeat, Wollaston, Rushden and 
} Higham Ferrers, in the county of Northampton, 
praying that the Leicester and Bedford Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners whose properties are Ayrshire and 
intersected by, or are contiguous to the proposed Galloway a 
y ere | Galles: Han ° that th Railway Bill. 

yrshire and Galloway Railway, praying that the 
Ayrshire and Galloway Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Occupiers and other Neweastle- 
Inhabitants of the parish of Hartburn, in the county te ry 
of Northumberland, praying that the Newcastle- and Direct 
upon- Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junc- Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- tion Railway 


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


Petitions of Harriet Dashwood, of Caistor Saint Norfolk Rail- 
Edmund's, in the county of Norfolk, Widow ;— Way Extension 
Right honourable Ann Countess of Plymouth ;— Veena’ 
Reverend John Bowman, of the city ot Norwich, ani Attle- 
Clerk, and Timothy Steward, of Heigham, in the —— 
county of the said city, Esquire, two of the Trustees and, Tpowigh’ 
acting under and by virtue of the last will and tes- andBury Saint 
tament of Bailey Bird, late of the said city, Land Edmund's 
Agent, deceased ;— Thomas Brightwell, of the city eg — 
of Norwich, Gentleman ;—Owners and Occupiers sion) Bill. 
of land ; Farmers, Traders and others, Inhabitants of 
the town of Dickleburgh ;—Merchants, Bankers, 
Manufacturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of 
the city cf Norwich ;—-Owners and Occupiers of 
land, Farmers, Traders and other Inhabitants of 
| Long Stratton and its vicinity, in the county of 
| Norfolk ;—Owners and Occupiers of land, Farmers, 
| Traders and others, Inhabitants of Stowmarket ;— 
| Owners and Occupiers of land, Farmers, Traders 
'and others, Inhabitants of Diss ;—and, Mayor, 

Aldermen and Burgesses of the town and borough 

of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, with others, 
Promoters of a project for making a line of Railway 
to Norwich, in extension of the Ipswich and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Railway at Stowmarket, praying 
that the Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmarket, 
Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Bill may 
not pass into a law, and that the Zpswich and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Railway (Norwich Extension) Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Norwich ;—Owners and Occupiers Ipswich and 
of land and premises upon the line of an intended Bury Saint 
Railway to Naseclel, in extension of the Ipswich iatour a 
and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway ;—Catton ;— wich Exten- 
Sir Robert Harvey and others ;—Bacton ;— Gesling- si) Bill. 
ham ;—and, Finningham; praying that the Ipswich 
and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway (Norwich Ex- 
tension) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shareholders in a Company or pro- Ipswich, Nor- 
posed Company called The Ipswich, Norwich and Wich ant Yar- 
Yarmouth Railway Company, and in another pro- way Bill; and 
ject promoted by the Committee of Direction of the Halesworth 
said Company, to be called The Halesworth and -aeaage &lt; 
Norwich Railway ee residing in Great Yar-““"*Y 
mouth, in the county of Norfolk, praying that the 
Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill ; and, 
frames and Norwich Railway Bill may not 
pass into law, was presented, an read ; and or- 
| dered to lie upon the Table. 








| Petitions of John Frederick Stanford and others, trish Great 

Subscribers to the deed of contract and holders of Western Rail~ 
scrip shares of and in the Trish Great Western 
Railway Company ;—and, William Jones, junior, 
4s2+ 


way Bill. 


and' 





London and 
Birmingham 
Railway and 
Birmingham 
Canal Ar- 
rangements 
Bill 


Dudley Canal 
and Birming- 
ham Canal 
Companies 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 


Kent Atmo- 
spheric Rail- 
way Bill. 


Stockport 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Glasgow Mu- 
nicipal, Police 
and Statute 
Labour Dill. 


684 


12° Maiz. 


A. 1846, 





$h 
and others, Subscribers to the deed of contract of | if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the tor 
the Irish Great Western Railway; praying that | Bill, against the said Petition. iw 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or mi Ra 
agents, against certain parts of the Jrish Great A Petition: of John Wesley Dail and Charles Darwen Wa. (v 
Western Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. | Dell, Cotton Spinners, of Roach Bridge, near Pres- terworks Bill &gt; 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| ton, in Lancashire, praying that they may be heard, Br 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- | by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Bi 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | tain parts of the Darwen Waterworks Bill, was -* 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel | presented, and read. __ iy Ra 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti-} | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
tions. Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, So 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their = 
A Petition of Ironmasters, Coalmasters, Mer- Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in Ca 
chants, Manufacturers and other Persons concerned | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
or interested in the carriage of coal, ironstone, lime- oe : j ; 
stone, iron and other goods on the Birmingham A Petition of Inhabitants of the Port of Goole, ee 
Canal Navigations, and on the Dudley Canal Navi-| P™ying that the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill paiyesy Bil, 
gation, in the counties of Warwick, Worcester and | ™#y 26t pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre q 
Stafford, praying that they may be heard, by their sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- the Bill. ; ? 
don and Birmingham Railway and Birmingham | A Petition of Jarvis Empson and others, Owners 
Canal Arrangements Bill, was presented, and read. (of lands through which a Branch Railway from the 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | Goole and Doncaster Railway to Whitgift, is in- 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, tended to pass, praying that they may be heard, by ~ 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the , P@"ts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 
Bill, against the said Petition. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
bs | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
A Petition of Ironmasters, Coalmasters, Mer-) pigs ce ay. . : OSB . 
chants, Manufacturers and other Persons concerned M4 oe = by Apnaserdi Regt yea wae, 
or interested in the carriage of coal, ironstone, lime- | _— . 
stone and other goods, wares and merchandizes on | ae . 
the Dudley Canal Navigation, in the counties of r _— of mney ed — et ee oad a E 
Worcester and Stafford, praying that they may be - genet wee  ¢ sable darted as . a oe way tt 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain | road, and parts adjacent, aA the parish of Saint (Camden and al 
parts of the Dudley Canal and Birmingham Canal | Pancras, rs the county of Middlesex, praying that seg : os : 
Companies Amalgamation Bill, was presented, and | ey Sanya Saas, Sey eas, Sees some ey ment) Bill. ‘ 
ee jagents, against certaim parts of the London and 
oe ee That the aaid Petition be referred to the | Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston Stations 
’ . oe ny er i , + . 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | ages rag | se9. ge — a cs t] 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if}, ~" ~s : "a Bill: d the P eto So “4 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | eee re Meare ¢ * oe oo 
al mnie? the aaik Welton. oy themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
2%5 Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the SE ae Se re ae ne 
Lower Navigation of the River Medway, praying} 4 Petition of Inhabitants of Penrith and the Lancaster 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, | neighbourhood, praying that they may be heard, and Preston 
against certain parts of the Kent Atmospheric Rail- | . ? Junction ' 


way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Henry Marsland and Peter Ed- | 
ward Marsland, Owners of the Stockport Water- | 
works, and of various powers, privileges and excep- | 
tions and authorities under the Act of Parliament | 
for making the same, and derived by purchase from | 


the lord of the manor, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Stockport Improvement 
Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Alexander Kellar, Feuar in Bridge- 
ton, and Preses of the Feuar Court of Bridgeton, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 


sel or agent, against certain parts of the Glasgow | 


Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 





| 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Railway Bill. 


A Petition of William Vardon, of Half Moon- shropshire 
street, Piccadilly, in the county of Middlesex, Es- Union Rail- 
. baentauee . -_ ways and 
quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Gajar(chester 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Shrop- and Wolver- 
shire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wol- hampton Line) 
verhampton Line) Bill, was presented, and read. - 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





| A Petition of the Mayor and Inhabitants of the London and 
borough of Saint Alban's, in the county of Hertford, Lorem : 
| praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or Ajpan’s and 
‘agents, against certain parts of the London and Luton Branch) 
| Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton Bill 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition 



















h) 





9 VicTonrizZz: 


sheffield, Ash- A Petition of Magistrates, Merchants, Manufac- 


ton-unee- turers and other Inhabitants of the town of Hyde, 
Aanchester and the adjoining townships of Newton, Werneth, 
Railway Bredbury, Romiley and Marple, all in the county 
a wl a of Chester, praying that the Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
Hayfield Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and 
pranches) Hayfield Branches) Bill may pass into a law, and 
ears that the Manchester and Hyde ——e Bill may 
and Hyde not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
Railway Bill. ordered to lie upon the Table. 
South York- = A Petition of Undertakers of the Navigation of 
9 og the Rivers of Aire and Calder, in the county of 
Canal Bill. © York, and also Directors for managing the affsirs 
of the said Navigation, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and 
Canal Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
Sheffield A Petition of Wilson Overend, of Sheffield, in the 
Markets Bill. county of York, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Sheffield Markets Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
East and West A Petition of George Horatio Wilkinson, of Cur- 
ey al tain-road, in the county of Middlesex, Timber Mer- 


ham Junction Chant, and Marmaduke Matthews, of Spital-square, 
Railway Bill. in the same county, Auctioneer, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the East and West 
India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Exeter Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of William Hamwood Frampton, of 
Gray's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Exeter 
Great Western Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 


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by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


A Petition of James Cochrane, of the city of Edin- 
burgh, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh and Leith Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the 
Paving Bill. 


city of Edinburgh, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Edinburgh Paving Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Vox. 101. 


685 


: ~! sre tah ae honourable William Fitz- Bristal and 
tardinge Karl Fitzhardinge, praying that he may Birmingham 
be heard, by his Sheubel’ a 2 p Bocas bin Raiveye Bill. 
eon of the Bristol and Birmingham and Midland 

ailways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles March Phillips,of Garendon Grand Trunk 
Park, in the county of Leicester, Esquire, praying daar ee 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Union Rail vay 
agent, against certain parts of the Grand Trunk or Bill. 
Stafford and Peterborough Union Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Lighthouses. 
Steam Ship “ Royal Victoria,” of Carlisle, praying the 
House to carry into effect the recommendation con- 
tained in the Report of the Select Committee on Light- 
houses, &amp;c.,in the last Session.of Parliament, rela- 
tive to the expenses for the erection and maintenance 
of Lighthouses, Floating Buoys and Beacons on the 
coast of the United Kingdom ; and pass a law in ac- 
cordance therewith, in the present Session, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Littleport Corn Laws. 
and Downham district, in the counties of Cambridge 
and Norfolk, praying the House not to abolish the 
duties on the importation of foreign grain, and not to 
take away from the Petitioners the limited measure 
of protection which they now enjoy, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Churchwardens, Overseers, Inha- Metropolitan 
bitants and Owners of buildings, and other proper- Buildings Act. 
ties, in the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, praying 
for alteration and amendment of the Metropolitan 
Buildings Act, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Protection 
habitants of the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in of Life 
the county of Surrey, praying that the Protection — ate 
of Life (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, ~ 
and that the House will enact laws for the relief of 
the grievances of the people of Jreland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Salt Manufacturers, in the county Railways and 
of Worcester, stating that the Petitioners have ob- Canals Amal- 
served that a Committee of the House has been 8#™4H0- 
appointed to take into consideration the Amalga- 
mation of Railways and Canals ; and praying that 
the House will not permit the continuous water 
communication now in existence to be broken by 
allowing any particular canal, or portions of a canal, 
to become the property of a Railway Company, 
unless provision be made to prevent the same from 
being used as the means of forcing goods to be 
carried on a Railway by charging higher tolls than 
those taken by the Canal Companies ; and that the 
House will cause provision to be made that the 
charge for the transit of salt shall be the same, and 
in no case higher than that charged for coal,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Railways and Canals Amalgamation. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Gentry, Trades- salmon 
men and other Inhabitants of the borough of Droit- Fisheries Bill. 
wich, in the county of Worcester, praying that the 
Salmon Fisheries Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


483 Petitions 














686 


Petitions from Ampthill Union ;— Woburn Union; 
—Linton Union ;— East Grinstead Union ;—and, 
Buckingham Union ; praying that owners of small 
tenements may be rated to the poor rates in lieu 
of Occupiers,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 
‘Tenements 
Bill. 


Australian 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the agricultural dis- 
Corn, &amp;c. 


trict of Penrith, in the county of Cumberland, in the 
colony of New South Wales, and others, praying 
the House to admit wheat, maize and flour, the pro- 
duce of Australia, into the United Kingdom on the 
same terms as wheat, maize and flour, the produce 
of Canada, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Free Church 


Petitions from Tongland and Twynholme;—and, 
(Scotland. ) 


Edinburgh (two Petitions); stating that many con- 
gregations of professing Christians are now pre- 
vented from building churches, by the refusal of 
proprietors of land to grant sites in any suitable 
places, or on any terms, for that purpose; and 
praying the House to devise means for enabling such 
congregations to rent or purchase ground, on reason- 
able conditions, for the erection of buildings for the 
worship of God, and to pass a Bill for compensating 
proprietors, and securing accommodation to con- 
gregations, in such circumstances,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


William 
Smith O’Brien, 
Esquire. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Rath- 
mines, in the county of Dublin, praying the House 
to order the release of William Smith O’ Brien, Es- 
quire, so that he may, in his place in Parliament, 
give expression to the feelings and wishes of his 
constituents, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Lunatics Acts. A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the East 
Grinstead Union, in the county of Sussex, praying 
for the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act ; 
and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Lord’s Day. A Petition of Members of the Temperance Society, 
in the town of Stockport, in the county of Chester, 
praying the House to pass a law for greatly restrict- 
ing or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxicating 
liquors on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Petitions from Christ Church, Saint Pancreas ;— 
and, Oxford; praying that the House will take 
into its earliest consideration, with a view to its 
enactment, any Bill that may be introduced for 
preventing the union of the sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Roman 
Catholic Relief 
Bill. 


Petitions from Croft and Culcheth ;—Bedford ;— 
and, Midhurst; praying that the Roman Catholic 
Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich (two Petitions) ;— Wool- 
wich ;—and, Deptford ; praying the House to grant 
to the retail Beer-sellers an extension of their hours 
of sale,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Becr lictailers. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz., 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Abolition of the 
exclusive Privilege of Trading in Burghs in Scot- 
land : 


Burghs (Scot- 
Jand) Bill. 


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A. 1846. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Taunton Taunton Gas 
Gas, Light and Coke Company incorporated by the ro gy 
Taunton Gas Act, 1845, to borrow additional Money —_ 
for the Purposes of the Company, and for confirm- 
ing a Purchase made by them, and for other Pur- 
poses: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Weston-super- 
Act for constructing a Pier, and forming necessary Mare Pier Bill 
Approaches thereto, in the Parish of Weston-super- 

Mare, in the County of Somerset, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, ; 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act High Con- 
for relieving High Constables from Attendance at stables Bill. 
Quarter Sessions and Assizes, and from certain other 
Duties, and for amending the Laws relative to Jurors 
and Juries; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act viazen’s (or 
for vesting in Trustees certain Hereditaments in the Dudderidge’s) 
County of Kent, devised by the Will of Henry Dud- ¥st#te Bill. 
deridge, Gentleman, to enable them to carry into 
execution an Agreement between his Devisees in 
Trust and Alexander James Beresford Hope, Es- 
quire, for the Sale thereof, and for subjecting the 
Bank Annuities, the Produce of the Purchase-mo- 
ney, to the same Trusts ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Videan’s 
for vesting in Trustees certain Hereditaments in the Estate Bill. 
County of Kent, the Estate of Emma Bedford 
Videan, a Lunatic, to enable them to carry into exe- 
cution a Treaty between her Husband, Mr. Joseph 

Videan and Alexander James Beresford Hope, Es- 
quire, for the Sale thereof; also, for laying out the 
Purchase-money in the Purchase of Bank Annuities, 
to be held as Real Estate in Trust for the said Emma 
Bedford Videan and her Heirs ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Collisions of 
List of all Collisions of Vessels at Sea in the year Shipping. 
1845 and up to the present date, so far as the same 
can be ascertained; specifying, as far as is prac- 
ticable, the Dates of such Collisions, the Names 
and Tonnages of the Vessels, the Times, whether 
by Night or by Day, the Results, whether attended 
with Loss of Life, and to what extent, or only with 
the Loss of or Damage to the Vessels, and the Values 
of the Vessels, and of the Cargoes lost, and of the 
Amounts of the Damage to Vessel and Cargo in 
the other Cases. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Rockett, pridport 
relative to the Bridport Election, which was pre- Election. 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration print Works 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bill 
tituled, An Act to amend a clerical Error in an Act 
of the last Session, for regulating the Labour of 
Children, Young Persons and Women, in Print 
Works; and the same were read, as follow: 

At the end of the Bill add Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas that part of the 
said Act which enacts the penalties for illegally 
employing Children, Young Persons and Women, 
contains the following proviso, that is to say: 
Provided always, that if the offence shall be the 
employment of any such Child, Young Person or 
Woman during the night, the penalty shall be 
not less than Forty shillings nor more than Five 
pounds for each Child, Young Person or Woman 
so illegally employed: And whereas the words 
Young Person have been so twice introduced into 
the said proviso by mistake, inasmuch as accord- 
ing to the said Act it is no offence toemploy Male 
Young Persons, as defined in the said Act, during 
the night; Be it declared and Enacted, That the 

“ said 





Mr. Vi 
Inven 


Glass 
Soutl 
Term 
Raily 


Retti 
Sign: 


Rope 


Glas 
Cow 


Cor 
tior 


Mr, Warner’s * 
Inventions. 


Glasgow 
Southern 
Terminal 
Railway Bill. 


Rettie’s 
Signals. 


Ropeworks 
Bill. 


Glasgow Town 
Council, &amp;e, 


Corn Importa- 
ton Bill 


2 . 


9 VicToRIZ. 


“« said Act shall be construed as if in the proviso 
“ hereinbefore recited, the words Young Person had 
“ not been inserted.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L.1. Leave out “a” and insert “ two,” and 
in the same line, leave out “ error” and insert 
“* errors,” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


” 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a continuation of Correspondence with Her 
Majesty’s Government, on the subject of Mr. War- 
ner’s Inventions, since August 1844 to the present 
time :—Also, Letters to Sir Robert Peel from Mr. 
Warner, bearing date the 25th day of May and the 
5th day of August 1842, and one from Mr. Warner 
to Colonel Chalmer, dated the 1st day of May 1844, 
omitted from former Correspondence. 

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


Mr. Spooner reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 9, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Bill, 


the several Documents required by the Order of | d 


the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
roduced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of all Reports to the Admiralty of Trials made 
at Woolwich, Portsmouth, and on board the Fleet, 
of Mr. Rettie’s Signals for the Prevention of Col- 
lision of Vessels at Sea; and also on his proposed 
Signals of Distress at Night. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to declare certain Ropeworks not within the Ope- 
ration of the Factory Acts: And that Mr. Hume, 
Mr. Mitcalfe and Mr. Wawn do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Total Amount of Costs and Law Ex- 
penses incurred and paid during each of the Ten 
years prior to the Ist day of January 1846, by the 
four following Trusts, viz. :—The Town Council of 
Glasgow, the Trustees for managing the River Clyde 
and Harbour of Glasgow, the Trustees for managing 
the Bridges over the River Clyde, at Glasgow, and 
the Trustees for managing the Markets of Glasgow, 
in preparing, promoting, opposing, and also the Ex- 
penses of Deputations in any way relating to Bills 
before Parliament, and for all other Parliamentary 
and Law Proceedings connected with each of these 
Trusts, in prosecuting, defending or in any way re- 
lating to Judicial and Parliamentary Proceedings ; 
distinguishing the Amount incurred and expended 
in each year for each such Trust ; stating the Par- 
ticular Business or Proceeding in which such Costs 
and Expenses were incurred ; and the Persons by 
whom they were conducted, and the Persons to 
whom these Monies were paid, in each year for each 
Trust ; and also the Aggregate of Law and Parlia- 
mentary Expenses for each Trust, in the Ten years 
up to January 1846. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment, which 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 

Vou. 101. 








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687 
That the ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws for the 
Importation of Corn be now read the third time ; 
and which Amendment was, to leave out the word 
“ now” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Mercurii, 13° die Maii, 1846: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till To-morrow. 


The Railway Companies Dissolution Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order: of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Wilsontown, 
Morningside and Coltness Railway (Caledonian Rail- 
way Junction) Bill be taken into consideration this 


ay. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Wilsontown, 
Morningside and Coltness Railway (Improvement 
and Branches) Bill be taken into consideration this 
day. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Wilsontown, 
Morningsideand Coltness Railway (Bathgate Branch) 
Bill be taken into consideration this day. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Slamannan and 
Borrowstounness Railway Bill be taken into consi- 
deration this day. 


Caledonian and 


Ordered, That the Report on the 
Bill be taken 


Dumbartonshire Junction Railway 
into consideration this day. 


Mr. Protheroe reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 14, of — Bills; That the 
Parties promoting the North Kent Railway Bill 
had stated to the Committee that the evidence of 
the Reverend Thomas Romney Robinson, Professor 
of Astronomy, at Armagh, was essential, in order to 
enable them to establish their case before the Com- 
mittee ; and it having been proved that application 
had been made to the above-named Thomas Romney 
Robinson, but that his attendance could not be pro- 
cured without the intervention of the House, he had 
been instructed by the Committee to move the House, 
That the said Thomas Romney Robinson be ordered 
to attend the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That the Reverend Thomas Romney 
Robinson do attend the said Committee forthwith. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 16, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the South Eastern Railway (Branch from Reigate 
to Dorking) Bill, the several Documents required 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 7 

4s4 1¢ 





Railway 
Companies 


Dissolution 
Bill. 


Viscount 


Hardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Lord Gough’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Caledonian 
Railway Junc- 
tion) Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Improvement 
and Branches) 
Bill. 


Wilsontown, 
Morningside 
and Coltness 
Railway 
(Bathgate 
Branch) Bill. 
Slamannan 
and Borrow- 
stounness 
Railway Bill. 


Caledonian 
and Dumbar- 
tonshire Junc+ 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group 14. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Branch from 
Reigate to 
Dorking) Bill. 



















PY AA SE ENR 


Rating of 
‘Tenements 
Bill. 


Sweets or 
Made Wines. 


Ship 
“ Terrible.” 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Public 
Records. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings. 


No. 286. 


‘Westminster 
Eicction. 


688 


The Order for reading a second time this day, | 
the Rating of Tenements Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 3d day of June next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Sweets or Made Wines imported 
from Scotland and Ireland into England, under the 
Provisions of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, stating 
the Port or Place imported from, and the Port or 
Place imported into, from the 6th day of January 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846, both Dates 
inclusive ; stating the Denomination, Sort or Kind 
of all such Sweets or Made Wines and Sweetened 
Compounded Spirits so imported, and the Amount 
per Gallon of Duty charged and paid upon all the 
above-mentioned Articles so imported :—Of all Sei- 
zures that have been made by the Excise and 
Customs of any such Sweets or Made Wines and 
Sweetened Compounded Spirits so imported, and 
the reason of such Seizures:—Of all Sweets or 
Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded Spirits 
seized inland, being brought from Scotland into 
England, contrary to the Provisions of the Act 6 
and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the passing of the said 
Act to the present period :—Stating how all Sei- 
zures of the above-mentioned Sweets or Made Wines 
and Sweetened Compounded Spirits, within the pe- 
riod of the Dates specified, have been dealt with, 
if any, and what Amount of Penalty has been en- 
forced against the Parties from whom any such 
Seizures have been made :—And, of the Quantity, 
stating the Denomination, Sort or Kind, of all such 
Sweets or Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded 
Spirits remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 
1846, and where bonded. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Report of Captain Ramsay, of the “ Ter- 
rible,” relative to her Qualifications. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 4th, 5th and 7th days 
of this instant May, (That Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
lad been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this | 
House, that She will give directions accordingly. 





Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s | 
Command,—Copy of the Seventh Report of the 
Deputy Keeper of the Public Records. 

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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to se- 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—-Further Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 25th day 
of March last, for Returns of the Number of In- 
formations laid by the Surveyors of Districts under 
the Building Act, at the Police Offices, for each of 
the Three years ending on the 1st day of January 
1845, specifying the Number at each Office : — 
And,of the Number of Informations laid by District 
Surveyors at the Metropolitan Buildings Office, | 
for the year ending on the 1st day of January 1846 : | 
—Stating the Conviction, whether in favour of the | 
District Surveyor or the Party appealed against; 
and showing the Fees in each case allowed by the | 
Magistrates and the Official Referees for the attend- | 
ance of the District Surveyors, on such late. | 
tions. 

A Return showing the Number of Houses in each | 
Square, Street, Place, Lane, or other Locality of 
the Parishes of Saint George's, Saint James’s and 
Saint Martin’s, in the City of Westminster, of the 
value of £.10, and upwards, or of Chambers of the | 





12°—13° Maze. 


A. 1846. 


same value, the Owners of which have been ex- 

cluded from the last registered List of Voters for 

the Election of Members of Parliament in the said 

City, by reason of neglecting or omitting Payment 

of Poor Rates or Assessed Taxes within the limited 

— at present required by the Parliamentary 
eform Act. 


Copy of a Memorial addressed to the Right ho- Rochdale 
nourable Sir James Graham, Chief Secretary for the Borough. 
Home Department, from the Town Commissioners 
of the Borough of Rochdale, praying inquiry with 
reference to Charges therein contained, of violent 
and illegal acts perpetrated by certain Individuals 
of the County Lancaster Police serving in that Bo- 
rough, and a Copy of the Answer to said Memorial ; 
and in case any Inquiry was made respecting the 
said Charges, Copies of the Minutes of such Inquiry, 
and of any Official Correspondence relating thereto. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Bryan Scery. 
Order,—Copy of the Correspondence between the 
Right Reverend Dr. Cantwell, Catholic Bishop, and 
his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, re- 
lative to the case of Bryan Seery, executed at Mul- 
lingar, in the County of Westmeath. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Constabulary 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A State- Force 
ment of the Amount of Constabulary Force employed “elnd.) 
in each County, County of a City and County of a 
Town in Jre/and, on 1st January 1846. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Return relative to Metropolitan 
Buildings be printed. 


A Petition of Henry Lees and Samuel Swire, gneficta, 
Proprietors and Occupiers of collieries and coal- Ashton-under- 
mines on the lines of the Railways thereinafter men- a and 
: : anchester 
tioned, or some or one of them, praying that they Railway 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, (Whaley 
against certain parts of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- ae 
Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge Bronci 
and Hayfield Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Gloucester ;—-and, Cheltenham ; Bristol and 
praying that the Bristol and Birmingham Railway Birmingham 
(Gloucester and Stonehouse Junction) Bill may pass ~~ 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered and Stone- 


to lie upon the Table. house Junc- 
tion) Bill. 


Petitions from Upton-upon-Severn ; — Chelten- pristo\ and 
ham ;—and, Gloucester ; praying that the Bristol Birmingham 
and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury ae 
and Malvern Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were sere 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the and Malvern 
Table. Line) Bill. 


Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Cheltenham ; Bristol and 
praying that the Bristol and Birmingham Railway — 
( Bath Line) Bill int Sete con ’ Railway 

may pass into a law,—were pre- (Bath Line) 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the Bill. 
able. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Jamaica, Jamaica. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 302. 


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





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Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
Committees. ORDPE RED, That all Committees have leave to 
sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 
wisontown, | The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
Morningside jnto consideration the Report on the Wéilsontown, 
—- Morningside and Coltness Railway (Caledonian 
(Caledonian Railway Junction) Bill; and the Amendments 


Railway Junc- were read, and agreed to. 


tion) Bull Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

Wilsontown, The House, according to Order, proceeded to 

Morningside take into consideration the Report on the Wilson- 

— town, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Improve- 


(improvement ment and Branches) Bill; and the Amendments 
and Branches) were read, and agreed to. 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Wilsontown, The House, according to Order, proceeded to 


Morningside 


take into consideration the Report on the Wilson- 
and Coltness 


town, Morningside and Coltness Railway (Bathgate 


Puget Branch) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
Branch) Bill. agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Slamannan The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
and Borrow- take into consideration the Report on the Slaman- 
Rulway Bill. nan and Borrowstounness Railway Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Caledonian The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
and Dumpar’. take into consideration the Report on the Cale- 
tion Railway @ontan and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill; 
Bill, and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Ambergate, Ordered, That the Evidence of Traffic taken 
Nottingham, before the Committee on the Ambergate, Not- 
Railwey Bill tingham and Boston Railway Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on Group No. 55, of Railway 
Bills. 
Sclly’s Solly’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and 
Estate Bill. committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Chichester The Order made upon the 19th day of March last, 
and Bognor for referring to the Committee of Selection the Chi- 


Railway Bill. ¢hesterand Bognor Railway Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


London, Salis- The London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- 
oe way (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill was read a second 
Railway (Sa- time ; and committed. 
lisbury to Yeo- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
vil) Bill. mittee of Selection. 
Semeee The Furness Railway Extensions Bill was read 
eid Lan a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 
Warwickshire The Warwickshire and London Railway ( Worces- 
Railwont™ ter and Weedon Line) Bill was read a second time; 
(Worcester @nd committed. 
~_ Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 
VoL. 101. 





13° Mazz. 








689 


The Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton Warwickshire 
and Ashchurch Line) Bill was read a second time; ee 
and committed. re a and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Ashchurch 


mittee of Selection. Line) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Second Report of the Select Railways and 
Committee on Railways and Canals Amalgamation Canals Amal- 
be referred to all Committees on Railway Groups, 8°" 


Mr. Bouverie reported from the Committee on Bath Water- 
the Bath Waterworks Bill, and to whom several Works Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge the Edinburgh 
Powers of the Acts relating to the Edinburgh, Leith Leith and 
and Granton Railway, was read the third time. oar 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Amendment 
Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Viscount Morpeth presented a Bill for making West Riding 
certain Lines of sen a in the West Riding of the Union age 
County of York,to be called The West Riding ul a 
Union Railways: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Vidgen’s (or Dudderidge’s) Estate Bill was read Vidgen’s (or 
the first time. Dudderidge’s) 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select epeimens 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Videan’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Videan’s. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on Ambergate, 
Group No. 35, of Railway Bills, to whom several a 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said aalionr Bil. 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Am- 
bergate, Nottingham and Boston Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of one of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a Midland Rail- 
Railway from the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- way (Birming- 
way, at King’s Norton, in the County of Worcester, ead 
to Hales Owen, in the same County : And the same Branches) Bill. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Caledonian 
the Caledonian Insurance Company Bill; That ete 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and ~°™P*"Y 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Charing Cross Bridge Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second ume 
upon Tuesday the 19th day of this instant May. 


Charing Cross 
Bridge Bill. 





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ia a anatase a tnt sid sack coats ee aibteenane Seach 


Royal Asylum 
of Saint Ann’s 
Society Bill 


Lunacy. 


No. 303. 


Constabulary 

Force 

(Ireland.) 
No. 304, 


Wearmouth 
Bridge. 


Westminster 
Annoyance 
Juries. 


Experimental 
Squadron, 


No. 305. 


690 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to incorporate the Members of the 
Institution called ‘ The hove Asylum of the Saint 
Ann’s Society,’ and to enable them the better to 
carry on their Charitable Designs; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr, 8. 1. penult. Leave out from “ not” to “ ex- 
“ ceed” in Pr. 9. 1. 3. 

Pr. 9. 1. 17. Leave out from “property” to 
“ and” in |. 20. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lunacy, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Consta- 
bulary Force (Jreland), which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Returns of the Revenue received by the Wearmouth: 


Bridge Commissioners for Tolls authorized to be 
collected under the Act 32 Geo. 3, c. 90, in each 
year since the passing of the said Act :—And, of 
Sums expended in each year upon the said Bridge 
during the same period ; specifying the Amount ex- 
pended upon the Bridge itself, and the Approaches 
within the distance of 300 feet from either end of it, 
and the Purposes for which the same was expended ; 
also of all Sums expended upon the Approaches 


beyond that distance, stating the distance from the 


Bridge, the Purpose for which it was expended, and 
whether any such Approaches upon which such 
Money was expended were part of or beyond any 
Highway, Turnpike or Street, and under what Au- 
thority the same was expended ; also, of all Sums 
granted to any Public Body or Person or Persons 
whatever, and the Purposes for which the same were 
granted; the Names of the Commissioners who au- 
thorized such Grants, and the Authority under 
which the same were granted :—Accounts of Sums 
lent, and to whom, and the rate of Interest received ; 
also, of Sums owing by the said Commissioners, 
stating to whom owing, and the rate of Interest 
~ since 1841, and the Balance in the Treasurer’s 
nands on the 3ist day of December 1845 :—And, 
of the Expenses incurred in opposing the Sunder- 
land Gas and Water Bills before Parliament during 
the present Session; the Names of the Commis- 
sioners at whose instance the extraordinary meeting 
of the 4th instant was called, and the Names of those 
present at such meeting when the Solicitor’s Bill of 
Costs was allowed :—And, a Return of the Accounts 
of Passage over the said Bridge for 14 days in each 
year, as taken by order of the Commissioners, speci- 
ang the Amount taken for Passengers, Horses, 

attle, Carriages, &amp;c.; also, a Copy of the Scale of 
Tolls taken since 1830, and each alteration since 
that period, and the Date at which the same com- 
menced. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Supplementary Return to that of the Westminster 
Annoyance Juries (ordered 13th March), specifying 
the Trades of the Parties, according to the Numbers 
affixed to the Amerciaments, in the Return which 
has been furnished in compliance with the above 


Order. 


Mr. Corry presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copies of Reports from Rear-Admiral Hyde 
Parker, Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, Captain 
Fairfax Moresby, Captain G. W. Willes, Captain 
£. Collier, Captain NV. tide, Captain 4. Z. Corry, 


13° Mair. 








A. 1846. 


Captain W. F. Martin, Captain R. F. Rowley and 
Captain Sir B. W. Walker, relative to the Trial 
Cruises of Her Majesty’s Ships, “ Trafalgar,” 
“Queen,” “ Albion,” “ Canopus,” “ Rodney,” “ Saint 
Vincent,” “ Vanguard,” “ Daring,” and “ Superb,” 


Mr. Corry also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of Steam Vessels (bearing Commanders), 
showing their Length, Breadth and Depth of Hold, 
Tonnage, Quantity of Coals they stow, and the 
Number of Days the Coals will last at Full Steam, 
and according to the usual Expenditure ; the Depth 
under Water of the Upper Part of the Lower Floats, 
the estimated Draft of Water with every thing on 
Board, and the actual Draft:—And, the same Re- 
turn of Steam Vessels commanded by Lieutenants 
and Masters, distinguishing the Packets. 


A Return of Steam Vessels (bearing Captains), 
showing their Length, Breadth and Depth of Hold, 
Tonnage, Number of Guns they mount oneach Deck, 
and Weight of Metal, Number of Guns they can 
point forward and aft on each Deck ; Quantity of 
Coals they stow, and the Number of Days the Coal 
will last at Full Steam; the Height of Main Deck 
Ports when the Coal is on Board, and the Depth 
under Water of the upper part of the Lower Floats; 
the estimated Draft of Water with every thing on 
Board, and the actual Draft; likewise the Cost of 
each Vessel. 


Returns, as far as the Records will admit, of the 
Number of Three Deckers cut down to Two 
Deckers, since the year 1500; stating the Date of 
launching and the Date of cutting down, with the 
Expense of those cut down since 1832; the same 
as to Two Deckers cut down to Frigates; the same 
as to Frigates cut down to Corvettes; stating the 
Number of Guns and Weight of Metal as Frigates, 
distinguishing those which have'aSpar Deck over the 
Main Deck, and Height of Bulwarks, the Number 
of Ships and their Names whose Sterns have been 
changed on the Plan of Sir Robert Seppings, and 
the Expense, and those changed on some other 
Plan, and the Expense of those who have had their 
Magazines changed :—Of the Number of Forty-six, 
Forty-four and Forty-two Gun Frigates built since 
the year 1815, the Number cut down and the Num- 
ber that remain, stating how many have been at Sea, 
and the Length of Time :—And, the Total Expense 
of all the Alterations. 

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


Steam Vessels 
(Navy.) 


No. 306, 


Steam Vessels 
(Navy.) 


No, 306. 


Navy. 
No. 308. 


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having British 
been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid upon the Museum and 


ational 


Table; viz.. — A Return from the Trustees of es 


the British Museum, stating any and what Re- 
gulations they have ae to give effect to the 
Recommendations of the Select Committee on Public 
Monuments, dated the 16th day of June 1841, or 
which have had for their object to grant greater fa- 
cilities and conveniences to Persons visiting the 
Museum :—And, a similar Return from the Trustees 
of the National Gallery (so far as relates to the 
National Gallery). 


Petitions from Great and Little Fransham ;—— 
Scaining and Wendling ; Lyng and Elsing ;—— 
Honinghamand East Tuddenham;——and, Hocker- 
ing and North Tuddenham; praying that the East 
Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








Petitions from Coalville and Whitwick ; Bur- 
ton-upon- Trent ; Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; —— and, 
Gresley and Swadlincote; praying that the Mid- 
land Railway (Leicester and Swannington Altera- 
tion and Branches) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions 


East Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Leicester 
and Swanning- 
ton Alteration 
and Branches) 


East an 
India D 
and Bir 
ham Ju 
Railway 


Glasgo 
Airdrie 
Monkl: 
Juncti 
vay B 


Darwi 
Wate 
Bill. 


and J 
Rails 
(Wor 
and | 


Dub 
Stre 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton 
to Nuneaton 
Branch and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase 


East and West 


India Docks 

and Birming~ 
ham Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Darwen 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Warwickshire 
and London 
Railway 
(Worcester 

and Weedon 
Line) Bill. 


Dublin Wide 
Streets Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
a et 
and Railw: 
ied 





) Bill. 


9 VicTorRIz. 


Petitions from Oxford ;—— Gresley and Swadlin- 
cote ; —— Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; Coalville and 
Whitwick ; —— Leamington Priors ;—-— Burton- 
upon- Trent ; —— Measham; —— and, Nuneaton; 
praying that the Midland Railway (Burton to Nun- 
eaton Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Most noble the Marquess of 
Camden, and of John Cumberland and Esther Green- 
wood, and Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands 
and houses in Camden Town, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the East and West India Docks and Birmingham 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Messrs. Addie, Miller and Rankin, 
Ironmasters, at Langloan, in the county of Lanark, 
and Robert Addie, Robert Miller and Patrick 
Rankin, the individual Partners of the said Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Preston Waterworks, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Darwen Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Wetherell, 
Rector of Byfield, in the county of Northampton, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Warwickshire 
and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Dublin 
Wide Streets Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Jacob Fletcher Fletcher, one of the 
Devisees in trust of Ellis Fletcher, late of Clifton, 
in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, deceased, 
taking notice of a Petition for additional provision 
in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Naviga- 
tion and Railway Bill; and praying that leave may 
not be given to insert a provision in the said Bill, 
authorizing and requiring the completion of a branch 
line from the main line, to the vitriol works at Kers- 
ley, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Vou. 101. 





13° Marz. 

















































691 


Petitions from Alton ;—~ Hereford ;—-and, Over Lord’s Day. 
Darwen; praying the House to passa law for greatly 
restricting or entirely prohibiting the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquors on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Dumbarton ; Cottam ;——and, Roman Catho- 
Newport (Isle of Wight); praying that the Roman lic Relief Bill. 
Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Leeds ;—— Glasgow ;——Brad- Factories Bill. 
ford (York) (six Petitions) ;—— Huddersfield ;—— 
and, Halifax; praying that the Factories Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;—— Old- Factories. 
ham (Chairman) ;——Matthew Barclay , and, 
George Mackay ; praying the House to limit the 
hours of labour in Factories to ten in the day for 
five days in the week, and eight hours on the Sa- 
turday,—were presented and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the Joint Stock 
Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jreland) Bill may ose _— 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Ireland) Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Alexander ;——and, Forres ; Free Church 
stating that many congregations of professing (Scotland.) 
Christians are exposed to great hardships by being 
prevented from building churches, by the refusal 
of proprietors of land to grant sites in any suit- 
able and convenient places, or on any terms, for 
that purpose; and praying the House to devise 
means for enabling such congregations to rent or 
purchase ground, on reasonable conditions, for the 
erection of buildings for the worship of God, and 
to pass a Bill for compensating proprietors, and se- 
curing accommodation to congregations, in such cir- 
cumstances,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Coventry ;—— Saint Asaph 

Malpas;——and, Rural Deanery comprising the pa- and Bangor 
rishes of Oving, Ford, Climping, Middleton, Felpham, ?°°°**- 
Barnham, Eastergate, Walberton, Yapton, Merston, 
North Mundham, Hunston, Bersted and Bognor ; 
praying the House to take into consideration, with 
a view to its enactment, any Bill that may be in- 
troduced for preventing the union of the sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Bosham, Lunatics Acts. 
in the county of Sussex, praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Kin- Ministers’ 
sale, and county of Cork, praying for the total and ed 4 
immediate repeal of the impost called Ministers oe 
Money in Ireland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees of the Poor Removal 
Poor of the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in Bill. 
the county of Middlesex, praying that the Poor Re- 
moval Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Trustees of Benefit Build- 
the Saint Pancras Mutual Building Association, ing Socicties. 
praying the House to make such a reduction in the 
stamp duties on the purchase, and the mortgage of 
premises to the association, as will tend greatly 
to facilitate the business of Benefit Building Asso- 





ciations 


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Factories Bill. 


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RES RIOT! TE ET SEE Eeeetane 


692 


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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
the 29th day of April last, was proposed to be made 
to the Question, That the Factories Bill be now reada 
second time ; and which Amendment was, to leave 
out the word “ now,” and, at the end of the Ques- 
tion, to add the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “now” stand part of the iene — 
The House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Debate be adjourned till 
Monday next ; 

And Mr. Speaker having declared that the Yeas 
had it, several Members challenged the decision of 
Mr. Speaker, and declared that the Noes had it; 
and the House being about to divide, but it being 
then six of the clock, Mr. Speaker directed the 
Clerk to read the Resolutions of the House of the 
26th day of January last ; relative to the business 
of the eon on Wednesdays; and the same were 
read accordingly, as follow : 


“ Resolved, That the House do meet every 
Wednesday at twelve o'clock at noon, for Pri- 
vate Business, Petitions and Orders of the day, 
and do continue to sit until six o’clock, un- 
less previously adjourned. 

“ Resolved, That when such business has 
been disposed of, or at six o’clock precisely, not- 
withstanding there may be business under dis- 
cussion, Mr. Speaker do adjourn the House, 
without putting any Question. 

“‘ Resolved, That whenever the House shall 
be in Committee at six o’clock, the Chairman 
do immediately report progress, and Mr. 
Speaker do resume the Chair, and adjourn the 
House, without putting any Question. 

“ Resolved, That the business under discus- 
sion, and any business not disposed of at the 
time of such adjournment, do stand as Orders 
of the day for the next day on which the 
House shall sit.” 


Whereupon Mr. Speaker adjourned the House, 
without putting any Question, till ‘To-morrow. 





Jovis, 14° die Maii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 

H E House being informed, That the Sheriffs of 

the city of London attended at the door, they 
were called im, and at the bar presented,—A Peti- 
tion of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons 
of the city of Zondon, in Common Council as- 
sembled :—And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying that the Petitioners 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Blackwall 
Railway (Widening) Bill, was read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; &lt;nd the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits of the Tower Hamlets, (excluding Saint Kath- 
arine’s and Blackwall Marsh), in the county of 
Middlesex, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

arts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


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A. 1846. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British British 
Museum, was called in; and at the bar presented,— Museum ang 
Further Return to an Order, dated the 5th day of — 
this instant May, for a Return from the Trustees of i 
the British Museum, stating any and what regula- 
tions they have adopted, to give effect to the re- 
commendations of the Select Committee on Public 
Monuments, dated the 16th day of June 1841, or 
which have had for their object to grant greater 
facilities and conveniences to persons visiting the 
Museum :—And, a similar Return from the Trus- 
tees of the National Gallery (so far as relates to the 
British Museum) :—And then he withdrew. 

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


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Bilston Gas Light Bilston Gas 
and Coke Company to Light with Gas the Town of Light and 
Bilston, and certain other Townships, Parishes and © Bill 
Places, in the County of Stafford, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thornely do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report in British 
respect of the Petition for the British Guarantee Guarantee 
Association Bill, which, upon the 27th day of March 34,°%#ti™ 
last, was made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the British Guarantee Association : 

And that Mr. Hope Johnstone and Mr. Richard 
Hodgson do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh 
the Report on the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway 24 Peebles 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. — 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Dublin Cemeteries Bill was, according to Dublin 
Order, read a second time ; and committed. Cemeteries 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Saint Austell 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Sain¢ Small Debts 
Austell, in the County of Cornwall, and other ~~’ 
Places in the same County, was read the third time ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pole Carew do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company South York- 
of Proprietors of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal a Coal i 
Navigation, which was presented upon the 6th eu." 

s ’ P Pp Canal Bill. 

day of this instant May, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway 
and Canal Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of Goole and 
Proprietors of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal Doncaste’ 
Navigation, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which 
was presented upon the 23d day of April last, tak- 
ing notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of such Bill, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

upon 





Railway Bill. 


Midland 
failway 
(Notting 
and Man 
Railway 
Caledon 
Jnsuranc 
Compan 


Birkenh 
and Liar 
Railway 








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upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Ordered, That the Midland Railway (Nottingham 
Bai egham and Mansfield Railway) Bill be read a second time 
and Mansfield To-morrow. 
Railway) Bill. 
Caledon” Ordered, That the Committee on the Caledonian 
noe pill. Insurance Company Bill have leave to sit, and 
proceed, To-morrow. 
Birkenhead The Order made upon the 5th day of this instant 
ot May, for referring ‘to the Conmaitine of Selection 
the Birkenhead and Llangollen Railway Bill, was 
read, ani discharged. , 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 
Carshalton Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Rates Bill. Carshalton Rates Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, ‘Lhat the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Arbroath and = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
—— Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Airdrie Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Police Bil. Airdrie Police Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Salford Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Guy), Salford Hundred Court Bill; That they had ex- 
"amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee:—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 
Kast of Fife Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Railway Bill. East of Fife Railway Bill; That they had inquired 


into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills, and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and fouud 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Stirlingshire Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


— Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill; That 

Railway Bill the several Documents required by the Order of the 

’ House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

York and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


Forth Midland York and North Midland Railway (Whitby and 
(Whitby anq Pickering Extension) Bill; That the several Docu- 
Pickering Ex- ments required by the Order of the House of 
‘easion) Bill. the 30th day of ‘April last, had been produced 
before them, and verified by the Promoters; and 
that the Committee had agreed to a Report there- 
upon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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693 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Gravesend Gravesend 
and Milton Waterworks Bill, have leave to make 2nd Milton 
their Report To-morrow. iL 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 20, Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five Group 20. 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Metropolitan 


Reading of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure —— Coie 
Company Bill ; pany Bill. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now,” stand part of the Question :—The said 
proposed Amendment and Motion were severally, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Metropolitan 
Command,—Copy of Report to the Government on te C 
the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company Bill. —— 

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


Mr. Evelyn Denison reported from the Committee Rye and Der- 
on the Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill, and to Want Drainage 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were * 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 
Usher of the Black Rod: to Bills. 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public Bills therein mentioned ; and that 
the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the 
Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills are as 
follow : 

An Act for raising the Sum of Eighteen millions Exchequer 
three hundred and eighty thousand two hundred ee mae) 
pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the pi” * 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six. 


An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Indemnity 
Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Bill. 
Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time 
limited for those Purposes respectively until the 
Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-seven. 

An Act to continue until the First day of March Insolvent 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-seven, and (india) Bill 
from thence to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, the several Acts relating to Insolvent 





Debtors in India, 
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694 


Commons An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands, 


Inclosure Bill. in pursuance of the Recommendation of the Inclosure 


Commissioners for England and Wales. 
Burghs (Scot- An Act for the Abolition of the exclusive Privilege 
land) Bil. of trading in Burghs in Scotland. 
Great Western An Act to amend and enlarge some of the Pro- 
Railway Bill. visions of the Acts relating to the Great Western 
Railway Company, and to confirm the Purchase of 
certain Railways by the said Company. 

An Act for altering, amending and enlarging 
the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts 
passed in relation to the Monkland Navigation. 
Ellesmere and An Act to enable the United Company of Pro- 
— Canal prietors of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal to 

; raise a further Sum of Money. 

Helensburgh An Act for improving and maintaining the Port 
Harbour Bill. and Harbour of Helensburgh, in the County of 
Dumbarton. 

An Act for constructing a Wet Dock and other 


Monkland 
Canal Bill. 


Sunderland 


Docks Bill. Works on the South Side of the River Wear, at 
Sunderland-near-the-Sea, in the County Palatine of 
Durham. 

Manchester An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of 

and Salford the Manchester and Salford Waterworks to raise 

Waterworks 


Bill. a further Sum of Money. 


Glasgow An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors 

ee of the Glasgow Waterworks to introduce an ad- 
™ ditional Supply of Water to the City and Suburbs 

of Glasgow. 

York New An Act for better supplying with Water the 

— City and Neighbourhood of York. 

Boston Water- An Act for better supplying with Water the Town 
works Bill. 


and Environs of Boston, in the County of Lincoln. 
Birmingham An Act for establishing a Cemetery at Birming- 
Cemetery Bill. ham, in the county of Warwick. 
Bury Gas Bil. An Act for granting more effectual Powers for 
lighting with Gas the Town of Bury, and the 
Neighbourhood thereof, in the Parish of Bury, in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster. 
An Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Mid- 
dleton, and its Vicinity, in the County of Lancaster. 
An Act for enabling the Zauuton Gas Light and 
Coke Company incorporated by the Taunton Gas 


Middleton 
Gas Bill. 


Taunton Gas 
Light and 


a ie 1845, to borrow additional Money for the 
Purposes of the Company, and for confirming a 
Purchase made by them for other Purposes. 
Rochester An Act for building a Bridge across the River 
Bridge Bill. 


Medway, at Rochester, in the County of Kent, 
with Approaches thereto, for taking down the pre- 
sent Bridge, and for amending the Acts relating 
to the same, 

Willingham An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Wil- 
Inclosure and Jingham, in the County of Cambridge, and for 
(No 2) Bill draining and embanking certain Fen Lands and 

"~*~ Low Grounds in the said Parish. 

Welsh Charity An Act to incorporate the Members of the most 
School Incor- Honourable and Loyal Society of Ancient Britons, 
poration Bill. Commonly called The Welsh Charity School, and 
to enable them the better to carry on their Cha- 
ritable Designs. 


EnfieldChase An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Enfield 


Road Bill. = Chase Road to make a Deviation or Alteration of 
the said Road, from a Point near the Sixteenth Mile- 
stone, in the Parish of North Mims, to the Town 
of Hatfield, in the County of Hertford. 

Woodstock An Act for repairing, improving and maintaining 

Roads Bill. 


certain Roads leading from the Borough of Vew 
Woodstock, to Rollright-lane, and other Roads con- 
nected therewith, in the County of Ozford. 
Midland and Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- 
Eastern Coun- pany on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills; That in 
‘Cuakeaen, to the case of the Midland and Eastern Counties Rail- 
Weedon) Bill. way (Cambridge to Weedon) Bill, the several Docu- 
ments required by the Order of the House of the 
30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


14° Maiz. 


A. 1846. 


| Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills, to whom several and Northern 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said posed 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- Deviation), 
burgh and Northern Railway (Strathearn Deviation) Bill. 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills, to whom several #4 Northern 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said (Nowpert 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- Railway and 
burgh and Northern Railway (Newport and Saint St. Andrew's 
Andrew’s Branch) Bill, they had considered some of Branch) Bill. 
the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in support 
of several other of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That the Com- 
mittee had altered the preamble by striking out the 
words ‘ with a Branch from the said intended Rail- 
way to the city of Saint Andrew’s ;” That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
| Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations contained 
in the preamble of the Bill, and found the same, 
| as amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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





Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Kinross June- 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills, to whom several tion Railway 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said (N% !}) Bill 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Kin- 
ross Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill, they had con- 
sidered the said Petitions; That the Parties pro- 
moting the Bill had informed the Committee that 
-s was not their intention to proceed with the said 

ill. 

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


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills, to whom several 2nd ae 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said #4 COT 
Group were referred; That in the case of the Edin- and Newburgh 
burgh and Northern Railway (Kinross, Woodmill and Branches) Bill. 
Newburgh Branches) Bill, they had considered the 
said Petitions ; and that the Parties promoting the 
Bill had informed the Committee that it was not 
their intention to proceed with the Bill. 

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


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 7, of Railway Bills; That in the case — 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly CLochesily 
and Leslie Extensions) Bill, and to whom several Pe- and Leslie Ex- 
titions against the said Bill were referred ; That they tensions) Bill 
had considered the said Petitions ; and had examined 
the allegations contained in the preamble of the 
Bill, but the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Charles Round reported from the Com- Bristol and 
mittee on Group No. 31, of Railway Bills ; That in — 
the case of the Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and 
Railway and Ferry Bill, the several Documents re- Ferry Bill 
| quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 


| verified 





Midland 1 
yay (Bu 
gpon- Tre 
Nuneator 
pranch, ¢ 
Ashby C: 
Purchase 


North Gi 
end Rail 
Bill. 


Railway 
Group 1 


Great 

Grimsh 
Sheffiel 
Junctic 
way (E 
Ferries 


Newea 
upon-" 
Impro 
Bill. 


Nortl 
land | 
Bill. 


Mar! 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Burton- 
apon-Trent to 
Nuneaton 
Branch, and 
Ashby Canal 
Purchase) Bill, 


North Graves- 
end Railway 
Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group 13, 


Great 

Grimsby and 
Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way (Humber 
Ferries) Bill, 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Northumber- 
land Docks 
Bill, 


Manchester 
rkets Bill, 


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verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Mr. Charles Round reported from the Commit- 
tee on Group No. 31, of Railway Bills; That in the 
case of the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railwa 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Petition of the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Oxford Canal Navigation, which 
was presented upon Tuesday last, praying that the 
Midland Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton 
Branch, and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Morgan John O’Connell reported from the 
Committee on Group No. 26, of Railway Bills ; That 
in the case of the North Gravesend Railway Bill, 
the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters ; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 13, of Railway Bills; That the 
Earl of Shelburne, one of the members of the said 
Committee, was not present during the sitting of 
the Committee yesterday, and that he had this day 
received a letter from the Earl of Shelburne stating 
that he was still prevented, by illness, from attend- 
ing the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Shelburne be excused 
from attendance on the said Committee till Monday 
next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) Bill. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee; and that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Monday next. 


Mr. Lefroy reported from the Committee on the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill, and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred; That they had heard counsel in support 
of one of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto ; 
and that they had, pursuant to the Order of the 
House of the 3d day of March last, struck out from 
the Schedule of the said Bill the houses in a street 
from the New-road to Lawson-street. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Lefroy reported from the Committee on the 
Northumberland Docks Bill, and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had considered the said Petitions, and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ricardo reported from the Committee on 
the Manchester Markets Bill, and to whom several 
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695 


Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the 
said Petitions, and had considered the other Peti- 
tions; and had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true, and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hume presented a Bill to declare certain Ropeworks 
Ropeworks not within the operation of the Factory Bill. 
Acts: And the same was read the first time; and No. 309. 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
the 28th day of this instant May; and to be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Harrogate 
the Report on the Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) Bill; &amp;8 (No. 2.) 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _ 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Glasgow, Strath- Glasgow, 
aven and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill be Strathaven 
taken into consideration To-morrow. pore verge 
Railway Bill 

Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee Leicester 
on Group No. 27, of Railway Bills; That in the 24 Bedford 
case of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Bill, the saeieedeaas 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from the Great North 
Committee on the Great North of Scotland Rail- eg 
way Bill; That the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York and 
the Report on the York and North Midland Rail- North Midland 
way (Whitby and Pickering Extension) Bill; and CWhithy _ 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Pickering Ex- 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, tension) Bill. 


be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on Grand Union 
Group No. 35, of Railway Bills, to whom several ®way Bill. 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Grand 
Union Railway Bill, the Parties promoting the same 
had informed the Committee that it was not their 
intention to proceed with the Bill; and that the 
Committee thereupon had not taken any evidence 
in proof of the preamble. 

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


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee Lancashire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; Thatin the case of the and North 
Petition for additional provision in the Lancashire Railway Bill 
and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, the Standing ‘ 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Se therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 

etition. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Com- Caledonian 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Railway 
case of the Petition for additional provision in the a 4 
Caledonian Railway (GlasgowTerminiand «8 Branches) Bill. 
4T4 ul, 





Darwen 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Battersea 
Park Bill. 


Chelsea Bridge 
and Thames 
Embankment 
Bill. 


Edinburgh, 
Leith and 
Granton 
Railway (Ex- 
tension and 
Branches) Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Leith 
Atmospheric 
Railway Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Leith June- 
tion) Bill. 


Glasgow Town 
Council, &amp;c. 


696 


Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That the —— be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Captain Jones reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional provision in the Darwen 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the clauses proposed 
to be inserted in the Bill contain provisions for the 
purpose of affording a better and more regular sup- 
ply of water to the mills and manufactories upon 
the several streams called The Earnsdale Water 
Brook, The Peggy Brook, The Bury Brook and the 
River Darwen, and for levying rates and assess- 
ments for the same, but such purpose is not set forth 
in the notices of application for the Bill, and also 
that the parish of Leyland was inserted in the clause 
which was not included in the notice. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Battersea Park Bill be reada 
second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Chelsea Bridge and Thames 
Embankment Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- 
burgh, Leith and Granton Railway (Extension and 
Branches) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That. they had in- 

uired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
but the same had not been proved to their satis- 
faction. 

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


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions agaifist the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- 
burgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to their satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
the Toiatonkon Railway (Leith Junction) Bill, the 
Parties promoting the same had informed the Com- 
mittee, that it was not their intention to proceed 
further with the said Bill; and that the Committee 
thereupon had not taken evidence in proof of the 
preamble. 

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


The Order made upon the 12th day of this instant 
May, that there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Total Amount of Costs and Law Expenses 
incurred and paid during each of the Ten years 
prior to the Ist day of January 1846, by the four 
following Trusts, viz. :—The Town Council of Glas- 
gow, the Trustees for managing the River Clyde and 
Harbour of Glasgow, the Trustees for managing 
the Bridges over the River Clyde, at Glasgow, and 
the Trustees for managing the Markets of Glasgow, 


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A. 1846. 


in preparing, promoting, opposing, and also the Ex- 
penses of Deputations in any way relating to Bills 
before Parliament, and for all other Parliamentary 
and Law Proceedings connected with each of these 
‘Trusts, in ary. defending or in any way re- 
lating to Judicial and Parliamentary Proceedings ; 
distinguishing the Amount incurred and expended 
in each year for each such Trust; stating the par- 
ticular Business or Proceeding in which such Costs 
and Expenses were incurred ; and the Persons by 
whom they were conducted, and the Persons to 
whom these Monies were paid, in each year for 
each Trust; and also the Aggregate of Law and 
Parliamentary Expenses for each Trust, in the Ten 
years up to January 1846, was read; and discharged. 


penses incurred and paid during each of the Ten 
years prior to the 1st day of January 1846, by the 
four following Trusts, viz.:—The Town Council of 
Glasgow, the Trustees for managing the River Clyde 
and Harbour of Glasgow, the Trustees for managing 
the Bridges over the River Clyde, at Glasgow, and 
the Trustees for managing the Markets of Glasgow, 
in preparing, promoting, opposing, and also the Ex- 
penses of Deputations in any way relating to Bills 
before Parliament, and also all Expenses incurred 
by the Clyde Trustees, or any other of these Trusts, 
in acquiring Lands by Jury Valuation or otherwise, 
and for all other Parliamentary and Law Proceed- 
ings connected with each of these Trusts, in prose- 
cuting, defending or in any way relating to Judicial 
and Parliamentary Proceedings ; distinguishing, 
under separate heads, the Amount incurred and ex- 
pended in each year for each such Trust; stating 
the particular Business or Proceeding in which such 
Costs and Expenses were incurred ; and the Persons 
by whom they were conducted, and the Persons to 
whom these Monies were paid, in each year for 
each Trust ; and also the Aggregate of Law and 
Parliamentary Expenses for each Trust, in the Ten 
years up to January 1846. 





to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Statement of the Crimes capital in 1830, 
for which the Punishment of Death has been abo- 
lished by Statute, or for which it has not been in- 
flicted during the last Five years; giving, in columns, 
the Number of Persons committed and executed 
for each of the following Offences, during Five years, 
ending with the last year of an Execution for it, 
and the Commitments during Five years immediately 
| following the last year of an Execution for it; viz., 
Cattle Stealing, Sheep Stealing, Horse Stealing, 
Stealing in a Dwelling House, Forgery, Coining, 
Returning from Transportation, Letter Stealing, Sa- 
crilege, Robbery, Arson and other Wilful Burning, 
Piracy, Attempts to murder unattended with Bodily 
Injuries, Shooting at, Stabbing, Wounding, &amp;c., 
Rape, &amp;c., Riot and Felony, Unnatural Crimes and 
High Treason; together with the Commitments and 
Executions for Burglary and Housebreaking during 
Five years ending with 1832, and the Five years 
immediately following; stating the Total Numbers 
for both Periods of Five years, for all the Crimes 
collectively. 

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





wynd, of Grendon Hall, in the county of 


praying that he may be heard, by himself, bis coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Leicester 
and Tamworth Junction Railway Bill, be printed, 





at his own expense, if he think fit. 
Petitions 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Glasgow Town 
Return of the Total Amount of Costs and Law Ex- Council, &amp;. 


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


Baronet, which were presented upon Monday last, way Bill. 





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South W 
Junction 
way and 
Bill. 


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(London 


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and Bir 
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Railway 


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Bill. 


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Buxton 
Matloc 
Midian 
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Bill. 


Direct 
mingh 
Leices' 
Railw: 


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and R 
Bill, 


Midls 
Railw 
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and ( 
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Newcastle- Petitions from Galashiels ;—— Melrose ; and, 
upon-Tyne, Selkirk (two Petitions) ; praying that the Newcastle- 
— upon- Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junction 
Glasgow Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
Junction _ and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Railway Bill. 


Bristol and A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 

south Wales bourhood of Chepstow, in the county of Monmouth, 

ong as praying that the Bristol and South Wales Junction 

Bill. Railway and Ferry Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Legal Quays A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners, Brokers 

(london) Bill. and Traders of the city of London, praying that the 
Legal Quays (London) Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

fast and West A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of All 

India Docks = Saints, Poplar, in the county of Middlesex, pray- 

ant einetion ing that the East and West India Docks and Bir- 

Railway Bill. mtngham Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Manchester, Petitions from Sheffield ; and, Baslow; pray- 
— ~ ing that the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland 
on och Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 


Bill. — and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Manchester, Petitions from Crich ;——and, Belper; praying 

ese’ _ that the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland 


Midland Junc- Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
tion Railway presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Bill. Table. 


Direct Bir- Petitions from Inhabitants residing on the line ; 
— and [Landowners and Occupiers on the line (three 
1 





‘way Bill. Petitions) ; Leicester ; Hinckley and other 
— places ;——and, Fillongley ; praying that the Direct 
Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, were presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 








Portbury Pier A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others, in 

mL w”*Y the habit of passing to and fro by steam ships be- 
tween the south ot Jreland and Bristol, praying 
that the Portbury Pier and Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Midland A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Hales 
a Owen and its neighbourhood, praying that the 
and Gloucester Midland Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester 
Branches) Bill. Branches) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bristol and Petitions from Tewkesbury ;——Ashchurch ;—— 
Birmingham 


ow Ripple ; ——Hanley Castle; Great Malvern ; 
(Ashchurch, ——and, Twining; praying that the Bristol and 


Tewkesbury Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury and 
and Malvern 





Line) Bil Malvern Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Goole and A Petition of Gentry, Landowners, Occupiers 
ncaster 


Railway By, 22d Inhabitants of Whitgift and its vicinity, pray- 
in ing that the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was ie and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Manchester 
and Birming- 
ham Railw 
will way 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Master 
Cotton Spinners and other Inhabitants of Bolling- 
ton and Rainow, in the county of Chester, praying 
that the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

VoL, 101. 


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697 


Petitions from Wrington and other places ;—— Somerset 








Somerset ;——Dulverton and other places ;-——A.x- Small Debts 
‘ dl Court Bill. 

bridge and other places ; Taunton ;—— Glas- 

tonbury ;——Weston-super-Mare and other places ; 


—— Minehead and other places ; Wiveliscombe 
and Milverton ; and, Clevedon; praying that 
the Somerset Small Debts Court Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Cotton Spinners, Power-loom Ma- Glasgow, 
nufacturers and Owners of other public works in a 
Calton, Bridgeton, Mile-end, and Eastern parts of Junction 
the city of Glasgow, praying that the Glasgow, Air- Railway Bill. 
drie and Monkland Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Lowestoft 
Inhabitants and others in the several parishes of and Beccles 


Railway and 


Oulton, Carlton Colville, Barnby and North Cove, Drainage Bill 
in the county of Suffolk, praying that the Lowestoft 

and Beccles Railway and Drainage Bill may pass 

into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Farmers, Market Gar- Metropolitan 
deners and Inhabitants of the Districts proposed to soo Ma- 
be supplied with — Sewage Manure by the Me- pi, 
tropolitan Sewage Manure Company, praying that 
the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; an 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, in the Manchester, 
county of Lancaster, Vitriol Manufacturer, praying pear 
that provision may be made in the Manchester, Bol- Navigation 
ton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Ex- and Railway 
tensions Bill for extending the period for making — 
Branch in Clifton, and for taking land for such pur- 
pose, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, in the Manchester, 

county of Lancaster, Vitriol Manufacturer, praying = on 
aye : y Canal 

that provision may be made in the Manchester, Bol- Navigation 
ton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bill, and Railway 
for extending the period for making Branch in Bil 
Clifton, and for taking land for such purpose, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Moore, Surgeon, Jacob Manchester, 
Fletcher Fletcher, Esquire, Thomas Mulliner, Ac- nanny sae 
countant, and Joseph Ramsden, Gentleman, Devi- esieaion 
sees in Trust of Ellis Fletcher, late of Clifton, in and Railway 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, deceased, taking — 
notice of the Petition for additional provision in the  ~ 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation 
and Railway Extensions Bill; and praying that leave 
may not be given to insert a provision in the said 
Bill authorizing and requiring the completion of a 
Branch from the main line to the Vitriol Works, at 
Kersley, and that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, before the Com- 
mittee to whom the said Petition is referred, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John McMurtrie, Clerk to Road Ayrshire and 
Trustees for the district of Ayr, in the county of Galioway 
Ayr ;——and, John McMurtrie, Solicitor, in Ayr,“ ”"” 
Agent for James Ballantine, Esquire, of Castle-hill, 
in the county of Ayr ; praying that certain Petitions 
against the Ayrshire and Gallowuy Railway Bill 
may be withdrawn,—were presented, and read; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Norfolk Railway Company, for Norfolk 
leave to present a Petition for leave to bring ina Bill Railway Ex- 
4uU for 


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¥ 
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&amp;| 
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Sr Renda as ew LE Re A A 


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698 


tensions (Thet- for making a Railway from the Worfolk Railway, at 
ford and Reed- Thetford, to the Lowestoft Railway, at Reedham, 


ham Branches) 


(No. 2.) expressly confining the same to one main line without 
any alternative line or deviation, at or near Harles- 
ton, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Caledonian Petiti Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 

Railway (Glas- A Petition of the gow, Ys 


and Ayr Railway Company, taking notice of the 
Petition for additional provision in the Caledonian 
Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill; and 
stating that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to such Petition, had not been complied 
with; and praying that leave may not be given to 
insert in the said Bill a Clause for effecting the 
objects mentioned in the said Petition, and that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


gow Termini 
and Branches) 
Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 
street) Bill. 


Petitions of Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits of the Tower Hamlets (excluding Saint Kathe- 
rine’s and Blackwall Marsh), in the county of Mid- 
dlesex ; and, Trustees of the River Lee Naviga- 
tion; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham and Far- 
ringdon-street) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tobe referred 
tothe Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





London and Petitions of Commissioners for executing the Acts 

Raine (Ce m. for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering and watch- 

den and Euston ing that part of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the 

Stations En- county of Middlesex, called Somers Town ; 

largement) Bill. and, Commissioners of the Southampton Paving 
Trust, in the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county 
of Middlesex ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Birmingham Railway 
(Camden and Euston Stations Enlargement) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered tobe referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Taw Vale 
Railway Exten- 
sion Bill, 


Petitions of Robert Chichester and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands upon the line of the there- 
undermentioned intended Railway ; James W. 
Buller and others, Owners and Occupiers of lands 
upon the line of the there-undermentioned intended 
Railway ;— —and, Inhabitants of the city and county 
of the city of Exeter and neighbourhood ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Taw Vale 
Railway Extension Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
tothe Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Norfolk Rail- A Petition of Residents within the Hundreds of 

ot East and West Flegg, in the immediate vicinity of 

Extension) Bill Great Yarmouth, praying that the Norfolk Railway 
Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the parish 
of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, duly 
elected by the owners of property and rate-payers 
of the said parish, and which Petition was agreed 
to and adopted at a meeting of the said Guardians, 
held on the 19th day of March 1846, at which 


14° Mait. 


A. 1846. 


times the names thereunto annexed were subscribed, 
and the seal of the said Guardians duly affixed, the 
said Guardians being owners and in part owners of 
property upon the line and in the neighbourhood of 
the Railway therein mentioned, praying thatthey may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
arts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Thomas Houldsworth, Esquire, of Lesmahagow, 
Coltness, in the county of Lanark ; and, John ere 
mf ‘ ge 
Wilson, of Dundyvan; praying that they may be Mineral Junce 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against tion Railway 
certain parts of the Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coat- ®'" 
bridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Statute Labour Trustees of the Glasgow Mui- 
parish of Govan, and Proprietors therein, praying cipal, Police and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 4'u'e Labour 
or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow ~ 
Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Charles Bratt and William Bratt, of fastern Couns 
Church-street, Spitalfields, Members of the Society ties Railway 
of Friends ;——and, Commissioners for paving, tenn — 
c 3 3 i ps :  largement) Bill. 
lighting, cleansing and improving the parish of 
Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the county of 
Middlesex ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Eastern Counties Railway (Stations 
Enlargement) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions Hugh Trenchard, of Thorncombe, in the Exeter Great 
county of Dorset,Gentleman ;——John Stroud, and peng vant 
others, Owners and Occupiers of land ;—— William “*’ wees 
Huggins, John Huggins, Philip Lawrence Brice 
and Thomas Wilce, the Younger ;——Maria Allen, 
of Thorncombe, in the county of Dorset ; John 
Trump, and others, Owners and Occupiers of land 
on the line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
and, Promoters of the Exeter and Exmouth 
Railway; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Exeter Great Western Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








A Petition of the Right honourable Charles Wil- shefiiels, 
liam Earl Fitzwilliam, of Wentworth House, in the nine toga 
county of York, praying that his Petition against the (rer), 
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Hudders- Huddersfield 
field and Goole Railway Bill may be withdrawn, area 
and the Order of Reference made therein be dis- ®*"*’ °™ 
charged ; and that he may be considered as neutral 
in respect of the said Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 





A Petition 



























Blackbur: 
Darwen a 
Bolton Ri 
Bill. 


Saint Alb 
Hatfield 
Hertford 
way Bill. 


Eastern | 
ties and " 
Junction 
way Bra 
Bill. 


London 
Birming 
Railway 
(Weed 
Northat 
Branch) 


Midla 
way (/ 
ham ai 
field F 
Bill, 















Wolv 


Stipe 
Justi 


























Blackburn, 
Darwen and 
Bolton Railway 
Bill. 


Saint Alban’s 
Hatfield and 
Hertford Rails 
way Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties and Thames 
Junction Rail- 
way Branches 
Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway 

(Weedon an 
Northampton 
Branch) Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Notting- 
ham and Mans- 
field Railway) 
Bill, 


Wolverhampton 
Stipendiary 
Justice Bill, 





9 VicTorI2Z. 14° 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for | 


more effectually repairing the Road from Bury to 
Little Bolton, in the county palatine of Lancaster ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Blackburn, Darwen anc Bolton Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the River Lee Naviga- 
tion, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Sait Alban’s, Hatfield and Hertford Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bili; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the River Lee Naviga- 
tion; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Rail- 
way Branches Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of theBill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Watts, of Daventry, in the 
county of Northampton, Esquire, and Charles Watts, 


a of Stow-nine-Churches, in the same county, Esquire, | 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Birmingham Railway (Weedon and 
Northampton Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors and 
Shareholders of the Mansfield and Pinzton Rail- 
way, being Owners and Occupiers of the said Mans- 


field and Pinzton Railway, and other land on the 


line of the proposed Midland Railway (Nottingham 
and Mansfield Branch) ; and, Gregory Gregory, 
of Hungerton Hall, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Rail- 
way) Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the 
several parishes and places following; that is to 
say, Kingswinford, Rowley Regis, Brierley Hill, 
Wordesley, Quarry Bank and Cradley, all in the 
county of Stafford ;——and, Clerks to Thirteen 
Justices of the Peace acting within and for the pa- 
rishes and places of Kingswinford, Rowley Regis, 
Brierley Hill, Wordesley and Cradley, all in the 
county of Stafford ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Vou. 101. 











Mai. 699 

A Petition of Trustees of the River Lee Navi- Eastern Coun. 
gation, taking notice of the application for leave to Hiss Railway 
bring in the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham see - 
to Barnet) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of such Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Glasgow and_ the Lancaster and 
neighbourhood ; praying that they may be heard, by ag oe el 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain pi, 
parts of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Luck, of Leicester, in the Midland Rail- 
county of Leicester, Attorney for Samue? Harris, ¥* Somer 
Esquire, Halford Adcock, Esquire, James Mellor, ton alteration 
Esquire, and Mary his Wife, Mr. William Weston and Branches) 
Stretton, and Edward Waston Smyth, Esquire, 5i!. 
praying that the Midland Railway (Leicester and 
Swannington Alteration and Branches) Bill may be 
taken from Group No. 54, and referred to the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 27, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the West London 

Grand Junction Canal, praying that they may be as 
° ° - improvement 

heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain and Extension 
parts of the West London Railway Improvement and Bill. 
Extension Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by theircounsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, Herculaneum 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 2°*ks Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Herculaneum Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 








A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Sur- Lancashire 
veyors of Highways of the town of Manchester, pray- pywterworks 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their  ~ 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lan- 
cashire Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the London and 
Ozford Canal Navigation, praying that they may be a 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against Pea. ie 
certain parts of the London and Birmingham Railway Nuneaton) 
(Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill, was presented, and Bi!l. 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 














A Petition Merchants, Manufacturers and other South Yorkshire 
Persons, ‘Traders upon and using the Navigation of Cos! Railwty, 
the River Dun, the Barnsley Canal Navigation ° 
and the Dearne and Dove Canal, in the West Rid- 
ing of the county of York, praying that the South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill may not 

4uU2 pass 




















































700 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Holders of scrip shares in the South 
Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Company ; 
Owners of lands and coal mines adjacent to the 
Barnsley Canal Navigation ;—— Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers (as the case may be) of land on the 
line of the Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—— 
and, Merchants, Manufacturers and other Persons, | 
Traders, resident in and near to the town of Rother- | 
ham, in the county of York; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were (also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 





Oxford, 
Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Thomas Shekell, and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of lands and hereditaments on the 
line of an intended Railway or Extension proposed 
to be authorized by the Bill thereinafter mentioned, 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | 


Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


14° Mazz. 





A. 1846. 


of Wilton, in the county of Wilts; Farmers and 
others usually attending the weekly market held at 
Salisbury, in the county of Wilts ; Juliana Le- 
titia Penruddocke, of Baverstoek House, in the pa- 
rish of Baverstock, in the county of Wilts, Widow, and 
as the legally appointed Guardian of her son, Charles 
Penruddocke, an Infant, and Thomas Penruddocke, 
of Winkton, in the county of Hants, Esquire, the 
Receiver, duly appointed by the High Court of 
Chancery, of the estates of the said Charles Pen- 




















Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


ruddocke ; --— Inhabitants of Castle-street, Salis- pet 
bury, and of the parish of Mi/ford, in the county of Monklar 
Wiits,and other Frequenters of the road thereinafter Junction 
mentioned ;——-George Westover, of Gillingham, in wy 
the county of Dorset, Yeoman, and James Combs, 

of Hensbridge, in the county of Somerset, Yeoman ; 

——Sir Hugh Richard Hoare, of Stourhead, in the 

county of Wilts, Baronet;—— Henry Raymond 

Arundel, John Hussey and Edmund Jerningham, 

Trustees of the Wardour Estates, in the county of 

Wilts; Matthew Coombes, being a Surveyor of the 

Highways, and an Inhabitant of the parish of War- 

dour, in the county of Wilts ;—— Matthew Coombes, 

of the parish of Wardour, in the county of Wilts, 

Miller, Farmer and Maltster;——John Gawler 
| Bridge, of Piddletrenthide, in the county of Dorset, Coleen 
Thomas Bridge, of West Chickerhill, in the same Railway 
county, and Alfred Charles Bridge, of the Inner (Glasge 
Temple, in the city of London, Esquires, Trustees of ee 
Thomas John London Bridge, of Piddletrenthide, Railwa: 


aforesaid, Esquire ;——Reverend William Edward | Branch 
| Hony, Clerk, Bachelor of Divinity, Rector of Ba- 
verstock, in the county of Wilts ;——and, the Right 


honourable Edward Earl Digby ; praying that they 








Cheltenbam Petitions of Inhabitant Householders of the pa-' 
Ttailway Bill rish of North/each, in the county of Gloucester ;—— 


and, Minister and Congregation in the Countess of 
Huntingdon’s Connection, usually assembling for 
divine worship in Portland Chapel, North-place, 
Cheltenham; praying that the Cheltenham and 
Gloucester Railway Bill may not pass info a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions of Francis Close, and others, Perpetual 
Curate of Cheltenham, and others, Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of property in the parish of Cheltenham, in 
the county of Gloucester ; Nathaniel Hartland, 
and others, Owners and Occupiers of property in 
the parish and town of Cheltenham, in the county of 
Gloucester ; and, Michael Bricknell, of Alstone, 
in the parish of Cheltenham, in the county of Glou- 
cester, Gentleman; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cheltenham and Oz- 
ford Railway Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








London, 
Salisbury and 
Yeovil Junction 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Dor- 
chester, in the county of Dorset, praying that the 


Railway ondon, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Railway 
men ty (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill may not pass into a law, 
eovi wil. 


was "gama and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of the Trustees of the Fisherton, Wil- 
ton, Heytesbury, Willoughby, Heage and Redhone 
Turnpike-road, and Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Fisherton Anger and Baverstock, in the county 
of Wilts;——Owners of lands upon the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned, and of the War- 
den and Fellows of Saint Mary College, Win- 
chester ; John Davis, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of lands upon the line of the Railwa 
thereinafter mentioned ; Reverend John Par- 








sons, Clerk, Master of Arts; —— Alfred Charles 
Bridge, of the Inner Temple, in the city of London, 
Esquire ;——Mayor and Burgesses of the borough 





may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
|against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
| presented, and read. 
_ And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
| their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
_in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| A Petition of Richard Keymes, and others, Inha- London, 


bitants of Shaftesbury, in the county of Dorset, Salisbury and 
praying that the London, Salisbury and Yeovil a Calede 
‘Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Salisbury) Bill (Besingaske a 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- t Salisbury) = 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee Goat 
on the Bill. ilwe 
Porch 
A Petition of Cattle Salesmen, Corn Factors and London and 
others, resident in the districts contiguous to the line Birmingham, 
. ie Hy . Grand Junction, 
of the London and Birmingham Railway, and using jfanchester and 
and requiring to use the same; praying that they Birmingham 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ie 
agents, against certain parts of the London and jj). 
Birmingham, Grand Junction, Manchester and Bir- — 
mingham Railways Amalgamation Bill, was pre- =! 
sented, and read. (Stow 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ey 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, rough 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Bill, 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. Caled 
A Petition of John Graham, of Craigallian and Caledonian on 
Cambuslang, Esquire; praying that he may be Railway | Bran 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- (C4 
2 DY 7 gent, ac Junction Rail 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale way Devia- 
Junction Railway Deviations) Bill, was presented, tions) Bill. 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 





| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
\if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees and Creditors, or Re- Ballochney 
| presentatives of Creditors, upon the Tolls leviable eat, ay 
‘on the roads in the counties of Lanark and Dum- ®™&lt;) ®™ 
barton; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
| selves, 





Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway 


} Branches) Bill, 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway 
Purchase) Bill, 


Norfolk Raile 
way Extensions 
(Stowmarket, 
Wymondham 
and Attlebo- 
rough Branch 
- 


Caledonian 
ilwa 

(Dond yvan 

Branch) Bill. 


9 VicTorIz. 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Ballochney Railway (Shotts Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Glasgow Waterworks ;——and, the Very Reverend 
Doctor Duncan Macfarlane, Principal of Glasgow 
College, in the University of Glasgow, and of the 
other Members of the Faculty of the said College 
thereunto subscribing ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands 
Junction Railway Bill, —were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





Petitions of John Marwell, of Baillieston, An- 
drew Buchanan, of Mount Vernon, John Sligo, of 
Carmyle, and William Brown, Merchant, Glasgow, 
Shareholders in and a Quorum of the Provisional 
Committee of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monkland 
Junction Railway ;——Ballochney Railway Com- 
pany ;——and, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Rail- 
way Company ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Branches) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


14° Mazz. 701 


‘upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
| tions. 
| 
| A Petition of Commissioners of the Metropolis ¢ 
| Turnpike-roads north of the Thames, praying Mhat cal 
| they may be heard, by their preach or agents, Railway Bill. 
| against certain parts of the Enfield and Edmonton 
| Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
| _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by theircounsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
_think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
| against the said Petition. 
| 

A Petition of the Deacon, Convener, Collector Caledonian 
and other Members of the Trades House of Glas- Railway 
gow, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, (Gls*#0" 
Caledonian Railway (GlasgowTermini and Branches) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilson, of the Dundyvan Iron- Monkland and 
works, near Airdrie, Esquire, praying that he may be a =~ 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- a 
tain parts of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Convener, Collector pojicc and 
and other Members of the Trades House of Gilas- Govan and 





upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- | 
tions. | 


A Petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Purchase) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


gow, praying that they may be heard, by them- Clydesdale 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts oan rsh 
of the Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction mation Bill. 
Railways Amalgamation Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their, counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Deacon, Convener, Collector and Caledonian, 


other Members of the Trades House of Glasgow, Puiloc and 
Govan and 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, (1, desdale 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Diss | 
and its neighbourhood, praying that the WVorfolk | 
Railway Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham and 
Attleborough Branch) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway 
Company ;—— William Brown, Merchant, Glas- 
gow, Thomas Hill, of Sasines, Glasgow, Andrew 
Buchanan, residing at Mount Vernon, and John 
Mazwell, of Baillieston, Shareholders in and a 
Quorum of the Provisional Committee of the Gilas- 
gow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction Railway Com- 
pany; John Sligo, Esquire, of Carmyle; —— 
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Company ; 
and, Trustees upon the Glasgow and Shotts Turn- 
pike-roads; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan Branch) 
Biil,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 








their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Junction Rnil- 
Caledonian, Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale a 
Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, was pre-™%" °"" 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Diss Norfolk Rail- 
and its neighbourhood, praying that the Vorfolk Rail- 7 a 
way Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches) (..'syoré 
Bill may pass into a law, and that the Waveney Branches) Bill; 
Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill may not = ——— 
pass into a law, was er and read; and or- 7... “92" 


: ; Great Yar- 
dered to lie upon the Table. mouth Railway 


Bill. 
Petitions of Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron, of Goole and 
Bowden Park, in the county of Wilts, Esquire ;—— ete . 
Jervis Empson, of Goole Hall, in the parish of ™ Te 
Snaith, in the West Riding of the county of York, 
Esquire ;—— Ralph Creyke, of amy House, in 
the county of York, and Thomas Henry Sutton 
Sotheron, of Bowden Park, in the county of Wilts, 





Vou. 101. 


4u3 Esquires ; 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Branches) Bill. 


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Swansea Vale 
Railway Bill. 


Shropshire 
Union Railways 
and Canal 
(Chester and 
Wolverhampton 
Line) Bill. 


West Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Corawall 
Railway Bill. 


Fast and West 
lnaia Docks, 
aud Birming- 
ham Junction 


Railway Bill, 


702 


Esquires ;——Owners and Occupiers of lands within 
the parishes of Snaith, Thorne and Fishlake, in 
the West Riding of the county of York ;——and, 
Ralph Creyhke, of Rawcliffe House, in the county 
of York, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Goole aud Doncaster Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Traders in the Swansea Vale, re- 
siding at Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan, 
Merchants, respectively, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Swansea Vale Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for improving the 
navigation of the River Severn, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Shropshire Union Railways and 
Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Samuel Higgs, Adventurer in and the 
Purser, Manager and Agent of The Providence 
Mines, situate in the parish of Uny Lelant, in the 
county of Cornwall ; Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the borough of Penzance, in the county 
of Cornwall ;——Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, of Tre- 
golls, in the county of Cornwall, Member of Parlia- 
ment ;——and, Trustees of the Hayle Causeway 
and Turnpike-road in Cornwall; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the West Cornwall Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Adam Thomson, of Lostwithiel, in 
the county of Cornwall, Merchant ; Thomas 
Clarke, of the borough of Bodmin, in the county of 
Cornwall ;——-William Oliver, of the borough of 
Bodmin, in the county of Cornwall, Hotel-keeper; 
——Preston Wailis, of Bodmin, in the county of 
Cornwall, Gentleman ;—— Liskeard and Looe Union 
Canal Company ;——Landowners, Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers of land in the county of Cornwall ; and, 
Richard Spry, of Treguddick, in the county of Corn- 
wall, Landowner ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








Petitions of Samuel Denton, of Blemhein Cot- 
tage, Park Village East, Regent’s Park, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire ;——Commissioners 
of Sewers for the limits of the Tower Hamlets, (ex- 


14° Maiz. 








A. 1846. 


cluding Saint Katherine’s and Blackwall Marsh), in 
the county of Middlesex ;——-Samuel Pocock, of 
27, Bloomsbury-square, in the county of Middlesex ; 
——Samuel Nelme, of Hackney, in the county of 
Middlesex, Esquire ;——Commissioners for execut- 
ing the Act for watching, lighting, cleansing, gravel- 
ling and otherwise improving the foot, carriage and 
other public ways on certain lands and grounds in 
the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, called Camden Town ;——and, Trustees of 
the River Lee Navigation; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the East and West India 
Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the B 
Grand Junction Canal; 
Robert John Lord Carrington ;——Cattle Salesmen, C 
Corn Factors and others, resident in the districts 
contiguous to the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way, and requiring to use the same; Stanlake 
Batson, Owner of an estate in the parish of Wiz- 
bury, in the county of Oxford ;——and, Great 
Western Railway Company; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Buckinghamshire 
Railway (Tring to Banbury) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








A Petition of Landowners, Farmers and Rate- Highways Bill. 


payers of the neighbourhood of Cowbridge, in the 
county of Glamorgan, praying that the Highways 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Retail Brewers and Beer-sellers, of B 
the town of Leicester, praying that the same rights 
and privileges for the sale of beer may be granted 
to retail brewers in the manufacturing districts as 
are enjoyed at the present time by the licensed 
victuallers, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


uckingham- 


The Right honourable shite Railway 


ring to 


anbury) Bill, 


eer Retailers. 


A Petition of Ratepayers of the parish of Llan- Lunatics Acts. 


wynno, in the county of Glamorgan, praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act; and, the 
Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Jrvine and Fullarton ;——and, Free Church 
Maybole; stating that many congregations of pro- (Scotland.) 


fessing Christians are now prevented from build- 
ing churches by the refusal of proprietors of land 
to grant sites in any suitable place, or on any 
terms, for that purpose ; and praying the House to 
devise means for enabling such congregations to 
rent or purchase ground on reasonable conditions 
for the erection of buildings for the worship of God, 
and to pass an Act for compensating proprietors, and 
securing accommodation to congregations, in such 
circumstances,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Guildford ;——and, Richmond Roman Catko- 


(Surrey); praying that the Roman Catholic Relief lic Reliet Bill 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 





Poor Law 
Officers. 


Rating of 
Tenement 


Discharge 
Prisoners. 


Lord's L 







Salmon 
Fisherie 









Saint A 
and Bs 
Dioces 











Willia 
OBric 
Esqui 


















Josh 
Smit 

















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poor Law A Petition of Officers connected with the ad-} ment of anonymous letters, and further as to the law 
Officers ministration of the Poor Laws in the Tewkesbury | now existing in relation to the mode and circum- 
Union, in the counties of Gloucester and Worcester,| stances in and under which search warrants are or 
praying that a provision may be made for the super-| may be granted,—were presented and read ; and 
annuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall have| ordered to lie upon the Table. 
faithfully discharged their duties for several years, . ; ' 
when they shall become incapacitated for further | A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Joshua Toulmin 
service, and that the fund for such superannuation That a Select Committee be appointed, to consider Smith. 
be raised by a per-centage out of all Poor Law the Petitions of Mr. Toulmin Smith and the Papers 
Officers’ salaries, and be under the sanction of presented to the House relative to the case stated in 
Parliament, the control of the Government, and the | those Petitions ;_ 
management of the Poor Law Commissioners, was The House divided : 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 


Table. The Noes to the old Lobby ; 
Tellers for the { Mr. Spooner, } 95 
Rating of Petitions from Dore Union (Chairman) ;—— Tew- Yeas, L Mr. Newdegate : ‘ 
Teaements- —_Resbury Union ;——and, Towcester Union; praying} Tellers for the f Mr. Young, } 24 
that owners of small tenements may be rated to the Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 7 


poor rates in lieu of occupiers,—were presented, and | So it passed in the Negative. 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. And then the House, having continued to sit till 


a ia after twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Discharged A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses . nai 


isonerss of the borough of Dover, in the county of Kent, Veneris, 15° die Maiti, 1846: 
stating that it would be for the well-being of the 
community that persons discharged from criminal 
prisons should be received into houses of occupa- 
tion, where, by honest industry, they might obtain 
a living, instead of being cast upon society without 
character, money, home or friends, and becoming 
the victims of fresh crimeand often repeated and ex- 
pensive prosecutions; and praying the House to take 
into consideration the several particulars involved in 
the employment and reformation of discharged Pri- 
soners, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Canada. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Governor-General Earl Cath- 
cart’s Speech to the Legislative Assembly of the 
Canadas :—Of the Despatch or Despatches referred 
to in the Governor-General’s Speech as having been, 
and of any others since addressed to Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, remonstrating 
against certain presumed Changes in the Imperial 
Commercial Policy, or conveying to Her Majesty’s 
Government Information respecting the feelings of 
Her Majesty’s Canadian Subjects in regard to the 
Commercial Changes now under the consideration 
of the Imperial Legislature :—Of any Petition from 
the Quebec Board of Trade, addressed to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
in the course of the present year, on the subject of 
apprehended Changes in the Imperial Tariff affect- 





Lord's Day. Petitions from Merthyr Tydvil (ten Petitions); 
Dowlais ;——and, Llantrissent; praying the 
House to adopt measures for enforcing the due ob- 
servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





— . Two Petitions from Worcester, praying that the | ¢he Produce of the Canadas :—And, of a Despatch 
fisheties Bill. Salmon Fisheries Bill may pass into a law,—were 


A from Mr. Secretarv Gladstone to the Earl Cathcart, 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | gated Downing-street, the 3d day of March 1846 - 
fable. —Copy or Extract of a Despatch from Mr. Secre- 
tary Gladstone to the Earl Cathcart, dated Downing- 
street, the 3d day of February 1846, No. 19. :—And, 
Copy of a Despatch from Mr. Secretary Gladstone 
to the Earl Cathcart, dated Downing-strect, the 
4th day of May 1846. 

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





Saint Asaph A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Penwith, 
—— in the county of Cornwall, praying for the repeal of 
st so much of the Acts 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.'77, as relates 
to the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and for the adoption of measures for the immediate 
erection of Manchester into a bishop’s see, was pre- 

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


ba Smith —_ Petitions from Little Bray ;——Booterstown;——| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill service of Heirs 


Esquire, Enniskillen ; —— Upperwood 3——Banagher 3——— | to alter and amend the Law and Practice in Scotland (Scotland) Bill, 
Tullamore ; Rathfarnham ;—— Kilmagan ;—— | as to the Service of Heirs: And that the Lord Ad- 


Crattoe ;——Malahide , Athboy ;——Kilkenny | vocate and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring 
and Noughvilla ;——Kilaverry ;——Glendalough ; | it in. 


Portlaw ;—— Claremorris ; —— Street ; : ; ne , 
Aughalurcher ;——:Clongish ; Cappoquin ;——| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Crown Charters 
Athlone ; —— Newtownards ; —— Bree ; ——Tra-| to alter and amend the Practice in Scotland with ‘ Scotland ) Bill. 
more ;—— Clones ;—-—Union of Abbeyside and Bal- | regard to Crown Charters and Precepts from Chan- 

lin Road ; Kilmore and Cloonaff; Ardcath | cery: And that the Lord Advocate and Sir James 

and Clanalvy ;——Ballymore and Killare ;—— | Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 

Callum, Newtown and Coolagh ;—— Ballyboy ;—— O , sala . 
and Killonghy ;——Bective and Dunderry ;—— rdered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill County Rates 
and, Dublin; prayiag the House to order the re- to provide for the more effectual making of County Bill 

lease of William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, so that Rates by Justicesin England and Wales: And wat 

he may in his place in Parliament give expression | Mt. Prewen and Sir Howard Elphinstone do prepare, 

to the feelings and wishes of his constituents,—were and bring itin. 

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























The Order of the day being read, for the Second Railway 
Reading of the Railway Companies Bill ; Companies Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


Joshua Toulmin 
Smith. 


Petitions from Magistrates, Merchantsand others; 
Highgate ;——and, Birmingham; praying that 
full inquiry may be made into the case of Joshua| The Explosive Substances Bill was, according to Explosive 

Toulmin Smith, and into the practice of the excise | Order, read a second time; and committed to a Substances Bill. 


and other public boards, as to the use and employ- | Committee of the whole House, for this day. 
Vou. 101. 4u4 











The. 


































Corn Importa- 
tion Bill. 


Railway 
Companies 
Dissolution Bill. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Lord Gough's 
Annuity Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Corresponding 
Societies and 
Lecture Rvoms 
Bill. 


Navy Civil 
Departments 
Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Banks (Scote 
land and 


Ireland ) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Service of 
Heirs (Seot- 
land ) Bill. 


No.310. 


Crown Charters 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


No. 311. 


704 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment, which 
upon Monday last was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Corn Importation Bill be now 
read the third time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Railway Companies Dissolution Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the Question put to the 
House yesterday, That the Debate on the Amend- 
ment which, upon the 29th day of April last, was 
proposed to be made to the Question, That the 
Factories Bill be now read a second time, be ad- 
journed till Monday next ; 

And Mr. Speaker having stated, that as the 
Question which had been put to the House yester- 
day could only be decided by the Members then 
present, and that as the same Members were not 
now present, he considered that the Question must 
again be put ; 

And the Question being put, That the Debate be 
adjourned till Monday next :—It passed in the Ne- 
gative. 

‘ Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned till 
Friday the 22d day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Corresponding Societies and Lecture 
Rooms Bill; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Navy Civil Departments Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- 
land) Bill; 

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


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

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Vom- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to alter and 
amend the Law and Practice in Scotland as to Ser- 
vice of Heirs: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday the 28th day of this instant May; and 
to be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to alter and 
amend the Practice in Scotland with regard to Crown 
Charters and Precepts from Chancery: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


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read a second time upon Thursday the 28th day of 
this instant May ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the West- Westminster 
minster Election, which was presented upon Tuesday Election. 
last, be printed. No. 312, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Rochdale Rochdale 
Borough, which was presented upon Tuesday last, Borougl.. 
be printed. No. 313, 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after One of the clock on Fri- 
day morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 15° die Mai; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Removai, 

I Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar No, 299. 
presented,—Further Return to an Order, dated the 
9th day of February last, for a Return specifying 
the Number of Families and Persons removed by 
any Local Order, or other authority, to their Place of 
Settlement, from each Manufacturing Town in York- 
shire, Lancashire and Cheshire,during the years 1841, 
1842 and 1843, the date of such Removal, the Name 
of the Parish to which removed, and the Occupa- 
tion or Trade, and Length of Residence in the Town 
from which such Families and Persons were so re- 
moved :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing standing 
Orders have leave to sit this day, till five of the Orders. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (1 wenty-sisth 
Petitions presented upon the 11th, 12th and 13th Re?) 
days of this instant May; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Airdrie and Coat- Selection. 
bridge Waterworks Bill to the same Committee as 
the Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bury Water- 
the Report on the Bury Waterworks Bill; and the vrs Bill 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Goole and 
Group No. 36, of Railway Bills; That in the case Dencaste® 
of the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, the several ®*!"*" 8 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order made upon the 5th day of February last, Boston, 
for referring 10 the Select Committee on Petitions eee 
for Private Bills the Petition for the Boston, New- Nottingham 
ark and Sheffield and Nottingham and Grantham and Grantian 
Junction Railway Bill, was read, and discharged. sell" 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. “i 


last, for referring to the Committee of Selection the one nr 
Great Grimsby, Louth and Horncastle, Lincoln $74 Midland 
and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was read and Junction 
discharged. Railwsy Bul. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 




















The Order made upon the 25th day of March Great Grimsby, 





Punbdlan 
Doune a 
Calland: 
Railway 


Midlane 
way (C' 
w New 
Bill. 


Graves 
Milton 
works J 


Glasgo 
Strathe 
Lesmal 
Direct 
Bill. 


Midlar 
way (1 
Vailey 
Brane! 


Nidla 
way ( 
Valle: 
sion ) 









Gran 
or St 
Pete; 
Unio 
Bill, 








Mid) 
way 
ham 
field 
Bill, 






Cam 
and 


Rail 




















9 VicToriz. 


Punblane, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
cong Dunblane, Doune and Callander Railway Bill; 
Soe pil. That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
; quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 

Midland Raile |§ Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


vay (Clayeross Midland Railway (Claycross to Newark) Bill ; That 

jo, the several Documents required by the Order of the 

House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Gravesend and = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


Mion Gravesend and Milton Waterworks Bill ; That they 
— had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Glasgow, Mr. Greene reported the Glasgow, Strathaven 
——— and Lesmahagow Direct Railway Bill, with Amend- 


Direct Railway ments. 


Bill Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Midhnd Raile Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
wy (Erewash_ Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Branches) Bill ; 
Branches) pi], That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Promo- 
ters; and that the Committee had agreed to a Re- 
port thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Midland Rail- | Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
ms ee Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension) Bill; 
son) Bill, ‘That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters ; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Grand Trunk The Order made upon the 13th day of March last, 
— and for referring to the Committee of Selection the 
Union Railway Grand Trunk or Stafford and Peterborough Union 
Bill, Railway Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 
Midland Rail- The Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mans- 
hn ane._field Railway) Bill was read a second time; and 


field Railway) committed. 
Bill Ordered. That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


cateligs Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- 
Raiway Bill mittee on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills, to whom 


several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Cambridge and Oxford Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations con- 
tained in the preamble of the Bill, and had amended 
the preamble, by striking out therefrom a second 
terminus at the town of Cambridge, leaving the sole 
terminus that which communicates with the Eastern 
Counties Railway ; and that the Committee made 
such alteration to meet the wishes of the University, 
Von. 101, 


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705 


the corporation and the inhabitants of Cambridge; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same, as amended, to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


A Petition of Richard Mosse, late Secretary of the Waveney 
Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth, now called The Wa- Valley and 
neney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway, com- Railway Bil 
plaining of the proceedings of the managing Com- 
mittee of the Company ; and praying that the Wa- 
veney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway Bill may 
not be permitted to proceed further, and that he may 
have an opportunity to be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, before such Committee as the House may ap- 
point, touching the allegations and statements con- 
tained in his Petition, was presented, and read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee to which the said Bill is referred, not- 
withstanding the three days’ notice having ex- 
pired ; and that the Committee be directed to enter 
particularly into the merits of the said Petition, by 
calling for such Returns as they may require, and 
to report specially to this House, on the result of 
such investigation :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Petition do lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Lowther presented a Bill to amalgamate Lancaster and 
the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Com- Petlisle, and | 
pany, and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway ~ aera Ae 
Company: And the same was read the first time ; tion Railways 
and ordered to be read a second time. — 

The Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath Bristol and 
Line) Bill was read a second time; and committed. meron " 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Line) Bil. , 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Vewcastle and Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway Company to make a tee 
Railway from or near Thirsk, to Malton, with a way (Thirsk 
Branch to Helms/ey, was read the third time. and Malton 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Uranches) Bill. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Weston-super- 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Mate Pier Bill. 
tituled, An Act for constructing a Pier, and forming 
necessary Approaches thereto, in the Parish of 
Weston-super-Mare, in the County of Somerset; and 
the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 28. 1. 16. After “ Pier” insert “ Provided 
also, That nothing herein contained shall authorize 
any Pier Master to do, or cause to be done, any 
Act in any way repugnant to or inconsistent with 
any Law relating to the Customs or any regula- 
“ tion of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
“ Customs.” 

The said Amendment being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wawn do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


“ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kendal Union 
the Report on the Kendal Union Gas and Water m9 and Water 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed “"" 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bain’s Patents 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for Assignment. 
for leave to bring in Bam’s Patents Assignments 

4x Bill, 





706 


Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being al : 

A Petition of Alexander Bain, of the City of 
Edinburgh, Electric Clock and Telegraph Maker, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize Alexander 
Bain to assign certain Letters Patents to and for 
forming and regulating a Company, and to enable 
the said Company to work such Letters Patents, 
was accordingly presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Birkenhead 
Improvement 
Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering, amending and en- 
larging the several Acts relating to the Improvement 
of Birkenhead, Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of 
Oxton, in the County of Chester, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Railway Bills 


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee on 
(Group 52.) 


Group No. 52, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the Manchester and Birmingham Railway 
Bill had stated to the Committee that the Evidence 
of Mr. J. M. Sparkes, was essential in order to 
enable them to establish their case before the Com- 
mittee ; and it having been proved that application 
had been made to the above-named J. M. Sparkes, 
but that his attendance could not be procured 
without the intervention of the House, he had been 
instructed by the Committee to move the House, 
That Mr. J. M. Sparkes be ordered to attend the 
said Committee. 

Ordered, That Mr. J. M. Sparkes do attend the 
said Committee upon Monday next. 
Manchester Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee 
ee on the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill ; 
Bill. That the Committee had inquired into the several 
preliminary circumstances required to be inquired 
ito by Committees on Railway Bills, under the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last ; 
and that it appeared to the Committee, that as the 
application was made by an existing incorporated 
Company, the whole of the Resolutions of the House 
did not apply to the case. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchester 
and Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill (1845.) 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Manchester and Sal- 
ford Waterworks Bill, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, be referred to the Committee on the Lanca- 
shire Waterworks Bill. 
ene, Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
Millanis No. 55, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the 
Junction Rail- Manchester, Sheffield and Midlands Junction Rail- 
way Bill. way Bill, the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Exeter, 
Yeovil and 
Dorchester 
Railway Biil. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee 
on the Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway Bill; 
That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Chelsea Briage The Chelsea Bridge and Thames Embankment 
coh seme Bill was, according to Order, read a second time; 
Bill. and committed to Mr. Young, the Earl of Lincoln, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Hawes Sir William 
Clay, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Sir De Lacy Evans, 
Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. Antrobus, Lord Robert 


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A. 1846. 


Grosvenor, Viscount Chelsea, Mr. Trotter, and five 
Members to be added by the Committee of Selection. 


The Battersea Park Bill was, according to Order, Battersea 

read a second time; and committed to Mr. Young, Park Bill, 
the Earl of Lincoln, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. 
Hawes, Sir William Clay, Mr. Alderman Humphery, 
Sir De Lacy Evans, Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. 
Antrobus, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Viscount Chelsea, 
Mr. Trotter, and five Members to be added by the 
Committee of Selection. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Northern ana 
Reading of the Northern and Southern Connecting Southern 
Railway Bill ; bee ie 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time . 
upon Friday the 29th day of this instant May. 


Askew’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Askew’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the Rother- Rotherham 
ham Gas Light and Coke Company, and for better Gas Bill. 
supplying the Parish of Rotherham, in the West 
Riding of the County of York, with Gas, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Rugby and 
to empower the London and Birmingham Railway Stamford _ 
Company to make a Branch Railway from Rugby ®*way Bill 
to the Syston and Peterborough Railway, at Stam- 
ford, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to empower the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company to make a Branch Rail- 
way from Rugby to the Syston and Peterborough 
Railway, near Stamford. 

Ordered, That Colonel Anson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second somerset 
Reading of the Somerset Small Debts Court Bill; Small Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon ©°™* Bil: 
Friday the 29th day of this instant May. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending certain Acts of southampton 
the Forty-third and Fiftieth years of the reign of his Port and 
late Majesty King George the Third, relating to Hatbou Bil- 
the Port and Harbour of the Townand County of the 
Town of Southampton, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That George William Hope do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow :— 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
and Peebles Railway Bill, Clauses proposed on the and Pechits 
further consideration of the Report, Clause (A.) is = 
of such a nature as may be adopted without the re- 
commitment of the Bill, if the House shall think 
fit; That Clause (B.) is of such a nature as not to be 
entertained without the re-commitment of the Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the London and London and 
Birmingham Extension, Northampton, Daventry, — 
Leamington and Warwick Railway Petition, the Northampton, 


Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. Daventry, 
” Leamington 
and Warwick 


3. Resolved, Railway. 





North: 
and Bi 
Railwé 


Colche 
Stour | 
Sudbw 
Halste 
Railws 


Edinbu 
and Pe 
Railwa 


Colches 
Stour 1 
Sudbur 
Halstea 
Railwa 


Great } 
of Seotl 
(Easter 
Extensi 
Railway 


Alford 
Railway 


Great } 
of Scot] 
Railway 


County 
Bill. 


No. 


Lines dl 
Watery 
Bill, 


Carnw; 
L, est J 
Railwa 


Ny 


Northampton 
and Banbury 
Railway- 


Colchester, 
stour Valley, 
Sudbury and 
Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


plinburgh 
4 nd Peebles 
Railway Bill. 


Colchester, 
Stour Valley, 
sudbury and 
Halstead 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
(Eastern 
Extension ) 
Railway Bill. 


Alford Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill. 


County Rates 
Bill, 


No. 314. 


Lines In 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Camwath and 
‘est Linton 
allway Bill. 


9 VicToriz. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Northamp- 
ton and Banbury Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Colchester, 
Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway Peti- 
tion to read the Bill a third time, the Sessional Or- 
der ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to read their Billa third time accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Edinburgh and Peebles Rail- 
way Bill be re-committed to the former Committee: 
—And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, 
upon Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
Eastern Counties Railway, at Marks Tey, near Col- 
chester, to the Town of Sudbury, in the County of 
Suffolk, and the Town of Halstead, in the County of 
Essex, with a Branch Railway from the Eastern 
Union Railway to the Hythe, at Colchester, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Smythe do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from the 
Committee on Group No. 4, of Railway Bills ; That 
in the case of the Great North of Scotland (Eastern 
Extension) Railway Bill, the several Documents re- 
quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, 'That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 4, of Railway Bills; That in 
the case of the 4/ford Valley Railway Bill, the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 36th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group No. 4, of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Great North of Scotland Railway Bill,they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Frewen presented a Bill to provide for the 
more effectual making of County Rates by Justices 
in England and Wales: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 28th day of this instant May ; 
and to be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Lincoln Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Carnwath and West Linton Railway Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 


by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that | 


the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Vou. 101. 


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107 


A Petition of the Newport Dock Company, and Newport and 
of the Commissioners of the Port or Harbour of Pillewenlly 
Newport, praying that provision may be made in — 
the Newport and Piilgwenlly Waterworks Bill to 
give power to the said Company and the said Com- 
missioners to subscribe to the said Undertaking, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Second Dis- Black Sluice 
trict for Drainage by the River Witham, praying Prainage and 
SD J, 5 “ - © Navigation 
that the Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation pj, 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others, In- Ipswich, 
habitants of Lowestoft, praying that the Jpswich, Norwich and 
. = : . : Yarmouth 
Norwich and Yarmouth Railway Bill may pass into pi jtway Bill. 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie j 


upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Bicester ;— Banbury (two Peti- Buckingham- 
tions) ; — and, Brackley ; praying that the Buck- shire Railway 
inghamshire Rail Tri Banbury) Bill (Tring to 
wghamshire Railway (Zring to Banbury) Bill may janpury) Bill. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Devon;—and, Cornwall; praying Cornwall and 
that the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway ; Peyon Central 
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester Railway; and, Lon- oe 
don, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Bills may pass and Dorches- 
into law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered te? Railway ; 


to lie upon the Table. Salisbury and 


Yeovil Rail- 
way Bills. 
Petitions from Plymouth and other places ; — Sutton Har- 
and, Plymouth ; praying that the Sutton Harbour bour and 
ako LP mth) Ri Rag a Docks (Ply- 
and Docks ( Plymouth) Bill may pass into a law,— mouth) Bill. 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Witney Oxford, 
and neighbourhood, praying that the Oxford, Wor- Worcester and 
5 age : Wolverhamp- 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may pass ton Railway 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered Bill. 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ponteland ;— Whalton ;-— and, Newcastle- 
Elsdon ; praying that the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ae 
Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway ana Direct 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and Glasgow June- 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. — 

A Petition of inhabitants of the town of Aylsham, North of Nor- 
in the county of WVorfolk, and its neighbourhood, *"* Railway 
praying that the North of WVorfolk Railway Bill” ~ 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Warwick ;—Leamington Priors ; London and 
-——Southam;— and, Daventry ; taking notice — 
the application for leave to bring in the London and Northampton, 
Birmingham Extension, Northampton, Daventry, Daventry, 
Leamington and Warwick Railway Bill, and pray- ne 
ing that such Bill may pass into law,—were pre- Railway. 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Ed- Ipswich and 
mund’s Railway Company, praying that provision Levi — 
may be made in the Lpswich and Bury Saint Ed- Rainesy (Px- 
mund’s Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch tension to Ely, 
therefrom) Bill, for making a deviation or alteration ae Branch 
in the line of the proposed Branch to Newmarket, },7°"°™ 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Wilkes, of Lofts Hall, in the fastern Coun- 
parish of Wendon Lofts, in the county of Essex, Es- + hsm J 
° - : » (f yy ee 
quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, largement) 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Bill. 
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768 


Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlargement) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
(Huddersfield 


A Petition of Philip Bennet, the younger, of 
Rougham Hall, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, 
and the Reverend William Blake, of Barton, in the 

sae county of Suffolk, Cierk, praying that they may be 
a heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
Branch) Bill. certain parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal (Huddersfield Diversion and 
Cooper Bridge Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

2 ee That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Cam- 

York Railway. Bridge, praying the House not to sanction any Bill 
for any line of Railway from London to York, which 
will not place Cambridge upon the trunk line, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Glasgow, A Petition of Andrew Galloway, of Sandyhills, 
a and in the Barony parish of Glasgow and county of 
onklands r = 

Junction Rail- Lanark, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
way Bill. his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction Railway 

Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow, Mu- 
nicipal, Police 
and Statute 
Labour Bill. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Glasgow and Shotts 
Turnpike-roads ; and, Trustees acting in execu- 
tion of the Act for amending and continuing an Act 
for repairing Roads in the County of Renfrew, and 
for altering the Line of Road between Glasgow and 
Kilmarnock, in the said County, and the several 
Acts therein referred to ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow Municipal, Police and 
Statute Labour Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Swansea Vale 


: f A Petition of Trustees of the Harbour of Swansea, 
Railway Bill. 


in the county of G/amorgan, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Swansea Vale Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birmingha n Petitions of Commissioners for executing the Act 
ead for better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and 
way (Birming. Otherwise improving the Town of Birmingham, in 
ham Exten- the County of Warwick, and for regulating the Po- 
sion) Bill. lice and Markets of the said Town ; and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Waterworks; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- 
mingham and Ozford Junction Railway (Birming- 

ham Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


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A. 1846. 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Commissioners for executing the Act Birmingham 
for better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and | t= 
otherwise improving the ‘Town of Birmingham, in Railway Bill 
the County of Warwick, and for regulating the 
Police and Markets of the said Town;—-— and, 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Water- 
works; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Oldham, 
Canal Navigation from Manchester, to or near Ash- ee . 
ton-under-Lyne and Oldham, praying that they may Seeatiens 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Junction _ 
against certain parts of the Oldham, Manchester, ®#lway Bill. 
Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the: 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Oldham Dis. 
Canal Navigation from Manchester, to or near Ash- ag Railways 
ton-under-Lyne and Oldham, praying that they may’ 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Oldham District Rail- 
ways Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners of land in the parishes of Norfolk 
Watlington and Wiggenhall Saint Mary Magdalen, ®*™¥ Bi 
in the county of Norfolk, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Worfolk Estuary Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


+): “7s Huddersfield 
A Petition of Philip Bennet, the younger, ee Sencha 


Rougham Hall, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, ter Railway 
and the Reverend William Blake, ot Barton, in the and Canal’ 
county of Suffolk, Clerk, praying that they may be Bra Bl 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Householders of Dublin 
Sackville-street, Westmorland-street, Cavendish-row, — 
Rutland-square, and other streets and places inthe ~ 
city and vicinity of Dublin, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Dublin Cemeteries Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Petitions 





and Branches 
Bill, ) 








9 VicTroRIZ. 


Petitions of the Mayor and Free Burgesses of 
the borough of Saltash, in the county of Cornwall ; 
——Commissioners for executing the Act fordeepen- 
ing, regulating, and otherwise improving Falmouth 
Harbour, in the County of Cornwall, and for form- 
ing Basins, Docks and other Works in Penryn 
Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, and for other Pur- 
poses ;——Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
borough of Bodmin, in the county of Cornwall, in 
town council assembled ;—--- Landowners and Occu- 
piers of land, in the counties of Cornwall and Devon, 
and Shipowners and Masters of Vessels frequenting 
the Lamar above Saltash ;——Francis Road, of 
Trebartha, in the county of Cornwall, Landowner ; 
——Inhabitants of the town of Falmouth, in the 
county of Cornwall ;——Landowners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of land, in the county of Cornwall ;—— 
Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway Company, in the 
county of Cornwa/l;——Promoters and Members 
of the Committee of Management of the proposed 
Railway from Eveter, in the county of Devon, to 
the towns of Falmouth and Penzance, in the county 
- of Cornwall, to be called The Cornwall and Devon 
Central Railway ;——John Pomeroy Gilbert, of the 
Priory, in the county of Corwwall, Clerk, and Walter 
Raleigh Gilbert, of Woolwich, in the county of 
Kent, a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery ;—— 
and, Inhabitants of Saltash, Fishermen, Watermen 


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and others residing on the banks of the River 
Tamar, interested in the navigation of the waters 
thereof; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Promoters and Members of the Com- 
mittee of Management of the proposed Railway 
from Exeter, in the county of Devon, to the towns 
of Falmouth and Penzance, in the county of Corn- 
wall, to be called The Cornwall and Devon Central 
Railway ; and, Landowners and Lessees and 
Occupiers of land, in the county of Cornwall; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the West Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, 








709 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Stockport 
and Inhabitants of the township of Norbury, pray- Improvement 


ing that the Stockport Improvement Bill may not = 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
— read; and referred to the Committee on the 

ill. 

A Petition of David Shaw Clayton and Edward 
Brooke, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway London, Salis- 
bury and Yeo- 


at to " vil Junction 
against certain parts Railway 


of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- (Salisbury to 
way (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill, was presented, and Yeovil) Bill. 


Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, 


read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


works Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Jacob Fletcher Fletcher, one of the 
Trustees of the estate of the late Ellis Fletcher, 
Esquire, deceased ;-—Thomas Henry Bickham 
and John Cross, carrying on business with others 
under the firm or title of the Bradshaw Works, in 
the township of Bradshaw, in the county of Lan- 
caster ;—-—and, Peter Cort and Thomas Appleton, 
of Turton, in the county of Lancaster, Bleachers 
and Dyers; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of George Drake, of Goddrington Sands, 
in the parish of Paignton, in the county of Devon, 
Esquire, Charlotte Buller, of Newton Abbott, in the 
said county, Widow, Mary Drake, of the same place, 
Spinster, Henry Garden Drake, of Torquay, in the 
said county, Gentleman, and Courtenay Drake, of 
Ipplepen, in the said county, Gentleman 3——John 
Salusbury Trelawny, of Harewood House, in the 
county of Cornwall, one of the Members of the 
House (two Petitions) ;——and, the Right honour- 
able the Earl of Morley and Sir Henry Paul Seale, 
Baronet; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Devon Railway (No. 2.) (Amendment 
and Branches) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 

Vou. 101. 





chants and other Persons carrying on business in V 
or otherwise interested in the ‘Trades of the South ,, 





Stafford and Worcester ; The Right honourable 
William Earl of Abergavenny ;——William Pitt 
Earl Amherst and Mary Countess Amherst ; 
Company of Proprietors of the Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigation;——John Whitehouse 
and Sons, of Dudley, in the county of Worcester, 
Canal Carriers ;——John Jackson Burbery, Owner 
of lands and hereditaments on the line of the in- 
tended —a or extension proposed to be autho- 
rized by the Bill thereinafter mentioned ; and, 
Company of Proprietors of the Warwick and Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigation ; praying that they may 
he heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Oxford, Worcester and 
Wolverhampton Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

















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A Petition of the Manchester and Salford Water- Lancashire 
works Company, praying that the Lancashire Water- — 





Petitions of Ironmasters, Coalmasters, Mer- Oxford, 


Staffordshire Mineral District, in the counties of Bill. 


Petitions cf Owners and Oocupiers of land, Far- Norfolk Rail- 
mers, Traders and others, Inhabitants of the parish way Exten- 
of Redenhall-with-Harleston, in the county of Nor- 

olk ; 





ee agg POO IER AN PT Tal Ott ne lee 


710 


mondham and folk ;——-Owners and Occupiers of iands, Farmers, 
Beareh) Ball Traders and others, Inhabitants of the parishes of 
and, Ipswich. Pulham Saint Mary-the-Virgin and Pulham Saint 
andBury Saint Mary Magdalen, in the county of Norfolk; 
oe (Nor. 20d, Owners and Occupiers of land, Farmers, Mer- 
wich + chants, Millers, Traders and others, Inhabitants of 
sion) Bill. the county of Norfolk; praying that the Norfolk 
Railway Extensions (Stowmarket, Wymondham and 
Attleborough Branch) Bill may not pass into a law, 
and that the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Railway (orwich Extension) Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jacob Fletcher Fletcher, one of the 
Devisees in trust of Ellis Fletcher, late of Clifton, 
in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, deceased, taking 
notice of the Petition for additional provision in the 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and 
Railway Extensions Bill, and praying that leave 
may not be given to insert a provision in the said 
Bill, authorizing and requiring the completion ofa 
Branch from the main line to the Vitriol Works at 
Kersley, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Man -hester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway 
Extensions 
Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bolton and 
Bury Canal 
Navigation 
and Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Jacob Fletcher Fletcher, Esquire, 
one of the Devisees in trust of Ellis Fletcher, late 
of Clifton, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, 
taking notice of the Petition for additional provision 
in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Naviga- 
tion and Railway Bill; and praying that leave may 
not be given to insert a provision in the said 


Bill, authorizing and requiring the completion of 


a Branch from the main line to the Vitriol Works 
at Kersley, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of Holders of Loan Notes issued by 
the Company of Proprietors of the Grand Surrey 
Canal, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London and Croydon Railway ( Thames Junc- 
tion Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Thames 
Junction 
Branch) Bill. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Charles Shaw 

Docks Lefevre, Speaker ; Commissioners of the Metro- 
oe polis Turnpike-roads north of the Thames, being 
Railway Bill. Owners of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;——-George Baillie, of High-street, 
Poplar, in the county of Middlesex, Surgeon and 
Apothecary ;——and, Thomas Webster Harley and 
James Benjamin Harley, both of Blackwall, in the 


East and West 
India Docks 


county of Middlesex, Rope Manufacturers and Co- | 


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A. 1846. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ballingarry parish Poor Lay 
and district, in the county of Limerick, praying the (Ireland.) 
House to confer a legal power, either temporary or 
permanent, on the majority of the rate-payers resi- 
dent in any parish or electoral division of a poor- 
law union, to make a rate for the out-door relief of 
the poor of such district, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the county of Forfar ;——County Customs ana 
of Kincardine ;——and, George V. Drury; pray- Corn Impor- 
ing the House not to sanction the proposed mea- tation. 
sures relative to Customs and Corn Importation,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Deptford, Metropolitan 
in the counties of Kent and Surrey, praying for the Buildings Act, 
repeal of the Metropolitan Buildings Act, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ropemakers in London who use 
steam power at their works, praying that the Rope- 
works Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ropeworks 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman and one of the Vice- prainage, &amp;e. 
Presidents of the Society for the Improvement of Jre- (Ireland) Bill. 
land, praying that the Drainage, &amp;c. (Ireland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Gordon, stating that many free Church 
congregations of professing Christians in Sco¢- (Scotland.) 
land are now prevented from building churches, by 
the refusal of proprietors of land to grant sites, 
in any suitable places, or on any terms, for that pur- 
pose ; and praying the House to devise means for 
enabling such congregations to rent or purchase 
ground, on reasonable conditions, for the erection 
of buildings for the worship of God, and to pass a 
Bill for compensating proprietors and securing ac- 
commodation to congregations in such circum- 
stances, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Art-Unions 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying that the Bill. 
Art Unions Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Clephan, of No.18, Warwick- Railways 
street, Charing Cross, in the city of Westminster, (Metropolis.) 
Architect, stating that, in conjunction with Mr. Wil- 
liam Joseph Curtis, Civil Engineer, he has devised a 
scheme which he is assured would meet the public 
requirements of increased facilities for communica- 
tion between distant parts of the metropolis, and 
with the different Railways radiating therefrom, 
without entailing upon the community any of the 


partners; praying that they may be heard, by | objections to which other schemes for Metropolitan 


themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain | 
parts of the Kast and West India Docks and Bir- | 
mingham Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, | 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. | 


A Petition of the Bury Waterworks Company, | 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | 


Bury 
Improvement 


(ivo. 2.) Bill. 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bury Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Railways and termini are liable ; and praying that 
his plan may be referred to the Commissioners ap- 
pointed to investigate and report upon the various 
Railway projects of which the termini are proposed 
to be established within or in the immediate vicinity 
of the Metropolis, and that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent in support of his scheme, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners of certain steam boats Lighthouses. 
plying on the River Forth, betwixt Stirling, Alloa, &amp;c. 
Kincardine and Granton, praying the House to 
carry into effect the recommendation contained in 
the Report of the Select Committee appointed in 
the last Session, to inquire into the state and manage- 
ment of Lighthouses, &amp;c., was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Gentry, Mer-gaimon _ 
chants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the Fisheries Bill. 
town 





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town of Ludlow, in the county of Suffolk, praying 
that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Great Yarmouth ;——and, Beccles; 
praying that the Poor Removal Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table 


Poor Removal 
Bill 


Petitions from Hunwich and Helmington; — 
Bolam ;— Bradbury ;— Chesterfield ;— Winterbourn 
Monkton; —- Broad Hinton ;— Overton; — Ber- 
wick Bassett ;—Ogbourn Saint George ;—Milden- 
hall ; — Avebury; — Preshute; — and, Ogbourn 
Saint Andrew; praying for the repeal or altera- 
tion of the Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic Asylums 
and Pauper Lunatics Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lunatics Acts. 


Factories. Petitions from Vale of Leven (two Petitions) ;— 
and, Hyde (Chairman); praying the House to limit 
the hours of labour in Factories to ten in the day 
for five days in the week, and eight hours on the 
Saturday,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law. A Petition of Ratepayers of the parish of Wink- 
field, in the county of Berks, complaining of the 
conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners and the pro- 
ceedings of the Board of Guardians of the East Hamp- 
stead Union; and praying for inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 


Petitions from Ledbury Poor Law Union ;—Bi- 
Tenements. 


shop Stortford Union ;—and, Hitchin Union (Chair- 
man); praying that owners of small tenements may 
be rated to the poor rates in lieu of occupiers,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Por Removal. A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the parish 
of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, pray- 
ing the House to pass a Bill to abolish the present 
laws of Rating and Settlement, and enact that all 
expenses attending the Relief of the Poor in Eng- 
land and Wales be paid by a general tax on real 
and personal property, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Lord’s Day. Petitions from North Cave (three Petitions) ;— 
Oldham ; — Pocklington ; — Blandford Forum ;— 
Leyburn ;—New Mills ; — Tweedmouth ;— Wigan ; 
—and, Saint Bride, Fleet-street ; praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing and enforcing a due 
observance of the Lord’s Day, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Roman Catho- Petitions from Leamington ;— Egton;—and, War- 

lic Relief Bill, oayp ; praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ore A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wexford, 

— praying that Chaplains may be provided for Catholic 

Soldiers, agece ‘ : j : 
Soldiers stationed in the colonies and on foreign 
service, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Wiliam Smith A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cashell, 

a praying the House to order the release of William 


Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, so that he may, in his 
place in Parliament, give expression to the feelings 
and wishes of his constituents, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Petitions from the Southern Division of the 
Deanery of Frome;—and, Archdeaconry of Wor- 
folk; praying the House to take into consideration, 
with a view to its enactment, any Bill that may be 
introduced for preventing the union of the sees of 

VoL. 101. 


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711 


Saint Asaph and Bangor, and adopt measures for 
the immediate erection of Manchester into a Bishop’s 
see,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Officers connected with the adminis- Poor Law 
tration of the Poor Laws in the Bolton Union, in Officers. 
the county of Lancaster, praying that provision may 
be made for the superannuation of all Poor Law 
Officers who shall have faithfully discharged their 
duties for several years, or when they shall become 
incapacitated for further service, and that the fund 
for such superannuation be raised by the deduc- 
tion of a per-centage out of all Poor Law Officers’ 
salaries, and be under the sanction of Parliament, 
the control of the Government, and the management 
of the Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Promiscuous 
Totnes, in the county of Devon, stating that there is Mtercourse. 
a large class of persons in the United Kingdom who 
make a trade of, and live by, the promotion of Pro- 
miscuous Intercourse between the sexes ; and pray- 
ing the House to enact, that trading in vice, in the 
manner referred to, may be made a highly penal 
offence, and that magistrates and officers of police 
be vested with such summary powers of proceeding 
in cases of suspected delinquency, as to enable them 
not only to detect guilt but bring it to certain punish- 
ment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Mr. Lynch: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving and main- Helensburgh 
taining the Port and Harbour of Helensburgh, in the Harbour Bill. 
County of Dumbarton: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying Sunderland 
with Water the Town and Borough of Sunderland, Waterworks 
and the Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of 2 
Durham: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with sunderland 
Gas the Town and Borough of Sunderland, and the Gas Bill. 
Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Durham: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving the Bo- Leicester 


rough of Leicester: And also, —_— 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Helensburgh 
Act for extending the Limits of the Burgh of Helens- oe oem gage 
burgh, in the County of Dumbarton, for lighting “°"° ”™ 
and cleansing the same, for establishing a Police 
therein, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Wauchope’s 
to enable Andrew Wauchope, Esquire, of Hiddric ¥state Bill. 
Marischall, to uplift certain Sums of Money lying 
in Bank, and to be consigned therein, and to bor- 
row upon the Security of his Entailed Estates such 
further Sums as may be necessary for Repayment 
to him of a Portion of the Monies laid out and to 
be laid out in the Improvement of the said Estates ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Sir George 
for selling such Parts of the Entailed Lands and —neoetag 
Estates of Hempriggs, lying in the County of Caith- 
ness, belonging to Sir George Dunbar, Baronet, as 
may be necessary for the Payment of the Debts 
and Obligations affecting, or that may be made to 
affect, the said Lands and Estates; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Wauchope’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Wauchope’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
4x4 Sir 





Sir George 
Dunbar’s 
Estate Bill. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Midland 
Railway Bills. 


712 


Sir George Dunbar’s Estate Bill was read the 
first time ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Right honourable Henry Viscount 
Hardinge to receive the full benefit of an Annuity 
of Five thousand Pounds, granted to him by the 
East India Company: And that Mr. Hogg, Mr. 
Astelland Mr. Lyall do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Thomas Edward Twisden, Solicitor 
to the Midland Railway Company, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Midland Railway 
Company are the Promoters of various Bills now 
pending before the House, and, in order to comply 
with the recent Resolutions of the House requiring 
a meeting of shareholders to be convened for the 
approval of such Bills, gave directions for the inser- 
tion of notice twice in two consecutive weeks in the 
London Gazette, and three times in two consecutive 
weeks in three daily London newspapers, of the 
intention to hold the meeting for the purpose afore- 
said ; that the printer of one of the said daily news- 
papers omitted to comply with the instructions so 
given, and in consequence the said notice appeared 
in such one paper twice only in one of the said conse- 
cutive weeks, but the said notice was rightly adver- 
tised in all the other papers, and was also advertised 
four times in the following weeks in the newspaper 
in which such omission had taken place ; that im- 
mediately upon discovering the omission that had 
taken place, the Midland Railway Company, caused 
another advertisement to be inserted in an evening 
newspaper of the same day, and continued such 
advertisement in such evening newspaper twice in 
that week and four times in the following week in 
addition to the other ; that the said Midland Rail- 
way Company also, in compliance with a Standing 
Order of the House of Lords, caused notices to be 
published for four consecutive weeks in the news- 
papers of the counties traversed by the said Midland 
Railway and by the intended works in contempla- 
tion by the said Bills, of the mtention to hold such 
meeting ; that a meeting so advertised was duly 
held, and attended by a large body of the share- 
holders, representing altogether £.3,208,103 19s. 7d. 
of the capital stock of the Company, or more 
than two-fifths of the whole amount thereof, by 
whom resolutions in approval of all the said Bills 
were passed, with only one dissentient voice ; that 
the omission to publish the said notice three times 
in one of the said daily London papers, as before 
described, was not the result of any negligence on 
the part of the said Midland Railway Company or 
their agents, but solely of the conductors of such 
newspaper, over whom they had no control; that 
the Midland Railway Company have lodged at the 
Private Bill Office of the House a certificate of the 
holding of the aforesaid meeting, and of the several 
notices published for convening the same, in which 
the dates of such notices as published in the London 
Gazette and in four daily newspapers are truly set 
forth, that is to say, that such notices were published 
as aforesaid twice in two consecutive weeks in the 
London Gazette, three times in two consecutive 
weeks in two daily London newspapers, and twice 
in one week and four times in the next in two other 
daily London newspapers ; and praying that under 
these circumstances the Bills referred to in the said 
certificate as having been approved of at the meet- 
ing of shareholders convened in pursuance of the 
said notices may be allowed to be read a third 
time,notwithstanding the before-mentioned omission 
strictly to comply with the Resolutions of the House 
of the Twenty-third day of April 1846. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


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A. 1846. 


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


Mr. Hogg presented a Bill to enable the Right Viscount 
honourable Henry Viscount Hardinge to receive the Hardinge’s 
full benefit of an Annuity of Five thousand Pounds, (y9"s'Y ». 
granted to him by the East India Company: And *\ 7 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be aes 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Corn Importa. 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, tio” Bill 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the ingrossed Bill toamend the Laws 
relating to the Importation of Corn be now read 
the third time ; and which Amendment was, to leave 
out the word “now,” and, at the end of the Ques- 
tion, to add the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question: — The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 16° die Maii, 1846: 


And the Question being put; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the f Major Beresford, 
Noes, L Mr. Newdegate : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Adjournment. 
posed, That this House do now adjourn :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Highways Bill 
Reading of the Highways Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Removal Bill ; 

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


Poor Removal 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Customs 
the Report on the Customs Duties Bill ; Duties Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Explosive 
mittee on the Explosive Substances Bill ; — 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday” 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Viscount | 
mittee on Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity Bill ; yee , 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday “9? ~ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Lord Gough's 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- pone 


mittee on Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. - 
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ill, 


ill. 


rh’s 


sill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Plectors 
(Ireland. ) 


Outrages 
(Ireland.) 


Homicides 
(Ireland. ) 


Superin- 
tendent of 
Convicts Bill, 


Metropolitan 
Wage Ma- 
nureCompany, 


9 Vicroriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Total Number of Parliamentary 
Electors appearing, by the Lists or Books of the 
Clerks of the Peace, registered for each County, 
City, Town and Borough in Jreland, on the 1st day 
of February in each of the following years, viz., 
1835, 1837, 1845 and 1846, including in the Return 
for 1845 those only who had been registered sub- 
sequently to the ist day of February 1837, and in- 
cluding in the Return for 1846 those only who had 
been registered subsequently to the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1838; distinguishing, in separate columns, 
the Numbers registered under different Qualifica- 
tions, and showing the Increase and Decrease ex- 
hibited by the Numbers, as appearing registered on 
the 1st day of February 1845 and the Ist day of 
February 1846 respectively, compared with those 
appearing registered on the 1st day of February 1835 
and the ist day of February 1837 :—Of the Num- 
bers of Electors for Counties in Ireland entitled to 
vote on the 2d day of February in each of the 
years 1845 and 1846; with the Name of the Barony 
from which each Elector was registered :—And, of 
the Number of Electors registered for the Counties, 
Cities and Boroughs of Jreland, from the 1st day 
of February 1844 to the 1st day of February 1845, 
and from the 1st day of February 1845 to the 1st 
day of February 1846 ; also, of the Total Number 
of Registered Electors for each County, City and 
Borough of Jreland, on the 1st day of February 
1845 and the Ist day of February 1846 respectively 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Papers, No. 240, 
of Session 1841, No. 203, of Session 1843, and 
No. 435, of Session 1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of Outrages specially reported to the Con- 
stabulary Office in Ireland, during the present year, 
up to the latest Period (in continuation ofa Portion 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 217, of the present 
Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Homicides that have been committed 
in Ireland, since the month of January 1846, up to 
the latest Period; specifying the County, and the 
Barony of the County, in which each Homicide was 
committed, and the Name and Condition of the 
Person killed :—And, of the Rewards offered in each 
such Instance ; of the Instances in which such Re- 
wards have been claimed; and of those in which 
Convictions have been had; the matters of these 
Returns to be arranged in columns :—Similar Re- 
turns of Attempts to murder, attended with Bodily 
Injuries, arranged in columns :—And, similar Re- 
turns of Attempts to murder, not attended with 
Bodily Injuries, arranged in columns (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 220, of the pre- 
sent Session). 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for abolishing the Office of Superintendent of Con- 
victs under Sentence of Transportation: And that 
Mr. Manners Sutton and Sir James Graham do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of a Statement addressed to the 
First Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Woods and 
Forests, respecting the Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company, by Messrs. Smith, of Deanston, Fowler, 
&amp;e., William Chadwell Mylne and Mr. Tierney 
Clarke. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Vou, 101. 


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713 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for abolish- guperin- 
ing the Office of Superintendent of Convicts under tendent of | 
sentence of Transportation: And the same was read ©oPvicts Bill 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second No.316. 
time upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on south York- 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills; That in the case shire Coal 
of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal ey ga 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order= = 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 

produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 

moters ; and that the Committee had agreed toa 

Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on Huddersfield 
Group No. 37, of Railway Bills; That in the case and Sheffield 
of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Rail- meron Baty 
way (Darfield Branch) Bill, the several Documents Branch) Bill. 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th day 

of April last, had been produced before them, and 

verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 

had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on Glasgow, 
Group No. 9, of Railway Bills; That in the case a - 
of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway jst sane 
(Polloc and Govan Branch) Bill, the several Docu- (Polloc and 
ments required by the Order of the House of the ine Bill 
30th day of April last, had been produced before oe 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Classifica- Railway Bills 
tion Committee of Railway Bills ; That they had fur- Classification 
ther considered the matters referred to them, and had ca 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. x, gy4, 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; lea 
and be printed. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee Edinburgh 
on Group No. 6, of Railway Bills, to whom several and Northern 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Crancles 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- from the 
burgh and Northern Railway (Branches from the Dundee and 
Dundee and Arbroath Railway and Tay Ferry net 
Improvement) Bill, they had heard counsel im Tay Ferry 
support of several of the said Petitions, and had Improvement) 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That -—. 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table 
and be printed. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee on Wexford Har- 
the Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill; That the bour Improve- 
Parties promoting the said Bill had stated to the ™™* Bill 
Committee that the evidence of James B. Farrell, 

County Engineer, Wexford, was essential in order 
to enable them to establish their case before the 
Committee ; and it having been proved that appli- 
cation had been made to the above-named James B. 
Farrell, but that his attendance could not be pro- 
cured without the intervention of the House, he had 
been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That James B. Farrell be ordered to attend 
the said Committee on Tuesday next, the 19th 
instant. 

Ordered, That James B. Farrell, Esquire, do 
attend the said Committee upon Tuesday next. 





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714 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of 
Report of John Henry Capper, Esquire, Superin- 
tendent of Ships and Vessels employed for the con- 
finement of Offenders under sentence of Transporta- 
tion. 

Copy of Report of the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners for Ireland, for the year ending Ist of 
August 1845. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—List of the Names of Persons returned by 
the several Collectors of Barony Cess, in the County 
of Tipperary, to serve as Petty Jurors, and for- 
warded to the Magistrates for revision :—Also, the 
Namesreturned bythe Magistrates, after the revision, 
to the Sheriff, and the Names of the Persons sum- 
moned by the Sheriff to act as Jurors in the County 
of Tipperary, for the Spring and Summer Assizes 
of 1845, and the Spring Assizes of 1846, in the 
same order as sent in by the Magistrates. 

Copies of the Depositions taken by Dr. Fitz- 
Gerald against the Prisoners of the Name of Keily, 
previous to their Trial at the last Assizes of Water- 
ford :—-And, of the Affidavits filed on the Motion 
for admitting the said Prisoners to Bail previous to 
Trial, with the Decision of the Court thereon. 

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


Petitions from Mangotsfield ; — Swainswick ; — 
Marshfield ;—Siston ;—Doynton ;—Wick and Ab- 
son;—and, Batheaston; praying that the Bristol 
and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Convicts. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland. ) 


J urors 
(Tipperary. ) 


Dr. FitzGerald 
and others. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway (Bath 
Line) Bill. 


A Petition of George Crouch, of 5, Tudor-street, 
Blackfriars, in the city of London, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the City of London Coal 
Market and Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


City of 
London Coal 
Market and 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to East India 
and China, which were presented upon the Ist day 
of April last, be printed. 


East India 
and China. 


No. 318. 


William 
Smith O’Brien, 
Esquire. 


No. 319. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Warrant under 
which William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, was com- 
mitted to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, 
which was laid upon the Table upon Tuesday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the British 
Museum and National Gallery, which were pre- 
sented upon Monday last, and yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after Four of the clock 
on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


British 
Museum and 
National 
Callery. 


No, 320. 





Lune, 18° die Mau; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 

PRAYERS. 
N R. Heurtley, from the Bank of England, was 
I called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—A Return of the Notes, Securities, Bul- 
lion, &amp;c., of the Bank of England, as published 
weekly in the Gazette, from the passing of the Act 
7 and 8 Vic., c. 32, to the present time (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper No. 180, of Session 
1845):—And then he withdrew. 

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


Bank of 
England. 


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18° Mazz. A. 1846. 


The West Lancashire Railway Bill was read a West Lanca- 
second time ; and committed. ay Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ ~~ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order made upon the 28th day of April last, Northampton 
for reading the Northampton and Bedford Railway $4 Bedford 
Bill a second time, was read, and discharged. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee Railway Bills 
on Group No. 13, of Railway Bills; That he had Stoup 13. 
this day received a letter from the Earl of Shelburne, 
one of the Members of the said Committee, stating 
that he was still prevented by illness from attending 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Shelburne be excused 
from any further attendance on the said Com- 
mittee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Wakefield, Goole and 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Company, which was ne 
presented upon the 7th day of this instant May,“ ™ 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, be evel to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Wakeficld, 
Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway, and Port Pontefract 
&amp;e., of Goole Bill ; That they had inquired into the emg 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on Port, ao 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- Goole Bill. 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Stirlingshire 
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Bill ; That Midland June 
they had inquired into the several matters required pay” 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Gollon _ 
Gollon Inclosure Bill; That they had examined the Inclosure Bill 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee ; that it appeard to the Committee that 
the lands to be inclosed amounted to about Ten 
thousand acres; that the population of the five 
parishes was, as follow : 


In Lianbadarn Vynydd 

35 Llananno - - 
3, Liyndewy Ystradenny 
5 Abbey Cwmhir - 
» Saint Harmon - 


950 
500 
600 
650 
200 


2,900 

That there is no town or connected village 
within them ; that the population is scattered over 
the whole extent, and consequently that an allot- 
ment for the purposes of recreation, as prescribed by 
Standing Order No. 93, could be of no use to the in- 
habitants, and far from being a benefit, might 
become a nuisance to them; the Committee had 
therefore abstained from inserting the usual Clause 
for allotments to be set out for recreation ; and that 
they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 








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—_— ang _, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Portsmouth Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill; That they had called before them 


(No. 2.) Bil. Myr. Ellicombe, who stated that the - Bill was pre- 
cisely the same as that which went through the 
Committee of the House of Lords last Session (that 
being the last stage of its proceeding during the 
last Session). Mr. Greene further reported from 
the Committee ; That they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 


London and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
oo London and South Western Railway Acts Amend- 
Amendment ment Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
Bill. matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Portsmouth Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Harvour Pier Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; That the Order of the 12th day 
of this instant May had been complied with, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee; and that they 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Midland Rail- = Mr, Greene reported from the Committee on the 
pond (Clay == Midland Railway (Clay Cross to Newark) Bill; 

ross to New- : . : ? 
ark) Bill. That they had inquired into the several matters re- 


quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Midland Rail- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
— Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Branches) Bill ; 
Branches) Bill. That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Midland Rail. | Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
way (Erewash Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension) Bill ; 
a” That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
"quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
the Caledonian Insurance Company (re-committed) 
Bill; That they had made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Caledonian 
Insurance 
Company Bill. 


Norfolk Rail- § Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
way Extension the Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereham Wells 


(Dereham, 


Wells and and Blakeney Branch) Bill, That the several Docu- 
Blakeney ments required by the Order of the House of the 
Branch) Bill. 


30th day of April last, had been produced before 
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715 


them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order made upon the 6th day of March last, Leicester and 
for referring to the Committee of Selection the 7amworth 
Leicester and Tamworth Junction Railway Bill, Railway Bill 
was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order made upon the 19th day of March Congleton 
last, for referring to the Committee of Selection the = aca 
Congleton and Crewe Railway Bill, was read, and ““"*Y ©" 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order made upon the 2d day of March last, Scottish Mid- 
for referring to the Committee of Selection the land Junction 
Scottish Midland Junction Railway (South Inch (South Inch of 
of Perth Branch) Bill, was read, and discharged. Perth Branch) 

Order ed, That the Bill be withdrawn. Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Greenlaw 
the Report on the Greenlaw Roads Bill; and the 24s Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Westruther 
the Report on the Westruther Road Bill; and the 04 Bil 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Christopher reported from the Committee on Hamilton _ 
the Hamilton New Gas Bill, and to whom several New &amp;@s Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from East Lincoln- 
Great Grimsby, by Louth and Alford, to Boston, Shite Railway 
in the County of Lincoln, to be called The East 
Lincolnshire Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Christopher do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The London and South Western Railway (.Ba- London and 
singstoke and Salisbury Extension) Bill was read a South Western 
second time ; and committed. Cieainastetn 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Salisbury 


mittee of Selection. pees 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bath Water- 
the Report on the Bath Waterworks Bill; and the Works Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell reported from the London and 
Committee on the London and South Essex Rail- arene 
way Bill; That the several Documents required by — 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Caledonian Extension Railways Bill was Caledonian 
read a second time ; and committed. or “mney IL 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- cae tae 

mittee of Selection. 


Sir John Hanmer reported from the Committee South Leith 
on the South Leith Church Bill; and to whom Church Bill 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred; 

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716 


That they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Midland Raile The Midland Railway (Birmingham and Glou- 
way (Birming- cester Branches) Bill was read a second time; and 
Gloucester committed. | 
Branches)Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
York and An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and 
North Midland North Midland Railway Company to make certain 
(East Riding Branch Railways in the East Riding of the County 
Branches) of York, and for other Purposes, was read the third 
(No. 1.) Bill. time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


York and An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and 
North Midland North Midland Railway Company to make certain 
ret ding Branch Railways in the East Riding of the County 
Branches) . of York, and for other Purposes, was read the third 
(No. 2.) Bill. time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


York and An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and 
North Midland North Midland Railway Company to extend the 
rot d nq Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway to or near 
Sickering Ex- Castleton, was read the third time. 
tension) Bill. © Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Monkland and Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on the 

— Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway (Chapel Hal 

(Chapel Hatt Branch) Bill; That the several Documents required 

Branch) Bill. by the Order of the House ot the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sidmouth 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Market Bill. 


Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the se- 
cond and third years of the reign of Her present Ma- 
jesty, intituled, An Act for maintaining and regulat- 
ing the Market, in the Parish of Sidmouth, in the 
County of Devon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Courtenay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 31, of Railway Bills ; That in the 
case of the South Wales Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


South Wales 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bristol and Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
South Wales oy) Group No. 31, of Railway Bills, to whom 
Junction pre ; ‘ feel ge 
Railway and Several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
Ferry Bil, | said Group were referred; That in the case of the 
Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and 
Ferry Bill, they had heard counsel in support of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill ; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standiug Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 


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A. 1846, 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee on Midland Rail- 
Group No. 54, of Railway Bills; That in the case Way (Leicester 
of the Midland Railway (Leicester to Swannington ton Alteratine, 
Alteration and Branches) Bill, the several Docu- and Branches) 
ments required by the Order of the House of the 30th Bill. 
day of April last, had been produced before them, 
and verified by the Promoters; and that the Com- 
mittee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Ex- Norfolk 


tension) Bill was read a second time; and com- Railway 
mitted Extensions 
’ (Yarmouth 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Extension) 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


The Warwickshire and London Railway (Hamp- Warwickshire 
ton and Banbury Line) Bill was read a second time ; 84 London 
and committed. owen 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Banbury 


mittee of Selection. Line) Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending an Act passed in Stowmarket 
the thirtieth year of the reign of his late Ma- }avisation 
jesty King George the Third, for making and main- ~” 
taining a Navigable Communication between Stow- 
market and Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk, so 
as to enable the Trustees of such Act to lease the 
said Navigation, and for other Purposes connected 
therewith, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Waddington do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The West Riding Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill West Riding 
was read a second time; and committed. Union Rall- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ii) es 
mittee of Selection. 


The Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill was read Liverpool and 
a second time ; and committed. aid Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the North Staffordshire Railw ay North Stat- 
(Churnet Valley Line) Bill be read the third ti me forshire Rail- 


r é = way (Churnet 
upon Thursday next. Valley Line) 
Bill. 
Ordered, That the North Staffordshire Railway North Staf- 
(Harecastle to Sandbach) Bill be read the third frdshire Rail- 


x way (Hare- 
time upon Thursday next. enatis to tieed 


bach) Bill. 
Ordered, That the North Staffordshire Railway North Staf- 
(Pottery Line) Bill be read the third time upon fordshire Rail- 
Thursday next. Line) Bill. 
Mr. Sharman Crawford reported from the Com- Aston Rates 
mittee on the Aston Rates Bill, and to whoin seve- Bill. 
ral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petitions, and 
had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had 
examined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, and had amended the same by limiting 
the Rates to which the Bill is to apply, and had 
found the allegations, as amended, to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Bill for making a Glasgow and 
ilway ps : Belfast Union 

naiens, to be called The oy and Belfast Railway Bil 

Union Railway, and also of the Glasgow, Paisley, 

Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company, praying 

that provision may be made in the Glasgow and 





Belfast 





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9 VicToRIz. 


Belfast Union Railway Bill to limit the extent 
of the said line for the present to the portion be- 
ween the town of Ayr and the town of Girvan; 
and that such portion be authorized to be ultimately 
vested in the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Company, in lieu of that Company 
being authorized only to take a lease thereof in 
perpetuity, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bill. 


Midland Great Petitions of Richard Pennefather Lloyd, of Her- 

Western Rail- bert’s-place, in the city of Dublin, Esquire ;——and, 

way of Ireland ? : 

(Mullingar to Henry Young, of Essex-street, Strand, in the county 

Galway) Bill. of Middlesex, Solicitor to the Great Southern and 
Western Railway Company ; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Great Western Railway 
of Ireland (Mullingar to Galway) Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Airdrie and A Petition of Shareholders of the Airdrie and 
— Bathgate Junction Railway, and a Quorum of the 


Committee of Management thereof, praying that 
provision may be made in the Airdrie and Bathgate 
Junction Railway Bill to authorize the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Company to purchase and ac- 


Railway Bill. 


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quire, and the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Rail- 
way Company to sell the Railway and Works to the | 
first-mentioned Company, and to authorize the said | 
first-mentioned Company to raise a further sum of | 
money, by the creation of new stock, for the pur- | 
chase of the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Helensburgh 
Extension and 
Police Bill, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for extending the Limits of the 
Burgh of Helensburgh, in the County of Dumbarton, 
for lighting, and cleansing the same, for establishing 
a Police therein, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 67. 1. 28. Leave out “subject him” and in- 
sert “he shall be liable.” 

Pr. 120. 1. 27. Leave out from ‘ aforesaid” to 
“ and” in Pr. 121. L. 28. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baine do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 

Lancashire Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- 
ae ag mittee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills, to whom 
Railway Bill; several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
wi Liverpool, said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
wuchester Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill, 


= ” and the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- 
Junction Tyne Junction Railway Bill, the Committee had, 
Miiway Bal. in pursuance of the Instructions of the House of 
the 7th day of May last, consolidated the said Bills 
i sey into one Bill “for making a Railway, to be called 
poral the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle-upon- 
upon-Tyne Tyne Junction Railway, with a Branch to the 
oe . town of Hawes,” and had united the Companies 
way Bill. 


promoting the said Bills into one Company, for 
carrying the objects of the consolidated Bill into 
effect; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

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





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717 


Ordered, That the Carnwath and West Linton aaa reg 
, ; , es inton 
Railway Bill be withdrawn. Railway Bill. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration Port Helen 
the Report on the Port Ellen Harbour Bill; and #4"bour Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Stafford O’ Brien reported the North Western NorthWestern 
Railway (re-committed) Bill, with other Amend- Railway Bill. 
ments, 


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


Mr. ~— O’Brien reported from the Com- Leeds and 
mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills, to whom York Railway 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the —_ 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Leedsand York Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations con- 
tained in the preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee Railway Bills 

on Group No. 52, of Railway Bills; That the Group 52. 
Parties opposing the Grand Junction Railway 
“‘ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Preston and Saint 
Helens,” ‘‘ Warrington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington 
and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello,’ and 
“ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill had 
stated to the Committee that the evidence of Mr. 
Joln Askew was essential in order to enable them 
to establish their case before the Committee; and 
it having been proved that application had been 
made to the above-named Mr. John Askew, but 
that his attendance could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House, the Chairman had 
been instructed to move the House, That the said 
Mr. John Askew be ordered to attend the said Com- 
mittee forthwith. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Askew do attend the said 
Committee forthwith. 


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee on Grand Junc- 
Group No. 52, of Railway Bills; That in the case tion Railway 
of the Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and As- Aste,” “Huy- 
ton,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” ‘ War- ton, Prescot 
rington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” wn¢ Saint 
“ Showhill and Portobello,” and “ Edgehill and «Warrington 
Huyton” “Branches Bill, the several Documents and Kenyon,” 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th aia 
day of April last, had been produced before them, «gyowhill and 
and verified by the Promoters; and that the Com- Portobello,” 
mittee had agreed to a Report thereupon. and “ Edgehill 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 324 tytn 


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee on Birkenhead, 
Group No. 52, of Railway Bills; That in the case — 
of the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junc- oe Rail- 
tion Railway Bill, the several Documents required way Bill. 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Gregory Gregory, Midland Rail- 
of Hungerton Hall, in the county of Lincoln, Es- way (Notting 
4 : : ham and 
quire, which was presented upon Thursday last, sro cfcia 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Railway) Bi, 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Mid- 
land Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioner heard, by his counsel or agent, 
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upon his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tion. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 


Ordered, That the Petition of James Dunlop, 
Railway, and Chairman ofa public meeting of Merchants, Manu- 
Forth and facturers and other Inhabitants of the city of Glas- 
Clyde Naviga- gow, which was presented upon the 17th day of 
aan Junction “March last, praying that he may be heard, by him- 

self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,and Forth and 
Clyde Navigation Junction Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Gorbals Gra- 
vitation Wa- 
terworks Bill. 


Mr. Christopher reported from the Committee on 
the Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks Bill, and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were re- 
ferred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Midland Rail- ‘The Midland Railway (Leicester and Swanning- 
way (Leicester ton Railway Purchase) Bill was read a second time ; 
an i. and committed. 

way Purchase) Ordered, That the Bill he referred to the Com- 
Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Kennington- Mr. Tennyson D’ Eyncourt reported from the Com- 

— tg &amp;c,, mittee on the Kennington-lane, &amp;c., Lighting, &amp;c., 

Li.” Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the said 
Bill were referred; That they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they 
had amended the preamble of the Bill, by inserting 
the words “ in the said district hereinafter defined 
and limited” in the place of the word “ herein,” 
and also the word “ properly” in the place of the 
word “ better”; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations contained in the preamble of 
the said Bill, as amended, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Darwen Wa- Petitions of James Brandwood and others, Owners 
terworks Bill, or Occupiers of mills, manufactories and other 
works upon the several rivers, brooks and streams 
of water thereinafter mentioned ; Joseph Arm- 
strong and Thomas Wardley, Owners and Occupiers 
of the mills, manufactories and other works upon 
the several rivers, brooks and streams of water 
thereinafter mentioned ;——and, Richard Brownlow 
Redmayne, an Owner or Occupier of mills, manu- 
factory and other works upon the several rivers, 
brooks and streams of water thereinafter mentioned ; 
taking notice of the Petition for additional Provi- 
sion in the Darwen Waterworks Bill; and praying 
that leave may not be given to make provision in 
the said Bill; and that the Standing Orders may 
not be dispensed with in relation to the provision 
proposed to be introduced into the said Bill,— were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 





Sligo Harbour An ingrossed Bill for improving and maintaining 


Improvement the Harbour or Port of S/igo, in the County of 

Sligo, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bill. 


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Mr. George William Hopereported from the Com- Morayshire 
mittee on Group No, 4, of Railway Bills ; That in the Railway Bill. 
case of the Morayshire Railway Bill, the several 
Documents required by the Order of the House 

of the 30th day of April last, had been produced 

before them, and verified by the Promoters; and 

that the Committee had agreed to a Report there- 

upon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope reported the Moray- Morayshire 
shire Railway Bill, with Amendments. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 

and be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope reported the Alford Alford Valley 
Valley Railway Bill, with Amendments. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 

and be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope reported from Come Inverness and 
mittee on the Jnverness and Elgin Junction Railway =!gin Junction 
Bill; That the several Documents required by the ee 

Order of the House of the 3¢th day of April last, 

had been produced them, and verified by the Pro- 

moters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope reported the Great Great North 
North of Scotland (Eastern Extension) Railway of Scotland 
Bill, with Amendments. = se 

ion) Rail- 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; way Bill. 
and be printed. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on the East Coast 
East Coast Railway Bill; That they had examined Railway Bill. 
the allegations contained in the preamble of the 
Bill, but the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Carew reported from the Committee on the Bristol Water- 
Bristol Waterworks and Sewerage Bill, and to works and 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were °Y™2° Bil! 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
examined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Channel 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased lands. 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 

a Copy of the Commission issued to inquire into 
the state of the Law in the Channel Islands. 

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


Notice being taken, That the Return to an Ad- westminster 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 2d day of April Election. 
last, That She would be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Number of Houses in each 
Square, Street, Place, Lane or other Locality of the 
Parishes of Saint George’s, Saint James’s and Saint 
Martin’s, in the City of Westminster, of the value 
of £.10. and upwards, or of Chambers of the same 
Value, the Owners of which have been excluded 
from the last registered List of Voters for the 
Election of Members of Parliament in the said 
City, by reason of neglecting or omitting Pay- 
ment of Poor Rates or Assessed Taxes within the 








limited 





Wa 
ley : 
Yar 
Rail 


Visc 
Har 


Can 








Waveney Val- 
ley and Great 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


Viscount 
Hardinge. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Canada, 
No. 321. 


West India 
Colonies. 


No. 322, 


Chinese La- 
bourers, &amp;c. 


No, 323. 


9 VicrorIzZ. 


limited period at present required by the Parlia- 
mentary Reform Act, which was presented upon 
the 12th day of this instant May, was imperfect, 
in respect to the Return from the Parish of Saint 
George, Westminster ; 

Ordered, That an amended Return from the said 
Parish be laid before this House forthwith. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Report of Mr. Cubitt to the Board 
of Admiralty, respecting the Waveney Valley and 
Great Yarmouth Railway. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Resolution of the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company, conferring an Annuity 
of £.5,000 upon the Right honourable Viscount 
Hardinge. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 12th, 14th and 15th 
days of this instant May (That Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House), had been presented to Her Majesty; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accord- 
ingly. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- 
suant to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of the 
Governor-General Earl Cathcart’s Speech to the 
Legislative Assembly of the Canadas: — Of the 
Despatch or Despatches referred to in the Governor- 
General’s Speech, as having been, and of any others 
since addressed to Her Majesty’s Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, remonstrating against certain pre- 
sumed Changes in the Imperial Commercial Policy, 
or conveying to Her Majesty’s Government Informa- 
tion respecting the feelings of Her Majesty’s Cana- 
dian Subjects in regard to the Commercial Changes 
now under the consideration of the Imperial Legis- 
lature :—Of any Petition from the Quebec Board 
of Trade, addressed to Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the course of 
the present year, on the subject of apprehended 
Changes in the Imperial Tariff affecting the Produce 
of the Canadas :—Of a Despatch from Mr. Secre- 
tary Gladstone to the Earl Cathcart, dated Downing- 
street, the 3d day of March 1846 :—Copy or Extract 
ofa Despatch from Mr. Secretary Gladstone to the 
Earl Cathcart, dated Downing-street, the 3d day of 
February 1846, (No. 19):—And, Copy of a Des- 
patch from Mr. Secretary Gladstone to the Earl 
Cathcart, dated Downing-street, the 4th day of 
May 1846. 

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


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to several Ad- 
dresses to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
Despatches and Correspondence between the Co- 
lonial Office and the Authorities, in each of the 
West India Colonies, relative to a proposed Loan of 
Money in aid of the immigration of Labour into 
those Colonies; also, Copies of the Resolutions 
passed by the Legislative Assembly of each Colony, 
m relation to the said proposed Loan, during the 
years 1843, 1844 and 1845. 

Copies of the Rules issued by the Colonial Land 
and Emigration Commissioners, dated the 27th day 
of October 1843, and sanctioned by the Secretary 
of State for the Colonies, relating to the immigration 
of Chinese Labourers from the British Settlements 
in the Straits of Malacca into the Colonies of Guiana, 
Trinidad and Jamaica :—Of a Despatch addressed 
by Lord Stanley to the Governor of Jamaica, dated 


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Contracts with Labourers :—And, of any Despatch 
addressed to the Governor of Trinidad, disailowing 
an Ordinance passed by the Council of Government 
of that Colony, on the 29th day of January 1845, 
for regulating the relative Rights and Duties of 
Masters and Servants. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—An Account of the Public Income and Expendi- 
ture in each year from 1822 to 1845, both inclusive, 
showing the Amount of the Ordinary Revenue, 
after deducting Drawbacks and Repayments; the 
Extraordinary Revenue, and the Total Receipt of 
Revenue; also the Charges of Collection and other 
Payments out of the Revenue in its progress to the 
Exchequer, the Charges of the Public Debt, Funded 
and Unfunded, the Charges on the Consolidated 
Fund, Amount expended under the heads of Army, 
Navy and Ordnance; also, the Amount of Expen- 
diture not under the heads before enumerated, and 
the Total Expenditure. 


nuities purchased under the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 14, and 7 and 8 Vic., c. 83, commonly called the 
Savings Banks Annuities Acts, in each year since 
the passing of those Acts, and stating the Number 
and Amount of such Annuities as have been can- 
celled by return of the Payments made for them, 
and likewise the Number and Amount of the An- 
nuities that have expired. 


under the Act 57 Geo. 3, c. 34, and subsequent Acts, 
for Public Works, during the Four years ending the 
31st day of December 1845 (in continuation, with 
Details, of Parliamentary Paper, No. 510, of Session 
1842). 

A Return of any Grants of Public Money, stating 
the Amounts, and if any, from what Source derived, 
towards the Relief of the Distress of the Inhabitants 
of Scotland, in aid of Assessment and Local Sub- 
scriptions, in the years 1782, 1783, 1784 and 1785. 


levied and paid annually by each Railway Company 
in England and Wales, under the head of Duty on 
Passengers, made up to the 5th day of January in 
each year from 1841 to 1846 :—Also, a similar Re- 
turn for Scotland :—And also, a similar Return for 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to West India 
Colonies ; Chinese Labourers, &amp;c.; and, Public In- 
come and Expenditure, be printed. 







































Public Income 
and 
ture. 


Expendi- 


No. 324. 


A Return of the Number and Amount of all An- Annuities. 


A Return of the Advances of Exchequer Bills Exchequer 
Bills (Public 
Works.) 


Distress 
(Scotland.) 


Return to an Order dated the 1st day of this in- Railway Pas- 
stant May, for Returns of the Amount of Monies gers Duty 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Van Diemen’s 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Land. 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, on 
the subject of Convict Discipline ; and of any Re- 
ports from the Comptroller-General of Convicts in 
Van Diemen’s Land, on the same subject (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 36, of the 
present Session). 

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


to consider an Address to Her Majesty, praying 
that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to ad- 
vance to the Claimants for losses sustained by the 
seizure of British Ships and Cargoes by the Danish 
Government in 1807, the amount of their respective 
losses, as ascertained by the Commissioners ap- 
pointed for the investigation of Danish Claims, and 





the 26th day of October 1843 (No. 160), relating to | reported upon the 12th day of May 1840, and as- 
Vor. 101. 





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suring 





The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Danish 
Committee upon the 27th day of this instant May, Claims. 





720 


suring Her Majesty that this House will make 
good the same, was read ; and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 10th day of June next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Bankruptcy The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- 
and Insolvency nesday the 27th day of this instant May, the Bank- 
_ ruptcy and Insolvency Bill; was read, and dis- 
charged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


Norfolk Rail- Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 
way Extension Groyp No. 22, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
(Stowmarket, 


Wymondham Of the Norfolk Railway Extension (Stowmarket, 
and Attlebo- Wymondham and Attleborough Branch) Bill, the 
ee several Documents required by the Order of the 
‘ House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Ipswich and Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 
Bury Saint Group No. 22, of Railway Bills ; That in the case 
ame ‘or. Of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway 
F y (Nor- ° a s 3 ‘ 
wich Exten- (JVorwich Extension) Bill, the several Documents 
sion) Bill —_ required by the Order of the House of the 30th day 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters ; and that the Committee 
had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Christiana Anne Holmes, of Bury 
a hee Saint James, in the county of Suffolk, Widow ;—— 
Railway (Ex- 29d, William Comben Stephens, of The Priory, 
tension to Ely, Wandsworth-road, in the county of Surrey; com- 
with a Branch plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
therefrom) we: &gt; 4242 “oak ee ices : 

Bill. respect to the Petition for additional provision in the 
Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway (Ex- 
tension to Ely,witha Branch therefrom) Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
in support of their allegations, and that leave may 
not be given to the Committee to whom the said 
Bill stands referred to make any provision in the 
said Bill, pursuant to the prayer of such Petition,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Tpswich and 
Bury Saint 


Norfolk Rail- A Petition of Josiah Wilkinson, of Nicholas-lane, 

voletet ond in the city of London, Solicitor, taking notice of the 

rr application for leave to present a Petition for leave 

Branches) to bring in the Norfolk Railway Extension ( Thet- 

(No. 2.) ford and Reedham Branches) (No. %.) Bill; and 
praying that leave may not be given to presenta 
Petition for leave to bring in such Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


Cheltenham 
and Oxford 


Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Burford ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of land on the line (two Petitions) ;— Chelten- 
ham ;— Hereford ;— Tewkesbury (two Petitions) ;— 
WVorthleach ;—Winchcomb;— Oxford, Worcester and 
Wolverhampton Railway Company ; — Ross ; — 
Gloucester (two Petitions);—Great Western Rail- 
way Company ;—and, Witney; praying that the 
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Biil may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Glasgow Mu- _— Petitions from Glasgow (two Petitions) ;—and, 

nicipal, Police Gorbals; praying that the Glasgow Municipal, 

Seboer Ba. Police and Statute Labour Bill may pass into a 
law,—werepresented, and read; and ardered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Darwen A Petition of Clergy, Gentry, Merchants, Far- 
oo mers, Tradespeople and other Inhabitants of the 


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A. 1846. 


town and neighbourhood of Over Darwen, in the 
county of Lancaster, praying that the Darwen 
Waterworks Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Darley and Rowsley ;— Dronfield ; Manchester, 
—and, Chesterfield; praying that the Manchester, Sheffield and 
Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway Bill may {idlend June. 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and Bill. . 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dorchester ;—Heavitree ;—Shute ; Exeter Great 
—Huxham ;—Kilmington ;—and, Poltimore; pray- oe ;' 
ing that the Exeter Great Western Railway Bill“ ””” = 
er pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Merchants and Saint Helens 
Inhabitants of the town and borough of Warrington Canal and 
and its neighbourhood, in the counties of Lancaster ®*!W*y Bill 
and Chester, praying that the Saint Helens Canal 
and Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the London and 
Act for improving the Port of the Town of South- South Western 
ampton, and for erecting a Pier for the more con- thoy 

; = . 7 y and 
venient landing and embarking of Passengers in the Redbridge 
said Port and Town of Southampton, praying that Junction) Bil. 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Zondon and South 
Western Railway (Romsey and Redbridge Junction) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ulverstone and the Lancaster and 
neighbourhood, praying that they may be heard, Preston Junc- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 5° seaitied 
tain parts of the Lancaster and Preston Junction ~ 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir John Mazwell, of Polloc, pottoc ana 
Baronet, and other Persons, Owners and Occupiers Govan and 
of houses and land situated along and in the vicinity a 

+ sare &gt; ; unction Rail- 
of West-street of Tradeston of Glasgow, praying \ays Amalga- 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel mation Bill 
or agents, against certain parts of the Polloc and 
Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways Amalga- 
mation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tion. 


A Petition of Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Caledoniar, 
Baronet, and other Persons, Owners and Occupiers Polloc and 


} : ; Py, See yan and 
of houses and land situated along and in the vicinity ¢jy Jes « 


ydesdale 
of West-street of Tradeston of Glasgow ; praying Saestion Rail- 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel ¥*YS — 
or agents, against certain parts of the Caledonian, “°°” 
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Rail- 
ways Amalgamation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition 





Jondon, Si 
pury an 
Yeovil J ur 
tion Railw 
Pasingsto 
to Yeovil) 


London, § 
bury and 
vil a uncti 
Railway 

(Salisbur 
Yeovil) E 


Saint Al 
Hatfield 
Hertfor: 
tion Rai 
Bill. 


Kast a 
India | 
and Bi 
ham J 
Railw: 


Exet 
and | 
ter I 
Bill. 










































































Te 





tio: 







































































Q VicTorRIZ. 


A Petition of William Hawker Helyar, Esquire, 
an Owner of land on the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned, praying that he may be heard, by 


Jondon, Salis- 
bury an 

Yeovil J unc- 
tion Railway 


Basingstoke himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
Yeovil) Bil. of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- 


way (Basingstoke to Yeovil) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bili, against the said Petition. 


London, Salis- 
bury and Yeo- 
yil Junction 
Railway 
(Salisbury to 
Yeovil) Bill. 


Petitions of William Hawker Helyar, Esquire, 
an Owner of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; and, &amp;. Gordon and others, Owners 
of lands upon the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junction Rail- 
way (Salisbury to Yeovil) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Saint Alban’s = A Petition of Thomas Foreman Gape, of Saint 


- sec oll Alban’s, in the county of Hertford, Esquire, praying 

tion Railway that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 

Bill. agent, against certain parts of the Saint &lt;Alban’s, 
Hatfield and Hertford Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

East and West A Petition of Lewis William Buck, of Norfolk- 

India Docks 


tn Birmine. se7eet, Park-lane, in the county of Middlesex, Es- 
g- . . . 
ham Junction quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
Railway Bill. his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
East and West India Docks and Birmingham 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorches- 
ter Railway 
Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Dorchester, 
in the county of Dorset ;——Inhabitants of the 
parish of Huxham, in the county of Devon ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of Heavitree, in the county 
of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the varish of Shute, 
in the county of Devon ;——Inhabitants of the 
parish of Kilmington, in the county of Devon ;—— 
and, Inhabitants of the parish of Poltimore, in the 
county of Devon; praying that the Exeter, Yeovil 
and Dorchester Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Teeds Central 
Railway Sta- 
tion Bill, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
buildings in the town of Leeds, intended to be taken 
for the construction of the works thereinafter men- 
tioned, and of other Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty situate in the neighbourhood thereof; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds Central 
Railway Station Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


VoL. 101. 


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A Petition of Landowners and Occupiers of pre- Dublin Ceme- 
mises, at G'olden Bridge, in the county of Dubin, ets Bill. 
praying that the Dublin Cemeteries Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shipowners and other Norfolk Es- 
Inhabitants of the borough of King’s Lynn, praying tuary Bill. 
that the Norfolk Estuary Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Mary Howard, commonly called 
the Honourable Mary Howard, Widow, praying 
that she may be heard, by her counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was also 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Parties interested in the River, Grand Junc- 
Harbour and Port of Carnarvon, praying that the tion Railway, 
Grand Junction Railway “ Huyton and Ashton,” Aston,” “Hay 
“ Huyton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” “ Warring- ton, Prescot 
ton and Kenyon,” “ Warrington and Parkside,” and Saint He- 


“ Showhill and Portobello” and “ Edge Hill and,“ War- 


rington and 


Huyton” Branches Bill may not pass into a law, Kenyon,” 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and cel 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. pe Ret 


*“ Showhill and 
Portobello,” and “Edge Hill and 
Huyton” Branches, Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Great Norfolk Rail- 
Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, praying that i tae 
the Norfolk Railway Extensions ( Yarmouth Exten- mouth Exten- 
sion) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, sion) Bill. 
was presented, ahd read; and referred to the Com- 


mittee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Great Lowestoft and 
Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, praying that ae 
the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and Drainage py) inace Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was P 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Governors of the possessions, reve- Shrewsbury 
nues and goods of the Free Grammar School of and Birming- 
King Edward the Sixth, in Birmingham, in the county — Railway 
of Warwick, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, was 

resented, and_ read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel oragents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Governors of the possessions, reve- Birmingham, 
nues and goods of the Free Grammar School of Wolverhamp- 
King Edward the Sixth, in Birmingham, in the vaio Gn” 
county of Warwick, praying that they may be heard, way (Birming 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts ham, Wolver- 
of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Val- er ate ) 
ley Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and pi." 
Dudley Lines) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Governors of the possessions, reve- London and 
nues and goods of the Free Grammar School of Birmingham 
. ; ° pia : Railway (Bir- 
King Edward the Sixth, in Birmingham, in the jingham Ex- 
county of Warwick, praying that they may be tension) Bill. 
42 heard, 




































































722 


heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Birmingham Railway ( Bir- 
mingham Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Taw Vale 
Railway Ex- 
tension Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and borough 
of Tiverton, in the county of Devon ;—— Inhabitants 
of the town of Bideford, in the county of Devon; 
——Inhabitants of the town and borough of South- 
molton, in the county of Devon ;——Inhabitants 
of the town and borough of Barnstaple, in the county 
of Devon;——and, Mayor, Aldermen and Town 
Council of the borough of Barnstaple, in the county 
of Devon; praying that the Taw Vale Railway 
Extension Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


London and A Petition of John Lambert, of Milford, in the 
South Western county of Wilts, Gentleman, praying that he may 
pre Mpoar be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
Salisbury Ex- certain parts of the London and South Western 
tension) Bill. Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Leeds 
Railway Ex- 
tensions, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Petitions of Trustees fer executing the Act for 
repairing, maintaining and improving the Road from 
the Town of Rochdale to near Hand Bridge, near the 
Town of Barnsley, and other Roads communicating 
therewith, and for making and maintaining other 
Roads also to communicate therewith, all in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster ; —— and, William 
Hudson, of Rockliffe, near Bacup, in the county of 
Lancaster ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions, &amp;c., 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Oldham, Man- A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
chester, Liver- Rochdale Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
= —. by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
tion Railway parts of the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and 
Bill. Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bury Im- 
provement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


A Petition of the Bury Gas Light and Coke 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bury Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Yublin, Dun- Petitions of the Reverend Matthew Daniel Peter, 
ocherey Rail. of Merville-place, Kingstown, Clerk, and other Per- 
way Bil, sons ;——and,the Reverend Matthew Daniel Peter, 

of Merville-place, Kingstown, in the county of Dub- 


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A. 1846. 


lin; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Dublin, Dundrum and Ennisherry Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Southampton ;—and, Newcastle- Art-Unions 
upon-Tyne; praying that the Art Unions Bill may ® 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Passengers travelling between Railway 
Birmingham and Bristol by Railway, stating that Guse- 
the Petitioners travelled between Birmingham and 
Bristol by Railway, and that when they arrived at 
Gloucester they were compelled, owing to the change 
in the width of the rails (which the Petitioners be- 
lieve is called break of gauge), to remove from one 
carriage into another; and praying the House not 
to permit a difference in the width of the rails to be 
established in any other part of the Kingdom, but 
toremedy the evil at Gloucester, and to give effect to 
the recommendations of Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners, and to establish an uniform gauge,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Morpeth Union;—and, Lewes Lunatics Acts, 
Union; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Lunatics Act; and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Act,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Erskine, Chairman of a Caledonian 
Meeting of Trustees of the Harbour of Ayr, praying -orssaeeg 
that the Caledonian Extension Railways Bill may “"“"Y* *™ 


pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brandon ;—Dalry ;—Hadnall ;— Lord’s Day. 
Grinshill; — John McMillan ; — Padstow ;—and, 
Fowey ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing and enforcing the due observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ban- Salmon Fish- 
don, in the county of Cork, stating that the Pe- ties (Ireland) 
titioners feel an interest in the preservation of the 
Salmon Fishery of the Bandon River, asa source 
of employment to many, and as the means of afford- 
ing a cheap and nutritious article of food to the 
community at large ; and praying the House, by an 
amended Bill during the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, to define the 10th day of March and the 
10th day of October as the earliest periods for open- 
ing and closing the Bandon River, and that in any 
amended Act the provision against the destructive 
use of the strokeali at any season of the year, may 
be enacted, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Incorporation of Guardians of Poor Removal 
the Poor of the city of Canterbury, and county of Bi. 
the same, praying that the Poor Removal Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was _pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Rating of 
Members of the Board of Guardians of the Isle of Teneme™** 
Thanet Union, praying the House to pass an Act to 
authorize overseers to assess the owners of property 
of less annual value than ten pounds to the rates 
for the relief of the poor, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 



















Samuel 
Gordon. 


Fjectm 
Tenant 
land.) 


Militia. 


War. 






































Samuel 
Gordon. 


Ejectment of 
Tenants (Ire- 
land.) 


Militia. 


Capital 
Punishment. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Factories, 





9 VictrorIz. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, complaining of injurious pro- 
ceedings carried on against him, from the cireum- 
stance of his acting as the secretary of a society 
which had for its object the prevention of the removal 
of the Protestant tenantry of Jreland, through the 
operations of rack-renting, and the consolidation of 
farms; and praying the House to take his case into 
consideration, and afford him redress, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the 
Granard Union, praying the House to legalize the 
tenant right of Ulster, and extend its principles to 
the other parts of Jreland, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members and Friends of the 
Society for the Promotion of permanent and uni- 
versal Peace ;— Andover ;— Kingsland ;— Halstead; 
—Leigh ; — Scarborough;—Ashford ;—and, Layer 
Breton; praying the House not to sanction any mea- 
sure for the enrolment of the Militia,—were pre- 


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


Petitions from Tottenham;— Twickenham ;— Old 
Kent-road ;— Petworth ;— Henfield ;— Birmingham 
(two Petitions) ;—Great Carlisle-street, Portman- 
market ;—Lower Rotherhithe ;—Limehouse ;—Saint 
John’s Wood;—Little Portland-street, Regent-street ; 
— Lindfield ; — Bourne ; — Deptford; — Fording- 
bridge ;— Herstmonceaux ;— Arundel;— Staines ;— 
Brentford ; — Shoreham ; — Dorking ; —Wardour- 
street, Soho ;—Enfield ; —Wivelsfield ;— Hastings ; 
— Newhaven ;— Epsom ;—Leatherhead ;— Reigate ; 
— Coggesshall ;— Maldon ; —Witham ;—Holbeach ; 
—Old-street-road ;—Saint John’s Wood ;—Kelve- 
don ; — Walthamstow ; — Walworth ; — Kingsland- 
road ;— Birmingham ;— Bosham ;—Seven Dials ;— 
East Grinstead ;— Sutton Bridge ;— Stamford ;— 
Spalding ; — Overton ;— Cuckfield ;— Lambeth ;— 
Chertsey ;— Farringdon-street ;— Horsham ;— Chi- 
chester ;— Market Rasen ;— Glamford Brigg ;— 
Horncastle ;— Spilsby ;— Islington ;— Plaistow ;— 
Coventry ;—Bromley ;— Richmond ; — Kingston ;— 
Wandsworth ;— Hailsham ;—Chelsea ;— Southwark ; 
-— Stoke Newington ; — Leicester-square ; — Old- 
street-road ;—and, Mile End New Town; praying the 
House to insure the insertion of a clause in all 
international treaties, binding the parties to refer 
all disputes that may arise to arbitration, and to 
abide by the decision of the arbitrators, without 
having any resort to arms,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Alexander ;—and Saffron 
Walden ; praying for the abolition of Capital Punish- 
ment,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dean and Chapter of the Cathe- 
dral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter ;—Penmorfa ; 
—Deanery of Lleyn ;—Llanidan, Lianedwen, Llan- 
daniel and Llanfair-yn-y-Cwmwd ;— Market Dray- 
ton ;— Llantrissant ;— Ceidiv ;— Llechcynfarwydd ; 
—Llanfihangel Esgeiviog ; — Llangeinwen ;—Llan- 
gaffo ;—Dolbenmaen;— Llanffinan ;—and, Archdea- 
conry of Brecon; praying the House to take into con- 
sideration, with the view to its enactment, any Bill 
that may be introduced for preventing the union 
of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and adopt 
measures for the immediate erection of Manchester 
into a Bishop’s see,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford (York) ;—Huddersfield 
(five Petitions) ;—Leeds ;—Chorlton-on-Medloch ;— 
Manchester (seven Petitions) ;—Salford ;—Tildes- 
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723 


ley (three Petitions); —and, Lockwood ; raying the 
House to limit the hours of labour in Factories to 
ten in the day for five days in the week, and eight 
hours on the Saturday,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tullylish;— Wicklow ;— Abbey- William Smith 
gormican ; — Arklow ; — Waterford ;— Westport ;— O’Brien, 
Drumroney ;— Davidstown ;—Dublin ; —Kilfenora Esquire. 


and Kiltoraghla;— Ross ;— Drumgath ;— Tallow ; 
— Freshford; — Dunmore ;— Kilmacshalgan ; — 
Clough ;—Ballymachugh ;—Howth;—Kingstown ;-- 
Michelstown;— Kanturk ;—Adare :--Blackrock ;— 
Cabinteely ; — Newmarket (Cork); —Armagh ; — 
Newtown Barry ; — Drumlain ; — Ballitore and 
Crookstown ;—Tubbercurry ;— Spiddal ; — Gong ;— 
Meelich;—Mountrath ;— Dungarvan ;— Cullumbhill 
East and Scrabby ;— Kilsherdiney ;— Newmarket- 
on-Fergus, Bunratty and Carrigera ;---Doneraile and 
Shanballymore ;—Kilquade and Kilmurray ;—Clo- 
nard and Corrallstowa ;—Dunboyne and Kilbride ; 
—Carrickbeg and Dysart ;—Moyarta and Kilbal- 
lyowen ;—Mullahoran ; —Killesher ;—Lisdowny ;— 
Aglish ;— Raheen ; — Kildacomogue ;— Spiddal ;— 
Ballygarrett ;— Kilaneran ;-~-Seagoe ;— Kilkenny ; 
—Doonane;— Kilcornan ;— Duleek;— Palmerston ; 
—New Ross ;—Naas ;-—Gormanstown ;— Donagh- 
more ;—Dounaghmore ;— Templemore, Clonmore and 
Killea ; —Kilnaboy and Rath Curofin ;— White- 
church ;— Blarney ;—Kiltera and Killard ;—Stour- 
hall ;— Kilcullen ;— Mullinahone ;— Donnemaggin, 
Kells and Kilmaganny ;— Grange Silvia, Kilmocahill 
and Shankill; — Blancherstown, Clonsilla and 
Chapelizod ;—Moynalty and Newcastle ;— Kilcock 
and Cloncurry ;— Ovan and Cloonycormican ; — 
Ballincollig and Ballinora; — Maryborough ; ~ 
Kells ;—and, Kinsale; praying the House to order 
the release of William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, so 
that he may, in his place in Parliament, give ex- 
pression to the feelings and wishes of his consti- 
tuents,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Poor Law 
habitants of Paisley, praying the House to take (Scotland.) 


from the Board of Supervision in Scotland, the 
power of preventing the poor from appealing to the 
Court of Session, to appoint able parties to advocate 
the cause of the Poor gratuitously before the 
supreme Court, and to make provision by law for 
the support of the able-bodied poor, when suffering 
destitution from want of employment, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Broughty Ferry ;—Dundee (two Free Church 
Petitions) ;— John Roxburgh ;— Dunscore ;— and, (Scotland.) 


Ardchattan; stating that many congregations of 
professing christians are now prevented from build- 
ing churches, by the refusal of proprietors of land 
to grant sites in any suitable places, on any terms, 
for that purpose; and praying the House to devise 
means to enable congregations to rent or purchase 
ground for the erection of buildings for the worship 
of God, on just compensation being made to the 
owners of the land,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shipowners of the Port of Middles- Lighthouses. 


brough, praying the House to carry into effect the 
recommendations contained in the Report of the 
Select Committee on Lighthouses in the last Ses- 
sion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Clyde Dock 
Act for enabling the Parliamentary Trustees — and. Harbour 
iver 


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724 


River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow to acquire a 
Portion of the Lands of Stobcross and adjacent 
Grounds, and to construct thereon a Wet Dock or 
Tidal Basin, with certain additional Wharfs, and 
other Works, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for constructing and maintaining an Arcade be- 
ween Argyle-street and Great Clyde-street, in the 
City of Glasgow, to be called The Union Arcade, 
and for altering the Site of an intended Foot-pas- 
senger Bridge across the Clyde, at Glasgow, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of George Savage Curtis, 
Esquire, with Emma Curtis, his now Wife, and for 
other Purposes ; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Glasgow 
Union Arcade 
Bill. 





Curtis’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Foreign 


A Petition of Pawnbrokers and Silversmiths 
Watches. 


of London, praying for reduction of duty on 
Foreign Watches to the rate of duty and level 
(videlicet five pounds per cent.) at which they are 
under certain circumstances now guaranteed to be 
delivered into this country, and to cause a mark to be 











| 


stamped upon all articles liable to duty, designating | 
the payment, was presented, and read ; and ordered | the Navy Civil Departments Bill, 


to lie upon the Table. 


Customs 


Mr. Greenereported the Customs Duties Bill; and | 
Duties Bill. 


the Amendments were read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question | 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the | 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; | 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the | 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That. 
“ the,” to the end of the Question, in order to add | 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; | 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis,19 die Maii,1846: 


The said proposed Amendment was, with leave | 
of the House, withdrawn. 
Ordered, That the Amendments made by the | 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time: | 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a} 
second time, and agreed to. | 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity (No. 2.) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 


day. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon Viscount Hardinge’s An- 
nuity Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Lord Gough’s 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Annuity Bill. 


into a Committee upon Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


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mitted toa Committee of the whole House, for this | 


A. 1846. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway Com. 
mittee on the Railway Companies Dissolution Bill ; sega 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, re- : 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and TIre- — (Scot- 
; and and Ire. 
land) Bill; : land) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. Bucking 
shire Ra 
(Tring t 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Explosive tary) B 


into a Committee upon the Explosive Substances — 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. ~ 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 

ported, That the Committee had gone through the 


Convicts 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


No.3 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. aida 
Beclesia 
Hommis 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. ‘ieland 
mittee of Supply ; No. ¢ 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itselfinto the said Committee. 
The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Navy Civil 
was read, and Departments 
discharged. a : 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time aeigs 
upon Wednesday the 17th day of June next. No. 
The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Ejected 
the Ejected Tenants (Jreland) Bill, was read, and Tenants (Ire- 
discharged. a. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time , 
upon Wednesday the 17th day of June next. aoe 
Ordered, That Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. ChelseaBridge 
Trotter be discharged from any further attendance and Thames 
on the Select Committee on the Chelsea Bridge and Syypa"k™* 
Thames Embankment Bill. ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Masterman and Mr. Lyall be 
added to the Committee. 
Ordered, That Sir De Lacy Evans and Mr. Trot- Battersea 
ter be discharged from any further attendance on Park Bill. 
the Select Committee on the Battersea Park Bill. Standi 
Ordered, That Mr. Masterman and Mr. Lyall be — 
added to the Committee. 
The Death by Accidents Compensation Bill was Death by Ac Wakes 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second “idents Com- Pontef 
5 ° pensation Bill : 
time To-morrow ; and to be printed. No. 335 pos 
Ordered, That the Deodands Abolition Bill be Deodands_ ne 
laid aside. Abolition Bill. Brane 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to DeodandsAln- mi 
abolish Deodands : And that Mr. Bouverie and Mr. —} (ie. 2) Pree 
Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. ous = 
port. 
The Earl of Lincoln presented,—Return to an Crown Prose- ' 
Order dated the 26th day of February last, for Re- —- 
turns of all Crown Prosecutions for which Bills “""™ 
have been sent up to the Grand Jury for each 
County in Jreland, at each Lent and Summer 
Assizes in the years 1843, 1844, 1845 and 1846 Salfor 
respectively, giving the Names of the Parties ac- a : 
cused, the Nature of the Crime with which they 
were charged, and the Proceedings in each case, 
i. e. whether the Bill of Indictment was found a Plym 
True Bill or Ignored, whether the Party accused sia 
was Tried, and at what time, and the result of the 
Trial, whether in Conviction or Acquittal or the 
disagreement of the Jury :—Of all Memorials or Deesi 
Applications for the aid of the Civil or Military way | 
Power in each County in Ireland for the same pe- 





riod, 


9 Vicroriz. 18°—19° Mazz. 725 


riod, specifying the Dates thereof respectively, and 
the Names of the Memorialists in each case :— 
And, of the Number of Stipendiary Magistrates and 
Constabulary appointed to any district in Lreland, 
within the said period, in consequence of such Ap- 
plications or Memorials. 

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


puckingham- Petitions from Buckingham (two Petitions ;)— 

aire Railway and, Aylesbury; praying that the Buckinghamshire 

cam Railway (7ring to Banbury) Bill may pass into a 

my)" law, —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Convicts. Ordered, That the Paper relative to Convicts, 
No.326. Which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Reclesiastical Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi- 
(mmission astical Commission (Ireland), which was presented 


(Ireland. ) upon Friday last, be printed 
No.327. 'P dimeinaiae ° 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after One of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 19° die Maii; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 
PRAYERS. 


fast India. N R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
No, 328. the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 





several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions of the 
Court of Directors of the East India Company, 
being the Warrants or Instruments granting any 
Pension. 

ast India. List, specifying the Particulars of the Compensa- 
tions proposed to be granted to the Widows and 
Families of Persons who belonged to the late Mari- 
time Service of the East India Company, under an 
Arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commis- 
sioners for the Affairs of Zndia, and laid before the 
Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table; and that the first be printed. 


Standing Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Onters, Orders have leave to sit, this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Wakefield, The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Gul haent the Report on the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 
(Methley, “*Y Railway (Methley, Askern and Oakenshaw Branches) 
Askem and Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
+ snarl Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ranches) Bill, - d 

ingrossed. 


Public Peti- Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
‘tions(Twenty- on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
_— Re- Petitions presented upon the 14th and 15th days of 
this instant May; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Salford Hun- Mr. Greene reported the Salford Hundred Court 
- Court (re-committed) Bill, with other Amendments. 








Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Plymouth Ce. 


netery Balk Mr. Greene reported the Plymouth Cemetery 


(re-committed) Bill, with other Amendments. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Deeside Rail- 


Way Bill, 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Deeside Railway Bill; That the several Documents | 
Vou. 101. | 


required by the Order of the House of the 30th 
day of April last, had been produced before them, 
and verified by the Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Sheffield, Ash- 
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester anger 
Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough and Glossop ypinchester 
Branches and Sheffield Station) Bill; That the Railway 
several Documents required by the Order of the (ukinficld, | 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been nq Glosson 


l and Glossop 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- Branches and 


moters. Sheffield Sta- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. ony oe 


Mr. Evelyn Denison reported from the Com- Cheltenham 
mittee on the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway oe ae 
Bill; That the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Lancaster and Carlisle and — _ 
Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Amalga- yor caster and 
mation Bill be read a second time To-morrow. Preston Junc- 


tion Railways 
Amalgama- 
tion Bill. 
The House was moved, That the following Para- Grand Junec- 
graph in the Fourteenth Report of the Classifica- (Sin te 
tion Committee of Railway Bills, might be read ; portonetio 


: » Portobello 
and the same was read, viz. ; Branch) Bill. 


“ That the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and 
other Branches) Bill be divided into two separate 
Bills, the cne to contain the provisions for making 
a Branch from Showhill to Portobello, to be referred 
to Group No. 53 ; the remaining Provisions to be in- 
serted in a second Bill, and remain in Group No. 52 ; 
also, that the South Staffordshire (Showhill and 
Portobello Branch) Bill, be removed from Group 
No. 52, and be placed in Group No. 53.” 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Grand Junction Railway Company 
to make a Branch Line of Railway from Showhill 
to Portobello, and for amending the former Acts 
relating to the said Company: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Viscount Sandon do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The Order made upon the 25th day of February Ulverstone, 
last, for referring to the Committee of Selection the Furness and . 
Ulverstone, Furness and Lancaster and Carlisle eae ae : 

. . ° VAall~ 
Railway Bill, was read, and discharged. way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting more effectual Bury Water- 
Powers tor supplying with Water the Town of Bury, Works Bill. 
and the several Townships of Walmersley-cum-Shut- 
tleworth, Bury and Elton, all in the Parish of Bury, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Walker do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petition of His Grace Alex- Caledonian 
ander Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, which was are wan 
presented upon the 2d day of March last, taking“ “** ©" 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 


Caledonian Extension Railways Bill, and praying 


that he may be heard, by himself, bis counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of such Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 


| Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 


vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
443 The 





Forth and 
Clyde Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Kilmarnock 
and Troon 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(Dunfermline 
Branch) Bill. 


Dundee and 
Arbroath 

Railway Ex- 
tensions Bill 


Dundee and 
Perth Railway 
Bill. 


Gravesend and 
Milton Water- 
works Bill, 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Malton and 
Driffield Junc- 
tion Railway 


Bill. 


Northumber- 
land Docks 
Bill. 


Bronisgrove 
Improvement 
and Small Te- 
nements 


(No. 2.) Bul. 


Hartlepool 
Gas and Wa- 
terworks Bill. 


726 19° Mazz. A. 1846. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration! The House proceeded to take into consideration Rye and Der. 
the Report on the Forth and Clyde Junction Rail- the Report on the Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill ; — Drainage 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | ingrossed. 
be ingrossed. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration Carshalton 

Ordered, That the Report on the Kilmarnock and the Report on the Carshalton Rates Bill; and the Rates Bil. 
Troon Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Tuesday next. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Mr. Ewart reported from the Committee on London ang 





: - . ¢ y allwe | ion Croyd l. 
way (Dunfermline Branch) Bill; and the Amend- the London and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction Croydon Rail 


| Branch) Bill; That the several Documents required “2 (Thames 
ments were read, and agreed to. | ) ? ents required Junction 


oe awl by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April Branch) pit, 
oe That the ENR, with the Amendments, be | last, had been preduced before them, and verified 
ila by the Promoters. 


,; ” Ordered, That th i able. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration | an tat the Report do lie upon the Table 


the Report on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway ; , : ; 
Extensions Bill; and the Amendments were read, | The Charing Cross Bridge Bill was, according to nn Cross 
oil aie tn Order, read a second time ; and committed. ridge Bill. 
ai ag . ‘ ‘. ° il é 

And a Clause being offered to be added to the | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Bill; 7 | mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the | — 
Behect Pecunitios on Ghiatian Cedecs | Mr. Deedes reported the Monkland and Kirkin- Monkland ani 
™ _ tilloch Railway Bill, with Amendments. ee 
| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; “— 


, P ii ; 
The House proceeded to take into considera | and be printed. 


tion the Report on the Dundee and Perth Rail- | 


yay Bill; &lt; th 2 ts w read, and | : 
pee 4 a rae and the Amendments were read, | Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on the Kirkintilloc 
« D . 


_ | Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Railway Bill; That the and Kilsyth 
— Clams Going elinnd tobe ated to the oie promoting the same had informed the Com- Bay Bill 


Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the | Mittee that it was not their intention to proceed 
- ? 


sepa | with the said Bill. 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


; ; and be printed. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration | 


the Report on the Gravesend and Milton Water- 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on Lesmahagow, 
the Lesmahagow, Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral (alert and 
Junction Railway Bill; 'That the several Documents pe oo 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th day tion Railway 
of April last, had been produced before them, and Bill. 

| verified by the Promoters. 
Ordered, That the Report on the Chard Canal! Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Railway Bill be taken into consideration To- | 


TIGTIOW. | The House proceeded to take into consideration Scottish Cen- 


; bin ; ; the Report on the Scottish Central Railway (Denny ses 
An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the | Branch) Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and Branch) Bill 
Scarborough Branch of the York and North Mid-| goreed tv. 
land Railway, at Norton, near Malton, to the Brid- | ” Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
lington Branch of the Hull and Selby Railway, at | be incrossed. 
Great Driffield, with a Branch therefrom, was read | ” 


yar der 4g —_— | The House proceeded to take into consideration Soottish Ces 
Ordered, That Mt. Broadley do carry the Bill to | the Report on the Scottish Central Railway (Perth (ith ter 
ete : Y wut Termini and Stations) Bill; and the Amendments jyini and 
| were read, and agreed to. Stations) Bill. 
: ; ' ; And a Clause being offered to be added to the 
The House proceeded to take into consideration | Bij] ; 


the Report on the Northumberland Docks Bill; | Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | m 
inerossed. 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration —- 
the Report on the Scottish Central Railway (A(loa pony 
Branch) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Branch) Bill 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


| be ingrossed. 


The Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tene- 
ments (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Slamannaz 
The House proceeded to take into considera-|the Report on the Slamannan Railway ( Bathgate —— sail 
tion the Report on the Hartlepool Gas and Water-| and Jawcraig Branches) Bill; and the Amendments Lean 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | were read, and agreed to. Branches)Bi 
agreed to. Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
And an Amendment being proposed to be made | be ingrossed. 
to the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Amendment be referred; The House proceeded to take into consideration — 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. the Report on the Dunblane, Doune and Callander @3jander_ 


| 
| 
| Railway Railway 8 








Water 
Harbo 
(No. 2: 


Marqu 
Doneg 
Estate 


Vidge 
Dudde 
Estate 


Videar 
Estate 


Manch 
Bolton 
Bury ( 
Navige 
and R: 
Bill. 


Manel 
Bolton 
Bury | 
Navig: 
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Exten: 
Bill, 


Lanea 
and Y 
North 
Railw: 


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Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Waterford The Waterford Harbour (No. 2.) Bill, was read 
Harbour = a second time; and committed. | 
(No. 2.) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Marquis of Donegaill’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Marquis of 
Donegall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Vidgen’s (or Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

Dudderidge’s) on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

oe BS. Vidgen’s (or Dudderidge’s) Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 





Videan’s Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
istate Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of| 
Videan’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were ap-| 

licable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


Manchester, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
~&lt;a maa on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Sention the Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, for ad- | 


wd Railway ditional provision in the Manchester, Bolton and | 
Bill Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bill, and to 
whom the Petition of John Moore, Jacob Fletcher 
Fletcher, Thomas Mulliner and Jeseph Ramsden, | 
against the application, was referred; That the Stand- | 
ing Orders relative to Bills of the third class had | 
not been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | 
Committee on Standing Orders. | 


| 





Manchester, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 


Bolton and =&gt; on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the | 
os Petition of Harrison Blair, of Kersley, for additional | 


ad Railway provision in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal 
ixtensions Navigation and Railway Extensions Bill, and to | 
hil whom the Petition of John Moore, Jacob Fletcher | 
Fletcher, Thomas Mulliner and Joseph Ramsden, | 

against the application, was referred; That the Stand- | 

ing Orders relative to Bills of the second class had | 

not been complied with. | 

Ordered, Tiat the Report be referred to the Se- | 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

| 
| 

Lancashire | Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported from the Com- | 
orth Berra mittee on the Lancashire and Yorkshire North | 
Railway Bill. Eastern Railway Bill; That the several Documents 


19° Maii. 797 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Sophia Praed, the West Cornwall 

Mother and Guardian of William Bachwell Praed, Railway Bill. 
a Minor, and of the said William Backwell Praed ; 
—and, Henry Lewis Stephens, Esquire, of Treganna 
Castle, in the parish of Saint Ives, in the county 
of Cornwall, which were presented upon the 21st 
day of April last, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the West Cornwall Railway Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bil; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Reverend Peter Cornwall 
Frye Hony, of Southampton, in the county of South- Railway Bill. 
ampton, Clerk, L.L.D., which was presented upon the 
25th day of March last, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himseif, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Curtis's Divorce Bill was read the first time, and Curtis's 
ordered to be read a second time. Divorce Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition for leave to bring in Carlow Exten- 
the Carlow Extension Railway Bill, which was pre- sion Railway. 
sented upon the 6th day of February last, be with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That the Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill be withdrawn. and Kilsyth 

Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Kendal Union Gas and Water Kendal Union 


Bill be read the third time To-morrow. Gas and 


Water Bill. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for enabling the Gana Junc- 
Grand Junction Railway Company to make a Branch tion Railway 
Line of Railway from Showhill to Portobello Branch ; Showhill and 
and for amending the former Acts relating to the Boaneh) Bil 
said Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Lancashire Water- Sclection. 
works Bill and the Heywood Waterworks Bill to the 
same Committee. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee gtanaing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Harrogate yarrogate Gas 
Gas (No. 2.) Bill, Amendments on consideration of (No. 2.) Bill. 
Report, the Amendments are of such a nature as 


required by the Order of the House of the 30th day | pot to be adopted by the House without the re- 


of April last, had been produced before them, and | 
verified by the Promoters. | 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 


Railway Bills 


. Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 13, | 
(Group 13.) 


of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. | 
an e- Ordered, That the Petition of George Pollok, of 
md Statute Lthindmuir, and William Pollok, of Rhinds, in the | 
labour Bill, county of Lanark, which was presented upon the 
22d day of April last, praying that they may be | 
heard, by their counsel, against certain parts of the | 
Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour | 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by their counsel, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
VoL. 101. 


commitment of the Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Caledonian Caledonian 
Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Petition Railway 
for additional Provision, the Standing Orders ought (Glseow Ter- 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted Branches) 
to introduce such additional Provision, if the Com- Bill. 
mittee on the Bill shall think fit. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Darwen parwen 
Waterworks Petition for additional Provision, the Waterworks 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, Bil. 


4, Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk Rail- Norfolk Rail- 
way Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches) W@y oe ord 
(No. 2.) Petition for leave to present a Petition for poy ae “nen 
a Bill, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- Branches) 
pensed with. (No. 2.) 

The second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


424 Ordered, 


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728 19° Mazz. A. 1846. 


MarrogateGas Ordered, That the Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) Bill, pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
(No. 2.) Bil he re-committed to the former Committee :—And | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday | 
a rn . on , | Petitions from Bath (two Petitions) ;—and, Bir- Bristol and 
_mingham; praying that the Bristol and Birming- paeeetam 
Rating of Te- The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- | ham Railway (Bath Line) Bill may pass into a law, Line) Bat ath 
nements Bill. nesday the 3rd day of June next, the Rating of ;—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
Tenements Bill, was read,and discharged. | the Table. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon a . 
Wednesday the 10th day of June next. Petitions from Bridgeton ;—Pollokshaws (Pro- Glasgow Mu. 
| vost) ;—and, Glasgow; praying that the Glasgow i 
Leave of Ordered, That Viscount Clements have leave of Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill may pass Pabour Bill 
Absence. absence for a fortnight, on urgent business. into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordere 
” to lie upon the Table. 


Foreign Silk, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, A " ; a sili 
Woollen, &amp;c. a Return of all the Foreign Silk, Woollen and Cot-| _ Petitions from ia ag = a 12 Ram ane - 
ton Manufactures ; also, of all the Foreign China, | sey = ply Patani waders tale ag a hia 
Sculpture and Paintings, which have been imported |!" that the 4 orfolk Es cc pt he glee BE snl goengen 
into the Port of London, from the 5th day of Fe- law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
bruary to the 5th day of May 1846. upon the Table. 


County Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | Petitions — er Mba “eo — — 
Treasurers. to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | _—_ ew ims aan rg Tic hl a h F/ te Bit 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, | %94@ 3 — Manchester ;-— olin j s. if on 7. or 
Abstracts of the Accounts of the several County | “P0"-Medlock a Rr : - A ae — 
Treasurers in England and Wales for the years | {olden ;—Thomas “ _ i Be phages a 
ending Michaelmas 1844 and Michaelmas 1845 | 204, Hulme; praying that the Lancashire — 
(in similar form to the Return to the Address pre- | works Bill may — ot. ee — , 
sented and ordered to be printed by the House of | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Commons 28th May 1845). | mu 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | A Petition of Magistrates and Council of the Glasgow and 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are royal burgh of Ayr, Scotland, praying that the Railway Bae 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill may pass , 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
Designs Re- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | *° lie upon the Table. 
gistration.. 4 Return showing the Branches of Manufacture . : 
for which Designs have been registered under the} | A Petition of Coal-owners and Owners of ship- London and 
Act for the Registration Designs; the Number of ping engaged in the coal trade of the port of Sun- Sua is 
Designs for each Branch of Manufacture registered | derland and its vicinity, praying that the London *“!vay Bil 
in each year from the passing of the Act in 1839 to | and South Essex Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
the 1st day of May 1846, distinguishing, where | was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
possible, the Towns where such Designs were pro- | the Table. 
duced; the Sums paid for such Registration in | 
each year from the passing of the Act in 1839 
to the 1st day of May 1846, distinguishing the | 
Amount paid for Designs in each Branch of Ma- 
nufactures. 





Three Petitions from Boston, praying that the Black Sluice 
Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill may Drainage and 


_pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and — 
‘ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Viscount Jocelyn presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of further Papers respecting the 
late Hostilities on the north-western Frontier of 
India; and the conclusion of Treaties with the 
Maharajah Dhuleep Sing, of Lahore, and the Ma- 
harajah Golab Sing, of Jummoo. 


7 = That the said Paper do lie upon the | Fdmund’s aforesaid, and Owners and Occupiers of 
able. 


| property in and in the neighbourhcod of the same 

" ' : town; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

Legal Quays _ Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported the Legal | selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
(London) Bill. Quays( London) Bill, with Amendments. " 7 


; of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. ork am to Ely with a Branch therefrom) Bill,— 


_ | were presented, and read. 
Ayrshireand A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of! And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
Galloway | the royal burgh of Ayr, praying that the Ayrshire | to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
Railway Bill 3 ie ee. : | : ’ 
and Galloway Railway Bill may pass into a law, heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon | their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
the Ta | 


ble. in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Ipswich and 
of Bury Saint Edmund’s, in the county of Suffolk; Bury Saint 
——and, Sir John Walsham, of Bury Saint Ed- Hallway (Er 
mund’s, in the county ot Suffolk, Baronet, Patrick tension to Ely. 
Macintyre, of Bury Saint Edmunda’s aforesaid, Gen- with a Branct 


tleman, and Inhabitants of the town of Bury Saint — 





Buckingham- | A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Wins- 
shire Railway low, Waddesdon, Quainton, North Marston, Grand- 
ye borough and neighbourhood, praying that the Buch- 
°  taghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbury) Bill may 
pass into law, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Janson, of Farfield, in the Lancashire 
| parish of Addingham, in the West Riding of the eh ges 
| county of York, Gentleman, praying that he may Railway Bil 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire North 
| Eastern Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Taw Vale Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of land on Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 


Railway Ex- the line (two Petitions) ;—Crediton;—Combmartin; by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
tension Bill. __ Byaunton 3;— Exeter ;—and, Ilfracombe; praying if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
that the Zaw Vale Railway Extension Bill may | Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition 





Warwi 
and Lo! 
failwa, 
(Hamp' 
Banbur 
Line) E 


liverpe 
Bury R 
Bill. 


Camp 
Harbou 
terworl 
ing, Lis 
and Wi 
Bill. 


Derbys 
Staffor 
and W 
tershir 
tion Ri 
Bill. 


Manch 


ampto1 
way B 


id 
ion 


d 
2.4 


ill. 


ce 
and 


re 
sshire 
aster. 


Bill. 


Warwickshire 
gad London 


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A Petition of the Reverend William Field, of 
Leam, in the borough of Warwick, praying that he 


eampton and May be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 


bury 
ine) Bill. 


liverpool and 
pary Railway 
Bill. 


Campbeltown 
Harbour, Wa- 
tarworks, Pave 
ing, Lighting 
ad Watching 
Bill. 


Derbyshire, 
Staffordshire 
aud Worces- 
tershire June- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Manchester 
and South- 
ampton Rail- 
way Bill, 


against certain parts of the Warwickshire and Lon- 
don Railway (Hampton and Banbury Line) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himse!f, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Peittion of David Stewart Galbreath, Esquire, 
of Macrihanish and Dromore, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Campbeltown Harbour Water- 
works, Paving, Lighting and Watching Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Honourable Robert Curzon, of 
Hagley Park, in the parish of Rugeley, in the 
county of Stafford; and, Company of Proprie- 
tors of the Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Derby- 
shire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of Charles Marett, of the parish of 
Saint Michael, in the town and county of the town 
of Southampton, Gentleman ; Southampton and 
Dorchester Railway Company ;—— Thomas Vilett 
and others, Landowners on the line of the proposed 
Manchester and Southampton Railway ; Samuel 
Jellicoe and Edward Horne, Landowners whose 
properties are affected by the line of Railway therein- 
after mentioned ; James Bovill, of the town of 
Southampton, Esquire ; —— London and South 
Western Railway Company ; Farmers and 
Flockmasters in the counties of Dorset and Somerset, 
and others ; Provost and Scholars of the King’s 
College of the Blessed Mary and Saint Nicholas, of 
Cambridge, and Samuel Canning, of Ogbourne Saint 
George, in the county of Wilts, Gentleman ;—Sir 
John Wright Guise, of Rendcombe Park, in the 
county of Gloucester, Baronet, Jane Master of The 
Abbey, Cirencester, and Henry Elwes, of Coles- 
bourne, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire ; 
William Henry Roe, of the town and county of the 
town of Southampton, Builder ;——and, William 
Henry Moberley, of the town and county of the town 
of Southampton, Attorney-at-law and. Solicitor ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill,—- 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

Vou. 101. 























19° Maii. 729 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Oldham, Man- 
of the borough of Manchester, praying that they may chester, Liver- 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, ete val 
against certain parts of the Oldham, Manchester, tion Railway 
Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill, Bill. 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be refered to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour ‘of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Jones, of Bellan-place, in North Wales 
the parish of Ruabon, in the county of Denbigh, Mineral Rail- 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, ¥2Y (Pevia- 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Branches) Bill. 
North Wales Mineral Railway (Deviation and 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Charles Le Grange, and others, Irish Great 
Shareholders and Members of the Company of the bia Rail- 
Undertakers of the Grand Canal, Ireland ; —— re 
Company of Undertakers of the Grand Canal, Jre- 
iand ; Sir Richard Levinge, of Knockdrin Castle, 
in the county of Westmeath, Baronet ; and, Sub- 
scribers of the Deed of Contract, and Holders of 
Scrip shares of and in the Railway Company there- 
inafter mentioned ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Jrish Great Western Railway,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 








Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Lancaster and 
bourhood of Preston; and, the Right honour- Preston Junc- 
able James Alexander Earl of Balcarres, and others, pe aettied 
Inhabitants of Wigan, and of the neighbouring coal 
district; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Zancasterand Preston Junction Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





A Petition of Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, Manchester 
one of the Members of the House, praying that the 2nd Poole 
Manchester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, Salis- ion | ——- 
bury and Poole) Bill may not pass into a law, as it bury and 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred Poole) Bill. 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of John Brymer, of Burgate House, 
in the parish of Fordingbridge, in the county of 
Southampton, Esquire; —— G. P. Jervoise, and 
others, Owners of land on the intended line of Rail- 
way thereinafter mentioned ;——-George Matcham, 
and others, Owners of lands on the intended line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; Southamp- 
ton and Dorchester Railway Company ;——London 
and South Western Railway Company ;——Jacob 
Pleydell Bouverie Viscount Folkestone, of Long- 
ford Castle, in the county of Wilts; John Co- 











dA ventry, 


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$ 
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Corresponding 
Societies and 


Lecture 
Rooms Bill. 


Education 
(Wales. ) 


Lighthouses, 
&amp;e. 


Capital 
Punishment. 


Poor Law, 
Officers. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Free Church 
(Scotland. ) 


730 


ventry, Esquire ; and, J. Assheton Smith, and 
others, Owners or Lessees of land on the line of 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


A Petition of Joseph Hodgson, ¥.x.s., President 
of the Birmingham Philosophical Institution, pray- 
ing that the Corresponding Societies and Lecture 
Rooms Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presteign ;—and Cardigan ; pray- 
ing the House to devise and provide effectual means 
for the mental, moral, religious and industrial 
training of the children of the poor in the Principa- 
lity of Wales,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce of Green- 
ock, praying the House so to regulate the Customs 
duties levied on Sugar as to admit of foreign 
grown Sugar at the same rate of duties, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Greenock ;—and, Robert Matthew, 
Manager of Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company ; 
praying the House to carry into effect the recom- 
mendations of the Select Committee of the last 
Session on Lighthouses, &amp;c.—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Religious So- 
ciety of Friends, and others of their persuasion, 
residing in and near Southampton, praying the 
House immediately and totally to abolish Capital 
Punishments, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Officers of the Blofield Union, 
praying that provision may be made for the super- 
annuation of all Poor Law Officers who shall have 
faithfully discharged their duties for several years 
and then become incapacitated for further service ; 
and that the fund for such superannuation be raised 
by the reduction of a per-centage out of all Poor 
Law Officers’ salaries, and be under the sanction of 
Parliament, the control of Government and the ma- 
nagement of the Poor Law Commissioners, was 


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


Petitions from Deanery of Trigg Major (Dean 
Rural) ;—Deanery of Powder ;—Rural Deanery of 
Amesbury ;—and, Albrighton; praying the House 
to take into consideration, with a view to its 
enactment, any Bill that may be introduced for 
preventing the union of the sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor ; and to adopt measures for the imme- 
diate erection of Manchester into a Bishop’s see,— 
were presented, and ead; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;— Glasgow (Lord Pro- 
vost) ;—Presbytery of Saint Andrews (Moderator) ; 
— Elie ;—Robert Craig ;—Pathead ;— Dysart ;— 
Carmoustie ; — Paisley; — Brechin (Provost) ;— 
Wanlock Head ;—Deem ;—Presbytery of Elgin and 
Aberlour ;— Edinburgh (Ten Petitions);—Spenchen ; 
— Wigtown ;— Provincial Synod of Galloway ;— 


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A. 1846. 


Synod of Merse and Teviotdale (Moderator) ;— 
George Mackay ;— Ochiltree ;— Glassford ;—Stron- 
han ;—Ballachlulin and Glencoe ;—Clackmannan ; 
— Brechin ;—Dunkeld Presbytery (Moderator and 
Clerk) ; — Cannonbie; — Newhills ; — Bothwell ;— 
Monikie ;— Bohann;—Thomas Hislop ;— Beith ;— 
Glasgow ;—Arberlot ;— Arbroath ;— Glass ;— Dun- 
can Clarke ;—Nairn ;—Torosay ;—Provincial Sy- 
nod of Aberdeen (Moderator) ;—Thomas Waters 
and Robt. Lang ;—Braes of Cromar and Coldston ; 
— Garioch (Two Petitions) ;—John Tullock ;— 
William Logan ;— Charles Stewart ;— William Gil- 
lespie ;—Glasgow ;—Kilmuir Wester and Suddy or 
Knockbain ;—Paisley ;—John Garson and Adom 
White ;— Alexander Grierson ;— Fordun ;—Ler- 
wick ;—Barr ;—Gordon ;—United Presbytery of 
Elgin and Aberdeen ;—Perth (Two Petitions) ;— 
Kiltarlity ;—Inverury ;—Killean and Kilkenzie ; 
—Stromness ; — Leven ;— East Linton ; — Porto- 
bello ;—Closeburn ;—Saint Cyrus ;—Slamannan ; 
— Killearn ; — William Robertson ; — Monkton ; 
—Callander ; — Strathmegh ; — Stirling ; — Kil- 
muir ;— John Henry ; — Holytown ;— Cupar ;— 
Dublin; — Aberfeldy ;— Ballater ;— Kettle and 
Cults ;—Cluny ;— West Bridge and Links of Kirk- 
aldy ;—Keigh Tough ;—Craig ;—Creech ;—Dun- 
nichen ;—Laing ;—Daniel Cormick (Moderator) ; 
—A. McGilvray ;—Gilbert Johnson ;—Moorkirk ; 
-—Joseph Thorburn ;—-Alexander Cumming ;—Find- 
lay Macpherson ;—Aberdeen ;—Balfron ; — Plus- 
carden ;— Peterhead ;— Comrie ;— Resolus ;—Dun- 
ning ;— William Wilson ; — Botrophine ;— New- 
thorne ;—Meigle ;— Oyne ;—Daiguise and Strath- 
band ; — Lochlee ;— Garmouth and Kingston ;— 
Braemar ;—Madderty ;— Wemyss ;—Blairdaff ;— 
Blackford ; — Knockands ; — Kirkmahoe ; — Fort 
William ;—Vale of Leven ;—Eyemouth ;—Patrick 
Church ;—Stricken ;—John Thomson ;—Maybole ; 
— Montrose ; — Durness ;— and, Kirkcudbright; 
stating that many congregations of professing 
christians are prevented from building churches, 
by the refusal of the proprietors of lands to grant 
sites in any suitable places, or on any terms, for that 
purpose ; and praying the House to devise means 
for enabling such congregations to rent or purchase 
ground, on reasonable conditions, for the erection of 
buildings for the worship of God ; and to pass a Bill 
for compensating proprietors and securing accom- 
modation to congregations in such circumstances,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Boston ;— Nuneaton and Chilvers Roman Catho- 
Coton ;—Heythorp ;—Birmingham ;—and, Bury ; lic Relief Bil 


praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sherburn;—and, Crawcrook; pray- Lunatics Acs 


ing for the repeal or alteration of the Lunatics Act, 
and, the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lowestoft ;— Ipswich ;—Synod of Lord’s Day. 


Angus and Mearns (Moderator) ;— and, Joseph 
Thorburn; praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing and enforcing the due observance of 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Somers Town ;— Stratford ;— Lam- Factories bil 


beth ;—Islington ; — Physicians and Surgeons ;— 
and, William Wilson; praying that the Factories 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Winkfield, re- Poor Lav. 


lative to the Poor Law, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 
Ordered, 





Clotw 
Dobbi 


Disch 
Prisol 


Place 
Wors 
Sites 
land) 


Dutit 


Quar 
Laws 


Bric 


(Wi 
Roc 






Clotworthy 
Dobbin Devitt. 


Discharged 
Prisoners. 


Places of 
Worship, &amp;c., 
Sites (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Quarantine 
Laws. 


Bridport 
Election 

(William 
Rockett.) 


Catho- 
f Bill. 


$ Acts. 


Day. 


es Bill 


Bridport 
Election 

(William 
Rockett.) 


AW. 


9 VicToRiz. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Clotworthy Dobbin 
Devitt, for inquiry into his case, which was pre- 
sented upon the 10th day of March last, be printed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Birmingham, in the county of 
Warwick, praying the House to reconsider and amend 
the system of criminal law, so far as relates to ju- 
venile offenders, by the institution of houses of 
refuge at which criminals of various ages discharged 
from prison without money, with injured character 
and without home or friends, might obtain by honest 
labour a temporary support, and imbibe principles 
of morality and religion, the effect of which would 
warrant their fellow subjects in sanctioning their 
re-admission among them, and providing them with 
situations ; and to urge upon Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment the carrying out of the measures which | 
may perfect the wishes of the Petitioners, was | 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to | 


enable Christian Congregations in Scotland to obtain | 
Sites for Places of Worship, Manses and School- 
houses: And that Mr. Fox Maule and Sir Andrew | 
Leith Hay do prepare, and bring it in. | 

The ingrossed Bill to alter certain Duties of 
Customs was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to | 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to | 
give directions that such Copies of the Correspond- | 
ence or Extracts on the subject of the Quarantine | 
Laws, as has taken place with Foreign Governments | 
since the last Returns to Parliament, be laid on the 
Table of this House; and that this House will see. 
with pleasure such relaxations in the existing | 
system as may be compatible with a due regard to. 
the Public Health, and the general interests of the | 
nation. | 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That William Rockett have leave to state 
his case at the bar of this House, with reference to 
the Bridport Election ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ the Petition of William Rockett be referred to a 
*“* Select Committee, which shall be appointed to 
“‘ inquire into all the circumstances under which 
Joseph Welch gave evidence before the Select 
Committee on the Bridport Election Petition, 
that William Rockett voted for Mr. Romilly, and 
whether any compromise or arrangement was 
entered into by the parties to the Petition, their 
counsel or agents, to prevent the disclosure of 
bribery or treating; and also, whether and to 
what extent bribery and treating were practised 
at the last Election for the Borough of Bridport,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment and Motion were, 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


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A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Petition of William Rockett 
be referred to a Select Committee, which shall 
be appointed to in 

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quire into all the circumstances 





9° Marz. 


731 


under which Joseph Welch gave evidence before 
the Select Committee on the Bridport Election Pe- 
tition, that William Rockett voted for Mr. Romilly, 
and whether any compromise or arrangement was 
entered into, to prevent the disclosure of bribery or 
treating ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Romilly,” 
to the end of the Question. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, ~ pcan 1 } 47. 
Tellers for the Noes, ty Orie: ; } 47. 


And the numbers being equal, Mr. Speaker said, 
That as the House had no better means of forming 
a judgment upon the Question than the Election 
Committee, who had already declined to entertain 
it, and as it would still be open to any Elector of 
the Borough, under the provisions of the Act 5 and 6 
Vic., c. 102, to present a Petition to the House, 
praying that a Committee, having power to examine 
upon oath, might be appointed to investigate the 
subject of Bribery and Compromise, he therefore 
declared himself with the Noes. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the Question, as amended, being proposed, 
That the Petition of William Rockett be referred to 
a Select Committee, which shall be appointed to 
inquire into all the circumstances under which 
Joseph Welch gave evidence before the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bridport Election Petition, that Wil- 
liam Rockett voted for Mr. Romilly :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Thurs- 
day next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Greenwich 
Copies of any Correspondence between the Board Park. 


of Admiralty, the Admiralty Hydrographer, and 
any other Officers of or connected with the Admi- 


,ralty since January 1834, referring directly or in- 


directly to any Railroad gry tee Greenwich 
Park, within one mile of the Royal Observatory ; 
also, Copies of any Reports or Communications 
made by the Astronomer Royal, or by any Com- 
mittee, or any Private Individual, to the Board of 
Admiralty, or to the Admiralty Hydrographer, on 
the probable effects of any Railroad passing within 
one mile of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich : 
—And, of any Reports made to the Admiralty, 
Admiralty Hydrographer, or other Officers of the 
Admiralty, by the Astronomer Royal, by any 
Committee, or any Private Individual, on the 
subject of Experiments made for the purpose of 
ascertaining the probable effects of any Railroad 
passing within one mile of the Royal Observatory 
at Greenwich. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Reports made by any Engineer or 
Officer on the propriety of a Railroad passing the 
| River Mersey, by a Viaduct at Runcorn, to the Lords 
of the Admiralty, and to the Conservators of that 
| River, since the 1st day of January 1844 :—Also, 

of any Permission given by the Lords of the Admi- 
| ralty and Conservators of the River Mersey, to any 
Company to erect a Viaduct or Viaducts for the 


crossing of the said River by any Railroad. 





Ordered, That Sir Denham Norreys be added to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
' Returns of the Names of the several Parishes and 
extra- 


5A 2 





River Mersey. 


Private Bills. 


Cambridge 
Borough. 


Railway Com- 
panies Disso- 
lution Bill, 


Superintend- 
ent of Con- 
victs Bill. 


Viscount Har- 
dinge’s An- 
nuity (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Viscount 
Iardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 


732 


extra-parochial Places within the Borough of 
Cambridge ; the Amount of Poor, Borough, Police 
and Gaol Rates levied therein since 1825, distin- 
guishing the Amount of each Rate, and the Annual 
proportion contributed by each Parish: and Place: 
—Of the Names of the several Places claiming to 
be extra-parochial within the Borough of Cambridge, 
distinguishing the proportion thereof, and_ also 
buildings from land (if any) rated to the Poor, 
Borough, Police and Gaol Rates, or either of them, 
and if so, which and to what Annual Amount, since 
1825, the Number of Occupiers thereof, and the 
Value of such portions as do not contribute to such 
Rates or either of them :— Of the Names of the 
several Places claiming to be extra-parochial and 
Bodies Corporate within the Borough of Cambridge, 
not contributing to the Poor, Borough, Police and 
Gaol Rates, or either of them, from whom any sum 
or sums of Money have been received since the year 
1825, by the Officers of the several Parishes situate 
therein, distinguishing the Annual Amount, and 
from whom received, by each Parish, and the Name 
of the Fund to which the same has been applied :— 
Of the Number of Persons who, since the year 
1825, have claimed to be settled in some one of the 
Parishes, in the Borough of Cambridge, by hiring 
and service in such Places, claiming to be extra- 
parochial, and who have received parochial relief, 
distinguishing the Parish administering the same, 
and the Annual Amount thereof:—And, of the 
Annual Expense of the Police in the Borough of 
Cambridge, including clothing, the Rent of the 
Police Station, and all other sums connected with 
its Establishment and Maintenance since the passing 
of the Act for regulating Municipal Corporations in 
England ; the Number of Committals to the Gaol 
of the said Borough for the like period, the Num- 
ber of Summary and other Convictions and Ac- 
quittals for every Offence within its jurisdiction ; 
the Amount paid for the prosecutions or hearings 
thereof, the Parish or extra-parochial Place wherein 
such Offences were committed, and what proportion 
uch extra-parochial Place contributed towards the 
Expense of such prosecution or hearing :—And, a 
Copy of any Order made by the Recorder of the 
Borough of Cambridgeon Prosecutions at Sessions 
for Offences committed within Places claiming to 
be extra-parochial therein, and the Annual Amount, 
since the year 1825, allowed to any person residing 
herein, or connected therewith, for such Prosecu- 
tions ; distinguishing the Fund from which such 
Allowances were paid. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Companies 
Dissolution Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
intoaCommittee upon Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity 
(No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and,Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed, and read the | 


third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported Viscount Hardinge’s Annuity 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 





19° Maii. 





A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported Lord Gough’s Annuity Bill ; Lord Gough's 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Annuity Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Explosive Substances Explosivesup. 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed St@nces Bill. 
to. 

A Clause (Justices to issue a warrant to search 
for Powder made contrary to this Act,) was twice 
read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (Constables may apprehend per- 
sons suspected in the night,) was twice read; and 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (Offences under this Act not to 
be tried at Quarter Sessions,) was twice read ; and 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (No person to be detained after 
ten of the clock in the forenoon, unless he be then 
brought before a Justice,) was twice read ; and made 
part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Rail 
Gau 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to an Ad- New Zealand. 
dress to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of further 
Correspondence between Lord Stanley and Governor 
FitzRoy, and Lieutenant Governor Grey, relative to 
New Zealand. 

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


Mr. Pusey reported from the Committee on north of 
the North of Norfolk Railway Bill, That the several Norfolk Rail- 
Documents required by the Order of the House of ¥#Y Bill. 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Her 


Mr. Pusey reported from the Committee on 
the East kes and Norwich Railway Bill, That and Norwich 
the several Documents required by the Order of Railway Bill 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Com- picpum, 
mittee on the Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Clitheroe and 
Western Junction Railway Bill; That the several North West 
Documents required by the Order of the House of Riijway Bill 


the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 


them, and verified by the Promoters. Ex 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 7 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the porth and Di 
Perth and Inverness Railway Bill; That the se- Inverness 6 
veral Documents required by the Order of the Railway Bill | 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- R 
moters. 8€ 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Sir John Hanmer reported from the Committee on painburgh 
the Edinburgh Waterworks Bill, and the Edinburgh Waterworks 
and Leith Waterworks Bill; That they had agreed Bill; and, 
. . ° . = Edinburgh 
to submit the following special circumstances to j 14 teith 
the House; That having heard the opening state- Waterworks 
ment of the counsel on the Edinburgh Waterworks Bill. 
Bill, they find that an arrangement to which the 
Promoters of both Bills and the Town Council 
of Edinburgh were Parties, has been for some time 
in progress for the porpose of placing under a C 


public trust the supply of the city of Edinburgh 
and town of Leith with Water, the prupriety of 
which 








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il. 

sub- 
Railway 
Gauge. 

nd. 

I. 
Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 

am 

h 

ll. 

nd 

i Annuities. 

nm 

il. No. 329, 
Exchequer 
Bills (Public 
Works.) 

No. 330. 

Distress 
(Scotland.) 

IL. 

No. 331. 

Railway Pas- 


sengers Duty. 


9 VicToRIzZ. 


which arrangement was pressed upon the Com- | 
mittee by the Promoters of the Edinburgh and 
Leith Waterworks Bill, and was not disputed by 
the Promoters of the Edinburgh Waterworks Bill, 
the Committee being informed that the only point 
remaining for adjustment was the nature and 
amount of the security to be provided fora divi- 
dend of four-and-a-half per cent. on the stock of 
the existing Company; under these circumstances 
the Committee would not have been prepared, even 
if the evidence adduced by the Edinburgh Water- 
works Company had fully supported the statements 
of their counsel, to report to the House in favour 
of their Bill; but they are of opinion, and beg 
leave to report, that the consideration of both 
Bills should be suspended, in order to afford oppor- 
tunity for the introduction of a Bill to effect the 


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desirable object of supplying those important towns 
with Water by means of a public trust; and they 
also recommend that every facility consistent with 
the forms of the House should be given to such a 
Bill during the present Session. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Five Petitions of Passengers travelling between 





733 

An ingrossed Bill to empower the Eastern Union Eastern Union 
Railway Company to complete the Eastern Union Cardieich , 
Railway from the Junction thereof with the Line of Colchester). 
the Eastern Counties Railway at Ardleigh to Col- Bill. 
chester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Major Beresford do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of William Fothergill Cooke, of Eliot Bain’s Patents 
House, Blackheath, in the county of Kent, Esquire, Assignment. 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for Bain’s Patents 
Assignment Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order made upon the 13th day of March London, 
last, for referring to the Committee of Selection the Bristol and 
London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway etre Rail. 
Bill, was read, and discharged. way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 





Birmingham and Bristol by Railway, stating that 
when they arrived at Gloucester they were com- 

elled, owing to the change in the width of the 
rails (which the Petitioners believe is called break 
of Gauge), to remove from one carriage into another ; 
and praying the House not to permit a difference in 
the width of the rails to be established in any other 
part of the kingdom, but to remedy the evil at 
Gloucester, and to give effect to the recommenda- 
tions of Her Majesty’s Commissioners, and establish 
an uniform Gauge,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Jevons and William P. 
Freme, Devisees in Trust of and Parties beneficially 
interested in the estate of John Roden Freme, 
Esquire, late of Toxteth Park, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Herculaneum Docks Bill, was presented, and 

ead. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Exchequer 
Bills (Public Works), which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Distress 
(Scotland), which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway 
Passengers Duty, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Railways. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 20° die Maii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


Committees, OF DERED, That all Committees have leave 





to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 
Vou. 101. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newcastle- 
the Report on the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improve- eis 
Bill mprovement 
ment Dull. Bil 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bristol 

the Report on the Bristol Waterworks Bill; and Waterworks 
Bill. 

the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Com- Somersetshire 
mittee on Group No. 18, of Railway Bills, to whom }idland | 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the“ ™"Y ~" 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Somersetshire Midland Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations contained in the preamble of the Bill, 
but the same had not been proved to their satis- 
faction. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 
the Report on the Manchester Markets Bill ; and Markets Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Oxford, 
in the last Session of Parliament, before the Com- be na ed and 
mittee on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhamp- ton Railway s 
ton Railway Bill, and the Oxford and Rugby Rail- and, Oxford 
way Bill, and the Reports on such Bills, be referred ae hee 
to the Committee on Group No. 31, of Railway (g43) 


Bills. 


Mr. Hope reported from the Committee on Caledonian 
Group No. 8, of Railway Bills, to whom several oe . 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ON oon 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Cale- ; 
donian Railway (Midlothian Branches) Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also seal counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 





5643 the 





734 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and he printed. 


\ 


Edinburgh 
and Peebles 


: : ; ye d. 
Railway Bill. Railway (re-committed) Bill, with other Amen 


ments. : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


20° Mazz. 


A. 1846, 


ment proposed to be made on the Third Reading 
of the Lincoln Waterworks Bill, of which notice 
has been given in the Private Bill Office, the said 
Amendment being merely verbal. 


| Ordered, That the Grand Junction Railway Grand Juno. 


Mr. H — se Peebles | (Showhill and Portobello Branch) Bill be permitted tion Railway 
rT ope repor e 


to be read a second time To-morrow, although no (Showhill and 


: : Portobell 
Breviate shall have been laid on the Table. Branch) Bill, 


The Order made upon the 16th day of March Tring, Reading 
last, for referring to the Committee of Selection the ae 
Tring, Reading and Basingstoke Railway (Tring (trae 


(Tring to 





Places of Wor- Mr. Fox Maule presented a Bill to enable 
—_ &amp;c., Site’ Christian Congregations in Scotland to obtain Sites 
— for Places of Worship, Manses and School Houses: 


No. 332. 


: | 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered | : , ( : C 
to be read a second time upon W ednesday the 10th | Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, was, Carlisle, and 


to Saunderton) Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Saunderton ) 
Bill. , 


| 


The Lancaster and Carlisle, and Lancaster and Lancaster and 


: : Lancaste 
day of June next ; and to be printed. | according to Order, read a second time ; and com= pretey fon 


| mitted. 


| 
{ 
Bridgewater } 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
and Taunton 


-* ton on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills; That in the | 
pf Sar cay Y case of the Bridgewater and Taunton Canal Rail- | 
Bill. way and Harbour Bill, they had examined the | 

allegations contained in the preamble of the Bill, 
but the same had not been proved to their satis- 
faction. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the | 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to| 
sit, and proceed, upon Friday next, at One of the | 
clock. 

| 
| Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee | 

a ltaoe on Group No. 19, of Railway Bills; That in the | 
kerne Branch) case of the Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne | 
Bill. Branch) Bill, they had examined the allegations | 

contained in the preamble of the Bill, but the same | 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the | 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, | 

and proceed, upon Friday next. 


Bristol and 


| 
North British An ingrossed Bill to empower the North British | 
Mtewik Railway Company to construct certain Branch | 
Branches) Bill. Railways in connection with the Hawick Branch of | 
the North British Railway, was, according to| 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to | 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


{ 

The Order of the day being read, for taking into | 
consideration the Report on the Chard Canal Rail-| 
way Bill; | 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into con-! 
sideration To-morrow. 


Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Preston Junc- 
tion Railways 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — 
mittee of Selection. a 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third Kendal Union 
Reading of the Kendal Union Gas and Water Bill ; Gas and Water 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time —_ 
upon Monday next. 


The House proceeded to ‘take into consideration 
the Report. on the Leith Paving Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. 


Leith Paving 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Buck Lloyd, Liverpool 
ot Liverpool, Gentleman, which was presented upon Improvement 
the 7th day of this instant May, praying that he Bi 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Improvement 
Bill, be withdrawn. 


A Petition of John Taylor Gordon, of Blackhouse, glasgow and 
in the county of Ayr, Esquire, complaining that Belfast Union 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the Railway Bil. 
Petition for additional provision in the Glasgow 
and Belfast Union Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that instruction may not be 


| given to the Committee to introduce such additional 


matter into the said Bill, and that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Proprietors in Charing Cross 
the Charing Cross Bridge Company, which was Bridge Bill 
presented upon the 26th day of March last, 


| praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
| their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | — Cross bee ae Rs referred to the 
Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereham, Wells and | rae en He ac wo bese gan eae — 
Blak Branc ill; ‘ ! inauired | DY “hemseives, S gents, upon their 
aheney Branch) Bill; That they had inquired | Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard in 


Norfolk Rail- 
way Extension 
(Derenam, 
Wells, and 
Blakeney into the several matters required by the Standing | a : we 
Branch) Bill. Oy ders on Railway Bills ; and «te, Pe Committee | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found | re ’ 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, | Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for Birmingham, 
and made Amendments thereunto. /repairing and improving certain Roads in the Wolverhasnp- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; Counties of Staff ord and Salop, leading to and from Valley Rail 
and be printed. the Town of Wolverhampton, in the County of Staf- way (Birming- 
ford ;——Trustees for executing the Act for improv- —_ hope 
its : eae ° ae ° F on 
Birkenhead Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | "8 ont et se ents oe Countios Dudley Lines) 
—' Debts Birkenhead Small Debts Bill; That they had ex- | Pd oa © arwerh, Staff _ ane Set oes 
= amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the yd a eo Pt ana as ig and 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill,| Ty). 9”, satrict ;——-and, Matert Lucas Chanes, 
sel cntlia, Mimebenicits Catiininte 5 William Chance, James Timmins Chance, and Robert 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. Sauces Coenen, the younger, of Stmetiwick, im the 
county of Stafford, Glass Manufacturers ; praying 


- that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
— Ordered, That the Standing Order of the House, | against certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolver- 


Bill. No. 121, be suspended in the case of the Amend- | hampton and Stour Valley Railway (Birmingham, 
| Wolverhampton 








Bin 
Wo 
ton 
Val 
way 
Val 
Bill 


Liv 
Bu 








Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and Stour 
Valley Rail- 
way (Stour 
Valley Line) 
Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway 
Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
(Oldham 
Branch) Bill. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 


South Staf- 
fordshire 
Junction Rail- 
way, with 
Branches 

(No, 1.) Bill. 


9 Vicroriz. 





Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Robert Lucas Chance, William 
Chance, James Timmins Chance, and Robert Lucas 
Chance, the younger, of Oldbury, in the county of 
Salop, Alkali Manufacturers, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton 
and Stour Valley Railway (Stour Valley Line) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill, was _pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Collinge, of Greenhill, within 
the township of Oldham, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, Cotton Manufacturer, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal (Oldham Branch) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 








Petitions of Inhabitants of the county of Chester ; 
and, Proprietors of the Royal Rock Ferry, in 
the county of Chester; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Herculaneum Docks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





A Petition of Proprietors of Mines and Iron- 
masters of South Staffordshire, praying that the | 
South Staffordshire Junction Railway, with Branches | 
(No. 1.) Bill, may not pass into a law, was pre-| 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions of the Most honourable Henry William 
Marquis of Anglesey, K.G. ; and, Feoffees and 
Sidesmen of a certain trust or public benefaction, 
in the city of Lichfield, called The Lichfield Con- 
duit Lands; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 





And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- | 


ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


20° Mar. 


735 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Stourport, 
in the county of Worcester ; and, Inhabitants of 
the town of Kidderminster, in the county of Wor- 
cester ; praying that the Shropshire Union Railways 
and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation; 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 
Wolverhampton assembled at a public meeting duly 
convened for that purpose ;——Trustees for execut- 
ing the Act for improving and maintaining certain 
Roads in the Counties of Worcester, Warwick, Staf- 
ford and Salop, called the Dudley, Birmingham, 
Wolverhampton and Streetway Districts ; Iron- 
masters and Coalmasters residing within the South 
Staffordshire Mineral district ;——-Company of Pro- 
proprietors of the Stourbridge Navigation ;——and, 
Owners and Occupiers of property on the proposed 
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and 
Wolverhampton Line); praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





bd 
. 
? 








Petitions of Robert Lucas Chance, William 
Chance, James Timmins Chance and Robert Lucas 


of Stafford, Glass Manufacturers ;——Trustees for 
executing the Act for repairing and improving cer- 
tain Roads in the Counties of Stafford and Salop, 
leading to and from the Town of Wolverhampton, n 
the County of Stafford ;——and, Trustees named 
and appointed in and by an Act of Parliament 
made and passed in the tenth year of the reign of 
King George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for 
improving and maintaining certain Roads in the 
Counties of Worcester, Warwick, Stafford and 
Salop, called The Dudley, Birmingham, Wolver- 
hampton and Streetway District”; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel, or 
agents, against certain parts of the Shrewsbury and 
Birmingham Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Alban’s and Luton Branch) Railway; praying tha 


Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton 
Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Rothes ;—Elgin (two Petitions) ; 
'—Leslie and Rennay ,—Culsamond ;—Kintore ;— 
Burghead ;— David Simson ;— Macduff ;—Alves ; 
— Duffin ; —Auckencairn ;—Alva ;—and, Presby- 
tery of Alford (Moderator); praying that the Places 
of Worship, &amp;c., Sites (Scotland) Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 








Vou. 101. 


5a 4 A Petition 


Chance, the younger, of Smethwick, in the county pi 


Shropshire 
Union Rail- 
ways and 
Canal (Chester 
and Wolver- 
hampton 
Line) Bill. 


Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on London and 
the line of the London and Birmingham (Saint Birmingham 
t sy 
} Saint Alban’s 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or = Luton 


agents, against certain parts of the London and Branch) Bill. 


Places of Wor- 
ship, &amp;c., Sites 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 





736 

A Petition of the Moderator and Presbytery 
Clerk of the Presbytery of Dumfries, praying the 
House to resist all attempts which are made or 
which may be made, to alter or in any way to modify | 
the existing tests of religious faith required of pro- 
fessors in the Universities and teachers in the pa- 
rochial schools of Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universities 
Scotland.) 


Guilds of 


A Petition of Masters and Operative Boot and 
Dublin. 


Shoemakers of the city of Dublin, praying the 
House before entertaining any Bill for the abolition, 
reconstruction or alteration of the minor Guilds of 
Dublin, to institute a full inquiry into the subject, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Radford and other places ;—and, 
Nottingham ; praying that the Lace Factories Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lace Factories 
Bill. 


Poor Removal A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Rich- 
Bill mond Union, in the county of York, praying that 
the Poor Removal Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


Roman Catho- A Petition of Members of the Church of England 
lic Relicf Bil Tay Association of Birmingham, and its vicinity, 
praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Portsea ;— Shepton Mallet ;—Al- 
cester ; — Madeley ; — Wigan ; — Draycot-on-the- 
Moors ;—Cassington ;— Hastings and Saint Leon- 
ard's-on-Sea; — Somers Town ; — Houston ;—and, 
Barrhead; praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Petitions from Oakley Parva; — Deanery of 

Tyndaethwy ;—Rural Deanery of Saffron Walden ; 
— Minera ;—Rural Deanery of Ardleigh ;—Llanfi- 
hangel ;— Bitton (two Petitions) ;—Bangor ;— Week- 
ley ; -- Bramshall ; —Berriew ; —Oldland and the 
district of Holy Trinity, Kingswood ;— Tortworth ; 
—Toxteth Park ;-~ Welsh Pool;—Saint Bees ;— 
Cromhall ;— Geddington-cum-Newton ;— Teston ;— 
Rural Deanery of Zangmere ;—Deanery of Pyder ; 
—and, Hanham; praying the House to take into 
consideration, with a view to its enactment, any Bill 
that may be introduced for preventing the union of 
the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and adopt 
measures for the immediate erection of Manchester 
into a Bishop’s see,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Art- Unions Petitions from Lygon ;— Warrington ; —Royal 
Biull. Birmingham and Midland Counties Art-Union (Ho- 
norary Secretary) ;—and, John Clark and others ; 
praying that the Art-Unions Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Orders of the 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Day. 


posed, That the Orders of the day be now read :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 





Leave of 
Absence. 


| 
| 


Ordered, That Mr. John O’ Brien have leave of 
absence for a month, on account of illness in his 
family. 


The Order of the day being read for the Second 
Reading of the Lace Factories Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 


Lace Factories 
Bill. 


90° Maiz. 


| mittee of Ways and Means; 


‘A. 1846. 


made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 


|“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 


words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 
Yeas, Colonel Rolleston : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 7 _ 
Noes, U Mr. Henry Baring : ies 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day six months” be added at the end 
of the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


6. 


6 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Roman Catho- 
into a Committee upon the Roman Catholic Relief ¥¢ Belief Bill 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and 
that he was directed to move, That the Committee 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 10th day of June next, again resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Art-Unions 

mittee on the Art-Unions Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

the 3d day of June next, resolve itself into the said 

Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Administra- 
the Report on the Administration of Criminal Justice tion of Crimi- 
Bill . — 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed-  * 
nesday the 3d day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Salmon _ 
mittee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill ; Fisheries Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 3d day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Corresponding 
a Committee upon the Corresponding Societies and Societies and 
Lecture Rooms Bill; and, after some time spent —_— 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. N 0. 333 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone seis 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed toa Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Death by 
Reading of the Death by Accidents Compensation Accidents 
Bill; — 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Right honourable Viscount 


Henry Viscount Hardinge to receive the full benefit Hardinge’s 
Annuity 





of an Annuity of Five thousand Pounds, granted (No. 2.) Bill 
to 








9 Vicroriz. 


to him by the East India Company, was, according ' 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to settle an Annuity on Vis- 
count Hardinge and the Two next surviving Heirs 
Male of the Body of the said Viscount Hardinge, to | 
whom the Title of Viscount Hardinge shall descend, 
in consideration of his great and brilliant Services, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Viscount 
Hardinge’s 
Annuity Bill. 





Jord Gough’s 


oeuity Bill. The ingrossed Bill to settle an Annuity on Lord 


Gough and the Two next surviving Heirs Male of 
the Body of the said Lord Gough, to whom the 
Title of Lord Gough shall descend, in consideration 
of his great and brilliant Services, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to settle an Annuity on Lord Gough 
and the two next surviving Heirs Male of the Body 
of the said Lord Gough, to whom the Title of Lord 
Gough shall descend, in consideration of his im- 
portant Services. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Explosive 
Substances 
Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill for preventing Malicious In- 
juries to Persons and Property by Fire, or by Ex- 
plosive or Destructive Substances, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Ship 
« Terrible.” 
No. 334. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—Cop 
of Report of Captain Ramsay, of the “ Terrible,” 
relative to her Qualifications. 

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


GreatGrimsby Mr. Cowper reported from the Committee on 

and Sheffield Group No. 34, of Railway Bills; That in the case 

seine of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 

Ferries) Bill. way (Humber Ferries) (re-committed) Bill, they 
had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Waveney Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 

bn ua Group No. 22, of Railway Bills; That in the case 

mouth Rail- of the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway 

way Bill. Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 

of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 

produced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ipswich, Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 

Yeh ind Group No. 22, of Railway Bills; That in the case 


Railway Bil. Of the Ipswich, Norwich and Yarmouth Railway 
Bill the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Teeds, York 
and Midland 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported the Leeds, York 
and Midland Junction Railway Bill, with Amend- 
ments. 

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

Vou. 101. 





20° Maize. 


port on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 





737 
The Order made yesterday, for printing the Re- Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Bill, was read, and discharged. a 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


Ordered, That there be Jaid before this House, Tithes Com- 
Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation of mutation. 
Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1845 to the 1st 
day of January 1846 ; specifying also, in each case, 
the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid in 
lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
{Incumbents :—Of all Awards for the Commutation 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1845 to the 1st 
day of January 1846; specifying also, in each case, 
the Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in 
lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents :—And, of all Apportionments of Rent- 
charges which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of July 1845 to 
the 1st day of January 1846 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 655, of last Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law. 
A Return, showing whether the Poor Law Com- 
missioners have made annually a Return of the Pro- 
ceedings of their Board, according to the provisions 
of the Act 4 and 5 Geo. 4. c. 76, clause 4, to the 
Secretary of State; if so, whether that Annual Re- 
port has been made according to the strict letter of 
the Act ; if not, in what years no Returns have been 
made, and in what matter such Reports shall have 
been deficient. 


Notice being taken, that the Legal Quays (Lon- Legal Quays 
don) Bill was reported yesterday, without the pro- (London) Bill, 
per Notice having been given in the Private Bill 
Office ; 

Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Report of 
the said Bill be null and void. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Com- Legal Quays 

mittee on the Legal Quays (London) Bill, and to (London) Bill. 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred; 
That they had considered the said Petition, and had 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Mr. Ewart reported from the Committee on London and 
Group No. 56, of Railway Bills; That the Parties Cee Rail- 
opposing the London and Croydon Railway ( Thames — 
Junction Branch) Bill had stated to the Committee Branch) Bill. 
that the evidence of Sir John Hill, Superintendent 
of the Victualling Office, Deptford, was essential in 
order to enable them to substantiate their case before 
the Committee; and it having been proved that 
application had been made to the above-named Sir 
John Hill, but that his attendance could not be 
procured without the intervention of the House, he 
had been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That Sir John Hill be ordered to attend 
the Committee To-morrow. 

Ordered, That Sir John Hill do attend the said 
Committee To-morrow at Twelve of the clock. 





A Petition of the Most honourable Henry Wil- perbyshire, 
liam Marquess of Anglesey, K.G., praying that he Staffordshire 


: ; oat 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, ain dnay ll 


against certain parts of the Derbyshire, Stafford- tion Railway. 

shire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Bill, 

was presented, and read. 
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Ordered, 













738 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Trent Valley, 
Midlands and 
Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward John 
Baron Hatherton, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 

arts of the Trent Valley, Midlands and Grand 
i unction Railway Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester 
and Southamp- 
ton Railway 
Bill. 


Petitions of the Southampton Dock Company ; 
Joseph Hague Everett, of Biddesdon House, in 

the county of Wilts, Esquire, Robert Studholme 
Brownrigge Hodgson, of Appleshaw, in the county 
of Wilts, Surgeon, John Rawlinson, of Wimpole- 
street, London, Esquire, John Lywood, of Upper 
Chatford, in the county of Hants, Gentleman, 
William Longman, of ety in the county of 
Hants, Gentleman, and John Lewis, of the same 
place, Gentleman ;——Trustees or Commissioners 
for executing the Act for repairing the Road at or 
near Berkhampton, and other Roads in the said 
Act mentioned, in the County of Wills ; Com- 
missioners of Turnpike-roads, Surveyors of public 
roads, and others ; Edward Bowly, and others, 
Owners or Lessees of land on the line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned ; and, Great Western 


Railway Compnay ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Manchester and Southampton Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
tioners heard, oy 


themselves, their counsel or 
gents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
sdid Petitions. 


Norfolk 
Railway 
Extensions 
(Yarmouth 
Extension) 
Bill. 


Petitions of Charles Cory, of Great Yarmouth, in 
the county of Norfolk, Gentleman ;——and, Alex- 
ander Turner Cory, Fellow of Pembroke College, 
Cambridge; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


London, 
Hounslow 
and Western 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 
the London, Hounslow and Western Railway Bill; 
That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sittingbourne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in the parish of Sittingbourne, in the county of 
Kent, praying that the Sittingbourne Improvement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Parliamentary 
Electors and 
Freemen Bill. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Parliamentary Electors and Free- 
men Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 3d day of June next. 


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A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mortmain, Mortmain. 
which was presented upon the Ist day of April last, No.335. 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Bank of Bank of 
England, which was presented upon Monday last, England. 
be printed. No, 336. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Jovis, 21° die Man; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Woollen 

An Account of the Quantities and Declared Manufactures. 
Value of British Woollen Manufactures exported 

from the United Kingdom in the year 1845, speci- 

fying the Countries to which they were sent. 

Accounts of the Quantities of Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and 
Wool, Foreign and Colonial, imported into the }7°e 
United Kingdom in the year 1845; distinguish- ; 
ing the Countries from which they came, of the 
Quantities re-exported during the same period, and 
the Countries to which they were sent :—Of the 
Quantities of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and 
Woollen Yarn exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year 1845; specifying the Countries to which 
they were sent :—Of the Quantities of Wool of the 
Alpaca and Llama Tribe imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year 1845; and of the Quantities 
re-exported during the same period, and the Coun- 
tries to which they were sent:—Of the Quantity 
of Mohair (orGoats’ Wool) imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year 1845 ; and of the Quantity re- 
exported during the same period, and the Countries 
to which they were sent:—And, of the Quantities 
and declared Value of British Woollen Manu- 
factures exported from the United Kingdom in the 
year 1845; specifying the Countries to which they 
were sent. 

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


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Viscount 
the East India Company, was called in; and at Hardinge. 
the bar presented,—A Copy of the Resolution of 
the Court of Directors of the East India Com- 
pany, conferring an Annuity of £.5,000 upon the 

ight honourable Viscount Hardinge :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie uponthe Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
the Report on the Great North of England and ° a. 
Boroughbridge Branch Railway Bill; and the soldies inert 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Votes of Votes of 
Electors have leave to sit this day, till five of the Electors. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
the Report on the Great North of England and Be- ° Pugin’ 
dale Branch Railway Bill; and the Amendments Branch Rail- 
were read, and agreed to. way Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords Midland (reat 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to beitager sie 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes (Mullingar to 
of the Evidence taken before the Select Committee Galway) Bill. 
appointed by their Lordships on the Midland Great 
Western Railway of Zreland (Mullingar to Galway) 

Bill: And that Mr. French do carry the said 
Message. 


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Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Sewage mm. Reading ofthe Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- 
pany Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following,were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz., to leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Thursday next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word | 
“now ” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment and Motion were severally, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


—, Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee 


and Cheshire On Group No. 52, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Junction Rail- Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
way Bill Group were referred; That in the case of the Bir- 
kenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in fa- 
vour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 





Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


East and West ~My. Philip Miles reported from the Committee on 
Yorkshire 


Junction Rail- Group No. 43, of Railway Bills, towhom several Pe- 
way Bill. titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
were referred ; That in the case of the East and West 
Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of ; 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone | 
through the Biil, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Leeds and Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee o™ 
pry au Group No. 43, of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 


Lastern Ex- titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
tension (Wath were referred; That in the case of the Leeds and 
aaa Thirsk Railway, North Eastern Extension (Wath to 
Hartlepool) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders or Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and had 
amended the preamble by striking out so much 
thereof as related to the Line between Wath and 
Northallerton, this portion of the line having been 
abandoned by the Promoters, and found the same, 
as amended, to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 
Manchester Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee 
= — on Group No. 52, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Bil “"*Y Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Man- 
chester and Birmingham Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 





Vou. 101. 


21° Mazz. 739 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Third North Staf- 
Reading of the ing ossed Bill for ns Railway fordshire Raii- 


° e ° Ch t 
from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, at Valley Line) 


| Macclesfield, to join the Birmingham and Derby Bill. 
| Line of the Midland Railways, with a Branch to 


Stoke-upon- Trent ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ricardo do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third north stat- 
Reading of the ingrossed Bill for making: a Railway fordshire Rail- 
from the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, at ¥?. Oo 
Macclesfield, to the Trent Valley Railway, at Col- ; 
wich, with Branches ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ricardo do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third North Staf-_ 
Reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway ae 
from Harecastle to join the Manchester and Bir- pore. A. to 
mingham Railway at or near the Sandbach Station Sandbach) 
thereon ; Bill. 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ricardo do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Ward reported from the Committee on the Liverpool 
Liverpool Sanatory Regulations Bill, and to whom — 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; Retulations 
That they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ward reported from the Committee on the riverpool and 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Bill, and Harrington 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were — 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support ~ 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations ot the Bill, and found 

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the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Wavency Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 
alley and ~~ Group No. 22, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
ar- ° 
mouth Raijl- promoting the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth 
way Bill. ae Bill had stated to the Committee that the 
evidence of Mr. Samuel Tolver was essential, in 
order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee ; and it having been proved that a 
plication had been made to the above-named Mr. 
Samuel Tolver, but that his attendance could not be 
procured without the intervention of the House, he 
had been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That Mr. Samuel Tolver be ordered to attend 
the said Committee forthwith, and do bring with 
him the Minutes of the Haven Commissioners of 
Great Yarmouth. 
Ordered, That Mr. Samuel Tolver do attend the 
said Committee forthwith, and bring with him the 
Minutes of the Haven Commissioners of Great 
Yarmouth. 


Glasgow The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Union Arcade the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
= intituled, An Act for constructing and maintaining 
an Arcade between Argyle-street and Great Clyde- 
street, in the City of Glasgow, to be called The 
Union Arcade, and for altering the Site of an in- 
tended Foot-passenger Bridge across the Clyde, at 
Glasgow ; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr, 3.1. 33. Leave out “ One thousand eight 
“ hundred and Forty-five” and insert ‘‘ One thou- 
“ sand eight hundred and Forty-six.” 
Pr. 17. 1.7. After “ Act” insert “ and subject 
‘ to the provisions and restrictions thereof.” 
Pr. 17.1. 21. After “terms” insert “ under the 
provisions and restrictions.” 


21° Mazz. 


A. 1846. 


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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Manchester, 
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junc- unten, Mat- 
tion Railway Bill; That the several Documents “ea 
required by the Order of the House of the 30th tion Railway 
day of April last, had been produced before them, Bill. 
and verified by the Promoters ; and that the Com- 
mittee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, 'That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Argyll 
Argyll Canal Bill; That they had examined thie al- Canal Bill. 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee ou Group Sheffield, 
No. 55, of Railway Bills; That in the case of the rrr ans 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- yiwnehe. 


Manchester 


way (Whaley Bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill, Railway 


'the several Documents required by the Order of (Whaley 


the House of the 30th day of April last, had been ine oe . 


produced before them, and verified by the Promoters; Branches)Bill, 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on the Sheffield 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- ———— 
way (Dukinfield, Worsborough and Glossop Branches, il 
and Sheffield Station) Bill; That they had inquired Railway 
into the several matters required by the Standing a in 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that they had exa- and Glossop 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Branches, and 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, Sheffield Sta- 


? ti : 
and made Amendments thereunto. ion) Bill, 





The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their) 


Lordships. 


Railway Bills Ordered, That the Fourteenth Report of the 

Classification. Classification Committee of Railway Bills be referred 
to the Committee on the Grand Junction Railway 
“ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huyton, Prescot and Saint 
Helens,” “ Warrington and Kenyon,” “ Warrington 
and Parkside,” “ Showhill and Portobello,” and 
“ Edge Hill and Huyton” Branches Bill. 


Committee of 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
Selection. 


mittee of Selection to fix, if they shall so think fit, 
the first sitting of the Committee on the Grand 
Junction Railway (Show/ill and Portobello Branch) 
Bill, for Monday next. 


North British Ordered, That the North British Railway Bill 
Railway Bill. be read the third time To-morrow. 


North Western The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill. the Report on the North Western Railway Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Cambridge 
and Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Cambridge and 
Oxford Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
To-morrow. 


Deeside Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Railway Bill. Deeside Railway Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


| and be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Chard Canal 
take into consideration the Report on the Chard Railway Bill. 
Canal Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Manchester 
Group No. 55, of Railway Bills; That in the case and Hyde | 
of the Manchester and Hyde Railway Bill, the se- B+!way Bil 
veral Documents required by the Order of the House 
of the 30th day of April last, had been produced 
before them, and verified by the Promoters ; and 
that the Committee had agreed toa Report there- 
upon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually supplying Bath Water- 
with Water the City of Bath, and several Parishes works Bill. 
and Places adjacent thereto, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gisborne do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill to incor- British 
porate the British Guarantee Association: And the proven ool 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be pi 
read a second time. 


Viscount Morpeth reported from the Committee Cornwall 
on Group No. 2, of Railway Bills; That in the case Railway 
of the Cunnal Railway Bill, the several Docu- 
ments required by the Order of the House of the 30th 
day of April last, had been produced before them, 
and verified by the Promoters; and that the Com- 
mittee had agreed toa Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Mr. 








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Airdr 
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Juncti 


North 
Railw: 
(Gret: 
Brane 


North 
Railw 
lisle I 
sion) 


South 
Railv 
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Chilh 
Cant 
with 
to Sh 
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sham 
Bill. 


City 
Coal 


ment 


Wai 
Wat 
Bill. 


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Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
unction 
eer Bill. 


North British 
Railway 
(Gretna 
Branch) Bill. 


North British 
Railway (Car- 
lisle Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Greenwich 
Railway to 
Chilham, near 
Canterbury, 
with Branches 
to Sheerness 
and Faver- 
sham Creek) 
Bill, 


City of London 
Coal Market 
and Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Warrington 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Divorce Bills, 


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Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 10, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junction 
Railway Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and veritied 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed toa Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 18, of Railway Bills; That in the 
case of the North British Railway'(Gretna Branch) 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 13, of Railway Bills; That in the 
case ofthe North British Railway (Carlisle Exten- 
sion) Bill, the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Protheroe reported from the Committee on 

roup No. 14, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the South 
Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham, 
near Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and 
Faversham Creek) Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations contained 
in the preamble of the Bill, and had amended the 
same by striking out so much as related to the for- 
mation of the line from Gravesend to Chilham, and 
had found the allegations of the Bill, as amended, 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Cobden reported from the Committee on the 
City of London Coal Market and Improvement Bill, 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill was 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petition, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Warrington Waterworks Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


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


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


And a Committee was nominated of Mr. Hayter, 


Mr. Cripps, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Burroughes, Mr. Tan- 
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ered, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Sir 
John Yarde Buller, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Hardy, 
Mr. Evans, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. Robert Scott, 
Mr. John Stuart and Mr. Maitland. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water Lincoln 
the Inhabitants of the City of Lincoln, and certain Waterworks 
Parishes and Places adjacent thereto, in the County” 
of Lincoln, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Dr. Boyd reported from the Committee on Group York and 
No. 40, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions North Midland 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were (Leeds fixtem 
referred ; That in the case of the York and North sion) Bill. 
Midland Railway (Zeeds Extension) Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; that they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Parliamentary 
nesday the 3d day of June next, the Parliamentary Electors and 
Electors and Freemen Bill, was read, and discharged. Freemen Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 24th day of June next. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for main- Glasgow, 
taining and improving the Harbour of Jrvine, pray- Dumfries and 
ing that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Rail- Railway Bill. 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Harpenden ; -- Saundridge ; — London and 
Redbourn ;—Saint Alban ;—and, Flamsted ; pray- Birmingham 
ing that the London and Birmingham Railway Wwlway (St. 
(Saint Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill may pass Luton 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered Branch) Bill. 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- —_ Staf- 
hampton Railway Company, praying that the South msn 
Staffordshire Junction Railway Bills may pass into Railway Bills. 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Petitions from Southampton ;—and, Cricklade Manchester 
and Swindon; praying that the Manchester and #4Southamp- 
: : i ton Railway 
Southampton Railway Bill may pass into a law,— gin, 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;— Oswestry ;—and, Shrewsbury 
Shiffnal; praying that the Shrewsbury and Bir- 24 Birming- 

a 5 A ham Railway 
mingham Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pin. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Hunslet ;—Sandall Magna ;— Leeds, Wake- 
Barnsley ;— Owners and Occupiers on the Line ;— field and 
Wakefield ;—and, Leeds; praying that the Leeds, peeed 
Wakefield and Midland Junction Railway Bill may Railway Bil. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bir- Birmingham, 
mingham, praying that the Birmingham, Wolver- Ride or 
hampton and Stour Valley Railway (Birmingham, Valley Rail- 
Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) Bill may pass way (Bir- 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to Mingham, 


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Petitions from Stourport ;—Kinver ;— Kidder- 
minster ;—and, Commissioners for better lighting, 
&amp;e., Stourbridge; praying that the Birmingham, 
Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway (Stour 
Valley Line) may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and Stour 
Valley Rail- 
way (Stour 
Valley Line) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Landowners and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Sedgley, in the county of Stafford, pray- 
ing that the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dud- 
ley Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
ton and Dud- 
ley Railway 
Bill. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 
Railway 
(Bath Line) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and borough 
of Bath, in the county of Somerset, and the adja- 
cent neighbourhood, praying that the Bristol and 
Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Taw Vale 
Railway 
Extension Bill. 


Petitions from Southampton ;—and, Barnstaple ; 
praying that the Taw Vale Railway Extension Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Shrewsbury 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
and Birming- 


; me bourhood of Dudley, in the counties of Worcester 
1am Railway ; 
Bill; and Bir- and Stafford ; Inhabitants of the town and 
mingham, neighbourhood of Birmingham, in the county of 
— Warwick ; Inhabitants of Westbromwich, in the 
Dudley Rail- county of Stafford ; Inhabitants of the town and 
way Bill. neighbourhood of Bilston, in the county of Staf- 
ford; Inhabitants of the town and neighbour- 
hood of Wednesbury, in the county of Stafford ;—— 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Old- 
bury, in the county of Worcester;;——and, Inha- 
bitants of the town and neighbourhood of Wolver- 
hampton, in the county of Stafford ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Shrewsbury and 
Birmingham Railway Bill; and that the Birming- 
ham Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the first-mentioned Bill; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


Shrewsbury 
and Birming- 
ham Railway 
Bill; and, 
Shrewsbury, Inhabitants of the adjoining districts of the said 
peti oe wat county ;——-Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of 
Staffordshire the town of rg ai in the county of Mont- 
Junction Rail- gomery, and of the Landholders, Agriculturists and 
way Bill. {nhabitants of the adjoining districts of the said 
county ; Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of 
the town of Llanidloes, in the county of Montgomery, 
and of the Landowners, Agriculturists and Inha- 
bitants of the adjoining districts of the said county ; 
——Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of Coal- 
brook Dale, Broseley and Iron Bridge, in the 
county of Salop ;——and, Merchants, ‘I'raders and 
Inhabitants of the town of Oswestry, in the county 
of Salop, and of the Landholders, Agriculturists 
and Inhabitants of the adjoining districts ; pray- 
ing that the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway 
Bull may pass into a law; and that the Shrewsbury, 
Wali ticapion and South Staffordshire Junction 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants 


Birmingham, 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
Wolverhamp- 


. bourhood of Birmingham, in the county of War- 
ton and Stour ‘ ? : y 

Valley Rail- %’tck ;—Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood 
way (Birming- of Dudley, in the counties of Worcester and Staf- 


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ford; Inhabitants of the town and neighbour- ham, Wolver. 
hood of Bilston, in the county of Stafford ;—— hampton and 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Bill ; aa By 
Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford ; mingham, 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Old- bdaeate— 
bury, in the county of Worcester ;——Inhabitants nelvey ua 
of Westbromwich, in the county of Stafford ;—— 
and, Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 
Wednesbury, in the county of Stafford; praying 

that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 

sel or agents, against certain parts of the Birming- 

ham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway 
(Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) 

Bill; and that the Birmingham, Wolverhampton 

and Dudley Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 

were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Iron-masters and Coal-masters of Birmingham, 
the mining district of South Staffordshire, praying pac ye 
that the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway 
Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and (Birmingham, 
Dudley Lines) Bill, the Birmingham, Wolverhamp- pele 
ton and Stour Valley Railway (Stour Valley Line) Lines) Bill; 
Bill; and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Birmingham, 
Bill, may not pass into law; and that the Bir- phate on. 

. ; -,, ton and Stour 
mingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Bill Vaitey Railway 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and — Valley 


: 7 ine) Bill ; 
ordered to lie upon the ‘lable. render 


and Birmingham Railway Bill; 
and, Birmingham, Wolverhampton 
and Dudley Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Edward John Birmingham, 
Litileton Baron Hatherton ;——Trustees for exe- Wolverhamp- 
cuting the Act for repairing certain Turnpike-roads vane 
lying between Birmingham and Wednesbury and way (Birming. 
Dudley, called The Birmingham and Wednesbury ham, Wolver- 
Turnpike-roads ; Inhabitants of the parish of sae an foe 
Halesowen, and Surveyors of Highways in the same pin), oo 
parish ;— —Inhabitants of the parish of West Brom- 
wich, and Surveyors of Highways in the same 
parish ;——Inhabitants of Rowley Regis, in the 
county of Stafford, and Surveyors of Highways in 
the same parish ; Trustees of the Burial-ground, 
in Park-street, in the borough of Birmingham ; 

Inhabitants of Tepton, and Surveyors of Highways ; 
——lInhabitants of Wolverhampton, in the county 
of Stafford, and Trustees of Turnpike-roads and 
Surveyors of Highways in the same parish ; In- 





of the town of Newtown, in the county of Montgo- | 
mery, and of the Landholders, Agriculturists and | 





habitants of the parish of Sedgeley, in the county 
of Stafford, and Trustees of Turnpike-roads and 
Surveyors of Highways in the said parish ;——The 
Right honourable the Earl of Dartmouth ;——and, 
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way Company; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton 
and Stour Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley Lines) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Reverend John Brooke, of Shiff- Shrewsbury, 
nal, in the county of Salop, Clerk ;— William Cope, a 
of Pack House, in the county of Salop, Esquire ; Staffordshire 
—and, Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Junction Rail: 
Canal Navigations ; praying that they may be heard, wy Bill 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and 
South Staffordshire Junction Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 





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counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 


Petitions. 
Glasgow, A Petition of Shareholders of the Glasgow, 
en _ Paisley and Johnstone Canal, and of John Mann, 
er Sale Attorney for William Dixon, of Govan Colliery, 


Bill. near Glasgow, a Shareholder of said Canal, and “a 
trader thereon, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone 
Canal Sale Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Derbyshire, Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 

Saffordshire yepairing certain Turnpike-roads lying between Bir- 

hanes mingham and Wednesbury and Dudley, called The 

‘ion Railway Birmingham and Wednesbury Turnpike-roads ; 

Bill. and, Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Canal Navigations; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Wor- 
cestershire Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Trent Valley, Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
Midlands and of the borough of Walsall, in the county of Staf- 
—_ — ford; Edward Holden, and others, Landowners 
3, ~on and along the line of the proposed Trent Valley 
Midlands and Grand Junction Railway ; Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Na- 
vigations ; —— Right honourable Edward John 
Baron Hatherton and Charles Smith Forster, of 
Hamstead Hall, in the county of Stafford, Esquire; 
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way Company ;—— Iron-masters, Coal-masters, 
Merchants, Tradesmen, and others, carrying on 
business or otherwise interested in the trades of the 
South Staffordshire Mineral District, in the county 
of .Stufford and Worcester ; and, Trustees for 
executing the Act for repairing certain Turnpike- 
roads, lying between Birmingham and Wednesbury 
and Dudley, called The Birmingham and Wednes- 
uury Turnpike-roads ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Zrent Valley, Midlands 
and Grand Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 














Metropolitan A Petition of William Higgs, of Marsham-street, 
—— in the city and liberty of Westminster, in the county 
ay i of Middlesex, Agricultural Chemist, praying that he 
"may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Metropolitan Sewage 
Manure Company Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Alban’s, A Petition of the Most honourable the Marquis 
_— = of Bute, an Owner of property on the line of the 
Railway piy, Railway and works thereinafter mentioned, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Saint Alban’s, Luton 
and Dunstable Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
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21° Mazz. 743 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Subscribers to or Holders of shares Lancaster 
in the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, 44 Carlisle 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their °"4 —— 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Junction 
Lancaster and Carlisle and Lancaster and Preston Railways _ 
Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, was pre- }i#!semation 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Berwick Curtis and London, 
Thomas Curtis, of Zombard-street, in the city of Hounslow and 
London, and of the Hounslow and Twickenham a Bill. 
Gunpowder Mills, in the county of Middlesex, Gun- = 
powder Manufacturers, carrying on business as 
such in partnership under the firm of Curtis’s and 
Harvey, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don, Hounslow and Western Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Reverend George Wray, one Manchester 
of the Devisees in trust under the will of George and Leeds 


Lloyd, of Cowesby Hall, Esquire, deceased, praying rave. _ 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Bill. 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester and 
Leeds Railway Extensions, &amp;c. Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Thompson, of Kirkhouse, in Newcastle- 
the county of Cumberland, Colliery Lessee ; payee 
and, the Right honourable George Earl of Carlisle ; Branch Rail- 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their way Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 

titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 

agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 

counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 

said Petitions. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Cockermouth, and the Lancaster 
neighbourhood, praying that they may be heard, by 4n¢ Preston 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Rajlway Bill. 
parts of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail- 

way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, one Manchester 
of the Members of the House, praying that he may 44 Poole 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain Gamesetell, 
parts of the Manchester and Poole Railway (Lug- Salisbury and 
gershall, Salisbury and Poole Bill, was presented, Poole) Bill. 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 

think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 

against the said Petition. cr 

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Birmingham, A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

Lichfield and Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that they | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

2 lane a may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 7 : 
agents, against certain parts of the Birmingham, Petitions of the Provost of the Royal Burgh of Soin and 
Lichfield and Manchester Railway Bill, was pre-| Ayr ;—and, Trustees for executing the Act for Teltwar' til 
sented, and read. widening, maintaining and repairing the Bridge of 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to) Ayr, commonly called the New Bridge, leading 

the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | across the River of Ayr, at the Royal Burgh or 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | Town of Ayr, and for other —— in relation 





their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | thereto; praying that their former Petitions against old 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. the Ayrshire and Galloway Railway Bill may be che’ 
withdrawn, and that no further proceedings may be = 
Liverpool and _ Petitions of Company of Proprietors of the | taken therein,—were presented, and read ; and re- tior 
Bury Railway, Mersey and Zrwell Navigation ; and, James ferred to the Committee on the Bill. Bill 
poe se Loch, Esquire, the managing and acting Trustee 
Railways under the will of the most noble the late Francis| A Petition of William Routh, one of the Directors Dudley Canal 
Amalgamation Duke of Bridgewater ; praying that they may be | of the New British Iron Company, praying that he a 
Bill. heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- Gounasies 
certain parts of the Liverpool and Bury Railway | tain parts of the Dudley Canal and Birmingham Amalgamation 
and Manchester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation | Canal Companies Amalgamation Bill, was presented, B- 
Bill,—were presented, and read. and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- | Committee onthe Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or| by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | against the said Petition. 
Petitions. | 
A Petition of Edward Michael Conolly, a Mem- Ballyshannon 
Ipswich and A Petition of the Reverend Edmund Mortlock, | ber of the House, and of Alicia Sheil, of Bally- Harbour and Lit 
Bury Saint Docks Bill. 


Ediund’s, rector of Moulton, near Newmarket, in the county | shannon, in the county of Donegal, in the kmgdom 
Railway of Suffolk, praying that he may be heard, by him- | of Zreland, Spinster, praying that they may be heard, - 
(Extension to self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of | by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
zy. Bhar the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's ailway 'the Ballyshannon Harbour and Docks Bill, was 
from) Bill. (Extension to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Bill, | presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
was presented, and read. Table. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard,| A Petition of William Routh, one of the Directors London and 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | of the New British Iron Company, praying that he en 

if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Raushaton 

Bill, against the said Petition. against certain parts of the London and Birmingham Canal Arran- ct 

Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrangements Bill, gements Bill. an 

Kast and West | 4 Petition of the London and Blackwall Railway | W@S presented, and read. ae 7 

India Docks Company, praying that they may be heard, by their | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

and Birming- counsel or agents, against certain parts of the East | the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 

Railway Bill. and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction | heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if| A Petition of Trustees of the Burial-ground in London and 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | Park-street, in the borough of Birmingham, praying meaneee a 
Bill, against the said Petition. that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel mingham Ex- 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and tension) Bill 

Shropshire Petitions of George Whateley, of Birmingham, in | Birmingham Railway ( Birmingham Extension) Bill, 
Union Rail- the county of Warwick ; John Pavier, of Ham- | WS presented, and read. Ww 
waysandCanal &gt; wich, in the county of Stafford, Gentleman ;—— Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
(Chester and ? a ? ‘ “3 ? C it ‘ 1 Bill ¥ d h P *,¢ h 
Wolverhamp- and, Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
ton Line) Bill. Canal Navigations ; praying that they may be heard, | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer-| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

tain parts of the Shropshire Union Railways and favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill,— 


were presented, and read. A Petition of the Most honourable the Marquess London and 

Ard the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| of Bute, an Owner of property on the line of the ed 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe-| Railways and works thereinafter mentioned, pray- Alban’s and 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or) ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, Luton Branch) 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | against certain parts of the London and Birmingham ®" 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | Railway (Saint Alban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, 

Petitions. was presented, and read. 

in Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Shropshire A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com-| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

oan mittee and Promoters of an intended Railway, to be | by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 

Ghawinn; called The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and South | think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 

and Stafford Staffordshire Junction Railway, praying that they against the said Petition. 

Railway) Bill. may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Shropshire Union Rail-| A Petition of Thomas Nettleship, Agent for the Campbeltown 
ways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway)| Most noble John Douglas Edward Henry Duke of Harbour, | 
Bill, was presented, and read. Argyll, and of the Honourable George Douglas beso Light- 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | Glassell Campbell, commonly called ‘Marquis of ing andWatch- 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | Lorne, only Son of the said Duke, praying that ing Bill. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their; they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
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agents, against certain parts of the Campbeltown 
Harbour, Waterworks, Paving, Lighting and Watch- 
ing Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Oldham, Man- Petitions of Thomas Leech, of Urmston, near Man- 

= — chester, in the county of Lancaster, Gentleman, and 

ponead June- Lhomas William Phillips, of Didsbury, in the said 

tion Railway county of Lancaster, Gentleman ; George Gee, 

Bill. of Limehouse, within the township of Oldham, in 
the county palatine of Lancaster ; and, Charles 
Ryder, of Leamington, in the county of Warwick, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and 
Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 








Liverpool and A Petition of John Shaw Leigh, of Liverpool, in 
Bury Railway the county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that he 
- may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cheltenham Petitions of Harry Edmund Waller, of Farming- 

ad Oxford ton, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire ;——The 

Railway) Bill. Ff onourable George Rice Rice Trevor ;—-—and, the 
Honourable James Henry Legge Dutton; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Cheltenham 
and Ozford Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Oldham Petitions of William Jones, Joseph Marsland, 
District = William Booth, Matthew Worthington, John Dun- 
eee, cuft Worthington, and George Henry Worthington ; 
and, Ashton-under-Lyne Waterworks Com- 
pany ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Oldham District Railways Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





South Staf- Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
frishireSune- Birmingham Canal Navigations ;—— Trustees for 
With Branches Putting in execution the powers of an Act for re- 
(No. 1.) Bill. pairing certain Turnpike-roads lying between Bir- 
mingham and Wednesbury and Dudley, called the 
Birmingham and Wednesbury Turnpike-roads ;—— 
Company of Proprietors of the Coventry Canal 
Navigation ; ——and, Iron-masters, Coal-masters, 
Merchants and other Persons carrying on business 
in or otherwise interested in the trades of the South 
Staffordshire Mineral District, in the counties of 
Stafford and Worcester; praying that they may be 
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745 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Staffordshire Junction 
Railway with Branches (No. 1.) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the South Staf- 
Birmingham Canal Navigations ;——Trustees for prio 
putting in execution the powers of an Act for re- (No. 2.) (Bil- 
pairing certain Turnpike-roads between Birmingham stonandPriest- 
and Wednesbury and Dudley, called the Birmingham fy Bre?) 
and Wednesbury Turnpike-roads ; and, [ron-  ~ 
masters, Coal-masters, Merchants and other Persons 
carrying on business in or otherwise interested in 
the trades of the South Staffordshire Mineral Dis- 
trict, in the counties of Stafford and Worcester ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) (Bilston 
— er Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to{the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Iron-masters, Coal-masters, Mer- South Staf- 
chants and other Persons carrying on business in frdshireJunc- 
or otherwise interested in the trades of the South (No = yer. 
Staffordshire Mineral District, in the counties of hill and Porto- 
Stafford and Worcester, praying that they may be bello Branch) 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Staffordshire Junction 
Railway (No. 3.)(Showhill and Portobello Branch) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Iron-masters, Coal-masters, Merchants South Staf- 
and other Persons carrying on business in or other- ao —_ 
wise interested in the trades of the South Stafford- (No. 4.) Wil 
shire Mineral District, in the counties of Worcester lenhall and 
and Stafford ; and, Company of Proprietors of ee tae 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations; praying that’ — 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the South Staf- 
fordshire Junction Railway (No. 4.) (Willenhall 
and Blozwich Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
ayents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Peiitions. 





Petitions of John Jones and others, Owners of Birmingham, 
lands and other property on the line of Railway ee 
proposed to be constructed under the powers of Valley Rail- 
the Bill thereinafter mentioned ;——Owners of way (Stour 
lands and other property on the line of Railway bined aie) 
proposed to be constructed under the powers of — 
the Bill thereinafter mentioned ; Inhabitants 
of Hartlebury in the county of Worcester, and of 
the Surveyor of Highways of the same parish ; 

Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way Company ;——Inhabitants of Smethwick, in 
the parish of Dudley, in the county of Worcester ; 
——and, Trustees under the Will of Francis Ruf- 
ford, late of Prescott House, in the parish of Old- 
swinford, in the county of Worcester, Esquire, de- 

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ceased ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour 
Valley Railway (Stour Valley) Line Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Henry Hill, and others, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of land upon the line 
within the limits of deviation of the proposed 
Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—— Ozford , Wor- 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway Company ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of West Bromwich, and 
Surveyors of Highways in the same parish ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of Halesowen, and Sur- 
veyors of Highways in the same _ parish ; 
Inhabitants of the parish of Rowley Regis, in the 
county of Stafford, and Surveyors of Highways in 
the same parish ;——Inhabitants of the parish of 
Tipton, in the county of Stafford, and Trustees of 
Turnpike-roads and Surveyors of Highways in the 
same parish ;——Inhabitants of the parish of Sedge- 


21° Maiz. 


A. 1846. 


of Railway ; Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Southampton in council assembled 
(two Petitions) ;—— William Anthony Fitzhugh, of 
Street, in the county of Sussex, Clerk, and Maria 
Pilgrim, of the town and county of Southampton, 
Widow ;—— Members of the Committee of Manage- 
ment of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway ; 
——and, Trustees for executing the Act for more 
effectually repairing the Roads from Swell Wold, to 
the Turnpike-road leading from Tewkesbury to Stow, 
and from Cheltenham to Sedgeborough, and from 
Winchcomb to the said Turnpike-road from Tewkes- 
bury to Stow, and also for making a new Branch 
from the said Road in Winchcomb to the Turnpike- 
road leading from Cheltenham to London, at Ando- 
veriford, in the Parish of Dowdeswell, in the County 
of Gloucester ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester and Southampton Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


ley, in the county of Stafford, and Trustees of Turn-| Petitions of the Most noble the Marquis of Sa/is- Saint Alban’s, 
pike-roads and Surveyors of Highways in the same | bury, of Hatfield House, in the county of Hertford ; tatticld and 
parish ;——Inhabitants of the parish of Wolver-| —— William Knight, of Oaklands, near Saint Al- Junction Rail- 


hampton, in the county of Stafford, and Trustees of | ban’s, in the county of Hertford, Esquire ;——and, way Bill. 


Manchester 
and South- 
ampton Rail- 


way Bill. 


Turnpike-roads and Surveyors of Highways of the 
same parish ; Trustees of the Park-street Burial- 
ground, in the borough of Birmingham ;——The 
Right honourable the Earl of Dartmouth ; The 
Right honourable Edward John Littleton Baron 
Hatherton ;——Trustees for putting into execution 
the powers of an Act for repairing certain Turnpike- 
roads lying between Birmingham and Wednesbury 
and Dudley, called The Birmingham and Wednes- 
bury Turnpike-roads ; Samuel Wagstaff and 
John Skidmore, of Sutherland Colliery, in the parish 
of Rowley Regis, in the county of Worcester ;—— 
Grand Junction Railway Company ;——Provisional 
Committee and Promoters of an intended Railway, 
to be called The Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and 
South Staffordshire Junction Railway, a Bill for 
authorizing the construction of which is now before 
Parliament ; George Benjamin Thorneycroft, of 
Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford, lron- 
master ;——and, John Corser, of Wolverhampton, in 
the county of Stafford, Gentleman ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Shrewsbury 
and Birmingham Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Samuel Higgs Gael, of No. 5, Bed- 
ford-row, Gray's Inn, London, Barrister-at-Law ; 
——A. R. Drummond and others, Owners of lands, 
houses and other property in the town of South- 
ampton and its neighbourhood, and Owners of 
yachts and other vessels resorting to the Port of 
Southampton, and Members of Yacht Clubs; 
Seven of the Commissioners for paving, lighting 
and improving the town of Southampton ;——Com- 
missioners for executing the Acts for improving the 
Port of the Town of Southampton, and of an Act of 
Parliament passed in the first and second years of 
the reign of King William the Fourth, for erecting a 
Pier for the more convenient landing and embarking 
of Passengers, in the said Port and Town of South- 
ampton ;——John Browne and others, Landowners, 
whose properties are affected by the proposed line 


Mrs. Anna Maria Exley Kinder, of Upper Mon- 
taqgue-street, Russell-square, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Widow, John Kinder, of Saundridgebury, in 
the parish of Saundridge,in the county of Hertford, 
Esquire, and Thomas Kinder, of Saundrigebury 
aforesaid, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Saint Alban’s, Hatfield and Hert- 
ford Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


ton Farm, in the county of Zanark, and Sorn Castle, 
in the county of Ayr, and of Graham Russell, Mer- 
chant, in Glasgow ;——James Oswald, Esquire, of 
Auchencreive, Member of Parliament for the city of 
Glasgow, and James McClelland, Accountant, in 
Glasgow, his Trustee ;——-The Duke of Portland; 
—— William Maxwell Alexander, of Ballochnoyle, 
in the county of Ayr, Esquire ;——Henry Rich- 
mond, of Montgarswood, in the parish of Sorn, in 
the county of Ayr ; Minister and Kirk Session 
of the parish of Saint Quivoz ; Trustees of the 
North and South Lanarkshire Roads under the Acts 
of Parliament thereinafter mentioned, and Creditors 
or Representatives of Creditors upon the tollsleviable 
on the roads thereinafter mentioned ; Quorum of 
Trustees on the Turnpike-road thereinafter men- 
tioned, commonly called The Corsethill Line of 
Road ;—— Misses Margaret and Lillias Campbell, 
Life-renters of the estate of Netherplace, and others, 
a Quorum of the Testamentary Trustees of William 
Campbell, Esquire, of Netherplace, deceased, as 
vested in the said estate ;——and, Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, Company ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Caledonian 
— Railways Bull,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 

counsel 








Petitions of Mrs. Agnes Somervel, of the Hamil- Caledonian 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 
(Romsey and 
Redbridge _ 
Junction) Bill. 


Mold Junction 
Railway Bill, 


Birmingham, 
Wolverhamp- 
tonand Dudley 
Railway Bill. 


9 VicToRIZ. 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Andover, in the county of Southamp- 
ton ;—-—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of 
the borough of Andover ; praying that the London 
and South-western Railway (Romsey and Redbridge 
Junction) Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions of Landowners, Agriculturists, Trades- 
men and Inhabitants of Redbridge, Milbrook, Eling 
and Nursling, in the county of Southampton ; 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the town of 
Southampton, in council assembled ;——Abraham 
Purkis, of Redbridge, in the parish of Milbrook, in 
the county of Southampton, Wharfinger ; Sir 
John Barker Mill, of Mottisfont Abbey, in the 
county of Southampton, Baronet; ——Mayor, Alder- 
men and Burgesses of Romsey Infra, in the county 
of Southampton, in common council assembled ; 
— —Bondholders and Mortgagees of a certain Na- 
vigation called The Andover and Redbridge Canal 
Navigation ; Ratepayers and Inhabitants of the 
town and county of the town of Southampton ;— — 
Company of Proprietors of the Andover and Red- 
bridge Canal Navigation; —— Inhabitants of the 
town and neighbourhood of Romsey, in the county 
of Southampton ;——Trustees of a certain Charity 
called MNowes’ Charity ; and, J. B. Mill and 
others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands and 
property through which the Branch line of Railway 
thereinafter mentioned is intended to pass ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 














Petitions of the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Company ; and, Merchants, Bankers, Trades- 
men and others, Inhabitants of the city of Chester ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Mold Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by. themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





A Petition of the Birmingham General Cemetery 
Company, praying that the Birmingham, Wolver- 
hampton and Dudley Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. : 

Petitions of A/fred East, of Birmingham, in the 
county of Warwick ;—— William Henry Dawes, 
George Dawes and Thomas Greast Dawes, Trustees 
of the will of Joshua Horton, deceased ;——Trustees 
for executing the Act for repairing certain Turn- 
pike-roads lying between Birmingham and Wednes- 
bury and Dudley, called The Birmingham and 
Wednesbury Turnpike-roads ; —— Iron and Coal 
Masters of the South Staffordshire Mineral Dis- 
trict; -— Company of Proprietors of the Bir- 
ming ham Canal Navigations ;——Iron-masters, Coal- 
masters, Merchants, Tradesmen and others carrying 
on business or otherwise interested in trades of the 
South Staffordshire Mineral District, in the coun- 
ties of Stafford and Worcester ;——Richard Blake- 
more, of the Leys, in the county of Hereford, Es- 
quire; Thomas Yate Hunt, of The Brades, in the 





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21° Maiz. 


747 


parish of Rowley Regis, in the county of Stafford, 
Esquire, and Samuel Hunt, of The Rookery, in the 
parish of Handsworth, in the said county of Stafford, 
Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


land, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


their several Addresses of the 18th and 19th days 
of this instant May, (That Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House,) 
had been presented to Her Majesty ; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this 
House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


Addresses to Her Majesty,— Returns showing the 
Number of Judicial Sittings of the Justices of the 
Peace for the Jsle of Man since the first appoint- 
ment of Justices in that Island, stating the year the 
first appointment took place, and under what Act 
of Parliament ; also showing the Name of their Clerk 
or Clerks, and the Amount of Salary or other Emolu- 
ment per annum received by him; also showing 
the Gross Amount of Fines inflicted by the Justices, 
and the Net Amount paid to Government :—Show- 
ing the several Ecclesiastical and Civil Official Situa- 
tions, Judicial and otherwise, held by persons who 
have been admitted Members of the Manx Bar, 
showing their Names and Amount of Salary, and 
other Sources and Amounts of Emoluments of such 
Situations, and stating if the Parties, and which of 
them, now practice at the Manz Bar:—And, showing 
the Number of Attorneys, and the Names of each, 
who sit as Members of the House of Keys in its 
judicial capacity. 


Copy of a Statement addressed to the First Com- Metropolitan 
missioner of Her Majesty’s Woods and Forests, Sewage 
Manure 
Company. 


respecting the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- 
any, by Messrs. Smith, of Deanston, Fowler, &amp;c., 
William Chadwell Mylne and Mr. Tierney Clark. 


and Nature of Outrages reported to the Consta- 
bulary Office, as occurring within the Barony of 
Owney-beg in the county of Limerick, from the 1st 
day of January 1845 to the termination of the Spring 
Assizes in 1846, both inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relative to the Metro- 
politan Sewage Manure Company be printed. 


containing animadversions on Members of the Com- 
mittee on the Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Letter be delivered in at the 
‘lable :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


Receipt and Expenditure for Army and Militia 
Services, compared with the Sums estimated, for 
the year ended the 31st day of March 1845, and 
Balance Sheet (showing the Ledger Balances on 
the 31st March 1846, the Date on which the pre- 
ceding Account was closed.) 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 
| 5c2 Mr. 








Ordered, That the Paper relative to New Zea- New Zealand. 
No. 337. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
Addresses, 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several Isle of Man. 


No.338, 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to outrages 
Order,—A Return of Names of Persons, Places (Ireland.) 


Complaint being made in the House of a Letter Complaint. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, by Her Majesty’s Army and Mi- 
Command,—An Account of the finally audited litia Services. 


No. 339, 













































21°-—22° Maiz. 


William Smith Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
4 — received a Letter from William Smith O’ Brien, Es- 
— quire; and the same was read, as followeth :— 


Sir, Prison, House of Commons, May 21, 1846. 

I take the liberty to call your attention to the 

following pedPimnne: Bose between the Clerk of the 
House of Commons and myself :— 


Dear Sir, Prison, House of Commons, May 20, 1846. 

I beg to call your attention to Standing Order 

No. 4, page 13, and shall feel obliged if you will in- 

form me where | can find the appointment ofa Com- 

mittee of Selection, pursuant to that Order, as I 

have in vain searched for it in the Votes of the House 
of Commons. 


It being my intention to cause the attention of | = 


the House of Commons to be directed to this cor- 
respondence To-morrow, may I request that you 
will send me an immediate and official reply. 


I have the honour to be, 
Your obedient faithful Servant, 


To John Henry Ley, Esquire, William S. O’ Brien. 


Clerk of the House of Commons. 
To this note I received the following Answer:— 


Dear Sir, May 20, 1846. 


In answer to your note delivered tou me by Mr. 
Mahony, 1 consider it will be sufficient for me to 
say, that the Committee of Selection is appointed 
and named by the Standing Order No. 4, and that 
it was not considered necessary at the beginning of 
this Session to read that Order, as has sometimes 
been done, and for the House to make an Order, 
That the Committee of Selection be appointed ac- 
cordingly. You will therefore not find any entry 
in the Votes. . 

Your obedient, faithful Servant, 


John Henry Ley. 


Mr. Ley’s Letter confirms my conviction, that 
the Committee of Selection was not appointed for 
the present Session, in due conformity to Standing 
Order No. 4, which is worded as follows :— 


“That a Committee be appointed, at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the 
Chairman of the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, and of the Chairmen of the Committee 
and of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for 
Private Bills, of whom Three shall be a Quorum; 
and such Committee shall be denominated ‘ The 
Committee of Selection.’” 


It is manifest from Mr. ZLey’s Letter, that there 
is no Evidence in the authentic Records of the 
House of Commons, that Mr. Estcourt and the other 
Gentlemen who have acted as a “ Committee of Se- 
lection,” have received due authority from the House 
to act in that capacity during the present Session. 


Under these circumstances, all the proceedings 
which have led to my Imprisonment have been void 
and informal, ab initio. I therefore respectfully 
claim my immediate discharge. 


I cannot conclude this Letter without recording 
my solemn Protest against the conduct of the House 
of Commons, in having subjected me to Imprison- 
ment. Even if the Committee of Selection had been 
duly nominated, I should still deny that I had vio- 
lated any Law of the Land, and should therefore 
regard my Imprisonment as contrary to the Law 
and Constitution of these Realms. 


As I do not desire to throw upon you the respon- 
sibility of expressing any opinion upon this case, 
except under the sanction of the House of Commons, 
I donot expect an answer to this Letter, but respect- 
fully request that you will do me the favour to lay 
it before the House of Commons to-day at Five 














A. 1846. 


o’clock, and to invite the opinion of the House 
upon it. 
I have the honour to be, 
Your obedient, faithful Servant, 


To the Right Honourable William S. O’ Brien. 
The Speaker, &amp;c. &amp;c.&amp;e. 
Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said 
Letter be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


Notice being taken, that Forty Members were not 
present; The eee was told by Mr. Speaker, and 
Forty Members not being present, and it being then 
after four of the clock :—The House was adjourned 
by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till 
To-morrow. 








Veneris, 22° die Maiz ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That the Committee on Group Railway Bills, 
No. 19, of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this (Group 19.) 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 

House. 


Mr. Esicourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which O'éers; 
were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland Midland Rail- 
Railway Bills Petition to read the Bills a third time, WY Bills. 
the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed with ; 

That the Parties be permitted to read the Bills 
mentioned in the certificate deposited in the Private 
Bill Office a third time. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Dundee and Dundee and 
Arbroath Railway Extensions Bill, clause on con- Arbroath 
sideration of Report, the clause is of such a nature RYlway Ex- 

; : _ tensions Bill. 
as may be adopted without the re-commitment of 
the Bill, if the House shall think fit. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Dundee and Dundee ana 
Perth Railway Amendment Bill, clause on con- Perth Railway 
sideration of Report, the clause is of such a nature ? 
as may be adopted without the re-commitment of 
the Bill, if the House shall think fit. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Harélepool Hartlepool ' 
Gas and Waterworks Bill, Amendment on consider- Gas and 
ation of Report, the Amendment is of such a nature Waterworks 
as may be adopted without the re-commitment of — 
the Bill, if the House shall think fit. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Scottish Cen- scottish Cen- 
tral Railway (Perth Termini and Stations) Bill, tral Railway 
clause on consideration of Report, the clause is of (Eerth Te- 
such a nature as may be adopted without the re- Stations) Bill. 
aw of the Bill, if the House shall think 

t. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester, Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, Bolton and 
Report on Petition for additional isi he eee 

port lonal provision, the Navigation 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. and Railway 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester, an 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bolton and 
Extensions, Petition for additional provision, the Bury Canal 


Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. oe Hailway 


The first Resolution, being read a second time, Extensions 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the York Improve- 
York Improvement Bill; That they had examined ™™* Bill 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave tosit, 
and proceed, upon Monday next. 


Mr. 


Thames 
Haven ] 
and Rai 
(No. 2.) 


Cambri 
and Ox 
Railwa: 





9 Vicroriz. 22° Maiz. 749 


Ballochney Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | Carfrae Mill through Zauder, from Orange-lane to 
Railway Ballochney Railway (Shotts Branch) Bill; That the | Swinton, and from Coldstream to Mount Pleasant, 
(Soh) pil. several Documents required by the Order of the | all in the County of Berwick ; and for maintaining 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro-| the Bridge over the River Tweed at Coldstream, 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; | was read the third time. 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report} Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
thereupon. Ordered, That Mr. Francis Scott do carry the 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Thames Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the| Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee pypiic Peti- 
Haven Dock =J'hames Haven Dock and Railway (No. 2.) Bill; That | on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the tions(Twenty- 
aot EN BL the several Documents required by the Order of the | Petitions presented upon the 18th, 19th and 20th ay Re- 
” House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro-| days of this instant May and had directed him to — 

duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; | make a Report thereof to the House. 

and that the Committee had agreed to a Report! Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

thereupon. and be printed. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Clive reported from the Committee on the parrogate 
" ee a ee ee oe Harrogate Waterworks Bill, and to whom a Peti- Waterworks 
—— : oad . ie ated a tion against the said Bill was referred; That no Bill. 

ud Oxford into consideration the Report on the Cambridge and | ,, ¥ salt Ui wail Gatien: sink 

hilway Bil. Oxford Railway Bill; and the Amendments were | (cy see eee eee nei oP ee Tad 


pte. yl gencoomens, J that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
a a ah ¢ ih ee and found the same to be true; and had gone 
oe serie me an me ily WIE the Amendments, | through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





North British The ingrossed Bill to authorize the Construction , 
juilway Bill. of several Branch Railways and other Works in Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Midland Great 
connection with the North British Railway, was, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Weste™ 


| with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Midland Galway) Bill. 
lion and =6©Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Com- | aes eg Prcragen: Foal yg yo sage 
Soules mittee on the London and Brighton Railway (Dork- | Gatien not been com lied with, inasmuch as 
Such) Bi. @zg Branch) Bill; That they had examined the | . P Vives 
ch) rues .., | the notices to Ellen Johnson and Maria Reeves 
allegations contained in the preamble of the Bill, | \ 0.6 served on Christmas-day. 
— same had not been proved to their satis- Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
action. , : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; feet, Caen Sie rey 
and be printed. 


; 5 ilway of 
according to Order, read the third time. the case of the Midland Great Western Railway Treland (Liffy 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. of Ireland (Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation) Branch and 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. Hoeition) 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. pin, ; 
; . ‘i Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Midland Great q 
Made” Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till iveof, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Wester Rat 
. i ; *,¢ Oe e wi g } 
the clock, fucka ¢ the sitting of the Hous ‘4 | several Petitions complaining of non-compliance (Mullingar “ 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Askew’s 

: , d Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Estate Bill. 

‘uth Eastern Sir Charles Douglas reported the South Eastern | the case of Askew’s (Estate) Bill, no Standing 

ed i ae —— from Fyn ge to Dorking) Bill F Orders were applicable. 

Rei hat they had examined the allegations containe : 

Dorking) Bill. in the preamble of the Bill, but the same had not Coenen, Tae See Sagan cy Ti alpen tee Teen. 
b d to their satisfaction. ; 

"feud That ya ‘tane do lie upon the Table ; Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select sir George 

and be printed. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in seg 

the case of Sir George Dunbar’s Estate Bill, no ee 

Railway Bil! A Moticn was made, and the Question was pro- Standing Orders were applicable. 

(Group 30.) posed, That Mr. Floyer be excused from further Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
attendance on the Select Committee on Group No. ; 
30, of Railway Bills:—And the said Motion was,| _ Sit John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Glasgow and 


| 
| 
| 
| 


rit Rg a AE AA 


with leave of the House. withdrawn. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Belfast Union 
Ordeal Thee te Plea Dyke Acland be re-| the case of the Petition for additional provision in ®#!way Bill j 
astute am the aiid Comaiites the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill, the Hh: 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Westruther An ingrossed Bill to enlarge the Term and Powers Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Nod Bil. of an Act made in the sixth year of the reign of 
his Majesty King George the Fourth, for repairing| Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Airdrie and 
and maintaining the Road from Whiteburn, upon| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in — Rail- 
the Turnpike-road from Edinburgh to Greenlaw,| the case of the Petition for additional provision in way Bill. 
passing through Thornydike and Westruther, to| the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway Bill, 
Choicelee, upon the Turnpike-road from G'reenlaw | the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


to Dunse, all in the County of Berwick, was read| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
the third time. 


Se 


nN oe ee es 2a Le erPernat 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ipswich and 
Ordered, That Mr. Francis Scott do carry the | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bury = 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. the case of the Petition for additional provision in Ralleay (Ex- 
the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway tension to Ely, 
Hreenlaw An ingrossed Bill for maintaining the Road from | (Extension to Ely with a Branch therefrom) Bill, no a — 
ads Bil. —_Deanburn, in the County of Haddington, through | Standing Orders had been complied with. es 











Bill. 
Greenlaw, in the County of Berwick, to Cornhill,| Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


in the County of Durham; with Branches from | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Vou. 101. | 5c38 Sir 





Newport and 
Pillgwenlly 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure Com- 
pany Bill. 


Carshalton 
Rates Bill. 


Airdrie 
Police Bill. 


Caledonian 
Insurance 
Company Bill. 


Port Ellen 
Harbour Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway 
(Duniyvan 
Branch) Bill. 


Gravesend ind 
Milton Water- 


works Bill. 


750 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for additional — in 
the Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterworks Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no notice had been given of the intention of 
amending the Act of the Newport Dock Company 
to the Commissioners of the Port or Harbour of 
Newport. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider such Plans as shall be laid before them, 
for the application of the Sewage of the Metropolis 
to agricultural purposes, and to report their Opinion 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Metropolitan Sewage Manure 
Company Bill be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Reports of the Commissioners, 
and all Petitions on the subject of the said Bill, be 
referred to the Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- 
pany Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better and more effectual 
ascertaining, assessing, collecting and levying the 
Poor Rate, and all other Rates and Assessments, in 
the Parish of Carshalton, in the County of Surrey, 
and for the better Management of the Business and 
Affairs of the said Parish, and for other Purposes re- 
lating thereto, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Airdrie Police Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Caledonian Insurance Company 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and maintaining 
the Harbour of Port Ellen, in the county of Argyll, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 10, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
the Caledonian Railway ( Dundyvan Branch Bill) the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been pro- 
duced before them, and verified by the Promoters ; 


and that the Committee had agreed to a Report | 


thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the Graves- 
end and Milton Waterworks 
more effectually supplying the Inhabitants of the 
Town and Parishes of Gravesend, and Milton-nezt- 
Gravesend, and the Parish of Northfleet, in the 
County of Kent, with Water, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Deedes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


22° Marz. 


A, 1846. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Owners and Oc- Lancashire 

cupiers of cotton and other mills, estates and pre- Waterworks 
mises in Entwistle and Edgeworth, in the county of 
Lancaster, which was presented upon the 26th day 
of March last;—and also, the Petition of James 
Loch, of Albemarle-street, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, Superintendent and Trustee of the canal and 
estates of the late Most noble Francis Duke of 
Bridgewater, deceased, which was presented upon 
the 1st day of April last; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Lancashire Waterworks 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel, 
or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Committee of 
posed, That it be au Instruction to the Committee Selection. 
of Selection, to refer the Wexford, Carlow and Dub- 
lin Junction Railway Bill, being unopposed, to Mr. 

Greene, and the Members in charge thereof :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Dublin Wide Streets Selection. 
Bill; and, the Dublin Cemeteries Bill to the same 
Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Gollon Inch. 
the Report on the Gollon Inclosure Bill; and the sure Bill 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Buckingham. 
Oxford to the London and Birmingham Railway, shire Railway 
at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham, was etches 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Marquis of Chandos do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Mayor, Alder- Norfolk Rail- 
men and Burgesses of the borough of Great Yar- Way goa 
mouth, in the county of Norfolk ;—and, Commis- a — 
sioners for executing an Act for improving the Haven 
of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, and 
the several Rivers connected therewith, and for re- 
pairing or taking down and rebuilding a certain 
Bridge over the said Haven, at Great Yarmouth 
aforesaid, and a certain Bridge, called Saint Olave’s 
Bridge, over the River Waveney, in the counties of 
Norfolk and Suffolk, and for suspending for a 
limited period certain Duties payable to the Cor- 
poration of Great Yarmouth, and imposing other 
Duties in lieu thereof, which were presented, upon 
the 20th day of March last, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Norfolk Rail- 
way Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) Bill, and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of such 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; 
and the Petitioners heard by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 





Lord Seymour reported from the Committee on yfdland, 


| 


Company, and for, Group No. 37, of Railway Bills, to whoin several Barnsley,She! 


| Petitions against the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, ~— oper 
| Dewsbury, Leeds and Bradford Railway Bill were and Bradford 
‘referred ; That they had heard counsel in — Railway Bill 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
| counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
| examined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

Ordered, 





Junction) Bill, 


Perth 
way J 


Dund 
Arbré 
way I 
sion I 


Hami 
Gas J 


Rye ¢ 
went 
Bill. 


Hart! 
Gas 
Wate 
Bill. 


Asto 
Bill, 


Birm 
Wolv 
ton a 
Valle 
way ( 
ham, 
hamy 
Dudh 
Bill ; 
birm 
Wolv 
hamy 
Dudl 
way | 


Gray 
tion 
(Sho 
Port 
Bray 


Corr 
Wa y 








9 VicToRi2. 


ks Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


' Dundee and Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
Perth _ deration of the Report of the Dundee and Perth 
ray BO Railway Bill be resumed upon Monday next. 


pundeeand = Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
Arbroath Rail- deration of the Report of the Dundee and Arbroath 
way Exten- ; : — 

von Bill. Railway Extension Bill be resumed upon Monday 
next. 


Hamilton New The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Gas Bill. the Report on the Hamilton New Gas Bill ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


sa gyeand Der- An ingrossed Bill for improving the Drainage 
vent Drainage of the Vallies of the Rye and Derwent, in the North 
oa and East Ridings of the County of York, was read 

the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

- Hartlepool Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
Gas and deration of the Report of the Hartlepool Gas and 
a Waterworks Bill be resumed upon Monday next. 

I Aston Rates The House proceeded to take into consideration 

a Bill, the Report on the Aston Rates Bill; and the 

Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 

i Bimingham, Ordered, That the Petitions of Inhabitants of the 

way Wolverhamp- town and neighbourhood of Birmingham, in the 

al ton and Stour 













92° Maize. 751 


| viock ;—Saltash ;— Saint Stephen’s-in-the- East (two 
Petitions) ;— Stratton ;—Saint Stephen’s (two Pe- 
titions) ;-— Tucking Mill ; — Towednack ; — Saint 
Teath ;— Tetcot ; — Torpoint ;— Tintagel ; — Tre- 
valga ;— Tregony, and other places ;—Saint Tudy ; 
— North Tamerton ;—Hallenbeagle Mine ;—Saint 
Erth ;—Saint Erven ;—Saint Day ;—Saint Den- 
nis ;— Egloshayle ;— Forbury ;— Fowey ;—Feock ;— 
Devonport ;— Gwinear ; — Gwithian ;—Gwennap ; 
—Saint Gluvias (two Petitions) ;—Gorran ;—Ger- 
rans ;—Saint German’s (two Petitions) ;—Germoe ; 
— Saint Gennys ;—Gulval ;— Grade ;—-Grampound 
and Creed ;—Goldsithney ;—Saint Hilary;— Hayle ; 
— Helston ;-—Saint Issey ;—Illogan (two Petitions) ; 
— Endillion ;— Truro ; —Wendron ;—W hitstone ;— 
Withiel ;—Week Saint Mary ;—Veryan ; — Saint 
Veep ;~—Mawnan ; —Saint Eval; — South-hill ;— 
Saint Winnow (two Petitions) ;—Saint Keyne ;— 
Saint Dominick ;— Saint Melior ;—Saint Ive ;— 
Quethiock ;— Millbrook ;— Maker ;—Saint Michael 
Penkivell ;—Saint Mawes ;— Newlyn ;—Saint Pin- 
nock ;— Perranzabuloe ;—- Perranuthnoe;—-P hillack ; 
—Polruan ;— Plynt ;—Jacobstow ;—Saint Just ;— 
Saint John’s ;—Saint Juliott ;—Saint Ives ;—Kilk- 
hampton ;—Saint Kew ;— Saint Kevern ;—Kenwyn 
(two Petitions) ;— Kea (two Petitions) ;—Ludgvan ; 
—Lanteglos ;—Lerrin ;—Lanreath ;—Lansallos ; — 
— Lostwithiel (two Petitions) ;— Landlivery (two 
Petitions) ;— Luzxulian ;— Landewednack ;—Lelant ; 
—Ladock ;~ Lanivet ;—Landrake ;—Landulph ;— 
East and West Loee ;—Launcells ;—Saint Mewan 
(two Petitions) ;— Minster ;—Saint Merryn ;—Mar- 
hamchurch ;—Mowenstow ;—Marazion ;—Merther; 
—Mylor ;—Mabe (two Petitions) ;—Saint Martin ; 
—Saint Minver ;—Mevagissey ;—Mawgan ;—Mul- 
lion ;—Broadoak ;— Stokeclimsland ;—Pillaton ; — 
Calstock ;—Callington ;— South Caradon Mine ;— 
Wheal Saint Cleer ;— Tokenbury ;— West Caradon ; 





Valley Rail. County of Warwick ;——Inhabitants of the town and | — Wheal Trelawney ; — Gonamena and Craddock 


Bi @ *y Girming- neighbourhood of Dudley, in the counties of Wor- 
tum, Wolver- cester and Stafford;——Inhabitants of the town and 
ag neighbourhood of Bilston, in the county of Stafford; | 
Dudley Lines) S ae : | 
vil; and, | —— Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 
timingham, Wolverhampton, in the,county of Stafford ;——In- 

ail. wwotaal habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Old- 

, pton and : 5 ; 

, Dudley Rail- bury, in the county of Worcester ;——Inhabitants 

ten- vay Bill. of Westbromwich, in the county of Stafford ;—— | 

| and, Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 
Wednesbury, in the county of Stafford, which were 
presented yesterday, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel oragents, against certain 
parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour 

Valley Railway (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and 

Dudley Lines) Bill, and that the Birmingham, | 

Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Bill may pass 

into a law, be referred to the Committee on the first- 

mentioned Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Grand June- Ordered, That the Grand Junction Railway (Show- 
poke pad q Mill and Portobello Branch) Bill be read a second 
Portobello time upon Monday next. 
Branch) Bill, : 
Comwall Rail. Petitions from Budock (two Petitions) ;—Con- 
way Bill, stantine ;—Falmouth (two Petitions) ;—Antony ;— 
Saint Agnes ;—Cardinham ;— Saint Austell (two 
Petitions) ;—Boconnock ;— Blisland ;—Saint Bla- 
zey;— Saint Breock ;— Bodmin ;—Breage ;.-- Broad- 
shefe oak ; — Saint Columb Minor ; —Crowan ; —Cam- 
8- borne ;—Cury and Gunwalloe ;-—Saint Clement (two | 
~ Petitions) ;—Linkinhorne ;—Saint Cleer (two Pe-| 
zi, titions) ;— Saint Neot ;—Menheniot (two Petitions) ; 
—Duloe ;—Liskeard (four Petitions) ;—Perranar- 
worthal (two Petitions) ;—Penryn ;— Pool ;— Pro- 
bus (two Petitions) ;—Little Petherick ;—Penzance; 
—Polperro ;— Poughill ;— Poundstock ;— Redruth ; 
—Ruan Major ;—Ruan Minor ;—Rame ;—Roche ; 
— Ruan Lanihorne ;—Stithians ;—Sithney ;— She 





VoL, 101. 





Moor ;—Wheal Sisters and Wheal Mary Consols ; 
— Caradon ;—Saint Mabyn ;—Manaccan and Saint 
Anthony ;— Tretoil ;—Lanivet ; — Levant ; — West- 
cott and East Caradon ;—Saint Cleer Consols and 
Caradon Wheal Hooper ;—Hobbs Hill and Tre- 
venua ;— East Wheal Agar and Caradon ;— Caradon 
and Wheal Venland ;— Fowey Consols ; — Boswed- 
ders; — Wheal Spearn; — Par Consols;— Wheal 
Lovell ;—Great Work ;—Wheal Rose and Wheal 
Penrose ;—~Dolcoath ;—Carn Brea ;—East Pool; 
—South Towan and Wheat Lydia ;— Gover, and 
other places ;—South Wheal Bassett ;— Wheal Jew- 
ell ;— Tresavean ; — Poldice ;—Trevishey ;—Wheal 
Brewer ;—Trethelian ;—Boscaswell Downs ;— Bo- 
tallack ;—Pechnoweth ;—Wheal Trewavas ;—Creeg- 
braws ;—Caradrew and Harmony ;— Wheal Vor ;— 
Dong Dong ;—and, Cornwall; praying that the 
Cornwall Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Iron-masters, Manufacturers, Mer- shrewsbury 
chants, Traders, and other Inhabitants of the town and Birming- 
and neighbourhood of Wolverhampton, praying that bam Railway. 
&gt; Desa “ Bi S Bill ; and, Bir- 
the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill; and, mingham,Wol- 
the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley verhampton 
Railway (Stour Valley Line) Bill, may pass into 224 Stour 
4 li ValleyRailway 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie (gtour Valley 


upon the Table. Line) Bill. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and rete mo 
Town Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying — 
that the Wewcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct pirect Glas- 
Glasgow Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, gow canon 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon ##way Bill. 


the Table. 


Petitions from Shrewsbury; — and, Wellington ee. 
(Salop); praying that the Shrewsbury and Birming- nam Railway 
ham Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- Bill. 
sented, and read ; and urdered to lie upon the Table. 


5c 4 Petitions 


} 
i 
i 


sip hE re 


a ae ee 





Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s 
Railway 
(Extension to 
Ely with a 
Branch there- 
from) Bill ; 
and, Ely and 
Bury Railway 
Bill. 


Ipswich and 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s 
Railway (Ex- 
tension to Ely 
with a Branch 
therefrom) 
Bill. 


Thetford, 
Bury Saint 
Edmund’s and 
Newmarket 
Railway Bill. 


Thetford, 
Bury Saint 


Edmund’s and 


752 22° Mazz. A. 1846. 


Petitions of Charles Finch, and others ;—and, 
Inhabitants of Newmarket ; praying that the Ips- 
wich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension 
to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Bill may pass 
into a law; and that the Ely and Bury Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Zpswich and Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s Railway Company, praying that the first- 
mentioned Bill may pass into a law, and that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the last-mentioned Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the last-mentioned Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Petitions of Merchants, Tradesmen, Agriculturists 
and other Inhabitants of Isleham, in the county of 
Cambridge ; Merchants, Tradesmen, Agricultu- 
rists and other Inhabitants of the parish of Afilden- 
hall, in the county of Suffolk ; Merchants, 
Tradesmen, Agriculturists and other Inhabitants of 
Soham, in the county of Suffolk ;—— and, Mer- 
chants, |Tradesmen, Agriculturists and other Inha- 
bitants of Fordham, in the county of Suffolk; pray- 
ing that the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch there- 
from) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Turner Hales, and others, 
Owners of land on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

arts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Francis King Eagle, of Bury Saint 
Edmund's, in the county of Suffolk, Barrister-at- 
Law ;——Christiana Anne Holmes, being an Owner 
of land on the line of Railway thereinafter men- 
tioned ;——Reverend Edward Richard Benyon, of 
Culford, in the county of Suffolk, Clerk ;—Reverend 
Edward Richard Benyon, of Culford Hall, in the 
county of Suffolk, Clerk, an Owner of land on the 
line of a proposed Railway from Thetford, in the 
county of Suffolk, to Newmarket, intended to be 
called The Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund's and 
Newmarket Railway ; Master, Fellows and Scho- 
lars of Trinity Hall, in the University of Cambridge, 
Owners of land on the line of a proposed Railway 
from Thetford, in the county of Suffolk, to New- 
market, to be called The Thetford, Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s and Newmarket Railway ;——and, the Right 
honourable John Thomas Lord Manners Baron 
Manners, and the Reverend Edward Richard Ben- 
yon, of Culford Hall, in the county of Suffolk, 
Clerk, Owners of land on the line of a proposed 
Railway from Thetford, in the county of Suffolk, to 
Newmarket, intended to be called The Thetford, 
Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newmarket Railway ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newmarket 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Ipswich and Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s Railway Company, praying that they may 





be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Newmarket 

against certain parts of the Thetford, Bury Saint Railway Bill, 
Edmund's and Newmarket Railway Bill; and that ee 

the Ipswich and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway Edmund's 
(Extension to Ely, with a Branch therefrom) Bill Railway 


: (Extension to 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read. Ely, with a 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Branch there. 
Committee on the first-mentioned Bill; and the “°™ Bill 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Petitions of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Yudaersties 
Company ;——Proprietors of a Company proposed and Man- 
to be incorporated by the name of the Oldham Dis- chester Pent 
trict Railways Company ; —— Surveyors of the ain 
Highways for the townships of Oldham, in the county Branch) Bill, 
of Lancaster ; Commissioners for paving, watch- 
ing, lighting, cleansing and improving the Township 
of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, and for regu- 
lating the Police thereof ; —— and, Trustees of the 
Stayley Turnpike-road; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal (Oldham Brauch) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Huddersfield 
Company ; praying that they may be heard, by their and Man- 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Hud- — _— . 
dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Hud- (Huddersfield ; 
dersfield Diversion and Cooper Bridge Branch) Bill, Diversion and 


was presented, and read. Breech) Bi 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; andthe Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Charles Waterton, and others, Owners reeds, Wake- 
and Occupiers of lands on the line of the Railway field and Mid- 
thereinafter mentioned ;—— Inhabitants of the town- !2%4 Junction 


ship of Sandal Magna, in the parish of Sandal a 


Magna, in the West Riding of the county of York; 
——Surveyors of Highways for the township of 
Walton, in the parish of Sandal Magna, in the 
West Riding of the county of York ; Inhabitants 
of Walton, in the parish of Sandal Magna, in the 
West Riding of the county of York ;——and, Sur- 
veyors of Highways in the township of Sandal 
Magna, in the parish of Sandal Magna, in the West 
Riding of the county of York ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Wakefield and 
Midland Junction Railway Bill,— were presented, 
and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Moid Junction 
of the borough and city of Chester, praying that they Railway Bill. 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Mold Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they. think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Petitions 





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Bill. 


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Wol 
ton 

Val 
way 


Bill 


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of Qldham, Man- 

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tion Railway 

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ton and Stour 

i Valley Rail- 
way (Stour 


Valley Line) 
Bill. 


Caledonian 


Railway 


(Glasgow 

— r. 
Termini and 
Branches) Bill, 


Ely and Bury 
Railway Bill: 


9 VicTorIz. 


Petitions of Manufacturers and others residing in 
and in the neighbourhood of Lees, in the parish 
of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the county of Lancaster ; 
—— Manchester and Leeds: Railway Company ; 
James Lees, Edward Abbott Wright, James Col- 
linge, Samuel Hague, James Cheetham and William 
Wrigley, being respectively Owners of mills, manu- 
factories and coal works adjoining or near to a cer- 
tain highway in the township of Oldham, inthe county 
of Lancaster, called Glodwick-lane; —— James 
Lees, of Greenbank, in the township of Oldham, in 
the county of Lancaster, Cotton-manufacturer ; 
James Collinge, Edward Abbott Wright and 
James Cheetham, being respectively the Owners of 
mills, manufactories, buildings, land and other pro- 
perty, abutting on or situate near to a certain road 
and public footway, called Moor Hey Road, in the 
township of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster ; 
——Wiiliam Jones &amp; Co., and others, Owners, Les- 
sees and Occupiers of collieries and coal-mines on 
the lines of the Railways thereinafter mentioned, 
or some or one of them ;—— Directors and Proprie- 
tors of a Company proposed to be incorporated by 
the name of The Oldham District Railways: 
Trustees of the Manchester and Saltersbrook Turn- 
pike-roads ;——-Company of Proprieters of the Ca- 
nal Navigation, from Manchester to or near Ashton- 
under- Lyne and Oldham ;--—Trustees of the Stay- 
ley Turnpike-road ;——Surveyors of the Highways 
for the township of Oldham, in the county of Lan- 
caster ;——and, Commissioners acting under and 
by virtue of a certain Act of Parliament made and 
passed in the seventh year of the reign of King 
George Fourth, intituled, An Act for paving, watch- 
ing, lighting, cleansing and improving the Township 
of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, and for 
regulating the Police thereof; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Oldham, Manchester, 
Liverpool and Birkenhead Junction Railway ,— were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 











A Petition of Owners and Lessess of property in 
the county of Worcester, praying that they may be 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour 
Valley Railway (Stour Valley Line) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Shareholders of an Undertaking, 
called The General Terminus and Glasgow Har- 
bour Railway, being a Quorum of the managing 
Committee or Directors thereof, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Caledonian Rail- 
way (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Vetition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Thomas Wilkin, of Soham, in the 
county of Cambridge, Steward of the manor of So- 
ham and Fordham, in the parish of Soham, in the 
said county ; Reverend Sir Thomas Gery Cul- 
lum, of Hardwicke House, near Bury Saint Ed- 
mund’s, in the county of Suffolk, Baronet ; In- 
habitants of Isleham, in the county of Cambridge, 

Vou, 101. 














22° Mazz. 7538 


and others, Landowners and Occupiers on the Line 
of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;——.J. D. Merest 
and others, Parishioners of Soham, in the county of 
Cambridge, and others, Landowners and Occupiers 
on the line of Railway thereinafter mentioned ; 
Henry Tasker and others, Parishioners of Soham, in 
the county of Cambridge, and others, Landowners 
and Occupiers on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ;——and, Inhabitants of Freckenham and 
others, Landowners and Occupiers in the parish of 
Isleham, and on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Ely and Bury Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 








A Petition of the Right honourable John Savile Manchester 
Earl of Scarbrough, praying that he may be heard, and Leeds 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Balway 

y al gent, ag P tensions, &amp;c.) 

Manchester and Leeds Railway (Extensions, &amp;c.) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Williams Sutton and Frederick Birmingham, 

Ash, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, hinge os i 
on and Dud- 

Iron Merchants, praying that they may be heard, jey Railway 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Bill. 
tain parts of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and 
Dudley Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Archibald M*‘Lellan, residing in Glasgow Mu- 
Glasgow, praying that he may be heard, by him- — — 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of [yioye pil 
the Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour 
Bill, was presented, ard read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Pefition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- gaint Helens 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- Canal and. 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Railway Bill. 
of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Castle-street, Salis- London and 
bury, and of the parish of Milford, in the county of = adelggagaa 


Wilts, and others, Frequenters of the road therein- = 
after mentioned ;——and, Trustees of the Fisher- and Salisbury 


ton, Wilton, Heytesbury, Willoughby Hedge and Fxtension.) 
Redhone Turnpike-road, and Inhabitants of the pa-~ 
rish of Fisherton Anger, in the county of Wilts; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and South Western Railway ( Basingstoke 
and Salisbury Extension) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





5D heard, 


































a nes 


Campbeltown 
Harbour, 
Waterworks, 
Paving, Light- 
ing and 
Watching Bill. 


Chelsea 
Bridge and 
Thames 
Embankment 
Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 
and Canal 
Bill. 


Oldham Dis- 
trict Railways 
Bill. 


Thetford, 
Bury Saint 


Edmund’s and 


754 22° Muaii. A. 1846. 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Adam Black, Lord Provost of Edin- 
burgh, one of the Commissioners of Northern Light- 
houses, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Campbeltown Harbour, Waterworks, Paving, Light- 
ing and Watching Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry Tritton, of Lombard-street, 
in the city of London, Banker, and of Proprietors 
of the Bridge over the River Thames, from Batter- 
sea, in the county of Surrey, to Chelsea, in the county 
of Middlesex, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Chelsea Bridge and Thames Embank- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Lees, and other places ;—and, 
Oldham ; praying that the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Jesse Ainsworth, of Pet Bank, Old- 
ham, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire ;—— 
Proprietors, Lessees and Occupiers of collieries and 
coal mines, on the lines of the Railways thereunder 
mentioned, or some or one of them ;—-——Jonathan 
Mellor, younger, and others, Owners and Occupiers 
of property on the lines of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned, or some of them; David Walton, 
and others, Owners or Occupiers of property on the 
lines of Railway thereinafter mentioned, or some of 
them ;——Surveyors of the highways for the town- 
ship of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster ;—— 
and, Commissioners acting under and by virtue of 
a certain Act of Parliament made and passed in the 
seventh year of the reign of King George the Fourth, 
intituled, An Act for paving, watching, lighting, 
cleansing and improving the Township of Oldham, 
in the County of Lancaster, and for regulating the 
Police thereof ;—— Francis Frederick Whitehead 
and EdwardjWhitehead, Esquires, and of Catherine 
Whitehead, Widow, all of Grasscroft ;——Trustees 
of the Stayley Turnpike-roads ;—— John Lees, of 
Clarksfield, Esquire, Betty Lees, of Clarksfield, 
Widow, James Lees, of Clarksfield and Joseph Lees, 
of Clarksfield, Esquires, and James Lees of Salem, 
and Edward Brown, of Oldham, Gentlemen ;—— 
Company of Proprietors of the Canal Navigation 
from Manchester, to or near Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Oldham ; --— Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal Company ;——and, Trustees of 
the Manchester and Saltersbrook Turnpike-road ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Oldham District Railways Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Lee, of Bury Saint Edmund's, 
in the county of Suffolk, being an Owner and Oc- 
cupier of land and property intended to be interfered 




















with by the proposed Jpswich and Bury Saint and New- 

Edmund’s Railway Extension to Ely, praying that ees gn 

the Theford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and Newwarket Tpewich pi 

Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that he may Bury Saint 

be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against —" 
died ; . “a, Railway (Ex. 

certain parts of the Ipswich and Bury Saint tension to Ely 

Edmund ’s Railway (Extension to Ely, with a Branch with a Branch 

therefrom) Bill, was presented, and read. — 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to ~ 

the Committee on the last-mentioned Billi ; and 

the Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or 

agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 

counsel heard, in favour of the Bill against the said 

Petition. 


A Petition of Directors of the Edinburgh and Edinburgh 
Northern Railway Company, praying that the House a Northern 
: F aie Railway Bills, 
will be pleased to allow the Third Reading of the 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway Bills to take 
place, notwithstanding the irregularity in the ad- 
vertisements, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Tenants under Trinity College, and Occupation 
others interested in land in the barony of Jraghticon- P- a 
ner, in the county of Kerry, and in the districts adja- — 
cent, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners are anxious to avail themselves of the 
provisions may by recent Acts of Parliament for 
facilitating the improvement of land in Jreland by 
drainage and otherwise, and to meet the distress and 
disease with which their district is threatened, by 
undertaking such local works in the improvement 
of their land as may afford employment to the po- 
pulation; and the Petitioners believe no part of 
freland presents more advantageous opportunities 
for the investment of capital in such undertakings, 
nor more urgently requires them to be commenced 
without delay; that the Petitioners are unable to 
undertake such operations from the nature of the 
tenure by which lands are held under Trinity Col- 
lege, Dublin, since those who hold under Trinity 
College are unable to obtain money to lay out on 
the improvement of land so held by them, on the 
same terms as they would do if their tenure were a 
perpetuity, as is the case with tenants of Bishops’ 
lands since the passing of the Church Temporalities 
Biil (in most or many cases at least), and since the 
amount of land belonging to Trinity College in their 
district is so great, that without the co-operation of 
those who hold it, no general works of public utility 
can be undertaken ; that the undrained state of the 
district has, in former years, creased fever pre- 
valent in it, and that the Petitioners trust such a 
circumstance will not be without its weight with the 
House at the present crisis; that the Petitioners 
do not intend to impugn the conduct of Trinity 
College, but merely to point out the evils inherent 
in the present system, and they do not think it 
necessary to occupy the time of the House by going 
into any detail on a subject on which the Land Com- 
missioners reported fully, after having heard evidence 
on the subject at length ; that the recommendation 
made by the Land Commissioners has been dis- 
regarded for the last two years, like all or most of 
their recommendations, as the Petitioners believe ; 
that the Petitioners cannot for a moment suppose 
there can be any disinclination to consider favoura- 
bly any recommendation for practical measures of 
utility, coming from such a quarter, and they hope 
that the present exigencies of their country may 
secure that attention to a merely Jrish subject, 
which for the last two years it has been unable to 
obtain ; and praying that the House will be pleased 
to pass such a measure, with regard to the property 
held under the tenure in question, as may enable 
those interested in it to perform what they feel 
would be a public duty, could they accomplish it, in 
meeting the present distress by undertaking the 
improvement of the land and of the district with 

which 





9 VicToRIZ. 


which they are connected ; and they feel that to 
adopt the course recommended by the Land Com- 
missioners will best ensure this end being obtained, 
as well as give effect to any other measures which 
may be enacted to secure to the tenant on property 
in freland generally the benefit of his outlay, and 
which measures they are convinced can never be 
effectual as applied to college lands, unless the re- 
commendation of the Land Commissioners, already 
referred to, be followed. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the 
Table; and be printed. 


William Smith 
O’Brien, 
esquire. 


Petitions from Clanaragah and Carra ;—Kil- 

mackatranny, Shancough and Killadoon ;—Miden 
and Miltown ;—Magheracoolmony and Drumkeeran ; 
— Tomgrany and Kilnoe;— Sligo ;—Gort and parish 
of Kilmacdough ;— Knockbride ; — Ballisodare ;— 
Newquay ;—Clontibret ;— Cashel ;—Ballylough ;— 
Carrigallen ;— Devnish ; — Tehollan ;— Omey ; — 
Kingscourt ;—Magiiligan ;—Dunean ;—Drumrily ; 
— Magheracloone;—- Carrichedmond ;— Templetenny ; 
— Kilmactigue ; — Templeboy ;— Tempo ;— Temple- 
more ;—Ardrahan ;-—Arles ;— Killaraghe ;— Midle- 
ton ;—Errigal ;— Killyshandra ;—Larha and Dur- 
row ;—Oldcastle and Loughcrew ;—Ruan and Dy- 
sart ;—Crossboyne and Taugheen ;—Danesford ;— 
Moylough ;— Abbeyleix ;— Kiltubride ; — Ballina- 
hinch ;—Dingle;—Long ford ;— Clonallon ;— Bally- 
gran ;— Trim ;—Carnew and Tomacork ;—Augha- 
gower ; — Castletown Roche; — Castlepollard ; — 
Rosbercon ;—and, Enniscorthy; praying the House 
to order the immediate release of William Smith 
O’ Brien, Esquire, in order that he may in his place 
in Parliament, give expression to the feelings and 
wishes of his constituents,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Lord’s Day. Petitions from Hastings and Saint Leonard’s ;— 
Baldock ; — Stotfield ; — George Mackay ;—and, 
Hitchin; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing and enforcing the due observance of the 
Lord’s Day, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
Parishioners of Llanferres, in the county of Den- 
bigh, and diocese of Saint Asaph, praying that so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, as relates to the 
union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and 
the appropriation of their Ecclesiastical Revenues, 
may be repealed, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Places of Wor- 
ship, &amp;c. Sites — 
(Scotland) 
Bill, 


Petitions from Petty ;--Kilmorack ;—Kirkhill ; 
Ardersier ; — Renfrew ; — Cupar ; — Flisk and 
Creich ;—Inverury (Provost); — Kinnethmont ; — 
Girthon and Anworth ;— George Mackay ;— La- 
theron ;—and, Berriedale ; praying that the Places 
of Worship, &amp;c., Sites (Scot/and) Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

LunaticsActs. Petitions from Tullore Royal ;—and, Poor Law 
Union of Wilton; praying for the repeal or altera- 
tion of the Lunatics Act, and, the Lunatic Asylums 
and Pauper Lunatics Act, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Factories Bill. Petitions from Bradford ( York) (two Petitions) ; 
—and, Blairgowrie and Rathay; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Daniel Cormick; — Manchester 
(nine Petitions); — Mary Green and others ; — 
Bolton (three Petitions) ; — Chorley ;— Bradford 
(York);—and, Nottingham ; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,--were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 101. 


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755 


A Petition of the Secular Clergyman and Lay- Roman Ca- 
men of the town of Stamford, and its vicinity, pro- tholic Relief 
fessing the Roman Catholic religion, praying that ~~ 
the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Chair- yarbours of 
man ofa Meeting of Citizens of Dublin, describing Refuge. 
the comparative merits of Holyhead and Porth- 
dynilaen as Harbours of Refuge for the trade of 
Saint George’s Channel ; and praying the House to 
refer the premises contained in their Petition to the 
examination and consideration of a Select Com- 
mittee of the House, for the purpose of instituting 
a full and impartial inquiry, before money shall be 
advanced for constructing an Asylum Harbour on 
the Welsh Coast, and to take such other measures 
in reference thereto as to the House shall seem ad- 
visable, with due consideration for public interests 
and private rights, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Mariners and Seamen of Merchant 

South Shields, in the port of Mewcastle-upon- Tyne, Seamen's 
. . . - Fund. 

praying the House to pass a Bill, without delay, in 
order that the payments from the Merchant Sea- 
men’s Funds may be equal to all seamen when they 
become recipients thereof, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Members of the Corresponding 
Public Library at Neath, in Glamorganshire, pray- Societies and 
ing that the C ding Societies and Lecture potwt’,. 
ing that the Corresponding Societies and Lecture Roos Bill 
Rooms Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Art Union of London, Art Unions 
resident in the town of Deptford and its vicinity, in Bil 
the counties of Kent and Surrey, praying that the 
Art Unions Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Alexander Shafto Adair, of Audley- Railways. 
square, Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, stating, that the Petitioner believes that 
it is now both expedient and practicable for the 
legislature to treat the management of Railways as 
a distinct and substantive portion of the national 
service, and further so to deal with Railway Com- 
panies in the aggregate, as to subject them to general 
principles of legislative superintendence and control ; 
that the Petitioner suggests that, it is incumbent on 
the legislature to enforce the adoption of all means 
furnished by science or discipline, towards rendering 
the system of travelling by Railway secure from risk 
of accidents, particularly by collision, and that he 
believes this desirable object may be attained by the 
general establishment of the electric telegraph, by 
the adoption of an uniform method of computing 
time for Railway purposes, and by the use of an 
uniform code of day and night signals ; and praying 
the House to take the above circumstances and sug- 
gestions into its consideration, and to adopt such 
measures as may appear to be proper and necessary 
forcarrying them intoeffect, was presented, and read ; . 
and referred to the Select Committee on Railways. 


A Petition of Holders of the respective numbers Cambridge 
of scrip shares appended to their signatures in the and Lincoln. 
schemes entitled the Cambridge and Lincoln Ex- tincom York 
tension and Lincoln, York and Leeds Junction, and Leeds, ; 

rayine the House to stay all further proceedings Junction Rail- 
Se passing the Cambridge fer Linesla Ramatina, a 
and Lincoln, York and Leeds Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Ropemakers of the port of Liver- Ropeworks 
pool, who use steam-power in their works, praying Bill 





5 D2 that 





Highways Bill. 


Post Horse 
Duties, &amp;c. 


Private Bills. 


Spirits. 


Queen’s 
Printer 
(Scotland. ) 


Railways. 


Railway 
Companies 
Bill. 


3ridport 
Election 
(William 
Rockett.) 


Railway Com- 
panies Dis- 
solution Bill. 


Superintend- 


Bill. 


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that the Ropeworks Bill may pass into a law, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Rate-payers of the parish of Saint Mary Lam- 
beth, in the county of Surrey, praying that the 
Highways Bill may not pass into a law, was 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of George Shillibeer, of the City-road, 
Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, praying the 
House to take into consideration the justice of im- 
mediately repealing the Post Horse Duties and the 
Assessed Tax chargeable on carriages necessarily 
kept for trade purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—A List of all the Private Bills applied for during 
the present Session of Parliament, for which a Sub- 
scription Contract, or Undertaking in lieu of a Sub- 
scription Contract, has been deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, classified according to the nature or 
object of the Work; stating the Amount of the 
Estimate for each Work, of the Capital Stock to 
be raised in each case, and the Sum authorized to 
be borrowed over and above such Capital Stock ; 
and showing the Total Amount of the Estimates, 
Capital and Money to be borrowed, for each class 
of such Works. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Total Number of Gallons of Spirits 
distilled and charged with Duty, and the Number 
of Gallons of Foreign and Colonial Spirits of all 
Sorts entered for Home Consumption in the United 
Kingdom, in each year, from 1800 to 1845, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing the Quantities consumed in 
England, Scotland and Ireland, respectively. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Memorials and Reports re- 
ceived from the Board of Her Majesty’s Printer in 
Scotland, in the years 1844, 1845 and 1846, and 
not already before Parliament. 

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


The Order made upon the 8th day of this instant 
May for referring to the Select Committee on Rail- 
ways the Return relative to Railways, which was 
presented upon the 7th day of this instant May, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Return do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Railway Companies Bill be 
read a second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the 
Question proposed upon Tuesday last, That the Peti- 
tion of William Rockett be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee, which shall be appointed to inquire into all 
the circumstances under which Joseph Welch gave 
evidence before the Select Committee on the Brid- 
port Election Petition, that William Rockett voted 
for Mr. Romilly, be resumed upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Railway Com- 
panies Dissolution Bill be received after the Orders 
of the day. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 


cntof Convicts of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon 


the Superintendent of Convicts Bill. 
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A. 1846. 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and Message from 
Mr. Russell ; the Lords ; 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Biil, intituled, An rastern Union 
Act for making a Railway from the Eastern Union and Hadleigh 
Railway, in the Parish of Bentley, to the Town of i Rail- 
Hadleigh, all inthe County of Suffolk, to be called pon 
The Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction ‘Rail- 
way, without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bolton Water- 
Act for more effectually supplying Water to the Works Bill 
Inhabitants of the Town of Bolton, and several 
Townships and Places adjoining, or near thereto, in 
the County of Lancaster, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Western Aus- 
to continue until the Thirty-first day of December, *!'* Bill. 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-eight, and 
to the end of the then next Session of Parliament, 
an Act of the tenth year of King George the Fourth, 
for providing for the Government of His Majesty’s 
Settlements in Western Australia, on the Western 
Coast of New Holland; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Great Leinster 
for extending and altering some of the Provisions of #%4 Munster 
the Acts relating to the Great Leinster and Mun- fe tk (Car- 
ster Railway ; to which the Lords desire the concur- low to Kil- 
rence of this House: And also, kenny) Bill. 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Great Leinster 
to enable the Great Leinster and Munster Railway = 
Company to extend their Railway to Clonmel ; to (No. 9.) (Kil- 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this kenny toClon- 
House: And also, mel) Bill. 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Dublin and 
for extending the Line of the Dublin and Kings- a 
town Railway to the Bridge of Bray, in the County Railway Bill. 
of Dublin; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House : And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Cullen’s 
to enable the Trustees of the settled Estate of Wil- Ps*#te Bill. 
liam Cullen, to sell to Alexander James Beresford 
Hope, Esquire, before the appointed time under the 
Settlement, a Portion of that Estate for which an 
offer has been made them by him ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Thomson's 
to enable the Trustees or Guardians appointed by ey a 
Joseph Thomson, of Nortonhall of Eildon, deceased, 
to sell the said Lands of Nortonhall of Eildon, and 
also the half ofa Storey ofa House, in Saint Mary’s 
Wynd, Edinburgh, and relative Policy of Insurance, 
vested in them in trust, and apply the Price to be 
obtained, and certain Trust Monies in their hands, 
in the Purchase of other Lands for the Purposes of 
the said Trust; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Willia 
O’Bric 
Esquil 


The Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1.) 
(Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 

(No. 1.) (Car- 
low to Kil- 
kenny) Bill. 
Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 

(No. 2.) (Kil- 
kenny to Clon- 
mel) Bill. 


The Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway —_ 
Bill was read the first time. a 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Railway Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) 
(Kilkenny to Clonmel) Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Factories Bill 
posed, That the Order of the day for resuming the 
adjourned 


cr 


ll. 


William Smith 
o’Brien, 
Esquire. 


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adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
the 29th day of April last, was proposed to be made 
to the Question, That the Factories Bill be now read 
a second time, be now read :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the subject-matter of the Letter of 
William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, to Mr. Speaker :— 
The House proceeded to take the subject-matter of 
the said Letter into consideration ; 


And the same was again read. 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Votes of the House of the 27th day of April last, 
in respect of the Report of the Committee on Group 
11, of Railway Bills, might be read ; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 


“Railway Bills (Group 11),—Report, That 
the Committee met at One o'clock this day, 
pursuant to appointment, and that William 
Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, one of the Members 
of the said Committee, was not present, and 
did not attend the Committee within one hour 
of the time of meeting of the Committee. 

* Ordered, That William Smith O’ Brien, 
Esquire, do attend the said Committee To- 
morrow.” 


The House was also moved, That the Entry in the 
Votes of the House of the 28th day of April last, in 
respect of the Report of the said Committee, might 
be read; and the same was read, as followeth : 

“ Railway Bills (Group 11),—Mr. Henley 
reported from the Select Committee on Group 
11, of Railway Bills, That the Committee met 
this day at One o’clock, pursuant to the ad- 
journment of yesterday, and that William Smith 
O’ Brien, Esquire, one of the Members of the 
Committee, did not attend the Committee this 
day within one hour of the time appointed for 
the meeting of the Committee. 


“Order [27th April] for attendance of Mr. 
William Smith O’ Brien on the Committee this 
day, read :— 

“ And Mr. Smith O’ Brien being in his place, 
and having been called upon by Mr. Speaker, 
stated that he had no further explanation to 
offer to the House, and that he held to his 
determination as expressed in his correspon- 
dence with the Chairman of the Committee of 
Selection ; and then he withdrew. 


“ Motion made, and Question proposed, 
‘That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, having 
disobeyed the Order of this House by refusing 
to attend the Committee to which the Railway 
Group, No. 11, had been referred, has been 
cuilty of a contempt of this House :-—Amend- 
ment proposed: ‘lo leave out from the word 
‘Esquire’ te the end of the Question, in order 
to add the words ‘and any other Members of 
this House, who in the course of the present 
Session may think proper to signify to the 
Committee of Selection that they claim, on 
special grounds, to be exempted from serving 
on Select Committees on Railway Bills, shall 
be exempted accordingly; and that it be an 
Instruction to the Committee of Selection to 
report to the House the names of all such 
Members as may so claim to be specially 
exempted, and the grounds assigned for such 
exemption :—Question put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion ::-—The House divided ; Ayes, 139; Noes, 
15 :-— 

“ Main Question put :—The House divided ; 
Ayes, 133; Noes, 13 :— 

“ Motion made, and Question proposed, 
‘That William Smith O’ Brien; Esquire, having 

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157 


been guilty of a contempt of this House, be for 

his said offence committed to the custody of 

the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, 

during the pleasure of the House ; and that Mr. 

Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly :’-— 

— arising ; Debate adjourned till Thurs- 
ay. 

The House was also moved, That the Entry in the 
Votes of the House of the 30th day of April last, of 
the Proceedings of the House in respect of the said 
Report, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“ Railway Bills (Group 11),—Order read, 
for resuming adjourned Debate on Question 
[28th April], ‘That William Smith O’Brien, 
Esquire, having been guilty of a contempt of 
this House, be for his said offence committed 
to the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attend- 
ing this House, during the pleasure of the 
House ; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his War- 
rant accordingly :’—Question again proposed : 
—Debate resumed :—Amendment proposed, 
to leave out from the word ‘ Esquire’ to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words 
‘do attend in his place forthwith, instead 
thereof :—Question proposed, ‘ That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion:'—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn :— 
Question again proposed :— Debate arising ; 
Motion made, and Question proposed, ‘That the 
Debate be now adjourned :— Motion, by leave, 
withdrawn :—Main Question put, and agreed 
to.” 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the Order made upon the 27th day of 
April last, “ That William Smith O’Brien, Esquire, 
do attend the said Committee To-morrow,” be dis- 
charged ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the , Mr. French, } 36 
Yeas, \ Mr. Morgan John O° Connell, , 
Tellers for the f Mr. Estcourt, 180 
Noes, Mr. Strutt: P 
So it passed in the Negative. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Factories Bill. 


adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
the 29th day of April last, was proposed to be made 
to the Question, That the Factories Bill be now read 
a second time; and which Amendment was, to 
leave out the word “now,” and, at the end of the 
Question, to add the words “upon this day six 
months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


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And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Mr. John Fielden, 1193 
Yeas, Mr. Wakley : . 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, Leos 
Noes. Mr. Henry Baring : | seine 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“upon this day six months” be added at the end 
of the Question—It was resolved in the Affirma- 
tive. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being 


put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 
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HighwaysBill. The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Highways Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Poor Removal The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Poor Removal Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Corresponding The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
gee all into a Committee upon the Corresponding Societies 
Bill. and Lecture Rooms Bill; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 

thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


day next. 


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

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


Supply ; 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Railway Com- The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
panies Dissolu- the Report on the Railway Companies Dissolution 
tion Bill. Bill: 
? 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Superintend- |The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
——— into a Committee upon the Superintendent of Con- 
victs Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and had directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 

the third time upon Monday next. 


Buckingham. Mr, Evelyn Denison reported from the Committee 
shire Railway 6 Group No. 32, of Railway Bills; That in the 
(Tring to .* - : ; 
Banbury) Bill, case of the Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to 
Banbury) Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 3uth day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Railway Bills 
Classification 
(Fifteenth 
Report.) 


No. 340. 


Mr. Foa Maule reported from the Classifica- 
tion Committee of Railway Bills; That they had 
further considered the matters referred to them, 
and directed him to make a Report thereof to the 

louse. 

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


The Marquis of Donegall’s Estate Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Marquis of 
Donegall’s 
Estate Bill. 


Charities, Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Informations in the 
Courts of Equity by the Attorney-General, at the 
instance of the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
concerning Charities in England and Wales, trom 
the date of the Return of the 3d day of February 
1841 to the present time; specifying the Names of 





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the Defendants, the Objects of each proceeding, the 
result of each Cause terminated, the Costs incurred, 
to whom such Costs paid, and the present state of 
the Causes in progress :—Of the Number of Peti- 
tions preferred by the Attorney General, at the in- 
stance of the said Commissioners, subsequent to the 
last Return :—Showing what further Proceedings 
have been taken in the several Causes set forth as 
unsettled or pending; specifying the results of each 
Cause terminated, the Costs incurred, and by whom 
paid, and the present stage of each Cause in pro- 
gress :—Statement of the Amount of Money which, 
since the date of the last Return, has been ad- 
vanced by the Treasury on account of the Costs of 
such Proceedings, and the Amount which has been 
received since such last Return, from parties, or out 
of the Charity Funds, to reimburse such Costs; 
specifying whether such Costs have been taxed, 
and if so, by whom the disallowed portion of Costs 
has been or is to be paid, and the Amount of such 
Disallowance :—And, a Return of all Informations 
signed by the Attorney General, at the instance of 
Relators, and of Petitions allowed by him since the 
date of the last Return, with the Title of each Pro- 
ceeding (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 413, of Session 1841). 

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


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence paitway pin; 
taken before the Committee on Group No. 14, of (Group 14, ’ 
Railway Bills, with reference to the several schemes 
for supplying North Kent with Railway accommo- 
dation, be printed from the Committee Clerk’s Copy, 
at the expense of either of the Parties, if they 
think fit. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Woollen wootlea 
Manufactures, which was presented yesterday, be Manufactures. 
printed. No, 341. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Wool and Wool and 
Woollen Manufactures, which were presented yester- Woollen 
da y; be print ed. ae saseoigg 
No. 341. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Outrages Outrages 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. (Ireland.) 


And then the House, having continued to sit sani 


till a quarter of an hour before Three of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 











Lune, 25° die Mai ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 
YHE following Returns, pursuant to Order, Clyde 
having been transmitted to the Clerk, were Navigation. 
laid upon the Table ; viz., Abstract Return, stating 
the Aggregate Gross Amount received by the 
Trustees of the Clyde Navigation, from Harbour, 
River, Light and Shed Dues, in each year since 
1800, distinguishing the Amount under each of 
these heads in each of these years :—Also, an Ac- 
count of the Aggregate Expenditure by the said 
Trustees in each year during the same period, under 
their respective heads of Expenditure :—Also, a 
Return, stating the Total Amount of Debt due by 
the River Clyde Trustees on the 1st day of January 
1846, and the several Rates and Amount of Interest 
paid thereon in the year 1845; also, showing the 
Increase of the Debt, and the Rates and Amount 
paid for Interest on the same, in each year since 
00, inclusive ; and stating also the Purposes for 
ich such Monies were borrowed in each year, 
18ether on Public or Private Tender; and also 
under 





Blac 
Drai 
Nav’ 
Bill. 


Hert 
Doc] 


Salfi 
Hun 
Cow 


Man 
and 
Rail 


Man 
Shef 
Mid 
Jun 
Rail 





Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation 


Bill. 


Herculaneum 
Docks Bill. 


Salford 
Hundred 


Court Bill. 


ls, 


Manchester 
and Hyde 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester, 
Sheffield and 
Midlands 


Junction 


Railway Bill. 


North Kent 
Railway Bill ; 
and, South 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Green- 
Wich Railway 
to Chilham 
near Canter- 
bury, with 
Branches to 
Sheerness and 
‘aversham 
Creek) Bill. 








9 VicToRIZ. 


under what Authority these Sums were severally 
borrowed :—And, Copy of the Conditional or Abso- 
lute Contract entered into by the Trustees of the 
Clyde Navigation in September 1845, or at any 
other time, for the Purchase of the Lands of Stob- 
cross, stating the Names of the Parties who have 
contracted to sell these Lands, the Extent of such 
Lands, and the Price per Square Yard agreed to 
be paid, or actually paid for them :—Also, Copies 
or Abstracts of all other Contracts for the Purchase 
of any other Houses, Lands, Docks and Jetties, by 
the Trustees of the Clyde Navigation, stating for 
what Purposes to be applied, and the several 
Amounts contracted to be paid, or already paid, for 
all such Lands, in each year since the year 1800. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Black Sluice 
Drainage and Navigation Bill have leave to sit this 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Herculaneum 
Docks Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Saiford Hundred Court Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, ‘That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 55, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were 
referred ; That in the case of the Manchester and 
Hyde Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

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


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
No. 55, of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group were 
referred ; That in the case of the Manchester, Shef- 
field and Midlands Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


A Petition of Sir Zsaac Lyon Goldsmid, Baronet, 
Chairman of the Committee of Management of the 
North Kent Railway Company, and Members of 
the Committee of Management of the said Com- 
pany, was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners are Promoters of a Bill to 
authorize the making a Railway from London 
to Dover and Deal, called The North Kent Rail- 
way, which Bill was, on the sixteenth day of Fe- 
bruary last, read a second time, and referred (to- 
gether with certain Bills promoted by the South 
Eastern Railway Company) to a Committee of the 
House; that the North Kent Railway, projected by 
the Petitioners, has been laid out to give a direct 
line of Railway communication between the metro- 
polis and the populous and important district of 
North Kent; that the line is proposed to commence 
on the south side of the Thames, near Southwark 
Bridge, and to pass through Woolwich, Dartford, 
Vou. 110. 


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759 
Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham, Sittingbourne, Fa- 
versham and Canterbury, to Dover and Deal, with 
Branches to Maidstone and Sheerness; that the 
towns of Woolwich, Dartford, Gravesend, Rochester, 
Chatham, Sittingbourne, Sheerness and Faversham, 
are at present without any Railway communication 
with the metropolis, and Maidstone, Canterbury, 
Deal, Ramsgate and Margate are only accommo- 
dated by a very indirect and circuitous route ; that 
the North Kent Railway, as proposed by the Peti- 
tioners, would shorten the present Railway dis- 
tances,—between Zondon and Maidstone, eighteen 
miles; between London and Canterbury, twenty-six 
miles ; between London and Dover, fifteen miles ; 
between London and Deal, thirty miles; and be- 
tween London and Ramsgate and Margate, twenty- 
six miles; and it would, by affording a speedy 
means of transit from Woolwich and Chatham to 
Sheerness, Canterbury, Maidstone and The Downs, 
be of great national importance in improving the 
communication between many important military 
and naval stations; that the district proposed to be 
traversed by the North Kent Line is distinctly se- 
parated from the other portion of the country passed 
through by the present South Eastern Railway by 
ranges of chalk and sand hills, and can only be 
served by that line by a very indirect and circuitous 
mode of communication ; that it is a district well 
entitled from its extent and population to a distinct 
and independent line of Railway; that the wishes 
of the public in this respect have been conclusively 
expressed at public meetings held at Dover, Deal, 
Canterbury, Faversham, Sittingbourne and Roches- 
ter, at all of which resolutions were agreed to in 
favour of the line of Railway proposed by the Peti- 
tioners ; that the present South Eastern Line was 
not laid out with a view to accommodate the district 
of North Kent, a fact conclusively shown by the 
evidence produced in support of the South Eastern 
Railway Bill in One thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-six; that a North Kent Line was brought 
forward in the year One thousand eight hundred 
and thirty-six, at the time when the present South 
Eastern Line was before Parliament, and by parties 
entirely unconnected with the South Eastern Com- 
pany; and, having been referred to the same Com- 
mittee which sat upon the South Eastern Bill, such 
Committee reported that in their opinion a North 
Kent Line was entitled to consideration at a future 
period, if the same could be accomplished without 
insuperable engineering difficulties ; that such engi- 
neering difficulties have been in all respects over- 
come in the line promoted by the Petitioners ; that 
the South Eastern Company have constructed 
Branch lines from their Railway to Canterbury and 
Ramsgate, and to Maidstone, and in the beginning 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and forty- 
four they also contemplated further extensions, but 
they never proposed making a distinct line of Rail- 
way from London into the North of Kent until the 
North Kent scheme, promoted by the Petitioners, 
had been proposed and was about to be brought 
forward in the year One thousand eight hundred 
and forty-four; that in the year One thousand eight 
hundred and forty-four a Company was formed 
called The London, Chatham and North Kent Rail- 
way Company, which became the basis of the pre- 
sent Company, the object of which was to make a 
Railway from London, through Chatham and Fa- 
versham, to Ramsgate, and which, by reason of the 
passing of the South Eastern Bill for their Branch 
Railway from Ashford, through Canterbury, to 
Ramsgate, was changed, and proposed to be carried 
on to Canterbury, with a Branch to Chilham, which 
was the Branch submitted to Parliament last Ses- 
sion, but which failed, as the Petitioners believe, 
because the same had not an independent London 
terminus, and because it was not carried on to the 
coast; that the South Eastern Company brought 
forward a competing scheme for a line through the 
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760 


same district to Chilham, near Canterbury, but, by 
reason of the haste with which the plans were got 
up, they were unable to pass the Standing Orders 
of the ; eer although they appeared as a compet- 
ing project to the North Kent scheme ; that the 
Petitioners, towards the end of last Session, publicly 
announced their intention of renewing their appli- 
cation to Parliament in the present Session, and 
proposing a direct line of Railway from London, 
through Chatham and Canterbury, to Deal and 
Dover, with Branches to Maidstone and Sheerness, 
and the present North Kent Railway Bill has been 
introduced in accordance with such intention ; that 
the South Eastern Company, following the Peti- 
tioners’ footsteps, brought in three Bills in the pre- 
sent Session for a line of Railway from London, 
through Chatham and Canterbury, to Dover, with 
Branches to Sheerness and Maidstone, very similar 
to the line proposed by the Petitioners’ Bill, though 
in some respects less direct, and, as the Petitioners 
believe, inferior in its engineering character ; that 
such Bills were referred to the Committee, appointed 
to sit upon Group 14, and such Committee com- 
menced their sittings on Monday the sixteenth 
March last, and continued their sittings, with the 
exception of a short interval, till Monday the eigh- 
teenth of May instant; that, at the commencement 
of their proceedings, the Petitioners were prepared 
to adduce the strongest evidence as to the existing 
and expected traffic on the proposed North Kent 
Line, and also as to the expediency and urgent 
want of Railway communication in that district ; 
but the Committee intimated that such proofs were 
not necessary, and, as the Petitioners understood 
such points appeared to them sufficiently manifest, 
such line of proof was not further pursued ; that 
during the whole of the proceedings it was never 
suggested by any party that a line of Railway 
through the district of North Kent was not required ; 
that the line proposed by the Petitioners was proved 
to have been well laid out, and was in other respects 
supported by the evidence (in addition to that of 
Mr. Vignoles, the engineer of the line), of Mr. Locke, 
Mr. Brunel, Mr. Miller and Mr. Hawkshaw, engi- 
neers of eminence; that, upon his second examina- 
tion on the rebutting case, after the case of the 
South Eastern Company had been gone through, 
Mr. Locke stated that, having considered the evi- 
dence given by the engineers of the South Eastern 
Company, and the reasons for their opinion, he 
adhered to the opinion he had previously given as 
to the superiority of the North Kent Line; and that, 
as well with respect to the construction as to the 
disposal of the gradients on the line, it was his de- 
liberate opinion that the North Kent Line was su- 
perior to that proposed by the South Eastern Com- 
pany ; and again, after further questions in regard 
to other points, Mr. Locke was asked whether, hav- 
ing considered the details that had been gone into, 
in his judgment as an impartial engineer, looking 
at the plans and sections of the two Railways, he 
would give the preference to Mr. Vignoles’ over that 
of the South Eastern Company? he replied “ he 
most decidedly would ;” that the said Mr. Locke 
also stated he had examined the estimates of the 
cost of the Petitioners’ line, and that he considered 
them very ample, and such as would justify any one 
in making a contract, and getting their work exe- 
cuted by those estimates; that the South Eastern 
Line was supported by no other engineering evi- 
dence than that of the two joint engineers of the 
Company; that the main line of Railway pro- 
posed by the Petitioners was proved to have no 
steeper gradient between London and Dover than 
1 im 132, whilst the South Eastern Line had more 
than 17 miles of worse gradients, including a mile 
and a half of 1 in 79; that the North Kent Line 
would not cross any turnpike-road or public high- 
way on a level between London and Canterbury, 
and only two between London and Dover ; that as 











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South Eastern Line was proposed to cross, between 
London and Dover, no less than fifty-five public 
roads, on the level, of which seven are turnpike- 
roads; that the distance from the metropolitan 
station at Southwark Bridge to Dover, by the line 
proposed by the Petitioners, is only seventy-three 
miles, and the distance from London Bridge, by 
the line proposed by the South Eastern Company, 
is seventy-seven miles; that on the seventh of May 
last, the case as to the two competing lines was 
closed on both sides, and the counsel of the two 
parties having addressed the Committee, the Com- 
mittee were about to deliberate on their decision, 
when the counsel of the South Eastern Company 
proposed to put in a consent from the Board of 
Admiralty to the passage of an alternative line laid 
down by the South Eastern Company through 
Greenwich Park, but which was objected to on be- 
half of the Petitioners, on the ground that the 
case had been closed without any regard to such 
alternative line, and also because both the counsel 
and engineering witnesses of the South Eastern 
Company had stated, in the course of the proceed- 
ings, that that line had been abandoned, and such 
consent was upon such objection refused to be re- 
ceived ; that on the following day, the eighth May, 
the Committee, after deliberation, stated that they 
had come to the determination to receive further 
evidence with regard to the South Eastern Line 
through Greenwich Park, and it was also announced 
that the majority of the Committee were favourable 
to the South Eastern Bill; that the majority of 
the Committee consisted, as the Petitioners have 
heard and believe, of the chairman and one other 
member of the Committee, the number of the Com- 
mittee having been previously reduced to four, and 
the members being, as the Petitioners believe, 
equally divided in opinion as to which of the two 
lines should be granted ; that the lines laid down 
on the plans of the South Eastern Company be- 
tween London and Dartford consisted of the main 
line by Lewisham and Beazley, to Dartford, calied 
The Southern Loop, and another line branching off 
from Lewisham to the north, and passing round 
Blackheath, and through Charlton, Woolwich and 
Erith, to Dartford, and which was called their 
North Loop, and there forming a junction with the 
main Line; that the line through Greenwich Park 
was laid down on their plans from the Greenwich 
Railway toand through Greenwich Park, to a point 
of junction with their North Loop, near Woolwich ; 
but it had been distinctly stated by counsel and 
witnesses of the South Eastern Company during 
the proceedings that the line through Greenwich 
Park was abandoned on account of the objections 
of the Admiralty; that the examination and com- 
parison of the competing lines, and of the proposed 
system of working had throughout proceeded upon 
the understanding that the main line and the 
Northern Loop round Blackheath of the South 
Eastern scheme were the lines proposed by that 
Company to be carried into execution, and that the 
line through Greenwich Park had been abandoned, 
although the chairman more than once expressed a 
desire to know the reason why the Admiralty had 
objected to the passage of the Railway through 
Greenwich Park; and the Petitioners believe that 
the manner in which the chairman expressed him- 
self on these occasions operated as an inducement 
to the South Eastern Company to renew their efforts 
to obtain that consent which had been repeatedly 
refused by the Admiralty Board; that the Com- 
mittee having, after the eighth of May, met, pur- 
suant to adjournment, to receive the additional 
evidence, the consent of the Board of Admiralty 
was put in, and the engineers of the South Eastern 
Company were examined, and it appeared that the 
line was to pass in a tunnel, or covered way, through 
the Park, within two hundred and fifty-five yards of 
the Royal Observatory ; that it appeared the con- 

sent 











9 VicToriz. 


sent of the Admiralty had been given upon condi- 
tions that reserved to the Board the right, not only 
to regulate the speed and weight of the trains to be 
passed through the tunnel, but to stop the passage 
of trains, in case it should be found by experience 
that the operations carried on at the Observatory 
would be affected thereby; that the Petitioners, 
having been advised that the observations at the 
Royal Observatory would be seriously affected by 
the vibration that would be occasioned by the pas- 
sage of the trains so near as had been propused, 
considered it important to adduce evidence on that 
point, not for the protection of the Observatory, as 
had been erroneously supposed by the chairman of 
the Committee, but to show that the Railway, if 
made, might altogether be liable to be shut up, or 
so restricted as to make it comparatively useless 
for the accommodation of the public; and the Peti- 
tioners therefore applied for, and obtained, the 
Order of the House for the attendance of Professor 
Robinson, of Armagh, and the Petitioners also pro- 
posed to obtain the evidence of Sir James South and 
other eminent men, for the purpose of proving by 
experience the effects of vibration upon such opera- 
tions ; but such evidence was declined to be received; 
that, in consequence of the intimation from the 
chairman of the Committee of the eighth May, the 
Petitioners’ counsel and agents conceived that the 
Committee had not considered an objection which 
nad been taken to the South Eastern Line from the 
Greenwich Railway to Chilham, and which, accord- 
ing to Parliamentary usage, was of itself fatal to the 
rurther progress of the Bill, viz., the omission of no 
less a sum than three hundred and fifty thousand 
pounds in the estimate of the cost of the Railway, 
such sum of three hundred and fifty thousand siialhe 
being the expense of the purchase and adaptation 
of the Gravesend and Rochester Canal and Railway, 
and which was to form between four and five miles 
of the proposed Railway, which estimate formed the 
basis of the money powers of the Bill, and of the 
Parliamentary contract ; that the Petitioners’ coun- 
sel, therefore, during the proceedings subsequent to 
the eighth May, and before any formal resolution 
was come to with regard to the preamble of either 
Bill, called upon the Committee for a decision upon 
such objection, and the Petitioners’ counsel were 
permitted to state the grounds of such objection, 
and the usage of Committees in regard thereto ; 
that on Monday the eighteenth of May instant, the 
Committee met for the purpose of coming to a 
formal decision on the two lines, and, after consider- 
able deliberation, they declared their determination 
to be against the North Kent Company’s Bill, and 
against all the three South Eastern North Kent 
schemes, except the line from the Greenwich Rail- 
way, through Greenwich Park, to Dartford and 
Gravesend; that the Petitioners consider them- 
selves the more aggrieved by the decision, inasmuch 
as the Petitioner, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, when 
acting as a promoter of a North Kent line, in 1840 
and 1841, had communications with the Board of 
Admiralty at that period respecting the passage of 
a Railway through Greenwich Park, or near to the 
Royal Observatory, and it was most distinctly re- 
quired that such Railway should not be carried 
nearer than half a mile to the Observatory ; that, 
m renewing the scheme in the last Session, the 
Petitioners strictly conformed, as they have done 
on the present occasion, to this requirement of the 
Board of Admiralty; and the line as now proposed 
by the Petitioners has been carried through Black- 
heath in a tunnel, at a distance of one thousand 
yards from the Observatory, and, by reason of such 
their compliance, the Petitioners have yielded what 
seems to have appeared to the Committee to be an 
advantage to the South Eastern Company; that 
the said resolution of the eighth of May (stating 
that the majority of the Committee were favourable 
to the South Eastern Company’s Bill) implied, as 
VoL, 101. 


25° Maitz. 


76) 


the Petitioners submit, that the Committee then 
continued of opinion that a line from London, 
through Chatham to Dover, or at least to Chilham, 
near Canterbury, was required for the public con- 
venience ; that it is, therefore, to be inferred that a 
line to Gravesend only has been sanctioned, not 
because such a line was in the opinion of the Com- 
mittee sufficient for the wants of the public, but by 
reason of the objection to the estimate on which 
the Committee were subsequently called on to pro- 
nounce a formal decision, and which, as the Peti- 
tioners are advised, rendered it impossible to sanc- 
tion the South Eastern Bill, so far as the same sought 
to authorize the making of a Railway beyond 
Gravesend; that, the South Eastern schemes having 
been all rejected, except the line from the Green- 
wich Railway to Gravesend, the Petitioners submit 
they were entitled to have their entire scheme, to 
which there existed no engineering or technical ob- 
jection, reconsidered with reference to and weighed 
against the competing scheme, which had been 
reduced to a mere line from London to Gravesend ; 
that the effect of this decision would be, if adopted 
by the House, to substitute the small fragment of 
accommodation which can be afforded to North Kent 
by the reduced scheme of the South Eastern Com- 
pany for that complete and comprehensive line of 
Railway from London, through Chatham and Can- 
teroury, to Wover and Deal (with a communication 
to the Branch Line to Ramsgate, and with Branches 
to Maidstone and Sheerness) which was proposed 
by the North Kent Company, and is now ready for 
Parliamentary sanction, and to which, as the Peti- 
tioners believe, no valid objection has been shown ; 
that an Act, authorizing the South Eastern Rail- 
way Company to make a Railway to Graves- 
end, would not only be in itself an extremely im- 
perfect measure, but would deprive the north of 
Kent of all reasonable expectation of obtaining 
more complete accommodation at any future period ; 
that the South Eastern Company, having already 
circuitous lines from London to Canterbury, Rams- 
gate, Deal and Dover, could have no inducement 
for proposing direct Railways to those places, unless 
the same were first proposed by some independent 
Company; that no independent Company could 
have any inducement te propose such lines, because 
it would know that if it did so the possession by 
the South Eastern Company of the line io Graves- 
end would be used (and probably with success) as 
an argument why the making of the lines from 
Gravesend eastward should be entrusted to the 
same Company, the consequence of which will be 
the placing the whole county of Kent under the 
immediate and perpetual monopoly of the South 
Eastern Company; that by the adoption of the 
North Kent line a wholesome competition would 
be secured to the public; that the line from the 
London and Greenwich Railway to Gravesend, as 
recommended by the Report of the Committee, is 
proposed to cross on a level twelve public highways, 
two of which are turnpike-roads, and one is the 
high road from London to Dover ; and that, as at 
least two trains each way, or four trains in the 
whole, are intended to pass hourly along the Rail- 
way, the consequence would be a very frequent ob- 
struction of these thoroughfares, unless the Ad- 
miralty should stop the working of the Railway 
under the power reserved to them, which must have 
the effect of shutting up the Railway altogether ; 
that in the Bill, as amended by the Committee, the 
capital proposed to be raised for the reduced line 
to Gravesend, a length of about twenty miles only, 
is fixed at one million pounds, and the borrowing 
powers at three hundred and thirty-three thousand 

ounds ; whereas the capital for the whole line to 
Chilham and to Sheerness, with the two loops to 
Dartford, making altogether, exclusive of the por- 
tion occupied by the Gravesend and Rochester Kail- 





way, sixty-six miles, was fixed by the bill as origi- 
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762 


nally brought in, in accordance with the estimate 
produced and ware before the Committee, at one 
million eight hundred thousand pounds only, and 
the borrowing powers at six hundred thousand 
pounds ; that in fact no evidence has been given of 
the cost of the line to Gravesend, distinctly from 
the other portions of the line originally proposed ; 
and that, in particular, no evidence has been given 
of engineering expense of the line from Dartford 
to Gravesend, except that it forms some undefined 
portion of a sum of four hundred and sixty-two 
thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds, being the 
cost of part of the maia line originally proposed ; 
and no evidence has been given of the cost of the 
land between the same points, except that it forms 
some undefined portion of a sum of three hundred 
and four thousand two hundred and sixty-five 
pounds; that the Petitioners submit that it is 
contrary to the rules and usage of Parliament to 
increase the capital to be raised for the execution 
of such a work without any estimate or any evi- 
dence of the amount required; and that it may 
tend to invalidate the liability of the parties who 
have entered into the parliamentary contract; that 
the borrowing powers are by the same means in- 
creased in an undue proportion, having regard to 
the amount of the entire sum originally proposed 
to be borrowed; that the maximum charges for 
passengers fixed by the said Bill are higher than 
those proposed to be inserted in the Bill promoted 
by the Petitioners; that the Petitioners conceive 
they are entitled, for all the reasons aforesaid, to 
have their Bill further considered ; and praying that 
the House will be pleased to take the premises into 
consideration, and will be pleased to order that the 
Petitioners’ Bill for the North Kent Railway, inti- 
tuled, “ A Bill for making a Railway from London 
to Dover, with Branches therefrom,’ and also the 
South Eastern Bill, “ for making a Railway from the 
Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, 
with Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek,” 
may be re-committed ; and that the same may be 
referred to a full Committee of five Members of the 
House ; and that the evidence taken before the Com- 
mittee who have already reported on the said Bills 
may be referred to such Committee; or that the 
House will be pleased to make such further or other 
order as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed, at the expense of the Parties, 
if they think fit. 


Dundee and The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
— Railway the further Proceeding upon consideration of the 
a Report of the Dundee and Perth Railway Bill :— 
The House resumed the said further Proceeding. 
And the Clause (As to removal of sand banks) of- 
fered, and brought up upon Tuesday last, was twice 
read, and made part of the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon consideration of the Re- 
port of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Exten- 
sions Bill: —The House resumed the said further 
Proceeding. 

And the Clause (Regulating communications 
with Arbroath and Forfar Railway, and ground to 
be taken for station) offered, and brought up upon 
Tuesday last, was twice read ; and made part of the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Dundee and 
Arbroath 

Railway Ex- 
tensions Bill. 


Sir George 
Dunbar’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sir George Dunbar’s Estate Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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A, 1846. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Liverpool 
Liverpool Improvement Bill; That they had ex- Improvement 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the ~ 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Sion College 
Sion College Estate Bill ; That the Parties had com- !*tate Bill. 
plied with the Order of the House of the 24th day of 
March last; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amenament. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Great Grims- 
Great Grimsby Gas Bili; hat they had examined by Gas Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Schoolmasters’ 
Schoolmasters’ Widows’ Fund (Scotland) Bill; That ee 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and eat 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Thames 
Thames Haven Dock and Railway (No. 2.) Bill; Haven Dock 
That they had inquired into the several matters (No DBL 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills;~ ~~" * 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Manchester, 
Manchester, Buxton, Matlockand Midlands Junction Buxton, Mat- 
Railway Bill; That they had inquired into the ves 95 bere 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bill. 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Jullen’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Cullen’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bili. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Curtis’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; Curtis’s 
and committed. Divorce Pill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Divorce Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine 
witnesses for the Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel, or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House a Copy of the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before their Lordships, in the 
case of the said Bill: And that Mr. Hayter do carry 
the said Message. 


Videan’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Videan’s 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Vidgen’s (or Dudderidge’s) Estate Bill was read a Vidgen’s 
second time ; and committed. ’ Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, 





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Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence and 


Bristol and 


so oncugal of the Proceedings of the Committee to which the 
(No. 2.) Bill, Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill was 
(1845.) referred in the last Session of Parliament, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on Group No. 31, of Rail- 
way Bills. 

Sittingbourne Mr, Loch reported from the Committee on the 
Ln! Sittingbourne Improvement Bill, and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had considered the said Petition; and had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 

and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Lancashire | Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported from the Com- 
cad era mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills, to whom 


several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in fa- 
vour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations contained in the preamble of 
the Bili, and had amended the same, by striking out 
that portion of it relating to the termination of the 
line at York, it being the wish of the promoters of 
the Bill, in pursuance of agreements with land- 
owners, that the line of Railway should not extend 
further than its Junction with the Leeds and Thirsk 
Railway, and which alteration also met with the 
concurrence of the Committee ; and that they had 
found the preamble, as amended, to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Railway Bill. 


Morecambe Mr. Stafford O’Brien reported from the Com- 
Harbour and mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills; That 
Railway Bil. in the case of the Morecambe Harbour and Railway 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Morecambe Mr. — O’ Brien reported from the Com- 
Harbour and mittee on Group No. 40, of Railway Bills, to whom 
Railway Bill. 


several Petitions against the Bills comprised in 
the said Group were referred ; That in the case of 
the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Bill, they 
had considered the said Petitions, and had heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Harrogate Gas (No. 2,) (re-committed) Bill ; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consider- 
ation To-morrow. 


Harrogate Gas 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


legal Quays 


Ordered, That the Report on the Legal Quays 
(London) Bill. 


(London) Bill be taken into consideration upon 
Thursday next. 

qindon and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
— on the London and South Western Railway (Rom- 
(Romsey and sey and Redbridge Junction) Bill, That the several 


Redbridge Documents required by the Order of the House of 
or Vem: 26s, 


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763 


the 30th day of April last, had been produced be- 
fore them, and verified by the Promoters. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported the London and London and 
South Western Railway (Farnham and Alton South Western 
Branch) (re-committed) Bill, with Amendments. Cfaratem and 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; Alton Branck) 


and, together with the former Report, be printed. Bill: 


An ingrossed Bill for constructing Docks and Northumber- 
cther Works at the Coble Dean, in the County of land Docks 
Northumberland, and in the Borough and County of - 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to be called The Northum- 
berland Docks, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill tothe Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration South Leith 
the Report on the South Zeith Church Bill; and Church Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





Ordered That the Bristol Waterworks Bill be Bristol 
read the third time To-morrow. — 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Committee of 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee of Selection. 
Selection, torefer the Belfastand County Down Rail- 
way Bill, now placed in Group No, 62, to the Chair- 
man of the Committee of Ways and Means, and Vis- 
count Vewry and Mr. Ross, the Members appointed 
to take charge of the Bill:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Lord Harry Vane reported the Bridgewater and Bridgwater 
Taunton Canal Railway and Harbour (re-com- = a 
mitted) Bill, with further Amendments. ve 4 id 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; Bi, 
and, together with the former Report, be printed. 


Lord Harry Vane reported the Bristol and Ezeter Bristol and 
Railway (Crewkerne Branch) (re-committed) Bill, Exeter Rail- 


with further Amendments. aes eo ) 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; Bin, 


and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming yartiepool 
the further Proceeding upon consideration of the Re- Gas and 
port on the Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks Bill:— }Vaterworks 
The House resumed the said further Proceeding :— ~ * 

And the Amendment proposed upon Tuesday last 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills; That the Com- (Group 11.) 
mittee met this day, pursuant to adjournment, and 
that Viscount Eastnor, one of the Members of the 
Committee, did not attend the Committee this day, 
within one hour of the time appointed for the 
meeting of the said Committee. 

Ordered, That Viscount Eustnor do attend the 
said Committee To-morrow. 


The Marquis of Granby reported from the Com- Worcester 
mittee on the Worcester Gas Bill,and to whom several Gas Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
nnto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

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Ordered, That the Slamannan and Borrowstounness 
Railway Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 


Slamannan 
and Borrow- 
stounness Rail- 
way Bill. 
Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction 
Railway 
Extension 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making certain new Lines 
and Deviations in the Line of the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway, and for constructing 
a Branch therefrom to the Town of Caistor, all in 
the Parts of Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Heneage do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


GreatGrimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Company to make 
Railway an Exfension from their Line of Railway, in the 
Extension _ Parish of Bole, to join the Vottingham, Newark and 
(No. 3.) Bill. Zincoln Railway, in the Parish of Averham, with a 
Branch Railway therefrom to the ‘Town of Newark- 
upon- Trent, all in the County of Nottingham, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Company to make 
an Extension from their Line of Railway, in the 
Parish of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, 
to the Town of Newark-upon-Trent, in the same 
County. 

Ordered, That Mr. Heneage do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Inverness and Mr. Smollett reported from the Committee on 
Elgin Junction Group No. 4, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Railway Bill. Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Inver- 
ness and Elgin Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations contained 
in the preamble of the Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Porth and Mr. Smollett reported from the Committee on 
Inverness Group No. 4, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Railway Bill. Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Perth 
and Jnverness Railway Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill: and 
had examined the allegations contained in the pre- 
amble of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Midland Rail- 


Mr. Bannerman reported the Midland Railway 
po oe (Leicester and Swannington Alteration and Branches) 
ton Alteration Dill, with Amendments. 

and Branches) 


Bill. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sesidiaiinen An ingrossed Bill for providing Market Places, | 
Markets Bill. and for regulating the Markets and Fairs in the | 
Borough of Manchester, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Staines and 
Richmond 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 


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Group No. 20, of Railway Bills, to whom seve- 
ral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Staines | 
and Richmond Junction Railway Bill, they had | 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- | 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; that they had examined the allegations 


Junction 
Railway Bill. 


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tained in the preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Great Western Railway, at Maidenhead, in Berk- ao 
shire, to the Town of High Wycombe, in the County — 
of Buckingham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Great Western Railway, at West Drayton, to Ux- ieee ae 
bridge, in Middlesex, was read the third time. re ee 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Forbes reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh, 
Edinburgh Paving Bill, and to whom several Peti- Paving Bill. 
tions against the said Bill were referred; That they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Thomson’s Charity Estate Bill was read the first Thomson’s 
time Charity 
. P Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. IWiilshere reported the Aberdeen, Banff and Aberdeen, 
Elgin Railway Bill, with Amendments. a ed 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; en 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Boston, Stamford and Bir- pain. Dae 

&gt; slw . . . ord an ir- 
solr Tae ay (Stamford to Wisbech Line) Bill sieleninl 
be read the third time To-morrow. way (Stamford 
to Wisbech 
Line) Bill. 

Mr. Deedes reported the Monkland and Kirkin- Monkland and 
tilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch) Bill, with ao 
Amendments. é' ; (Chapel Hall 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; Branch) Bill. 
and be printed. 


Mr. Protheroe reported from the Committee on North Kent 
the North Kent Railway Bill; That they had ex- Railway Bill. 
amined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Gorbals 
the Report on the Gorbals Gravitation Water- Gravitation 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee Derby and 
on the Derby and Crewe Junction Railway Bill ; —— _— 
That the Parties promoting the same had stated to Ru, wd 
the Committee, that it was not their intention to 
proceed any further with the said Bill, during the 
present Session of Parliament. 

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


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee i 
on the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill; aitway Bill 
That the several Documents required by the Order 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 


moters ; 





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June 
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Scott 
Cent 
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Junc 
way 


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tion 

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moters; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Nottingham, Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on 


— and Group No. 35, of ailway Bills; That in the case 
ae Rail- of the Wottingham, Mansfield and Midlands Junction 


way Bill. Railway Bill, the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed toa Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Seottish The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
aang Reading of the Scottish Central and Caledonian 


Junction Rail- Junction Railway Bill; 
way Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 8th day of June next. 


Grand Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Showhill and 
Portobello 
Branch) Bill. 


The Grand Junction Railway (Showhill and 
Portobello Branch) Bill, was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


na Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from. the Committee on 
ahaa “" the London and South Western Railway (Farnham 


farnhamand and Alton Branch) Bill; That the several Docu- 

Aiton Branch) ments required by the Order of the House of the 

e. 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Scottish Cen- 
tral Railway 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- 
Perth Ter- sideration of the Report on the Scottish Central 
oleh ond Railway (Perth Termini and Stations) Bill be re- 
Stations) Bill. sumed To-morrow. 


London, Petitions of William Kuper and Samuel Henry 
mene teng Powell, two of the Directors of the Zondon and 
«ay Bil, Windsor Railway ;—and, Charles Lestock Boileau, 
j of Castelnau, Barnes, in the county of Surrey, Es- 
quire, Samuel Henry Powell, of Foaley-road, North 
Brixton, in the said county of Surrey, Esquire, 
John Gunter, of Cole Hill House, Fulham, in the 
county of Middlesex, Mark Halpen Sweny, of Robert- 
street, Brompton, in the said county of Middlesex, 
and Robert William Keate, of Albemarle-street, 
in the said county of Middlesex, Five of the 
Directors of the London and Windsor Railway, 
taking notice of the London, Hounslow and Western 
Railway Bill; and stating that the returns made by 
the London, Hounslow and Western Railway Com- 
pany, in pursuance of the Orders of the House of the 
30th day of April last, are informal, and not in com- 
pliance therewith; and praying that leave may be 
given to the Petitioners, their counsel and agents, 
to be heard before the Committee on the said Bill, 
and to inspect the said Returns, and to cross-exa- 
mine the witnesses who have proved or can prove 
the same, and to examine other witnesses thereon 
and in reference thereto. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 17, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
promoting the Manchester and Southampton Railway 
Bill had stated to the Committee that the evidence 
of Samuel Price Edwards, Collector of Her Majesty’s 
Customs at Southampton, was essential, in order to 
enable them to establish their case before the Com- 
mittee ; and it having been proved that application 
had been made to the above-named Samuel Price 

Vou. 101. 


Manchester 
and South- 
ampton Rail- 
Way Bill. 


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765 


Edwards, but that his attendance could not be pro- 
cured without the intervention of the House, he had 
been instructed by the Committee to move the House, 
That Samuel Price Edwards be ordered to attend 
the said Committee. 

Ordered, That Samuel Price Edwards, Esquire, 
Collector of Her Majesty’s Customs at Southampton, 
do attend the said Committee forthwith. 


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A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for GreatGrimsby al 
enabling the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction = Sheffield 4 
Railway Company to make an Extension from the sm ton Rail: 

y pany le way Extension 
Market Rasen Branch of the Great Grimsby and (No. 2.) Bill. 
Sheffield Junction Railway, to communicate with 
the City of Lincoln, and alsoa Branch to the Town 
of Barton-upon-Humber, and other Works con- 
nected therewith, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives 
Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Heneage do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for supplying with Gas and Kendal Union 
Water the Town and Parish of Kendal, in the County a aan rane 
| of Westmorland, was, according to Order, read the * 
| third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Warburton do carry the Bill 

to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpooland 
the Report on the Liverpool and Harrington Water- Hartington 
. Waterworks 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and piy, 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


_ingrossed. : 





A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Great North 
enabling the Mewcastle and Darlington Junction —— : 
Railway Company to make a Railway from the Line bridge Branch 

'of the Great North of England Railway to or near Railway Bill. 
‘to Boroughbridge, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, hav- 

ing been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives 
| Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
| cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lawson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Mewcastle and Great North 
Darlington Junction Railway Company to make a pg ae 
Railway from the Line of the Great North of Eng- Branch Rail- 
land Railway to Bedale, was read the third time. _way Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lawson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better supplying with Warrington 

Water the Town and Borough of Warrington, or Waterworks 

Parts thereof, in the Counties of Zancaster and~ 

Chester, and the Townships of Latchford and Apple- 

ton, in the last-mentioned County, was read the 

| third time. : 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 

Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Birkenhead 
the Report on the Birkenhead Small Debts Bill; Small Debts 
_and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ‘ 


5E3 Ordered, 





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Chard Canal 
Railway Bill. 


Leicester and 
Bedford Rail- 
way Bill. 


Midland Rail- 


way (Notting- 


ham and 
Mansfield 
Railway) Bill. 


St. Helens 
Canal and 
Railway Bill. 


Rugby, Lea- 
mington and 
Warwick 

Railway Bill. 


766 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
to enable the Chard Canal Company to convert into 
a Railway the Portion of the Chard Canal from | 
Creech Saint Michael to Ilminster, all in the County 
of Somerset, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest | 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dickinson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported the Leicester and 
Bedford Railway Bill, with Amendments. 

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


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A. 1846. 


Line) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, Railway (Bath 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Line) Bill, Caled 
Rauw 
gow : 
and FE 
Bill. 


Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Stroud ; pray- Bristol and 
ing that the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Ash- en 
church, Tewkesbury and Malvern Line) Bill may (Aashehurct, 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- Tewkesbury 
dered to lie upon the Table. and Malvern 

Line) Bill. 
Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Stroud; pray- Bristol and 
ing that the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Glou Birmingham 

=! ’ - 2 »: . Railway 
cester and Stonehouse Junction) Bill may pass into (Gioucester 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


b and Stone- 
lie upon the Table. house Junc- 


tion) Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Stockport In- 
Stockport, in the county of Chester, praying that provement 


Midla 
way ( 
ham : 
Mans 
Railw 


| the Stockport Improvement Bill may not pass into 4) 


a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Wakefield 


Calder and Hebble Navigation, praying that they —e 


‘may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


Petitions from Hucknall Torkard ;— Nottingham; | 
— Bulwell ; — Sutton-in-Ashfield ;— Mansfield ;— 
and, Basford; praying that the Midland Railway | 
(Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Lessees of collieries | 
in the coal-field of Saint Helens, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying that the Saint Helens Canal and | 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, | 


agents, against certain parts of the Wakefield Water- 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Wolv 
ton § 
diary 
Bill. 


| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
_vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Andrew Orr, Preses of a Meeting Glasgow 


of the Preses, Collector and Managers of the He- Southern Ter- 


ritors of Gorbals, praying that they may be heard, " — 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 


‘tain parts of the Glasgow Southern Terminal Rail- 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Leaming- | way Bill, was presented, and read. 
ton and borough of Warwick, praying that the, Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Rugby, Leamington and Warwick Railway Bill may | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Glas 
Pais] 


* dered to lie upon the Table. 


Thetford, 
Bury Saint 
Edmund's 
and New- 
market Rail- 
way Bill. 


Newmarket 
and Chester- 
ford Railway 
Bill. 


Newcastle and 


Berwick Rail- 
way Bill. 


Oldham Dis- 


trict Railways Fajlsworth ;— Rochdale 


Bill. 


Manchester 
and South- 
aumpton Rail- 
way Bill. 


Bristol and 
Birmingham 


Two Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund’s ; pray- 
ing that the Thetford, Bury Saint Edmund’s and 
Newmarket Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Shareholders in a proposed Under- 
taking for making a Railway from Newmarket to 
Chesterford, with a Branch to Cambridge, praying 
that the Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders, Leaseholders, Tenants | 


and Occupiers of lands and tenemeuts on the line 
of Railway intended to be taken and used for the 
intended Branch Railway from Chevington Wood 
to Warkworth Harbour, praying that the Newcastle 
and Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


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


Petitions from Ashton-under- Lyne ;— Newton and 
and other places ;— Royton 
(two Petitions);—and, Quick; praying that the 
Oldham District. Railways Bill may pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


of the borough of Portsmouth, praying that the | 


Manchester and Southampton Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Stroud; pray- 
ing that the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath 





Johr 
Cans 
Bill, 


| Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of George Whieldon, of Springfield London and 
| House, in the county of Warwick, Esquire, praying —— 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, reat - 
against certain parts of the London and Birmingham Nuneaton) 
| Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill, was presented, B#- 
and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
'Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
‘think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
| against the said Petition. 


Man 
and 
Rail 
gers 
bury 
Poo 


A Petition of Holders of shares or scrip in the Caledonian 
‘undertaking for the formation of a Railway to be Extension - 
‘called The Caledonian Extension Railways, pray- Bi!" sie 
‘ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
‘counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
| Caledonian Extension Railways Bill, was presented, 
|and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wi 
Og 
esq 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Polloc and 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that they ae a 
&gt; . ydesdaic J 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Junction Rail- 
against certain parts of the Polloc and Govan and ways Amal 
Clydesdale Junction Railways Amalgamation Bill, gamation B 
was presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition 


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Bil 


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Caledonian A Petition of Andrew Orr, Preses of a Meeting 
ag — of Preses, Collector and Managers of the Heritors 
ord Branches) of Gorbals, praying that they may be heard, by 


Bill. themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


parts of the Caledonian Railway (Glasgow ‘Termini | 


and Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of the Reverend Alfred Padley, of | 

way (Notting- Bylwell Hall, in the parish of Bulwell, in the county | 

ham anc ae : 

Mansfield of No-tingham, Clerk, praying that he may be 

jailway) Bill. heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Midland Railway (Nottingham 
and Mansfield Railway) Bill, was presented, and | 
read. | 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 


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


Petitions from Whitby :— Winchester :—and, Al- Roman Catho- 
ston; praying that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill lic Relief Bil. 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Acomb ;—Lees ;— York ;-—-North Lord’s Day. 
| Meols ;—and, Farnley ; praying the House to ad opt 

| measures for securing and enforcing the due ob- 

i servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Castle Donington, Maynooth 
in the county of Leicester, praying for the repeal of ©lese Act. 
the Maynooth College Act, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lonforgan ; —Dundee :— Blair- Places of Wor. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, gowrie;—Bridge of Adlan;—Yester ;—and, Dal- ship, &amp;c. Sites 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | keith; praying that the Places of Worship, &amp;c., Seouand 


if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Biil, against the said Petition. 

Wolverhamp- A Petition of John Lea, senior, David Jones 

im Stipen= Bache and John Lea, junior, of Wolverhampton, in 

diary Justice ie : 

vill: the county of Stafford, Gentlemen, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Wolver- 
hampton Stipendiary Justice Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 








i I : : Bill. 
Sites (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Deanery of Beecles ;—Bistre ;— Saint Asaph 
Ewernafield ; —Northop ;—-Llanfynydd ; — Hope ; = Banget 
—Dean and Chapter and the Archdeacons and) 
Clergy of the diocese of Saint Asaph ;—Rural 
Deanery of Himley ;—Rural Deanery of Dyffryn- 

Clwyd ;—and, Wolsingham ; praying the House to 
take into consideration, with a view to its enact- 





ay Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | ment, any Bill that may be introduced for prevent- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | ing the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| Bangor, and adopt measures for the immediate 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. erection of Manchester into a bishop’s see,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Glasgow, A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and | Table. 
— Councillors of the town of Paisley, praying that = , 
Canal Sale the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal Sale| A Petition of Conrad Haverham Greenhow, of Railways. 
Bill, Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was | Lothbury, in the city of London, Gentleman, and 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Zhomas Michael Greenhow, of Newcastle-upon- 
| Table. Tyne, Surgeon, praying the House to institute in- 
1 quiries into the discoveries for which the Petitioners 
‘ Manchester Petitions of Scripholders in the South and Mid- | have obtained patents, with a view to ascertain whe- 
ad Poole lands Junction and Bicester, Swindon, Marlborough, | ther great additional protection would not be af- 
mahal Galt Devizes and Salisbury Railway Company ; and, | forded to the persons and lives of travellers by Rail- 
bury aad Subscribers towards an Undertaking called the | way, as well as to property, by the general use and 
Poole) Bill. South and Midlands Junction and Bicester, Swindon, | application of such discoveries ; and also to ascer- 
Marlborough, Devizes and Salisbury Railway; pray- | tain whether, by the same means, much economy 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their | would be effected in the construction of Railways, 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mdan-| was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
chester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury | the Table. 
and Poole) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| A Petition of Subscribers to the Art Union of Art Unions 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- | London, and Friends of that and other institutions Bil 


titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or | for the encouragement of the Fine Arts, praying 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and | that the Art Unions Bill may pass into a law, was 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Petitions. | Table. 

William Smith Petitions from Kilcommonand Robin ;—Cloonog-| A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork and Medical 

a hill and Kilturra;—Pohola;—Donore and Ros-| its vicinity, praying that the Cork Lying-in-Hospi- (ireland 

, naree; — Eirke and Fertagh ;— Ballingarry and | tal may be placed on the same footing with respect , 

Clontade;— Clare Island ;— Rathdowney ;— Tintern, to maintenance, payment of officers, and all such 
Rose-garland and Inch ;—Kilgarvan ;—Rathaspick ; details, as the other medical charities, which come 
— Waterford ;— Killeden ; —Kilmain ;—O’ Gonno- | within the provisions of the measure lately intro- 
loe ;--Attymass ;— Derriaghy ;— Mayo;—Aughana ; | duced on this subject, was presented, and read ; 
-—Dromare ;—Skirk ;—Innismagrath ;—and, Kil- and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

ail- dalkey ; praying the House to order the immediate mI pn 
release of William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, so that) A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Di- acai 
he may, in his place in Parliament, give expression rectors of the Cork Steam Ship Company, praying ~“ 
to the feelings and wishes of his constituents,—were | the House to carry into effect the recommendations 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | of the Select Committee of last Session on Light- 
Table. | houses, &amp;c., was presented, and read; and ordered 

| to lie upon the Table. 

Protection of _ Petitions from Huddersfield ; — Ashton-under- 7 
Lit (Ireland) Lyne ;—and, Galway; praying that the Protection | Petitions from Presbytery of Abertarff (Mode- Universities 
; of Life (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law,— — ;—Kirk Session of the parish of Largs (Mo- (Scotland.) 

Vou. 101. 5E4 derator) ; 


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768 


derator):—Presbytery of Greenock (Moderator) ;— 
and, Presbytery of Kelso; praying the House not to 
sanction the abolition of the existing tests in the 
Universities of Scotland, — were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of George Mackay, praying the House 
to modify the tests and patronage of the schools 
and universities in Scotland, so that persons adher- 
ing to the confession of faith, though not to the re- 
ligious establishment of Scotland, may be as eligible 
to offices in those institutions as adherents of the 
said establishment, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Manufactu- 
rers, Shipowners and others interested in the Trade 
ot Glasgow, praying the House to take the Sugar 
Duties into early consideration, with a view to a 
speedy and final settlement of this most important 
question, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie apon the Table. 


Govind Row 


ae A Petition of Govind Row Wittul (late in the 
fittul, 


service of the Raja Chuttraputtee, of Sattara, now 
of Benares), complaining that he has been unjustly 
accused of treason, and placed in confinement ; and 
praying for inquiry into his case, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Friends of Peace at Preston, in the county of Lan- 
caster, praying the House not to sanction, by votes 


of money or otherwise, any further embarkation of 


troops from the United Kingdom to foreign and 
colonial countries, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie on the Table. 


Rating of 


Petitions from Swaffham Union ;—Elham Union ; 
Tenements. 


—and, Brixworth Union; praying that owners of 
small tenements may be rated to the poor rates, in 
‘iex of occupiers,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Removal 


as A Petition of Members of the Corporation of 
lil, 


Guardians of the Poor, within the town and county 
of the town of Southampton, praying that the Poor 
Removal Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Excter Great 
Western Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Maria Allen, of Thorncombe, in the 
county of Dorset, praying that her former Petition 
against the Exeter Great Western Railway Bill 
may be withdrawn, or that the same may not be 
allowed to be proceeded with against the preamble 
of the said Bill, or any of the clauses affecting the 
.nterest of the Petitioner, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


London and 


ond A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
Birmingham : 


Railway(Saint POUhood of Luton, in the county of Bedford, praying 
Alban’sand that the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint 
Luton Branch) 4/ban’s and Luton Branch) Bill, may not pass 
yoann into a law, and that the Saint Alban’s, Luton and 
and Dunstable Dunstable Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
Railway Bill. presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Sugar. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Quantity of Foreign Sugar admitted 
into Consumption in this Country, from the 14th 
day of March 1845 to the 5th day of April 1846, 
distinguishing that admitted under Certificate as 
the Produce of Free Labour, and that which has 
been admitted under the Stipulations of Treaty ; 
together with the Foreign Countries from which the 
Sugar admitted under Treaty has been imported. 

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


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to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return, stating the Number of Local ‘Trusts which 
have been transferred to the Municipal Corporations 
in England and Wales, under the Act 5 and 6 Wiil. 
4,c. 76; also, the Number of separate Local Trusts 
still outstanding in the various Corporate Towns 
stated in the Schedule of that Act. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence with the Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and Forests re- 
specting the passing of a Railroad through Green- 
wich Park. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Warrant issued by his Excellency the 
Lord Lieutenant of Zreland, authorizing and em- 
powering Mr. Baldwin, Q.C., to investigate Charges 
preferred by Sir Francis Hopkins against Mr. Ar- 
thur French, Resident Magistrate in the County 
Westmeath ; together with the Evidence and Report 
incident to said Inquiry; also, Return of the Ex- 
pense incurred by the Country from said Proceed- 
ing. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway to the 
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, with diverging 
Lines therefrom to Zancaster and Orton, to be 
called The North Western Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from the 
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway to the Zan- 
caster and Carlisle Railway, with a diverging Line 
therefrom to Lancaster, to be called The North 
Western Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble 
Address be presented to Her Majesty, to congratu- 
late Her Majesty on the birth of another Prin- 
cess; and to assure Her Majesty, that every ad- 
dition to Her Majesty’s domestic happiness affords 
the highest satisfaction to Her Majesty’s faithful 
Commons. 

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


Ordered, That William Smith O’ Brien, Esquire, 
in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, be discharged out of custody, paying his 
Fees. i 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Pe- 
tition of the Inhabitants of Malta to the Queen in 
Council, on the subject of their Grievances, and 
especially complaining of the interference of the 
Police at the last Carnival. 

Copies or Extracts of the Despatches of the Go- 
vernor of Malta, dated the 27th day of February 
last, and the 5th day of this instant March, on the 

subject 


Greenwich 
Park, 


Mr. Arthur 
French, 


North Western 
Railway Bill. 


Birth ofa 
Princess. 


William Swith 
O’Brien, 
esquire. 


Malta. 
No. 343. 


Malta. 
No. 343. 





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Malta. 
No. 343. 


Curtis’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Military 
Prison ( Wee- 
don.) 


Supply ; 


Estimates 
Referred : 
Miscellaneous 
Services. 


Commissariat. 


tern 


Civil Contin- 
gencics. 


Public Build- 


ings. 


nith 


Botanic Gar- 
, dens at Kew. 


Houses of 
Parliament, 





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subject of the events which took place on the cele- 
bration of the Carnival on that island. 

Copy or Extracts of Correspondence, on the sub- 
ject of the Grievances of the Maltese, received since 
the last Parliamentary Returns were ordered. 

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


Mr. Hayter reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House of this day, re- 
questing that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before their Lordships, in the 
case of Curtis’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lord- 
ships had communicated the said Minutes of Evi- 
dence, and request they may be returned to them: 
—And he delivered the same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be referred to the 
Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Copy of the Rules and Regulations in force for 
the Government and Diet ef Prisoners confined in the 
Military Prison at Weedon ; the Number and Nature 
of the Punishments inflicted under those Rules for 
Breaches of Prison Discipline, since the establish- 
ment of the said Prison. 

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


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


Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- 
laneous Services for the year 1846-47 be referred to 
the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Commissariat Estimate for the 
year 1846-47, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
complete the Sum necessary to defray the Charge 
of Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 


2. Motion made and Question proposed, That a 
Sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty-one 
thousand five hundred and seventy-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day 
of March 1847, the Expense of Works and Repairs 
of Public Buildings; for Furniture for various 
Public Departments ; and for certain Charges for 
Lighting and Watching, and for Rates and Taxes ; 
also for the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal 
Palaces and Works in the Royal Gardens, formerly 
charged upon the Civil List. 


Whereupon, Motion made and Question, That 
a Sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty-one 
thousand four hundred and seventy-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day 
March 1847, the Expense of Works and Repairs of 
Public Buildings ; for Furniture for various Public 
Departments ; and for certain Charges for Lighting 
and Watching, and for Rates and Taxes; also for 
the Maintenance and Repairs of Royal Palaces and 
Works in the Royal Gardens, formerly charged upon 
the Civil List,——put, and Negatived. 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 





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providing temporary accommodation for the Houses 
of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices and Tem- 
porary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 
House of Commons and other Officers of that House, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 


5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- New Houses of 
two thousand four hundred pounds, be granted to Parliament. 
Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1847, the Expense of the Works at the New Houses 
of Parliament. 


6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen promo Office, 
thousand two hundred and thirty-five pounds, be BoardofTrade 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day = Council 
of March 1847, the Expense of taking down and~ 
rebuilding the Home Office, and for altering and 
enlarging the Board of Trade and Council Offices. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- Holyhead 
five thousand six hundred and eighty-one pounds, Harbour, &amp;c. 
be granted to Her Majesty, on accountof the Works 
at the New Packet Harbour and Harbour of Refuge 
at Holyhead, and to defray the Expense of the pre- 
sent Harbour Establishment at Holyhead, to the 
31st day of March 1847. 


8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty Caledonian 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on ©™ 
account of the Works carrying on at the Caledonian 
Canal, in the year 1846. : 


9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Public Works 
one thousand four hundred and fifty-two pounds, (Ireland.) 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 
of maintaining and repairing the several Public 
Buildings in the Department of the Commissioners 
of Public Works in (Ireland); also the Expense of 
Inland Navigation and other Services, under the 
direction of the said Commissioners, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


10. Resoived, That a Sum, not exceeding Twelve kingstowr. 
thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Harbour. 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works and Re- 
pairs at the Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Houses of 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be Parliament. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the two Houses, 
tc the 31st day of March 1847. 


12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- Treasury. 
six thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 


13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen frome Office. 
thousand six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, to the 31st day of March 1847. 


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14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Forcign Office. 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, and also of the Queen’s Messengers and 
extra Couriers attached to that Department, to the 
31st day of March 1847. 


15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine- Colonial Office. 
teen thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 











defray, to the 31st day of March 1847, the Expense 
of erecting a Palm House in the Royal Botanic 
Gardens at Kew. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand five hundred and eighty-eight pounds, be 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of | 1847. 


Vou. 101. 


16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- privy Council 
seven thousand two hundred and fifty-five pounds, Office. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Departments of Her Majesty’s most 
honourable Privy Council, and the Committee of 
Privy Council for Trade, to the 31st day of March 


PEN 


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5 F 17. Resolved, 






Lord Privy 
Seal. 


Paymaster 
General’s 
Office. 


Comptroller of 
the Exchequer, 
&amp;e. 


State Paper 
Office. 


Public 
Records. 


Chief Secre- 
tary to the 
Lord Lieu- 
tenant, &amp;c. 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services 
(Ireland.) 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Stationery, &amp;c: 


Queen's 
Printers 
(Jreland.) 


770 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
nine thousand five hundred and fifty-nine pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Office of Her Majesty's Paymaster General, to 
the 31st day of March 1847. 


19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
thousand one hundred and fifty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Departments of the Comptroller 
General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Ex- 
chequer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 


20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 


21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
two thousand nine hundred and fifteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the * seer Me 
of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1847. 


22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twelve 
thousand six hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of 
Persons employed in the care and arrangement of the 
Public Records, and Expenses connected therewith, 
and the Compensations to Keepers of Records and 
others whose offices have been abolished, to the 31st 
day of March 1847. 


23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
three thousand two hundred and seventy-three 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the 
Salaries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary to the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, in Dublin and London, 
and the Privy Council Office in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1847. 


24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand and forty-six pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Office of Pay- 
master of Civil Services in Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Board of Public Works in Jreland, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 


26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and forty-four thousand one hundred and 
twenty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expenses of Stationery, Printing and 
Binding, for the several Public Departments, in- 
cluding the Expense of the Office, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Sheen for Printing 
by the Queen’s Printers in Jreland, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 26° die Maii, 1846: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

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





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A, 1846, 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 


resolve itself into the said Committee. ; 

A 

The Order of the day being read, for the Second Protection of 
Reading of the Protection of Life (Jreland) Bill; a (ireland) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon z 

Friday next. G 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- Joint Stock 
tee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- Banks (Scot- 
é land and Ire- 
land) Bill; ; land) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Railway Com- 
Reading of the Railway Companies Bill ; ponies S08. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- Poor Removal 
tee on the Poor Removal Bill; Bill. 

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


Mr. Greene reported the Corresponding Societies Corresponding 
and Lecture Rooms Bill; and the Amendments Societies and 
LectureRooms 
were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; ‘ Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Railway Com- 
the Report on the Railway Companies Dissolution panies Disso- 
Bill - lution Bill. , 
? 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing the Office of Superinten- 
Superintendent of Convicts under Sentence of Trans- “nt of Con- 
portation, was, according to Order, read the third ataeeae 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Wouse proceeded to take into consideration Plymouth 
the Report on the Plymouth Cemetery Bill; and Cemetery Bill 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The Order for reading a second time, To-morrow, Death by Ac- 
the Death by Accidents Compensation Bill, was cidents Con 
read, and discharged. ene 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Art Unions 
Committee upon the Art Unions Bill, upon Wed- Bill. 
nesday the 3d day of June next, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day the 10th day of June next, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Kew Gardens, 
Copy of Report from Sir W. J. Hooker, on the 
Royal Botanic Gardens and New Palm House, at 
Kew :—also, Copies of Reports from the several 
Scientific and Charitable Institutions receiving 
Grants from Parliament (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Papers Nos. 280 and 285, of Session 1845). 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

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

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Warwickshire Petitions from Cheltenham;— and, Gloucester, 
and London : : ates : 
Railway praying that the Warwickshire and London Railway 
(Hampton and (Hampton and Ashchurch Line) Bill may pass into 
— a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
Line) Pt". Tie upon the Table. 
Railway Fifteen Petitions of Passengers travelling between 
Gauge. Birmingham and Bristol by Railway, stating that 
the Petitioners travelled between Birmingham and 
Bristol by Railway, and that when they arrived at 
Gloucester, they were compelled, owing to the change 
in the width of the rails, which the Petitioners 
believe is called break of Gauge, to remove from one 
carriage to another; and praying the House not to 
ermit a difference in the width of the rails to be 
established in any other part of the kingdom, but 
to remedy the evil at Gloucester, and to give effect to 
the recommendation of Her Majesty's Commis- 
sioners, and establish an uniform Gauge, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Private Bills. | Ordered, That the Paper relative to Private Bills, 
No. 344. which was laid upon the Table upon Friday last, be 
printed. 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour after Twelve of the clock 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 
Martis, 26° die Mazi; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 18 46. 
PRAYERS. 
Standing M®: Estcourt reported from the Select Com- 
Orders ; I mittee on Standing Orders, several Resolu- 
tions ; which were read, as follow : 
Midland Great 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland 


Western Rail- Great Western Railway of Ireland (Mullingar to 
age Galway) Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- 
Galway) Bill. pensed with; That the Parties be permitted to pro- 


ceed with their Bill. 


an 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Zpswich and 
Edeunts Dury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension to Ely, 
Railway (Ex- with a Branch therefrom) Petition for additional 
tension to Ely provision, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
witha Branch pensed with. 


Ipswich avd 


therefrom) 

Bill. 

Newport and 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Newport and 

et. Pillgwenily Waterworks Petition for additional 

Bill. Provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dis- 
pensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to in- 
troduce their additional Provision accordingly if the 
Committee on the Bill shall think fit. 

Edinburgh 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 


Railway Bills. and Northern Railway Bills Petition to read the 


Bills a third time, the Sessional Order ought to be 
dispensed with ; ‘That the Parties be permitted to 
read their Bills a third time accordingly. 
The first, third and fourth Resolutions, being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Public Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
ail on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the 
Rent) Petitions presented upon the 22d day of this instant 
May; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Wolverhamp- A Petition of Clergy, Churchwardens, Overseers, 
prey: me Guardians of the Poor and other Inhabitanss of the 
— parish of Sedgley, in the county of Stafford, pray- 
ing that the Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice Bull 
Vou. 101. 


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771 


may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 


the Report on the Great North of Scotland (Eastern of Scotland 


(Eastern Ex- 


Extension) Railway Bill; and the Amendments ¢ension) 
were read, and agreed to. 


Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 


the Report on the Great North of Scotland Rail- of Scotland 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Alford Valley 


the Report on the Alford Valley Railway Bill ; Railway Bill 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Morayshire 
the Report on the Morayshire Railway Bill; and #lway Bill 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses North Kent 
of the borough of Dovor, in the county of Kent, Railway Bil. 
praying the House to direct the North Kent Rail- 

way Bill to be re-committed, in order that the Peti- 

tioners and the public in general may not be de- 

prived for another year of the advantages arising 

from the great work, as delineated upon the plan 

now before the House, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie uvon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property North Kent 
and Residents in the city of Canterbury, and its Railway Bill; 
vicinity, praying that the North Kent Railway Bill ae anag 
may be re-committed and passed into a law, and way Bills. 
that the House will reject the several Bills promoted 

by the South Eastern Railway for the formation of 

a North Kent Line, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich ;— Northfleet and other South Eastern 
places ; — Charlton ;— Gravesend and Milton ;— Railway | 
Crayford ;— Woolwich ; — Erith; — Plumstead ;— eeilway og 
and, Dartford; praying that the South Eastern Chitham, near 
Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chilham near Canterbury, 
Canterbury, with Branches to Sheerness and Fa- With Branches 
versham Creek) Bill, may pass into a law,—were and Faver- 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the sham Creek) 
Table. _ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration South Eastern 
the Report on the South Eastern Railway (Green- Railway 
° ° Yze . 0. 2.) 
wich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, with (Greenwich 
Branches to Sheerness and Faversham Creek) Bill ; Railway to 
and the Amendments were read. prawn gy 
And a Motion being made, and the Question pea one 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by to Sheerness 
the Committee to the Bill be now read a second #4 Faver- 
; sham Creek) 
time ; i Bill. 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words ‘“ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to 
add the words “ Bill be re-committed,” instead 
thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—Anda Debate arising thereupon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mou- 
day the 8th day of June next. 
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Message from 
the Lords ; 


Maldon, 
Witham and 
Braintree 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh, 
Leith and 
Granton Rail- 
way Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Rotherham 
Gas Bill. 


Southampton 
Port and 
Harbour Bill. 


Dundee New 
Gas Bill. 


Southport 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Sidmouth 
Market Bill. 


Creagh’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Archbishop 
of York’s 
Estate Bill, 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley 

Branches) Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Erewash 
Valley Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
way (Clay- 
cross to 
Newark) Bill. 


772 

A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 
and Mr. Brougham : 

Mr. =, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz., 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway 
from Maldon, through Witham, to Braintree, all in 
the County of Essex : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and enlarge 
the Powers of the Acts relating to the Edinburgh, 
Leith and Granton Railway : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for incorporating the 
Rotherham Gas Light and Coke Company, and for 
better supplying the Parish of Rotherham, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, with Gas: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending certain 
Acts of the forty-third and fiftieth years of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, 
relating to the Port and Harbour of the Town 
and County of the Town of Southampton: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for the better supplying with Gas the Royal 
Burgh of Dundee, Suburbs thereof, and Places ad- 


jacent, in the County of Forfar, with Amendments ; 


to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence ofthis House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for paving, lighting, watching, watering, cleans- 
ing, regulating and otherwise improving the Town 
of Southport, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for establishing and regulating a Market and 
Market-places therein, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of an Act passed in the second and third 
years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
An Act for maintaining and regulating the Market, 
in the Parish of Sidmouth, in the County of Devon, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment the 
Lords desire the concurence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Jasper Byng Creagh, 
Esquire, with Emma Susan Weldale Creagh, his 
present Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes therein mentioned ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for effecting an Exchange of Lands between the 
Archbishop of York, the Earl of Carlisle and Vis- 
count Morpeth ; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Midland Railway (Erewash Valley 
Branches) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Midland Railway (Erewash Valley 
Extension) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Midland Railway (Claycross to 
Newark) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


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A. 1846. 


Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee on Coventry, 
the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester ——— 

/ : 3 irmingham 
Railway Bill; That the several Documents required ana Leicester 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April Railway Bil. 
last, had been produced before them, and verified by 
the Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee Midland Rail- 
on the Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mans- ~~ (Notting- 
field Railway) Bill; That the several Documents re- see 
quired by the Order of the House of the 30th day Railway) Bill, 
of April last, had been produced before them, and 
verified by the Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Askew’s Estate Bill be read a se- Askew’s 
cond time upon Friday next. Estate Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 
the Report on the London and South Western Rail- South Western 
sane Railway Acts 
way Acts Amendment Bill; and the Amendments 4 mendment 
were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Sheffield, 
the Report on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and pommel 
Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, Worsborough and secine Ga 
Glossop Branches and Sheffield Station) Bill ; and way (Dukin- 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ao 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Glossop 


be ingrossed. Branches and 

Sheffield Sta- 

tion) Bill. 

Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Eastern Coun- 

the Eastern Counties Railway (Epping Extension) com rnd 
Bill; That the several Documents required by pas te Bill, 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters; and that the Committee had 
agreed to a Report thereupon. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Leith Paving 
Leith Paving (ve-committed) Bill; That they had Bill. 
made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Kilmarnock 
take into consideration the Report on the Kilmar- and Troon. 
nock and Troon Railway Bill; and the Amend- ®“!”*Y is 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Norfolk Rail- 
the Report on the Vorfolk Railway Extension (Dere- "8¥ — 
ham, Wells and Blakeney Branch) Bill; and the aig a 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Blakeney 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Branch) Pill 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration City of London 
the Report on the City of London Coal Market and . 
Improvement Bill; and the Amendments were read, a bul 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Wath-upon- 
— on the Wath-upon- Dearne Improvement j.\yrovement 
. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for incorporating the Caledonian Caledonian 
Insurance C for enabling the said Company UStan’ 
surance Company, for enabling the said Company Gompany Bill 
to sue and be sued, to take and to hold Property, 
for confirming the Rules and Regulations of the 
said 


Bristol 
South \ 
Junctio 
way an 
Bill. 


Londor 
Birmin 
Railwa 
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said Company, and for other Purposes relating there- 
to, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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Bristol Water- 


The ingrossed Bill for supplying with Water the 
works Bill. ? 


City of Bristol and certain Parishes adjacent there- 
to, in the Counties of Gloucester and Somerset, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bristol and 
South Wales 
Junction Rail- 
vay and Ferry 


Pill. 


the Report on the Bristoland South Wales Junction 
Railway and Ferry Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 


London and 
Birmingham 


ne ll to onthe London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry 

Nuneaton) to Vuneaton) Bill, to entertain the Petition of George 

Sill Whieldon, Esquire, which was presented yesterday, 
notwithstanding the same was not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Yidland Great The Order made upon the 6th day of February 


Western Rail- ] 
vay of Irelan 
(Longford to 
Sligo) Bill. 


ast, for referring the Petition for the Midland Great 

4 Western Railway of Ireland (Longford to Sligo) Bill 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 


Scottish Cen- 

ml Railway the further Proceeding upon consideration of the 

— Report of the Scottish Central Railway (Perth 

Stations) Bill. Termini and Stations) Bill :—The House resumed 
the said further Proceeding. 

And the Clause, (Harbour Branch to be executed 
to the satisfaction of the Prison Board (Scotland), 
and worked by horse-power), offered and brought 
up upon Tuesday last, was twice read ; and made 
part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Stirlingshire The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Midland Junc- the Report on the Stirlingshire Midland Junction 
Bill eiaseed Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Caledonian The House proceeded to take into consideration 
roe the Report on the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian 
Sanches) nas Branches) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
"and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Slamannan The ingrossed Bill to enable the Slamannan Rail- 
ind Borrow- way Company tomakea Railway to Borrowstounness, 
tounness 


with Branches to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
way, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resoived, That the Bill no pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Smollett do carry the Bi!l to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Railway Bill. 


Hamilton New 
Gas Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for supplying and lighting the 
Town of Hamilton, and Places adjacent thereto, 
with Gas, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Smollett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence, 

Vou, 101. 


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743 


Ordered, That the Report on the East and West East and West 
Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill be taken into con- Yorkshire 


. . r Juncti il- 
sideration upon Thursday next. way Bill. - 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds and 
the Report on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Thirsk Rail- 
(Knaresborough Branch Extension) Bill; and the te An aaa 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Branch Exten- 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, sion) Bill. 


_be ingrossed. 
| 


_ The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Harrogate 
into consideration the Report on the Harrogate Gas (No. 2.) 
(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and” 


The House proceeded to take into consideration , agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds and | 
the Report on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Saint Thirsk Rail- 
Helens Branch Deviation) Bill; and the Amend- W2Y aint 

? Helens Branch 
ments were read, and agreed to. Deviation) 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition ofthe Dublin and Kingstown Railway publin and 
Company, praying that provision may be made in Kingstown 
the Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway Bill 2Xtenso.. 

‘ ailway Bill. 
to enable the Company to take lands for enlarging 
the Dublin Station, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birkenhead, 
the Report on the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Lancashire 
Cheshire Junction Railway Bill; and the Amend- $4 Cheshire 
ments were read, and agreed to. way Bill wai 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming | be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool, 


the Report on the Liverpool, Manchester and New- Manchester 
and Newecastle- 


are 1 upon- Tyne 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Sueaiinn 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Railway Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 
the Report on the Manchester and Birmingham 4 Birming- 
Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and pam" BYlway 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Curteis reported from the Committee on Caledonian 
Group No. 13, of Railway Bills; That in the case Railway 
of the Caledonian Railway (Langholm Branch) Bill, Groneh) Bill. 
the several Documents required by the Order of 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Promoters; 
and that the Committee had agreed to a Report 
thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Dalmeny reported from the Committee on London and 
the London and Birmingham Railway (Saint Alban’s arene 8 
and Luton Branch) Bill; That the several Docu- Aine ont 
ments required by the Order of the House of the LutonBranch) 
30th day of April last, had been produced before Bil. 
them, and verified by the Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ewart reported from the Committee on London and 
Group No. 56, of Railway Bills; That in the case Plackwall 
of the London and Blackwall Railway (Widening) (Widening) 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order Bill. 


of the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 








produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
5F3 moters ; 


774 


moters; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
















London and Mr. Ewart reported from the Committee on 
Birmingham Gyoup No, 56, of Railway Biils; That in the case 
TCamdan and of the London and Birmingham Railway (Camden 
Euston Sta- and Euston Stations Enlargement) Bill, the several 
tions Enlarge- Documents required by the Order of the House of 
ment) Bill. the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 

Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great North 
of Scotland 
Railway Bill, 


Ordered, That the Great North of Scotland 
Railway Bill be read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 


GreatGrimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction 
Railway 
(Humber 
Ferries) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 
Boston, Stam- The Order of the day being read for the third 
gr chan reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway 
way(Stamford from the Line of the Syston and Peterborough Rail- 
to Wisbech way, inthe Parish of Helpstone, near to the Town of 
Line) Bill. Stamford, to the Line of the Wisbech Branch of the 
Lynn and Ely Railway, at or near to the town of 
Wisbech, to be called The Boston, Stamford and 
Birmingham Railway, be now read the third time ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

And Amendinents being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requirmg Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, Vhat. the said Standing Order be suss 
pended in respect of the said Amendments. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Reading, 
Guildford and 
Reigate Rail- 


way Bill. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported the Reading, Guild- 
ford and Reigate Railway Bill, with Amendments. 

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


Oxtord, Wor- 
cester and 
Wolverhamp- 
ton Railway 
Bill. 


Mr. Evelyn Denison reported from the Committee 
on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way Bill; ‘That the several Documents required by 
the Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Evelyn Denison reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 32, of Railway Bills; That in the case 
of the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway Bill, the 
agents for the Promoters had stated to the Com- 
mittee that it was not their intention to proceed with 


the Bill. 


Cheltenhant 
and Oxtord 
Railway Bill. 


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


Railway Bills 


Viscount Morpeth reported from the Committee 
(Group 2.) 


on Group No. 2, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the Cornwall Railway Bill had stated to 


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A. 1846. 


the Committee that the evidence of William Walker, 
Queen’s Harbour-master, Plymouth, was essential 
in order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee ; and it having been proved that ap- 
plication had been made to the above-named party, 
but that his attendance could not be procured with- 
out the intervention of the House, he had been in- 
structed by the Committee to move the House, That 
the said William Walker be ordered to attend the 
said Committee on Monday the 8th day of June, at 
twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That William Walker do attend the 
said Committee upon Monday the 8th day of June 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


Tie House proceeded to take into consideration Rast of Fife 
the Report on the East of Fife Railway Bill; and the Railway Bil, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration gtirling and 
the Report on the Stirling and Dumfermline Rail- Dunfermline 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Railway Bill 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- gain’s Patents 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Assignment. 
Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
Bain’s Patents Assignment Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders relative to Bills of the third 
class had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee waychope's 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Estate Bill 
Wauchope’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Great Leinster 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the and Munster 
Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) (Kil- Railway 

; : (No. 2.) (Kil- 
kenny to Clonmel) Bill, a Report with reference to Kenney to 
substantially the same Bill had been previously Clonmel) Bill. 
laid on the Table of the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Great Leinster 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of and Munster 
the Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1.) foe 
(Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill, it appeared to the Com- Saar Se 
mittee that no Report with reference to substantially, kenny) Bill. 
the same Bill had been previously laid on the Table 
of the House, inasmuch as ihe Bill in the present 
shape includes a portion of the Line which was pro- 
posed to be made in the Waterford and Kilkenny 
(Carlow Extension) Railway Bill; but that it ap- 
peared that both in the Great Leinster and Munster 
Railway (Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill, and in the 
Waterford and Kilkenny (Carlow Extension) Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders were reported to have 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Kennington-lanc, Kennington 
&amp;e., Lighting, &amp;c., Bill be taken into considera- Pet a 
tion upon Friday the 5th day of June next. Bi 

Ordered, That the Edinburgh and Peebles Rail- Edinburgh an! 
way Bill be withdrawn. ee Bil. 7 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee # 
mittee of Selection to refer the Railway Bills in Selection. 
Group No 51, to the same Committee to which they 
refer Group No. 49. 

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Railw: 


York : 
North 
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(Leed: 
sion) 


Bury. 
ment 


Birm 
Woh 
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Vall 
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Dud] 
Bill. 


Birn 
Wol 
ton ; 
Vail 
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Bill. 


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Bill 






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9 VicrorRiz. 


piinburghand The House proceeded to take into consideration | 
Northen Rail the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- | 
yay (Branches : axial 
yom the Dun- Way (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath Rail- 
ieeand Ar- and Tay Ferry Improvement) Bill; and the Amend- 
aoa y ments were read, and agreed to. 
~~ Impro- Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
vement) Bil. ingrossed. 


siinburghand The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Northern Rail- the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
si — (Strathearn Deviation) Bill; and the Amendments 
on) BU. = Were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


giinburghand The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Northern Rail- the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
iver = way (Newport Railway and Saint Andrew’s Branch) 
s.Andrew’s Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
Branch) Bill. to, 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


Arbroath and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
—— the Report on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway 
= Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Ambergate, The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Nottingham the Report on the Ambergate, Nottingham and 
ad Boston a : 
wilway Bil. -Bosten Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


26° Matz. 775 


Petitions from Shrewsbury;— and, Stafford ; Shropshire 
praying that the Shropshire Union Railways and Union Rail- 
Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway) Bill may Canal 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and (Shrewsbury 

. ; and Stafford 
ordered to lie upon the Table. Railway) Bill. 

Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—and, Brewood ; Shropshire 
praying that the Shropshire Union Railways and aT 
Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill, may 0273) VC oc. 

‘ 'P ’ » Canal (Ches 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ter and Wol- 
ordered to lie upon the Table. vestemapsen 

Line) Bill. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Strat- Oxford, Wor- 
ford-on- Avon, in the county of Warwick, praying neal 
that the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton ton cise 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Bill. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Frame-work Knitters, and other Coventry, _ 

Operatives of Hinckley, in the county of Leicester, Nwneaton, Bir- 
aR: , mingham and 

and the adjoining villages of Barwell, Burbage, Leicester 

Stoke Golding and Earl Shilton, praying that the Railway Bill. 

Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester 

Railway Bill, may pass into a law, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Bristol and 
gesses of the borough of Tewkesbury, praying that Birmingham 
the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Ashchurch, naman sans 
Tewkesbury and Malvern Line) Bill, may pass into Tewkesbury 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie #2 Malvern 


upon the Table. Line) Bill 


Petitions from Failsworth and Newton (two Pe- Oldham, Man- 





York and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
North Mid- the Report on the York and North Midland Rail- 
ot dl way (Leeds Extension) Bill; and the Amendments 
in) Bil. were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders and Rate- 
payers of the township of Bury, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying the House not to suffer the Bury 
Improvement Bill to be passed into a law ; but that 
the order for the committal of the said Bill may be 
discharged, and no further proceedings had therein, 


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


Bury Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Birmingham, Petitions from Darlaston ;— Oldbury ;— Dudley ; 
nae — Wednesbury ;— Westbromwich ;— Smethwick ;— 
Valley hong Birmingham ;—Owners and others of land through 
way(Birming- which the Railway passes ;— Bi/ston ;—Tipton ;— 
“et —- Wolverhampton ;—and, Iron and Coal-masters of 
Dudley Lines) South Staffordshire; praying that the Birmingham, 
Bill. Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway (Bir- 
mingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Lines) Bill, 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Birmingham, Petitions from Iron and Coal-masters on the line 
oe. of Railway thereinafter mentioned ;—Oldbury ;— 
Valley Rail- Rowley Regis ;—Bewdley;—Oldswinford, and other 
yey (Stour places ;— Halesowen ;—Stourport and Smethwick ; 
Bil &gt; Line) _and, Owners of land and houses on the line; 
, praying that the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and 
Stour Valley Railway (Stour Valley Line) Bill, may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Shrewsbury Petitions from Dudley ;— Smethwick ;— Birming- 
“iced ham ;— Bilston ;— Tipton ;— Darlaston ;— Oldbury ; 
Bil, ) 6 —Westbromwich ;— Kingswinford ;— Wolverhamp- 
ton ;—Ilron and Coal-masters of South Stafford- 
shire ;— Wednesbury ;—and, Stourbridge; praying 
that the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
VoL. 101. 


titions) ; —and, Oldham (four Petitions), praying chester, Liver- 


that the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Bir- 200,204 Bir- 
| kenhead Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, tion Railway 
|—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie Bill. 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Commissioners of Oldham Dis- 

Police, Manufacturers, Cotton Spinners, Tradesmen ‘ict Railways 

: fe 4 . Bill; and, Old- 
and other Inhabitants of the township of Oldham, in jay) Man- 
the county of Lancaster, praying that the Oldham chester, Liver- 
District Railways Bill may not pass into a law, Pool and 

. Birkenhead 

and that the Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool and Junction 
Birkenhead Junction Railway Bill may pass into Railway Bill. 
a law,’was presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Martin, of Lombard-street, Warwickshire 
in the city of London, Banker, praying that he may be and London 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts cna ‘asi 
of the Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton Ashchurch 
and Ashchurch Line) Bill, was presented, and read, Line) Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bul- Midland Rail- 
well, in the county of Nottingham,praying that they way (Notting- 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, « aa 
Sa certain Sait of the Midland Railway CNot. Bill sities 
tingham and Mansfield Railway) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Whitehaven, and the Lancaster ana 
neighbourhood ;——and, Inhabitants of Warking- chomp se" eso 
ton, and the neighbourhood, praying that they may pin, ~ ” 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Lancaster and Preston 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
5F4 ferred 








1amand Mans- 



























































ee ee 


seen ot 





Leeds Central 
Railway 
Station Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Places of 
Worship, &amp;c. 
Sites (Scot- 
land) Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Burdens on 
Land. 


Kew Gardens, 
cic, 


No. 345. 


Military Pri- 


son (Weedon-) the Military Prison (Weedon) as relates to the 


No. 346. 


Ordnance 
Survey. 


776 26° Maii. 


ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe-| 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of the Zeeds and Bradford Railway 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Leeds Central Railway Station Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Holders of shares or scrip in the 
undertaking for the formation of a Railway, to be 
called The Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junc- 
tion Railway, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monklands Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, ‘That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Members and Adherents of Gala- 
shiels Free Church, and others, praying that the 
Places of Worship, &amp;c. Sites (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ruthin, Llanrhydd and Llanfwrog; 
—Llanelidan ;—and, Clocaenog ; praying the House 
to take into consideration, with a view to its enact- 
ment, any Bill that may be introduced for preventing 
the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and adopt measures for the immediate erection of 
Manchester into a bishop’s see,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report 
from the Select Committee appointed by their Lord- 
ships to inquire into the Burdens on Real Property, 
and the Impediments to Agricultural Transactions, 
caused by the System of Excise Duties, Poor Laws 
and Local Taxation ; and also to inquire and to 
report on the Legislative Exemptions and pecuniary 
Advantages provided by law in respect to Taxation 
as affecting Landed Property; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee : And that Mr. Greene do carry the said 
Message. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Kew Gar- 
dens, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be 
printed, 


Ordered, That so much of the Return relative to 


Number and Nature of Punishments for breaches 
of Prison Discipline, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Year in which the Ordnance 
Survey of England was commenced; the Sums 
which since that date have been voted for and ex- 
pended in carrying on the Survey, in each year, up 
to the 1st day of April 1846; the greatest Number 
of Officers and of all other Parties employed on the 
a in any one year since its commencement ; 
the Number of such Officers and other Parties em- 





A. 1846. 


ployed thereon, in each year, since the 1st day of 
April 1838 up to the present date; and the Num- 
ber so employed or to be employed during the cur- 
rent year:—A Statement showing the exact state of, 
and the progress made in, the Survey, up to this 
date; and an Estimate, as nearly as the same can 
be ascertained, of what further Sums may be re- 
quired for this Service, and of the Period within 
which the whole may be expected to be completed : 
—And, Returns containing similar particulars with 
regard to the Surveys of Scotland and Ireland 
respectively, including Copies of all Memorials rela- 
tive to the Survey of that Country, which have been 
addressed to the Treasury or to the Board of Ord- 
nance by any Public Bodies in Scotland, and the 
Answers which have been returned thereto ; also, 
Copies of any Instructions which may have been 
issued to the Surveying Officers since the year 1838, 
with regard to the Expenditure of such Sums as 
have either been specifically voted by Parliament 
for the purposes of the Scotch Survey, or have been 
set apart for that Service by order of the Board of 
Ordnance; and further, whether any, and if so, 
what portion of the Expense of the Admiralty Coast 
Surveys, or of those made for the use of the Hydro- 
eraphical Department of the Admiralty, has been 
defrayed out of the Sums annually voted for the 
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, and whether 
any and what amount of the Sums, either specifi- 
cally voted for the Scotch Survey, or included in the 
total votes, have at any time been applied towards 
a Geological Examination or Survey of the Country, 
or other Scientific Objects unconnected with the 
Ordnance Survey. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Pauper 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased #™™*t«s- 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Pauper Lunatics 
and Idiots chargeable to each of the Unions in 
Lingland and Wales, and also to those places under 
Local Acts, in the month of August 1845 (in pur- 
suance of the Acts 5 and 6 Vic. c. 57, and 7 and 8 
Vic. c. 101); distinguishing those maintained in 
County Lunatic Asylums, in Licensed Houses, and 
elsewhere ; with the Average Cost per head of 
Maintenance and Clothing, together with the Popu- 
lation of each Union in 1841, and the estimated 
Number of Lunatics and Idiots for the places not 
under the Poor Law Amendment Act (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 333, of Session 
1845). 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Salmon Fish- 
Copies or Extracts from the Evidence taken before eries(Irelant) 


the Jrish Fishery Commissioners on the subject of 
the Close Season for the Salmon Fisheries in Jre- 
land. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Isle of Man. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Memorial or Petition of the Parochial 
Clergy of the Isle of Man, presented to the House 
of Keys in December last, on the subject of the 
Marriages and Registration Bills for that Island. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten have leave of Leave of 


absence for a month, on account of illness in his 
family. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjouramet 
the House this day, adjourn till Thursday next. 
Ordered, 





Cor 





Committees. 


Ledbury 
Union, &amp;c. 


Poor Law 
Commis- 
sioners. 


Poor Law 
(Norfolk and 
Suffolk.) 


Private Bills. 


Raja of 
Sattara. 


1. 
sil- 


nd.) 


Raja of 
Sattara, 


ent. 





9 VictTorRIzZ. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
i notwithstanding the adjournment of the 
ouse. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Correspondence of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners with the Desations of the Ledbury Union, 
or with the Reverend Edward Higgins, an ex officio 
Guardian of the Union, relative to a Resolution of 
the Board for giving a discretionary power to the 
Master or Matron of the Workhouse, of supplying 
Clothes for new-born Infants otherwise unprovided 
with Clothes, on their being taken out of the Work- 
house ; and of any other Correspondence relative to 
the case of Harriet Boukett, whose Infant was 
stripped its clothing on being taken out of the 
Workhouse: —Of all Correspondence with the Guar- 
dians of the Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Union, 
or with the Assistant Commissioner of the District, 
relative to a similar case in that Union:—Of an 
Circular Letter to Boards of Guardians, on the sub- 
ject of providing Clothes for Infants born in Work- 
houses, on their being taken out, and of all Com- 
munications received from Boards of Guardians on 
the subject of such Letter :—And, a Returnofall Ap- 
plications addressed to the Poor Law Commissioners 
on the subject of providing Clothes for Infants born 
in Workhouses, on their being taken out, and of | 
all Answers given, since the passing of the Poor | 
Law Amendment Act. | 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Statement of the Nature of the “ Official Re- | 
cord,” from which a Return of Attendances of the 
Poor Law Commissioners in 1843 and 1844, pre- 
sented to this House on the 31st March 1845, was 
prepared, as stated in the Return in the following 
words, “ The Days included in the Number stated 
in this Return are limited to those of which there 
exists an official record.” 


26°—28° Mazz. 


relate to the case of the ex-Raja of Sattara :—And 
then he withdrew. 


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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to an Ad- population, 
dress to Her Majesty,—I. Return, showing the Taxation &amp;c- 


Population, the Amount of National Debt, the 
Interest of the Debt, the Sum levied for County 
Rates, the Amount of Poor Rates, the Number of 
Paupers, the Value of Exports and of Imports, the 





Quantity of Wheat imported, the Average Price 
per quarter, the fluctuation per cent. under the dif- 
ferent Laws regulating the Duty, the Duty per 
quarter on the Average Price, the Quantity of Wheat 
sold in Country Markets in England and Wales in 
each Year, from 1796 to 1846, so far as the same 
can be obtained; stating likewise, the Number of 
Acres inclosed under Inclosure Acts in the above 





y | period, and (assuming the Consumption of Wheat 


,at one Quarter per annum to each individual) show- 
|ing in various decennial periods, how many per cent. 
of the Population have (on an average) subsisted 
‘in each year on Grain imported, and how many 
'Days’ Consumption in the year have been im- 
ported :—II. Return, showing the Years of highest 
and lowest Price of Wheat throughout Europe, in 
time of peace, from 1815 to 1840, so far as can be 
obtained ; also, the fluctuation per cent. of Price 
between the highest and lowest Years, exhibiting, 
1st. Countries and Places where Years of scarcity 
were identical, and those where the fluctuation per 
cent. exceeded that in England; 2d. Those where 
Years of scarcity were not identical, and where the 
fluctuation was less than in England; distinguish- 
ing the Years:—III. Return, showing the fluctua- 
tion per cent. in the Price of Wheat in time of war, 
between 1808 and 1842, in the following Countries 
in Europe; viz. England, Belgium, Holland, Nor- 


‘way, Spain and Portugal :—IV. Retwn of the 


Quantity of Wheat imported, and the Value of the 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of a Report presented by Sir John Wal- 
sham, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, to the | 
Poor Law Commissioners, in June 1844, on certain | 
alleged Abuses in the Administration of the Poor | 
Law in Norfolk and Suffolk; and of any Corre- 
spondence between the Poor Law Commissioners 
and the Home Office on the subject of the Report. 


Ordered, That Notices for Proceedings on Private 
Bills, given for To-morrow, be deferred till 'Thurs- 
day next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Proceedings of the General Quarterly 
Court of Proprietors held at the East India House 
on the 17th day of December 1845, so far as the 
same relate to the case of the ex-Raja of Sattara. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker; 
and Forty Members not being present, and it being 
then after Four of the clock :—The House was 
adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till Thursday next. 











Jovis, 28° die Maii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


Me; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Copy of 
the Proceedings of the General Quarterly Court of 
Proprietors held at the East India House, on the 
17th day of December 1845, so far as the same 
Vou, 101. 





Exports of British and Irish Produce and Manu- 
factures during each of the following periods ; viz., 
Period of Three Years from the 1st day of January 
1829, 1832, 1839 and 1842:—V. Return of the 
Amount of Exports of British and Irish Produce 
/and Manufactures to the Countries from which the 
|chief supplies of Wheat have been obtained; dis- 
tinguishing the Countries and the Quantity of 
Wheat imported from each since 1828 :—and, VI. 
Return of Live Stock (Cattle, Sheep and Swine) 
imported in each year sinoe 1842, and the Prices 
of Meat per pound of each description in London 
and Edinburgh, in the first Week of each Quarter in 
each Year. 

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


them, and verified by the Promoters. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 31, of Railway Bills; That in the 
case of the Portbury Pier and Railway Bill, the 
several Documents required by the Order of the 
House of the 30th day of April last, had been 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters; and that the Committee had agreed toa 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 





0G 


Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee Bristol and 
on the Bristol and Birmingham Raiiway (Gloucester Birmingham 
and Stonehouse Junction) Bill; That the several rie 
Documents required by the Order of the House of and Stone- 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before house Junc- 


tion) Bill. 


Portbury Pier 
and Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Salford Hun- 
dred Court 


for more effectually regulating the Sa/ford Hundred 5.) 
Court, for extending the Jurisdiction and oe 
3 0 





77 
of the said Court, and for establishing and con- 
stituting it as a Court of Record, be now read the 
third time; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

hen the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 10, 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Railway Bills 
(Group 10.) 


Dundee and 

and Arbroath 
Railway Ex- 
sensions Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Dundee and 
Arbroath Railway Company to make a Railway 
from their Line at Broughty to Broughty Ferry 
Castle, and another Railway from their Line at 
Geordies Burn to the Arbroath and Forfar Rail- 
way at Almeriecloss, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Dundee and 
Perth Railway 
Bill. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill to 
enable the Dundee and Perth Railway Company to 
alter their Line at Inchyra and Lairwell, and to ex- 
tend the same towards the Penitentiary at Perth, 
be now read the third time; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bili was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Edinburgh An ingrossed Bill to enable the Edinburgh and 
and Northern Northern Railway Company to alter their Line of 
nl anq Railway near to Dysart and Perth, to make a 
Perth Har- Branch Railway from Kinghorn to the Harbour of 
bour, Branches Pettycur, and another Branch Railway to the 
Sons) Harbour of Perth, and for other Purposes relatin 
‘to the said Company, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 


o 
&gt; 


Title be, An Act to enable the Edinburgh and | 


Northern Railway Company to alter their Line of 
Railway near to Dysart, to make a Branch Railway 
from Kinghorn to the Harbour of Pettycur, and for 
other Purposes relating to the said Company. 

Ordered, That. Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Edinburghand An ingrossed Bill to enable the Edinburgh and 
on Northern, Railway Company to make a Railway 
pr from their Line at Thornton to Dunfermline, was 
Branch) Bill. read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Evelyn Denison reported from the Committee 
on Group No. 32, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Buch- 
inghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbury) Bill, they 


Buckingham- 
shire Railway 
(Tring to 

Banbury) Bill. 


had heard counsel in support of several of the said | 


Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; that they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to | 





28° Maiz. 


A. 1846. 


be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Shaw reported the Sheffield, Ashton-under- Shefiield, Ash- 
Lyne and Manchester Railway (Whaley Bridge and oo 
Hayfield Branches) Bill, with Amendments. Manchester 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; (Whalty 


c aley 
and be printed. Bridge and 


Hayfield 
Branches ) Bill, 


Sir John Hanmer reported from the Committee Herculaneum 

on the Herculaneum Docks Bill, and to whom se- Docks Bill. 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


ee oS 


Me he TTP 


Mr. Edwin Lascelles reported from the Com- Shropshire 
mittee on Group No. 53, of Railway Bills; That in Union Rail- 
the case of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Ches- 
Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill, ter and Wol- 
the several Documents required by the Order of a 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been “"° 
produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters ; and that the Committee had agreed to a 
Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Branch Railway London and 
from the Zondon and Brighton Railway, in the pa- Brighton Rail- 


_rish of Croydon, to join the South Western Rail- jos AS nora 








way, in the parish of Wandsworth, in the county of Bill. 
Surrey, was read the third time. 

| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

| _ Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing, dividing and al- Gollon Incl- 
lotting certain Lands within the Manor or Lordship sure Bill. 
of Gollon, situate in the several Parishes of Zlan- 
badarn-Vynydd, Lianano, Llanbister, Llandewy- 
| Ystradenny, Abbey Cwmhir and Saint Harmon, in 
the county of Radnor, was read the third time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
| Ordered, That Mr. Clive do carry the Bill to the 


| Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
| 


| 


Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee on Midland Rail- 
Group No. 54, of Railway Bills, to whom several way (Burton- 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said thee ” 
| Group were referred ; That in the case of the Mid- Branch and 
‘land Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton Ashby Canal 
| Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase) Bill, they had a 
| heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and =~ 
| had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
| by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
| the Committee had examined the allegations of the 

Bill, and found to be true; and had gone through 

the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read for the Third Great North 
Reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway of eee Oe 
from Aberdeen to Inverness, with Branches to B"*y *™ 
Banff, Portsoy, Garmouth and Burghead, to be 
called The Great North of Scotland Railway ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time; 

Lord Granvilie Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 

is 


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is concerned, that the House may do therein as they | No. 16, of the Metropolitan Police, do attend the 


shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bannerman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Glasgow and The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
Belfast Union spect of the Petition for additional Provision in the 
— Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill, which, 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have power to make provision 
therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said Petition. 


Windsor, Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on 
Slough and Group No. 20, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
y eee Petitions against the Bill comprised in the said 


Railway Bill. Group were referred; That in the case of the Wind- 
sor, Slough and Staines Atmospheric Railway Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; that they had examined the allegations 
contained in the preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

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


Airdrie Police An ingrossed Bill to erect and constitute the Pa- 
Bill. rishes of Old and New Monkland, and Parts of the 
Parishes of Bothwell and Shotts, and the Burgh of 
Barony of Airdrie, in the County of Lanark, into 
one Police District, for the Establishment of an effi- 
cient Police Force therein, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to erect and constitute the Pa- 
rishes of Old and New Monkland, and Parts of the 
Parishes of Bothwell and Shotts, in the County of 
Lanark, into one Police District, for the Establish- 
ment of an efficient Police Force therein, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


CityofLondon An ingrossed Bill for providing an enlarged Site 
Coal Market for rebuilding the Coal Market in the City of Lon- 
and Improve: gon, and for widening the Avenues in the Vicinity 


ment Bill. thereof, and for effecting other Improvements in the 
said City, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Masterman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Oldham Mr. Divett reported from the Committee on 
District 


_. Group No. 39, of Railway Bills; That in the case of 
Railways Bill. the Oldham District of Railways Bill, the several 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Eastern Coun- Mr. Pulsford reported from the Committee on 
ties Railway Group No. 56, of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
ate ent) Opposing the Eastern Counties Railway (Stations 
Bil, Enlargement) Bill had stated to the Committee that 
the evidence of George King, of the H Division, No. 
16, of Metropolitan Police, was essential, in order 
to enable them to establish their case before the 
Committee, but being a policeman under orders, 
his attendance could not be procured without the 
intervention of the House; the Chairman therefore 
had been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That George King be ordered to attend the 
said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That George King, of H_ Division, 

VoL, 101, 


— 


| said Committee forthwith, 


Mr. Pulsford reported from the Committee on Enfield and 
Group No. 56, of Railway Bills ; ‘That in the case of Edmonton 
the Enfield and Edmonton Railway Bill, the several ®#way Bill. 
Documents required by the Order of the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters ; and that the 
Committee had agreed to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, ‘That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Pulsford reported from the Committee on London and 
Group No. 56, of Railway Bills, to whom several Birmingham 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Group ‘Camdon wal 
were referred ; That in the case of the Zondon and Euston Sta- 
Birmingham Railway (Camden and Euston Stations tions Enlarge- 
Enlargement) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- ae 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- committee of 
mittee of Selection, to refer the Belfast and County Selection. 
Down Railway Bill to Mr. Greene and other 
Members. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Portsmouth 
the Report on the Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill ; Harbour Pier 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. = 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Dr. Bowring reported from the Committee on Heywood 
the Heywood Waterworks Bill, and to whom a Waterworks 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That _ 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Archbishop of York’s Estate Bill was read Archbishop of 
the first time. York’s Estate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 24 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, 
the Report on the Glasgow, Strathaven and Lesma- Strathaven 
hagow Direct Railway Bill; and the Amendments Scour mies 
were read, and agreed to. Railway Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the York Improve- 
York Improvement (re-committed) Bill; That they ™=t Bill. 
had made other Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Forth and 
Forth and Clyde and Monkland Navigation Junction Clyde and 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of esr nl 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had Junction Bill. 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Ballochney 
Ballochney Railway (Shotts Branch) Bill; That Railway 
they had inquired into the several matters required raech) Pilk 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
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780 


Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Frilford = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Inclosure Bill. Fyi/ford (Berks) Inclosure Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Solly’s Estate 


—, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 


Solly’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

gee Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Drainmg and Em- 
ra ga En. banking Bill; That they had examined the alle- 
banking Bill. gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lough Swilly 
and Lough 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Epping Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Eastern Counties Railway (Epping Extension) Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) 
Bill; That the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Norfolk Rail- 
way Exten- 
sions (Yar- 
mouth Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


Birmingham, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Lichfield and 


7 Birmingham, Lichfield and Manchester Railway 
anchester 1D: ria. Liew 
Railway Bil, Bill; That the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchester The Order made upon the 13th day of March 
and Birming- last, for referring to the Committee of Selection, 
ay 8 a the Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and 
Junction Rail- Welsh Junction Railway Bill, was read, and dis- 
way Bill. charged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Committee of 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
Selection. 


mittee of Selection, that they do appoint the Com- 
mittee on the Bromsgrove Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill for To-morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Provisions of two 
several Acts passed in the thirdand eighth years of 
his Majesty King George the Fourth, for supplying 
with Water the Town of Liverpool and Harrington 
and Yoxteth Park, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was read the third time. 


Liverpool and 
Harrington 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas and sup- Hartlepool 
plying with Water the Town of Hartlepool and the Gas and = 
Neighbourhood thereof, in the County of Durham, pi” 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Wakefield, 
the Report on the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Pontefract and 
Railway and Port, &amp;c., of Goole Bill. ae 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the of Goole Bill, 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sitand proceed, upon Monday the sth day of June 
next. 


Ordered, That the Great Leinster and Munster Great Leinster 
Railway (No. 1.) (Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill be read a 
(No. 1.) (Car- 


low to Kil- 
kenny) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Great Leinster and Munster Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 


a second time To-morrow. 


Railway (No. 2.) (Kilkenny to Clonmel) Bill be 
read a second time To-morrow. (No. 2.) (Kil- 
kenny to Clon- 
mel) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report on the Leeds and Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway (North Eastern Extension Wath Thirsk Rail- 





| to Hartlepool) Bill be taken into consideration To- je Ae 
morrow. 


tension, Watl: 
to Hartlepool) 
Bill. 


Mr. Barry Baldwin reported from the Select Com- London and 
mittee on Group No. 56, of Railway Bills, to whom Croydon Rail- 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the ¥2Y (Thames 
said Group were referred; That in the case of the Branch) Bill 
London and Croydon Railway (Lhames Junction 
Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standin 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Berry Baldwin reported from the Committee Grand Junc- 
on Group No. 52, of Railway Bills ; That in the case tion Railway 
of the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and War- ow co 
| rington Branch) Bill, the several Documents required Branch) Bill 
| by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and veritied by 
the Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed 
to a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Midland Great 
(Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation) Bill was Western 7 
read a second time; and committed. (Lifty Pai 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- and Longford 


ion. Deviation ) 
mittee of Selection oy 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bolton Water- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, works Bill 
intituled, An Act for more effectually supplying 
Water to the Inhabitants of the Town of Bolton, 
and several Townships and Places adjoining or near 
thereto, in the County of Lancaster; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2.1.25. After “ for” insert “ and except such 

“ of them as are inconsistent with the provisions of 
“ this Act,” and in the same line, after “ shall” 
insert 








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Pr. 2. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 


in Pr. 3. 1. 7. 


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Pr. 5. 1. 3. Leave out “ effected” and insert 
affected.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 22. Leave out “ the” and insert “ two.” 


Pr. 10. 1. 7. After “ proper” insert Clauses (A.), 


(B.), (C.), and (D.) 


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Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Company previously to altering the flow or 
course of the brook or stream called the Bessey 
Brook, or of the brook or stream called the Old 
Hall Brook, or any other spring, brook or stream 
belonging to or affecting the estates of Charles 
Joseph Stonor, of Holm Wood, in the county of 
Oxford, (an infant under the age of Twenty-one 
years), in the townships of Horwich and Lostock, 
in the said county of Lancaster, or either of them, 
shall make satisfaction and full compensation to 
the Receiver for the time being appointed by the 
High Court of Chancery, of the rents and profits 
of the real estates of the said Charles Joseph 
Stonor, for ail loss and damage which shall or 
may be incurred or caused to the said estate of 
the said Charles Joseph Stonor, by altering the 
flow or course of the said brook or stream, called 
the Bessey Brook and Old Hall Brook or either 
of them, or any other spring, brook or stream be- 
longing to or affecting the said estate of the said 
Charles Joseph Stonor, in the said townships of 
Horwich and Lostock, or either of them, and the 
now Receiver or the Receiver for the time being 
of the rents and profits of the real estates of the 
said Charles Joseph Stonor, is hereby authorized, 
by and with the assent and approval of the Master 
in Ordinary of the said Court of Chancery, to 
whom the cause of Stonor versus Stonor stands 
referred, to agree with the said Company as to the 
amount of the said compensation to be given by 
the said Company to the said Charles Joseph 
Stonor by payment of a sum of money ; and in 
case the said Company and the said Receiver, 
with such assent and approval as aforesaid, do 
not agree upon the amount of such compensation, 
and the said Charles Joseph Stonor, or the said 
Receiver on his behalf, shall desire to have the 
said compensation settled by arbitration, and 
signify such desire by notice in writing to the said 
Company before they have issued their warrant 
to the Sheriff to summon a jury in respect of such 
compensation, under the provisions hereinafter 
contained, the same shall beso settled accordingly ; 
but unless the said Charles Joseph Stonor or the 
said Receiver shall as aforesaid signify his desire 
to have the question of such compensation settled 
by arbitration, or if when the matter shall have 
been referred to arbitration, the arbitrators or 
their umpire shall for Three months have failed to 
make their or his award, or if no final award shall 
be made, the question of such compensation shall 
be settled by the verdict of a jury, as hereinafter 
provided.” 


Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That for the 
purpose of asceriainiug the amount of such com- 
pensation, all the sections of the Lands Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, from the twenty-fifth to 
the sixty-second, inclusive, shall be deemed and 
taken to form part of and be incorporated with 
this Act.” 


Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That One 
calendar month at least, before the flow or course 
of any of the said brooks is in any wise altered or 
affected by the said Company, they shall make 
an offer in writing to the now Receiver or Receiver 
for the time being of the rents and profits of the 
real estate uf the said Charles Joseph Stonor, of 
asum of money to be paid by them by way of 
compensation for such damage and loss as afore- 

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said ; and the said Receiver shall, by and with 
the assent and approbation of the said Master in 
Ordinary, either give or refuse his assent to the 
said offer in writing, within Fourteen days after 
the said offer shall have been served upon him.” 

Cuause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
a sum of money shall be given or awarded to the 
said Charles Sova Stonor, by way of or as such 
compensation as aforesaid, the same shall he paid 
into the Bank of England by the said Company, 
inthe name and with the privity of the Accountant- 
General of the Court of Chancery, to the credit of 
the cause of Stonor versus Stonor now depending 
in the said Court, and the same when so paid in 
shall be subject to such order or orders of the said 
Court of Chancery, as the said Court shall make 
in the said cause or in any cause supplemental 
thereto ; and the said Company shall pay to the 
said Charles Joseph Stonor, or to the said Receiver 
on his behalf, all the costs, charges and expenses 
if any, which the said Company shall be liable to 
pay for or in respect of the said arbitration, under 
such clauses of the Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Act as are incorporated in this Act.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 16. After “ enter” insert “ under the 
authority of this Act.” 

Pr. 14, 1. 10. After “ taken” insert “ under the 
authority of this Act.” 

Pr, 14. 1. 29. After “ are” insert “ by this Act.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 19. Leave out “at law” and insert “ of 
debt.” 

Pr. 17.1. 17. After “ water” insert “ by this Act 
authorized to be taken.” 

Pr, 20. 1. penult. After “ passed” insert Clause 


(E.) 


CiavuseE (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Henry Tempest and the owners for the time 
being of the said lands in Rumworth, may, if he or 


‘ they shall so think proper, impound water in the 


said Rumworth reservoir to the full height of 
Thirty-five feet above the surface of the bed of 
the said brook, at the middle of the width of the 
said embankment, and may draw water from such 
reservoir through the gauge hereinbefore men- 
tioned whenever the surface of such water shall 
be at a height exceeding Thirty-two feet, at and 
after any rate or quantity over and above the 
quantity of Five cubic feet per second hereinbefore 
authorized to be drawn from the said reservoir, 
so that there shall not at any time be drawn by the 
said Henry Tempest or the owners for the time 
being of the said lands in Rumworth, a larger 
quantity than Ten feet per second during twelve 
hours of every working day: Provided always, 
That the said Henry Tempest and the owners for 
the time being of the said lands in Rumworth, shall 
defray the entire costs and expense attending the 
purchase of land and construction and mainte- 
nance and repair of the said reservoir, (except as 
hereinbefore provided), to the said height of 
Thirty-five feet, and of all works and apparatus 
necessary and proper for the purposes of the said 
Henry Tempest and the owners for the time being 
of the said lands in Rumworth, and of all com- 
pensations which may become payable in respect 
of any loss, injury or damage consequent on such 
raising and impounding of water by the said 
Henry Tempest and the owners for the time being 
of the said lands in Rumworth, except as respects 
the said embankment and the maintenance and 
repair thereof.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 5. After “ Courts” insert Clause (F.) 


Cuause (F). “ And be it Enacted, That the 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
chase or taking of lands for the purposes of this 
Act, shall not be exercised after the expiration of 
Three years from the passing hereof.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 37. Leave out from “ use” to “ ox- 
cept” in Pr, 30.1.1. 


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782 


Pr. 32. 1. 16. Leave out from “ frost” to “ or” 

in |. 18. r 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ainsworth do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Mr. Ord reported from the Committee on the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement (re-committed) 
Bill; That they had made other Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Plymouth 


., An ingrossed Bill for establishing a General Ce- 
Cemetery Bill. 


metery for the Interment of the Dead, in the Neigh- 
bourhood of the Towns of Plymouth, Devonport and 
Stonehouse, in the County of Devon, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Grey do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sinitin ond An ingrossed Bill to enable the Zondon and South 
South Western Western Railway Company to make a Branch Rail- 
Railway way to Chertsey and Egham, in the County of Sur- 
(Chertsey and - 40. 
Egham rey, was read the third time. 
Branch) Bill. | And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


London and An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and South 
South Western Western Railway Company to make a Branch Rail- 
_——. way to Hampton Court Bridge, in the County of 
Court Branch) Surrey, was read the third time ; 
Bill. And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Lord Dalmeny reported from the Committee on 
the Saint Alban’s, Luton and Dunstable Railway 
Bill; That the several Documents required by the 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, 
had been produged before them, and verified by the 
Promoters. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Saint Alban’s, 
Luton and 
Dunstable 
Railway Bill. 


Grand 


Mr. Philip Miles reported from the Committee | 
Junction Rail- on Group No. 52, of Railway Bills, to whom several | 


way “ Huyton 
and Aston,” 

“ Huyton, 
Prescot and 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Grand 
re Junction Railway, ‘‘ Huyton and Aston,” “ Huy- 
— Helens,” ton, Prescot and Saint Helens,” “ Warrington and 
arrington K, &gt; «We ° * 7 99 . 
and Kenyon,” Aenyon, Warrington and Parkside, Showhill 
“ Warrington and Portobello,” and “ Edge Hill and Huyton” 
at am Branches Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
Portobello,” Of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
and “Edge counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
Hill and Huy- 5 


ton” Branches to the several matters required by the Standing 


28° Maiz. 





Bill. Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found | 
the same to be true; and had gone through the | 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | 
and be printed. 


Midland and Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- 

Eastern Coun- mittee on Group No. 30, of Railway Bills, to whom 

(Cs Railway several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
ambridge to ~. m : 

Weedon) Bil, Said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Midland and Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge 
to Weedon) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 





A. 1846. 


Railway Bills; and that they had amended the 
preamble of the Bill, by striking out the proposed 
terminus at a junction with the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, in the parish of Weedon Beck, in 


the county of Northampton, and substituting instead 


thereof a junction with the Northampton and Peter- 
borough Railway, in the parish of White Mills; and 
that the Committee made such alteration, because 
the objects of the Bill were equally effected by exist- 
ing lines, and much local opposition was removed 
by such alteration ; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Edinburgh 


Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several and Bathgate 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said = 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Edin- 
burgh and Bathgate Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


ailway Bill. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on Airdrie and 
Group No. 11, of Railway Bills, to whom several Bathgate 


Junction Rail- 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said way Bin, 


Group were referred ; That in the case of the Air- 
drie and Bathgate Junction Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

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


Ordered, That the Somerset Small Debts Court s 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday the 26th day § 


omerset 
mall Debts 


of June next. Court Bill. 


Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on the Glasgow Mu- 


Glasgow Municipal, Police and Statute Labour Bill 


nicipal, Police 
* and Statute 


and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill Labour Bill. 


were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, and had amended the same by striking 
out the words “ and Burgess fines ;” and that they 
had found the allegations of the Bill, as amended, 
to be true; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Creagh’s Divorce Bill was read the first time, and C 
ordered to be read a second time. 


reagh’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Ordered, That the Special Report which, upon Midland and 


the 14th day of this instant May, was made from 


ties Railway (Cambridge to Weedon) Bill, 
printed. 


Eastern si 
: ; Counties Rail 
the Committee on the Midland and Eastern Coun- way (Cam- 
be bridge to 
Weedon) Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to provide for the Repair of the South Leith 


Parish Church of South Leith, in the County of . 

Edinburgh, and for the Administration of the Pro- 

perty and Revenues thereof; to alter the existing 
mode 


hurch Bill. 





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Spirits. 


gate 
Bill, 


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mode of electing a Minister to the Second Charge 
of the said Church and Parish; to confirm the Pro- 
ceedings of the Heritors of the said Parish relating 
to the Purchase of a suitable House as a Manse ; 
and to effect other Objects in connection with the 
said Church and Parish, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Returns of the Quantity, in Gallons, of British- 
made Spirits in Bonded Warehouses in Ireland, on 
the 5th day of January 1845; specifying the Quan- 
tity stored in each Excise Collection in Zreland :— 
Of the Total Quantity taken out of Bonded Ware- 
houses for Home Consumption, from the 5th day of 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846; 
specifying Quantity in each Excise Collection :— 
And, of the “ Deficiency Duty” charged on Spirits 
taken out of Bonded Warehouses in Jreland, from 
the 5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1846 :—Similar Returns for Scotland :—And, 
Similar Returns for England :—Returns of all Bri- 
tish Spirits made in England from the 5th day of 
January 1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 ; 
stating Total Quantities in the Distillery Stores of 
English Distillers ; distinguishing the Quantity, in 
Gallons, of such Distillers’ Stock duty paid on the 
5th day of January 1845 and on the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1846 :—Of all Foreign Spirits imported into 
Ireland from Colonies or Foreign States, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of January 
1846; distinguishing Qualities :-—Of all Allowances 
made on Foreign Spirits, in consideration of Leak- 
age or Waste of Strength, in Bonded Warehouses : 
—Of all Bonded Spirits entered for Home Con- 
sumption in Jreland, from the 5th day of January 
1845 to the 5th day of January 1846 :—And, of all 
Foreign Spirits, Rum, Brandy, Geneva, &amp;c., in 
Bonded Warehouses, on the 5th day of January 
1846 :—Similar Returns for England :—And, Simi- 
lar Returns for Scotland. 

Accounts of the Produce of the Excise Duty re- 
ceived on Spirits in Ireland, during each of the 
years ending the 5th day of April 1845 and 1846, 
and the Number of Gallons brought to charge, show- 
ing the Increase or Decrease i Gallons and in 
Duty :—Of the Number of Gallons of Spirits brought 
to charge in Jreland, and the Duty paid thereon, in 
the quarters ending the 5th day of April 1845 and 
1846, showing the Increase or Decrease :—Of the 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing 
the Quantities produced from Malt, and from a 
Mixture of Malt and unmalted Grain) on which 
Duty was paid for Home Consumption in freland, 
in each quarter of the years ending respectively the 
5th day of April 1845 and 1846, and in each of the 
years :—Of the Number of Detections and of the 
Number of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Ire- 
land against the Laws for the Suppression of illicit 
Distillation, in each quarter of the years ending re- 
spectively the 5th day of April 1845 and 1846, dis- 
tinguishing those convicted :—And, Of the Number 
of Persons confined in each Gaol in Ireland for Of- 
fences against the Laws for the Suppression of illicit 
Distillation, on the 5th day of January, the 5th day 
of March, and the 5th day of April 1845 and 1846 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 296, 
of Session 1845). 

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


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Report on the East and 
Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


Mr. Bankes reported from the Committee on 


East and 


“West West York- 


shire Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 


Group No. 35, of Railway Bills, to whom several way (Notting- 


am and 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said yransfield 


Group were referred ; That in the case of the Mid- Railway) Bill. 


land Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Magistrates 
named in the Commission of the Peace in each 
County in Scotland, specifying the Number who 
have qualified and acted as Magistrates, and stating 
the Date of the last Commission, and addition 
thereto (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 278, of Session 1830). 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Sums of Money now in the hands of 
the Paymaster of Civil Services, on account of French 
Claims :—Of all Sums of Money that have come 
into the hands of the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
on account of French Claims, since the 5th day of 
August 1840, with the respective Dates when the 
same were received, and the Source from whence 
they arose :—Of all Sums of Money paid by the 
Paymaster of Civil Services, on account of French 
Claims, since the 5th day of August 1840, with the 
respective Dates when such Payments were made, 
and to whom and for what account the same were 
made respectively :—And, of the Names and De- 
scription of the present Officers of the French Claims 
Establishment, with the Dates of their respective 
Appointments, and the Amount of their respective 
Salaries, and up to what time such Salaries have 
been paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Duty received on Sugar 
during the Financial Year 1845-1846 ; specifying 
the Amount received under the different Rates of 
Duty. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed to consider such Plans as shall be laid be- 
fore them, for the application of the Sewage of the 
Metropolis to Agricultural Purposes, and to report 
their Opinion to the House, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Bingham 
Baring, Mr. Hawes, Colonel Fox, Colonel Thomas 


Magistrates 
(Scotland.) 


French 
Claims. 


Sugar. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
nure. 





: Caledonian Mr. Deedes reported from the Committee on the | Wood, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. T ower, Sir De 
ill mesg sale Caledonian Relivas (Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat | Lacy "Evans, Mr. Bernal, Mr. William Hamilton, 
Coat. bridge Railway Branches) Bill; That the several | Mr. Kemble, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Benjamin Smith, 


and Coat- . °778 
h bridgeRailway Documents required by the Order of the House of Sir William Clay, Mr. Duncan and Mr, Redhead 
Yorke; with power to send for persons, papers and 


ll. Branches) Bill. the 30th day of April last, had been produced before 
them, and verified by the Promoters. records. . 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 
Vou. 101, 5a4 





Ordered, 





784 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names of the Commissioners ap- 
ointed and now officiating for the Advance of 
Lame for Public Works in England, Wales and 
Scotland :—Accounts of the yearly Expenses of the 
Board of Commissioners for the Advance of Loans 
for Public Works, &amp;c. (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 47, of Session 1843) :—Of the 
Amounts allotted to the Commissoners for Distri- 
bution, under the several Acts of Parliament passed 
for that purpose; and the Amount remaining unap- 
propriated on the 5th day of January 1846 :—And, 
of the Amounts advanced to Borrowers and con- 
tracted to be advanced; the Dates of such Ad- 
vances, and low to be repaid; the Objects thereof ; 
Rates of Interest; Amounts of Interest paid, of 
Principal repaid, and of Principal remaining unpaid 
on the 5th day of January 1846:—An Abstract, 
showing the Total of Principal and Interest re- 
ceived by the Commissioners on account of Loans 
advanced, and the Amount returned by them into 
the Account of Her Majesty’s Exchequer, to the 
5th day of January 1846 :—And, a General State- 
ment of the Transactions of the Commissioners for 
the Advance of Loans for Public Works, &amp;c., from 
their appointment under the Act 57 Geo. 3, c. 34, 
(June 1817), showing the Total Amount advanced, 
with Interest thereon, calculated at the rate of £.3 
per cent. per annum; the Amount returned into the 
Exchequer, Interest thereon being calculated at the 
same rate; the Balances of Loans and Interest 
outstanding, and the estimated Profit, to the 5th 
day of January 1846. 


Public Works. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Ordinary Revenues of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the years 
1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845 (after deducting the 
Repayments, Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks 
and Bounties in the nature of Drawbacks) ; stating 
the Amount paid in each of the said years for 
Charges of Management, and other Payments 
thereout in the progress of the said Revenues to the 
Exchequer; together with the Amount paid into 
the Exchequer (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 209, of Session 1843). 


Revenue. 


Legal Quays _ The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
(London) Bill. into consideration the Report on the Legal Quays 
(London) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee 
of Supply be received after the Orders of the day. 


Supply. 


Ordered, That the Railway Campanies Bill be 
read a second time upon Friday the 5th day of 
June next. 


Railway Com- 
panies Bill. 


Corresponding , Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to amend the 
Societies and Laws relating to Corresponding Societies dnd the 
Lecture — Licensing of Lecture Rooms be now read the third 
Rooms Bill. ‘time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Railway Com- 


panies Disso- panies Dissolution Bill be received To-morrow. 
lution Bill. 


Railway Com- 


Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 
Ways and 


w Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
eans, 


solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


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A. 1846. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill County Works 
to amend an Act of the present Session, intituled, Presentments 
“An Act to authorize Grand Juries in Ireland, at peel 
the Spring Assizes of the present year, to appoint Bill. 
Extraordinary Presentment Sessions; to empower 
such Sessions to make Presentment for County 
Works, and to provide Funds for the Execution 
of such Works ; and also to provide for the more 
prompt Payment of Contractors for Works under 
Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland: And that 
the Earl of Lincoln and Sir James Graham do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Corsenside;— and, Bellingham ; Newcastle. 
praying that the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh “pon-Tyne, 
and Direct Glasgow Junction Railway Bill may ayq'pnee 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and Glasgow 
ordered to lie upon the Table. Junction Rail- 

way Bill. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Hexham, Newcastle. 
in the county of Northumberland, aud its neighbour- Upon-Tyne 
hood ;—and, Inhabitants of the town and parish of sod 4 
Corbridge, in the county of Northumberland, and way Bill. 
its neighbourhood ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle 
Branch Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Petitions from Oldham ;—and, Leys and Hev; oidham Dis- 
praying that the Oldham District Railways Bill trict Railways 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Bil 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alverthorpe;—Churwell ;—Farn- Leeds, Dews- 
ley ;— Wrenthorpe ; — Beeston; — Morley; — East bury and 
Ardsley;—and, Leeds; praying that the Leeds, agua 
Dewsbury and Manchester Railway (Deviations and (Deviations 
Branches) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- and Branches) 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the” 
Table. 


A Petition of James Aspinall Turner, President Manchester 
of the Manchester Commercial Association, pray- "4 cg a 
ing that the Manchester and Southampton Railway way Bill 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Glasgow __ 
Traders and others in the county of Renfrew, pray- Railway Bills 
ing the House to allow no Bill to pass authorizing 
the construction of any Railway to be carried across 
the Clyde at Glasgow, which shall not provide, that 
in the event of the authorized scheme being carried 
into execution, the projectors shall be bound en- 
tirely to remove the pontage or tax levied at Glas- 
gow, on all horses, carts and carriages entering or 
leaving that city by the bridges over the Clyde, 
within a reasonable time from the passing of said 
Bill, not exceeding five years, and to allow the Pe- 
titioners to be heard by counsel, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Glasgow Railway Bills ; and 
the Petitioners heard, by their counsel, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Soham, in Cam- Ipswich and 
bridgeshire, and Owners, Lessees and Occupiers on Bury = 
the line of the proposed Railway in extension of oe mami 
the Ipswich and Bury Railway to Ely, with a (Extension to 
Branch therefrom, praying that the Jpswich and Ely witha 


Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (Extension to Ely, aor heoe 
with 





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with a Branch therefrom) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Cornwall Rail- A Petition of William Colenso, of the borough of 

_ hale 3 Penzance, in the county of Cornwall, praying that 

Railway Bil, the Cornwall Railway Bill and West Cornwall Rail- 
way Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


North Devon A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of JI- 

Railway. fracombe, in public meeting assembled, praying 
the House to withhold their sanction from any Rail- 
way in the North of Devon, not having a matitime 
terminus, as such Railway will not possess any na- 
tional advantage, and would also be destitute of 
many local benefits, and suggesting that the ter- 
minus of a Railway could be brought to I/fracombe, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

ee at A Petition of Samuel Howard Cheetham, of the 

Bill ~~ borough of Stockport, praying that the Stockport 
Improvement Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Warwickshire A Petition of several of the Commissioners for 
and London paving, lighting, watching, regulating and improv- 
Railway : gaps: Be ee ° = ° 
(Hampton and 2 the town of Leamington Priors, and for putting 
Banbury Line) into execution the two several Acts of Parliament 
Bill. thereinafter named, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Warwickshire and London Railway 
(Hampton and Banbury Line) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Warwickshire A Petition of the Most noble the Marquis of 
oe London Hertford, x.c., Owner of land upon and adjoining 
ilway(Wor- d 2 

cester and the line of a proposed Railway from Worcester to 

Weedon Line) Weedon, praying that he may be heard, by his coun- 

Ball sel or agent, against certain parts of the Warwick- 
shire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon 
Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Lecds Central A Petition of Merchants, Wool-staplers, Dry- 
Railway ——_—salters and Dyers connected with and interested in 
Station Bil. the manufacture of woollen cloths, in the West 
Riding of Yorkshire, praying that the Leeds Central 
Railway Station Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
Petitions of Trustees of the Mixed Cloth Hall, in 
Leeds, in the West Riding of the county of York; 
and, Trustees in whom the land on which the 
building called The General Infirmary of Leeds, is 
erected, with the premises appurtenant, is legally 
vested, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Liverpool and Petitions of Trustees for executing the Act for 
Bil. Railway more effectually repairing the Road trom Bolton to 
Westhoughton, in the County Palatine of Lancas- 
ter ;——East Lancashire Railway Company ; 
Vou. 191. 





28° Maiz. 785 


and, Company of Proprietors of the Canal Naviga- 
tion from Leeds to Liverpool; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool and 
Bury Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Anne Isabella Northumber- 
Baroness Noel Byron, praying that she may be land and Lan- 
heard, by her counsel or agent, against certain parts fin, co so 
of the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Bill. 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Company of Proprietors of the Brad- Huddersfield 
ford Navigation ;——and, Joseph Wood, Greenwood #04 Man- . 
Bentley and John Lee, all of Bradford, in the county (erential 
of York, Lessees of the Bradford Canal Navigation; (Bradford 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Branch) Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 
(Bradford Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of George William Traill, of Hanover- West London 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying Railway In- 

: provementand 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, fxtension Bill 
against certain parts of the West London Railway 
—— and Extension Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Sutton and Frederick Ash, Birmingham 
both of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, #04 Oxford | 
Iron Merchants, praying that they may be heard a 

see ill » way (Birming- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- ham Exten- 
tain parts of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction si) Bill. 
Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, was _pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the West Riding 

Calder and Hebble Navigation; Nine of the Union Rail- 
Governors and Trustees of the United Charities of p31)" die 
Nathaniel Waterhouse, within the town and parish 
of Halifax, in the West Riding of the county of 
York; —— and, John Plumbe Tempest, of Vong 
Hall, in the West Riding of the county of York, 
Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the West Riding Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 











5H A Petition 









786 


MidlandGreat A Petition of Subscribers to the Jrish Great 

pene Rail- Western Railway, praying that they may be heard, 

(Mullingar to by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 

Galway) Bill. the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland 
(Mullingar to Galway) Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Midland and A Petition of William Lechmere, of No. 22, South- 

Eastern ampton-street, Bloomsbury, in the county of Middle- 

a sex, and of No. 6, Bayswater-terrace, in the same 

y(Cam- ny Fuge ? : = 

bridge to county, Solicitor, praying that the Midland and 

Weedon) Bill. Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge to Weedon) 
Bill may be re-committed to Group No. 30, or to| 
some other Group, and also that the Report of the 
said Committee made in Group No. 30, on the 14th 
of May instant, together with the several Documents 
therein referred to, may be referred back to the said 
Committee; and that it be an Instruction to the said 
Committee to inquire into the allegations in this 
Petition, and to hear the Petitioner, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, in support thereof; and that he may 
be at liberty to examine and cross-examine the wit- 
ness or witnesses who produced the Documents be- 
fore referred to, and such other witnesses as the 
Petitioner may consider to be necessary ; and that 
the said Committee, or such other Committee as 
aforesaid, do report thereon to the House; and that 
the said Committee or such other Committee do 
further inquire whether the preamble of the said 


28° Mazz. 





Bill is satisfactorily proved, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Railway A Petition of Shareholders in the Trent Valley Con- 

Companies —_ tinuation and Holyhead Junction Railway Company, 

— praying that the House will make such provisions 

, in conformity with the Resolutions moved by Mr. 

Thomas Duncombe, in the Railway Companies Dis- 
solution Bill, as may enable the shareholders in that 
and every other project to procure the institution of 
a Parliamentary inquiry into the disposition of their 
funds, and into the appropriation and disposition of 
shares by Directors, Committees of Management or 
Members of Provisional Committees, with a view to 
such proceedings against them as the circumstances 
may warrant, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Roman —_—_——‘ Petitions from Skipton ;— Hazlewood ;—Alterton ; 

— Relief _and, Broughton; praying that the Roman Catholic 

' Relief Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Religious 


Petitions from Dublin ;—and, the there-under- 
Orders. 


signed Noblemen and Gentlemen; praying the 
House to take into consideration the present state 
of the laws affecting the Regulars, or Clergy bound 
by monastic vows in this country, and remove from 
them the disabilities under which they now labour, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Highways Bill. A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of 
the Poor of the Bradford Union, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that the Highways 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rochdale 
Union. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of 
the Rochdale Union, in the county of Lancaster, 
stating that the Petitioners beg Jeave most respect- 
fully to bring before the notice of the House the 
course pursued by the Poor-law Commissioners in a 
recent prosecution instituted by them against the 
Guardians of that Union; and praying for relief, 
was eee, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Eastry 
Union, in the county of Kent, praying the House 
to pass a law making the landlords of all cottages 





A, 1846. 


rated under six pounds liable to the payment of the 
poor-rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Factory Workers in the employ of Factories Bill, 
Messrs. Fielden Brothers, of Stones Wood Mill, in 
the township of Todmorden, parish of Rochdale, and 
county of Lancaster, praying that the Factories Bill 
may pass intoa law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Passengers travelling between Railway 
Birmingham and Bristol by Railway, stating that Suse. 
the Petitioners travelled between Birmingham and 
Bristol, and that when they arrived at Gloucester 
they were compelled, owing to the change of the 
width of the rails (which the Petitioners believe is 
called break of Gauge), to remove from one carriage 
to another ; and praying the House not to permit a 
difference in the width of the rails to be established 
in any other part of the kingdom, but to remedy 
the evil at Gloucester, and to give effect to the re- 
commendations of Her Majesty’s Commissioners, 
and establish a uniform Gauge,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Saint Andrew’s Universities 
(Moderator and Clerk pro. tem.) ;—Presbytery of (Scotland.) 
Dingwall (Moderator) ;—-and, Presbytery of Cha- 
nonry (Moderator); praying the House to refuse 
their sanction to any measure having for its object 
the abolition of the existing Tests in the Universi- 
ties of Scotland,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Dun- grana Jury 
garvan Union, praying that all sums required for Presentments 
the construction of roads, public. bridges, &amp;c., in (eland.) 
Ireland, and now paid fur by grand jury present- 
ments, may be levied in the same way and on the 
same principle as that in which poor-rates are pro- 
vided, and that the re-payment of any sums that 
may be raised to alleviate the present distress of the 
people by the visitation of Providence, may be raised 
on the same principle, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Donovan, of the city of Zon- John 
don, late a Searcher, Landing and Coast Waiter in Donovan. 
Her Majesty’s Customs, at the port of Rochester, 
complaining of dismissal from his office ; and pray- 
ing that the House will call for the production of 
the original notes of the evidence taken by the Sur- 
veyor-General of the Customs at Rochester, on the 
seventh and eighth November, One thousand eight 
hundred and thirty-eight, upon the inquiry then 
instituted into the Petitioner’s conduct, and of the 
report made by him to the board on the subject, 
and will interfere so as to cause a fresh inquiry to 
be made into such conduct, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the united dioceses of Killala and Cnsch a 
Achonry ; — and, Diocese of Tuam; praying for **™P on 
ee SS d A te 
amendment of the Church Temporalities (Ireland) a 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Skir- Poor Removal 
laugh Union, in the East Riding of the county of 
York, praying that the Poor Removal Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester Interment 
and its vicinity, praying the House to pass a Bill to ® Tow" 
prohibit the present custom of Interment in towns, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions 





Sait 
and 
Dio 


Lor 


Pla 
shi 


Bil 





Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Lord’s Day. 


Corresponding 
Societies and 
Lecture Rooms 
Bill. 


Places of Wor- 
ship, &amp;c., Sites 
(Scotland) 
Bill. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Education 
(Wales.) 


Cruelty to 
Animals Act, 


Savings 
Banks, 





9 Vicroriz. 


Petitions from Stoke Edith ;—Deanery of Retford; 
—Deanery of Powick ;—and, Rural Deanery of 
Uttoxeter ; praying the House to take into consider- 
ation, with a view to its enactment, any Bill that. 
may be introduced for preventing the union of the’ 
sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and adopt mea- 
sures for the immediate erection of Manchester into 
a bishop’s see,—were presented, and read ; and or-_ 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 

! 

Petitions from Nether Knutsford ;—Saint Mar- | 
garet and Saint John, Westminster ;— Mirfield ;— | 
and, Mew Woodstock; praying the House to adopt | 
measures for securing and enforcing a due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors and Members of the 
Atheneum, Manchester, praying that the Corre- 
sponding Societies and Lecture Rooms Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkleston ;— Galston ; — Port 
Glasgow and Newark ;—Kilmarnock ;—Kirkcolm ; 
— Dundee ;—John Harper and others ;—Fyvie ;— 
Auchterless ;—Forgue ;—and, Drumblade ; praying 
that the Places of Worship, &amp;c., Sites (Scotland) Bill ' 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Greenock, 
praying that the Protection of Life (Jreland) Bill 


may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; | 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Members of 
the Medical Society of the city of Cork, stating that 
the Petitioners feel that it is due to that country 
that the Medical Charities of Zreland should be 
placed in all respects, with regard to support, on 
the same footing as England and Scotland; and 
that in order to secure the successful working of 
the Medical Charities, they conceive the formation 
of a central board, consisting of physicians and 
surgeons who are known ‘to possess the full con- 
fidence of their professional brethren, as well as 
of the public, and that medical inspectors, similarly 


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187 


interest up on the fund, called the separate surplus 
fund, now standing to the credit of the Trustees of 
that bank for savings, with the said Commissioners, 
or to enable the Trustees io re-invest their surplus 
fund in any of the Government securities, and apply 
the interest arising therefrom for the benefit of the 
institution, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Andover 
That the Select Committee on the Andover Union Union. 
have leave to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them from time to time to the House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ha Wakley, L 46 

Yeas, Mr. Etwall: J ‘ 
Tellers for the {Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 81. 
Noes, \Mr. Pakington : J 

So it passed in the Negative. 


The Rope-works Bill was, according to Order, Rope-works 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Friday the 5th day of June 
next. 


The Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill was, accord- Service of 
ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed nea) — 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. P 


The Crown Charters (Scotland) Bili was, accord- Crown 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to —— 
a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. ar —_ 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second County Rates 
Reading of the County Rates Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Bridport 
adjourned Debate upon the Question, as amended, Election 
proposed on the 19th day of this instant May, That ae ang 
the Petition of William Rockett be referred to a 
Select Committee, which shall be appointed to in- 
quire into all the circumstances under which Joseph 
Welch gave 2vidence before the Select Committee 
on the Bridport Election Petition, that William 





qualified, should form a connecting link between 
the central board and the local boards at the-several 
institutions, and that in any future arrangement re- 
garding such Charities, the rights of existing officers 
should be fully protected ; and praying the House 
to take the premises into consideration, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors, 
Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the town, bo- 
rough and liberty of Aberystwith, praying the House 
to adopt the most strenuous and prompt measures 
-for promoting the important cause of Education in 
the principality of Wales, and thereby improve the 
moral and social condition of the people, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Se- 
cretaries of the Belfast Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Animals, praying that an improved 
Act may be substituted for that of the 5th and 6th 
Will. 4, c 59, and extended to the whole empire, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Trustees and Managers of the Savings Bank esta- 
blished at Banbury, in the county of Oxford, praying 
the House to pass an Act to empower the Commis- 
sioners for the reduction of the national debt to pay 

Vou. 101, 


Rockett voted for Mr. Romilly ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by adding at the end thereof the 
words, “ and whether any means were resorted to 
“ by parties to the Petition, or others, for withhold- 
“ing from the consideration of the Committec 
“ matters contained in the allegations of the Peti- 
“ tion having reference to bribery and treating.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Henley, 1 8 

Yeas, Mr. Bankes : | 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, L so 

Noes, \ Mr. Henry Baring: oo 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the main Question, as amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Petition of William Rockett 
be referred to a Select Committee which shall be 
appointed to inquire into all the circumstances under 
which Joseph Welch gave evidence before the Select 
Committee on the Bridport Election Petition, that 
William Rockett voted tor Mr. Romilly. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of supply; 

Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as 

| follow: 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty Civil Contin- 
5H 2 thousand 8*8cies- 





| 
| 
| 
J 











Public 
Buildings. 


Botanic 
Gardens at 
Kew. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


New Houses 
of Parliament. 


Home Office, 
Board of Trade 
and Council 
Offices. 


Holyhead 


Harbour, &amp;c. 


Caledonian 
Canal. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Kingstown 
Harbour. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Treasury. 


Home Office. 


788 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 


28° Mazz. 


A. 1846: 


14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Foreign Office, 


complete the Sum necessary to defray the Charge | three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 


of Civil Contingencies, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and 
seventy-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray, to the 31st day of March 1847, the Ex- 
pense of Works and Repairs of Public Buildings ; 
for Furniture for various Public Departments; and 
for certain charges for lighting and watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes; also for the maintenance and 
repairs of Royal Palaces and Works in the Royal 
Gardens, formerly charged upon the Civil List. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1847, the Expense 
of erecting a Palm House in the Royal Botanic 
Gardens at Kew. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand five hundred and eighty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
providing Temporary Accommodation for the Houses 
of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices and Tem- 
porary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 
House of Commons and other Officers of that 
House, to the 31st day of March 1847. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
two thousand four hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1847, the Expense of the Works at the New Houses 
of Parliament. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen 
thousand two hundred and thirty-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day 
of March 1847, the Expense of taking down and 
rebuilding the Home Office, and for altering and 
enlarging the Board of Trade and Council Offices. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
five thousand six hundred and eighty-one pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, on account of the Works 
at the New Packet Harbour and Harbour of Refuge 
at Holyhead, and to defray the Expense of the pre- 
sent Harbour Establishment at Holyhead, to the 
31st day of March 1847. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on 
account of the Works carrying on at the Caledonian 
Canal, in the year 1846. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand four hundred and fifty-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the ean of 
maintaining and repairing the several Public Build- 
ings in the Department of the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland ; also the Expense of In- 
land Navigation and other Services, under the direc- 
tion of the said Commissioners, to the 31st day of 
March 1847. 

10. Ltesolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twelve 
thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works and Re- 
pairs at the Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the Two Houses, 
tothe 31st day of March 1847. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
six thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of 
March 1847. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
thousand six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 








to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, and also of the Queen’s Messengers and 
Extra-Couriers attached to that Department, to the 
31st day of March 1847. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen Colonial Office, 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Privy Council 
seven thousand two hundred and fifty-five pounds, Office. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Departments of Her Majesty’s 
Most honourable Privy Council, and the Committee 
of Privy Council for Trade, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Lord Privy 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to S¢*- 
pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st 
day of March 1847. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Paymaster- 
nine thousand five hundred and fifty-nine pounds, _— 
be granted to Her Majesty, todefray the Charge of ' 
the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster-General, to 
the 31st day of March 1847. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Sixteen Comptroller of 
thousand one hundred and fifty-six pounds, be theExchequer, 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and ®* 
Expenses in the Departments of the Comptroller- 

General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Ex- 
chequer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 


20. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Two State Paper 
thousand six hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Ofice- 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 
21. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Seventy- Mint. 
two thousand nine hundred and fifteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenditure 
of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1847. 


22. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding ‘Twelve Public 
thousand six hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be Records. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of per- 
sons employed in the care and arrangement of the 
Public Records, and Expenses connected therewith, 
and the Compensations to Keepers of Records and 
others whose Offices have been abolished, to the 
31st day of March 1847. 


23. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Twenty- Chief Secre- 
three thousand two hundred and _ seventy-three tary to the 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the a _ 
Salaries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary tothe =” 

Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, in Dublin and London, 
and the Privy Council Office in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1847. 

24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five Paymaster of 
thousand and forty-six pounds, be granted to Her G¥it —” 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Office of Pay- _ 
master of Civil Services in Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 

25, Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five Public Works 
thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight pounds, be “reland.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Board of Public Works in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1847. 


26. Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Two hun- Stationery, 
dred and forty-four thousand one hundred and twene *°- 
ty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Expenses of Stationery, Printing and Binding 
for the several Public Departments, including the 
Expense of the Office, to the 31st day of March 
1847. 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Queen’s 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Printers 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for Printing aes 


by 


Cour 
Pres 
(Irel 
Bill. 

N 


Ass 
(Ire 


het Oo fee 








e. 


County Works 


Presentments 
(Ireland) 
Amendment 
Bill. 

No. 347. 


Assaults, &amp;c., 
(ireland. ) 


Fleetwood, 
Preston and 
West Riding 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Arbroath 
and Forfar 


Railway Bill. 
Army (India.) Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


9 VicTorRIz. 


by the Queen’s Printers in Jreiand, to the 31st day 
of March 1847. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the present Session, intituled An Act to autho- 
rize Grand Juries in Jreland, at the Spring Assizes of 
the present Year, to appoint extraordinary Present- 
ment Sessions ; to empower such Sessions to make 
Presentment for County Works, and to provide 
Funds for the execution of such Works, and also to 
provide for the more prompt Payment of Contractors 
for Works under Grand Jury Presentments in Jre- 
land: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time, upon Friday the 
5th day of June next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all aggravated Assaults; of all Assaults 
endangering life ; of all Incendiary Fires ; of every 
demand or Robbery of Arms; of all cases of persons 
appearing armed ; of all unlawful Oaths administered 
or tended ; of all threatening Notices or Letters de- 
livered or posted ; of all malicious [njuries to Pro- 
perty, and of all Firmgs into Dwellings in Lreland, 
since the 31st day of December 1845, up to the 
latest time, as specially reported by the Police, 
specifying the time and place at which each of such 
Offences was committed, together with the name and 
condition in life of the parties injured in person or 
property, in each case, with the supposed causes 
thereof; and also, whether any person or persons 
have been committed to prison for each of said 
Offences ; arranged in columns. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Commit- 
tee on Group No. 44, of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group were referred ; That in the case of the 
Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
some of the Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 


on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had | 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That the Arbroathand Forfar Railway 
Bill, be read the third time To-morrow. 


Abstract Returns of the Strength of the European 
and Native Corps of the Regular Zndian Armies, on 


the 1st day of May 1837, and on the ist day of| 


May 1845, at each of the three Presidencies, Ben- 
gal, Madras and Bombay ; stating the Number of 
separate Corps of Cavalry, of Infantry, of Artillery, 
and of Engineers ; the Number of European Officers 
of each Rank, and the Total Number of all Ranks, 
borne on the Muster Rolls of each Corps on those 
two days :—Also, of the several Irregular Corps of 


98° Maiz, 789 


and Rank of such Officers, and whether absent on 
Furlough, on Sick Certificate, or on Staff employ ; 
stating also, how many Native Corps, at each Pre- 
sidency where the Number of European Officers 
present with such Corps on the 1st day of May 1837 
and on the 1st day of May 1845 did not amount to 
one half of the Wenihier of European Officers, re- 
quired to complete the Establishment according to 
the East India Company’s regulations :—Also, the 
highest and the lowest Number of European Offi- 
cers present with any one Corps at each of these 
Dates, and the Average Number of Officers with 
each Corps at each of the Presidencies :—Abstract 
Returns of the Augmentations of Corps, and the 
Numbers of Officers and Men added to the several 
Branches of the Indian Armies, Regular and Irre- 
gular, at each of the three Presidencies ; stating 
the Dates and Extent of such Augmentations made 
during the period between the Ist day of May 
1837 and the 1st day of May 1845; and also, 
the Dates and Extent of any Reductions in the 
same period :—Of the Force employed for Reve- 
nue and Police purposes at each of the three 
Presidencies; stating the’ Number of Corps, and 
the Strength in Officers and Men of each Corps, also 
the Number of European Officers attached to each 
such Corps, on the 1st day of May 1837 and the 
1st day of May 1845 ; also, a Statement of the Aug- 
mentation of that Force between the Ist day of May 
1837 and the 1st day of May 1845, and the Dates 
and Extent of such Augmentations ; also, the Dates 
and Extent of any Reductions that were made in 
that time :—Of the Total Strength of Her Majesty’s 
Troops, Cavalry and Infantry, in each of the three 
Presidencies of Jndia, on the 1st day of May 1837 
and the 1st day of May 1845, stating the Number 
of Officers and Privates borne on the Muster Rolls 
at these Dates :—Of the Total Military Charges of 
India, for each of the years from the year ending 
the 30th day of April 1837 tothe 30th day of April 
1845 ; stating the Amount of these Charges at each 
of the three Presidencies of Bengal, Madras and 
Bombay, distinguishing the Ordinary and Extraor- 
dinary Charges at each Presidency; and distin- 
guishing also the Charges of Her Majesty’s Troops, 
Ordinary and Extraordinary, from those of the 
Company’s Forces; in Rupees and in Sterling 
Money :—And, of the Total Charges of the Force 
employed for Revenue ana Police purposes in India, 
stating the Amount at each of the three Presidencies, 
ineach of the years ending the 30th day of April 
1838, and the 30th day of April 1845; distinguish- 
ing the Additional Charges, in the year ending the 
30th day of April 1845, for the Augmentations made 
after the Ist day of May 1837, in Rupees and in 
Sterling Money :—A Return of the Naval Forces 
(Sailing and Steam-vessels) in the East India Com- 
pany’s Service in Jndia, on the 1st day of May 
1837 and the 1st day of May 1845, stating the 
Augmentations, if any, and the Extent and Dates 
of such Augmentations ; distinguishing also the 
Force employed on the Coast of Scinde and on the 
River Indus, from the Force employed elsewhere :— 
Abstract Returns of the Total Charges of the 
Indian Naval Force in the years ended the Ist day 
of May 1837 and the Ist day of May 1845; dis- 
tinguishing, as far as possible, the Charge for the 











Cavalry and Infantry at each of the three Presiden- 
cies, on the Ist day of May 1837, and the 1st day of 
May 1845; stating the Strength of Officers and 
Privates, and distinguishing the Number of Euro- 
pean Officers, and their Rank, serving with each 


such Corps; stating also whether the Corps were | 


employed on Permanent or on Temporary Service, 
and the Date of their being first enrolled :—A Re- 
turn of the Number of European Officers of the 
Indian Armies, Cavalry, Infantry, Artillery and 
Engineers, at each of the three Presidencies, absent 
from Regimental Duty on the Ist day of May 1837 
and the 1st day of May 1845; stating the Number 
Vor. 101. 


Force employed on the Coast of Scinde, and on the 
River Indus, in the last year, in Rupees and Ster- 
ling Money :—And, of the Total Amount of the 
Revenues of Jndia in eack of the years ended the 
| 30th day of April 1837 to the 30th day of April 
1845, distinguishing the Amount of the Revenue at 
each of the three Presidencies of Bengal, Madras 
and Bombay ; also, an Account of the Expenditure 
at the three Presidencies in the same years, and the 
Amount of Surplus or Deficiency, and the Balance 
‘in the Treasury at each of these Dates:—An Ab- 
stract Account of the ‘Total Annual Home Charges 
on the Indian Revenue in each of the years ended 

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790 


30th day of April 1837 to the 30th day of April1845, 
distinguishing the same under the separate Heads 
for Establishments, Payment of Dividends, Pen- 
sions, Freight and Conveyance of Troops, Military 
Stores, &amp;c.:—An Account of the Total Amount of 
Debt of the East India Company in India, bonded 
and floating, distinguishing the Amounts at each of 
the three Presidencies in each year from the 1st day 
of May 1837 to the Ist day of May 1845, stating 
the Rates of Interest paid thereon,and the Aggregate 
Charge for Interest on the whole Debt, in each of 
these two years in India :—And, a similar Ac- 
count of the bonded and floating Debt of the Last 
India Company at Home, in each year from the 
ist day of May 1837 to the 1st day of May 1845, 
stating the Rates of Interest, and the Aggregate 
Charge for Interest on the said Debt in each of these 
ears. 





And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 29° die Maii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1846. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Thornely reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had 


Public 
Petitions 
(Thirtieth 


98°—29° Mazz. 


A. 1846. 


And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended in respect of the said Amendments. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Leeds and 
into consideration the Report on the Leeds and Thirsk Rail. 
Thirsk Railway, North Eastern Extension (Wath to 23; Noun 
Hartlepool} Bill; and the Amendments were read, tension (Wath 
and agreed to. to Hartlepool) 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to _ 
the Bill ; 

The House, was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended in respect of the said Amendments. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 














examined the Petitions presented upon the 25th 
and 26th days of this instant May ; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Report.) 


Railway Bills 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 32, 
(Group 32.) 


of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Australian 
Agricultural | 
Company. 


A Petition of the Australian Agricultural Com- 
pany, for leave to present a Petition for leave to 
bring in a Bill to amend the Act passed in the fifth 
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Fourth, for granting certain Powers and Autho- 
rities to the said Company, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, ‘That the Committee on the Glasgow, 
Airdrie and Monklands Junction Railway Bill have 
leave to make their Report forthwith. 


Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and 
Coatbridge 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Lesmahagow, 
Dalserf and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway 


Mineral Junc- Bill have leave to make their Report forthwith. 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Airdrie and 
Monklands 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Deedes reported the Glasgow, Airdrie and 
Monklands Junction Railway Bill, with Amend- 
ments. 

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


Lesmahagow, 


Saletan Mr. Deedes reported the Lesmahagow, Dalserf 
Coatbridee 24 Coatbridge Mineral Junction Railway Bill, with 
Mineral Junc- Amendments. 

tion Railway Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
= and be printed. 


Railway Bills 


. 4 Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 53, 
(Group 53.) 


of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


East and West ~The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
Yorkshire ¥ 


bone ie into consideration the Report on the East and West 
Railway Bil. Yorkshire Junction Railway Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Gas Harrogate 
the Townships of Bilton with Harrogate and Pan- G2* (No.2) 
nal, and certain Parts of the Townships of Knares-~ * 
borough and Scriven with Tentergate, adjacent. 
thereto, or intermixed therewith, all in the West 
Riding of the County of York, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lawson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group No. 28, Railway Bills 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five (Group 28.) 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence and Irish Great 
of the Proceedings of the Committee on the Lrish Western 
Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, (publi. a 
in the last Session, be referred to the Committee on Galway) Bill 


Group No. 64, of Railway Bills. (1845.) 


Ordered, That the East Lothian Central and East Lothian, 
Tyne Valley Railway Bill be withdrawn. Central and 
Tyne Valley 
Railway Bill. 
Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee on Leicester and 
the Leicester and Birmingham Railway (with a Birmingham 
Branch) Bill; That the several Documents required a eeen eb) Bill 
by the Order of the House of the 30th day of April 
last, had been produced before them, and verified 
by the Promoters. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bannerman reported from the Committee on Direct 
the Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill ; Birmingham, 
That the several Documents required by the Order feeor Bill. 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 
moters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Anne Warburton Owen, of Glan- shropshire 
severn, near Welshpool, in the county of Montgomery, Union Kall 
Widow, praying that she may be permitted to with- (Newtown t0 
draw her Petition against the Shropshire Union Crewe, with, 
Railways and Canal (Newtown to Crewe, with Branches) Bill 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 








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Shropshire Ordered, That the Shropshire Union Railways 
Union Rail- and Canal (Newtown to Crewe, with Branches) Bill, 
waysandCanal 


being the only Bill in Group No. 50, and being unop- 
cn po posed, be akan to the sab of the Ceeiiies 
Branches) Bill. of Ways and Means, together with the Members 
ordered to prepare, and bring in the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


Great Leinster 
and Munster 
Railway 


The Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1.) 
(Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill was, according to Order, 
(No. 1.) read a second time ; and committed. 

(Carlow to Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Kilkenny) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Great Leinster The Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2.) 
or henogag (Kilkenny to Clonmel?) Bill was, according to Order, 
(No.3 read a second time; and committed. 

(Kilkenny to Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Clonmel) Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Glasgow, An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Barr- 
Bartheadand Read and Neilston Direct Railway Company to 
Direct Raile Make Branch Railways to Thornliebank, Househill 
way (Branches and Hurlet, and to amend the Act relating to such 
&gt; bag ancl _ Railway, was read the third time. 
hilland Hur- _ /vesolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
let) Bill. Title be, An Act to enable the Glasgow, Barrhead 
and Neilston Direct Railway Company to make 
Branch Railways to Thornliebank and Househill, 
and to amend the Act relating to such Railway. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Glasgow, An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Barr- 
Barrhead and ead and Neilston Direct Railway Company to 
Deo Rail- make Branches to Paisley, and to’ amend the Act 
way (Branches relating to such Railway, was read the third time. 
—_—* ) Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

= Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Askew’s 


Askew’s Estate Bill was, according to Order, read 
Estate Bill. 


a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Harrogate The House proceeded to take into consideration 
mae worxs the Report on the Harrogate Waterworks Bill. 

; Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report upon Friday 
next, 

Darwen The Order made upon the 1st day of April last, 
Waterworks 


for referring to the Committee of Selection the 
Darwen Waterworks Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Bill. 


Wakefield, A Motion was made, and the Question being 
an proposed, That the ingrossed Bill to empower the 
(Methley, Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Company 


Askern and to make Three several Branch Railways, be now 
Vakenshaw read the third time :—And a Debate arising there- 
Branches) Bill. 


upon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till 
Monday the 8th day of June next. 


Birmingham, 


i Mr. Greene reported the Birmingham, Lichfield 
Lichfield and 


and Manchester Railway Bill, with Amendments. 


Manchest : 

Sailway Bill Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Huddersfield © Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


sud Manches- fyddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 


29° Mazz. 


791 
(Huddersfield Diversion and Cooper Bridge Branch) ter Railway 
Bill; That the several Documents required by the CHaddereficld 
Order of the House of the 30th day of April last, Diversion and 
had been produced before them, and verified by the Cooper Bridge 
Promoters ; and that the Committee had agreed to Branch) Bill. 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Newmarket 
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Bill; That and Chester. 
the several Documents required by the Order of py” 
the House of the 30th day of April last, had been 

produced before them, and verified by the Pro- 

moters ; and that the Committee had agreed toa 

Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Pakington reported from the Classification Railway Bills 
Committee of Railway Bills; That they had fur- Classification 

. (Sixteenth 
ther considered the mattters referred to them, and Report.) 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. No, 348. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy Birkenhead 
Recovery of Small Debts within the Township of Small Debts 
Birkenhead, in the County of Chester, and other 
Places in the same County, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Tollemache do carry the , 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Birkenhead, 
Chester and Birkenhead Railway to the Manchester Lancashire 
and Birmingham Railway, with Branches there- — 
from, to be called The Birkenhead, Lancashire and Railway Bill. 
Cheshire Junction Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Tollemache do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and York and 
North Midland Railway Company to make a more — 
Direct Line of Railway between York and Leeds, rout 5 
was read the third time. sion) Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to empower the Midland Rail- Midland Rail- 
way Company to make a Railway from Pye Bridge i 
to the Clay Cross Station of the Midland Railway, tension) Bill. 
and a Branch in the Parish of Crich, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to empower the Midland Rail- Midland Rail- 
way Company to make a Railway from the Midland ways — 
Railway at Clay Cross, to join the Nottingham and hee Bill. 
Lincoln Railway, with Branches, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to empower the Midland Rail- Midland Rait- 
way (Erewash 
way Company to make several Branches from the vai. 
Erewash Valley Railway, was read*the third time. Branches) Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Sidmouth 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Market Bill. 





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792 


tituled, An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the 
second and third years of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, An Act for maintaining and 
regulating the Market, in the Parish of Sidmouth, 
in the County of Devon; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 10. 1. 17. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 
in |, 31. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hudson do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


Staines and 
Richmond 
Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Staines and Richmond Junction 
Railway Bill be re-committed to the former Com- 
mittee :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day the 8th day of June next. 


Northern and 
Southern 
Connecting 
Railway Bill. 


The Order of the day being read for the Second 
Reading of the Northern and Southern connecting 
Railway Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz.'To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question :—It passed in the Nega- 
tive. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day six months” be added at the end 
of the Question :— It was resolved in the Affirma- 
tive. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


Edinburgh A Motion was made, and the Question being 
and Northern proposed, That the ingrossed Bill to enable the 
Railway(New- Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company to ex- 
port Railway tend their Line of Railway from Cupar to Newport 


and Saint : ' 
Andrew’s and Saint Andrew’s, be now read the third time ; 


Branch) Bil. “Lord Granville Somerset, by Her majesty Com- 


mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway Company to extend their Line of 
Railway from Cupar to Newport. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Edinburgh An ingrossed Bill to enable the Edinburgh and 
and Northern Northern Railway Company to make a Railway 


noe trom Newburgh to the Scottish Central Railway at 
Deviation)  filton, was read the third time. 
Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Arbroath and 
Forfar Railway Company to raise an additional Sum 
of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to the 
said Company, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Arbroath 
and Forfar 
Railway Bill. 





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Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, to be Liverpool, 

called The Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle- a 
j ; ‘ ewcastle- 

upon-Tyne Junction Railway, with a Branch to the upon-Tyne 
Town of Hawes, was, according to Order, read the Junction 
third time. Railway Bill 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee Manchester 
on Group No. 17, of Railway Bills; That in the and South- — 
case of the Manchester and Southampton Railway es - 
Bill, the several Documents required by the Order ""” ~~” 
of the House of the 30th day of April last, had 
been produced before them, and verified by the 
Promoters; and that the Committee had agreed to 
a Report thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee on Manchester 
Group No. 17, of Railway Bills, to whom several — 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ptt 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the Man- Salisbury and 
chester and Poole Railway (Luggershall, Salisbury Poole) Bill. 
and Poole) Bill, the agent had stated that it was not 
the wish of the Promoters to proceed with the 
Bill. 

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


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Select Com- pypjin ana 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Kingstown 
case of the Dublin and Kingstown Extension Rail- Extension | 
way Bill, a Report, with reference to substantially — 
the same Bill, had been previously laid on the Table 
of the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Select Com- Cullen’s 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Estate Bill. 
case of Cullen’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders ; 
were read, as follow: 

1. That in the case of Bain’s Patents Assign- Bain’s Patents 
ment Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Assignment. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on inserting the Notices for 
three successive weeks in the London, Edinburgh 
and Dublin Gazettes; and that the Committee on 
the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the London and London and 
South Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch) South Western 
Bill, Amendment on Third Reading, the Amendment ine 
is of such a nature as may be adopted, if the House Court Branch) 
shall think fit. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham South Wester 
Branch) Bill, Amendment on Third Reading, the iCharees 
Amendment, is of such a nature as may be adopted, and Egham 
if the House shall think fit. Branch) Bill. 

The first Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select Westminster 
Committee appointed to consider the present state Bridge and 


of Westminster Bridge, and of the New Palace at a gaa 
Westminster, particularly with reference to the re- Report.) 
ception and accommodation of this House in the No.349. 


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same; and to report their Observations thereupon 
to the House, and who were empowered to report 
their Opinion from time to time to the House ; That 
they had further considered the matters to them re- 
ferred, and directed him to make a Report thereof 
| to the House. 

st Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





London and Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
= Third Reading of the London and South Western 
4 Railway (Chertsey and Egham Branch) Bill, be 


(Chertsey : 
and Egham resumed upon Friday next. 


Branch) Bill. 


London and Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
IL South Western Third Reading of the Zondon and South Western 


Rail : ; 
rhe a Railway (Hampton Court Branch) Bill be resumed 


Court Branch) upon Friday next. 


Stirling and 
Dunfermline 
Railway Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Stirling to Dunfermline, with Branches to Kinross, 
to Tillicoultry, and to Alloa Harbour, to be called 
The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Stir- 
ling to Dunfermline, with Branches to Tillicoultry, 
4 and to Alloa Harbour, to be called The Stirling 
and Dunfermline Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alexander Oswald do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Aston Rates 


An ingrossed Bill for better assessing and col- 
Bill. 


lecting the Poor Rates, Highway Rates, Borough 
Rates, County Rates, Lighting, Watching and 
Cleansing Rates, and all other Parochial Rates on 
Small Tenements, in the Parish of Aston-juzxta- 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
West London Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
we mittee on the West London Railway Improvement 

provement : ‘ ° o,e 
and Extension and Extension Bill, toentertain the Petition of George 
Bill. William Traill, Esquire, which was presented yester- 
day, notwithstanding the same was not presented 
three clear days before the day appointed for the 
first meeting of the Committee. 


East Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Trelawny reported from the Committee on 
Group No. 23, of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group 
were referred ; That in the case of the East Dereham 
and Norwich Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of one of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; that they had 
examined the allegations contained in the preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. : 

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


North of 
Norfolk 


Mr. Trelawny — from the Committee on 
Railway Bill. 


Group No. 23, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group were referred ; That in the case of the North 
of Norfolk Railway Bill, they had considered the 


said Petitions, and had heard counsel in favour of| tively, presented to the 


29° Maiz. 


793 


Group were referred; That in the case of the Wor- 
folk Railway (Norwich Branch) Bill, the counsel 
had stated that it was not the wish of the Promoters 
to proceed with the Bill. 

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


Mr. Grogan reported from the Select Committee Coroners _ 
on the Coroners (Jredand) Bill; That they had reland) Bill. 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments No. 350. 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Report on the Liverpool Improvement Bill; and — 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Report on the Liverpool Sanatory Regulations nee 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed pill. 

to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The British Guarantee Association Bill was read British 

a second time; and committed. ) sneer 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 3 
mittee of Selection. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Court of 
Return by the Masters in Ordinary of the Court of Chancery. 
Chancery, stating the Receivers’ and Committees’ 
Accounts in arrear, in their respective offices, for 

the space of one year or upwards, on the Ist day of 

Trinity Term 1846, in any cause or matter referred 

to any such Masters; and specifying the Names of 

such causes or matters, and the Number of years 

which each of such accounts is in arrear. 


Ordered, That Mr. Henry White have leave of Leave of 
absence for six weeks, on account of illness in his 4&gt;8ence. 
family ;—and, Mr. Cornelius O’ Brien, six weeks, 
on account of illness in his family. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Donovan, John 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. Donovan, | 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railway Bills. 
Return of all Railway Bills which havebeen reported 
to this House during the present Session, with a 
Tabular Statement of the maximum Rates of Charges 
and Fares for Goods and Passengers respectively 
authorized by such Bills. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Colonial Land 
Command,—Copy of the Sixth General Report of a 
the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, gion. 

1846. 


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


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Petitions 
mittees on Private Bills, which hold their first sitting — Bill 
on Monday the 8th day of June next, That they hear ~"Y° *™* 
Petitioners on Petitions against such Bills respec- 

~ ae on Friday the 5th 


the Bill; that they had examined the allegations of | day of June next. 


the Bill; but the agent had subsequently stated 
that it was not the wish of the Promoters to proceed 
with the Bill. 

Ordered, 'That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Norfolk Rail- 


k Rai Mr. Trelawny reported from the Committee on 
yy (Norwich Group No. 23, of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


Branch) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Reports on Railway Bills Railway Bills, 
which, by the Standing Orders of this House, ought 
to be considered upon Thursday the 4th day of 
June next, be considered upon Friday the 5th day 
of June next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Sudbury 





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a Copy of a Letter addressed by the Poor Law Com- Union. 
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missioners to the Clerk of the Sudbury Union in 
April 1843, on a Resolution of the Board of Guar- 
dians to divide the Board for the examination of 
Paupers. 
Ware Union. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Letters to and from the Poor Law 
Commissioners and their Assistant Commissioner, 
Mr. Hall,relative to the compulsory Resignation of 
Mr. Palmer, late Clerk and Superintendent Regis- 
trar of the Ware Union. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Correspondence of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners relative to the compulsory Resignation 
of Mr. Forester Cross, formerly a Relieving Officer 
of the Atcham Union. 


AtchamUnion. 


Mr. Warner’s 
Inventions. 


No. 351. 


Sir Robert Peel presented,—Return to an Address 
to Her Majesty dated the 12th day of this instant 
May, for continuation of Correspondence with Her 
Majesty’s Government, on the subject of Mr. War- 
ners Inventions, since August 1844 to the present 
time :—Also, Letters to Sir Robert Peel from Mr. 
Warner, bearing date the 25th day of May and the 
5th day of August 1842, and one from Mr. Warner 
to Colonel Chalmer, dated the 1st day of May 1844, 
omitted from former Correspondence. 

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


Trish Great 


Petitions from King’s County ;— Roscommon and 
Western 


29° Maiz. 





Westmeath ; — Queen’s County ; — Ballinasloe ;— 

Galway (three Petitions);— Clara Kilbeggan ;— 

Roscommon (two Petitions) ;— Moate and other | 
places ;— King’s and Queen’s Counties (three Peti- 

tions) ;— Tullamore ;—Loughrea ;—Portarlington ; 

and, Mayo; praying that the Jrish Great Western | 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railway Bill. 


Saint Alban’s, Petitions from Hertford ;—-and, Landowners, &amp;c. 
Hatfield and 


affected by the Line; praying that the Saint Al- 
soe Rail- ban’s, Hatfield and Hertford Junction Railway Bill 
way. may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dudley Canal 
and Birming- 
ham Canal 
Companies 
Amalgamation 
Bill. 


A Petition of Iron and Coal-masters, and other 
Trades using the Birmingham Canal and the Dud- 
ley Canal, or one of them, praying that the Dudley 
Canal and Birmingham Canal Companies Amalga- 
mation Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, 
Edinburgh 
and Direct 
Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Landowners, Occupiers and other 
Inhabitants of the parish of Kirkharle, in the county 
of Northumberland, praying that the Mewcastle- 
upon- Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


London and 
Birmingham 
Railway and 


A Petition of Iron and Coal-masters of the South 
Staffordshire Mining District, praying that the Lon- 
Birmingham don and Birmingham Railway and Birmingham 
Canal Canal Arrangements Bill may pass into a law, was 
 tcaamaaee —. and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Shrewsbury, 
Wolverhamp- 


Petitions from Shiffnal ;—Albrighton ;—Made- 
ton and South /¢y ;— Wellington; —- Wolverhampton;—and, Shrews- 
Staffordshire bury; praying that the Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton 
Junction Rail- and South Staffordshire Junction Railway Bill may 


way Bill. pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Leeds, York A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of York, 
| on ogg praying that the Leeds, York and Midland Junction 
Railway Bill. Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1846. 


A Petition of William Atkinson Gardner, of No. Coventry, 
4, Cecil-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Nuneaton and 
Gentleman, stating that the Committee on the Co- oe 

ar . lcester 
ventry, Nuneaton and Birmingham and Leicester Railway Bill. 
Railway Bill, has specially reported to the House 
the several Returns required to be produced and 
verified before them, and reported on, pursuant to 
the Instructions of the House of the 30th day of 
April last ; that the Petitioner is informed and be- 
lieves that the Returns so produced before them, and 
comprised in the said Report, are incorrect in many 
particulars, and that they are not in accordance 
with the requirements of the House, under the said 
Instructions of the 30th day of April last ; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, in 
support of the allegations contained in his Petition, 
before the7; Committee to whum the said Bill stands 
referred ; and that the said Bill may not be further 
proceeded with, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Shareholders and Owners of scrip of Northumber- 
the Northumberland and Lancashire Junction Rail- | aaetee A 
way Company, praying the House to interfere for Junction 
the purpose of preventing the Provisional Committee Railway Bil, 
from proceeding further with the Nothumberland and Hock oo 
Lancashire Junction Railway Bill; and, the Wear Bill. 
Dock Railway Bill, and that the Petitioners may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
the preamble of the said Bills, and in support of the 
application for the immediate withdrawal of the said 
Bills, and of the further Parliamentary proceedings 
in respect thereof, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Trustees for exe- Newcastle- 
cuting the Act for more effectually repairing the payee 
Road from the north end of the Road called The + ona 
Coal Road, and West Auckland, in the County of way Bill. 
Durham, to the Elsdon Road, near Elishaw, in the 
County of Northumberland ; Trustees for exe- 
cuting the Act for more effectually improving the 
Road from Gateshead, in the County of Durham, to 
the Church-lane, near Ryton-lane-head, and from 
the Bar Moor to the Hexham Turnpike-road, near 
Dilston Bar, in the County of Northumberland; 
——and, Chairman of the Trustees of so much of 
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Turnpike- 
road as lies within the county of Northumberland ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Newcastle-upon- Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Maria Hargrave, of Sandal Magna, Leeds, Dews- 
in the county of York, Widow, praying that she may bury a 
be heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, against ao 
certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Man- (Wakefield 
chester ie (Wakefield Extension) Bill, was — 

resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Zondon and South Western Northern and 
Railway Company, praying that they may be heard, ene A 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- Railway Bill. 
tain parts of the Northern and Southern Connecting 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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Huddersfield 
and Manches- 
ter Railway 


Petitions of Surveyors of Highways within the | 
township of Bradford, in the county of York ;—— 
andCanal- Leeds and Bradford Railway Company ;——and, 
(Bradford = Henry Preston, of Moreby Hall, in the county of 
Branch) Bill Yo&gt;f° Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 
and Canal (Bradford Branch) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mold Junction 


A Petiti f ; i 
Railway Bill etition of Owners of lands on the line of a 


projected Railway from Mold, in the county of 
flint, tothe Hooton Station of the Chester and Bir- 
kenhead Railway, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Mold Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Great Leinster Petitions of James Kearney Aylward, of Shankill 
and Munster Castle, in the county of Kilkenny, Esquire ;—— 
: James Charles Kearney, of Blanchville, in the 
(Carlow to county of Kilkenny, Esquire ; and, Reverend 
Kilkenny) Bill. Samuel Jeffares, Vicar and Incumbent of the parish 
of Kilmocahill, in the county of Kilkenny, in Ireland ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 1.) (Car- 
low to Kilkenny) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





London and A Petition of the Most noble George Granville, 
Birmingham Duke and Earl of Sutherland, k.c., praying that he 
Graneue- may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
chester and against certain parts of the London and Birmingham, 
Birmingham Grand Junction, Manchester and Birmingham Rail- 
7 way Amalgamation Bill, was presented, and read. 
Bill, — Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and A Petition of John Wrighton, of Birmingham, in 
Birmingham 


iieer the county of Warwick, Sharebroker, praying that 
(Birmingham he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
Extension) against certain parts of the London and Birming- 
Bill. ham Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit, and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Eastern Coun. _A Petition of John Cookson, of Frederich-place, 
ties Railway Upper Kennington-lane, in the county of Surrey, 


(Stations En- «a nenien 
largement) Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by 





Bill. himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlarge- 
ment) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 





if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
VoL. 101. 





29° Mair. 795 


A Petition of the Reverend James Robson, of Newcastle- 
Ponteland, in the county of Northumberland, Clerk, te 
‘ . TES gh 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his ana Direct 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the New- Glasgow 
castle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and Direct Glasgow Jwetion Rail- 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. , 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Surveyors of Highways within the Leeds and 
township of Bradford, in the county of York, pray- Bradford 
: - Railway 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their (function Line 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds at Bradford) 
and Bradford Railway (Junction Line at Bradford) Bill. 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Occupiers of warehouses, offices, Liverpool 
sheds, wharfs, quays, docks, lands and tenements, ei 
situate at Liverpool, in the county palatine of Zan- ““"*” ** 
caster, through which the Branch Railway therein- 
after mentioned is proposed to pass; Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Liver- 
pool ;——and, the Reverend Henry Brougham Wil- 
liam Hillcoat, Doctor in Divinity, residing in the 
city of Bath; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of the Right honourable William, Ear] Birmingham 


- tint te _ and Oxford 
of Abergavenny ; Company of Proprietors of tr i Rail- 
the Birmingham Canal Navigations ;——Company way Bill. 


of Proprietors of the Warwick and Birmingham 
Canal Navigation ; Henry Eyres Landor and 
John Stephenson, Owners of lands and hereditaments 
on the line of an intended Railway, to be called The 
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway ;—— 
and, Lord Brooke and Warwick and others, Owners 
of land and hereditaments on the line of an intended 
Railway, to be called The Birmingham and Oxford 
Junction Railway ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Birmingham and Ozford Junction 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





Petitions of the Corporation for preserving and Midland 
improving the port of Dublin ;——Commissioners Great Western 
E ° . : y of 
appointed by Act of Parliament for making wide Jrejand (Lifty 
and convenient streets in the city of Dublin ; Branch and 
and, Proprietors of lands and premises in the Worth cs a d 
Lotis, in the parish of Saint Thomas and city of — 
Dublin ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland 
(Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
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Midland 
Great Western 
Railway of 
Treland 
(Mullingar to 
Galway) Bill. 


Sutton 

Harbour and 
Docks (Ply- 
mouth) Bill. 


West Riding 
Union Rail- 
ways (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure Com- 
pany Bill, 


Blackburn, 
Darwen 

and Bolton 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Richard Nagle and Denis B. Kelly, 
Landowners on the line of Railway thereinafter 
mentioned, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Midland Great Western Railway of 
Treiand (Mullingar to Galway) Bill, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Bayly and Charles Fox, both 
of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, Merchants ; 
——and, John Bayly, of Plymouth, in the county 
of Devon, Merchant; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Sutton Harbour and Docks 
( Plymouth) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitons, if they think fit ; and coun- 
sel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of John Thomas Selwin, of Down Hall, 


in the county of Essex, Esquire ;——Surveyors of 
Highways within the township of Bradford, in the 


county of York ;——Commissioners for paving, 
lighting, watching and improving the town of Brad- 
ford and part of the hamlet of Little Horton adjoin- 
ing thereto, in the county of York, and for removing 
and preventing all nuisances therein ;——Mary 
Titley, of Wortley Lodge, near Leeds, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, Widow ;——Fanny 
Wormald, of Moor-lane, Gomersall,in the West 
Riding of the county of York, Widow, John Walker, 
of Oakwell, Gomersall aforesaid, Esquire, William 
Sigston, of Gomersall Hall, Gomersall aforesaid, 
Esquire, James Bateson, of Wortley, in the said 
West Riding, Esquire, Robert Burnhill, of Gomer- 
sall aforesaid, Esquire, Sarah Walker, of Drub, 
Gomersall aforesaid, Widow, Joseph Peel, of Drub, 
Gomersall aforesaid, Esquire, Benjamin Peel, of 
the same place, Esquire, William Beaumont, of 
Crawshay House, Pudsey, in the said West Riding, 
Esquire, John Parker, of Armley, in the said West 
Riding, Esquire, William Barraclough, of Adwal- 
ton, in the said West Riding, Esquire, Edward 
Dean, of Driglington, in the said West Riding, 
Esquire, Morrison Scatcherd, of Morley, in the said 
West Riding, Esquire, Joseph Woodhead, of Gomer- 
sall aforesaid, Esquire, William Wigglesworth, of 
Drub, Gomersall aforesaid, Esquire, and John Tay- 
lor, of Broad Yard-house, Gomersall aforesaid, Es- 
quire :——and, Henry Preston, of Moreby Hall, in 
the county of York, Esquire ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the West Riding 
Union Railways (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel er agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and coun- 
sel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of John Leslie, Esquire, Chairman of 
a Meeting of Her Majesty’s Justices and Commis- 
sioners of Sewers for the city and liberty of West- 
minster, and part of the county of Middlesex, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Metropolitan 
Sewage Manure Company Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Metropolitan Sewage Manure. 


A Petition of the East Lancashire Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 


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A. 1846. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Landowners and Occupiers in the Sheffield, 

township of Marple, in the county of Chester, Ashton-under- 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, a. 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Railway 

Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- (Peak Forest 

way (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases) a 

Bill, was presented, and read. Purchases) 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Bill. 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Lord Vernon, the Earl of Bal- Railways and 
carres, and Lord Lilford, Owners and Lessees of Cams Ama 
collieries and coal-mines in the counties of Lan-~ 
caster and Chester, praying the House in all cases 
of proposed amalgamation and new lines to direct 
that provision be inserted in the Bills before the 
House, fixing such moderate maximum rates and 
tolls for coal conveyed on Railways and Canals 
respectively, as to the particular circumstances of 
each case may be applicable, but so that such maxi- 
mum shall in no case exceed one penny per ton per 
mile for use of Railway waggons and power, and 
one half-penny per ton per mile for use of Canal, 
and for securing such salutary regulations for the 
removing and delivery of coal, and for ascertaining 
and limiting all charges whatsoever thereon to be 
made by the respective Companies, as to the House 
shall seem meet; and that the House will direct 
that this Petition be referred to the Select Com- 
mittees on all Railway Bills, and thatthe Petition- 
ers may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against such of the clauses in the said several 
Bills as affect their rights and interests, in support 
of the prayer thereof, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Railways and 
Canals Amalgamation. 


Thirty-one Petitions of Passengers travelling Railway 
between Birmingham and Bristol by Railway ; Gauge. 
stating that the Petitioners were travelling be- 
tween Birminghamand Bristol by Railway, and that 
when they arrived at Gloucester they were compelled, 
owing to the change in the width of the rails (which 
the Petitioners believe is called break of Gauge), 
to remove from one carriage into another; and pray- 
ing the House not to permit a difference in the 
width of the rails to be established in any other 
part of the kingdom, but to remedy the evil at 
Gloucester, and to give effect to the recommenda- 
tions of Her Majesty’s Commissioners, and esta- 
blish an uniform Gauge,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- Sugar. 
suant to Order,—A Return of the Quantity of No.352, 
Foreign Sugar admitted into Consumption in this 
Country, from the 14th day of March 1845 to the 
5th day of April 1846, distinguishing that admitted 
under certificate as the produce of Free Labour, 
and that which has been admitted under the stipu- 
lations of Treaty ; together with the Foreign Coun- 
tries from which the Sugar admitted under Treaty 
has been imported. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Writs of 
Return of the Number of Writs of Summons issued 5¥™mons. 
out of the High Courts of Law, namely, the Queen’s 
Bench, the Common Pleas, and the Exchequer of 
Pleas, between the 10th day of November 1845 





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and the 10th day of May 1846; and also, the 
Numbers issued out of the same Courts in the 
parallel six months of the five preceding years; 
also, the Bills filed in the Courts of Equity during 
the same periods of time, distinguishing each year. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copy 
of the Report of Mr. Cubitt to the Board of Ad- 
miralty, respecting the Waveney Valley and Great 


Waveney 
Valley and 
and Great 
Yarmouth 
Railway. 


99°—30° Mati. 








Yarmouth Railway. 

Copy of all Reports to the Admiralty of Trials | 
made at Woolwich, Portsmouth and on board the | 
Fleet, of Mr. Rettie’s Signals for the Prevention of | 
Collision of Vessels at Sea; and also on his pro- 
posed Signals of Distress at night. 

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


Rettie’s 
Signals. 


Ways and 
Means ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Ordered, That the Account of the Unfunded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the 
Demands outstanding, on the 5th January 1846; 
distinguishing Exchequer Bills; Sums remaining 
unpaid, charged upon the Aids granted by Parlia- 
ment ; and Exchequer Bills to be issued out of the 
Consolidated Fund; and distinguishing also such 
part of the Unfunded Debt and Demands as has 
been provided for by Parliament; together with 
an Account of the Ways and Means remaining in 


Account 
referred : 
Unfunded 
Debt. 





the Exchequer, or to be received on the 5th January 
1846, to repay such part of the Unfunded Debt and 
Demands outstanding as have been provided for ; 
with Appendices, which was presented upon the 24th 
day of March last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and applied 
tothe service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-six, the Sum of Two hundred and fifty- 
three thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight 

ounds eight shillings and eleven pence, being the 
Surplus of Ways and Means granted for the service 
of preceding years. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Surplus of 
Ways and 
Means. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 30° die Mati, 1846: 


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

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

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

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





Metropolitan 
Yewage 
Manure 
Company Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Metropolitan Sewage Manure Com- 
pany Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday the 26th day of June next. 

‘lighwaysBill. The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Highways Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday next. 


Protection of 
Life (Ireland) 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Reading of the Protection of Life (Jre/and) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 8th day of June next. 

Vou. 101. 





797 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Jre- Banks (Scot- 
land) Bill ; tang) Bi 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 8th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Removal 
mittee on the Poor Removal Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Third Legal Quays 
Reading of the Legal Quays (London) Bill ; (London) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Railway 
the Report on the Railway Companies Dissolution Companies 
Bill; — 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- - 
nesday the 10th day of June next. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- goryice of 
mittee on the Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill; Heirs (Scot- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the !#4) Bill. 
8th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 

Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Crown 
mittee on the Crown Charters (Scotland) Bill ; Charters 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the (Scotland) Bill. 
8th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second County Rates 
Reading of the County Rates Bill; Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 10th day of June next. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Salmon 
Committee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill, upon Wed- Fisheries Bill. 
nesday next, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 10th day of June next, resolve itself into thesaid 
Committee. 


The Order for receiving the Report on the Ad- Aaministra- 
ministration of Criminal Justice Bill upon Wed- tion of 
nesday next ; was read, and discharged. ’ peg 

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


A Motion being made, That leave be given to Spitalfields 
bring in a Bill to enable Her Majesty’s Commis- New Street. 
sioners of Woods to construct a new Street. from 
Spitalfields to Shoreditch ; 

The Earl of Zincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 

And that Mr. Young and the Earl of Lincoln do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Criminal Law. 
Command,—Copy of the Second Report of Her 
Majesty’s Commissioners for revising and consoli- 
dating the Criminal Law, appointed the 22d day of 
February 1845. 





513 Copy, 











Criminal 
Offenders 
(Scotland. ) 


Ship Eclair. 
No. 353. 


Capital 
Crimes. 


No. 354. 


Channel 
Islands. 


No. 355. 
Outrages 
CIreland.) 

No. 356. 


Westminster 
Election. 


No. 357. 


Barrow 
Workhouse. 


Metropolitan 
Sewage 
Manure. 


Shropshire 


UnionRaiways 


and Canal 


798 


Copy, Tables of Criminal Offenders reported’ by 
Her Majesty’s Advocate for Scotland, for the year 
1845, in terms of the statute 1 Gul. 4, c. 37, with 
alterations and additions, ordered and required by 
one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of 
State, in virtue of the powers therein contained. 

Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to se- 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of Corres- 
pondence or Extracts of Correspondence on the 
subject of the “ Eclair,” and of the Epidemy which 
broke out in the said Vessel; with Copies of any 
Orders issued from Public Departments regarding 
the same. 

Return to an Address. to Her Majesty, dated 
the 14th day of this instant May, for Statement 
of*the Crimes Capital in 1830, for which the punish- 
ment of Death has been abolished by Statute, or 
for which it has not been inflicted during the last 
Five years; giving, in columns, the Number of 
Persons committed and executed for each of the 
following Offences, during Five years, ending with 
the last year of an execution for it, and the Com- 
mitments during Five years immediately following 
the last year of an execution for it; viz. Cattle- 
stealing, Sheep-stealing, Horse-stealing, Stealing in 
a Dwelling-house, Forgery, Coining, Returning from 
Transportation, Letter-stealing, Sacrilege, Rob- 
bery, Arson and other Wilful Burning, Piracy, 
Attempts to Murder unattended with bodily in- 
juries, Shooting at, Stabbing, Wounding, &amp;c., Rape, 
&amp;c., Riot and Felony, Unnatural Crimes and High 
Treason ; together with the Commitments and Exe- 
cutions for Burglary and House-breaking during 
Five years ending with 1832, and the Five years 
immediately following ; stating the Total Numbers 
for both periods of Five years, for all the Crimes 
collectively. 

Copy of the Commission issued to inquire into the 
state of the Law in the Channel Islands. 


Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of Outrages specially reported to 
the Constabulary Office in Jre/and, during the pre- 
sent year, up to the latest period (in continuation of 
a portion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 217, of the 
present Session). 

Return to an Order, dated the 18th day of this 
instant May, for an amended Return, showing the 
Number of Houses in each Square, Street, Place, 
Lane or other locality of the Parishes of Saint 
George, Saint James and Saint Martin, in the 
city of Westminster, of the value of £.10, and up- 
wards, or of Chambers of the same value, the 
Owners of which have been excluded from the last 
registered List of Voters for the election of Mem- 
bers of Parliament in the said City, by reason of 
neglecting or omitting payment of Poor-rates or 
Assessed Taxes within the limited period at present 
required by the Parliamentary Reform Act (so far 
as relate to the Parish of Saint Georye, Hanover- 
square). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and, except the Papers relative to Criminal 
Law, and Criminal Offenders (Scotland), be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Depositions taken by Mr. Weale, As- 
sistant Poor Law Commissioner, in an Inquiry into 
the Treatment of aged Paupers in the Barrow Work- 
house, and of Mr. Weale’s Report, and of the Cor- 
respondence of the Poor Law Commissioners on 
the subject. 


Ordered, That the Reports of the Commissioners 
upon the Health of Towns be referred to the Select 
Committee on the Metropolitan Sewage Manure. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Shropshire 
Union Railways and Canal (Newtown to Crewe, 


(Newtown to With Branches) Bill, have leave to sit To-morrow, 


Crewe, with 


Branches) Bill, 


notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


29°—30° Maii. 





‘A. 1846. 

Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill to authorize Drainage of | 
the Advance of Public Money, to alimited Amount, Lands Bill. © 
to promote the Improvement of Land in Great No. 358. | 
Britain and Ireland, by Works of Drainage: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


read a second time upon Monday the 8th day of 
June next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Hamilton 
the, Hamilton Gas Bill, and to whom several Peti- Gas Bill. 
tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
and that they had examined the allegations con- 
tained in the preamble of the Bill, but the same had 
not been proved-to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Ely and Bury 
Ely and Bury Railway Bill ;. That the several Railway Bill 
Documents required by the Order of.the House of 
the 30th day of April last, had been produced be- 
fore them, and verified by the Promoters. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the London and 
London and South Essex Railway Bill; That they eae 
had examined the allegations contained in the ’ 
preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to their satisfaction. 

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


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee on Glasgow and 
Group No. 13, of Railway Bills, That the Parties ee en Union 
promoting the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway “““Y*” = 
Bill had stated to the Committee that the evidence 
of James Elder, Officer of Customs, Girvan, was 
essential, in order to enable them to establish their 
case before the Committee; and it having been 
proved that application. had been made to the above- 
named party, but that his-attendance could not be 
eeery without the intervention of the House, 

e had been instructed by the Committee to move 
the House, That the said James Elder be ordered to 
attend the said Committee on Tuesday the 9th day 
of June next, at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That James Elder do attend the said 
Committee upon Tuesday the 9th day of June next, 
at twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Raja Raja of 
of Sattara, which was presented yesterday, be Satara. 


printed. No. 359. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Population, Population, 
Taxation, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be T#xation, &amp;e.. 
printed. No. 360. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, Spirits. 
which were presented upon the 24th day of March No. 361. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, Spirits. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 361. 


Spirits 
(ireland.) 
No, 361. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits 
(Ireland), which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after Twelve of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Friday next. 











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